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Key on - Oh No! Dan Anderson at 12:15pm 01.17.05 Big Boats 9/917 I took out my new to me 1987 Hunter 45, after shutting down the motor, we sailed nicely for a couple
More on Portlights - suggestions requested Pete Davenport at 12:10pm 01.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/873 After removing the portlights, discovered that all on the port side were wet and all on the starboar
What does recutting mean? Mark Burrows at 11:44am 01.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1044 Earlier in the discussion, you mentioned recutting a sail as part of refurbishing. What does that
post your recommendations for H-37 cutter sailorhayes at 11:23am 01.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/884 please give your cruising sailing recommendations for my 1982 hunter 37 cutteri have roller furling
Type of Cloth? Donalex at 10:51am 01.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/721 I have a H376 with a 'conventional' footed mainsail which is about five years old. The bottom third
Mast mounting question captainhappy at 10:49am 01.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/738 I have a 1990 Hunter 30 - has this year boat experienced any problems with deck core failure - whe
NEED USED OR REBUILD 2GM YANMAR GREG at 10:23am 01.17.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1325 LOOKING FOR MOTOR FOR 27' CAT YANMAR 2GM,20GM ETC.
keil bolts greg at 10:19am 01.17.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1221 need info on how to replace keil bolts on 27' 1971 CAT
Hull Color, 1983 H22 Mike at 10:12am 01.17.05 Smaller Boats 1/908 The hull color of my boat is a light tan or beige. Question...Does Pettit or Interlux or anyone else
Max. Headroom John D12759 at 10:11am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/856 I have a 1990 MacGregor 26C that I sail here on the Pecos (THIN water) and "fun race" at Elephant Bu
Batten tension Bob at 9:41am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1140 What are the rules of thumb in tensioning full length horizontal battens? Two years ago I bought a
New 33 Issues John at 9:20am 01.17.05 Mid-Size Boats 13/894 Our new 33 was delivered at the end of March 2004. We have had various issues but some continue.#1
73 Macgregor Venture 24' don at 8:50am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1123 I am interested in a new main sail and jib. Do I have to measure each to get a price?Can I get a st
whisker pole marty15435 at 8:40am 01.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/705 Anyone have thoughts on using the mast raising aluminum pole as a whisker pole? Detachable fittings
Baggin it T Brennison at 8:15am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/922 This past spring I purchased a Doyle APC cruising spinnaker for my Hunter 450. I am enjoying using
Halyards Doug6533 at 8:10am 01.17.05 Smaller Boats 3/1032 I need to replace my main and jib halyards but don't necessarily want to buy larger rope than I need
Ball-Lock Quick-Release Pins: Are they strong enuf Ranger Paul18580 at 8:02am 01.17.05 Smaller Boats 6/1447 On my Hunter 216 rigging I have replaced many of the Clevis pins with Ball-Lock Quick-Release pins..
Spreader/genoa mod for MacGregor 26X normo at 8:01am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/2530 Go ahead and laugh. It's ok, we don't care. There are over 6,000 of these powersailing beauties ch
Asymetrical spinnaker and no backstay Bing13178 at 7:46am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1750 Our boat does not have a backstay. Would you recommend using an asymmetrical spinnaker or should we
Capri 18 assymetrical spinnaker george petrides at 7:26am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1073 I woulod like to add an assymertrical spinnaker to my inventory. Budget constraints require that I l

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Seeking Inspiration rlongfield at 10:25am 03.04.21 mechanical inspiration: Indeed, perhaps more important than aesthetics :) I have to at a minimu
Anyone installed Raymarine RV100 on a sailboat? dlochner at 10:25am 03.04.21 Why not use a standard Airmar through hull transducer? The transom mount transducers are really for
V Berth Mattress SawyerCurt at 10:20am 03.04.21 This was discussed in a previous thread. You do have to read down a bit to see Jesse's solution...a
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands dLj at 10:13am 03.04.21 I am still waiting to be able to call to schedule. Perhaps my Doctor will have guidance at my physi
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Ward H at 10:01am 03.04.21 @Scott The white wire is part of the wiring harness that came with MC-614. Here's the section from
Adding reef points to main (1) JeffD at 9:59am 03.04.21
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Stu Jackson at 9:58am 03.04.21 Contrary to MS recommendation, this is mounted in the engine compartment about 8" from the mixing e
Onan 8K Gen losing coolant (2) HandsOnTech at 9:58am 03.04.21 This has to be the most absurd piece of engineering design I have ever seen. The third bolt is well
Mainsail furling line. Claude L.-Auger at 9:55am 03.04.21 If you want to make it easier on your hands, go with 3/8 double braided and remove the inner core of
Cover pic? Really? Jackdaw at 9:54am 03.04.21 And what's the point of this thread? Whats the point of ANY post on SBO?? At least it's about sa
Cover pic? Really? Head Sail at 9:53am 03.04.21 Why good old boat magazine would use this picture on the cover, I have absolutely no idea.
B411 Shaft Pitting Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 03.04.21 There 3 non-rare Earth magnetic metals. 1) Iron = Fe 2) Cobalt = Co 3) Nickel = Ni Good point (ir
Modern Design Anchors Tom J at 9:51am 03.04.21 We are using a Manson Supreme 35 pound anchor as our primary. The shank is too thick for the top ba
Cover pic? Really? Stu Jackson at 9:48am 03.04.21 Why good old boat magazine would use this picture on the cover, I have absolutely no idea. I agree
Coach roof core replacement 1978 H27 sandpiper10471 at 9:47am 03.04.21 Brokenarm - please explain why the method cited is "totally wrong".
Cover pic? Really? Justin_NSA at 9:42am 03.04.21 And what's the point of this thread?
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me (1) Scott T-Bird at 9:39am 03.04.21 This is one of our rear-ends ready for build. In order to reset the brushes you will need to pull t
Mainsail furling line. fullbore at 9:33am 03.04.21 Thanks BigEasy and CalifTed. Will inspect, clean and lube furler mech.
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me (2) Scott T-Bird at 9:29am 03.04.21 Which Balmar regulator? How come you're not going to change anything? Just figuring you'd want to
Mainsail furling line. Calif. Ted at 9:28am 03.04.21 Page 41 of owners manual specs 10 mm https://beneteau.sailboatowners.com/images/kb/pdf/1266.pdf

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