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Deck hardware for cockpit winches aerolean at 9:18am 05.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1240 I'm adding cockpit winches - Lewmar 30cst - and am interested in how others have routed the 110% jib
Rigging question Bill at 8:56am 05.02.05 Big Boats 5/950 Trying to rig my mast for the first timeo, and I have a swaged eye at the top of the headstay; does*
I-Beam...? Tony M. at 8:33am 05.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/862 I hear the term I-Beam used in sailboat consruction...what is it?? thanks
How many feet is the 456 mast from the deck? Chip Willis at 8:09am 05.02.05 Big Boats 4/999 I am having a block and tackel made up to clime the mast on my C-30 but plan to purchase a 456 Hunte
Manual Head Recommendations sdennisf at 7:04am 05.02.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1400 Peggy,Just found your forum. Reviewed most of the past posts and noticed that you recommended the R
What is the difference between a 26D and a 26S? Doug J at 6:44am 05.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/3377 Can someone explain the main differences between a 26D and a 26S? I want to find a used one, 1988-19
Charging the battery on a smaller boat Steve at 6:30am 05.02.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1291 What are some things that people have done to charge the batteries on their boat besides the motor.
Gearbox Leak bear24 at 6:08am 05.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/869 I have a 99' Model 340 with a Yanmar 30GM. Have oil seeping out of the gear box into the pan. I don'
Sailing at anchor Alfred at 5:58am 05.02.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1436 I have a 27 ft Catalina that sails all over the place when I am at anchor. This is especially true w
Insurance for an Older Boat Cate at 5:16am 05.02.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1149 I am having trouble finding insurance for my new (used) 1975 O'Day 20. Can anyone recommend a source
GPS to ST4000 interface Kailani at 4:55am 05.02.05 Ask All Sailors 7/4449 I am installing a NAVMAN 5600 which provides a NMEA output to an autopilot as well as a NMEA 2 input
over heating new reiki at 4:50am 05.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/743 HI I have had the yanmar 27 hp in my 1997 336 overheat twice scince I bought her last year. The firs
Mainsheet Broke sailor SV Marcell at 4:50am 05.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/900 Hi everyone. The time came to move my new Hunter 27 from Deltaville to Colonial Beach. There were
Who's the Boss? Gary Wyngarden at 4:18am 05.02.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1038 Last Wednesday I helped a friend deliver his Valiant 40 to Anacortes on the mainland for some much n
Controlling the battery charge Andre K. 1991 Hunter 30 at 3:50am 05.02.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1231 Hi! I have the Newmar HDM-30 12v charger/converter. This unit was used by someone who used to live
Rescue at Sea Gary Wyngarden at 3:27am 05.02.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1368 The attached link is from today's Seattle Times. These kids were VERY lucky.Gary WyngardenS/V Wa
Trailer Axle Replacement Mark at 2:46am 05.02.05 Trailer Sailors 1/1353 For those who have replaced trailer axles for Hunter 26, what is the gross axle rating for a tandem
Dutchman Don Guillette at 2:36am 05.02.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/1752 Don (Narragansett Bay - my old stomping ground): I'm have little knowledge of the Dutchman system so
laser info Carlos Camarena at 1:59am 05.02.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1179 I' am looking for a picture of the 2000 laser World Championship conmemorative model, if anyone of y
And while on the subject of rigging.... Tim McCarty at 1:55am 05.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/1152 I also noticed on my 2005 310, that the boom vang appears to be a non-adjusting hard vang. Is this

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LITTLE TO NO WIND shemandr at 5:52am 01.19.21 Crap-fest!
Below Deck Autopilot KZW at 5:50am 01.19.21 The belt slips. I replaced it a year after buying the boat, and over time tightened it on several oc
AC/DC Grounding Question dlochner at 5:47am 01.19.21 They connected the alternator ground to a different point on the engine than the starter ground? So
AC/DC Grounding Question mermike at 5:36am 01.19.21 They connected the alternator ground to a different point on the engine than the starter ground? So
Wire Size to Bus Bar? (1) Zinger88 at 5:35am 01.19.21 Yep....Victron MPPT 75:10 SmartSolar w/ Bluetooth. Love being able to check out battery condition on
RAL gradation for First 375 dlochner at 5:31am 01.19.21 You might try Minicraft in Florida or Spectrum both have color matched gelcoat for many boats. http
AC/DC Grounding Question dlochner at 5:20am 01.19.21 Attaching grounds to multiple locations on the engine or anywhere else is also a no no. The AC syst
Coming soon - Automated Docking Assistance 31seahorse at 5:20am 01.19.21 The sarcastic response to the original question would be......"Sure, I would love to have a self-doc
AC/DC Grounding Question dlochner at 5:18am 01.19.21 Calder says the purpose of connecting AC and DC grounds is to provide a safe path to AC ground for
AC/DC Grounding Question mermike at 5:12am 01.19.21 I'd suggest a ground bus as David says. There's no way to attach all your grounds to a single bolt h
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler SandyFrank at 4:54am 01.19.21 Thanks. I think I found the thread you are referencing here: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/thre
Prada cup on TV ifmdalvey at 4:50am 01.19.21 The windward foil probably wasn't deployed because they didn't think they'd need it. Then - surpri
Prada cup on TV ifmdalvey at 4:48am 01.19.21 You can watch it all on Youtube, either a 30 minute highlight show for two races or 3 hours for the
Coming soon - Automated Docking Assistance kloudie1 at 4:27am 01.19.21 I think Beany Toe has (had?) a system with joystick control as well.. It has a rotating saildrive (t
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need kloudie1 at 4:17am 01.19.21 Welcome, JT.. Lots of good info here on the site. The boat looks like a keeper under the "patina"..
LITTLE TO NO WIND (1) nybor at 3:31am 01.19.21 Regarding the lack of wind. Here is yet ANOTHER brilliant idea of mine..... I have explained to them
Rudder collar assembly David in Sandusky at 1:18am 01.19.21 The retaining ring that holds up the rudder is a tough plastic ring with a bolt through it, and the
O'Day 27 Prop jibes138 at 1:11am 01.19.21 Is it possible to add a potentiometer to your circuit to lower the RPM's of the electric motor? In
Rudder collar assembly (1) David in Sandusky at 1:03am 01.19.21 Here is a picture including the rudder assembly.
Rudder collar assembly David in Sandusky at 12:56am 01.19.21

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