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Midship toe rail chock for Hunter 40.5, 42, 43, coming soon... save some $$ (3) Phil Herring at 7:52pm 06.23.20 Big Boats 14/8264 Just wanted to give you guys a heads-up that Al has recreated one of the most problematic deck parts
HELP - Another strange voltage plus "unexplained charging current" question smokey73 at 7:07pm 06.23.20 Ask All Sailors 16/861 HELP! I was out sailing awhile back and had a "low voltage alarm" 11.5V on my chartplotter. I immed
Seaward 25 emergency tiller (3) Noodat Lady at 6:52pm 06.23.20 Seaward 2/1807 I have read about the idea of using the length of tubing attached to the rudder, (and designed to ho
Replacing stepdown board in cabin. (2) Tarkus at 5:32pm 06.23.20 Catalina 22 2/514 My stepdown board is cracked and peeled. Time for a new one. I plan on tracing then cutting a new on
Fun playing in the wind. (1) Ken Cross at 4:14pm 06.23.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1337 I've heard little about actual sailing lately. Tell about your adventures. Today we left about 10am
Gelcoat- Color Match 1990 (1989 Hunter Legend 35.5) (1) ttibbits at 2:46pm 06.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1562 Has anyone had any luck finding a match to the "Ext White" gelcoat used on 1988-1989 Hunters? I have
Centerboard Housing problems (1) BRGirard at 1:58pm 06.23.20 Trailer Sailors 4/880 I purchased a new CB housing for a hunter 240. it looks great but when I set it up using the same h
Question on anchor chain size for SL Windlass on my Hunter 45 cc Z83 at 11:41am 06.23.20 Big Boats 13/3209 Hi Again: Was wondering if anyone could give me any insight on the right size chain for my anchor w
Oceanis 45 Cockpit Lighting Mike Kegley at 8:54am 06.23.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3303 Trying to solve a little lighting wiring mystery that has eluded me since we purchased our boat. Ou
1980 H27 Emergency Tiller System (1) HarrisOutdoors at 7:39am 06.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/569 Sorry for a duplicate post but I piggy backed off of a 10 year old post and the system seems to have
screwed up Nicopress fittings..... Grotto at 7:25am 06.23.20 Catalina 22 0/379 So I built new forward shrouds. looked up the specs and misread the number of crimps 1/8 sleeves. Cu
Logbook Entries Chesapeake 331 at 6:45am 06.23.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2124 Well, I'm finally filling out the logbook we bought 2 years ago. Mostly to learn HOW at this point (
Burner on stove won't stay lit rbelau at 6:22am 06.23.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3922 We have a 2003 Beneteau 473. One of the burners on our 3-burner stove won't stay lit. It will light
Nasty barnacle season in Chesapeake Dr. D at 6:11am 06.23.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3034 From my observation of the condition of my boat's bottom and the comments I have heard from a few pe
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30' Catalina tall rig with wing keel look4judy at 5:50am 06.23.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 19/4901 We have a 1989 30' Catalina tall rig with a wing keel and we are looking to purchase an Auto Pilot.
Asymmetric furler All U Get at 4:59am 06.23.20 Ask All Sailors 3/666 Hi all, I have thought about using a furler for our asymmetrical sail since both are available. Wh
AIS / MMSI number NYSail at 3:05am 06.23.20 Ask All Sailors 1/1052 Hello all, So a new owner of a Garmin 800 AIS and now have to get an ais number. Two options for reg
To paint the spars or not to paint the spars.... (5) greg_m at 12:38am 06.23.20 Catalina 22 9/2188 Tis a problem I am dealing with at the moment. Having never had a boat with painted aluminium spars
Slow turning Yanmar ysm12 on 1978 Hunter 30. Woodrowbr at 11:08pm 06.22.20 The Cherubini Hunters 20/4388
Preventing spider cracks around motor mount Project_Mayhem at 10:58pm 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 3/716 I've seen a few boats with some pretty nasty spider cracks around the motor mount. I was thinking ab

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Towing a Precision 23 dmax at 7:27am 03.11.25 Definitely not enough truck. The trailer could be more than 1000 lbs., they are very heavy. Manufact
adding electrical stove dlochner at 7:26am 03.11.25 The Force 10 and the European 240v electric stoves are 240 single phase. Finding 240/220 single phas
Roadside assistance JBP-PA at 7:03am 03.11.25 You can add "Trailer Assist" to your BoatUS towing membership for an additional $15/yr. Trailer Ass
adding electrical stove (1) JBP-PA at 6:46am 03.11.25 Some 50A service is indeed 220V and is called 50A 125/250, there are two hot wires 180 degrees out o
Looking for a Sonata spinnaker pole.... shemandr at 6:12am 03.11.25 I'm not familiar with the Sonata. Is there something different about the spinnaker pole so that a s
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? shemandr at 6:01am 03.11.25 No. Separate lines, separate purposes. Consider stretch characteristics. For a halyard you want
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main colemj at 5:59am 03.11.25 Smokey, Make sure your sailmaker knows if you have single line reefing or not. That will limit the
adding electrical stove dlochner at 5:53am 03.11.25 220v on a boat in the US is an issue. Do any marinas, besides those who cater to the MegaYachts have
adding electrical stove colemj at 5:41am 03.11.25 Well I am living aboard my hunter for the winter an would like to put in a new force 10 propane sto
adding electrical stove dlochner at 5:28am 03.11.25 I'm currently involved in an electric galley design for a larger sailboat. A 220v electric stove is
Towing a Precision 23 dlochner at 5:20am 03.11.25 The displacement weight is the dry weight, no gear, no extra stuff. You can tow it, however, it will
Toilet Issue Tally Ho at 5:19am 03.11.25 As others have said, follow the water fill line from the toilet to a valve of some sort in the hull.
VHF SWR results... colemj at 5:10am 03.11.25 https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&client=ms-android-att-us-revc&source=android-browser&q=adjus
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? dlochner at 4:35am 03.11.25 Why buy two lines when one will work for both? Since line is priced by the foot not the piece you
Towing a Precision 23 kappykaplan at 4:24am 03.11.25 The 2006 Precision 23 is listed at 2450 displacement (is this the dry weight of the body, totally e
O'Day RENDEZVOUS!! kappykaplan at 2:34am 03.11.25 Proposed dates are the week Of?
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? Project_Mayhem at 10:17pm 03.10.25 Why buy two lines when one will work for both?
Roadside assistance Project_Mayhem at 10:15pm 03.10.25 Don't sign up for Good Sam. It'll take like three years for them to stop hounding you for renewals.
Bottom paint question Project_Mayhem at 10:12pm 03.10.25 Do not put topside paint on the bottom. It will flake off. What doesn;t flake off is a very large jo
Pilothouse Hydraulic Steering Help wbarrie at 9:29pm 03.10.25 The two helm pumps should be connected with a non-pressurized fill or compensation line. This norm

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