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What's Her Name? Simon Sexton at 8:47am 12.14.17 Ask All Sailors 109/11337 Hey Guys, Good morning everyone! I've seen a lot of the fun subject-questions some of you
I received this as a private msg. Is this still a thing? Will Gilmore at 6:42am 12.14.17 Ask All Sailors 49/4403 from: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?members/michelleluv2012.116573 Dearest One, Than
Cheers All U Get at 12:30am 12.14.17 Ask All Sailors 4/474
battery cable lenght Gabor15908 at 11:56am 12.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/903 I have a Hunter 376 (1997) and in the process of increasing my house battery pack from 2-6V Trojan T
Masthead, or Fractional Sloop? (2) Simon Sexton at 9:16am 12.13.17 Ask All Sailors 62/15266 Hey Guys, I'm really bored right now and wanted to see another conversation spark up, so he
Are there any sailors racing their MacGregors in PHRF regattas here? CrazyHorse at 8:11am 12.13.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1406 I'm new to this site and looking to see if there are any racers here to share ideas with.
41DS Cockpit to Salon Steps redo. (2) Nodak7 at 4:57am 12.13.17 Big Boats 8/931 I had fretted for awhile about redoing the steps from the cockpit to the salon (engine cover) on our
Hunter 26.5 trailer wanted to buy or rent Owen Hays at 5:24pm 12.12.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/612 i am looking for a trailer for my hunter 26.5 to buy or rent. I can be reached at615480FiveFourFiveT
Hunter 26.5. Owen Hays at 3:40pm 12.12.17 Mid-Size Boats 3/1312
356 Water Heater Fluctuates Hot and Cold CharlieSea at 2:55pm 12.12.17 Big Boats 33/3036 Either from the engine or the electric water, the water goes hot and cold when turned on. It takes
C-22 Replacement Rub Rail CatalinaBro at 2:05pm 12.12.17 Catalina 22 3/1024 Recently started a new project with a C-22 and am in the process of tracking down a new rub rail; t
Just a little thought... (1) Brian D at 12:51pm 12.12.17 Sails Call Lounge 65/5530 144539
Halyard guides inside mast? Rustiferion at 11:05am 12.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/4853 I am working on a friend's Beneteau 32 (I think a First) that has developed a snarl in the jib halya
Spinnaker tack point? (1) Kermit at 10:06am 12.12.17 Trailer Sailors 7/3294 I was looking at other options for a block location for the tack point. It occurred to me that I alr
Fuel filter mounting bracket loose? (1) marchem at 9:55am 12.12.17 Catalina 310 7/1791 M25XPB engine. I noticed the other day that the bracket for the on-engine fuel filter is loose. Al
New Owner of 1989 Catalina 30 MKII R C Albin at 8:02am 12.12.17 Catalina 30 28/5365 I'm sure there is a thread here somewhere, but my searches didn't find it. Just purchased my 1989 C
Pearson 10m stantions John Walsh at 5:42am 12.12.17 Pearson 3/842 Do the stantions on the 10m have backing plates? hey have rubber gaskets under them, do you need to
Chain plate leaking knotatwork2 at 5:12pm 12.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/831 I have an 1987 Hunter 23 and it seems to be leaking at the chain plates. Any tips on remedying this
Age and boat ownership Brian D at 1:45pm 12.11.17 Sails Call Lounge 66/5408 Thought this might be entertaining. At least a few of you will drive this quickly off topic, but wha
Twist Meriachee at 9:56am 12.11.17 Ask All Sailors 22/1420 For those of you who have a sprit and a top down furler. Do you have a cleat or ring that the drum

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O'Day 28 Steering Davidasailor26 at 5:35pm 07.04.24
Universal 5411 stalled won't restart jssailem at 4:59pm 07.04.24 The motor lost power on a short run out of port, stalled, and would not restart. That sure sounds
Line diameter jssailem at 4:50pm 07.04.24 It is not about the line you have on the boat, It is about the size of your sheaves on the mast to h
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. Don Guillette at 4:18pm 07.04.24 My wife was looking over my shoulder when i wrote the above response and she asked me "why doesn't h
O'Day 28 Steering Mockingbird01 at 4:14pm 07.04.24 I thought about Coosa but would plywood (properly prepped as Dave suggested above) be better because
Universal 5411 stalled won't restart Davidasailor26 at 4:10pm 07.04.24
O'Day 28 Steering Davidasailor26 at 4:03pm 07.04.24
O'Day 28 Steering (3) Mockingbird01 at 3:59pm 07.04.24 Attached are pics of the idler plate and the rotted plywood
O'Day 28 Steering FastOlson at 3:49pm 07.04.24 Happy Fourth! Thanks to Dave for (again) passing along some good advice. :cool: Before starting, I
O'Day 28 Steering dlochner at 2:48pm 07.04.24 Dang POs! The old plywood has to be removed and ground down to fiberglass and sanded with 80 grit.
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast isaksp00 at 2:46pm 07.04.24 Jib sheets could be secured by cleats if you have them in that area on the coaming.
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. Don Guillette at 2:27pm 07.04.24 As a point of info to help you through the learning process and with your future sail purchases. I'm
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast Crazy Dave Condon at 2:19pm 07.04.24 I am a former Hunter dealer who sold the Hunter 23 wing keel. Picture of the mast and rudder uphau
Hunter 260 Edison Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) Crazy Dave Condon at 2:11pm 07.04.24 @philiefay when replacing steering cable which requires running through the pedestal down through t
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:37pm 07.04.24 You all guessed wrong. The twin keel Hunter is a British built boat built by a different company c
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast Newhouse1969 at 8:44am 07.04.24
Non working microwave john2 at 7:43am 07.04.24 gas is from Dometic, oven is : Inventum
Freedom 10 buzzing (1) jssailem at 7:32am 07.04.24 Battery voltage is 13.3 as I am plugged in and charger is working That is nice, but it does not te
Non working microwave jssailem at 7:17am 07.04.24 That looks really nice @john2 . What brands are those units?
Curiosity might be making me overthink jssailem at 7:14am 07.04.24 It all looks to be progressing in a positive direction, Fred. Keep at it. :beer::biggrin:

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