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All Gal Crew (3) Rick D at 10:46am 03.31.12 Racing 3/3977 They did pretty dang good! http://www.mountain-news.com/mountain_living/article_4c816d22-79b9-11e1-
Clipper race (1) sfgary at 10:32am 03.31.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1337 Last night the admiral and I went down to Jack London Square in Oakland CA to welcome the Gold Coast
New Orleans Festivities kloudie1 at 9:44am 03.31.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1559 APRIL 17-23 in New Orleans, some neat historical stuff and a performance by the Blue Angels .. The s
Im In !!! SenecaDaze at 9:25am 03.31.12 Smaller Boats 14/1554 The wait is over,the marina contacted me about a slip that was available.After inspection of slip, i
Weekend project Brian Buzz at 9:05am 03.31.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1766 After reviewing a lot of info here I going to build a roller furler. I was wondering about losing th
Mast part list rblevens at 8:06am 03.31.12 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2274 Does anyone have an actual part list made up for a total mast replacement for the H 37 C? Rblevens
stepping the mast using a gin pole??? centerline at 7:56am 03.31.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 43/21159 I fully understand the mechanical advantage of using a gin pole to help with raising the mast, espec
Squish Squish says the deck SailMaster at 7:37am 03.31.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3692 Greetings all, I need some serious help from people who know more than I. I have a deck with a te
Mini Dehumidifer BillyK at 6:25am 03.31.12 Ask All Sailors 18/2292 Anyone using one of these? http://www.amazon.com/EDV-1100-Electric-Dehumidifier-Removable-Effecti
H34 Aft Water Tank Access Joe Mullee at 5:23am 03.31.12 Big Boats 7/1646 Has anyone gained access to the aft water tank from the top through the lazarette? Recently I added
Got Stuck.... Maine Sail at 4:59am 03.31.12 Ask All Sailors 41/4490 Yesterday I got stuck in the rear lazarette of a customers boat. I am replacing his steering system
Garmin / Humminbird GPS mmsaws at 4:27am 03.31.12 Lancer 1/1455 Lookig for any feedback on the Humminbied 788ci chatplotter or the Garmin 3205 Chartplotter. I real
Anchor light Jimm at 1:53am 03.31.12 Catalina 30 2/1393 Looking for the right LED bulb for '93 MkII anchor light...anyone change theirs?
I came across this inspiring video of a C-27 restoration caguy at 12:39am 03.31.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1646 Its a beautifully done video of the restoration of a Catalina 27 that evolves to an equally beautifu
Where do I get H27 deck drains??? Bigjer40 at 9:33pm 03.30.12 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1789 1984 H27 deck drains are toast. Saw original post from 2003 that is now closed. No one mentioned whe
Sunday, I Want To Test Our Emergency Skills Sail123 at 9:14pm 03.30.12 Ask All Sailors 12/1951 First, I hope it is real windy, maybe 30 MPH or so. Then I want to cut several of the control lines
Electrical question An anonymous user at 8:53pm 03.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1339 Guys, I want to install 4 12V plugs in the aft cabin to allow us to plug in a fan and a light, two
Sailing with Mary and Bill . . . (3) Ed Schenck at 8:37pm 03.30.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1746 or "Looking for Nick". What an amazing day. Got up early and did 40 miles on the bike in Venice with
How did you mount your iPad2? r.oril at 8:36pm 03.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1636 Now that I have a Dual XGPS 150A for my iPad2, I want to mount it on the boat. What are some of you
New Holding Tank for 336 rachelmackenzie at 6:44pm 03.30.12 Mid-Size Boats 12/2196 We are replacing the holding tank on our 1995 336. The big challenge we are having is finding a tan

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Tiller question (1) Brucegspc at 8:03am 03.31.22 I'm not sure I understand that - can you be a bit more descriptive? peg? Does that help? I do not
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 7:58am 03.31.22 I have been warned if I turn off key. Alternator may burn out(no load ?) That's not so. Turning t
Mast rail jviss at 7:55am 03.31.22 When you splice the new halyard to the old one, is it better to attach the new halyard to the head(
Mast rail GrantBrown at 7:48am 03.31.22 When you splice the new halyard to the old one, is it better to attach the new halyard to the head(s
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Building a boat at 7:15am 03.31.22 Wow , thanks for all the great ideas will try and work through them. Greg, you think you got a lo
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. dLj at 7:05am 03.31.22 Maybe because wood actually floats and it's buoyant? Literally filled with air... I don't know. No
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? thinwater at 7:02am 03.31.22 ... When I sailed a Catamaran in Belize, the main halyard was held in a rope clutch. It has been abu
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. thevoyager at 7:00am 03.31.22 @TomY there has always been something about wooden hulled boats that is just different. I'm not tal
Rub rail and deck hull joint. mikeracca at 6:54am 03.31.22 5200 is next to permanent and may never allow access to that area again without further damage. Good
Luck Be The Lady... mikeracca at 6:46am 03.31.22
Luck Be The Lady... mikeracca at 6:35am 03.31.22 I'm not clear on the timing of this. Did this fire occur before you bought the boat, and just no o
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 buddy0 at 6:35am 03.31.22 Hi kbgunn, Thanks for the info on your capacitor. Do you remember the steady state amps rating for t
Reuse shrink wrap? DougM at 6:32am 03.31.22 $1200 is about what I paid in 2006 for a custom cover that lasted for 10 Michigan winters. Replaceme
Suspect Crankshaft oil leaks Ken13559 at 6:19am 03.31.22 Kloudie1, I've to check the clearance. 3-4" may just be possible. Thanks. Ken Y
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 6:17am 03.31.22 By the way, I always run the engine when using the windlass, and rev it up to at least 1,000 ROM (id
Suspect Crankshaft oil leaks Ken13559 at 6:16am 03.31.22 What is the grade or viscosity thickness of your engine oil? An oil additive to thicken viscosity
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor leo310 at 6:15am 03.31.22 I agree with Jviss that your windlass is causing the problem. What I would do is check the wire at b
Reuse shrink wrap? shemandr at 6:09am 03.31.22 Better check prices. My custom cover for the H356 was more like $3,000. I was a well known East Co
Luck Be The Lady... rgranger at 5:57am 03.31.22 So who else out there has had any close calls? Back in graduate school I was replacing the flash
Building a custom hard dodger flightlead404 at 5:49am 03.31.22 Guy on this site built one for a H40: Repairing Hunter 40 damage from Hurricane Matthew Materials w

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