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Built in solid foam floatation Ericnorm at 10:19pm 03.21.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1201 Greetings, I had a question about a 92 macgregor 26S my wife and I purchased. I was reading a few p
Shaft Log diameter Ken13559 at 7:40pm 03.21.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/2273 I'm contemplating installing a (PYI PSS) dripless shaft seal on 1" prop shaft. Can anyone advise me
Fresh water leak on MH40 Phantom154 at 7:36pm 03.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1329 I recently took possession of a 2014 MH40. It has developed a leak in the fresh water system. It sta
Lewmar 16 single speed/self-tailing winch service Tally Ho at 7:07pm 03.21.16 Ask All Sailors 2/757 i pulled the Lewmar 16 winch off the boat to tear it down and service it before we put the O'Day 322
Selecting the right size anchor rode Dinghydreams at 6:53pm 03.21.16 Ask All Sailors 25/6063 Ahoy Folks, I'm new to the forum and hoping to rouse some good answers! I just bought a Bristol
Finished my VHF Install Bad Obsession at 5:13pm 03.21.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1047 Holy Cow! That was a HUGE project. Basically I added a brand new VHF into my boat where there ha
Brown Wood Substitute agprice22 at 3:42pm 03.21.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1751 Does anyone have links and product names for the wood-colored substitute he/she is using for hand ra
Hunter Legend 37 Air Conditioner Installation noon at 2:22pm 03.21.16 Big Boats 10/2249 Hello, I am planning to install a 16k Webasto A/C on my 1989 Legend 37 and was hoping for some inpu
Rewire Mast cookcwayne at 2:08pm 03.21.16 Bigger Boats 10/1792 I have an O'Day 30. When they moved it, they obviously destroyed the mast lighting wiring. any idea
Solid vang verses block & tackle on hunter 34. Johnhawkk at 1:06pm 03.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3053 Thinking of replacing my block and tackle vang with a solid one on my 1984 hunter 34. Advantages? W
Traveler Removal jmadarang at 12:49pm 03.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/857 1985 H34. I would like to remove and replace my original equipment Schaffer traveler with a Garhauer
1983 Hunter 22 Trailer project complete. (4) flagbag at 11:27am 03.21.16 Smaller Boats 23/4458 Recently adopted '83 Hunter 22 on tandem axel trailer. Looks to me like the trailer needs help, but
Prop size 2001 H410 Jim D at 11:14am 03.21.16 Big Boats 3/699 Hello I am looking at a Martec folding prop to replace the fixed prop. Reason to stop the spinning s
1981 Hunter 22 Furling Jib Question Flakeypuff at 10:55am 03.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/803 We are looking to add a furling jib to our recently purchased Hunter 22. We are thinking of buying
new owner questions...help lindacc at 9:44am 03.21.16 Ask All Sailors 2/507 Can anyone tell me the size of the drain plug on the stern for a 192 O Day? Also how do you disconn
12" Fluorescent light fixture replacement? (1) pateco at 9:43am 03.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/6926 I have been going through the boat and replacing all of the incandescent bulbs with LEDs. Now I wish
heat exchanger rintys1 at 9:11am 03.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/458 where can i buy a heat exchanger for my hunter27 2006 Yanmar 2ym15 i have $1700 quote.
37.5 quadrant cover garethreeves at 8:44am 03.21.16 Big Boats 1/565 My quadrant cover (stretches from under helm seat to bottom of the pedestal) had a core repair job t
T.V. reception lee oakley at 8:18am 03.21.16 Ask All Sailors 45/2988 Hello everyone, My copilot cannot leave home without watching t.v. so has anyone tried the HD TV ant
mystery vent question Craig Cook at 5:42am 03.21.16 Mid-Size Boats 23/3384 I was running the instrument wire from the chart plotter to the VHF this past weekend and was thread

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Looking for a practical trailer sailer. CaptainStan at 6:12pm 01.03.24 The first boat I bought had 9 stays and took a lot of time to rig. You want a boat with three stays.
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. JohnnyP at 6:00pm 01.03.24 Thanks for all the great thoughts. I will follow up and let you know how it turns out. Scott T-bird,
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information CaptainStan at 5:31pm 01.03.24 I went to look at a Seaward Fox catboat yesterday that is for sale. The boat that I have just now is
Towing options Crusty Ol Salt at 5:22pm 01.03.24 If your bilge pump is keeping up with the leakage pier side or at anchor, why would it not keep up u
Water tank level gauge circuit board KiwiYachtie at 4:48pm 01.03.24 Can you post a close up picture of both sides of the circuit board? Chances are an electronic compon
Classic wooden boat owners (1) Will Gilmore at 4:30pm 01.03.24 I love wooden boats for a number of reasons. I grew up around them They usually have the sublime be
C25 new mainsail MaryEllaRose at 3:40pm 01.03.24 North sails did me right. They came out (during covid no less) and measured for a custom main sail w
Classic wooden boat owners garymalmgren at 3:05pm 01.03.24 Yes, I am a wooden boat lover, but at arms length. All respect to those who, sail and maintain those
Towing options NYSail at 2:40pm 01.03.24
Towing options PaulK at 1:00pm 01.03.24 As dlochner suggests, could this be a problem with the rudder's stuffing box? We had a leak there i
Leaking Heat Exchanger Gasket - Maybe? (2) colb218 at 12:54pm 01.03.24 Sorry to keep bumping this, just trying to determine how far down the a rabbit hole I want to go. I
Hunter Legend 35.5 Spinnaker? PaulK at 12:51pm 01.03.24 Don't forget that you need to declare your spinnaker and its dimensions on your handicap certificate
Hunter Legend 35.5 Spinnaker? acboudrMN at 11:57am 01.03.24 Thanks folks! Great resources!! Very much appreciated.
Yanmar parts dlochner at 11:42am 01.03.24 Check out the TOAD Marine Supply website. They sell Yanmar parts, including current parts #, and cr
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:21am 01.03.24 My original intent was to use a manual waste pump, plumbed between a lockable Y valve and a through
Classic wooden boat owners S/V Valiant at 11:15am 01.03.24
Towing options dlochner at 11:07am 01.03.24 If the "rudder bolts" are at the top of the rudder post, it is likely a stuffing box for the rudder.
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months tfox2069 at 10:58am 01.03.24 I read where you said you ordered the part, but your not that confident about getting it. Did you t
Towing options JoeWhite at 10:35am 01.03.24 Need more info on the type of boat. Do you mean 45 foot saiboat? If so it is likely that it's proble
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months (1) Nichole340 at 10:30am 01.03.24 I read where you said you ordered the part, but your not that confident about getting it. Did you tr

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