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Grammy awards (4) All U Get at 11:56am 09.14.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1382 Not what you're thinking. We have a MOB pole and the metal clamp let go from the tube that protects
Hunter 27 Edge Mainsail Rigging srfpala at 11:28am 09.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2011 In the mast are two eighth inch chords - white w green stripe and white w blue stripe. Are these bo
No Pumpout Hull Through TightlyStrung at 11:12am 09.14.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 21/8798 Hi there.. First time poster... long time reader :dance:. I bought a 79 Hunter 27 over the summer i
Whisker pole, mast attachment, and storage location Art Freedman at 10:47am 09.14.12 Catalina 310 9/3674 I am considering the purchase of a whisker pole for my 310 with a 135% headsail. I have read on t
Mast raising - M25 (1) voltzwgn at 10:28am 09.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3966 I know there's lots of info out there on this and I've looked at a lot of it..... in fact that's my
Shift & Throttle Cables Timbo3 at 10:09am 09.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/4696 Need to replace shifter cable: Anyone know what length? Edison pedastal, Kanzaki trans. Also nee
Rudder repair M25 (2) voltzwgn at 10:09am 09.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1785 My rudder's upper section has a crack running centerline on the top and aft edges. My thought was t
Generator RuddyDuck at 9:07am 09.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1098 Found my answer:)
Suggestions for a quick release rudder Tim Moylan at 8:39am 09.14.12 Smaller Boats 5/1673 I am sailing in an area whihc has many uncharted sandbars. Have snapped the rudder downhaul a few t
Bending rub rail around the corner Indysailor at 6:54am 09.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 15/7967 I'm wondering what strategies people have used for this. My boat is missing the rub rail around the
Jib measurement Carroldc at 6:36am 09.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/793 I want to convert from a roller furling genoa to a hanked on 75% jib. I=27 J=9. Can anyone tell me w
Bombard portholes Fouraboard.com.au at 5:43am 09.14.12 Big Boats 3/1186 Has anyone found a supplier for the Bomar portholes on their Hunter 49? I have the 2006 model that s
Lpg Control Fouraboard.com.au at 5:28am 09.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1066 I have a problem with the cooking gas switch in the galley labelled LPG CONTROL. Can anyone confirm
2-cabin version of Oceanis 473 Sidonia at 5:27am 09.14.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1467 Does anyone have experience with backfitting a 2-cabin-version of an Oceanis 473 (2003) to a 3-cabin
Ballast/fin vs wing rogerlwhite at 11:07pm 09.13.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1205 In vertually every boat that I have looked at, the ballast of a wing keel exceeds the ballast of a f
Rigging my asymetrical spinnaker (1) David W at 10:08pm 09.13.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2753 Hi all, looking for the group's collective wisdom here. I've attached a photo of the head of my spi
Campbell Sailor prop size and performance for a Hunter 356? Solemn Silence at 9:46pm 09.13.12 Big Boats 3/2132 The factory specs (via email to me)call for a 15x13 3-blade prop for the 356. Performance should be
no sand varnish capta at 9:19pm 09.13.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1569 Has anyone had any experience with Epifanes Wood Finish Gloss varnish? It is advertised as a "no san
M25XP water pump (1) fox islander at 8:54pm 09.13.12 Catalina 30 5/2914 ...this is more an archives update than anything. The water pump seal started leaking on my M25XP, s
Windlass Lost Parent at 8:19pm 09.13.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1395 Just inherited a Simpson Lawrence vertical windlass and was wondering if anyone has replaced the be

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Sanitation hose recommendation requested artboas at 3:33pm 11.04.22 :plus: for Saniflex. Did you happen to use messenger lines or is your hose routing easy to pull new
NorthWest Weather jssailem at 3:31pm 11.04.22
Sanitation hose recommendation requested artboas at 3:29pm 11.04.22 I did mine with Santi Flex and I am very happy with the stuff so far. PO had used a "chemical rated
"Dry" delamination from repeated load/flexing? jssailem at 3:26pm 11.04.22 injecting the epoxy I buy syringes in bulk and use them to inject epoxy. Here is one source. htt
"Dry" delamination from repeated load/flexing? jssailem at 3:24pm 11.04.22 Using the approach from underneath is one alternative. If it is dry and you want to just stiffen t
NorthWest Weather Rick486 at 3:22pm 11.04.22 I feel your pain.There was a time in my career when I traveled frequently to Seattle from New Englan
"Dry" delamination from repeated load/flexing? HeelBoy at 3:21pm 11.04.22 Simply shooting some epoxy in there might not be the best approach. Reinforcing it from below with
NorthWest Weather dlochner at 3:12pm 11.04.22 Sorry to hear of your troubles. I was at the boat today in Upstate NY in shorts and a T-shirt. It w
NorthWest Weather kappykaplan at 3:11pm 11.04.22
"Dry" delamination from repeated load/flexing? dlochner at 3:09pm 11.04.22 Macgregors were not noted for being over built and no one expected these boats to live 30 or more ye
Shorty dlochner at 2:50pm 11.04.22 The Jockey Pole is sometimes known as a reaching strut, gets the guy off the leeward shrouds.
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 2:46pm 11.04.22
Insurance for older boats dlochner at 2:44pm 11.04.22 Are you looking for Agreed Value Hull insurance or liability? Insurance companies are hesitant to
Replace fuel injectors (2) PlaneTom at 2:41pm 11.04.22 The equivalent Kubota model is a D-1005E according to the attached chart. Try either a local Kubota
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear bonkle at 2:29pm 11.04.22 I'm sure I could do some math to figure out what to expect, but some simple reasoning is good enoug
Looking at an s2 7.9 SailingLoto at 2:29pm 11.04.22 I have not seen a 7.9 fixed keel. I know there is the 8.0 which is a fixed keel and is more roomy t
Do you put your bimini down? capta at 1:04pm 11.04.22 Not once in 13 years did we put our Bimini down. We lived in the tropics and saw no need to do so.
Do you put your bimini down? Davidasailor26 at 12:56pm 11.04.22
New Mac 25 owner Tsatzsue at 12:50pm 11.04.22 Congrats!!! Welcome aboard. Great boat and a lot of fun. I pushed mine to the limit every time I too
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear (1) bonkle at 12:42pm 11.04.22 I think i have the corrected Hunter 31 manual but who knows, there are a bunch available for downlo

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