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Selling MacGregor 26M suggestions JCalc at 7:13pm 06.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/601 Looking to sell my 2006 26M after 6 years of never having enough time to fully enjoy the boat. Any
Broken ball valve on engine intake Peter M at 7:07pm 06.01.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/696 I was going to Launch my Beneteau 373 tomorrow and found the ball valve on the thru hull for the eng
Winch Bolt Removal SirMichael at 6:24pm 06.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/4610 I'm a proud new owner of an '88 Hunter 28.5, it's in pretty good shape. However, I'm trying to remo
Weeping keel joint (2) mister_j at 6:18pm 06.01.16 Ask An Oday Owner 19/4566 Attached are a couple of photos of my keel after haul and store this past winter. I assume this is p
Head deck drains kimelmore at 5:00pm 06.01.16 Big Boats 30/3645 I see a drain on the deck inside the head of my Catalina 380. Any idea where this drain leads to? It
Beneteau First 305 (Pictures) help GregorLuv at 12:46pm 06.01.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/3174 Hi Folks, So I went down and inspected the boat (thank you for the link about what to inspect). I
1984 O'Day 23... bottom construction under foxhole... glaufman at 11:20am 06.01.16 Ask An Oday Owner 22/2190 Hi All- I recently purchased a 1984 (I'm told, not sure how to verify) O'Day23 ... I'd like to add a
Furlex 300S problem SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:56am 06.01.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1129 My Furlex 300S has become extremely hard to furl and retrieve the sail. I have taken apart to grease
Yanmar Control Panel thaeni at 10:17am 06.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2335 I have a Yanmar 3gm30f. When I turn the key on the alarm does not sound, also when I shut the engine
Shower head for B361 Bob Grove at 9:46am 06.01.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1580 My wife requested a new shower head for the shower in our 2000 B361. I looked for the part on the
Another Shoot thru Transducer Question Squidd at 9:02am 06.01.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1206 I have a 27' Keel Stepped boat that I dry dock (mast up storage during week, launch on weekends) I h
Camping and Sailing-May 2016 ShotgunSlim at 6:36am 06.01.16 Catalina 22 12/2044 It's looooooonger than it needed to be, but it sure is hard leaving good sailing video out when you
1979 Hunter 27 Cherubini Owen at 9:35pm 05.31.16 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1093 I recently bought a 1979 Hunter 27 Cherubini. I wanted to see if anyone knows how the inside of the
Hunter 216 Keel Eye Repair (5) Professional Nomad at 8:19pm 05.31.16 Smaller Boats 9/2752 About midway through the sailing season last year the keel eye on my rudder gave out leaving me scra
Water System (7) Doug J at 7:37pm 05.31.16 Smaller Boats 3/957 The PO of my boat installed a 25 gallon portable water bladder. At first I wasn't sure I liked it.
in need of info please (1) shane1974 at 7:25pm 05.31.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1066 Hello I'm Shane, I am new to the entire sail boat thing and not even sure of what I have my uncle p
Sailing on Sardis Lake, MS, USA williamtl at 7:21pm 05.31.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2043 Hey All, Taking the Mac 26D down to Mississippi June 20-24 and maybe a little earlier. Would love
Update to lose rigging post Piotr at 7:08pm 05.31.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/632 So I did what I was told and after removing the backstay, tightening the jib halyard to the forward
Clamshell vent covers--PVC Retiring type at 4:51pm 05.31.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2482 I lost the clamshell vent cover for the anchor well drain hole on my 2006 Beneteau 343 on one side o
Catalina 380 water tank question kimelmore at 4:40pm 05.31.16 Big Boats 13/4779 My question is this; My boat has 3 water tanks, One under the vee berth, one under the port settee a

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Alternative to bimini skob1014 at 11:54pm 04.30.23 Here is my solution: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/mods.php?task=article&mid=16&aid=7416&mn=27
Fortress anchor Ralph Johnstone at 11:15pm 04.30.23 I am considering purchasing a Fortress FX-23 anchor for my Hunter 36. A Fortress is an aluminum a
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? (4) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05pm 04.30.23 Has anyone successfully lubricated their PHII pump piston cylinder from the top instead of removing
Will a Raritan fit? Hunter 31 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:33pm 04.30.23 Are you saying your PAR is the same height as the PH Superflush at 3.25" ? sh having a horizontal d
Sailing Movies? capta at 8:54pm 04.30.23 I think you'd do much better trying to find audio books. Very few really good sailing movies are on
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? capta at 8:50pm 04.30.23 Pouring a lubricant into the bowl is more effective than trying to do so from the top. I've had pret
Hunter vs. Catalina 22 rgranger at 8:42pm 04.30.23
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? Kings Gambit at 7:57pm 04.30.23
Hunter vs. Catalina 22 schog at 7:48pm 04.30.23 Either would be fine. If they're for sale in your area, then go for the one that's in the best sha
Refrigerator Insulation Upgrade? nramsey at 7:46pm 04.30.23 The front panel in the galley doesn't have the usual plugs covering screws so I assume it is screwed
Mcgregor 25 at sea vs lake Roland5048 at 7:45pm 04.30.23 Just happened on this site. https://www.yachtdatabase.com/en/review.jsp?id=MacGregor+25
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? Johann at 7:33pm 04.30.23 Something is missing here. I know OPE prefers external BMS's over internal BMS's because all BMS ar
How to drain hot water tank with anode installed Blitz at 7:28pm 04.30.23 I've done the same as skunther, but gravity drain to bilge.
Hunter vs. Catalina 22 Siamese at 7:18pm 04.30.23 Either would be fine. If they're for sale in your area, then go for the one that's in the best shap
How to drain hot water tank with anode installed dlochner at 7:14pm 04.30.23 I have a different HW tank, however it did not have a drain valve. I installed a T at the outlet, on
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? dlochner at 7:10pm 04.30.23 I lubricate the pump when I change the joker valve, which I do every spring. Lubricate once with the
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings (1) garymalmgren at 7:09pm 04.30.23 I have replaced standard fittings with Sta Loc because I was in a location with no swaging facilitie
Hunter vs. Catalina 22 Richard19068 at 7:04pm 04.30.23 Both are lake boats, not for ocean. I had 1984 H25.5 I was very happy with its strong constructio
Sailing Movies? Richard19068 at 6:57pm 04.30.23 I thought "True Spirit" based on Jessica Watson's nonstop unassisted circumnavigation was very good.
Refrigerator Insulation Upgrade? LouisMK at 6:44pm 04.30.23

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