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quick question re thunderstorm on the boat Piotr at 5:08pm 06.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1528 If you are at the dock, the shore power cord - on or off? Wife and kid on the boat tonight and the s
O'day 35 Refit (7) BarryL at 4:45pm 06.26.13 Bigger Boats 6/1637 Hey, My boat was damaged during hurricane Sandy. She was on her mooring, prepared as best as I coul
need help abhcs at 4:43pm 06.26.13 Day Sailers 7/1552 Hello everyone just got a widgeon 19 footer for a real good deal and I want to fix it up. So I need
air conditioning raye at 4:36pm 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1190 We have just purchased a 1991 38M-can anyone give any advice on setting up for ac? I know ac on a bo
Shaft or Prop vibratiion Old Sailor 2 at 3:22pm 06.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/938 You all are my "go to" folks when I run into something I am not familiar with....so here goes with a
West Coast and SF Bay capta at 12:46pm 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1060 Has anyone seen a 65' gaff ketch by the name of Seafarer? She is a Wm. Hand design built in Taunton
Broken teak. Glue? Ron20324 at 12:27pm 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 22/8436 I have the typical teak cockpit table: 9/16 thick, drink holder along the pedestal end, two folding
Bottom Paint in the Gulf of Mexico bpolfus531 at 12:12pm 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 44/8884 :confused: I'm a new owner of a Hunter 280. I'm bringing her from fresh water in South Dakota to th
auto pilot gear drive? Navicula at 11:57am 06.26.13 Big Boats 7/1520 I dont have autopilot and it is something I would lke to add.................I would need a chain dr
tanzer 22 GeorgiaBII at 11:03am 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 5/5301 Can anybody tell me if this is a good brand and what they are worth?
sounder position mike thornton at 10:12am 06.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/834 Hi Guys, Can anyone tell me whether the sounder on the 336 is calibrated for actual dep
Water out but not in nestorph at 9:13am 06.26.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2702 I recently took over a boat that had been on the hard for over a year. When I tested the toilet, it
Easily recognizable anchor buoy (1) merlinuxo at 9:07am 06.26.13 Trailer Sailors 6/3340 From: https://www.qualitymarinesupply.com/index.php?main_page=product_info'cPath=5'products_id=10722
Floating foam amount and location ehudm at 8:15am 06.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2609 My D almost has no foam, might was removed by PO. but the sign "do not remove.." still there Anyone
Bimini and Spray Dogger Moonraker687 at 7:53am 06.26.13 Cal 0/4241 I need the dimensions for a Bimini top and spray dogger for m 1987 Cal 33-2. Does anyone know these
Line Management (1) Paladin27 at 7:40am 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2044 Ok, so I've been sailing a couple seasons now and I have some poor line management skills. Does any
Battery Equalization Power Supply dparilla at 7:36am 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 6/3751 I am looking at a easy way to equalize batteries. I can do it with the alternator, but 4 hours of ru
Mast Boot Size vmaks at 7:14am 06.26.13 Bigger Boats 6/1874 Is anyone near their O'Day 28 to tell me the size of the mast so I can purchase a Universal Mast Boo
Dripless Shaft Packing Warren Milberg at 7:05am 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 31/10059 Anyone have any experience/comments about that clay-like material that molds to the inside of the st
blister repair DrSaraJean at 6:43am 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1440 Looking for comments from anyone who has used the product 3M Blister and Reair Filler to fix blister

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Continupus mainsail furling Seahawk345 at 11:28am 06.01.23 Thanks all for your help and ideas. I think I will try removing the existing continuous loop line an
Spreader bird deterrent lines..... kappykaplan at 11:14am 06.01.23 A more permanent method I have tried string, cable ties but nothing lasted years. I finally came up
New owner of C310 Hull#23 Afraal at 11:05am 06.01.23 John2 that is a cool set up, and nice woodwork! I have the same question as jssailem
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. (1) rgranger at 10:56am 06.01.23 I don't know how you guys managed to get a wrench in there to secure or loosen any fasteners thoug
Hunter 37' Model Calif. Ted at 10:48am 06.01.23 Yes, HUN = Hunter Marine Corp (Out of Business) 37386 = Boat Serial Number (37 is model, 386 hull nu
Yanmar SB-8 Service Manual (2) SVMirabelle at 10:35am 06.01.23 Old thread but here it is for free. Cheers
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. isaksp00 at 10:33am 06.01.23 I used a socket wrench with a fairly long socket extension to get at the nuts in the narrow V area.
Macgregor 26 rgranger at 10:25am 06.01.23 If the diameter is the same, you can always cut the foot down with a hacksaw. So look through craig
First Boat Purchase rgranger at 10:18am 06.01.23 Another thing I am wondering is what the difficulty of finding parts would be for some of these olde
First Boat Purchase (1) rgranger at 10:14am 06.01.23
Marine Toilet Question Lee Hadjiosif at 10:11am 06.01.23 Which Jabsco electric toilet? Approx age? --Peggie The Lite Flush Electric. Approx 5 years but l
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report (2) Hayden Watson at 10:08am 06.01.23 I do the same with the Star of Papillon with spinn only and leave the main down. That way I get to
Operating temp Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 10:07am 06.01.23 The reading you took at the temperature sensor is appropriate, the others are not. If your engine w
Continupus mainsail furling Hello Below at 9:56am 06.01.23 I have this same winch fitted on my e33. Along with detailed instructions as to how to use the winch
Anyone know where I can find one of these? rgranger at 9:25am 06.01.23 According to this website... it is not produced in the US but they can order you one from overseas
Spreader bird deterrent lines..... NYSail at 9:20am 06.01.23 A more permanent method I have tried string, cable ties but nothing lasted years. I finally came u
Spreader bird deterrent lines..... Alan Johnson at 9:15am 06.01.23 A more permanent method I have tried string, cable ties but nothing lasted years. I finally came up
Helm vibration, Hunter 36e PNWE36 at 9:11am 06.01.23 Thanks to everyone for your replies. I have concluded from this I shouldn't feel any noticeable vib
Helm vibration, Hunter 36e PNWE36 at 9:08am 06.01.23 Shouldn't be anything worth noticing. Are you able to do the work on your boat or are you at the m
Spreader bird deterrent lines..... JamesG161 at 9:07am 06.01.23 These worked for me, but not needed on the spreader per se. A pennant line works too. https://www

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