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260 Auto pilot recommendations? (1) soling42 at 4:58am 08.24.06 Smaller Boats 9/1879 Upgraded from our well equipped 24' coastal cruiser to a 260 w/o an auto pilot. Any positive/negativ
Marine sanitation lharry at 5:48am 08.24.06 Other Sailboats 1/916 I am looking for a way to cintact Peggy Hall. Does anyone have an URL for Peggy?
Swing rudder sheering pin Roger F at 6:41am 08.24.06 Smaller Boats 9/1695 Has anyone replaced the white sheering pin for their swing rudder. I have a '04 H240 and we had our
New storm Franklin at 8:09am 08.24.06 Ask All Sailors 1/998 Just thought I would share this. I see we have a new storm brewing near Grenada so I thought I woul
Autohelm ST 4000 Autopilot problems Don at 8:56am 08.24.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1278 I have had continuing problems with my ST4000. The control head was corroded which I managed to clea
Martec Folding Prop Rick9619 at 6:33am 08.24.06 Ask All Sailors 14/4548 Hey gang,Question for ya. I just got a 2 bladed folder from Martec to replace my fixed pitch sea an
Pet peeves NautiDuck at 7:38am 08.24.06 Ask All Sailors 30/2149 Summer doldrums setting in, so it is time to build a list. Here are my sailing pet peeves:Sailors
Widgeon Aux. Motor Mount MSchneider at 7:26am 08.24.06 Day Sailers 1/1353 Does anyone have any experience and/or recommendations for an auxilliary motor mount to put on a Wid
A problem with wiring of two starter batteries? Jim Dort at 10:54am 08.24.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1472 Anyone see a problem with the following wiring?I wanted a back-up starter battery, not one only av
Is this wiring of two starter batteries OK? Jim Dort at 10:51am 08.24.06 Big Boats 8/885 Anyone see a problem with the following wiring?I wanted a back-up starter battery, not one only av
Sliding hatch cover John at 10:27am 08.24.06 Smaller Boats 4/1389 I need to replace my plexiglass sliding hatch cover on my Hunter 22 c/banyone know of where to get
CanaFlame S H Frantz at 10:17am 08.24.06 Ask All Sailors 0/1158 I have come into possession of a "CanaFlame." From the little I know of this heating device, it rel
Propeller Shaft Packing Glands Hale Meakipe at 11:06am 08.24.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1452 Is it possible to replace packing gland material while the boat is in the water? It doesn't seem li
sail cut down for furler maineman at 12:31pm 08.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1133 Hi, I have had conflicting advice regarding adapting a 150% genoa for use in a CDI furler. Can a 15
C25 Swing Keel cradle dementions (1) Capn Jack at 11:52am 08.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1049 I am looking for cradle/trailer dementions for a C25 swing keel. I have been able to locate them for
I Want this Guy on My Boat When the Pirates Attack Rick Webb at 11:40am 08.24.06 Other Sailboats 7/1304 Argggh
I got an idea...it will revolutionize sailing :) Franklin at 1:47pm 08.24.06 Ask All Sailors 31/2058 I just got finished watching Failure to Launch. A good moving but not really much about sailing...h
H26 leaks found Rob19626 at 1:57pm 08.24.06 Smaller Boats 3/1205 After 2 months of cruising the San Juan's, Gulf Islands, and Desolation Sound area of BC I feel more
gelcoat repair heysteveh at 9:55pm 08.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/925 I returned from a 3 day trip to the north channel last weekend. Unfortunately we ran into some 20-3
Bill Shaw passes away RickF at 11:07pm 08.22.06 Other Sailboats 0/785 (As posted on another site)Mr. Shaw passed away Sunday in Bristol, RI. He was 80 years old.He will

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Weld broken Strut? Ken Cross at 1:15pm 07.09.21 Our strut broke 2 years ago and we got a new one from SBO. While it's not cheap you know that it's b
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? ontherocks83 at 12:51pm 07.09.21 UPDATE: So as a very late follow up I got the sail back from Quantum sails. It was cut down to a 11
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 12:44pm 07.09.21 196031
Engine Stalling 3GM30F odaydokay at 12:07pm 07.09.21 Yep. I clean that screen each spring. An easy place to get an issue....
Weld broken Strut? DanMaine at 11:22am 07.09.21 I called them and found one it's a h 33 by Dahlmer. they sent me to Miller Island Prop. they have
Weld broken Strut? ggrizzard at 11:13am 07.09.21 Dave, does the SBO store have access to that strut (or the one on my 79 H30C)?
1995 37.5 Hunter Legend companionway replacement ggrizzard at 11:03am 07.09.21 I assume you mean the Lexan part of the hatch is crazing. I took my hatches to a local glass company
New H240 patbratton at 10:47am 07.09.21 I looked at the front of the mast above the base and did not notice anything that looked like an att
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker (1) Maine Sail at 10:44am 07.09.21 Here is the electrical diagram for the new and installed Lewmar V2 windlass. Everything is wired ac
New H240 patbratton at 10:43am 07.09.21 Use to camp out many years ago on sailboats during winter months on Lanier long before being a sailb
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker (1) skunther at 10:22am 07.09.21 As I have read it, the breaker that is tripping is the one in house battery switch panel. This is a
G10 Material for Mast Step (2) Blitz at 10:10am 07.09.21 I wanted to update my previous posts to show the result of my spring mast step project. I chose NOT
Weld broken Strut? DanMaine at 10:04am 07.09.21 As a former Hunter dealer I would suggest replacing the strut. First it is 38 years old and fatigue
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker (1) skunther at 10:02am 07.09.21 Here is the electrical diagram for the new and installed Lewmar V2 windlass. Everything is wired acc
Weld broken Strut? DanMaine at 10:01am 07.09.21 Mine snapped a few years ago , it had been on the boat for 23 years. I found that it had been electr
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Maine Sail at 9:59am 07.09.21 Thank you. It seems the wiring is as you describe, but instead of a fuse there is the Blue Sea 100a
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker (2) skunther at 9:56am 07.09.21 Once again, (post #24) the windlass SHOULD NOT be passing through that breaker, at all!!! That brea
Shaft packing life expectancy? dlochner at 9:53am 07.09.21
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Maine Sail at 9:35am 07.09.21 If you look at his diagram on his post #56, there is a remote switch that should be powered by his
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker JamesG161 at 9:14am 07.09.21 If you look at his diagram on his post #56, there is a remote switch that should be powered by his o

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