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New Sails for Mac25? StinkBug at 3:27pm 02.24.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1167 I've pretty much replaced and refreshed everything on my boat except the most important part, the sa
Fate has spit upon me (2) JL Stratton at 3:04pm 02.24.17 Smaller Boats 20/2354 Was checking out my forestay cable in preparation for tomorrow's sail. It looked damaged (unwound?)
It stays or it goes (3) Skipperdan at 2:34pm 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1008 I had one of these on my Triton I think but I cannot remember what it was for. Solid Brass. A holder
Beneteau First 20 on order Request advice - outboard size and shaft lenght Dusty Mac at 1:17pm 02.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/794 I do not know transom measurements for First 20. Will I want a fixed engine mount where engine can s
Pimp my C275 (1) Codybear at 1:04pm 02.24.17 Catalina 275 60/19695 Seeing that the moderators were gracious enough to create our own C275 group, I figured we need to t
To buy or not to buy: neglected Catalina 27 Sailorpants at 12:25pm 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 22/4054 Hey Sailors, I'm new to sailing with only a few lessons and a few more hours logged, But have wanted
Newport 28 parts pcupach at 11:02am 02.24.17 Newport 2/1394 If you are in need of parts for your Newport please let me now. I will be posting pictures of sever
New Solar Panels, VSR and MPPT Controller David Popken at 10:25am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 14/3437 I have purchased the above and am preparing to install. My current setup is 30A shorepower smart ch
My keel Jorge Guerra at 10:07am 02.24.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1861 Hi I need some help guys rebuilding these MacGregor 25 I have already redundant bottom I'm almost th
Launching without trailer extension! LakeShark at 10:00am 02.24.17 Trailer Sailors 7/1661 Just came across this today and had to share. if it were only so easy! FPeetFWRVxo
Using a Convoluted Wheel? CYQK at 9:19am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 6/768 Well....... If you are anything like me never heard of a convoluted wheel before. Am polishing all t
Aqua Signal 25 combo - known flaw? (2) Skipper at 8:47am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 22/3295 When I had the mast out 2 years ago, I used the opportunity to get some work done, including install
Diesel Engine Smokes and speed limited forward not in reverse why? Capt Ziggy at 6:57am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1004 My diesel engine spews out black smoke and speed is limited to 2400-2500 RPM in forward. In reverse
It's Flare Season shemandr at 6:16am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 52/3396 I have to replace most or all of my flares, smoke signals and other expired signaling devices this s
Water fill location Ned Ludd at 5:16am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 8/876 I have been reading through old posts here over coffee. My boat has the water fill deck fitting in t
Calling all Catalina 275 owners (1) Codybear at 4:37am 02.24.17 Catalina 275 157/46023 Seeing that we are a small group of C275 owners and rather scattered, I thought I would start the fi
Looking At a Cape Dory 25 and 3 different Balboa 26's wsmac at 11:55pm 02.23.17 Trailer Sailors 9/3862 I'm the guy some may know from the Hunter forum who is looking at a 28.5 and a 33. Getting a lot of
leak cloydmilton at 8:58pm 02.23.17 Catalina 310 14/2753 We've had a lot of rain here in LA and after each storm there is fresh water in the bilge. The wate
Mast repair for my 1982 Hunter 22 rick221 at 5:26pm 02.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1905 I made a serious mistake lowering mast and the end result is a mast that is now broke in half. Any i
Hunter 326 Blisters fbcoache at 4:07pm 02.23.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/1364 Looking into a Hunter 326 that has not been out of the water for a few years, will need a new bottom

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No longer an owner sbrogden at 6:56pm 06.07.24 Like anything on the internet, you probably can't really remove or delete anything, just don't come
No longer an owner (1) Calif. Ted at 6:54pm 06.07.24 Like anything on the internet, you probably can't really remove or delete anything, just don't come
Hunter 380 non-skid paint Jan_H at 6:09pm 06.07.24 Thanks everyone for the replies. I assumed it was a painted finish since after pressure washing the
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's jdrutten at 5:41pm 06.07.24 That completely sucks! t "slowed" when taking the engine out of gear, does that mean that water was
Slips in SW Florida - Port Charlotte area heritage at 5:11pm 06.07.24 I have used Charlotte Harbor boat storage in the past. It's unusual in that the canal entrance is i
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 5:07pm 06.07.24 Finally found a solution. A different hose. Apparently the trident and the shield of a slightly smal
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Prozac at 4:33pm 06.07.24 That helps. I think look under the boat to check what might have happened. A lot might have changed
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's jssailem at 4:28pm 06.07.24 That helps. I think look under the boat to check what might have happened. A lot might have change
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Prozac at 4:05pm 06.07.24 I am not the one to answer this question but I would look at the alignment of the engine/drive trai
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's shemandr at 3:53pm 06.07.24 I am not the one to answer this question but I would look at the alignment of the engine/drive train
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 3:49pm 06.07.24 Some pictures sound great. The issue with tearing everything out is I have no choice regarding the s
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Prozac at 3:36pm 06.07.24 WOW. Yours is as good a guess as any. It is the type of issue that could be a lot of things. You sa
Small Outboard Motor Stands (1) FDL S2 at 3:35pm 06.07.24 Here is what I built.
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's jssailem at 3:18pm 06.07.24 I am guessing a bent prop shaft or struts? WOW. Yours is as good a guess as any. It is the type of
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 2:46pm 06.07.24 I just went through this on a not-a-hunter. Do not try and replicate the original design. Rip it all
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 2:33pm 06.07.24 The only think I can think to do is to somehow enlarge the hoses that I have with some tool so that
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 2:31pm 06.07.24 Ah, the mysteries of hose fittings. I feel your pain. Been down this road. The PVC barbs are alway
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch (2) skunther at 2:28pm 06.07.24
Fuel tank fitting for pick up tube and fuel shut off for "83 O'Day 28 dlochner at 2:25pm 06.07.24 If the strainer in the dip tube is looking ugly, would one want to clean out the sludge in the tank
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 2:20pm 06.07.24 Ah, the mysteries of hose fittings. I feel your pain. Been down this road. The PVC barbs are always

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