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Roller Furler Larry at 12:37am 04.18.06 Morgan 1/1928 The roller furling installed on my Morgan 382 is a Stream Stay furler made by Hyde Products of Cleve
Inside the Mast Mark Mynsberge at 1:10am 04.18.06 Big Boats 5/844 I plan on replacing my halyards this spring as a couple are showing wear. What I don't know is if t
Anti-Skid paint Bob at 1:40am 04.18.06 Ask All Sailors 4/854 I have a 1982 Hunter 37' cutter in need of a re-do of the Anti-skid Paint..............Does anyone
Interlux Special Thinner 216? MtHawk at 1:53am 04.18.06 Ask All Sailors 4/13938 Does anyone know what interlux special thinner 216 really is. I want to bottom paint my boat and it
THE LAUNCH (1) Rick Ellis at 2:06am 04.18.06 Ask An Oday Owner 14/917 EASTER SUNDAY
Types of sheets and halyards Traumaguard at 2:21am 04.18.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1166 Time to buy new sheets and halyards. What do all of you reccomend? I bought a C30 and it came with n
Tuning the rig Stuart Casteel at 2:20am 04.18.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1097 I am in the process of tuning my rig and all things look good except for the back stay. I have the m
Jibsheet blocks Randy at 2:23am 04.18.06 Day Sailers 2/1064 The sheeves on my two jib sheet blocks have disintegrated. These are the kind that stand up, mounte
Seasonal Weather Info Kimmo at 2:39am 04.18.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1392 Hi all: So anyone know a website that shows the average weather conditions for particular times of t
Mast Collar SouthernCross at 3:03am 04.18.06 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1396 I am in the process of trying to find and install a mast collar on my 37 cutter, so I can run my out
Topping lift chiefjgreene at 3:28am 04.18.06 Smaller Boats 2/952 I have just brought home an 86 Hunter 23. It has the Kenyon mast and boom. The previous owner ran th
Maxwell winches mister_j at 3:37am 04.18.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1374 I'm trying to disasseble, clean, and lubricate 2 Maxwell 23 winches and 1 Maxwell 20 on my Hunter 28
Mast top block installations fastscot at 3:53am 04.18.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1131 I need to add a block for an asymetrical spinnaker to my mast head. Does anyone do anything special
Rudder post packing Mike at 4:57am 04.18.06 Big Boats 1/745 Any tips/tricks on repacking the rudder post on a 1996 P42?I suspect that I have a leak when under
Starter Help Jay Baird at 5:27am 04.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/729 I just purchased a 78 hunter 30. The previous owner told me it has a yanmar 12 horse motor. I was un
2nd reef point anyone? Jeff Prideaux at 5:55am 04.18.06 Smaller Boats 11/948 Has anyone put in (or researched putting in) a second reef point on the main sail of the H216? I ha
bottom paint Pete DeWolf at 5:53am 04.18.06 Other Sailboats 3/919 After just finishing the tedious job of preparing and then painting the bottom of my boat, I was per
Haedliner and mast John Brysacz at 6:17am 04.18.06 Seidelmann 3/1341 I am finally replacing my Hurricane Charlie damaged mast.In preparing for this event (it'll happen
KEEL Raising System Jeff K. at 6:07am 04.18.06 Other Sailboats 0/659 Does anyone have any information on how to make the keel raising easier and to be able to detach the
Bruce/Claw Anchor Weight Recommendation island passage at 6:18am 04.18.06 Catalina 30 8/4093 We are looking to move to a claw/Bruce anchor for our 1979 Catalina (our Danforth does no sit well i

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M26swing: where mount a shoot through the hull depth transducer? (newest project) wynkoop at 10:38am 04.07.21 @Grace Note the V22 has no ballast tank, so no worries on that front.
M26swing: where mount a shoot through the hull depth transducer? (newest project) wynkoop at 10:34am 04.07.21 @AndyVS what do you do with the wax? Melt it and shove the transducer into a blob of melted was on
Equalizing batteries Head Sail at 10:32am 04.07.21 I suppose I'm trying to ask what does a marine equalizer do different than an automotive equalizer t
Equalizing batteries sea_casper at 10:26am 04.07.21 As far as equalizing, what does a marine charger that equalizes do differently than an automotive c
Engine turned over by a/b switch only ??? kappykaplan at 10:21am 04.07.21 All works well. Great outcome! Now you don't have to figure out how to put smoke back in the star
Low "reefing" holes in main sail kappykaplan at 10:19am 04.07.21 It is a flattening reef. :plus:
The Boat Exploded and Then I Died Hayden Watson at 10:11am 04.07.21 The easy solution is of course anchor down a couple of strips of wood, I think I have some spare bl
Equalizing batteries Head Sail at 10:04am 04.07.21 As far as equalizing, what does a marine charger that equalizes do differently than an automotive ch
Best weather window Don S/V ILLusion at 9:37am 04.07.21 While wind vs. current can sometimes create a bumpy ride, there are so many eddies in the Gulf Strea
Engine turned over by a/b switch only ??? Joe23455 at 9:27am 04.07.21 Thank you all for your input, took solenoid off starter, removed plunger and torsion spring, cleaned
Window films dLj at 9:21am 04.07.21 No problems with the edges yet (1-year). I've been testing both polyurethane (Vivivid) headlight/l
Hunter 33.5 1994 - purchase decision Fred at 9:21am 04.07.21 My 33.5 is 1994. I'm not exactly sure how the compression point works. There are two stainless posts
Question: Does anyone know how to match the 1984 light tan gelcoat on the decks? sailinmikenaz at 9:16am 04.07.21 Buy the closest match from Jamestown. Also get yellow, brown and white tints. Pour 1 oz of Gelcoat i
Low "reefing" holes in main sail dlochner at 9:10am 04.07.21 It is a flattening reef. Sometimes you only want to take out some of the sail's fullness, the flatte
Low "reefing" holes in main sail (1) ricksoth at 9:05am 04.07.21 I realize I messed up the photo. Here is an update. I think I understand the hole now at the tac
Low "reefing" holes in main sail dlochner at 8:58am 04.07.21 That is for a Cunningham. The Cunningham applies tension to the mainsail luff drawing the belly of t
1985 31H chainplate rebedding jmce1587 at 8:47am 04.07.21 Send me a PM on questions on this. Did this repair before. Jerry https://forums.sailboatowners.co
1983 H30 Chainplates jmce1587 at 8:44am 04.07.21
2004 Hunter 33 with Yanmar 3YM30 won't start....occasionally FastOlson at 8:40am 04.07.21 Occam's Razor.... should be invoked before doing some (apparent) overthinking! :) First, remove an
CENTERBOARD HELP SlicRic at 8:38am 04.07.21 Back to your vessel. I can help with two questions. I see on gjenvick.com that your draft with the C

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