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Yep...Not Doing This Again... (1) ChockFullOnuts222 at 11:14am 07.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2991 Looked funny, so I snapped a picture of it. I towed my M25 15 miles to the marina yesterday with my
H 37c Salon Table mod (1) guidera48 at 11:07am 07.05.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1930 I am modifying the main cabin table so it can be removable. After working on the boat for 2 years an
Hunter 23.5 Running Rigging (2) Rasemans at 10:46am 07.05.12 Smaller Boats 4/5555 Fellow Sailors, I am happy with my recent purchase of a H23.5. However I have found that the both th
Help with fouling jib sheets (4) DARSheGoes at 10:44am 07.05.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2489 I have Lewmar 54 winches for my Jibs and they foul on me evertime no matter how fast / careful I am
Bimini & Weather Helm egodsey at 10:18am 07.05.12 Smaller Boats 4/1809 I sail my Hunter 25.5 on Lake Travis in Austin, TX. It can get brutally hot here in the simmer, so r
Wind storm damage shanker at 10:03am 07.05.12 Smaller Boats 7/1961 A powerful wind storm came through a couple days ago and my Hunter suffered some damage. The wind go
proper outboard size seabrooksailor at 9:45am 07.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/4128 I have a 1980 v222 I just finished restoring and I was hoping for some input from the pros on what s
Wanted Used Propeller 15 " PGUTIERREZ at 9:34am 07.05.12 Parts Search 0/1488 Wanted spare prop for Catalina 36, right hand rotation. Two blade 15 X 10 X 1 or Three blade 15 X 9
New Flooring curtcarie at 9:07am 07.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1792 I've been working on my '67 Mariner 19. I've decided to put flooring back in but with no original f
my Hunter 32 smells bad! seanymph at 8:53am 07.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1603 We just bought a Hunter 32 foot year 2000 and it smells. can anyone tell me if i need to replace tan
Dodger Pattern, Seafarer 30 Seafarer Don at 8:05am 07.05.12 Seafarer 1/3283 Hi all, I have recently purchased a Seafarer 30 (1984) and am looking to add a dodger. I've contacte
Sloppy Bulkhead Bilge Pump odaydokay at 7:08am 07.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/936 Here is an issue I had and how I solved it. About a year ago my O'Day 28's Swedish made original eq
Anchoring off Scussett Beach Sowwanin II at 5:23am 07.05.12 Destinations 5/3711 Traveling from Nantucket to North Shore, MA. Plan is to transit the canal and avoid the crowds by d
O'Day 28 Forward Lower Chainplates Davidasailor26 at 4:52am 07.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2136 Hi Everyone, My parents recently decided to move their 1985 O'Day 28 closer to where I live, so I'l
Overhead Lighting Issue PERCHER at 11:45pm 07.04.12 Big Boats 2/1330 We have a 2006 45CC. Yesterday the overhead salon lights started to flicker. My wife is on the boa
Mast light wiring under deck NeverTooRuff at 8:08pm 07.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/930 '94 Hunter 26. Wires from electrical panel to deck plug are now cut down flush with deck thru-hole a
So, After a few years, I sold my boat..... 1977oday22 at 6:55pm 07.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3420 As much as I hate to do it, I sold the "Starlyte". Always a great girl, I enjoyed the Cr##p out of t
Dismasted! (3) Brian Schwerdt at 6:45pm 07.04.12 Ask All Sailors 64/16815 It seems I went out in a little more wind than my '76 O'Day 22 could handle, and ended up dismasted.
white smoke mellis18 at 6:11pm 07.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1406 I got some white smoke coming from the exhaust today while participating in the 4th parade. :cry: I
Video on replacing Forestay JasonC at 5:59pm 07.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1551 My new forestay came from BWYs, and the guy who works on my boats does not do sailboat parts, any on

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H33C Toe Rail Leak Approach RoyS at 6:13am 01.21.23 Tighten the nuts while holding the bolts from rotating. No need to over-tighten and damage the fiber
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths JBP-PA at 5:50am 01.21.23 Mine does the same thing on certain bottoms. Below 6ft in soft mud or heavy weeds it get confused, e
Dock and Go Override How-to dlochner at 5:40am 01.21.23 Congratulations! Have you tried Fred Warner Marine? I found them to be very responsive and helpful.
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths tenacity31 at 5:31am 01.21.23 How do you have it mounted? I used the toilet seal wax ring trick on mine. It took a couple of trie
Dock and Go Override How-to kappykaplan at 3:55am 01.21.23 Great detective work, brockfromwa! :beer:
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? sailme88 at 3:43am 01.21.23 On the deck it is a trip hazard and toe knocker..When in use, it's dead manned to the mast. So why
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Davidasailor26 at 3:26am 01.21.23 ugh I mounted the chocks to the bottom of the stanchion instead of the top. Pole is nicely out of t
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Apex at 2:24am 01.21.23 @Hayden Watson any clanging when stowed? Do you have jaws both ends, or a socmet at the mast end?
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. Terry Cox at 10:54pm 01.20.23 The port side cabinet in the aft cabin does creak at times when the boat moves about in moderate to
What did he mean when he said this? justsomeguy at 10:46pm 01.20.23 Well, the writer is probably not very open to new experiences, Ayup. People are weird.
H33C Toe Rail Leak Approach David in Sandusky at 10:24pm 01.20.23 1. Tighten the bolts as heritage says. If that is not a 100% fix, 2. Put a bead of 5200 along the in
A18086 ST4000+ Drive motor replacement jonelli at 9:44pm 01.20.23 I just checked, and the motor is still available for $6. It just needs the right gear to work. I d
Hunter 28.5 main sheet car Joe at 9:09pm 01.20.23 Measure the track width and, If you can, the clearance between the top flange and the deck/mounting.
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Hayden Watson at 9:03pm 01.20.23 Mine is mounted vertically on the mast and I love it. I have a single control line with back-to-bac
A18086 ST4000+ Drive motor replacement sdennisf at 8:53pm 01.20.23 Many thanks. Really appreciate the info. I decided to purchase a replacement motor on E Bay for $100
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Joe at 8:40pm 01.20.23 I have alway deck stored mine, but I don't use it that much because I single hand so much. When I d
What did he mean when he said this? dLj at 7:55pm 01.20.23 I find Bob Perry's direct approach quite refreshing in the current world of political correctness...
Mas-technologies instrument gauge for Yanmar artboas at 7:08pm 01.20.23
Dock and Go Override How-to brockfromwa at 7:00pm 01.20.23 Full success! X9 cable is indeed the joystick cable. After removing the joystick and taking it apar
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable thinwater at 6:33pm 01.20.23 IMO, I don't think it has to be Coast Guard approved, otherwise any vessel registered/flagged in an

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