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Spinnaker Pole on Oceanis 350? Tony at 5:38pm 03.22.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1136 Hi there - does anyone have any experience / advice on whether it is feasable or sensible to fit a s
Tachometer, Alarm and Engine Hour Gauge Mark at 2:11pm 03.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/880 I have a Hunter 31 (1986) and I have a few issues with my gauges and alarms. The alarm that should
Want to add a filter Rick at 12:13pm 03.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/680 I have a 1984 C27 with a m18 universal , seems as thouth I only have one fuel filter, the one mounte
Island Girl v Poli-Glow Mike at 12:01pm 03.22.04 Ask All Sailors 52/4440 Used Island Girl two years on my green O Day 27 ' it worked well -- lasts a whole season. I hear po
Any special funeral rituals for sailors? Jeff M21319 at 11:24am 03.22.04 Ask All Sailors 14/3948 I just was told this morning that my friend and fellow SAR member Bob S. died yesterday in a plane c
Mast shape 376 Mark at 11:04am 03.22.04 Big Boats 0/616 Please comment on this photo. Specifically, is the bending shape near the top of the main (furling)
Shape of the top of the mast Mark at 10:54am 03.22.04 Big Boats 0/779 The enclosed picture illustrates the top of the mast on 376. As you note, the top is slightly bent.
Stuffing Box George Borgos at 10:08am 03.22.04 The Cherubini Hunters 3/934 Near the end of last season I noticed the stuffing box on my 1976 Hunter 27 began to leak. I planned
Newmar battery charger Tim Welsh at 9:37am 03.22.04 Big Boats 5/3227 I went down to the lake this weekend and discovered my charger wasn't working found blown fuse only
Lifting a dinghy with a towing bridle Harry Greenspun at 9:37am 03.22.04 Ask All Sailors 4/3232 Has anyone used their towing bridle to raise a dinghy out of the water? I have one made by C-Level
Fuel Tank Hole? Robert Hill at 8:57am 03.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/909 I'm planning on purchasing a Snake River LCD Acugage 4 w/ the additional diesel float for the fuel t
oday daysailer sail rigging manny lugo at 8:50am 03.22.04 Day Sailers 3/2518 I'm trying to rig an old 1968 16' daysailer for a set of sails and need a picture of the mainsail ri
Reef Line As Cunningham Steve Carpman at 8:35am 03.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2704 We just acquired a new main for our Legend 37.5 with two reefs and a cunningham. We are also conver
Cruising Spinaker Anthony at 8:33am 03.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/972 I am interested in adding a cruising spinaker to my Catalina 310. I am a novice. I would appreciate
Scratch Removal from Compass Len Jim Wharton at 7:59am 03.22.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1454 Hi,I purchased a boat and the compass has a number of very fine scratchesin the top of the lens.
Rudder Problem (1) Barry Eldridge at 7:53am 03.22.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1077 Purchased a Lancer 30 recently, and during haulout I noticed that the top of the rudder was about 2
Rudder Adjustment Problem Barry Eldridge at 7:37am 03.22.04 Ask All Sailors 0/853 We just purchased a Lancer 30, and during haulout, I noticed that the rudder was hanging about 2 1/2
26X, how does one tell the Date of manufacture? Eugene Grimes at 7:28am 03.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/817 Hello all, About the 26X, how does one tell the Date of manufacture By looking at the boat,??? And
Missing arm! Mark Crociati at 7:21am 03.22.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1010 Can anyone recommend a place or craftsman to go to, to replace my missing tiller arm for a Hunter 25
Fuel Tank Greg at 6:10am 03.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/914 Does anyone where's a good place to purchase a gas tank for a catalina 30? Thanks!

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2002 Hunter 386 Bimini (1) Paul356 at 10:27am 07.10.20 Here's what the setup on my 356 looks like. No dodger connection required for the forward bimini to
levitating water heater Tim Mills at 10:25am 07.10.20 Its open and vents fine. The tank was full all the way up to the deck fitting. This probably creates
1992 Hunter 33.5 Folding Wheel? kappykaplan at 10:22am 07.10.20 Doesn't look like there would be sufficient room to attach the wheel pilot to the folding wheel.
Replacing bulb on aqua signal bow light with led issue Johnb at 10:18am 07.10.20 I would also be perturbed by the fact that the body (chassis enclosure fixture ?) is electrically c
Looking for a waste cap Tim Mills at 10:08am 07.10.20 I keep an extra cheap plastic cap in my kit just in case I end up loosing an OEM cap one day. West M
levitating water heater kloudie1 at 10:06am 07.10.20 Fresh water vent open and not plugged with spider/mud dauber debris?
How can I keep it hard longer? Tim Mills at 10:04am 07.10.20 I'm guessing that nobody actually ever puts a gauge on the inflation. I've been wondering about it
Autohelm recommendations Lazy1 at 10:01am 07.10.20 I just got a ST2000 since the mechanical parts seemed more robust and the price difference was not t
1992 Hunter 33.5 Folding Wheel? (1) KemahSailor at 10:00am 07.10.20 Anyone know if a folding wheel works with a wheel pilot like mine?
Folding wheel for Catalina 36 Tim Mills at 9:59am 07.10.20 I went from a solid wheel to a folding wheel and I miss the solid wheel a lot. It feels so much bett
Electric harbors are coming. Captain Larry-DH at 9:50am 07.10.20 That's cool that it works for you. Logistically it wouldn't work for us. The dinghy's on a dinghy
High or Low for CO? Kings Gambit at 9:38am 07.10.20
Just needs a little TLC Tedd at 9:29am 07.10.20 That actually looks like it might be a good deal, for the right person. I am not the right person.
High or Low for CO? sail sfbay at 9:29am 07.10.20 Kings Gambit............coincidently a similar thread was just posted on Cruisers Forum below, (see
Autohelm recommendations MikeHoncho at 9:22am 07.10.20 I have a vintage Autohelm 3000 and it works well for my needs in lighter winds and doing exactly wha
High or Low for CO? Kings Gambit at 9:20am 07.10.20 Good enough! Not being world-ocean cruisers, we are likely not going to expose the yacht to conditio
Beneteau First 35s5 downwind jssailem at 9:10am 07.10.20 Tom I am revisiting a great downloadable online book, by Andrew Evans. While it is focused on the sk
outboard tank fuel connector ID Crazy Dave Condon at 9:08am 07.10.20 :plus:@rgranger Thank you. Are you moved?
Just needs a little TLC Lazy1 at 9:02am 07.10.20 floating duck blind
High or Low for CO? (1) sail sfbay at 9:01am 07.10.20

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