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Light spots in hull? (1) Macboy at 1:40pm 05.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1325 Dad and I looked at an X before we decided we actually wanted an "S". I recall looking in the hatche
Main sheet track (2) Macboy at 1:35pm 05.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/2927 We've got the attached mainsheet track on our boat with a pin-lock car that slides to and fro along
Stern rail thingamagigs and a cleat (2) Macboy at 1:30pm 05.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1066 Hey all. Just looking for some communal head-scratching on this one. I've since learned that the thi
Installing Cockpit Coushion Snaps Panamax at 11:45am 05.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3445 Ones anyone have any experience installing snaps for cockpit cushions? Getting ready to drill into
Asymmetric Spinnaker Tack KZW at 11:07am 05.16.15 Catalina 310 6/2068 I'm looking into adding an asymmetric spinnaker. For those 310 owners who run one, where do you tack
Epoxy isn't adhering in some areas Don Crowther at 10:15am 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 18/3251 Hello I find myself needing some advice again from the Forum. I've attached a picture of the projec
Amsteel loops and shackles. (4) Indysailor at 9:52am 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1496 I've been experimenting with 3/16 Amsteel line, making loops and soft shackles. The loops are especi
H26-Best Location For Midship Dock Line Cleat BrianW at 9:13am 05.16.15 Smaller Boats 11/1671 I want to install install a dock line cleat midship on my H26. Have any of y'all done this. Hull/dec
Where does this go? (1) SDLars at 7:30am 05.16.15 Smaller Boats 8/929 Getting the cabin put back together on my son's H23 and have found a piece that I can't figure out w
Battery Terminal Short-Circuit Protection (10) Maine Sail at 7:21am 05.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 16/10769 I have been asked numerous times what the rules are about protecting battery terminals and how I do
Yamaha 4 Stroke 9.9 Question (1) Ward H at 6:40am 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 22/12867 I saw something on my 2013 Yamaha 4 Stroke T9.9 I hadn't noticed before. About 1/3rd down on the sh
Keel fixing - is soft filler normal hjohnp at 6:05am 05.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/887 Hi friends. Our Hunter Legend 36, made in England, 2003, has soft infill at the leading and trailing
Heads (toilet) in 1970's Catalina 22 Gillingham at 5:55am 05.16.15 Catalina 22 11/6321 Hi Catalina sailors... We have a Catalina 22 (called a Jaguar 22 here in the UK) from the late 1970
Weld on galv/black iron exhaust riser scherzoja at 5:26am 05.16.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/1502 I'm replacing my steel pipe exhaust riser with another one and want to know if there is any problem
Frozen seacock KenzieToo at 5:02am 05.16.15 Pearson 5/1841 I'm restoring a 1972 P30 and all of the sea cocks are frozen. Before I replace them as they are ver
Towing a oday 222 peterbud at 4:17am 05.16.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/795 I am looking at a Nissan Frontier av with the 6cyl and 4x4. I was wondering if anyone had any exper
Buyers broker recommendation in San Diego Celtic_Wind at 3:05am 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 5/978 My wife and I are retired and moving to San Diego and are interested in using a buyers broker to hel
daysailing in the southeast donjudy at 1:58am 05.16.15 Trailer Sailors 7/2931 I am a novice and have usually sailed on local lakes but I am looking for some suggestions as to the
water and holding tank "gauge" rdavis6507 at 8:10pm 05.15.15 Big Boats 3/1426 Does anyone know where to find the "gauge" for water and holding tanks for 2002 Hunter 410? The pus
1985 26' O'Day bilge pump Windtherapy at 6:09pm 05.15.15 Day Sailers 7/1975 Has anybody installed an electric bilge pump on a 1985 26" O'Day?

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yanmar ysm 12 engine and transmission seperation 142 riverview at 11:06am 10.12.23 Hi riverview. Pretty easy. Especially with the engine/ gearbox removed from the boat. Which is what
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try SoSound at 11:05am 10.12.23 I use OCPN more and more, as my Garmin 742 is obsolete and the remote screen function is unreliable
Catalina 30 Survey Project_Mayhem at 11:05am 10.12.23 Lots of info on the C30 in this recent thread from a potential new owner Absolute Newbie looking for
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Allan12210 at 10:52am 10.12.23 I found my original write up from 2013. Where has the time gone? Here is the link: https://hunter.
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Terry Cox at 9:42am 10.12.23 is there any consensus on these Our boat has a starter battery and two 8D house bank batteries. In
Tiller cover for clutch ...3TacksontheWater at 9:33am 10.12.23 If you're referring to the WaveFront Tiller Clutch my tiller/kick-up rudder cover slips over the Til
Water tank leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 10.12.23 If it were mine and given the problems with nothing sticking to poly, I would invest in a poly weldi
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) stephen_i_w at 9:21am 10.12.23 220669 This shows a part of the North Channel of Lake Huron. It illustrates one issue I have with O
Precision 23 dock size rgranger at 9:11am 10.12.23 ... and sometimes bystanders would clap when I entered because it didn't look like it would fit. W
Precision 23 dock size Calif. Ted at 9:03am 10.12.23 Floating docks and long waitlists are the norm here. I was on a 10 year waitlist and got called afte
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? tfox2069 at 7:58am 10.12.23 When I had to remove 4D batteries from my 356 I used a spare 3 part mainsheet with becket and cam.
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dmax at 7:47am 10.12.23 Yes, the Duracells are 11" tall - many boxes can't fit them.
Catalina 30 Survey dmax at 7:45am 10.12.23 A 1985 will have a plywood core in the keel stub, where the keel boats are - this is not a problem u
Water tank leak Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:16am 10.12.23 Your tank is polyethylene...and unfortunately there is no "glue" or sealant that will bond to PE per
Perkins M30 Heat Exchanger salt water intrusion into sealed side of system (3) ddines at 7:05am 10.12.23 Congrats on tracking down the problem, good detective work. I am writing to inform other who have th
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 6:36am 10.12.23 Yes. I've lived on an inland lake on an island all my life. I never think of tides. Yeah. That would
Precision 23 dock size tfox2069 at 6:15am 10.12.23 The widest part of the boat is at the gunnels and tapers down to the waterline. Currently, at our
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try mermike at 4:13am 10.12.23 I use OCPN more and more, as my Garmin 742 is obsolete and the remote screen function is unreliable.
1975 oday 22 Timm R Oday25 at 4:05am 10.12.23 I wasn't aware the earlier O'Days had no centerboard . That's one thing I really like about this for
yanmar ysm 12 engine and transmission seperation garymalmgren at 2:49am 10.12.23 Hi riverview. Pretty easy. Especially with the engine/ gearbox removed from the boat. Which is what

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