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Lost pop top brace fwild3 at 9:37pm 05.31.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1933 One of the pop top braces for my Mac 25 just went overboard. Can anyone suggest a replacement source
S2 11.0 head sink faucet Mark Maulden at 9:36pm 05.31.13 S2 13/2852 Does anybody have any idea who makes the head faucet with the diverter for a shower? I need to repl
Topping Lift, Reefing and Main Adjustments? Ward H at 7:24pm 05.31.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/9267 I have read many threads about reefing procedures but I feel I am missing something. Not in the wate
Hunter races JWC at 7:19pm 05.31.13 Big Boats 0/812 The link below goes to an ebook that describes a race between 3 Hunters. A 34, a 340 and a 356 in th
Making a new Rudder CzechMate at 6:16pm 05.31.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/802 I am making a new Rudder from scratch out of a beautiful piece of Red Oak for my Mac 26 D. I want to
2000 Hunter 320 Windlas Switch stewy at 5:44pm 05.31.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1029 I'm looking at buying a specific 2000 Hunter 320. It seems like an amazing boat. Haven't seen it yet
lightning protection LordMorham at 5:41pm 05.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1155 what is the best defense agianst lightning while out on the water? Thanks. :)
Boom Attachment to Mast JRoser at 4:11pm 05.31.13 Catalina 30 17/7072 I have a 1980 Catalina 30 and I'm also a novice. I need to raise the boom a few inches to take pres
Do you empty the fuel line on your outboard foursail22701 at 1:47pm 05.31.13 Ask All Sailors 22/15451 In another thread, several posters mentioned disconnecting the fuel line from your outboard and empt
Through haul transducer frankwilliam at 12:00pm 05.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1174 Thru-hull transducer I will install the hummingbird 598 hd si fishfinder on my h240. What is the be
Whale Flipper Pump Rebuild grinder at 11:44am 05.31.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1974 When replacing the rubber parts on a Whale Flipper sink pump faucet what is the best lube to use on
old SR Mariner knotmeter: refurbish or replace? JonnyQuest at 10:16am 05.31.13 Ask All Sailors 11/11179 I'm looking for recommendations for where to best spend money on my knotmeter, as I have no idea abo
Apalachicola Fl. info sailaway78 at 8:49am 05.31.13 Destinations 1/3099 We were in Carrabelle, Fl, couple days ago. Wanted to go to Apalachicola via the ICW, and ended up
New to the forum 1973 (1) Johnny Sailboat at 8:26am 05.31.13 Day Sailers 10/1896 I am essentially new to sailing the admiral and i purchased a 1973 22 last year locally after sailin
Which is best VMG... weinie at 8:03am 05.31.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2734 Sailing close hauled, wind speed is increasing. Say you have only about 15 or 20 minutes to the mar
Mold on rub rail harv at 8:00am 05.31.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/4942 Is there a solution to taking off the black mold accumulating on the vinyl rub rail. Fiberglas clean
New Turnbuckles Andeleen at 7:55am 05.31.13 Catalina 22 5/1865 Greetings all! Andeleen is a 1974 swing-keel C22. I am starting to replace the old-stye closed sh
Hopefully a little help please? WCW87 at 7:47am 05.31.13 Day Sailers 4/1779 I haven't been sailing in about 10 years but I'm dieing to get back on the water. I don't have a lot
Best time to bareboat charter BVI? caprice at 7:17am 05.31.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2244 Are the months of October/November good for sailing the BVI? When is the best time of year to visit/
Midnight Sun racing Blaise at 7:03am 05.31.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/765 Just wanted to let you guys know that Midnight Sun finished first overall and first to fininsh in th

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Floor board replacement on a hunter 306 (1) JamesG161 at 6:49am 02.08.23 The Deck in the cabin is meant to support weight.
Why paint bottom? JamesG161 at 6:46am 02.08.23 Most boats paint for protection of Fiberglass and keeping it smooth for faster sailing. Your Boat,
Floor board replacement on a hunter 306 RoyS at 5:43am 02.08.23 Are you talking about a PVC glue down product? If so, is this to go in the cabin or on the deck?
New autopilot seadaddler at 5:38am 02.08.23 Thanks all I think I may go for the new evo 100 but maybe still use my old wheel drive my head went
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 dlochner at 4:54am 02.08.23 Always helpful to provide hard data/experience to support one's opinion about a product's quality/r
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 Terry Cox at 4:46am 02.08.23 Kanzaki they suck Always helpful to provide hard data/experience to support one's opinion about a
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 (1) Tally Ho at 12:31am 02.08.23
Black residue in transmission Tally Ho at 12:09am 02.08.23 ATF is red. If it has any black or maroon color the transmission probably needs to be rebuilt and h
C&C 38 Landfall - Haulout question Leeward Rail at 9:51pm 02.07.23 as someone at my club inferred that it it might not be able to handle the weight. They have no ide
C&C 38 Landfall - Haulout question Leeward Rail at 9:40pm 02.07.23 In regards to the adjustable pads for a cradle... Drill and tap holes in the side of the tubes wher
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 7:48pm 02.07.23 Finishing up this week. Got HE painter, new gasket both ends, now zinc. After soaking raw water tube
Meet your new Forum Administrator Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:04pm 02.07.23 It's highly unlikely that anything posted by "dlochner" will ever will ever run afoul of the admin!
Electrical Output from Outboard Motor AaronD at 5:58pm 02.07.23 So, dumb curiosity question (possibly demonstrating a terrible ignorance of magnetos and alternators
Meet your new Forum Administrator Scott B at 5:36pm 02.07.23 Phil just doesn't want to leave ( I mean Hal ) 9W5Am-a_xWw
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 5:14pm 02.07.23 I'll second that! Or I guess I'm thirding it. In one race the crew was so focused on the instrume
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? shemandr at 5:08pm 02.07.23 I'll second that! Or I guess I'm thirding it. In one race the crew was so focused on the instrume
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? Ralph Johnstone at 5:00pm 02.07.23 And it will slide about 1/2 back and forth, but no further. Still a bit of fore and aft movement,
Capri 18 - time at ramp MarkHejtmanek at 4:55pm 02.07.23 Hi John, your post came out just as I was about to purchase my own Capri 18 out here in Colorado las
When to Replace Aluminum Anodes with Zinc dlochner at 4:51pm 02.07.23 Aluminum anodes are fine for salt water. Stay with Aluminum. Magnesium for freshwater only Aluminum
Passage 42 Washing machine question. juznip at 4:41pm 02.07.23 Mystery solved. There are 2 screw that were put in the top of the cabinet and a piece of trim on the

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