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ODay 39 water tank level henrykorous at 6:47am 08.12.21 Bigger Boats 3/957 Planning on installing on level gauges for my water tanks. Was wondering if anyone else has water le
Beneteau 45 AC circuit breaker popped? I can't find the correct breaker? bb2021 at 6:16am 08.12.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3084 I was on deck doing post sailing cleanup. Wife was below cleaning up there. She pops her head up and
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook sailtheworld79 at 2:27pm 08.11.21 Big Boats 31/4377 So we got the new boat and we've been shaking it down on shorter cruises and just found I can only r
Profurl C320 furling line size dmax at 12:35pm 08.11.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1315 Does anyone that has a Profurl C320 know the line diameter they used for the furling line? The instr
Shore Inlet Water Connection hunter0838 at 8:57am 08.11.21 Ask All Sailors 2/709 We are new to us owners of a 2008 Hunter 38. We needed to replace the cockpit shower and noticed th
Hunter 216 Loose Forestay rfgeorge55 at 7:07am 08.11.21 Smaller Boats 7/1142 I'd really appreciate some further opinion here. I purchased a roller furling drum and swivel. I bo
wing on wing sailing Udi at 6:58am 08.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/6035 Hi ! Does anybody have any info' (YouTube, any internet site) about sailing wing on wing on a hunter
Oil Pan Replacement CaptainCat25 at 6:19am 08.11.21 Catalina 310 3/1289 We have a 2005 Catalina 310 and the transmission damper needs to be replaced. Our mechanics said the
Redoing salon table on a Beneteau 37 kodiak1120 at 6:00am 08.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1896 Has anyone found a better setup for the salon table in a newish Beneteau? I have a 37, but I think
Rig tuning physics SailingLoto at 3:44am 08.11.21 Ask All Sailors 55/5765 Anyone have a link explaining the physics behind rig tuning? I get the basics, what does what, but
Fireworks in the sky jssailem at 6:07pm 08.10.21 Sails Call Lounge 1/635 If there ever is a time to go for a nighttime cruise or just hang out on a mountain top with a great
Worked the ISS tonight Brian D at 5:50pm 08.10.21 SSB and Ham Operators 0/1438 The ISS was passing by to the north at a low altitude. Onboard the ISS is a radio setup to receive s
Stanchion Modification MJR at 4:38pm 08.10.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/672 Has anyone replaced their 18" stanchions with 24-26" double lifeline stanchions? If so, did you add
Open valve Stokeshc at 2:13pm 08.10.21 Mid-Size Boats 10/1789 Is there a valve on a Hunter 33.5 that will sink the boat of left open
Cooler insulation fred1diver at 12:50pm 08.10.21 Ask All Sailors 2/514
New Never Use Catalina 310 sails Paul@Masthead at 11:22am 08.10.21 Catalina 310 1/111
Bow Nav Light Bracket Troutbumm at 11:00am 08.10.21 Catalina 22 4/915 The weld on our bow light is broken, and the replacement part is out of stock at CD. Does anyone ha
First 20 owner(s) Dusty Mac at 10:33am 08.10.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/624 I would welcome contact from First 20 owner(s) at mcintosh3@comcast.net
Hunter 26 Inspection Port Water Basin Thingy?? (1) eddyfastx at 7:03am 08.10.21 Smaller Boats 3/645 197031 Not a huge issue, I was more curious than anything. I'm a new Hunter 26 owner and pulled the
pearson spreaders chumperdink at 6:51am 08.10.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1490 Hello all new to sailboating and this forum. I am trying to take on refurbishing my father's sail b

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Traveler car/track as tether? thinwater at 1:20pm 04.24.25 I will speak only to the track vs. jackline subject. Stretch. The lack of stretch could keep you fa
Proposed Removal of USCG Navigational Aids BarryL at 1:07pm 04.24.25 Hello, At this point the CG is looking for comments. Certainly some of the ATONs will be discontinu
Mast Buoy for Hunter 15' Foswick at 1:06pm 04.24.25 When I was learning to sail, the most valuable lesson we went through was capsizing drills. I use
Traveler car/track as tether? Foswick at 1:02pm 04.24.25 OK, I have a lot of criticism for the skipper and crew in that video, but that's not what your post
Hunter 340 AGM Battery Upgrade? Stu Jackson at 12:51pm 04.24.25 AGM technology is not best for boat use. Either standard flooded wet cells, 6V wet cells or lithium
Hunter 340 AGM Battery Upgrade? Justin_NSA at 12:50pm 04.24.25 I switched over to AGMs a year or more ago. Definitely worth the cost! Got tired of the cell mainten
Proposed Removal of USCG Navigational Aids Foswick at 12:40pm 04.24.25 So ... my question is, "Why?" Removing a nav aid is not inherently a bad idea. It depends on why it
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail Foswick at 12:28pm 04.24.25 Making holes along the toe rail could be particularly troublesome because you may not even notice l
Garmin Chartplotter Mount in Cockpit (1) Tally Ho at 12:18pm 04.24.25 My chart plotter is mounted on an Edson SST arm that is attached to the handrail, and the plotter si
decided against dripless but.... Tally Ho at 12:14pm 04.24.25 :plus:for the Volvo dripless seal. L99fV8eREjY Greg
Just bought a Hunter 410! So many questions fred1diver at 11:58am 04.24.25 Since one year i am a French owner off a 2002 Hunter 410. I know very well This boat but i can repl
Traveler car/track as tether? dlochner at 11:25am 04.24.25 Probably the best and most thought out articles on jacklines (among many other sailing issues) is Jo
2000 Hunter 380 stanchion rebed question Don S/V ILLusion at 11:13am 04.24.25 Oh that is not good news. So, I'm supposed to be able to get the screw back into a hole I cannot s
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? smokey73 at 10:47am 04.24.25 Is the strut bent inward (toward the mast), outward (toward the stays) or fore/aft? Might help us p
Traveler car/track as tether? Timm R Oday25 at 10:28am 04.24.25 A ring on the coach roof and a 6' tether might just allow you to get to the mast . If not , we have
decided against dripless but.... BigEasy at 10:27am 04.24.25 Thanks for all the feedback on my last question regarding traditional or dripless. After hearing fr
Traveler car/track as tether? PaulK at 10:25am 04.24.25 You have a good idea with tracks, but are reinventing the wheel unless the tracks are already in pla
2000 Hunter 380 stanchion rebed question Velorosa at 10:17am 04.24.25 Welcome to the site Velorosa. There are no nuts. What's hidden in the FG is a 3/8" threaded alu
Proposed Removal of USCG Navigational Aids Rick Webb at 10:16am 04.24.25 What happens when one of these malfunctions and someone runs into the hazard? How much maintenance
decided against dripless but.... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:53am 04.24.25 Done properly and carefully, I am able to get 5 years+ out of packing with teflon impregnated flax p

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