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Winch service Fred7825 at 7:17am 06.24.13 Big Boats 6/1947 How often do you service your winches? And, do you do it or have someone else do it? Is there a serv
Trailering Doc_holiday at 6:55am 06.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2548 I have pulled my Mac several times but it has been for transport and beginning and end of the season
newby help for my centerboard rswitzer at 6:37am 06.24.13 Day Sailers 2/1589 I have another newby question. I purchased a Hunter 140 and the bungee cord that holds the centerbo
Awesome Pic From Saturday's Sail (1) rgranger at 6:21am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 32/4608 Hey All Saturday was the second shakedown cruise for my new-2-me Balboa 26. All went well this tim
Galley faucet replacement rfrye1 at 5:59am 06.24.13 Big Boats 6/2260 Who has replaced the Hunter 2knob faucet in the galley? I have "disliked" the slippery knobs for 10
94 Hunter 29.5 cabin plexi window,& also blocks. patrick33308 at 5:56am 06.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 12/2558 I am looking at a 1994 Hunter 29.5 but see where the cabin plexi window is cracked and needs to be r
Voices of experience KJH at 5:42am 06.24.13 Catalina 22 9/1246 During a trial, prior to our annual "Harbor Hop" up Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Manitowoc
Boom Twist vs. Boomkicker Piratenorm at 5:12am 06.24.13 Catalina 30 1/1097 My 1983 Catalina 30 Mk 1 has a rotating boom at the gooseneck. I intend to install a Boomkicker but
main roller dtalent at 4:16am 06.24.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/3868 I know there's been a lot of conversation about this topic but this is a new to me 36CC with a rolle
DaggerBoard stuck (2) ehudm at 11:52pm 06.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2670 Checked everything before I went sailing yesterday, everything looks fine, but forgot to check the D
running aground. campuscab at 10:04pm 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 27/3455 I was watching my sails and got too far south and ran aground near Peche Island today. I tried using
It's about the little things... (2) StinkBug at 8:19pm 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 43/5453 I know most of us are always tinkering with our boats, customizing them to fit our individual needs.
Spreader BrokeNotBroken at 7:47pm 06.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1522 Anything special about the spreader tube? I need to replace mine and picked up some 1" OD aluminum
Hiller alcohol stove replaement parts sam1939nl at 7:40pm 06.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1150 I am looking to replace parts in the alcohol stove burners. where do I find parts?
Cheap Pet Trick (2) rpwillia at 6:23pm 06.23.13 Catalina 310 1/935 Admiral got me a rechargeable handheld VHF from West Marine years ago. Never used it as I have the S
Hatch Cover for Daysailor silversailor at 6:00pm 06.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1914 I want to build a hatch cover for my Day sailor II. I was wondering if anyone could shoot me some pi
Tiller Problem AaronMacMullin at 5:56pm 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/697 Hello, Having a problem with my tiller. It's making a loud squeaking noise and there's quite a bit
Bow light csd0606 at 5:50pm 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/666 We are not close to our boat ' have our first sailing lesson Tues. evening but our bow light is out.
exhaust hose Larry D West at 4:48pm 06.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/874 Need to replace my exhaust hose from mixing elbow to muffler on a 83 hunter 30' . I need help with
Transducer wire Shadownav at 4:47pm 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 2/995 Hi all! I have an '83 Hunter 31 project boat. Looks like it's had a couple transducers during its

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Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker Summerof69 at 5:44am 05.28.23 Thanks all. I appreciate the input. I ordered a 30 amp breaker and my friend/boat yard manager is
Weeping keel dmax at 5:16am 05.28.23 No idea, I had the foam removed. Never saw it before either. Maybe they wanted to reduce the ballast
Marine Toilet Question (1) jviss at 5:07am 05.28.23 Or, you could always buy RV and Marine toilet paper!
Weeping keel shemandr at 5:03am 05.28.23 Why in the world would a builder put those foam pockets in a keel? :yikes: To save money on lead or
Early Music Instruments jviss at 4:54am 05.28.23 My kind of vintage! $$$ yikes https://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--qlDkFRxi--/a_0/f_auto,t_la
What speed makes you fire up your motor? shemandr at 4:49am 05.28.23 I'll add to my post that if sailing in LI Sound upwind against the current you might not be going an
Marine Toilet Question dlochner at 4:49am 05.28.23 We do not have macerator and have no issues. Use single ply TP not the fancy thick puffy stuff. Anot
Electrical upgrades Gene Neill at 4:38am 05.28.23 Wow, impressive work! Your panels are 50W each, right? You're making me itch for an upgrade. :biggri
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker CYQK at 4:37am 05.28.23 2x on the elci breaker code now says you should have one good time to upgrade
Nicopress CYQK at 4:32am 05.28.23 research the order in which you make a crimp with a nicopress tool Cant do that....take it to an air
What speed makes you fire up your motor? Kings Gambit at 4:10am 05.28.23 If the boat is making less than 3 kt SOG toward destination if heading to one, then using the auxili
Santana 21 design info needed Kings Gambit at 3:47am 05.28.23 You can find a lot of measurements information on sailboat models easily by visiting sailboatdata.co
Marine Toilet Question dLj at 3:42am 05.28.23 When I ran those toilets, I was careful to use toilet paper that was "septic" friendly. There are br
What is at the top of my mast. Davidasailor26 at 3:29am 05.28.23 Please forgive any typos, the iOS app has black text on a black background for the message, white o
Center Board problem Will Gilmore at 3:19am 05.28.23 Is it possible to provide pictures of the CB and trunk to illustrate what screws you are pulling? I
Center Board problem bwilldoit2 at 2:31am 05.28.23 Thank you for your reply. Thought about the extract and re tap. As for the through bolt, how do I g
Early Music Instruments Joe at 12:20am 05.28.23 My kind of vintage! $$$ yikes https://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--qlDkFRxi--/a_0/f_auto,t_lar
What speed makes you fire up your motor? Joe at 12:03am 05.28.23 I turn it on if I can't rely on the wind to get me out of trouble. It's never about the boatspeed.
Center Board problem Joe at 11:49pm 05.27.23 You're probably going to have to extract the screws, fill in the holes then re tap, or through bolt,
Nicopress Joe at 11:45pm 05.27.23 You need a crimping tool. West marine has a tool bench with one that you can use. Might be able to

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