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Just some sites for the new and old timebandit at 10:52pm 10.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1212 I was cleaning out my favorites, you know the ones that do not exist any more and ran across this on
Trailer loftyideas at 10:01pm 10.26.13 Columbia 0/1351 I live in Kansas and may be acquiring a 24' Challenger in San Diego but it has no trailer. Does the
Any Ideas for Securing Companionway? BWagner at 9:09pm 10.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2296 We are in the process of getting ready to head to the Bahamas and then south from there to the Carib
Keel Bolt weeping SMACGW at 7:47pm 10.26.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1281 Does anyone have the torque specs for the keel bolts on a Hunter Cherubini 33, 1983? The aft most bo
Yanmar 4JH2TE ?? eianm at 7:37pm 10.26.13 Big Boats 6/3122 I was told by my mechanic that this Yanmar 4JH2TE does not have any internal anodes- is this correc
Keel bolt torque specs SMACGW at 7:13pm 10.26.13 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1755 Does anyone have the torque specs for the keel bolts on a Hunter Cherubini 33, 1983? The aft most bo
New Main (3) c130king at 6:24pm 10.26.13 Catalina 310 6/1497 Just thought I would share pictures of my new main sail. Got the Genoa about 3 months ago. Main we
Anemometer is sluggish Windborne at 6:06pm 10.26.13 Ask All Sailors 13/6015 I have an older Raymarine ST60 wind vane and anemometer. The owner's handbook is dated 1999. The ane
Anyone ever rerget their C22 purchase? azguy at 4:23pm 10.26.13 Catalina 22 28/5205 I'm trying to become a 1st time boat owner and have gone around looking at C22, C25's and a C27. I w
Guess my sailing season is over... (1) holdech at 4:03pm 10.26.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2173 This is from early this morning. Slushy snow coming down. Just got the boat back to the house yester
clogged raw water intake splax at 3:39pm 10.26.13 Big Boats 8/5123 Well, I went to take the boat out and it seemed OK for a while until I increase the RPMs. It then to
Removing Baby Stays during winter lay-up captcoho at 1:39pm 10.26.13 Catalina 30 3/1616 Any thoughts about removing the baby stays while on the hard during winter storage. It would make co
Single-handing YVRguy at 12:17pm 10.26.13 Ask All Sailors 29/5679 So I've had my first boat for close to a year now and I feel pretty comfortable and competent (but n
Gone green (1) paulj at 11:54am 10.26.13 Catalina 310 2/1443 Another day of practice.......... Next......... hook up steering. paulj
First San Diego C-22 Fleet Meeting! CaptDon01 at 10:51am 10.26.13 Catalina 22 0/670 I wanted to invite all the C-22 owners in the San Diego area and beyond to attend our first C-22 Fle
Very frustrating searching for boom and mast parts... cymeyer at 9:54am 10.26.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1994 Need some small boom and mast parts. Have a Charleston Spar boom and mast. Sparcraft-US is the m
Catalina 400MKII, hull 20/95 Bowtruster - help! bobby64 at 8:55am 10.26.13 Big Boats 2/1681 We own a Catalina 400 MKII, HIN 20/95. We have rewired and put new brushes into the bowtruster elect
My October 2013 week on the bay (1) doehunter at 7:38am 10.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2184 Hey guys. I just came back from my 3rd annual October vacation on the bay. It was the best and t
damaged mast step/collar Ken Crowell at 3:53am 10.26.13 S2 2/1179 We botched dropping the mast on our 22 ft. S-2 and bent the stainless steel step on the foot of the
Any 8.0A owners out there? Broseidon at 8:51pm 10.25.13 S2 8/1958 Hello all...New here.. A bit of a backstory... I'm trying to get back on the water and off the road

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Selden Rodkicker seems to have a lot of play at the mounting bracket - is this normal? Hollyberry at 4:55pm 06.08.23 If the vertical movement is excessive you could install a spacer/washer to take up the extra space..
3D printing fun Davidasailor26 at 4:49pm 06.08.23 So let me understand, did you, or did you not, get a 3D printer for your son? Did you buy two 3D pr
Adding a 2nd winch and more (4) zinahewitt at 4:31pm 06.08.23 Added the second winch. It was Lewmar 40, the old ones non self tailing were $100 each. There was a
3D printing fun dLj at 4:18pm 06.08.23
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 4:14pm 06.08.23 Thanks for the write-up John. I was wondering if you were going to include the part where we knocke
Hunter 29.5 Table travorgeron at 3:59pm 06.08.23 The purpose of the weight is to counterbalance the weight of the table so it is "easier" to raise a
3D printing fun (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:39pm 06.08.23 Latest innovation - a way to hold the head door open. After a few years of weighted doorstops that o
Spinnaker Pole Jaw restringing Hollyberry at 3:06pm 06.08.23 Is it a dip-pole setup or end-for-end? Assuming the former if the trip line was internal... If so,
LED lighting. Tally Ho at 2:36pm 06.08.23 It is interesting how different LED bulbs can shine. I bought some LED bulbs on Amazon to replace t
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Jolly Pe�o at 2:34pm 06.08.23 The Nightmare. A Nightmare sneaks up on you like fog. It lures you into a comfort zone an almost eu
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower plenny7 at 2:20pm 06.08.23
Help Identifying model apell at 1:59pm 06.08.23 There are a lot of Mariners in New Jersey, NY and Connecticut. In fact, those are the most active
Non Skid; Black Spots cymeyer at 1:21pm 06.08.23
Tropical Depression 2 Ward H at 1:09pm 06.08.23 I'm also a premium member of Windy but being a seasonal sailor I struggle with what I remember on ho
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 12:55pm 06.08.23 Thanks John, for helping me with my therapy! :facepalm:
Help Identifying model Will Gilmore at 12:51pm 06.08.23 There are a lot of Mariners in New Jersey, NY and Connecticut. In fact, those are the most active a
Non Skid; Black Spots (1) Hello Below at 12:45pm 06.08.23 To the original poster, what was the outcome? My dark areas are all gone, I had to use my thumb nai
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 12:37pm 06.08.23 How can it sound better but not have a varoom? If there is still a problem with low compression,
What's next to be aware of ? dLj at 12:30pm 06.08.23 I've been following these Iberian Orca interactions for a couple years now. I find it amazing how ba
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Ward H at 12:25pm 06.08.23 Very interesting write up!

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