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Mac 25 woodzy at 7:15pm 05.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/666 hey guys its been awhile. Since I bought my Catalina my mac 25has been sitting on the trailer at my
Dock Lines... questions, sources for bulk... (6) wsmac at 7:04pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 34/2156 I did a search and might not have used all the correct words... but I'm here now asking... ;) . I'm
B & R Backstay Bill19233 at 6:47pm 05.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 33/3917 Recently, I have had several people on the dock or at race meetings, tell me I should add a backstay
Galvanic Isolators.... NYSail at 6:27pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 3/610 Hello all, New to me boat (Beneteau 423) does not have a galvanic isolator.... and I am going to add
Shroud tension recomendations MaryEllaRose at 6:09pm 05.04.17 Catalina 22 12/4318 I've managed to get my sweaty hands on a Loos gauge and figured out how to use it but don't know how
Varnishing floor boards Fire Escape at 5:32pm 05.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/487 I had to refinish one floor board on my 1995 Hunter 29.9. Does anyone know what brand of varnish Hun
Gettimg rid of rust stains on decks wilf at 5:22pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 15/4890 Anyone have any tips or recomendations of products to remove rust stains from gelcoat and non slip p
Chain suddenly has started slipping on retrival (help) discovery at 4:48pm 05.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1190 we have a 2002 passage 456 with the original horizon 1500 horizontal windless, we have 5/16 high tes
compass hood. Fred Engelage at 4:38pm 05.04.17 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/1802 H260 with a steering column mounted compass ( name on compass HUNTER) misses the hood for this compa
Rudder Tube Leak (1) Marc14857 at 3:57pm 05.04.17 Big Boats 5/2794 Does anyone have any experience with rudder post design on Hunter's from the mid 2000's. We launched
Staff Meeting All U Get at 2:58pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 10/654 Hi all, We aboard the Dalmatian were treated to some Southern Hospitality today by fellow forumite
94 Hunter 29.5 cabinet hardware (1) timangiel at 1:27pm 05.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/342 I'm looking for this flush cabinet pull used on the refrigerator lid, has a spring on it to return t
Mounting ladder to transom Ned Ludd at 12:27pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 4/829 Has anyone come up with a magical way of installing backing plates and nuts on the transom where the
Back in the saddle? BobM at 12:21pm 05.04.17 S2 22/3171 Well last year I definitively (I hope) traced my deck depression to the left of the mast to soft cor
Teak refresh and new vinyl floor- Oday 27 (6) fr500c at 10:06am 05.04.17 Bigger Boats 2/1071 Bought this Oday 27 a few months ago and have been too busy sailing her in the PNW rain to do any wo
Free Craigslist find John "Smitty" Smith III at 9:35am 05.04.17 Other Sailboats 72/14054 Good day all, I just picked up this 1977 Illinois Homemade Boat (ILZ044040377) from a guy who was ab
Remove Catalina (Capri 26) interior table John1534 at 9:19am 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 9/2874 Has anyone ever removed their Catalina folding interior table. I was wondering if there is an easie
Venture 17 keel.... (3) Trevor Bohm at 7:53am 05.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/842 Got a 1973 venture 17 for $100 bucks. Great deal but the keel is the only issue. Looking for advi
Please answer a few questions. Paul Conrad at 6:50am 05.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 39/4267 1. Just how easy is trailering a MAC? How easy is putting it in water and retrieving it? Is it si
Moisture in rudder SamRy at 4:50am 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 10/4551 I'm in the process of purchasing my first sailboat. The boat is a 1988 32 foot Oday. I'm told there

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Replacement for bose 321 Carl0922 at 5:13am 07.05.24 I'm just going to tear mine out. I can't believe the dedicated 600W inverter just to drive the gian
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. sailme88 at 4:46am 07.05.24 Chris, Congrats on jumping into sailing. Might it be suggested that you look in your area for a sail
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. carlc376 at 3:58am 07.05.24 As a point of info to help you through the learning process and with your future sail purchases. I'
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Will Gilmore at 3:28am 07.05.24 I'm selling for the weekend at an art festival in the Berkshires for the weekend. I'd much rather b
O'Day 28 Steering dlochner at 3:20am 07.05.24 Attached are pics of the idler plate and the rotted plywood The pictures are helpful. The steer
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) kappykaplan at 2:38am 07.05.24 Looks like an awesome trip! :beer:
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (2) Michael Davis at 9:53pm 07.04.24 We got an early start the next morning. Under way by 0600 to catch Green Point and Whirlpool Rapids
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) jssailem at 9:25pm 07.04.24 Looks like a wonderful time. :)
Line diameter catsails8 at 9:14pm 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
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (1) Michael Davis at 8:53pm 07.04.24 The next morning it was timing the rapids at Gillard, Yaculta and Dent Rapids. The boat sure goes fa
O'Day 28 Steering Blitz at 8:22pm 07.04.24 Also, be careful of getting a new idler. The base plates are thicker which cause the whole assembly
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast (4) Newhouse1969 at 7:35pm 07.04.24 Thank you both for replying. Here are a few photos of the mast near the base and the rudder. The rud
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (2) Michael Davis at 7:29pm 07.04.24 We found a perfect little spot on Cortez Island. Quartz Bay.
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (1) Michael Davis at 7:19pm 07.04.24
Universal 5411 stalled won't restart jibes138 at 7:13pm 07.04.24 Try NAPA for a cross reference fuel filter. Take the hose off the electric pump and pump some fuel i
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Michael Davis at 7:12pm 07.04.24 Princess Cove a nice place to hang out. Dislike stern ties, especially in a southerly. I prefer to
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Michael Davis at 7:09pm 07.04.24
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (2) Michael Davis at 7:03pm 07.04.24 The Gemlin in our electrical system seemed to disappear. I hate problems that fix themselves because
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (2) Michael Davis at 6:52pm 07.04.24 225796 Very busy Princess Cove. The green light on our Link 2000 was showing my batteries were on fl
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 (1) PaulK at 6:43pm 07.04.24 You all guessed wrong. The twin keel Hunter is a British built boat built by a different company

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