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Anchor rope -Length, size, type mjmercer19248 at 6:22am 08.09.12 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2964 Help!....Need anchor rope for the 37C. I'm told to get at least 100" of 5/8" stranded nylon. Any o
power batt? antonic47 at 6:01am 08.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2229 I have a mac25. I need to wire the running lights and would very much enjoy interior lights and soun
hunter 28.5 traveler car thetone at 12:52am 08.09.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1763 Does anyone have detailed isntructions on how to get the rutgerson traveler car off of the track on
Rutgerson Parts Jason Martz at 10:59pm 08.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1059 Does anyone know if there is a U.S. Distributor for Rutgerson parts?
Sequitur - We Have Bought a Sailing Sk�tsje Sequitur at 10:08pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1412
Mast cap Fredn56 at 9:46pm 08.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1314 Is there supposed to be a cap on the masthead, or is it open? Looking at a 1984 Mac 25' very clean.
Irish Olympic Sailing victorhoisington at 9:38pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 30/4827 Just thought you might like to see how the Irish are viewing the Olympic Sailing. http://www.thatv
Goiot wheel lock lock up islandrunner70 at 8:59pm 08.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2034 Bene Oceanis 370. The steering is a Goiot system but I am having the wheel lock/brake freeze up o
untrustworthy Rocna? capta at 7:53pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3320 I have been offered one of the bad serial number 88# Rocna anchors for a pittance. Is it necessarily
Overheating The chief at 7:34pm 08.08.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1155 My 89 Cat 30 has been running hot. I have owned the boat for 9 years and it usually runs between 160
windex 10 or 15 e714753 at 6:40pm 08.08.12 Catalina 22 10/5907 Should I use a windex 10 or 15 for the catalina 22? Thanks Deltaville Va
holding tank access coach george at 6:21pm 08.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1327 How do I remove the access panel to the holding tank? Trying to tighten hose clamps and clean area
Change inboom shives Chkm8 at 6:06pm 08.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/976 Hi ... I would like to change frozen plastic shivs in the boom to something better with a bearing ..
Ghost of Lastchance cscott at 5:51pm 08.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/622 Ghost of Our 2007 26M Lastchance This was our first cruise of our new 2007 26M Lastchance. We towed
Salon Table Balance Spring Canoe at 5:36pm 08.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/924 In my H336 I have a salon table. It has a rope that leads to wheel in the top of the compression tu
Educate me, please! Plonk at 5:19pm 08.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2051
Solar panel and the arch subrock at 5:12pm 08.08.12 Big Boats 3/1445 I am in the process of putting a Kyocera solar panel above the bimini of my 2008 Hunter 36, which in
Mystery part (1) Ritdog at 5:10pm 08.08.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1501 Does anybody know what this is? Came off an Oday 25 - not attached to anything , just sitting on the
What a week Tom Potter at 4:28pm 08.08.12 Bigger Boats 3/1078 The past week has been one to remember. First off my O28 was struck by lightning. Took a strike to
keel lock down bolt size for mac 25?.... centerline at 4:13pm 08.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1201 can anyone tell me the size of the keel lockdown bolt on a mac 25? the pivot bolt is fine but the lo

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Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 rgranger at 6:34am 05.10.22 Same problem, but ... What the hell is that? https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/205156
Legend 35.5 bow pulpit seat (1) sail sfbay at 6:20am 05.10.22 See posts # 1, 5, 6 and 6 on how several forum members made their seat Bow Pulpit Seat \| Sailboat Ow
Winch maintenance - how often do you? jviss at 6:17am 05.10.22 I do mine every other year. Pro tip: very little grease is necessary, only a film on the bearings.
Sailing the Heel Crazy Dave Condon at 6:02am 05.10.22 The past few responses reflect the same sentiments of Warren Luhrs who founded Hunter
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine StanleyJ at 5:36am 05.10.22 Thanks Folks! After using a combination of your solutions, I finally was able to remove the broken
Sailing the Heel shemandr at 5:19am 05.10.22 In the OP the main looks pretty deep to me. Once you get to 15 Kts. the outhaul should be tight to
Mast wiring access bil1215 at 5:18am 05.10.22 Some builders use a wire connector on the deck. They are convenient yet they experience corrosion is
How can I protect this terminal block? jviss at 5:11am 05.10.22 If you don't care to eliminate it as others have suggested, you can try Corrosion-X.
Newport 30-3 grab rails bil1215 at 5:03am 05.10.22 Looks really nice! Greg Thanks Greg, it was about 4 hour labor to make the 2 of them. I messed up
SWEET GALE has left a trail of broken dreams from Texas to Maine that has spanned more than 70 years. TomY at 5:03am 05.10.22 Interesting that you should bring this up after 2-1/2 years! @TomY what has become of Sweet Gale?
Sailing the Heel jviss at 5:01am 05.10.22 Depends on the boat. Consult your naval architect! Some boats were designed to go faster at steep
how to take down mast for trailering Crazy Dave Condon at 4:57am 05.10.22 As a volunteer and owning a sailboat dealership, I took care of one such boat for the Boy Scouts @D
Which antiseize on injectors? kloudie1 at 4:45am 05.10.22 Since there are a bunch of copper crush washers in the system, I don't think there'd be a problem wi
O'Day 40 traveler?? LouisMK at 4:45am 05.10.22 Point well taken, thank you
Loose shrouds? sailme88 at 4:39am 05.10.22 Your answer is in those pics... Yes there may be stretch in the rigging... but the support of the m
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) danooxnard at 4:18am 05.10.22 I did the same install last year. I left the bolts in place and trimmed in place using a dremel t
Loose shrouds? Will Gilmore at 4:14am 05.10.22 Okay good, thanks for the pictures. They clarify a lot. I thought you had written the compression
O'Day 40 traveler?? RoyS at 4:13am 05.10.22 May not apply in your case but sometimes using a smaller gauge control line helps. Many people autom
How can I protect this terminal block? RoyS at 4:07am 05.10.22 You could abandon the block and just use heat shrink covered butt splices. Terminal block is not rea
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) brockangelo at 1:05am 05.10.22

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