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Windlass for 320 Rick at 4:24am 07.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1280 We are currently looking to install a windlass in the anchor locker of our 2001 Hunter 320 and are w
shaft+stuffing box replacement scottish at 4:45am 07.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/2246 Sailors.... Problem: i think i have barnikles growing on my shaft inside my stuffing box.
Lake Travis Austin TX Pitman at 5:10am 07.12.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1695 I am moving to Austin and would like to take my boat with me. Is Lake Travis a good sailing lake an
H23 Companionway Hatch Question ADHunter23 at 6:17am 07.12.07 Smaller Boats 6/1218 I purchased my Hunter used and I am sorry to say that the previous owner lost the OEM companionway h
Dropping anchor w/ no motor Ben16737 at 6:32am 07.12.07 Ask All Sailors 22/3496 Somebody posted a funny story here the other day about the WRONG way to drop anchor under sail, as o
Wireing questions: Stereo and lights to battery. Nevermind530 at 6:39am 07.12.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1717 I have a 17' Vagabond Day sailor, There is no power on the boat currently. I want to wire an old car
Deck Compression Sam at 6:46am 07.12.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1206 It appears that there is about 1/4 to 1/2 inch deck compression underneath my mast (the fore and aft
Cruising savanna river from augusta to ocean... jim at 6:58am 07.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/767 and then sailing up the coast to charleston.I am planning a new adventure...I have never been down
A comment... Alan at 9:37am 07.12.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/3209 Learning basic sailing skills is not enough. Skills must be practiced and weather conditions challe
Mooring Ball Info Falcon14980 at 8:02am 07.12.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1372 I recently anchored a 36 ft. sailboat on a mooring ball. It's on a Texas lake that can get pretty w
Rigging (1) ACR42 at 7:56am 07.12.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1037 Greetings,Just Last week I acquired a 1960 Ospray Hull #5724, Class #310 Condition fair to good. No
Spinnaker with Main up Dan2296 at 10:10am 07.12.07 Big Boats 8/1253 1987 Legend 45I inherited a huge symetrical spinnaker and pole with my Legend 45 - no sock. I'll
1985 to 88 27' Catalina tomc23570 at 10:42am 07.12.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1598 I am going to look at 3 27" Catalinas next week. Can anyone give me any advise about what problems I
Main sail halyard JCT at 10:31am 07.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/965 I would like to run the main sail halyrad back to the cockpit but the sail batons are catching on th
Back stay tension NYSail at 10:15am 07.12.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2343 Hello all,I am new to tuning my rig on my 1986 Pearson P36-2 and have a basic question (for now...
Trailoring a 27' Catalina tomc23570 at 10:13am 07.12.07 Trailer Sailors 14/5180 I am thinking about buying a 27' Catalina. I would like to use it on the coast and on a small inland
Cruising savanna river from augusta to ocean... jim at 10:57am 07.12.07 Ask All Sailors 38/19848 and then sailing up the coast to charleston on a mac 26s.I am planning a new adventure...I have ne
Blue Water Boat Survey jaydog5000 at 10:59am 07.12.07 Ask All Sailors 24/10443 I am taking a survey to see what boats you all would purchase to use in open waters under the size o
HUNTER 30' 1978 MANUAL DAVID at 12:02pm 07.12.07 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/2886 RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1978 HUNTER 30' AND I'M LOOKING FOR A BOAT MANUAL. BOAT EQUIPED WITH A YANMAR
Leaky shroud chainplates newsailor130 at 12:04pm 07.12.07 Smaller Boats 2/1046 I have been surfing online for advise about leaky shroud chainplates. ( I have a 1981 H22). Everyone

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Tachometer suddenly stops....... jssailem at 7:41pm 09.21.21 Greg. Not sure how you have the wiring. Here is what Balmar says about wiring the Tach. Install WHI
Seventeen Years and Out! Terry Cox at 7:00pm 09.21.21 Purchased our boat in 2002. She has taken us on many extended cruises all over PNW waters. She is so
Filler material for teak DArcy at 7:00pm 09.21.21 I just did this with the method Dave laid out except I had a LOT of teak sawdust from making plugs f
ground wire in mast DArcy at 6:36pm 09.21.21 Is your mast deck stepped or keel stepped? Mine is keel stepped and I use ring terminals on a termin
Seventeen Years and Out! Ralph Johnstone at 6:30pm 09.21.21 My name is Drew, and I don't have a boat ... Hi Drew ...............................
Keel Mast Plate Replacement sail sfbay at 6:03pm 09.21.21 If you want a spar made suggest RigRite.
Keel Mast Plate Replacement (5) BigDream at 5:53pm 09.21.21 Hey thanks for the welcome and the reply... I have a book called "sandbag" which has a bunch of good
Seventeen Years and Out! heritage at 5:01pm 09.21.21 Don't go cold turkey, just go small. https://images.app.goo.gl/zBAidf2mHNPiQika8
Tachometer suddenly stops....... NYSail at 4:52pm 09.21.21 Full batteries is what I have been told before including Rod, but why now this year only...... could
ground wire in mast Off2day at 4:50pm 09.21.21 in side the mast
ground wire in mast dlochner at 4:45pm 09.21.21 looking to see what kind of connectors you actually use to connect the mast wiring to The boat wiri
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle SEMPERAVANTI41 at 4:23pm 09.21.21 I bought a "replacement" Dometic unit for the main cabin a/c on my now sold Hunter 41DS. It was far
Filler material for teak dlochner at 4:21pm 09.21.21 If you have a piece of scrap teak, take sand paper to it and make a lot of teak dust. At the end of
Yanmar 3jh3e Winterize Tally Ho at 4:12pm 09.21.21
H240 hatch board storage? (3) caverun at 4:11pm 09.21.21 On my previous 240 I made a set of slotted brackets to hold the 3 boards vertical in the aft fuel lo
ground wire in mast Off2day at 4:09pm 09.21.21 looking to see what kind of connectors you actually use to connect the mast wiring to The boat wirin
ground wire in mast dlochner at 4:01pm 09.21.21 what kind of wire connectors are you using to connect the mask to the boat Use insulated heat shr
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle Two Sails at 3:55pm 09.21.21 This is a good fit for you. I did the full replacement with this one. Dometic ECD Newest refriger
Seventeen Years and Out! DAVA390 at 3:30pm 09.21.21 Try model railroading. :) It's fun, time consuming, opens new vistas (in your mind), has nice onli
H240 hatch board storage? shemandr at 3:05pm 09.21.21 Our 356 had a fabric holder in lazaretto. OEM I think.

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