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Signing off for a month Crazy Dave Condon at 6:14am 10.30.14 Smaller Boats 5/612 I am in the midst of packing up and moving out of state going home to the Virginia mountains now tha
Hunter 295 - What do I need to know? painthappy at 5:29am 10.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/4098 I currently own an old Tanzer 26 from 1975... She's a good boat and was my first large boat to prac
deck fill caps eckenroth at 4:50am 10.30.14 Bavaria 4/16858 14 yrs. of sun and I need to start replacing the plastic caps. Anyone have a source for these?
Are horizontal lineson mainsail from the luff normal? (2) Rug7236 at 2:32am 10.30.14 Ask All Sailors 7/2743 This may be a dumb question but I'm still really new to this. But are the diagonal folds show in the
need cal 25 sails concorde01 at 10:57pm 10.29.14 Parts Search 3/2123 i recently got a cal 25ft. 1965. im fixing it up. new hatches. paint and interior work aswell. i am
How do I know which model my dad has dadsboat at 6:06pm 10.29.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2742 Hi I am trying to help my dad with his things. He has a Macgregor Sail Boat and I am trying to find
is the boat worth the money? Reggiemiah at 5:46pm 10.29.14 Trailer Sailors 123/19334 let me start by saying that i have never sailed before. my plan next spring is to sail/troll with
bit o' progress on the galley faucet (1) bugbitten at 5:36pm 10.29.14 S2 11/1413 Some time back I mentioned that I wanted to replace the galley faucet and the fittings nearby, which
Furlex 100-S SEAMATE II at 3:02pm 10.29.14 Mid-Size Boats 9/6011 I have a halyard swivel on a Furlex 100-S jib sail that appears to be hanging up and not always allo
Hunter 340 - seeking your opinion mrmac at 2:35pm 10.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/9391 We've sailed for many years but never owned anything larger than 27'. Our current boat, a Northern
sticky tellteles JoeK at 2:28pm 10.29.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1721 I had my sails cleaned last winter and they replaced the telltales on the jib but they put the new o
Aft water tank leak SVPardonMyFrench at 11:36am 10.29.14 Big Boats 4/1206 Hi all Has anyone had issues with the act water tank leaking in a 40.5? I've had the issue this s
Gauges and ignition switch panel pirate at 11:34am 10.29.14 Lancer 16/3495 Hi I am new to the forum and have purchased a 1984 Lancer 27PS and am hoping someone can tell me whe
New Stripes jk kudera at 9:02am 10.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1666 I need to replace the sun bleached stripes on my H 34, I bought from Hunter the last time, any one k
Portable radio All U Get at 6:00am 10.29.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1506 Hi all, I brought my handheld radio home for the winter and wondered about leaving it in the char
reopen closed threads!!! PLEASE!! Zoomtoob at 5:13am 10.29.14 Seidelmann 4/1958 I realize there are limitations and required management of a forum like this but... there is ADDITIO
Race for Independence Win CCHer at 5:11am 10.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1320 My B37, Grace, won the Race for Independence Regatta on the Rappahannock last weekend. We finished 1
O'Day 25 or Catalina 25 JanS48 at 12:16am 10.29.14 Ask All Sailors 19/12407 Greetings I'm looking at a couple of boats, both appear to be in good shape with lots of extras. Th
Force 10 - cozy cabin heater ejessen at 7:16pm 10.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3245 My 1987 Hunter 31 comes with a "Force 10 - cozy cabin heater". Even after reading the manual, I a
New S25 owner here... (1) Koolbreeze at 6:42pm 10.28.14 Seidelmann 4/1901 Hi everyone, Just bought a s25 and don't have a clue yet! I've never sailed before and I've got alot

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Solar water heat exchanger (2) JamesG161 at 7:55am 07.31.23 Here is the Data sheet for MH-38 and owners manual.
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot Ralph Johnstone at 7:41am 07.31.23 The engine is a 2000 model and it has 135 hours, give or take a few hours. Just a curiosity here,
Solar water heat exchanger (1) JamesG161 at 7:40am 07.31.23 If you read the first sentence of my first post you would probably be able to figure that out. H
Rear Traveler Cam Cleat pcharn01 at 7:39am 07.31.23
Hunter 23.5 topping lift rigging. isaksp00 at 7:28am 07.31.23 Agree, if I had the bucks I'd install one.
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot Afraal at 7:09am 07.31.23 Thank you @Ralph Johnstone . The engine is a 2000 model and it has 135 hours, give or take a few hou
I need a Marine Surveyor High Current at 7:04am 07.31.23 Dexter Holaday did an excellent job for me a few months ago. I felt like I was paying for an educat
Hunter 290 or 306 in Bahamas Sailgunner at 7:04am 07.31.23 IMO the boats a little small for the Bahamas. For reason previously stated and its a little small fo
Fuel Tank, fixing the wood box that holds in place Riga at 6:36am 07.31.23
Wrapping my boat question xavpil at 6:29am 07.31.23 we're in Amelia Island, FL company is Design-it Wraps Thanks!
Rear Traveler Cam Cleat kloudie1 at 6:09am 07.31.23 Kick-up rudder?
Fuel Tank, fixing the wood box that holds in place sailme88 at 6:00am 07.31.23 My O'28 tank box started to fail. Did a wrap around the vertical sides with biaxial fiberglass. Too
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery barnstormer at 5:59am 07.31.23 I have had no start issues on and off for 3 years on my 1987 TRBS M25. I read on this forum by mains
Lewmar V700 Windlass Fred at 5:57am 07.31.23 Maxwell makes there VW10 series windlass that is a vertical windlass without the chain pipe so that
Wrapping my boat question Wsailing1 at 5:28am 07.31.23 we're in Amelia Island, FL company is Design-it Wraps
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? Morgan donor at 4:50am 07.31.23 Go to a keel boat regatta (Star/J-22/24) and watch how fast keel boats on a trailer can be launched.
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery shemandr at 4:06am 07.31.23 I got a little lost in the details but this sounds like the classic wiring harness problem. There'v
Solar water heat exchanger gettinthere at 3:53am 07.31.23 Then why not Google: solar hot water system Lots of information there for what you want. Why do
Sailing in higher winds. shemandr at 3:50am 07.31.23 On masthead rigs the backstay adjuster can add tension to the forestay - It won't move the mast head
Sailing in higher winds. Davidasailor26 at 3:23am 07.31.23 +1 for everything Stu said. Generally a reefed main has a much more efficient shape and is better f

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