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Caulking windows Bluewater47 at 1:38pm 10.05.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1234 I have a Macgregor 26VS. I want to pull the plexiglas windows, clean underneath them and use new ca
C22 Cushions bebling at 1:02pm 10.05.13 Parts Search 0/2426 Looking for some cushions for aft part of "V" berth and small cushion next to step/cooler for 1988 C
Replacing exhaust hose on 1988 MKII Spindrift NH at 12:43pm 10.05.13 Catalina 30 4/1385 Does anyone have pointers on best(easiest) way to accomplish this? Do I need to remove the galley?
how to rig mainsail and boom Ouibejamyn at 12:22pm 10.05.13 Smaller Boats 1/1260 I am new to hoisting and setting up the mainsail. I cant find a diagram for a hunter 23.5. Does
looking for bow pulpit for 27 cherubini 1980 rufus1138 at 11:20am 10.05.13 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1013 If anyone can steer me in the direction of a good price on a bow pulpit that would fit my 1980 27 hu
help with navman chokrisandy at 9:34am 10.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/806 Dear friends, i got a used navman. Wind 3100 with a masthead instrument, without cable, the wires co
Shrink wrapping or tarping O'day sailboats Panta Rei at 9:21am 10.05.13 Bigger Boats 20/5088 I've seen many ways to cover an O'day sailboat. Some techniques are expensive, some not so much. Are
In need of an ignition distributor Tamcho at 9:16am 10.05.13 Grampian 0/4658 I have a 1974, 15 horse, Volvo Penta, two cylinder gas engine on my G30. I am in need of a distribu
Polar plots for C22 paddy4699 at 8:46am 10.05.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1609 I have just read that "polar plots" are available for particular boats and true wind speeds. Are
And so it continues (2) 25yearslater at 7:00am 10.05.13 Bigger Boats 3/862 Told ya. With YOT back on the hard the upgrades and small details can begin. I have some interesting
Let the games begin! Mr Mac at 5:58am 10.05.13 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1946 We are on our way out to the lake to get a real good look at what our $1300 has got us in to! See y
source for plastic plumbing fittings? bugbitten at 10:49pm 10.04.13 S2 7/1287 It seems I've tracked these down before, but can't find my notes. I need to replace some of the blac
Few photos from the North Channel in August (18) srust58 at 9:56pm 10.04.13 Trailer Sailors 39/13842 We took our Sirius 22 to the North Channel this summer. Launched in Spanish and headed west throug
Cleaning Salon Fabric Cusions BWagner at 9:13pm 10.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2153 Does anyone have any thoughts on how best to clean the cushions on the settee in our main salon. Th
Boat Speed tgrass462 at 8:46pm 10.04.13 Smaller Boats 2/928 We own and love our 1999 Hunter 260. It is a GREAT cruising boat. This summer we lived on the boat
Wooden Boatshow - Georgetown,SC Fly_H23 at 7:04pm 10.04.13 Trailer Sailors 0/1387 Anyone else headed to the Wooden Boatshow in Georgetown on Oct 19? https://woodenboatshow.com
Centerboard 39-2 mpbeagle at 7:02pm 10.04.13 Pearson 5/2438 I'm looking seriously at a 1987 39-2 but have some concerns: 1-Centerboard-What keeps it from clank
25.5 Hunter Oil Leak Jeremy21515 at 3:58pm 10.04.13 Smaller Boats 2/991 Have a 1985 25.5 Hunter with a 1GM10 Yanmar. It was laid up since 1998 but resurrected it last summ
Going to the Annapolis Boat Show? Phil Herring at 2:05pm 10.04.13 Ask All Sailors 42/4685 For the first time in... well, a long time, Bly and I will be at the Annapolis show this year.
Back Pressure Report hathawayr@theleeco.com at 1:54pm 10.04.13 Catalina 30 0/890 Well, I promised to report exhaust back pressure after my re-power of Nepenthe, our 1985 Catalina 30

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Beneteau Grey Water system Captedward at 8:04am 06.22.23 Gray water tanks are a lot harder to maintain than black water tanks because the only thing that go
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Hollyberry at 8:02am 06.22.23 Pretty sure a '75 C&C 33 will be a solid glass hull, in that size range I believe the 34 was the fir
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? jviss at 8:01am 06.22.23 Think about it this way ... The offline tube is going to be installed into the system filled with t
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages MikeHoncho at 7:48am 06.22.23
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Scott T-Bird at 7:34am 06.22.23 Wow, I can't even figure out what that means! Why would there be air in that tank? What does it m
Beneteau Grey Water system BarryL at 7:28am 06.22.23 Hello, There is a good Jeanneau forum site here https://jeanneau.proboards.com Both power and sail
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 7:26am 06.22.23 My claustrophobia meter pegged when a previous sightseer mentioned that even if they were able to s
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 7:15am 06.22.23
Engine vibration universal m3-20 kloudie1 at 7:09am 06.22.23 That high idle may cause gearbox problems because of the shock of going into gear (initial shift ) T
Oceangate Titan kloudie1 at 6:59am 06.22.23 Pressure vessel Injun-Ear types will know how touchy/tricky external pressure design is.. some art,
Engine vibration universal m3-20 dlochner at 6:51am 06.22.23 The idle seems high but the vibration does not seem all that bad. It sounds like a 3 cylinder diesel
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 6:46am 06.22.23
Engine vibration universal m3-20 elcojo2 at 6:44am 06.22.23 Ralph, Thanks for the reply. I don't want to touch change anything that is working correctly, the p
Oday 25 Swing Keel Rigging Project_Mayhem at 6:29am 06.22.23 The one thing you'll learn about D and R is that the prices are good enough that after you've shoppe
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? jviss at 6:19am 06.22.23 .75 liter accumulator That's not much of an accumulator. I have a Groco 2 gallon accumulator, whi
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? JavaMan at 6:17am 06.22.23 As @kappykaplan highlights, that picture was poached and I don't know what boat it is from. I just
Beneteau Grey Water system dLj at 6:16am 06.22.23 Mea culpa, we sold our sailboat and switched to the dark side but hope sailboatowners.com can come
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? jviss at 6:13am 06.22.23 Deep six it. The PVC tank does not have a bladder and so the water is in contact with the air. Wa
Oceangate Titan jviss at 6:03am 06.22.23 It is scary. It disturbs me, thinking of the passengers. ty, and the system didn't have much of any
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? JBP-PA at 5:47am 06.22.23 It's nice not having the pump cycle for a glass of water, but maybe that is a stupid reason to keep

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