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Standing rigging cost Buki at 10:37am 10.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1526 Still searching for a Macgregor 26. I recently found one for sale but apparently inspection says the
Moving my sailboat from the Chesapeake to Long Island Sound PlanetoSea at 10:36am 10.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/964 I am relocating to New Rochelle, NY from the Washington DC area. I have my Beneteau 311 in a marina
37c galley (4) med2463 at 9:55am 10.20.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1338 Had a new countertop installed. I put in the bar faucet, sink ' under counter water filter. Like t
Cutter track gone 37c (1) med2463 at 9:47am 10.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1001 Removed staysail track, what a mess and was leaky. Filled in holes and just put last coat of paint
Sail repair Calgary Lost Parent at 9:07am 10.20.13 Ask All Sailors 0/842 Sorry lost your phone number and email , please pm me
Diesel winter stabilizers John Britten at 9:00am 10.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/998 preparing to winterize my 28 O"Day with 11 gallon Universal tank. Debating between 2 stabilizers I
ST1000 Tiller Pilot install O'day 22 (2) jshanley at 9:00am 10.20.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1302 Just wanted to share install information. I used a 3" drop bracket on the tiller and put the mountin
Winter Care Of Sails Don Guillette at 8:38am 10.20.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/9809 Rich H suggested this topic and it's a good one. It was not a problem for a sailor like me who had t
Locker/Bilge Finish Cool_Change at 8:12am 10.20.13 Big Boats 3/817 We have a 3000 H340 and am wondering what the inside of the lockers and bilge were finished with by
Restoring a 79 Hunter 30 kito at 6:10am 10.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 54/9852 Hello all. I am picking up a 79 Hunter 30 in a couple weeks. I am having it transported to my backya
Roof panels Bertus at 4:36am 10.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/703 I have a Hunter 33 Legend (2008 launch) i would like to add extra spinlocks on the coach roof. I hav
Electrical gremlins on board JonnyQuest at 9:28pm 10.19.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2455 So for a couple of weeks the Quest sailboat has been experiencing electrical problems and I have com
H356 macerator pump replacement Bob 04 H260 at 8:27pm 10.19.13 Big Boats 18/4294 On our 356 the macerator pump is connected to the holding tank and then to the discharge thru-hull.
old boat sails joyride at 6:20pm 10.19.13 Catalina 22 7/1165 Bought an old 1974 Cat 22 to learn with. So far so good, making repairs and upgrades as I go. Howeve
considering a Cat 30 woodyt26 at 4:39pm 10.19.13 Catalina 30 10/1867 We currently sail a Tanzer 26 and find that this light displacement cruiser/racer leaves us feeling
Stuffing Box (1) thaeni at 4:30pm 10.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1300 I decided to check my stuffing box for the condition of the flax. I was surprised to find there was
Performance of partial vertical batten vs no batten mainsail Viktor Eysselein at 3:30pm 10.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4032 My mainsail is stretched out (Doyle sail, 4 years old) making furling very difficult. The rigger to
Raymarine Radar - No Scanner Nodak7 at 2:28pm 10.19.13 Big Boats 3/3783 I just restepped my mast and decided that I would reconnect the radar that I have not used since I p
Mast raising gcallender at 10:46am 10.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1951 Does anyone know where to purchase a mast raising system. I have not had much luck on the internet.
Hammering at mid range RPM's DStegs49 at 9:31am 10.19.13 Big Boats 3/1187 We purchased our Legend 37 Aug of 12. Motored from Manitowoc to Muskegon. Hammering sound most of th

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