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Fun playing in the wind. (1) Ken Cross at 4:14pm 06.23.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1334 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 4/879 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 13/3206 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 10/3302 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 5/568 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 5/2123 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 8/3917 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 11/3021 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 19/4895 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 9/2184 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 20/4386
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
Fiberglass locker repair (4) G0ri11@ at 9:57pm 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1511 One of the lockers on the port side of my boat's cabin is cracked along its wall (see pictures). Th
Summerize the boat Don S/V ILLusion at 6:38pm 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 8/667 this is the antithesis of the winterization thread posts here every Fall. Many of us Summer -ize as
Stern pulpit mark rocco at 5:43pm 06.22.20 Parts Search 2/908 1980 catalina 22 looking for a stern pulpit
Ballast pump Pegusus at 5:37pm 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 3/579 Can someone help me find a ballast pump for a 14 today javelin there is an opening near the stearn w

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Engine control cables bound in pedestal, H37.5 jssailem at 9:41am 03.10.25 I would contact Edson about the tube's purpose and how they engineered the cables to be run. It loo
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid jssailem at 9:33am 03.10.25 Maybe see you up here in the Salish Sea sometime. I look forward to this happening. It has been a
Bottom paint question jssailem at 9:25am 03.10.25 :plus: with @Project_Mayhem. Before you start to paint, make sure the tape on the starboard side mi
adding electrical stove Ralph Johnstone at 9:24am 03.10.25 Is there a propane burner located somewhere in this new electric stove ? If not, you will only be a
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid knotimpossible at 9:22am 03.10.25 Thank you so much, John. This was very helpful. Exactly the info I needed and I have downloaded the
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa jssailem at 9:21am 03.10.25 My main concern is that the sleeve might interfere with the furler Not a problem. It is like you g
Bottom paint question Project_Mayhem at 9:10am 03.10.25 If it lives on the trailer, its purely asthetic but to answer your question, paint upto the waterlin
Stuffing Box Leak - 2QM15 Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 03.10.25 Follow the post #5 link to the letter.
Stuffing Box Leak - 2QM15 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:09am 03.10.25 How do I determine what size packing to buy? Purely a guess here but from your boat length, I'll
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main smokey73 at 8:56am 03.10.25 I went to a loose foot when I had my main replaced 12 years ago by my local loft Ballard Sails and
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main smokey73 at 8:52am 03.10.25 ... I'm happy with the sail other than the second reef is to high for the capacity of the single li
Source for replacement sheaves Joe at 8:44am 03.10.25 If I don't want to go that route, are these tracks standard, so I can buy a replacement car assembl
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa sdommer at 8:31am 03.10.25
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa justsomeguy at 8:21am 03.10.25 Find a friend or friendly dockmate with a Sailrite or similar, and have a spool of contrasting threa
Engine control cables bound in pedestal, H37.5 JoeWhite at 8:20am 03.10.25 Paul, thank you for sharing, excellent photos to describe. It appears that there is no choice but t
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main Charlie98117 at 8:09am 03.10.25 I went to a loose foot when I had my main replaced 12 years ago by my local loft Ballard Sails and l
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Calif. Ted at 8:08am 03.10.25 Used ATN sleeves with laminate sails, they cost about $600. I went back to a dacron genny and sunbre
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main PAC3142 at 8:05am 03.10.25 Smokey, Make sure your sailmaker knows if you have single line reefing or not. That will limit the
VHF SWR results... JoeWhite at 8:04am 03.10.25 https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&client=ms-android-att-us-revc&source=android-browser&q=adjust
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main captcoho at 7:55am 03.10.25 I have a loose footed main built by North Sails, and a Lazy Bay from National Sails and I utilize my

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