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Hunter 30T Engine cover/housing/box repair? Patrick Randall at 2:15pm 02.23.17 Mid-Size Boats 7/1634 My 30T has had a leak from the hatch which has caused the top of the engine housing "box or cover" (
Mac 22 rudder gudgeon replacements tim_kd7jz at 10:19am 02.23.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/412 If anyone has replaced the stainless steel rod hinge for their rudder with the gudgeons that Blue Wa
San Francisco Bay Boat Owners: How's Your Bottom Growth This Winter? rardiH36 at 9:59am 02.23.17 Ask All Sailors 1/331 My berthing port is Sausalito. Three miles North of the Golden Gate Bridge. I engage a diver ser
1st Post... 1st Large (to me) Sailboat... Hunter 28.5 or Hunter 33 wsmac at 9:19am 02.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/2781 Hello. This is probably the typical newbie... "What boat should I buy?" post, but hopefully I can cl
Removing Polyglow ?? Pat at 8:49am 02.23.17 Musings With Maine Sail 5/6479 Maine Sail, thank you for your contributions! I looked at our grey 272 LE's hull this week and noti
Shaft size Catalina 315, 2014 Edj at 7:45am 02.23.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1741 Looking to buy Catalina 315, does anyone know the shaft size I would like to put on PSS. Thank you f
switching from 1GM to electric Kommy000 at 6:26am 02.23.17 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1835 About ready to switch from diesel to electric and thought about posting here see if anybody wants 1G
Heavy weather sailing characteristics of Sense 50 Jose Pla at 8:55pm 02.22.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/555 I've recently traded my 2005 Oceanis 373 for a 2012 Sense 50. Currently preparing the boat for the R
Smile for the day (1) catalanc at 7:17pm 02.22.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1081 Just because ...
Problems or Praises from owners of Beneteau 390 SameODay at 4:20pm 02.22.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3446 I have found a 1989 Beneteau 390 that I am interested in. I have found only limited bits and pieces
Ordered a new main sail today rgranger at 3:40pm 02.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 50/2138 Had an exciting day. I placed an order for a brand new mainsail from Bacon Sails. They said 4 to
Secure the companionway ladder David Hopkins at 3:29pm 02.22.17 Catalina 30 12/3433 My ladder has a habit of popping out of its place. I'd like a way to keep it in place. I believe my
O'Day 23 Foredeck Construction glaufman at 12:01pm 02.22.17 Ask An Oday Owner 15/1713 Hi All... planning a few spring projects here... bow cleats and pulpit are loose on the foredeck, wh
Long Island Sound Weather Observations: Real-time and historical Captain Larry-DH at 10:45am 02.22.17 Destinations 1/677 Those of you who sail in and near LIS will appreciate this resource for real-time and historical wea
A little winter pick-me-up RussC at 9:18am 02.22.17 Ask All Sailors 5/500 I was browsing the interesting little Sandpiper 565 and ran across this well done video. It just mad
Some deck creaking sounds near stanchion aft of pulpit on the port side: 2000 Hunter Passage 420 learningasigo at 8:05am 02.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/434 Hi, I've recently made a deal to purchase a new 2000 Hunter Passage 420. A few questions for anyone
Clear Lake IA & a dumb question LakeShark at 7:21am 02.22.17 Catalina 22 11/1613 Now that it feels like spring and temps are in the 60s (although on Friday were supposed to get 8 in
Oceanis 321 New owner New sailor Jason Wheatley at 6:00am 02.22.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2439 Good morning everyone. I am new to sailing bought my 321 having never sailed myself before and had o
Boom traveller or stock sheet Skipperdan at 5:55am 02.22.17 Ask All Sailors 33/1800 I have a 1980 Chrysler C26 that has the stock boom control, (Not sure what this is called) maybe sti
PSS shaft stuffing box RAD88 at 9:49pm 02.21.17 Ask All Sailors 11/840 I have been thinking about upgrading to a PSS seal and started to wonder. How does it actually work

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Love to Hear the Story Behind This RussC at 7:18am 05.19.23 Back up about 40 feet and it will be fine. :facepalm:
Getting Closer to Launch Grudgeon upgraded and Ruddercraft Rudder is Hung (1) AaronD at 7:10am 05.19.23
Love to Hear the Story Behind This Justin_NSA at 7:03am 05.19.23 :facepalm: Rick, you have a really nice sailing club there in Ft Walton. I found it while I was wor
Getting Closer to Launch Grudgeon upgraded and Ruddercraft Rudder is Hung (2) Gene Neill at 6:43am 05.19.23
Wench upside down? stickinthemud57 at 6:06am 05.19.23 Jodyjuli, That was me from the MacGregor forum. I would suggest you perform an image search on Goo
Love to Hear the Story Behind This Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00am 05.19.23 We all screwed up on navigation!!!
Ranger 11' jdrutten at 5:57am 05.19.23 I would assume those are limber holes which are specifically designed to allow water to drain. I wou
2004 Raymarine C80 Display Sailgunner at 5:45am 05.19.23 If you want a used on try: Max Marine Electronics 2185 N Powerline Road Pompano Beach FL 33069 They
H34 keel smile kloudie1 at 5:38am 05.19.23 Torque first then epoxy/fairing.. That way, the keel gets set first and will not crack the fairing w
Reefing lines jamming Sailfanatic at 5:24am 05.19.23 If you are using a good quality 3/8" dacron braid line, I would expect that line to work fine, but I
Spinnaker Crazy Dave Condon at 5:22am 05.19.23 @patbratton You are welcome sir
Wench upside down? kappykaplan at 5:17am 05.19.23 Please post photos of your set up so we can help you. P.S. It's a winch.
Spinnaker patbratton at 5:01am 05.19.23 Suggest a cover for the drum to prevent marring the deck Good idea. Thanks Dave.
Love to Hear the Story Behind This shemandr at 4:57am 05.19.23 Res ipsa loquitur!
H34 keel smile (2) cdells at 4:26am 05.19.23 Uncovered the most forward tabs completely now. It looks like they were just covered with thickened
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch jviss at 4:09am 05.19.23 You know, this has me thinking. I have "outlets" to the water, just above the waterline and that wo
Jib Line Overlaps danstanford at 2:58am 05.19.23 Too many wraps before the tension comes on. Try two wraps only which should let you take all the loa
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 2:57am 05.19.23
2004 Raymarine C80 Display BigEasy at 9:12pm 05.18.23 Anyone have experience with an intermittant display on their Raymarine c80 chartplotter? Try c
Jib Line Overlaps dlochner at 7:25pm 05.18.23 What you can do is learn to steer your boat with the tiller between your knees. If the tiller wil

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