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How do you interconnect your electronics? (1) Ed Schenck at 6:31am 11.12.12 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1765 On my "pod" I have two Nexus displays, wind and multi. These are daisy-chained from a small cable w
26s spinnaker Dogleg at 6:30am 11.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1618 I'm draggin my 26s out of mothballs and start sailing again. I bought it new in 91 and sailed a lot
New Mast Crutch Installed r.oril at 5:56am 11.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/4157 Check out my new Mast Crutch from Rudder Craft for MacGregor 26D. It attaches to their kick up rudd
Electrical problems b2069 at 5:17am 11.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/1794 Im having a peculiar electrical problem. Prior to taking the boat out of the water I was having a s
Engine cover measurements? ncgarya at 2:25am 11.12.12 Big Boats 0/825 Our boat is about three hours away. I'm looking for the dimensions - width (port to starboard) depth
Looking for a 356 owner in Sandy Eggo... Jimongee at 8:45pm 11.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/566 Hello, The following is a revision of a message I posted a few days ago. It turns out that while
Yamaha 33 forward hatch joenurse at 7:40pm 11.11.12 Yamaha 4/3895 Does anyone know where I would be able to get a replacement hatch for my foredeck for my Yamaha 33.
Interior Cushions kenvail at 5:50pm 11.11.12 Pearson 2/2904 I'm hoping to have new interior cushions made this winter for my 1990 Pearson 38. Does anyone have a
What Was Hunter's OEM Muffler For the Yanmar QM Series? rardiH36 at 5:34pm 11.11.12 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2498 The water lift muffler on my 1980 Cherubini Hunter 36 that was fitted with a Yanmar 2QM20 is labeled
Pop Top Lift Assist Poman at 5:11pm 11.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/15109 Hello, I'm a geezer who has read some old threads about pop top assist and want to move forward wi
Mounting solar panel on O'Day 222 mcassidy at 4:43pm 11.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1621 Interested in hearing any advice on mounting a solar charging panel on a 222. I have a mounting bra
Sink? / bilge pump? slowdog at 3:47pm 11.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/4521 Where does the sink drain to I have a macgregor 22 I want to put in a bilge pump too where is the b
Need help with fiberglass/epoxy repairs Piotr at 3:38pm 11.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/8605 So my 12-year-old son got the sailing bug. So he wants an Optimist for his B-Day. Wisely, I told him
Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind (3) Roger Long at 2:57pm 11.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 25/11631 I anchored in Poquoson and went below to get a break from the sun and wind and check emai after a 48
engine over revs at idle RAD at 2:30pm 11.11.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2779 I have a Westerbeke W30 and over the summer while cruising it would race up for 10 seconds and go ba
Pop Top Bushings? RonRock at 1:57pm 11.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1086 I want to replace the bushings on the pivot tubes that the Pop Top uses as legs. My original is simp
Winter Cover for my V25 RonRock at 1:44pm 11.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2182 Well it is time for me to admit that winter is fast on it's way to Iowa. I won't be sailing my boat
Bad Luck Bay? Roger Long at 1:32pm 11.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2112 If you read the final update to my last post, you know that I finally met up with the group of boats
packing gland Boatsail1 at 12:27pm 11.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1584 My packing gland appears to be water cooled. I see a drip once I shut the engine off. Am I correct
Asymetrical Spinnaker Furler Nodak7 at 11:07am 11.11.12 Big Boats 2/1234 Been looking into a Asymmetrical Spinnaker Furler System and I was wondering if anyone has had any e

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Halman 27 jssailem at 12:20pm 03.29.23 OPINION> Coastal Cruiser. Sailboat data helps to identify metrics. These can be used to compare diff
Morgan 34 Centerboard Paul Koestner at 12:04pm 03.29.23 Thank you very much, John, for your detailed answers. I really appreciate it. The boatyard has offer
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 12:01pm 03.29.23 Thanks Tom... I thought the process/experience might be helpful for others who choose to address the
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't arf145 at 11:58am 03.29.23 I've been following your account and certainly I'm sending all the positive energy I can your way! I
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail jssailem at 11:57am 03.29.23 Sailboat Data shows the foot of the MainSail as 7ft. E: 7.00 ft / 2.13 m The Luff as 20ft P: 20 ft /
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail rgranger at 11:55am 03.29.23 ... and ask them if they have a loose foot option.
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail (1) rgranger at 11:52am 03.29.23 I went to Bacon Sails to see if they had a used sail that would fit (they did not) but they did have
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? DSqr at 11:52am 03.29.23 I got back into sailing when I bought my Hunter 33.5 at age 62 as my "you can't afford to retire" bi
Heart stopping drone footage Leeward Rail at 11:44am 03.29.23 How do they see where they are going? Windows facing forward similar to a conventional pilothous
Hunter 466 Deck Rigging Plate Ralph Johnstone at 11:38am 03.29.23 My first concern would be what caused the problem which required welding ? Those plates are well V'd
Weather/Navigation Tune-up Captain Larry-DH at 11:35am 03.29.23 Windy offers not just surface, but elevation weather data. You can display a comparison of differen
Weather/Navigation Tune-up Captain Larry-DH at 11:22am 03.29.23 What tools do you use to find your way safely? AquaMap has surpassed Navionics as my go-to nav app
Airmar DST 800 vs DST 810 DSqr at 11:16am 03.29.23 The attitude that they are talking about is heel angle and trim. I just installed an 810 on my H376
Hunter 466 Deck Rigging Plate justsomeguy at 11:09am 03.29.23 That looks like it was repaired. Does your portside plate have the same type of weld?
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Project_Mayhem at 11:06am 03.29.23 Sooo close yet so far away!
Is rigging tape evil? DArcy at 10:26am 03.29.23 I use rigging tape to hold the spreader boots in place over the shrouds. I have not noticed any corr
Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? Benny17441 at 10:18am 03.29.23 A sailboat is the perfect hybrid. Have had engine failures but the sails have always brought me ba
Morgan 34 Centerboard (1) jssailem at 10:17am 03.29.23 Welcome back Paul. Your query about the center board has multiple areas of discussion First I love
Furling Main Davidasailor26 at 10:01am 03.29.23
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Hayden Watson at 9:55am 03.29.23 When I first bought Papillon a quarter of a century ago, all of the water lines were black with crud

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