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Dagger board chopwhatyagot at 8:28pm 08.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2011 I am new to sailing and recently purchased Macgregor 26d. Its a 1988 in good shape, gel coat is stil
Steel cable in boom ???? caseylpz at 8:21pm 08.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1005 I'm new to sailing and just bought a H23. There's a steel cable shackled to the clew(?) with the oth
Looking for a dagger board for macgregor 26d chopwhatyagot at 8:01pm 08.03.13 Parts Search 0/1565 Does anybody know where I can find one of these cheap? If I make it myself will I destroy the boat i
Sail stop Capt Grog at 7:58pm 08.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/921 Hi there, I just bought a used 1999 Hunter 240 and I am pretty sure I did not include the sail stop
leaking ballast tank on 26 hunter (1) tbeitzel at 7:13pm 08.03.13 Smaller Boats 7/3592 I have a 2001 26 foot hunter and I just noticed my water ballast tank leaking under the front seat o
Pedestal Guard starrnet at 6:06pm 08.03.13 Parts Search 2/2283 Need Pedestal Guard, Stainless, 12.5" on centers
cutlass bearning, stern tube, couplings, a big mess. mopieo8 at 5:54pm 08.03.13 Engines and Propulsion 8/4189 Hey everyone, Im pulling my newport 30 mk2 out of the water next week to try and fix an engine alig
1984 hunter 37 sailor832 at 5:38pm 08.03.13 Parts Search 0/919 I am looking for a staysail boom and one bareint winch size 23 self tailing or a pair of lewmar 42 s
cutlass bearing mopieo8 at 5:28pm 08.03.13 Newport 4/4009 Does anyone know what dimensions of cutlass bearing fits a newport 30 mk2? Also, does anyone know t
New Cherubini Hunter owner here (1) s/v Mariah at 2:55pm 08.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1551 Just wanted to say hello, and thank you for all the information. I bought my 1981 Hunter 25 this p
Looking for a Day sailor vbasic at 2:29pm 08.03.13 Trailer Sailors 11/7199 I'm recently retired and seek an easy to manage sailboat. I lived aboard for 7 years and I'm not lo
Overflowing head Team118 at 1:50pm 08.03.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/5463 I checked a couple of threads via Google on this. Today I was out in force 5 winds today coming fr
Any one racing a new Hunter 22? Y_Sails at 1:18pm 08.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/738 I am considering purchasing a new Hunter 22. I'd love to hear some feedback from someone currently r
Lobster Pots for Southerners (1) Roger Long at 1:17pm 08.03.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 16/5301 Often, when I am down south extolling the virtues of Maine cruising to friends from south of the for
Convert hank on to roller jib?? Roadking Larry at 1:13pm 08.03.13 Ask All Sailors 13/8381 My roller mylar genoa is getting pretty long in the tooth. The PO of the boat says it was on it when
Canvas Dodger and Frame M-Captain at 10:55am 08.03.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1167 We bought a Beneteau 311 sailboat which came with a nice dodger. The canvas and zippers are in great
Should my rudder have a hole in it? zpeteman at 10:48am 08.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2411 Bought a used Mac 25 a few weeks ago and I'm doing some repairs. One of the things I'm working on is
Stern too low under power Wayward at 9:42am 08.03.13 Catalina 30 3/1253 While under power stern is too low in water, so low exhaust is under water, fine when sitting or sai
Companionway Hatch Leak spadaforaj at 8:16am 08.03.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1406 I have a nice 1981 Hunter 33 with a wooden, inlaid wooden companionway slide hatch. It look s great
Straight/curved tiller for O'Day 272 cbourne200 at 7:43am 08.03.13 Bigger Boats 5/2088 Since I bought this boat used, I don't know if the tiller was straight or curved. A curved tiller w

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Port Townsend, WA Anchorages MikeHoncho at 6:57am 05.17.23
Cleaning Shore Power Cord (1) kloudie1 at 6:44am 05.17.23 So, mine is not gooey after many years in the Louisiana sun.. but it is quite black. It is the black
Cleaning Shore Power Cord thinwater at 6:18am 05.17.23 The "not cleaning" comment was intended to be neither useless nor insulting. Sorry. It was just emph
Y30 Settee Problem Joe at 6:06am 05.17.23 Just tossing out ideas, because I'm not a Yamaha owner, but I love finding solutions to unusual prob
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset tfox2069 at 5:48am 05.17.23 Thanks for your reply. I clearly understand the choices involved and know that I prefer for my soun
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset smokey73 at 5:10am 05.17.23 Your boat, your call, of course. From your response it would appear that you are trying to make a d
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 4:46am 05.17.23 As I said, I only rarely ever use this cord. Once I clean it I think I'll make a storage bag for it
Non working microwave 2 OLD PIRATES at 4:33am 05.17.23 On our Microwave we had to set the clock first and it was OK after that.
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset Jim Beck at 3:26am 05.17.23 You are only talking 4.8 inches here. I think the measurement with a hand line over the side when
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? Hayden Watson at 12:35am 05.17.23 @jonelli I sent you a PM.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Mark Maulden at 9:30pm 05.16.23 Terry this story is - No where near as beautiful as the Babe.. Yes the delay is wearing on me. In
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? Hayden Watson at 9:30pm 05.16.23 Yep. I think I might be able to get some photos of one that was much worse than that which was repa
Cleaning Shore Power Cord (2) Allan12210 at 9:25pm 05.16.23 Way back when we first bought our boat, Hubbell ran an ad for a braided cord cover. It could be comp
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? (1) jonelli at 8:53pm 05.16.23 The muffler is fiberglass so you can repair the hub by sanding off the gelcoat and rebuilding with
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? Stu Jackson at 8:53pm 05.16.23 Mufflers 101 - What's in Your Muffler? What's in YOUR muffler???
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset smokey73 at 8:49pm 05.16.23
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? Hayden Watson at 8:32pm 05.16.23 The muffler is fiberglass so you can repair the hub by sanding off the gelcoat and rebuilding with c
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? ShalomOrchard at 8:29pm 05.16.23 I kept my Pearson 30 on a mooring, which is a $50 fee to the town every year. I can't even imagine
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? jonelli at 7:40pm 05.16.23 Have you tried tightening the clamp? Yes unfortunately.
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset jssailem at 7:31pm 05.16.23 get use of a hand held sounder to measure water depth I did that to identify my need. Did not have

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