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Replace 26X Rudders (1) CarlosIsaza at 8:37am 03.29.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1324 I'm looking for new rudders for my 1997 (early 1997 model) 26X. I contacted bwyachts but they are in
H34 Winches YVRguy at 7:44am 03.29.14 Big Boats 11/1764 Our Hunter 34 came from the previous owner with two Maxwell self-tailing winches for the jib sheets.
Ppalu holed off Saint Martin (1) Jep17 at 6:56am 03.29.14 Sails Call Lounge 1/3610 Here is the documentary film of the tragic holing of Pplau. The honesty and sincerety with which D.
North Channel cruise article from Crusing World holdech at 6:55am 03.29.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1216 Ralph Folsom gave permission to the TrailerSailors Association for a link to his North Channel artic
Mast support tigerjohn10 at 6:18am 03.29.14 Bigger Boats 5/1481 In my O'Day 27 bilge, there is (was) a block of wood that apparently transfers mast support to the k
Sail numbers Doc_holiday at 5:38am 03.29.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1377 I was thinking of putting sail numbers on. I don't guess there is a formal assignment of numbers, h
Beneteau 40 rudder stock arm removal maloutofoffice at 3:52am 03.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1709 Hi, I am fitting a Raymarine autohelm linear drive. The stock arm needs to be lengthened to suit
Hunter 28.5 leaking??? hunter285 at 10:05pm 03.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1667 My boat has been out of the water for some time now I think 7 years and was given to me by the previ
Slim Jim Android Anchor Alarm RECESS at 8:43pm 03.28.14 Ask All Sailors 22/2776 We have a drift alarm that works well, but running the Chartplotter all night does use some power. I
Running backstay questions Jhildy at 7:46pm 03.28.14 Big Boats 4/1642 Just a general rigging question: 1. Do running backstays have one line to either starboard or port
.84 Hunter31 Owners Manual choover at 7:18pm 03.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/654 Is there a resource for an '84 Hunter 31 Owners Manual? Thanks in advance! Chuck
Precision 18 suitable for Hudson River NY? BayGull at 6:55pm 03.28.14 Precision 3/4228 I've narrowed my search for a new boat down to the P18. Has anyone sailed one on the Hudson? My trip
Fiberglass failure under lower pintle oday 26 (2) jfschena at 3:18pm 03.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 22/2018 Last season I could hear a creaking noise when moving the tiller. I knew the pintles were a little
Westerbeke W30 oil cooler LASailing at 2:17pm 03.28.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1455 I am basically having the same issue as Shipyard in: http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthre
Hunter 28.5 Starting Problem Ontario Guy at 1:36pm 03.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2004 Good day: I recall reading on the now defunct Hunter 28.5 forum of a fix to a starter problem in the
Issue with Simrad WP30 autopilot cluce at 11:46am 03.28.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/860 Hi, We have power going to the control panel for our WP30 autopilot, but when you push the button
Polars for a Hunter 34 John Rushing at 11:18am 03.28.14 Big Boats 10/2337 Hello All, I am skippering my 1984 Hunter 34 in the Newport Ensenada Race this year. The boat has
Hunter 28.5 Bimini Problem Ontario Guy at 10:26am 03.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4894 Good day: I will be installing a bimini on my Hunter 28.5 shortly but understand that some modificat
Hunter 28.5 Salon Table - Request Pictures, Etc Ontario Guy at 10:19am 03.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/761 Good day. As the snow is now starting to disappear off the boat tarp, the first item on my check lis
Fuel Sender Guage bobcat30 at 8:20am 03.28.14 Catalina 30 6/1199 I need to replace the fuel sender unit in the diesel tank. Suggestions where to get the unit. I repl

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Gray Enterprises Portlight lens replacement H33C heritage at 5:17pm 09.25.22 A note on the pins.. Be extremely cautious removing and reinstalling the hinge pins. The little pos
Integral Fuel Tank leak rgranger at 5:15pm 09.25.22 Is it possible to put a bladder inside the existing tank?
Structural Foam jaysweet at 4:55pm 09.25.22 Nice job! It's your own personal Watergate, eh? :clap:
Boom kicker or topping lift? mermike at 4:55pm 09.25.22 I like my Boomkicker. Just don't try to swing from the end of the boom. It will go badly.
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries mermike at 4:50pm 09.25.22 I'm a follow the manual kind of guy. I never, ever assume that the "highly trained technicians" at t
Modified Traveler 23' Hunter (3) Harley215 at 4:42pm 09.25.22 209585209586209587
Frustrated, confused, and dissappointed SoSound at 4:27pm 09.25.22 Well, the short term solution was pretty simple, I unplugged the temperature sensor and the charging
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 4:22pm 09.25.22 Wow. Read thru some of the threads and articles........ Looks like a lot bigger project than I antic
Invest 98L jssailem at 4:15pm 09.25.22 The only thing missing are the goggly eyes
Structural Foam (8) teacherspet at 4:01pm 09.25.22 What tank did you replace with aluminum or poly. Im doing a refit on a vision 32 and po did not lav
Invest 98L (1) JamesG161 at 2:33pm 09.25.22 Through precise calculations and applying Science to maximum, John and I created our own model.
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 2:26pm 09.25.22 As far as fore/aft vs. port/starboard differentiation in motor mounts: all I can say is that Hunter
Gray Enterprises Portlight lens replacement H33C kloudie1 at 2:12pm 09.25.22 A note on the pins.. Be extremely cautious removing and reinstalling the hinge pins. The little post
Hurricane prep in mast furling capta at 2:08pm 09.25.22 It would depend on the strength of the storm, but as a rule, I'd remove that weight from aloft. Ther
Hurricane prep in mast furling Davidasailor26 at 1:44pm 09.25.22 We pull ours IMF main in as far as it will go, then we disconnect the outhaul, wrap the clew around
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Leeward Rail at 1:22pm 09.25.22
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries dLj at 1:21pm 09.25.22 @Tally Ho - I would certainly want a way to measure the need to change a mount. Looking back at all
Two Holder/Hobie 12s AaronD at 1:17pm 09.25.22 @HenryHester : Could you say a little more about the painting process? What did you use, and how is
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Tally Ho at 12:51pm 09.25.22 Just sayin', every 4 years to change engine mounts seems mighty frequent to me. I'd be looking to h
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) sail sfbay at 12:48pm 09.25.22 How am i even going to do it while on the trailer? Do an internet search on "how to bottom paint a b

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