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Profurl Roller Furling P-31 System steve rainey at 4:00am 06.06.05 Ask All Sailors 4/2030 I have an older P-31 Profurl system and am in need of one of the Alum pole sections. Anyone have one
Best Line Heard on the Radio Paul McGhee at 3:57am 06.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/920 I hope I don't get into trouble for a little mild profanity, I'll let Phil decide.On the way out t
Running In Mast Halyards grrlpirate at 3:37am 06.06.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1316 The spinnaker halyard on my 56 ft mast broke. My problem is that the mast has internal halyards. Doe
new owner Joe Meno at 3:35am 06.06.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/992 Hello, New owner. 1999 411. transom shower, shutoff location. Freshwater system ok, can't seem
Jib Halyard tension with roller furling Bill at 3:10am 06.06.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/8342 As it is a pain in the a## to change the halyard tension on my roller furling jib, I am wondering if
VHF radio problem Glen at 3:00am 06.06.05 Big Boats 3/833 We have just got through the launch, mast step and re-assembly process and this week-end finally got
Fixing my keel pocket ells at 2:50am 06.06.05 Day Sailers 0/965 In the 1980 Oday 19 you cannot access the keel or the keel pocket from the cabin. In order to acces
Anchoring to close - Please move Jim Seamans at 2:35am 06.06.05 Ask All Sailors 24/1836 Interesting thing happened Saturday evening. Joan and I had pulled into a little bay name Canoe Nec
Battery/grounding issue picklefreek at 2:08am 06.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/849 Hi all. Chris again that just purchased the 1973 23 converible. Just got the swing center board al
Questions following maiden voyage csobalvarro at 2:03am 06.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1024 Well Saturday was the maiden voyage for "Pili Lani," my "new" 1988 Mac26D! Rigging took a while, as
losing radio presets Tony5898 at 1:59am 06.06.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1650 I installed a car radio below deck. The receiver works and the wires are conntected to the main fus
Auto Pitol works great, now the roller furling texastom at 1:56am 06.06.05 Big Boats 2/866 I think I got the auto pilot working fine. Franklin was right, good sail set and the ST4000 works fi
Slapping Halyard Roy at 1:23am 06.06.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1210 I have A 1988 Catalina 30 Standard Rig with a halyard ( I'm not sure which one ) that slaps the insi
Air conditioning Thermostat Ozana at 1:16am 06.06.05 Big Boats 3/897 I want to install a thermostat on my 16500btu central air condioner. The air condioner now has a cop
Trailer mfg's for Cat 22 Micklejester at 12:41am 06.06.05 Trailer Sailors 3/1531 Cat 22 Trail mfgs Hi,I recently saw a manufacturer of Catalina 22 trailers on this forum that was
Trailer mfg's for Cat 22 Micklejester at 12:40am 06.06.05 Smaller Boats 2/1024 Cat 22 Trail mfgs Hi,I recently saw a manufacturer of Catalina 22 trailers on this forum that was
First outing with my new old O'Day 23 svey at 12:39am 06.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/966 I was out Saturday for the first outing in my O'Day 23 (ZigZag not my choice but to much badluck inv
Cat 22 Trail mfgs Micklejester at 12:39am 06.06.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/993 Hi,I recently saw a manufacturer of Catalina 22 trailers on this forum that was located in Georgia
Where do you store your Ice Chest? Steve Gully at 12:30am 06.06.05 Smaller Boats 5/1215 I was wondering where you store your Ice Chest on your boat. We usually carry a small one for day sa
My halyard nightmare Paul McGhee at 12:25am 06.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/736 Just sharing... So, for the 3rd season out of 5 my marina dropped my boat in the water with the ma

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Shaft packing (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:13am 03.22.21 Boat is a 450 with 1 inch shaft in water so Shouldn't that be 1-1/4" as per @sail sfbay 's drawin
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 9:03am 03.22.21 Really ?? Well now I feel it's personal (smile). Interesting???
Why is America so disinterested in racing? shemandr at 9:00am 03.22.21 Maybe the question should be "Why is sailboat racing so popular in France, or New Zealand?"
Why is America so disinterested in racing? (1) jon hansen at 8:54am 03.22.21 first, you'd prolly want to own a race boat
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? JohnShannon at 8:54am 03.22.21 I bought half my boats through Yachtworld. I did not share your experience, maybe it is the Covid
My new Hunter 456 and adding a washer dryer FBD at 8:44am 03.22.21 My 456 is already set up for one I believe had one. My problem is cabinet depth. I think, at the bas
Keel assessment markwbird at 8:40am 03.22.21 Iron Keel? That's not bad. the real questions is: what do the keel bolts look like. Haul it out,
Why is America so disinterested in racing? markwbird at 8:37am 03.22.21 Outdoor activities in general have been declining cause of the internet and technology. As for spec
Shaft packing (1) sail sfbay at 8:30am 03.22.21 From the owner's manual: https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/export/Owners-Manuals/450_owners_
Shaft packing Don S/V ILLusion at 8:26am 03.22.21
Why is America so disinterested in racing? Scott T-Bird at 8:21am 03.22.21 Hello, Personally I really enjoy sailboat racing. I race casually on my boat and more seriously on
Removing very old thru hull xducers wdonovan at 8:00am 03.22.21 New xducer same dia as old one. I am skeptical heat will travel down plastic far enough to help. The
H310 - Where does anchor locker drain? wdonovan at 7:54am 03.22.21 Turns out there is no pipe connector on the lower drain. locker is sealed directly to the outer hull
1980 Hunter 30 Prop Shaft Diameter? Dalliance at 7:43am 03.22.21
Keel assessment JBird at 7:25am 03.22.21 Its a 1985 hunter 25.5 shoal draft
Shaft and reduction gear FBD at 7:21am 03.22.21 Yes they are the same boat amd they are great boats. Of course I am a little partial! Will that give
Scrub the bottom-paint or leave it be ? Meriachee at 7:11am 03.22.21 There is one upside to Covid, few of the staff will be returning, so we're probably safe. Best to g
PSS DRIPLESS question JamesG161 at 7:11am 03.22.21 Have used the unvented one for decades. You better keep it then. All new PYI shaft seals are Vente
Dehumidifier Suggestions thinwater at 7:04am 03.22.21 You really don't want a dehumidifier draining into the bilge. It's just another source of moisture.
Adding refrigeration to a Hunter 410 (1) Sailgunner at 7:03am 03.22.21 Here is a pic of mine.

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