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Anchor bow roller (2) walt at 12:15pm 08.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/14545 Anyone have pictures of their anchor bow roller to post? And possibly the manufacture and part numbe
Edson pedestal (1) pk104 at 11:39am 08.16.12 Catalina 310 1/1275 This is what my pedestal has looked like since I bought the boat. I have resisted the urge to do som
Suggestions on Folding/Feathering Prop Change NSSCPopeye at 10:47am 08.16.12 Catalina 30 3/1700 Any experiences/suggestions on a prop change on our Catalina 30 MKIII would be much appreciated. Th
Looking for Marina for 28ft O'Day in LI Sound shozbot at 10:17am 08.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1290 Hi all- Just bought a 28' Oday and need to find a place on north shore of LI Sound preferably east
Standing Rigging Replacement Tutorial oreana123 at 8:36am 08.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 51/10090 I placed an order for new standing rigging parts yesterday. I will be fabricating 5 pieces of wire,
Hatch lock RWSlater at 7:03am 08.16.12 Big Boats 2/1069 Has anyone installed a companionway hatch lock inside the boat for some security when sleeping aboar
Forestay/Backstay Tension bc3737 at 5:41am 08.16.12 Catalina 22 2/2933 Morning All, Been away from this forum for a while and trying to get an answer about something that
recommended size of two blade fixed prop for pearson 30 with SURFJAT at 5:13am 08.16.12 Pearson 1/1673 im havin an issue with some vibration at lower rpms due to a folding prop that came with the boat, n
Sunrise on Ninigret Pond Little By Little ll at 4:57am 08.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1079 First night staying on the boat, during a T-storm at that. All went well, the kids were reading I w
need a mast for 1981 Hunter 22' fdc at 4:10am 08.16.12 Parts Search 6/8618 Recently obtained a 1981 Hunter 22'. Seems to have possible stress fractures in mast just below the
Need to dry out wet wood encased in fiberglass weh5748 at 3:51am 08.16.12 Ask All Sailors 43/30663 There is a totally fiberglass enclosed area to right of mast step on my ODay 19 where cracks on deck
pendulum camera mount Mark Maulden at 9:18pm 08.15.12 Ask All Sailors 5/4716 I need to mount a camera about 3' out from the stern pulpit facing fwd. I'd like to keep the horiz
What size is your alternator? therobesons at 8:53pm 08.15.12 Big Boats 12/4111 Am looking at doubling or tripling my house bank of batteries, but to do that I need to increase my
Trying to contact MacGregor 25 owner t37224 at 8:22pm 08.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/978 To the forum - we are former MacGregor 25 owners, and just this morning I spotted our old boat on th
is there a compreshen post sabine river minnow at 6:01pm 08.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1434 in the oday 20' , thanks for your help
Thinking about buying a bigger boat hightide at 5:44pm 08.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1225 I have a 1977 Hunter 25 and I love it. I have had her for 12 yrs. It is a really fun boat to sail. I
companion way doors. olegedelman at 5:10pm 08.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1986 i am on lake Erie, Sandusky area. does anyone know who can make companion way doors for my hunter 3
Repairing a Yanmar Electrical Panel (1) Neil McDonald at 4:50pm 08.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2094 As you can see from my photo, my Yanmar 3GMF electrical panel needs some repair work. l plan to inst
Hunter 49 Autopilot Problems When Winch Is Used RHUMB RUNNER at 4:33pm 08.15.12 Big Boats 36/6508 I have found that with the autopilot engaged and you run the the starboard jib winch the autopilot t
Catalina Capri Cyclone Rub Rail (3) Capri at 4:33pm 08.15.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1438 Hello. I recently acquired a 1982 Cyclone and the white rub rail was scuffed and grungy. I tried Mr.

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Reefing Sail Trim Hayden Watson at 8:17am 01.11.23 Here is a link to a video demonstrating how my SLR works. Apologies for my huffing and puffing and
H240 bulkhead thickness chriscampbell at 8:12am 01.11.23 Except if the bulkhead is treated with teak oil as most Hunters are. Nasty tendency to come loose i
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin Nachismo at 7:46am 01.11.23 limitations I found with my 41DS in regards to what even a month or two in the mild Pacific can do
Beneteau 373 (2007) rig tension/tuning specs Lfarquhar at 7:45am 01.11.23 Thanks all - I'll review this with my rigger and let you know how it turns out!
Beneteau 373 (2007) rig tension/tuning specs Lfarquhar at 7:45am 01.11.23 If you have the original blue binder book that came with the boat, it has all the specs for your ri
Reefing Sail Trim David in Sandusky at 7:45am 01.11.23 What Hayden said.
C310 Spreader boots, cleaning and masthead maintenance? JBP-PA at 7:42am 01.11.23 Goo-gone, soap/car wash and water are all I would use. Any abrasive to clean the spreaders will rem
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. isaksp00 at 7:39am 01.11.23 There are two drains to check. One is the cockpit drain that should be at the aft end of the cockpit
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics christophermoorkelly at 7:37am 01.11.23 Ok great, thank you all. Yes, it's steel and will be replaced with the same.
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics JBP-PA at 7:33am 01.11.23 Even a fiberglass center board will stay down from weight alone. There isn't much force pushing it b
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. steve_d at 6:58am 01.11.23 Thanks for the additional info. Didn't know of a cockpit drain. Will check that out.
Considering a Catalina 27... RoyS at 6:36am 01.11.23 I had a 1970? Catalina 27 in the past. Sailed it for years from Buzzards Bay to Casco Bay. One day,
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics shemandr at 6:31am 01.11.23 What about the rudder? It's likely set up to kick up in one method or another. On both of my cente
Considering a Catalina 27... tfox2069 at 6:23am 01.11.23 If you aren't aware, a guy named Patrick Childress made significant structural modifications to a Ca
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics shemandr at 6:13am 01.11.23 Weight alone, I think. I'm seeing rust so I'm assuming it metallic and therefore has enough weight
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics Timm R Oday25 at 5:51am 01.11.23 If I'm to understand the picture correctly ,the left side is the forward edge . There "appear" to be
Need a new boom for Hunter 336 Kiwidrew at 12:41am 01.11.23 Its a 1995 anks for the links. There are some that look close but dimensions are wrong. I have con
Considering a Catalina 27... David in Sandusky at 12:40am 01.11.23 We have sailed our similar Hunter 27 on Lakes Erie and Huron for 23 years, and chartered twice on a
Need a new boom for Hunter 336 Kiwidrew at 12:39am 01.11.23 Its a 1995 fortunately not. It would need a sleeve or would always be a weakness.
C310 Spreader boots, cleaning and masthead maintenance? Clydo at 10:35pm 01.10.23 Was that TV antenna mounted up high on the mast? I have one just like it, but I keep it stored on

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