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Oval Portlight 88 Legend (1) IvanRBS at 9:04pm 10.06.19 Ask All Sailors 1/360 Looking for replacement oval portlights found in head n aft cabin for 88 Hunter Legend 35. Part numb
Two Honda 2000 paralleled in place of shire power? Tim francis at 8:08pm 10.06.19 Big Boats 19/3666
Starboard bulk head aft berthing Hunter 306 tom.p.brown at 5:56pm 10.06.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/517 I have a 2004 Hunter 306. I was replacing the cockpit shower and had removed the aft bulk head to ge
Pots and pans (1) BillyK at 5:45pm 10.06.19 Catalina 310 12/2735 Anyone come up with creative solutions for how or where to stow pots and pans?
Happy Birthday to John Shepard JamesG161 at 4:45pm 10.06.19 Sails Call Lounge 53/5523 Join me in wishing a great day for, John @jssailem . John is a great contributor to Sail Boat Owners
Tuning shrouds on Capri 18 PugetSounder at 3:37pm 10.06.19 Smaller Boats 2/1691 Hello all, I am not happy with how few threads I have exposed on my fore-stay turnbuckle, so I am i
Help with a Simpson Lawrence Windlass spadaforaj at 2:28pm 10.06.19 Ask All Sailors 2/399 I have one of these Sprint Atlantis units that were standard on Hunter boats around 2004. Can thes
Just What I need, Another mast! (1) BrianRobin at 2:02pm 10.06.19 Ask All Sailors 5/721 Picked this up today, a 61' mast, furler and rigging, supposedly from a 41' C ' C. Our club had this
Help ID (5) Subotter84 at 12:59pm 10.06.19 Ask All Sailors 2/569 So i traded a kayak for this sweet looking little 13 ft day sailor. I am having trouble finding anyt
Another wiring issue for Hunter 26.5 vidalia at 10:17am 10.06.19 Smaller Boats 16/1600 The anchor light (360 degree white light at the very top of the mast) and the steaming light (225 de
Appropriate amount of headstay sag? (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:18am 10.06.19 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/8004 One of the boats in our club thought that we had too much headstay sag in one of our races a few wee
Bleeding a Yanmar 3GM 30 (F) - is it always necessary?? Bluenose at 7:09pm 10.05.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1521 Hi all, In the courses I have taken, they always said to bleed after changing the primary and seco
Questions for 39 owners Sefuller at 4:26pm 10.05.19 Bigger Boats 2/861 I noticed on haul out that our propshaft strut has some movement. I'm wondering how it is attached
Sheet to tiller again garymalmgren at 4:21pm 10.05.19 Ask All Sailors 1/934 Well, posted the last one as Private so only I could watch it. Not much meaning to that. gary DOUgO-
Drilling new bow cleat holes RolfSail at 2:12pm 10.05.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1097 Hello veteran Hunter owners. I have a new to me 1999 260. I want to replace the bow cleats. You ment
st50 wind transducer repair fganz1944 at 12:44pm 10.05.19 Ask All Sailors 11/5689 My st50 wind transducer (Z135) has failed, first direction, more recently wind speed. Question: 1.
any 310 Catalina owners in Puget Sound/Salish Sea? matts997 at 11:29am 10.05.19 Catalina 310 9/1729 I currently own a Hunter 280 and am looking for a 310 or 320 Catalina. I've seen several 320s but ha
Deep water anchorages (1) Rltgold at 11:19am 10.05.19 Catalina 22 25/3242 After our last trip to Catalina Island we found out how many anchorages were in pretty deep water.
macgregor 26s ballast hedgy at 10:00am 10.05.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2974 good morning, i just purchased 1993 Macgregor 26s, wondering as far as water ballast, its trailered
Re-leather the Wheel? Kings Gambit at 9:26am 10.05.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1724 The SS wheel of me 1999 Bavaria needs new leather covering. The leather there now is the original an

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2005 Hunter 36. ice breaker at 1:48pm 07.30.24 Pretty sure it was a sensor system, made by snake river electronics. They are no longer in business
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? Rich Stidger at 1:44pm 07.30.24 What I don't understand, is why manufacturers don't install furling booms instead of furling masts.
Set your watch back 20 years dlochner at 1:39pm 07.30.24 Now here's a piece of tech we all need. :facepalm: https://www.sailmagazine.com/gear/gear-smart-hat
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover (1) Foswick at 1:34pm 07.30.24 I got some stock and a new blade and made my first few cuts today. I was pleased with how nicely it
DIY Wooden Blocks Foswick at 1:25pm 07.30.24 Please report back with your experience. I'm sure many will be interested. I don't think I've ever
renewing headliner gfrazzle at 1:08pm 07.30.24 Auto spray headliner dye is designed for exactly what you want to do but if you don't want to use th
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? duck21 at 12:48pm 07.30.24 Although in this case it's B.O.A.T.T. (Bring Out Another Thirty Thousand).
Add starting relay JoeWhite at 12:46pm 07.30.24 Installing a relay is the best answer. BUT from the diagrams and images that I see no diodes are ins
DIY Wooden Blocks thinwater at 12:35pm 07.30.24 Purchased! Thanks for the tip. Please report back with your experience. I'm sure many will be in
Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak shemandr at 12:33pm 07.30.24 How do the mast electric wires transit the deck?
Seafarer 38c - Fresh water leak and steam from engine jssailem at 12:22pm 07.30.24 Steam in engine compartment. Confirm it is steam, raw water heated by engine exhaust Fresh Water
Add starting relay Project_Mayhem at 12:19pm 07.30.24 I have a boat with everything to fix it on board. It got nick named the floating tool box
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly Ralph Johnstone at 11:36am 07.30.24 Batteries had been charging on solar since I first posted. I disconnected the solar panel and I the
West Marine Inventory (1) JamesG161 at 11:27am 07.30.24 Not dead at all. I can still walk in and browse. My store is in Biloxi, MS and just gave me a 15 %
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Alan Gomes at 11:24am 07.30.24 FWIW, I just got this in my email: Dr. LED Lighting Sale (campaign-archive.com)
Set your watch back 20 years TimFromLI at 11:06am 07.30.24 I don't know, I'm sure glad to have my AIS, radar and chart plotter when you are out east in pea sou
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? Foswick at 10:55am 07.30.24 These booms are expensive because everyone doesn't buy one. So the economy of scale isn't there. I
Add starting relay (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:55am 07.30.24 I was thinking 10ga for the power in and out, and 14 for the ground and switch. Should do the job
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? JRacer at 10:53am 07.30.24 B.O.A.T.
Forestay Broke Away ...3TacksontheWater at 10:50am 07.30.24 Even with nine years on the hard, you boat is still 38 years old. If your rigging is that old, perha

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