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Converting a dumb alt. NYSail at 2:26pm 01.18.20 Ask All Sailors 4/996 Hello all, So a couple years ago I upgrade my alt to a balmar 150 with mc614 external regulator. The
New Sails oday 39? henrykorous at 12:25pm 01.18.20 Racing 5/1634 Hi, I am starting to look into getting new sail. I only have experience sailing with dacron sails up
Hunter 49 A/C pump replacement (original pump shorting) TT Tide Together at 11:25am 01.18.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2311 Trying to find the brand and model, size of raw water pump used (original) for serving all three A/C
Looking for 1989 Hunter 35.5 Legend mast. sasafil at 10:48am 01.18.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/757 Hi all. I have a 1989 Hunter 35.5 Legend and looking for a mast for it (Isomat). Anybody have one fo
Where the rubber meets the road sailme88 at 9:53am 01.18.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1910 Ahoy fellow sailors. This IS the definitive site to get the true feed back to any question. Accord
Winter Cautionary tale! agprice22 at 9:32am 01.18.20 Ask All Sailors 20/2409 I had an interesting experience today. I was in my warehouse. The temp is controlled at 44 degrees
Can a boat motor be too low in the water? (2) gtg at 7:50am 01.18.20 Ask All Sailors 15/5198 The motor ran fine in my bucket during breaking, water level was just above the horizontal fin does
Mooring Buoy - annual cost smokey73 at 5:47am 01.18.20 Ask All Sailors 13/3526 Here is some background: Our club has about 14 mooring buoys that are leased to club members on an
Termite Prevention scuba201 at 7:27pm 01.17.20 Ask All Sailors 10/2598 So I have been reading how bad termites are in South Florida and now I am worried about termites. A
Gas bottles or tank question Valerio at 6:08pm 01.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1216 The gas bottles that comes standard on h41 are some kind of specials? Or I can buy for instance a ga
Gas bottles Valerio at 6:03pm 01.17.20 Ask All Sailors 0/21
GPS Jamming Expected in Southeast Jan 16 to 24. sea_casper at 2:52pm 01.17.20 Sails Call Lounge 1/613 GPS reception may be unavailable or unreliable over a large portion of the southeastern states and t
Leaking Water pump..... NYSail at 11:32am 01.17.20 Engines and Propulsion 7/1271 Hello all.... So last weekend at the boat and I notice a good size puddle of coolant under front of
Planning the plumbing! Scott T-Bird at 11:29am 01.17.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1298 Wanting to make some improvements to my sanitary system, I looked in all the nooks and crannies to t
Hunter 37 Legend 1986 Marek Jadczyk at 9:38am 01.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1669 Hi, I have bought this boat recently, but there was no original user manual on board. Can anyone sen
which better for sailboats, Old Hickory Lake or Percy Priest Lake in Nashville TN? John6275 at 6:25am 01.17.20 Ask All Sailors 18/4609 so, that is the quesquestion, which is better to have your sailboat on? I am about to have my boat
Steel wire Riggings for H326 Ken13559 at 8:52pm 01.16.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/514 Dave G, Do Hunter Store sells set of Steel wires Riggings (actual design lengths for V1, V2, D1, D2,
Keel removal help John Rose 5 at 6:48pm 01.16.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1496 I would like to remove my keel for repainting. How heavy is it? Removal and reinstall Process? Curr
Sebastian Fl Sailing Tyemac at 5:44pm 01.16.20 Ask All Sailors 1/677 Hey everyone, Janet and I are driving to Florida for the month of February and would love if there w
Electrical connections for the mast fred1diver at 3:46pm 01.16.20 Ask All Sailors 14/2945 Hey everyone, wondering how you all make the mast electrical connections? what do you think of a wa

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Good price?? egabe38 at 6:01am 10.09.24 Correction main was reshaped in 2020 so 4 years ago
Good price?? egabe38 at 5:54am 10.09.24 Well i cant remember exactly if he used the winch to unfurl because i was keeping tension on the con
Good price?? Tally Ho at 5:27am 10.09.24 . Mast looked ok and we did unfurl the main but it was difficult. Should you need a winch to unfurl
Good price?? sailme88 at 4:59am 10.09.24 With boats, just like real estate ....LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.... Some of the local pricing and
Lazarette clasp ? shemandr at 4:57am 10.09.24 See post #3: I witnessed an Alerion 28 sink from water ingress through the lazarette. It was at th
Bow Eye ...3TacksontheWater at 4:24am 10.09.24 I talked to CD Tech Support. They suggest to gain access to the area by removing a portion of the f
Good price?? egabe38 at 4:13am 10.09.24 Thanks shemandr! I checked the head and actually stuck my nose in the waste deck fitting. Lol absolu
Dodger and Bimini features you love? Joe at 2:30am 10.09.24 All great stuff! Hand rails for sure. Any others? No leather! The craftsman that built my dodge
ASA 101 course Will Gilmore at 2:25am 10.09.24 All of the ASA courses I have been on the web sites for, show boats that typically include a head.
TD 14 (2) kappykaplan at 2:24am 10.09.24 Definitely a monster of a storm - latest graphics from NOAA below. e very, very bad. DAMMIT JIM 227
ASA 101 course Joe at 1:44am 10.09.24 I think that depends on who teaches the course. Call the vendor you are considering with these "log
Catalina 30 Engine Smoke and No Throttle Control mermike at 8:29pm 10.08.24 Of course, on a forty year old boat, investing in an engine repair may be foolish given the risk of
Lazy Jacks ? Justin_NSA at 7:12pm 10.08.24 My main has a Dutchman system that the PO installed. I had never heard of it before. I had lazy jack
Lazarette clasp ? Davidasailor26 at 6:36pm 10.08.24 apsizing? Knockdowns? What are you guys smoking? For recreational boats like ours, I have not hea
Bow Eye pcharn01 at 6:11pm 10.08.24 I talked to CD Tech Support. They suggest to gain access to the area by removing a portion of the fo
Dodger and Bimini features you love? Davidasailor26 at 5:40pm 10.08.24
Oday 192 outboard bracket (4) Sunbird22358 at 4:50pm 10.08.24 The 1962-68 Mariners with the afterdeck had a "kicker-Pit" (O'Day called it an outboard well" some y
TD 14 jssailem at 4:00pm 10.08.24 Brave indeed Or it has been said "a bit crazy with big Egos" Sure thankful there are individuals
TD 14 BigEasy at 3:53pm 10.08.24
Dodger and Bimini features you love? shemandr at 3:52pm 10.08.24 . As mentioned, pocket for flashlight also for SPOT, cell phone, handheld VHF, corkscrew any other e

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