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Hunter 23.5 forestay/pulpit damage (4) Rick Macdonald at 1:08pm 07.12.20 Smaller Boats 25/2617 The power boat in the slip next to me came in for a windy docking, panicked when the wind turned him
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? (1) jviss at 10:23am 07.12.20 Ask All Sailors 32/2582 Greetings, I just bought a new cooler for the RIB. We use the RIB to go the the "boat beach" from
Hunter 22 1982 boom jack Captain Mal at 9:35am 07.12.20 Smaller Boats 15/1416 I am a new owner of a 1982 hunter 22.. I have it in the water and am rigging the boom and see that I
center board for AMF Alcort Tiga Fredwin at 8:03am 07.12.20 Parts Search 5/950 Also looking for any info, manuals on this sailboard.
Wind Instruments eje at 6:51am 07.12.20 Ask All Sailors 10/10033 I'm looking at a boat with an old SR Mariner Nav 5 instrument cluster. I've been told it works, but
New 1986 272 owner/novice sailor LazurusLong at 6:21am 07.12.20 Bigger Boats 21/1267 Hi All, I am looking forward to learning from experienced folks. I am sure to ask many questions.
Winch reassembly mistake Kmbarlow50 at 6:20am 07.12.20 Ask All Sailors 0/12 Hi there I have a Lewmar 16 st winch. I have made a big mistake And have reassembled my winch incorr
Electric winch motor replacement. DaveMcL at 6:19am 07.12.20 Big Boats 2/592 Look for ideas to source a replacement motor for the Barient 45 winch on my 92, Legend 43. Not much
Winch servicing mistake Kmbarlow50 at 5:49am 07.12.20 Ask All Sailors 11/783 Hi there I have a Lewmar 16 st winch. I have made a big mistake And have reassembled my winch inco
NMEA 2000 blowing fuse / ais not powering up NYSail at 5:08am 07.12.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1021 So have spent the weekend so far hooking radar up..... works! Next was the AIS and NMEA 2000. Have e
Voltmeter (1) rukidn at 5:03am 07.12.20 Catalina 310 10/1355 We just completed a week of long distance motoring, with multiple 60-80 mile legs. (Minimal wind for
O'Day 40 Questions- Headsails & Autopilot LouisMK at 4:46am 07.12.20 Bigger Boats 11/968
Slab reefing wyctoronto at 3:13pm 07.11.20 Bigger Boats 15/2719 I find it difficult to effectively reef and flatten the main with the line from the cringle on the l
ELCI Failure dlochner at 3:11pm 07.11.20 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1810 Last year I installed a new Blue Sea ELCI, and it worked well all season and the beginning of this s
Lifeline Stanchions for Hunter 37.5 Legend (1) AtLast375 at 1:59pm 07.11.20 Parts Search 2/745 Hello - I am desperately searching for lifeline stanchions for our Hunter 37.5 Legend. Hunterowners
Good Read! Alansails at 1:31pm 07.11.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/745 Our son and I exchange books and I have read Joshua Slocums Book, Our son gave me to read: "Log of t
Spreader Bracket for O'Day 23 (1978) (2) larchmont_oday at 1:27pm 07.11.20 Ask An Oday Owner 2/470
Raymarine Speed Transducer Blanking Plug jviss at 1:27pm 07.11.20 Parts Search 12/2883 I need one, older ST60 speed transducer. I want to clean the paddlewheel, but there's no plug prese
Question about PHRF Calculation Tedd at 10:20am 07.11.20 Racing 11/2187 I found a formula for PHRF online, which I applied to my boat (Macgregor 26S). The PHRF number I've
C&C 27 Mk V Drinky Crow at 10:04am 07.11.20 Racing 1/450 So, I just bought one of these. Anyone out there racing one gimme' your headstay length? How much ra

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Topping lift dLj at 9:50am 04.06.24 I have a boom roller furler, not in mast. I leave my topping lift adjusted so when reefing, the boom
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 9:32am 04.06.24 Was there just last week .... can totally relate. We got blown sideways as we were stern tied (easi
3GM30F Service Issue Calif. Ted at 9:27am 04.06.24
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 9:02am 04.06.24 Should be fine. There are spots we anchor in 60 ft but it's sloped bottom with a stern tie, so the
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 9:01am 04.06.24 You say rough starting in cold weather, Do you have glow plugs? When you look at the exhaust is the
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:44am 04.06.24 Peggy, I have a 50 gallon aluminum fresh water tank and a 25 gallon flexible water tank that I adde
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F Mark Maulden at 8:33am 04.06.24
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Calif. Ted at 8:31am 04.06.24 I replaced the gates this winter and have stayed with coated.
MORC jssailem at 7:42am 04.06.24 Looks like the Hunter is not in the list of boats that have been measured and qualified.. https://ww
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt kloudie1 at 7:42am 04.06.24 Doesn't sound that bad but ya might want to check the glow plug circuit and plugs to see if all are
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 7:39am 04.06.24 Thank you all so many wonderful suggestions. It seems of all of these, the best option is to use th
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed mermike at 6:53am 04.06.24 Just don't ask which anchor is best...:biggrin:
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM RoyS at 6:31am 04.06.24 Water heater will drain quickly if you hold open the pressure/temperature relief valve lever while t
Sailing down the channel (1) stickinthemud57 at 6:09am 04.06.24 Nice choice of color. :cool:
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed circa1971la at 5:57am 04.06.24 Thank you all so many wonderful suggestions. It seems of all of these, the best option is to use the
MORC shemandr at 5:52am 04.06.24 Is MORC still being used? The last MORC race I was in was over 40 years ago. That was on Lake Erie
Backup Nav Lights for $2.49 elink at 5:42am 04.06.24 very cool. thanks for sharing
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed elink at 5:40am 04.06.24 While the discussion continues on this, circa1971la, you can likely make a decision on what is best
170 cracked warranty hull Crazy Dave Condon at 4:59am 04.06.24 The very first thing you need to do is drill a 1/8 inch hole at the end of each crack about a quarte
Hunter 34 rudder JamesG161 at 12:18am 04.06.24 You can find the owners manual and more on Hunter 34. Hunter resources, by model Jim...

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