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Mast raising system Sailor 3269 at 9:42am 05.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 56/7532 Good Day everyone This is my question for today is. My mast that is 28' on my 79- 25' venture.
through hull depth tranducer paint swallowtail at 8:51am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1127 Should the plastic surface of my through hull depth transducer be painted with anti fouling or does
Great service Mikem at 8:45am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/579 I searched various vendors for a tiller for the family's 1980 Cat-25 and found the best deal on this
Advice on deck paint robertsapp at 8:02am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1679 Our '95 H336 has a gray paint on its molded nonskid deck surfaces. Or at least, it used to. It's get
Spinakkers... ccraigmile at 7:55am 05.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2158 I've rebuilt a 1974 MacGregor 25 that came with sails etc. In that it came with a Spinnaker, two Sp
oil in the coolant reeder at 7:55am 05.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/1492 A well meaning friend put about 1/2 quart of 30 weight oil into the fresh water cooling system of my
Beneteau 311(2000) refrigerator fuse unit location Widgeon1 at 7:30am 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/3808 Hi all, I have a Beneteau 311 (2000) and recently the refrigerator has stopped working. After inves
windlass circuit breaker location fvolpe at 6:46am 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2946 Where is the windlass circuit breaker located on a beneteau 36 and what does it look like? Frank
Tire pressure on a ken's welding trailer fstopf4 at 5:55am 05.20.13 Smaller Boats 3/934 Last year we purchased a Hunter 23 it came with a single axle Ken's welding trailer. Any recommendat
Hall Pass...... (1) Maine Sail at 5:52am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 12/1879 Last night around 5:30 my wife says "You should go out to Jewel Island and see your friends.".......
Water heater troubleshooting Dima at 5:50am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4036 I use to have a link to the post with detailed instruction how to troubleshoot and fix water heater.
You Lake Travis sailors! jackhartjr at 3:52am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1133 Hi folks, had a delivery in Austin, TX Wednesday, came over a hill and there lain out before me was
Hood Seafurl 5 fail (2) Andreas7699 at 2:06am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1888 Should this happen? It is from 2008 and I have not sailed that much. I tighten the halyard in strong
S2 7.3 O/B Motor mount hangin at 12:38am 05.20.13 S2 0/1080 Is the fiberglass/plastic cover lag bolted or bolt/nut connrected? I need to recaulk to prevent rai
Hard Start Kit for A/C Ken13559 at 12:19am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1192 I powered my 12000BTU aircon with Elemax(Engel) SHX2000 Genset. It runs ok. Out of curiousity, I fit
Chain Plate and Bulk Head Repair Mcshane at 10:17pm 05.19.13 S2 0/1110 Before putting in the water, I wanted to re-bed my chain plates. Had some rot in the port forward b
Still getting water in the bilge while sailing Piotr at 9:04pm 05.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2184 It's definitely NOT leaking from the top side. Does any one else get any water in the bilge while sa
Tiller Handle Length and Other Questions... amilkovits at 8:20pm 05.19.13 Sirius 21/22 6/9411 Hi All - I am a new owner of an '81 Sirius. The boat was left on the trailer for the past 10 ye
1983 Hunter Check list > generational issues-what to check HiZ at 8:05pm 05.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1256 I have a 1983 Hunter that I have just purchased over winter and have done some research to find that
why don't people sail. (1) campuscab at 7:56pm 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 35/6104 I bought my boat to sail it and I noticed that most of the boats at my marina do not move. There are

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Solo Sailing ... for your enjoyment (or not) Leeward Rail at 10:56am 04.28.23 He is just one slip away from a ghost ship. And apparently he is ok with that.:beer: I don't see
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? Ralph Johnstone at 10:53am 04.28.23 PS: Called a Endoscope. OUCH :yikes: ! Don't call it that, call it a borescope. Sounds less inv
Will a Raritan fit? Hunter 31 Ralph Johnstone at 10:50am 04.28.23 I'm going to ask the local shop if they'll accept a return if my fit-up doesn't pan out. You've g
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? Leeward Rail at 10:49am 04.28.23 There is a US Navy tradition, practiced by skippers getting command of a new ship/boat - BEFORE THE
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? (1) rgranger at 10:45am 04.28.23 yeah, i know my boats :) Me too... I made the nooks and crannies Here is one I restored.... to
Will a Raritan fit? Hunter 31 bonkle at 10:41am 04.28.23 If memory serves me correctly (and Peggie will definitely correct me if I'm not) the discharge will
Solo Sailing ... for your enjoyment (or not) rgranger at 10:38am 04.28.23
Will a Raritan fit? Hunter 31 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 04.28.23 Perhaps if someone could provide this dimension, you'd have your answer. ct me if I'm not) the disc
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? jon hansen at 10:18am 04.28.23 yeah, i know my boats :)
REPAIR THE RUDDER---BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER thetone at 10:17am 04.28.23 I want to repair the rudder because it shakes---How can i have acces to tudder because the acces spa
Waste Tank Level Indication Hunter 33 2004 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:57am 04.28.23 SCAD tank monitors Scad Tank Monitors are top rated. They use sensors that attach to the outside o
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? JamesG161 at 9:41am 04.28.23 Get a good flashlight and camera. Look in and record what you see. This may help looking and recor
Solo Sailing ... for your enjoyment (or not) jssailem at 9:37am 04.28.23 I watched that video just the other day... WOW.. FUN or HAIR RAISING. Thanks Joe for posting the li
Solo Sailing ... for your enjoyment (or not) thinwater at 9:34am 04.28.23 A famous Scottish climber (Tom Pattey) once described ice climbing as "just like fun, only completel
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power jssailem at 9:25am 04.28.23 Maybe this is a good post to support the idea, used in the US Navy by all skippers getting a new shi
Advice on interior paneling repair Monheganlover at 9:19am 04.28.23 Thanks to all! I am going to finish my re-bedding job to, hopefully, stop any leaks if there are any
1972 Pearson 30 Bow Chocks? fred1diver at 9:08am 04.28.23
Refrigerator Insulation Upgrade? JamesG161 at 8:53am 04.28.23 my refer insulation is about gone after 25 years Tip: Insulation is only a time delay to allow yo
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? JamesG161 at 8:48am 04.28.23 Going to try and reach out to Marlow Yachts for info on the rudder stock Marlow does not make rud
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power (1) Noodat Lady at 8:37am 04.28.23 To update: Got a reply from a kind Seaward 26RK owner on another forum. Yes, anyone with the least i

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