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Spinnaker halyard in furling mast tom.p.brown at 1:37pm 06.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/648 i am going to run a halyard into the slotted opening in my mast that is marked as spinnaker. the pul
DAY SAILER SELF BAILER John G. Davis at 1:31pm 06.21.19 Day Sailers 2/2246 Any idea of who makes the self bailer as used on the O Day day sailer 2 ' 3? The rubber bushing is
2GM20 Alternator and Starter Wiring APWTryfan at 10:54am 06.21.19 Ask All Sailors 5/911 Good Day! I have new to me C'C33 mII with 2GM 20 and am adding solar with battery upgrade. I want to
Severe rattle coming from the transmission area (I think) Jacksail at 9:37am 06.21.19 Catalina 30 2/685 I was doing some maintenance for an unrelated item and I cleared out the aft berth of my 310. I open
Cat 310 Masthead Sheave Size whittem at 9:12am 06.21.19 Catalina 310 1/404 Anyone know size/dimensions of the two Catalina 310 masthead sheaves? I called Catalina Largo FL fac
New Extended Catalina 310 Spinnaker Crane (2) whittem at 8:37am 06.21.19 Catalina 310 15/3256 I refined the design of a new extended Catalina 310 spinnaker Crane I showed in a post last Feb 2019
Oday 272 question- Social Sailor? RodneyBD at 7:34am 06.21.19 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1389 Hello all, the 272 keeps popping up on my acquisition radar because it checks a few important boxes
universal m25 water pump part number 85bittersweet at 7:24am 06.21.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/576 does anyone have the kabota part number for the water pump
Another solution to hard to unfurl sail on Selden furling mast JH10920 at 7:06am 06.21.19 Big Boats 2/1408 Hello all, A new-to-me Hunter 38's mainsail was difficult to unfurl and furl. My after-purchase rig
Help, old topside paint is fading, what to do (3) hamilto at 6:38am 06.21.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/723 First post. Thanks for having me. Just bought my beautiful Catalina 22 Lady. Cosmetically she suffe
Summer Time Arrives JamesG161 at 4:20am 06.21.19 Sails Call Lounge 3/557 The longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere!!! And it is... FRIDAY Also it appears to b
Furler questions for Dr Judy B HEINZIR at 9:09pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 3/858 I am loving the new Snapfurl 500 on my Montgomery 17. I chose it over the CDI for the ability to ch
Hunter 356 heave to in heavy weather clmooring at 8:48pm 06.20.19 Big Boats 17/2429 I would like to hear experiences of 356 owners (or similar vintage/design hunters) with heaving to a
Hard top for a 2001 Hunter 420 Passage Stephen M at 8:08pm 06.20.19 Big Boats 4/1314 Wondering if anyone has seen a 420 with a hard top?
Repair Tiller bolt hole in rudder (1) cbourne200 at 7:25pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1440 Guess we used tiller as a handhold once too often. As I was returning to marina, tiller came off in
Needing help finding why I can't get fuel pressure. Newbie3 at 7:03pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1208 I just installed a new engine in to a Catalina that has been sitting for... probably a long time. It
New pumpkinpie at 6:26pm 06.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1105 .
1977 Pearson 27 keel bolts (4) Island Pilot at 4:02pm 06.20.19 Pearson 5/1545 Good evening, here are pics of keel bolts. Please let me know what you think. I am interested in g
Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin (1) Phil Herring at 3:32pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 33/2522 How long have you owned your current boat? Are you new to the hobby, or new to your vessel? Or are
Can anyone identify this fitting? (2) Solitude at 2:40pm 06.20.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/716 I am installing a new air conditioner and removing the old one. The attached pictures are of a fitt

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Halyards and Such Vincent Williams at 5:00pm 09.13.23 internal halyards which exit 5-6 feet above base goes up pretty quietly. will attach line and try
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 4:51pm 09.13.23
27 Mast Gate Options Tally Ho at 4:50pm 09.13.23 Yeah, it looks like you need something to cover the sides of the slot, and still let the slugs slide
Parts required for adding an Asym. to 29.5 Tally Ho at 4:47pm 09.13.23 You could try Rig-Rite. https://www.rigrite.com Greg
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 4:46pm 09.13.23 I should be sailing by the weekend. ?
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 4:45pm 09.13.23 For a 150 or so Genoa, yes a foam luff with help. My 155 had one. But when I ordered my 135, Nort
Recessed control panel housing replacement ideas Tally Ho at 4:43pm 09.13.23 Hi...thank you everyone for the ideas! Lots to consider. At this stage I'm kind of liking the patch
Adding second reef to main sail? Tally Ho at 4:40pm 09.13.23 The sail will also need a foam luff pad to keep its shape. For a 150 or so Genoa, yes a foam luff
Invest 95L jviss at 4:29pm 09.13.23 Hurricane LeeHEAT fuel, as it passes the Gulf Stream. 219850 Note the change in Intensity or Ca
H49/50 battery replacement flightlead404 at 4:12pm 09.13.23
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? rardiH36 at 4:10pm 09.13.23 chichiflys, Just saw your post. Needed a break from up on the ladder painting the side of my house!
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass jviss at 4:09pm 09.13.23 Amazon, wireless remote for winches. Plenty of generic options starting at under $20 Cool, thanks
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 4:07pm 09.13.23 Wow, where is that? The cheapest wired Lewmar one I can find is $200. Amazon, wireless remote fo
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass jviss at 3:38pm 09.13.23 If you don't have a remote for your windless you can easily install one, now cost around $20. Wow,
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass jviss at 3:34pm 09.13.23 Your boat .............. accept it as it is with its built in limitations or get a 100 footer. On
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 3:09pm 09.13.23 I use a boat hook and push the chain down as it comes up. If you don't have a remote for your windl
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 3:09pm 09.13.23 That's a crappy anchorage, poor holding in sand over limestone. Behind Wisteria is better and close
original battens on Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:01pm 09.13.23 @wisey2 Read the above Crazy Dave
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices jviss at 3:01pm 09.13.23 A little clarification is perhaps in order . There are hundreds of DIN connectors . A DIN is nothin
Sail battens Crazy Dave Condon at 2:57pm 09.13.23 @wisey2 Suggest posting your the hunter 240 battens under small boats where you will get more respo

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