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On and Off the Trailer BudGates at 4:03pm 09.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1143
Best O'Day Trailor Sailor silversailor at 3:39pm 09.09.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/6032 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 9/5270 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 4/1853 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 102/18710 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 8/2890 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 0/598 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 6/1006 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 5/1261 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 4/952 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 3/1148 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 0/602 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 2/790 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 10/1635 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 8/1129 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 5/1201 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 28/9926 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 29/3526 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 2/1723 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 0/1044 Looking at purchasing a Whitby 42 ketch cutter rigged. Found many owners on the owners site but wo

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Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 7:39pm 08.11.23 Yes, I had disconnected the coupling first. The shaft is difficult to turn not connected to the gear
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 7:26pm 08.11.23 Most definitely wrong. Should be the same length as the strut. Not a major problem, just looks sl
Sailing post heart attack Scott T-Bird at 7:26pm 08.11.23 What is a "Heart Attack"? Sounds like a stupid question but there are several ways to have a cardia
Prop size for O 322? SycloneDriver at 7:24pm 08.11.23 I did a little more testing today. It is a little smoother than the old beat up prop. The prop wal
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 7:22pm 08.11.23 Mine is currently extending roughly 1-1.5 out of the strut. I believe this to be incorrect. Most
Ducks in my backyard! (6) RSHunter27 at 7:15pm 08.11.23 a few more pic of my upgrades.
Sailing post heart attack shemandr at 6:59pm 08.11.23 What is a "Heart Attack"? Sounds like a stupid question but there are several ways to have a cardi
Ducks in my backyard! (2) RSHunter27 at 6:53pm 08.11.23 I guess I never showed you the completed companionway. The trim is staggered and overlapping. Had a
Dimensions of the companionway boards for a 1980 27'? (2) RSHunter27 at 6:39pm 08.11.23 I will have to measure. But here was my solution. 4 mini doors on lift off hinges, overlapping trim
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 6:20pm 08.11.23 I'm sorry to hear you had heart damage, Scott. I hope it heals up.
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Stu Jackson at 6:06pm 08.11.23 @PaulK But this thread is about travelers, not mainsheets.
Sailing post heart attack Stu Jackson at 6:05pm 08.11.23 Sue was on edge and we left early on Sunday after small fights over what I should or could be doing
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? (1) PaulK at 5:58pm 08.11.23 On our J/36 we had a double-ended mainsheet: a continuous line that had a 4:1 advantage when you pul
Need 2005 Hunter 36 replacement Arch rgranger at 5:57pm 08.11.23 Call the SBO store.
CL1 4 RBand at 5:42pm 08.11.23 Thanks. Sounds like I was making it more complex than it really is!.
Sailing post heart attack Scott T-Bird at 5:34pm 08.11.23 I've been much better but this is going to be a hurdle for me. Heart damage was severe 5 weeks ago,
Sailing post heart attack Stu Jackson at 5:30pm 08.11.23 Dave's right, good approach. I had a mini-stroke on April Fools Day no kiddin'!!! and carotid enda
Looking for insurance for winter sailing Bahamas Caribbean xavpil at 5:12pm 08.11.23 BoatUS is our normal insurance, when we went to the Bahamas they charged us an extra $29 for two mo
Looking for insurance for winter sailing Bahamas Caribbean dlochner at 5:10pm 08.11.23 BoatUS is our normal insurance, when we went to the Bahamas they charged us an extra $29 for two mon
Sailing post heart attack dlochner at 5:02pm 08.11.23 Glad you were survived. The question you asked is the ultimate existential question, how do I want

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