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Main sheet twist (1) Mark Maulden at 9:00pm 09.14.20 Ask All Sailors 51/3126 This is my main sheet. How would I keep this from twisting around itself? I have taken the line out
Replace Marine Radio Coax & Mast Lights... (1) SirMichael at 5:01pm 09.14.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/927 I have a 78 Hunter 28.5. It's about a 40' mast, plus the mast step in the cabin. 1. I found that
Wanted Hunter 36 Vision, ready to buy now judybuddy at 4:24pm 09.14.20 Ask All Sailors 11/833 Hello everyone! Just moved to Florida and want to buy a 36 Vision. I've looked everywhere on the in
Crack in Keel, serious? (4) Life2besimple at 3:04pm 09.14.20 Ask All Sailors 18/2704 Hi, I am looking to purchase a 1994 hunter legend 375 a d after haulout, found a crack in the keel a
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice (1) Daze at 2:13pm 09.14.20 Big Boats 26/3009 I have a 2007 Hunter 49 that I purchased recently. I am planning to install rigid solar panels on t
PHRF Rating H41 DS Tim Mills at 1:40pm 09.14.20 Big Boats 7/754 Does anyone know what the PHRF rating is for a H41 DS. I was in my first event this weekend and we c
Measuring masthead mast rake. Drinky Crow at 12:51pm 09.14.20 Racing 5/919 To the deck or level with boom?
Where to register my boat timover5969 at 12:00pm 09.14.20 Ask All Sailors 25/1919 I currently live in Buffalo, NY and I am buying a Westerly Konsort located in Florida. I plan to ke
refrigerator drain jhickner at 8:17am 09.14.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1517 The refrigerator drain in my 35 ft. Beneteau Oceanis is clogged. I cannot find the outlet of the dra
Frigoboat woes revisited Phil Mac at 8:14am 09.14.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/587 We seem to have managed to get the air cooled Frigoboat refrigeration on our Beneteau 323 working ag
sailboat outboard motors robert scholtes at 7:32am 09.14.20 Ask All Sailors 9/838 I have a Caralina25 and looking for an outboard motor for this boat. Looking at Tohatsu or Mercury m
ICW, December south to North dLj at 7:13am 09.14.20 Destinations 34/2783 I'm contemplating coming up the ICW from the Keys to somewhere much further north - exactly how far
head question Dil at 6:47am 09.14.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/500 new to marine heads having an issue with the water in the toilet filling back into the bowl. I do
O'day 222 Mast Base Plate (2) anyhony at 8:44pm 09.13.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1207 Hello everyone, Just managed to damage the loop at the mast foot hinge. The base plate at the boat i
What's in a name? (1) Brian D at 8:40pm 09.13.20 Sails Call Lounge 7/541 184919
New 1 1/2 sanitation hose to old 1 5/8 thru-hull patrickkidd at 6:23pm 09.13.20 Ask All Sailors 8/849 I have a 1981 J/30 that has a 1 5/8 OD sanitation outlet thru-hull. New sanitation hoses are obvious
Another Swim Ladder Question (1) lcgrant402 at 5:55pm 09.13.20 Day Sailers 5/820 I just bought an '87 192 that has a broken boarding/swim ladder. The frame is there but the telescop
Enchanted Charter (Sept. 2020 Issue of Sailing) Stormalong at 11:56am 09.13.20 Alden General Chat 6/8177 Hi gang, I was surfing the net and came across an article from the September 2020 issue of SAILING
Height of mast when on trailer? Tedd at 11:35am 09.13.20 Smaller Boats 7/926 Can someone tell me the "air draft" of the mast on a Hunter 260 when it's stowed and on the trailer?
Hunter Legend 30. (93) Moodymike at 11:29am 09.13.20 Ask All Sailors 2/618 Hello from Poole in southern UK. I have just become the owner of an H30 in excellent condition. The

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Solar power systems dLj at 8:33am 12.16.23 Thanks for that info, DJ. I've been thinking about putting wind on my boat (mostly for liveaboard w
Solar power systems American_Mainsail at 8:29am 12.16.23 I installed the solar/wind combo. Thinking the same as you write above. Beyond the total disaster t
Solar power systems dLj at 8:25am 12.16.23 This key point comes up often when the forum is discussing solar. I have always been curious about
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns JBP-PA at 8:05am 12.16.23 A Harbor Freight stapler may or may not be part of the problem. Some of their stuff works, some not
Yanmar question dlochner at 7:54am 12.16.23 To the best of my knowledge, no engine and transmission share the same oil supply. Doesn't matter i
Yanmar question jdrutten at 7:47am 12.16.23 This reminds me that I want to be sure to change my transmission oil before recommissioning in the s
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns LloydB at 7:21am 12.16.23 If you have found a way to get staples driven properly then you must consistently do it that way eac
Yanmar question (1) Tally Ho at 6:54am 12.16.23 As others have said, some Yanmar engines / transmission pairs use the same oil in the transmission a
Yanmar question dlochner at 4:48am 12.16.23 The transmission dip stick does not look at all like the engines dipstick. On a Kanzaki transmission
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! sailme88 at 4:35am 12.16.23 Police, Fire and Military use a Panasonic hard shell laptop. Designed to take abuse..
Yanmar question sailme88 at 4:33am 12.16.23 NOT all ATF's are created equal. You NEED to ascertain the exact transmission that is mated to your
Yanmar question Davidasailor26 at 3:26am 12.16.23 but I thought I read somewhere that some Yanmar diesel series engine use the same oil in the engine
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! Tedd at 9:46pm 12.15.23 I use a Microsoft Surface Book 2 running OpenCPN with a GPS USB dongle. The PC is strapped to my nav
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Project_Mayhem at 9:45pm 12.15.23 My concern with properly sunken staples is to keep the gelcoat under the cushion in tact while not p
Clog in sanitation outlet Terry Cox at 9:10pm 12.15.23 Anyone have a suggestion as to how to clear a clog preventing the tank from draining? Different mo
Yanmar question Froman1950 at 9:03pm 12.15.23 Thanks for the response. I'm not at my boat at the moment so I can't check it or the manuals, but I
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Terry Cox at 9:02pm 12.15.23 I've been using pneumatic staplers/nailers for years. Off shore brands have failed to give consisten
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Mark Maulden at 8:46pm 12.15.23
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns dlochner at 6:26pm 12.15.23 I havent done a sewing project in 10 years so I'm leaning more towards the plywood and wrap method.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't danooxnard at 5:54pm 12.15.23 Well done way to persevere and stay on task! May she run forever! Merry Christmas

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