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some 26x rudder facts and thoughts from the net (1) TortugasRoyal at 6:50pm 12.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/4436 "Accurate foils can easily add 10% to the upwind performance of any boat" (from http://www.storerboa
places to visit with 26x soon in south. TortugasRoyal at 5:23pm 12.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1846 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers third system seacoast defense forts on Islands in south. https://en.wik
Trimming main in heavy Air markwbird at 4:11pm 12.18.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 29/5932 So, most literature on sail trim will tell you to flatten sail and drop the traveler to the low side
shopping for a hunter 356 or 36 why would you recommend one over the other? Paula at 3:06pm 12.18.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/11377 We are shopping for a Hunter in the 36 range, and find some of the newer 356 and older (2004) 36 in
Cherubini rudder support question kito at 11:51am 12.18.15 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1988 I removed a stack of rotted plywood on my H30 that I am not sure if it was a PO rigged job or a fact
Travel with Dinghy Shagdance at 10:02am 12.18.15 Catalina 310 53/7922 How do travel with your dinghy? Any other way than pulling all the time?
Boomkicker question Ch0pp3r at 9:36am 12.18.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1185 I have a Boomkicker installed on my H33.5. There is also a topping lift on the boom. I purchased the
rejuvenating suede steering wheel cover SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:56am 12.18.15 Ask All Sailors 1/351 The suede steering wheel cover on my Lewmar wheel has become hard. Any ideas for treating to return
remote outboard throttle setup mick hodapp at 8:05am 12.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/13594 good morning fellow sailors, i am wondering if any of you have installed any type of remote throttle
Olympic Cesspool cb32863 at 6:27am 12.18.15 Ask All Sailors 7/989 Would you sail in raw sewage for a chance at a Olympic medal? Brazil is an embarrassment.... http:/
Battery and Charging System Upgrades B757Captain at 11:43pm 12.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 17/5969 Hi all, I'd like to focus some questions for MaineSail if he's willing to pass on his fantastic kno
Fresh water filter assembly replacement ArkadiyS at 3:32pm 12.17.15 Catalina 30 6/1209 Our fresh water filter assembly is original (1985) and is a pain in the butt to clean and work with.
C27 mast rewire reeder at 3:32pm 12.17.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/932 With the mast down and compression post out in order to replace a bulkhead and compression block I f
ATF oil for M25 Huth transmission? ArkadiyS at 3:25pm 12.17.15 Catalina 30 3/799 I have purchased all synthetic ATF Dexron VI, and wanted to make sure that it is OK to use with our
Raising height of boom on Yamaha 33 Carigdog at 1:46pm 12.17.15 Yamaha 8/3473 Hi All, just acquired a 1983 Yamaha 33 tall rig with a bit of work to do. One of the things I would
Help Finding Kanzaki Marine Gear Oil Seal GorillaToast at 1:06pm 12.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2069 Im in the process of rebuilding a Kanzaki KM2A marine gear. The last thing I need is to get a new ou
Need a Barrier Coat? Warren Milberg at 12:07pm 12.17.15 Ask All Sailors 11/3663 I know I'm swimming upstream with this post, but ask yourself if you really need a barrier coat? My
Advice on choosing next boat Mike H. at 10:49am 12.17.15 Ask All Sailors 24/4828 We sold our 94 Hunter Vision 36 last month. We're banking money and starting to shop for a new boat
Testing my anchor and mast lights while mast is down fourwhitesocks at 9:12am 12.17.15 Ask All Sailors 33/6198 Ok so my mast is down for the winter, how can I test (after installing new bulbs of course) the ligh
Eboat All U Get at 6:58am 12.17.15 Ask All Sailors 4/548 Hi all, Has anyone got a hang of how to use Active Captains Eboat cards? Sounds like a great idea b

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What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? SoSound at 7:59pm 01.24.24
Hunter misleading weights HEINZIR at 7:56pm 01.24.24 Hello Hunter trailer sailors. My wife and I actively cruise a Hunter 23.5 out of Seattle. Wonderfu
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? (1) nightowle at 7:50pm 01.24.24 Christmas lights. Never used them much.
Resealing portlights hays735 at 7:45pm 01.24.24 Chicago Screws are also know as barrel nuts and sex bolts. I thought they look like sex-bolts but
Resealing portlights hays735 at 7:43pm 01.24.24 The frameless ports or the Lewmar framed ports? Frameless
Resealing portlights dlochner at 7:07pm 01.24.24 Chicago Screws are also know as barrel nuts and sex bolts.
Resealing portlights dLj at 6:27pm 01.24.24 You can get 316 Chicago screws through Mcmaster-Carr dj
Resealing portlights dlochner at 6:24pm 01.24.24 The frameless ports or the Lewmar framed ports?
Gear Ratio dlochner at 6:21pm 01.24.24 If the boat is on the hard, you can rotate the engine with someone looking at the prop. Rotate the
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? quadrille38 at 6:12pm 01.24.24 I really hope mine is not wasteful, but the Admiral keeps asking if I really spent $3,000 to get 1/
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel Oahu750S at 5:45pm 01.24.24 I'd feel much more comfortable having the boat hauled out by a crane, travel lift or forklift. This
Gear Ratio waterking2 at 5:28pm 01.24.24 no i looked for label , but found none
Gear Ratio kappykaplan at 4:57pm 01.24.24 Is there a label plate on the transmission with that information?
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 steve92106 at 3:46pm 01.24.24 Fraid not. 35 years in marine environment, it was a crumbling mess of dissimilar metal with a shaft
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 kappykaplan at 3:37pm 01.24.24 Had to drill it out to open the locker. Any ideas who made them? I don't. Perhaps someone else wi
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 steve92106 at 3:36pm 01.24.24 Had to drill it out to open the locker. Any ideas who made them?
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 kappykaplan at 3:29pm 01.24.24 I had to destroy the anchor locker latch on my 1989 C&C 37/40. Tell us more about the destruction!
boat shades Justin_NSA at 2:25pm 01.24.24 My Hunter shades were made by Ship-Shades. I ordered new elastic and buckles from them back in 2020.
boat shades Rick D at 2:23pm 01.24.24 I purchased a full set from this site for our 40.5. Very satisfied.
Bilge/hull drawings PhantomBJ at 12:29pm 01.24.24 If you have access to a length of copper tubing 1/4 inch 3 ft or more ,attach fittings to get it

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