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Line for Mast Raising System Greengas at 7:16pm 03.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3160 I, well my son and I actually, built our own mast raising system and it works pretty well and was ve
Cockpit Drain - Update - Update Greengas at 6:17pm 03.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 51/7742 So I was working underneath the cockpit seats and looked towards the transom and noticed that I coul
Y25 Masthead Rebuild : The Ups and Downs (4) Syntonos at 4:16pm 03.20.16 Yamaha 0/975 Ok, what was planned for 3 days took 7 due to weather and extra time required figuring out how to st
We are in desperate need of help with the swing keel on our 25 foot Catalina Terrypengra at 3:27pm 03.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1048 We are trying to rebuild the swing keel on our boat and the cast iron is so deteriorated that we can
Raymarine 125 GPS sensor sailor5017 at 3:14pm 03.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/479 has anyone changed the small battery inside the raystar 125 gps sensor ? How did it work out for y
Raystar125 GPS sensor sailor5017 at 3:11pm 03.20.16 Ask All Sailors 6/684 anyone chnge out the small battery inside a raystar125 GPS sensor how hard is it to do?
4x8 BS 1088 plywood Midwest area Windtherapy at 1:50pm 03.20.16 Ask All Sailors 2/444 Just curious if anybody has bought or found BS 1088 plywood 4x8 sheets in Michigan or anywhere near
Doyle sail marker Jib (2) Richie50 at 12:38pm 03.20.16 Catalina 22 4/2740 120877 120876 I'm looking at purchasing a 115 Jib Hank on, from Doyle Sails locally in Huntington NY
Rudder Repair? Bubba4137 at 12:30pm 03.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3260 I have an '87 Hunter 31 that I purchased a year ago. The surveyor's moisture detector read high on
reported sailboat manufacturing plant closures?? BigEasy at 12:12pm 03.20.16 Ask All Sailors 94/13316 Onremlop reported on March 18 on our site that the Hunter plant in Alachua appeared to be inactive.
Losing antifreeze Tally Ho at 11:35am 03.20.16 Engines and Propulsion 47/4808 i have a Yanmar 2GM20F inboard. Have owned the boat for 2 years, and have been losing antifreeze si
tobermory, ontario fred1diver at 10:22am 03.20.16 Destinations 6/1057 hey everyone, I was wondering if any of you have been to the tobermory, georgian bay region? I'm cu
Sta-Loc Terminals Jdaniel343 at 10:20am 03.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/941 I am putting new standing rigging on my Catalina 27. I was wondering is there a difference in overal
1978 H30C Port Light Replacement (2) BlowMeAway at 10:03am 03.20.16 The Cherubini Hunters 17/5870 120866 120865 I have a fairly dangerous issue with one of my starboard port lights. We apparently ha
Winch Change Mike 1 at 9:02am 03.20.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1003 I am looking to swap out my lewmar #7 winches with a pair of self tailors on my '82 H27. I was able
Sail cloth weight for light air genoa-- Catalina 30 TRBS Bob M. at 9:01am 03.20.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/2080 Hi I want to add to my sail inventory for racing or cruising on light air days. I'm looking at the
Long distance trailering Mike 1 at 8:54am 03.20.16 Trailer Sailors 23/2447 Hello All, I am helping my sister-in-law move her O'day Javelin about 2500 miles. My biggest conce
H34 water below v-berth Charlie98117 at 8:39am 03.20.16 Big Boats 8/1204 I apparently have a leak somewhere forward and was hoping someone could save me some time searching
We are back in the Bahamas ! Bob 04 H260 at 8:24am 03.20.16 Destinations 7/1392 Finally a weather window opened and we did the jump from Lake Worth Inlet to West End, Grand Bahama
Leaking Raymarine Autohelm Type 2 hydraulic pump... (1) Skip Gundlach at 8:03am 03.20.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1738 Leaking Raymarine Autohelm Type 2 hydraulic pump... Hokay... Time to reach into the collective kno

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Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure Rltgold at 11:45am 09.26.23 This is specifically forRudder Craft Brand systems. They have said most issues were with 3/8" Pintle
P28 Rudder Removal jssailem at 11:41am 09.26.23
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure AaronD at 11:37am 09.26.23 Are these failures on the early boats and the MK II boats? Those with actual experience may correc
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure Rltgold at 11:34am 09.26.23 Any Sea, Possibly additional brackets with bolt/locknut or castellated nut with cotter pin. I had
School's back in session cruise! jssailem at 11:31am 09.26.23 Lovely write up Dave. It has been too long since we were at Port Hudson together. Stay in touch even
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure pcharn01 at 11:24am 09.26.23
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure pcharn01 at 11:23am 09.26.23
Just a bit too much heel and helm FDL S2 at 11:22am 09.26.23 Interesting. My gut instinct would be to have the vang off upwind so I could dump the mainsheet (or
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure Any Sea at 11:22am 09.26.23 Are these failures on the early boats and the MK II boats?
23.5 unsinkable??? Crazy Dave Condon at 11:20am 09.26.23 @massnspace I am a retired sailboat who gave the original plans for the 23.5 to Hunter Marine. I
Lets talk cooking AaronD at 11:13am 09.26.23 You've gotten good advice from others who cook + bake more agressively than we do. We carry a JetBo
Rudder Craft Rudders Rltgold at 11:05am 09.26.23 Thanks for that contact Timm, One thing I know is One Off parts are very expense to product.
Rudder Craft Rudders Timm R Oday25 at 10:58am 09.26.23 Are you familiar with a product known as 80/20 ? It's pretty much like and erector set for grown ups
Rabbit starts PaulK at 10:32am 09.26.23 Pursuit starts (based on rating, with the slowest boat starting first) can be fun. We sometimes add
29.5 Single and Double Spreader Rigs?? Crazy Dave Condon at 10:32am 09.26.23 @Bentsailor Always state model of your boat and pleas be more specific or detailed. Dave
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure (1) Rltgold at 10:28am 09.26.23 So glad (Unfortunalty) to find this post. I have had in the last 2 RC 1/2" Lower Pintle with cracked
Lets talk cooking AaronD at 10:28am 09.26.23 AaronD has been through there a couple of times. Search San Juans in this forum and Member AaronD.
HELP.....Steering System Maintenance H 29.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 10:27am 09.26.23 @Bentsailor I am not sure but a lot of information for your boat can be found under boat informati
P28 Rudder Removal PaulK at 10:19am 09.26.23 Maybe get things ready in the water and drop the rudder with the boat in the Travelift slings. Anot
hunter 310 port window Crazy Dave Condon at 10:16am 09.26.23 If you cannot find it, just call as they have a copy of your sailboat parts

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