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Help routing an HDMI cable (1) jonelli at 4:56pm 08.28.14 Catalina 30 3/934 I need to get an HDMI cable through the port cabinet to the area behind the forward port seat cushio
Seized Farymann Bloggster at 4:54pm 08.28.14 Cal 2/1629 We were rebuilding the top end on my old Farymann A30. took the head and cylinder off and had to lea
Wheel Brake origin? B473 at 4:41pm 08.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/845 The Wheel Brake on my boat is a compression disc fitted to the starboard helm. It is a very simple d
Heat Exchanger Westerbeke 10-2 in O'Day 272 (3) cbourne200 at 4:24pm 08.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1313 When I bought this boat in Dec 2011, I was told the 10-2 had recently been overhauled. Although the
Interior Teak Finish HMT2 at 4:11pm 08.28.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1497 I am refinishing my Nav table. It is a teak veneer. It had some kind of a hard finish. Either a varn
genoa replacement anthony at 2:45pm 08.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1376 Hi All When that hurricane blew up the east coast of Canada, even though I thought I had the genny
Boat In Question joker460 at 2:26pm 08.28.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1588 I have very little to go on because the sailboat was leaving through our channel in Lake Ontario.
81 hunter30 water pump jeffreymckenna at 1:23pm 08.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/814 Help!! I just finished refurbishing a 81 hunter 30. Every works well except i have no water pressu
Hunter 23' Rudder Coming Apart carboman at 1:10pm 08.28.14 Smaller Boats 12/2230 Looks like the gel coat/first layer of fiber glass is starting to separate from the core. I took it
Advise on autopilot? Stan Linado at 12:29pm 08.28.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1129 Am finally at a point that I can get an autopilot so that solo sailing will not be quite so frantic.
Catalina 25 structural question (2) scurvydogtoo at 11:54am 08.28.14 Smaller Boats 4/2766 I just purchased a 1980 Catalina 25. There are two areas under the port side settee (forward seat)
New owner of Pearson 34-2 Outeast at 9:43am 08.28.14 Pearson 13/8979 My wife and I are new owners of a 1990 Pearson 34-2. We've spent the first 45 days cleaning the inte
Moving on up! mrudman850 at 9:37am 08.28.14 Catalina 22 1/649 After our first year on a mooring with our Buccaneer 180, we've discovered we don't like being the s
Locating and Securing the new water tanks... (6) Sumner at 8:23am 08.28.14 Ask All Sailors 1/907 In an earlier post ..... http://forums.macgregor.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=165463 .... I
Captain Tolley's Panta Rei at 7:43am 08.28.14 Bigger Boats 2/1319 Andrew/ Agprice22 recommendation for acrylic sealers reminded me of another great product for ageing
29.5 flatten main sail carothersjw at 7:04am 08.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/788 substantial draft in main. would like to be able to flatten main. outhaul alright tight. bo
Destep Steps Dede7157 at 6:24am 08.28.14 Day Sailers 3/1050 We have an O'Day 19.. and our first year destepping the mast by ourselves. Rather than spend hours
Count down is on!! sfr at 6:24am 08.28.14 Trailer Sailors 6/1457 Towing my 260 Hunter from Golden B.C. (Canada) to Alameda Ca. in 7 days very excited and looking for
Yanmar 2QM15 raw water pump BobM at 5:44am 08.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 13/5696 The aft facing access cover is a lousy design. Has anyone retrofitted a front facing one?
Hunter 30 Tiller ? bobclark1 at 5:36am 08.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/865 Hi I'm about to buy a Hunter 30 -1980 - that has a tiller rather than a pedistel wheel config. W

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Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses Gary Ryan at 7:57am 09.01.23 I have 3 bleeder lines to drain the AF. Maybe I'll video this when I do it. Then I don't have to
Replace section of G4 anchor chain skunther at 7:57am 09.01.23 While I don't for certain know why the complaints of chain not lasting, I may have some insights.
Replace section of G4 anchor chain skunther at 7:53am 09.01.23 If only 60 feet of 100 is corroded then the boat was likely anchored in 9 to 12 feet of water (assu
DC panel led indicator stopped working mdibella at 7:51am 09.01.23 Could be a simple as a broken lead. Send pics of the back of the panel detailing that circuit's sw
Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses Gary Ryan at 7:43am 09.01.23 I have 3 bleeder lines to drain the AF. Maybe I'll video this when I do it. Then I don't have to r
H380 settee table installation (3) sailcapt340 at 7:30am 09.01.23 Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Here are the photos of the underside of the Settee Tabl
Raritan PHII long term review Skipper at 7:28am 09.01.23 These are the items I see that would not be under the normal routine maintenance category. On each
Car Accident jviss at 7:28am 09.01.23 Thanks guys. Yea, just a scratch, from my watch band. I bleed a lot. The fireman wrapped a mile o
Price of Hunter 430? dlochner at 7:12am 09.01.23 Location. The least expensive boats were in Florida and So Cal. Northern boats and fresh water boats
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour Rich Stidger at 7:06am 09.01.23 Before I start changing suspect parts, I try my darnest to confirm the faulty part. If you can't co
Car Accident kappykaplan at 7:01am 09.01.23 Stay safe out there, jviss!
Car Accident Rich Stidger at 6:56am 09.01.23 At least you weren't injured I assume. Cars are replaceable, you not so much. Sorry to learn of yo
Price of Hunter 430? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:43am 09.01.23
Price of Hunter 430? jssailem at 6:43am 09.01.23 Boat price is a fluid issue in Seattle. PacificNW market has a reputation for being higher than many
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 (1) Johnny Sails at 6:37am 09.01.23 I ended up buying this set up. there really wasn't a lot of options.
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 6:29am 09.01.23 This stuff. 3M Dual Lock tape. https://www.amazon.com/Dual-Reclosable-Fastener-SJ3560-Clear/dp/B07
Gonna pull the boat... (4) rgranger at 6:03am 09.01.23 219464 219462 ... and here is a totally unrelated random pic of the same train trussell that I'm
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00am 09.01.23 Former Hunter dealer who use to sell your boat. @rgranger is correct about the aluminum plate embed
Thundering water tank? RoyS at 5:15am 09.01.23 Tank needs a vent to admit air to replace the volume of water taken out. Loose fill caps or small dr
Price of Hunter 430? shemandr at 5:05am 09.01.23 I share your question. I'm used to seeing the same boats of similar age to have a much more narrow

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