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owners manual 365 ketch Painted Pony at 12:39pm 10.01.06 Other Sailboats 3/1383 I like to understand the equipment I own, and am not able to get my hands on a owners manual for my
What would you do? ex-admin at 11:51am 10.01.06 Ask All Sailors 64/3862 Your rich and eccentric Uncle Harry has just died, leaving you half a million bucks! But the mone
securing main halyard on in-mast furling llogue at 11:44am 10.01.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/2402 We have an in-mast furling main. What is the best way to secure the halyard during winter storage s
Moor Electronics question paphman at 11:19am 10.01.06 Ask All Sailors 0/937 I would like to add a Moor Electronics apparent wind indicator to our boat next year. I have not se
HELP!!! Prop Shaft Packing Gland Rick at 11:16am 10.01.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1842 Hi, all. I need your help on this. Here's the scoop...1988 Hunter 28.5, packing gland needs to have
Hunter 30 Mast Removal Kevin W. Coffin at 10:33am 10.01.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/3115 Oct 1 2006Dear All,The end of the year draws near and the storage woge work begins.This will be ou
Latches for Cabinets Mike McKendy at 10:25am 10.01.06 Big Boats 4/821 I am a bit leery about the plastic latches that hold the various cupboards closed. I worry that in
Seeking crew for daysail Monday Oct 2nd Cappie 30 at 10:09am 10.01.06 Ask All Sailors 2/954 Looking to sai tomorrow Monday Oct 2nd on Barnegat Bay NJ Hunter Cherub 27, all indications for a
Catalina30 Cushion cover removal Ken at 9:28am 10.01.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1048 The admiral has been trying to remove the cabin cushion covers for cleaning.Can anyone out there te
42 tankage ted at 9:14am 10.01.06 Big Boats 9/1129 Giving serious consideration to a Passage 42, older model, for long term cruising.Anybody add extra
Morgan 28' Jib sail Bob at 9:13am 10.01.06 Morgan 2/1936 Does anyone know the J'P dimension for the 1969 Morgan 28?
autohelm 800 bill grigelevich at 2:02pm 10.01.06 Ask All Sailors 6/4573 can a autohelm 800 be interfaced with gps? I know the 800 is an older unit but can be pluged into a
Engine size for a 34 cacsail at 1:11pm 10.01.06 Big Boats 4/1524 We are looking to move up from a 30 to a 34. Will a 25 horse engine be sufficient on the Great Lakes
Rudder removal Mike Hollingsworth at 1:07pm 10.01.06 Bavaria 5/2951 I need to replace the rudder bearing/bushing on my 38 Ocean. The rudder post nut has a two prong too
M 18 diesel worry markras at 3:31pm 10.01.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1213 Hi all. We have recently noticed a disconcerting high pitched sound coming from our motor at high
Folding wheel nick maggio at 9:24pm 09.29.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1080 I was at the newport boat show and saw the new folding wheel on the new hunters and wondering if the
jack stand positioning for a Citation 39 sloop chemistry at 9:16pm 09.29.06 Other Sailboats 3/1105 Am new owner. Have heard bad things about miss-placed jack stands on older boats.Any information
Electrical Supply Russ Hauser at 8:56pm 09.29.06 Smaller Boats 1/1272 My new old boat will have a VHF radio, speed log, depth finder and mast light in addition to the fac
Atlantic crossing Colin at 8:48pm 09.29.06 Big Boats 14/6083 Hi All. I'm thinking of buying a H380 and maybe sailing it over the Atlantic and into the Med. I wou
Wet foam in buoancy compartment Yves at 10:11pm 09.29.06 Other Sailboats 5/1150 HiI just have buy a Sandpiper 565. I remove the toilet and discover that the foam in the boyancy co

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2004 Hunter 33 high temp alarm (1) Scott B at 12:52pm 07.26.21 Thank you! Toad marine had the part listed for ~USD $2100. Yikes According to the Yanmar Adviso
Hunter 35.5 Legend back stay rigging. FrKim at 12:44pm 07.26.21 The forestay sets mast rake. If you were satisfied with balance of the helm with the previous leng
1987 Cat 22 SK Lazy Jacks sail sfbay at 12:36pm 07.26.21 I had lazy jacks on my Hunter 31 and never recalled any issues with mainsail at all points of sail.
Help with identifying my boat? rgouette at 12:30pm 07.26.21 The mystery of this boat continues... I just removed the transom motor mount to look for anything...
Adventures in anchoring Sailor Sue at 12:30pm 07.26.21 justsomeguy suggested a tripline. I think that would have solved it. Ken How long do you think a
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis Caboteur at 12:27pm 07.26.21
Adventures in anchoring Stu Jackson at 12:25pm 07.26.21 Leading the rode to the cockpit could help a good bit, Actually, this is hard to do and unnecessar
Adventures in anchoring JamesG161 at 12:25pm 07.26.21 Even though we do not have the same situation. Here is what you do to release you Anchor/Chain, whi
Bilge water wont stay put! Project_Mayhem at 12:23pm 07.26.21 Not familiar with your particular boat / under-seat storage design. Do you get standing water in th
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis Caboteur at 12:22pm 07.26.21 ee it.
Adventures in anchoring thinwater at 12:20pm 07.26.21 A trip line does not actually reduce the break out force in most cases. Yes, the angle is better, bu
Suggestion for drain hole in anchor locker Rich Stidger at 12:14pm 07.26.21 @spadaforaj See this: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/hunter-40-5-anchor-locker-drain-leak
Relocation/Sea Strainer/Fuel Filter etc? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:11pm 07.26.21 Thank you for your picture of the empty generator compartment. I have always wondered what it would
Bilge water wont stay put! Parsons at 12:05pm 07.26.21 Not familiar with your particular boat / under-seat storage design. Do you get standing water in tha
Bilge water wont stay put! Ken Cross at 11:53am 07.26.21 It sounds to me like you are moving in the right direction. Ken
Adventures in anchoring Ken Cross at 11:48am 07.26.21 justsomeguy suggested a tripline. I think that would have solved it. Ken
1986 Fixed Keel Material hambonebrown at 11:46am 07.26.21 Thanks @Gene Neill. We're looking forward to gettin' out there for sure!
Need help identifying capta at 11:44am 07.26.21 What a sweet little day sailer. Around 15 feet? Have you checked the sail for an insignia?
Compost toilet (custom) on 37c, Has anyone done it? Andiamo 34 at 11:43am 07.26.21 We had allot of trepidation about doing it when we bought our Morgan 30 but went ahead and have neve
Suggestion for drain hole in anchor locker rgranger at 11:42am 07.26.21 You could bore it out to fit the O.D. of a piece of black PVC pipe. Then (after treating the surfac

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