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Bottom paint on my Mac 26X (3) welderman at 8:17am 05.11.20 Trailer Sailors 1/1376 While doing some engine work on My MacGregor 26x I decided to repaint the bottom. About a year ago
Prop seal change on Honda BF50A welderman at 8:05am 05.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 5/4288 I recently pulled my MacGregor 26X out for repairs after noticing oil slick when I dropped the engin
Are you on your last boat? Justin_NSA at 7:41am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 32/2655 I think I am. Bella Luna meets all our needs. The admiral loves her. We're both in our mid 60's and
Nasty Stuff inside my boat. corbinstein at 7:27am 05.11.20 Smaller Boats 7/1539 so my boat sat for probably 4 or 5 years and the last 2 with about a foot and half of water inside.
Raymarine C80 Display is rolling (1) MichaelStacy at 6:51am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 11/2187 Anybody had this problem with their display. It used to be that if I banged the display, it would s
Are Saildrives becoming more popular? Bad Obsession at 5:49am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 17/5105 last time I was at a boat show I noticed that a lot of the newer boats had saildrives instead of dir
Hunter 35.5 Legend keel bolts sasafil at 5:33am 05.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1073 Does anybody knows the sizes of keel bolts on Hunter 35.5 legend. Thanks in advance.
Inverter/charger and neutral bus question (1) mermike at 8:13pm 05.10.20 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5116
Show us your ground tackle for a Hunter Legend 35.5 Canonshooternb at 4:21pm 05.10.20 Big Boats 6/1917
Siren 17 logo bobweenk at 2:32pm 05.10.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1217 I'm a watercolourist in the Gulf Islands of B.C. and I'm looking for a good photo of the sail logo o
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin RussC at 8:25am 05.10.20 Ask All Sailors 32/7927 first off: I'm still trying to wrap my head around just how an instrument measures true wind speed o
Deck Grab rail removal tom.p.brown at 6:23am 05.10.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3575 I have 2003 Hunter 306. I want to remove the deck grab rails. there are 3 each side. I see a wood pl
Key Buzzer Doesn't Buzz stephen_i_w at 8:19pm 05.09.20 Catalina 310 9/2058 On my C315, for some reason, the buzzer that usually buzzes when the key is turned, but before the
Converting a 33.5 from sailing yacht to trawler... sandiegoskipper at 6:48pm 05.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/3618 I'm buying a Hunter 33.5 that has been de-masted which is fine by me as I intend to use her as a tra
Hunter Legend 37 - Deck core Marmalade at 4:16pm 05.09.20 Big Boats 3/1001 I know the deck is cored with balsa, but can anyone confirm for me if the core extends into: 1) Coc
Anchor Locker Does Not Drain (1) sail sfbay at 3:53pm 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 21/5776 The anchor locker on my 2005 Hunter 46 leaves standing water below the through hull drains on each s
Simrad Transducer Operation fhujber at 2:08pm 05.09.20 Bigger Boats 6/2984 I just finished installing a Simrad Cruise 7 chartplotter with the echosounder transducer. I'm seein
Hunter 376 stanchions Velella at 12:25pm 05.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/735 Are Hunter 376 stanchions attached by bolts or screws?
SG200 Question (1) ontherocks83 at 12:00pm 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 1/466 I just installed my Balmar SG200 and Pro Charge Ultra battery charger that I got from Maine Sail. Ev
Ball Swivel Trailer Bunk Brackets Aarrrgh! at 11:39am 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1454 I am searching for those ball-type swivel bunk brackets. My trailer bunks are 14' treated 2X6 boards

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Removing furler foils without replacing the forestay? JBP-PA at 8:52am 02.25.25 One possible glitch in your approach is that the joint between extrusions might be corroded. The fo
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 Rick Webb at 8:31am 02.25.25 There should be a sheave in there Time for a new one
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? SteveHughessails at 8:31am 02.25.25 I am educating myself on tuning our B&R rig on a Hunter 240. I step and unstep our mast all the time
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing dmax at 8:30am 02.25.25 Yes, mine had the main halyard and the topping lift in those sheaves.
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing CodeGrue at 8:28am 02.25.25 With the line on the left sheave, the tab presses on it and locks it from moving. I guess it's for a
Mast rivets? SkookumZac at 8:09am 02.25.25 Also! There is an alternative product, called a T-Terminal Retaining Plug. https://www.fisheriessu
Mast rivets? JoeWhite at 7:34am 02.25.25 I had that problem with my H25.5. I would hold them in place with blue tape before raising the mast.
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? dlochner at 7:18am 02.25.25 Lot of words here, let's break it down. Building your own rigging, i.e., cutting the wire and insta
Solar Charging Question Caboteur at 7:12am 02.25.25
Alignment after engine mount replacement sesmith at 7:06am 02.25.25 Once things are disconnected, maybe it would be possible to find the correct center by pushing the s
Mast rivets? dlochner at 6:54am 02.25.25 If you use SS rivets coat the barrel with Tef-Gel to prevent corrosion between the aluminum and SS.
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing dmax at 6:38am 02.25.25 The tabs are guides that keep the sheaves and halyards in their place - if it's not bent, it should
Mast rivets? SkookumZac at 6:06am 02.25.25 High-quality pop rivets. Aluminum or Stainless. Drill and replace. Going back to your other post,
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 SkookumZac at 5:52am 02.25.25 I don't see the part on the sbo store but you can order it directly from US Spars: https://www.ussp
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing eherlihy at 5:48am 02.25.25 Move the halyard to the sheave on the port side? I would do this before grinding anything.
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 smokey73 at 5:43am 02.25.25 Check your jib halyard for damage after you replace the assembly. A turn like that is certain to da
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 SkookumZac at 5:42am 02.25.25 Looks like just the exit plate/sheave is broken. The pieces are probably down at the bottom of the
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 smokey73 at 5:39am 02.25.25 Something looks really wrong there in your picture! It looks like your jib halyard is turning direc
Alignment after engine mount replacement jssailem at 5:22am 02.25.25 Reasonable approach. The carbon ring introduces an additional variable. When the coupler is disconne
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question smokey73 at 5:13am 02.25.25 It would help if you tell us which model Yanmar you have?

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