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Yamaha 50 hp 4 stroke installations hesails at 5:19pm 06.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/852 Has anyone ever tried a Yamaha 50 hp 4 stroke installation on Macgregor 19?
Shroud locations and bowed masts (3) c_witch at 5:18pm 06.22.12 Trailer Sailors 8/3111 Hiee all, Ok so this is a new to us boat. We have never sailed it before nor seen it rigged for s
2012 Hunter 39 Wet Cockpit Floor canuck at 4:37pm 06.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1421 We are presently doing a shakeout cruise on our 2 month old boat. Every time it rains, despite havin
Need Stern Pulpit For 1992 Mac 26 ROBvanish at 4:28pm 06.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/840 Bought 1992 Mac 26 with a broken stern pulpit. Does anyone have or know of a junked/scrapped Mac 26
Replacement Pop Top For 1992 Macgregor 26 ROBvanish at 4:26pm 06.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1314 Need to replace a poptop for a 1992 Mac 26. Does anyone have a scrapped or junked Mac 26 that I can
Deck Fills Oday 28 Jeff H. at 4:19pm 06.22.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1182 I currently own a 1982 Oday 28 with deck fills that have had to have the caps replaced because the p
where to mount EPIRB? Jared1048 at 3:31pm 06.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2759 I dont have any real place to mount it where its easy to grab and not be obstructed if inverted.
Inflatable dinghy suggestions captron at 3:03pm 06.22.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3971 Hey guys ' gal's I'm in the market for a new dinghy (want an inflatable) just saw on line the AB bra
Tangier & Smith Islands (2) rgranger at 2:58pm 06.22.12 Destinations 5/3200 Hey All Your sage advice is requested :) I'm trailering my Mac V22 to Ingram Bay next Friday for a
Cowl vents to Solar vents Thomas22764 at 2:44pm 06.22.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1376 I want to change the cowl vents on my Hunter 310 to solar vents. Is there a problem I should be awa
Hunter 170 re-bedding a screw Kivalo at 2:16pm 06.22.12 Day Sailers 1/1771 Hi all, Apologies if this is a repost as I searched the archives and couldn't find a topic. My bro
Woods Hole to Gloucester (5) Roger Long at 1:33pm 06.22.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2755 My oldest son, Mike, arrived and we too a rather hurried tour of the town and the Corwith Cramer due
Mooring Pickup Stick racer2677 at 12:59pm 06.22.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1763 Has anyone found a foolproof method for securing a mooring pickup stick (tall buoy) so that it doesn
Hunter Marine: Debtor in possession GreggL at 11:43am 06.22.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1589 Since I've had multiple issues after delivery, there's been a lot of communication between me and hu
Need battery recommendations-Hunter 41 Islandgirl1 at 10:48am 06.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2127 Sharing with other Hunter owners is great. Our 2004 Hunter 41 batteries are okay, but after 7 seaso
solar vent zimmermansf at 10:14am 06.22.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1561 Just bought a 1978 Catalina 27 and the solar vent on the forward hatch is missing. Where can I obtai
kudos to HunterOwners.com Store Rick486 at 9:45am 06.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1275 I may be the last guy who frequents this board to become enlightened, and all the rest of you probab
Roller Furling Move From One Sailboat To Another Sail123 at 9:43am 06.22.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1583 Many of you remember me as the guy that wanted to change masts on my Clipper Marine's so I could swa
Storm tactics Hollyweirdos at 9:39am 06.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/3356 Just finished a book called Storm Tactics. Very informative. Have any of you been out in storm con
Cockpit Table (2) bigpapaporsche at 8:22am 06.22.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3966 I just finished making this 12X24 Teak Cockpit Table and install it yesterday on our Seaward 23, can

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Evergreen rgranger at 6:32am 12.12.22 The seaman in this incident brings to mind the cultural deference we ran into during a couple of ma
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings Project_Mayhem at 6:10am 12.12.22 It's been about three years since I opened up the masthead. The bushings were shot then but worked s
Hunter 376 Halyard Sheaves Alan K at 6:10am 12.12.22 I own a 2000 Hunter 380 with a B & R rig. This was the same hull as the 376 as I recall. The mast
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot HeelBoy at 5:29am 12.12.22 Broadly speaking, what you all are referring to is the practice of "boondocking", or "stealth campin
Single handing Will Gilmore at 5:29am 12.12.22
Water Jug on sail? HeelBoy at 5:15am 12.12.22 There are purpose made balls if you don't like the look of a plastic jug Most ships are named for
Painting inside the keel locker, antifouling? HeelBoy at 5:12am 12.12.22 Here you are... And it is your thread @HeelBoy ..:biggrin: This is my first time owning this much
Hunter 376 Halyard Sheaves (2) Marmalade at 4:38am 12.12.22 Agree... best to get someone more experienced! But that doesn't stop me making a guess! Based on t
Boat Smells! Tin Kicker at 4:31am 12.12.22 Ralph Johnstone - I didn't install the old stuff, just removed it. Obviously, the easiest way to ge
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings dlochner at 4:28am 12.12.22 Consider changing the sheaves to ball bearing sheaves. They have less friction than bronze or SS.
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt sailme88 at 4:04am 12.12.22 See post #26 GUILTY ! that's right... I'M guilty of NOT reading all of the previous posts...:eek:
Connecting dyneema core halyard to shackle dave_and_dd at 3:15am 12.12.22 Hi Dave. Halyard hitch will do the job. Do your self a favor and go for proper halyard shackles. I
Tell-tail windows in genoa Apex at 3:06am 12.12.22 I am buying a new main and genoa this winter and am thinnking about adding one or two tell-tail win
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum (1) JamesG161 at 12:58am 12.12.22 After a successful moon trip and return 26 day mission Splash Down in Pacific Ocean at 9:40 PST, 1
It counts, right?! (7) Leeward Rail at 9:31pm 12.11.22 @jssailem 2004 on the Trans Labrador Highway: Then they go fishing in the summer. :waycool:
It counts, right?! Leeward Rail at 9:19pm 12.11.22 Get someone to tow the boat at 6kts while you're in it. r_zOQTrxKAM
Bow roller, bail, and bow roller make i.d. (1) jssailem at 9:14pm 12.11.22 At 11000 lbs displacement, I would agree the roller does not appear to be adequate. An anchor roller
It counts, right?! Project_Mayhem at 9:05pm 12.11.22 Get someone to tow the boat at 6kts while you're in it. If they drive with one tire on the curb it m
Boat Smells! Leeward Rail at 8:58pm 12.11.22 Surely neither the tank the toilet bowl is sitting on nor whatever the thing sticking out in front
Tell-tail windows in genoa Hayden Watson at 8:56pm 12.11.22 Tell us more about the sails, if you would. I am only looking at tell-tail windows for the genoa

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