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Venture 21 one design sailboat racing assoc. (1) mcfast at 6:58pm 11.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1798 Dedicated to Racing and Restoring the "Original Sport Boat" The model years 1966-1973 with non fully
Help with aft head shower Hawkwind at 6:43pm 11.28.12 Irwin 0/2004 Hi there, We own a 1978 52' Irwin. It appears as though we have a serious leak in a hose running be
Didn't Wear the Tee Shirt Today Roger Long at 6:03pm 11.28.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/5903 This one: https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/p206x206/538831_3195263940942_1846371638_n.jp
Ram mounts for GPS or chartplotter pictures walt at 5:10pm 11.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 33/11348 Assuming that I can use the MapCreate 7 mapping software I bought for a Lowrance GPS a few years bac
Owners Manual for Hunter 18.5 Beltman at 2:07pm 11.28.12 Smaller Boats 3/3182 I am a new sailboat owner and was wondering if anyone had an owner's manual or service manual for th
Off the wall question re: inmast furlers . . . Clark at 1:38pm 11.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2148 It's a slow hump day so here goes: Does anyone have a clue how much it might cost to convert to inma
Help with Simpson Lawrence 45700 Windlass BWagner at 9:37am 11.28.12 Big Boats 2/1352 Hello, Can anyone give me some advice on how to remove the gypsy from my windlass? I remove the
inexpensive radar choices Richard19068 at 9:13am 11.28.12 Ask All Sailors 33/9841 I've been thinking about adding radar to my O'Day 31 and there are several choices for under $2,000.
Dodger on a H34 betzhunter at 8:14am 11.28.12 Big Boats 21/4311 Looking for some pictures of a H34 with a dodger attached. Anyone have some they could share. We'r
Envirocomfort AC unit by Dometic Paul and Judy at 7:59am 11.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1399 I am in the process of purchasing the Envirocomfort 16K Air/heat unit and have the following questio
Friend and Contact Problems (and other problems) Nodak7 at 6:46am 11.28.12 Forum Help (Site Talk) 14/4538 I have a "Friend" and "Contact" request waiting and when I try to accept them it just clocks and clo
Standard Horizon WS100 gettinthere at 6:07am 11.28.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1891 Seems my Horizon WS100 Wind/Speed instrument has given up. Occasionally, it would freeze up after a
No 39.9 Irwin Info captrice at 5:34am 11.28.12 Irwin 2/6241 Hey sailing world I just bought a 39 Citation in fair condition. Here's the deal and I hope you guy'
What a Difference a Peninsula Makes Roger Long at 4:13am 11.28.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2116 I had the same experience running the last couple miles of the Pongo that I have sometimes had in th
Leaking skylight navyguyrb at 12:54am 11.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4026 I have a beneteau393 (2006) and the skylight has started to leak...any others had this problem?
Need advise on Hunter-18 boat cover for winterizing ! (1) jacksonwang at 12:20am 11.28.12 Smaller Boats 1/1358 Need your help and advise for a Hunter-18 boat cover for winter ! Does anyone have a picture to show
Huzzah for the forum!!!! Bad Obsession at 11:25pm 11.27.12 Ask All Sailors 22/4727 Ladies and Gentlemen, I haven been here for 8 years. Since then there has been a few changes, but t
Out with the old inboard, in with e the new outboard?? Lazysailer at 10:08pm 11.27.12 Engines and Propulsion 8/5441 Hi all, my 1st post, congrats on the nice website btw! I've got an old yanmar 8hp inboard that's it
Found an Interesting Article (2) caguy at 9:21pm 11.27.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2314
Living Up to the 7" Rule ................. (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:25pm 11.27.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3832 .................. is proving to be difficult to live up to (in more ways than one) :redface:. I'

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No bottom paint BigEasy at 11:15am 04.03.23 I just bought a Macgregor 26 s that i plan to store on a trailer. it has a nice gel coat on the b
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis walt at 11:14am 04.03.23 FYI, there is an article linking solar variability and the onset of La Nina events Study ties solar
AITA? Racing situation that came up Roland5048 at 11:10am 04.03.23 I've only raced a few times but I would think this scenario would fall under the "Rules of the Road"
No bottom paint Joe at 11:04am 04.03.23 Use toilet bowl cleaner to get the crud off quickly. A bucket of diluted acid based toilet cleaner,
Forestay size quarter in. vs 5/16 with CDI furler Joe at 10:57am 04.03.23 Why don't you consider 5/32? Cat 27's spec 3/16" for stays and cap shrouds, 5/32" for lowers (2 pai
Speed/temp sensor wire splice shemandr at 10:31am 04.03.23 ...Once I realized that the Allen key that came with the kit was an odd size, I ordered a bunch to h
Forestay size quarter in. vs 5/16 with CDI furler AaronD at 10:28am 04.03.23 The standard forestay from Catalina Direct is 1/8" 316 SS. My Schaefer SnapFurl CF-500 furler and th
1977 Pearson 27 keel bolts dressler17 at 10:12am 04.03.23 They look better than mine and our keel is solid. Did you buy the boat?
Bilge Pump breaker (1) twalker H260 at 10:05am 04.03.23
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) dlochner at 9:59am 04.03.23 The gelcoat I applied yesterday never cured. I'm guessing ambient temp was around 55F. The can was
Hunter 23 keel resting on trailer/other Hunter questions BobH57 at 9:30am 04.03.23 I've owned both Hunter 23 and Catalina 22 boats years ago, and preferred the Hunter. While the Cat 2
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 Johnb at 9:30am 04.03.23 Okay so I didn't have time to expand on this idea when I first posted. Ammonium nitrate (availabl
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 8:48am 04.03.23 When is it time get it to cure, spray some liquid car wax on it. It will set up in minutes. Sprayin
Holes in rudder? (1) stickinthemud57 at 8:23am 04.03.23 Here's a side view that will hopefully be helpful. Hold-down cable/rope assembly is in red. Rope goe
another keel lockdown bolt discussion.... Jacktar at 8:07am 04.03.23 Aint nuthin like the hum when you get going in fair winds, love the sound
Holes in rudder? jodyjuli at 7:59am 04.03.23 I see now what your talking about. leading it through the rudder, i didn't see it at first.
HBW50 Hurth jssailem at 7:59am 04.03.23 one of the things that makes no sense until it does and then it becomes crystal clear and you wonde
Stuck tell-tales stickinthemud57 at 7:34am 04.03.23 I sprayed water with a super soaker once on the lowest telltales, but once I furled the sail I forg
Holes in rudder? stickinthemud57 at 7:32am 04.03.23 You are welcome, and glad to be of help. If by "hook it to the boat" you mean attach it to the hull
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 rgranger at 7:30am 04.03.23 You could also add some ballast by dissolving salts into the ballast tank. Okay so I didn't have t

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