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On and Off the Trailer BudGates at 4:03pm 09.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1127
Best O'Day Trailor Sailor silversailor at 3:39pm 09.09.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/5866 This is a general question to the O'Day audience. What, in your opinion is the best overall O'Day sa
pull yanmar injector and cleaner shop` jtmccue at 1:29pm 09.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/5126 Has anyone removed their diesel injectors and sent them out for cleaning?? I have an '85 Yanmar 2G
Lake Ontario Destinations? Charitybull at 12:50pm 09.09.14 Trailer Sailors 4/1807 So, as a new member and a recent addition to the MacGregor Owners family (just purchased a Mac 26D),
Plan to Save or to Abandon the Ship? Kings Gambit at 12:23pm 09.09.14 Ask All Sailors 102/18359 There's a thread in progress about the cost of having a life raft aboard; but leaving the boat for a
Is Crisfield worth a visit? Ed H at 12:17pm 09.09.14 Destinations 8/2809 Has anyone been to Crisfield Maryland lately? I have seen comments that most of the stores/restauran
Hunter 30T abinkc at 11:59am 09.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/591 Looking of the tension numbers for rigging on a Hunter 30T.
Moving the traveller on a 45 Legend AsGoodAsItGets at 11:47am 09.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/971 Hi: I will be purchasing a 45 Legend. Like most of what the boat has to offer, but I'm sure I'm
Heating on a 336 neilmcc at 11:29am 09.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1247 I guess this isn't a problem for a lot of you guys but living in Scotland I want to extend our cruis
Bilge issues on my h 31 Tmiter at 11:12am 09.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/940 I have an 86 h31 that seems to have some bilge issues. First is that whenever the bilge pump runs t
Engine to Hot Water Heater Hoses (1) SimiSAilor at 11:00am 09.09.14 Catalina 310 3/1125 Hello all, New guy here with a first post. My first project on the newly acquired boat is to cle
Keel Width smoothsailing at 10:42am 09.09.14 Big Boats 0/594 As I am preparing to haul/winterize my 1997 Hunter 340 in October, I contacted a marina I am interes
Aft head intake hose Capt Rick at 10:33am 09.09.14 Big Boats 2/777 I have a 1996 Passage 42 and want to replace the aft head intake hose. It seems like there is some
Need to replace halyard 1983 H31 pateco at 9:46am 09.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 10/1592 I need to replace the main halyard on my 83 H31. Outer jacket is shredded about 15' from the sail en
Adding cleats steved2 at 8:56am 09.09.14 Smaller Boats 8/1121 Would like to add a couple of cleats in the cockpit of my hunter 260 to be more single handed. How d
Coldmachine. CU-85 Bkrisko1 at 8:44am 09.09.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1191 My Coldmachine died last week because of the condenser fan. It finally quit. Does anyone know how
Who needs a "bluewater" boat? Kings Gambit at 8:41am 09.09.14 Ask All Sailors 28/9670 Since the subject of bluewater-capable boats (and skippers) versus other models comes up in this for
First time fueling up bshock at 8:23am 09.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 29/3430 Hi All, this might seem like a silly question, but I'll be fueling up my B361 for the first time eve
Universal 5411 = M-18?? ohiosnowbird at 7:54am 09.09.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1696 We have a catalina 30, built in 1981, and we need to replace our Universal Diesel engine model 5411.
Any Whitby owners out there? Lets get chatting on here! crosswind at 7:38am 09.09.14 Other Sailboats 0/1011 Looking at purchasing a Whitby 42 ketch cutter rigged. Found many owners on the owners site but wo

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Spinnaker sailing Michael Davis at 8:38pm 07.17.23 We had just passed Friday Harbor, heading south to Griffin Bay on 4th of July. So we (me) decided t
exhaust system on 1997 Hunter 310 Johnb at 8:29pm 07.17.23 If it is leaking water it is also leaking exhaust gas, into the boat. Do you have a carbon monoxide
I have an 21' American Fiberglass (4) Perry Welch at 8:15pm 07.17.23 First off I do not have any use for some one "making up" B.S. I bought this boat just as Covid sta
exhaust system on 1997 Hunter 310 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:15pm 07.17.23 At the risk of appearing to be a smartass, look at the water muffler and the two hose attachments.
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 7:51pm 07.17.23 217896
Spinnaker sailing mermike at 7:11pm 07.17.23 We had just passed Friday Harbor, heading south to Griffin Bay on 4th of July. So we (me) decided th
Cruising Yacht VMG JohnShannon at 6:58pm 07.17.23 sail grib will use your vessels polars and the forecast winds, add in loss of efficiency at night
Spinnaker sailing fred1diver at 6:55pm 07.17.23 The pic was taken when we changed the side of the pole, the pole man was having a hard time lol
Spinnaker sailing JohnShannon at 6:54pm 07.17.23 Try not to think of it as a big bag o terror!
Against the wind - in the docks sbrogden at 6:53pm 07.17.23 I don't know your boat but in the McIntire I sat on the dagger board trunk. My boat has a dagger b
Spinnaker sailing jon hansen at 6:53pm 07.17.23 where's your pole?
Against the wind - in the docks sloughsailer at 6:52pm 07.17.23 I had an oarlock on the transom and used a single oar to scull my boat.
Spinnaker sailing shemandr at 6:45pm 07.17.23 Cool! Your boat looks a lot like of my favorite Ranger 23's with the blue deck and the gold & blue
Spinnaker sailing (1) fred1diver at 6:09pm 07.17.23 So finally got h to e spinnaker out this weekend, light winds, it was nice until the wind turned
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM Hayden Watson at 5:42pm 07.17.23 Oh sorry, this one: https://www.partdeal.com/gauges/tachometer/vdo-3-3-8-in-cockpit-international-
Water proofing zippers.... RussC at 5:33pm 07.17.23 Better to use a zipper-specific lube, like Zipper Ease. yup. I put Chevy oil in my Ford once and i
Winch handle safe use Hayden Watson at 4:58pm 07.17.23 Perhaps. It would be interesting to see how that handle would behave if a pawl gave way and set the
Let's Buy A Sailboat Don S/V ILLusion at 4:46pm 07.17.23 Recently, we ran out of fuel while entering a busy harbor and had to sail to the dock. Knowing what
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 4:46pm 07.17.23 They rather end the debate for you as to whether you leave them in the winch or put them in a holde
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM SycloneDriver at 4:45pm 07.17.23

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