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Solar heat and GPS Ross at 7:36pm 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1110 On Saturday we sailed north for about six hours with the handheld GPS in a bracket on the companion
Fairview beach Marina JasonC at 7:22pm 06.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/936 Have never been to a place that helped me less.
Poor man's jack stans (1) Little By Little ll at 7:00pm 06.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1895 Getting ready to bottom coat. Is it necessary to drop the keel completely out of the boat? What are
I'm getting too old sailaway78 at 4:13pm 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1925 Those of you who read my post about the noise the boat was making, already know I was in a pretty ba
What length engine stop cable sole pleasure at 4:05pm 06.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1156 I have a 1998 Hunter 336 with a Yanmar engine. I have to replace the engine stop cable and it seems
Gel coat cracks (1) Don Crowther at 3:47pm 06.17.12 Big Boats 3/1172 So I've been sanding my bottom coat off. I came across this crack in the gel coat.:eek: It's below
Sail Past higgs at 3:45pm 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1647 I would be curious to hear opinion of those of you whose YC does a sail past. We do and make it a b
Removeable Traveler (5) prob at 3:14pm 06.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1503 Grown weary of the 'Crosby Rig', (and as a novice) wanted to go to a traveler, but like many others,
V-berth hatch gasket Boydaclies at 3:02pm 06.17.12 Smaller Boats 5/1637 V-berth hatch gasket is leaking. Anybody know where to get a new one?
322furler curtisac at 2:22pm 06.17.12 Bigger Boats 2/1246 Can anyone help me with a original Cdi furling system on my 322. It has a what appears to be a halya
Outboard carb problems egmorpeth at 2:07pm 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1969 Have a 4 horse Nissan. I let the carburetor gum up and had it cleaned. But still can't seem to get i
Thruhull Leak Fergus at 1:59pm 06.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1120 I had the the macerator thruhull replaced in May on our 2008 Hunter33. It had been leaking for somet
windless removal sailor420 at 1:18pm 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2010 I have to remove my windless from the shelf in the anchor well for reconditioning. My question is h
H26 solar vent placement Mergatroid at 1:07pm 06.17.12 Smaller Boats 10/2934 Where would be the best location for a power vent? I hate the idea of cutting holes in the boat and
catalina 22 forsale on ebay allen-deckard at 12:51pm 06.17.12 Catalina 22 3/1739 Which one of you trators is selling the beautiful catalina 22 on ebay for 4300 i think is the starti
1 or 2 part paint Bob J. at 11:34am 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1095 Sorry for posting this if this has been discussed before. What is the best way to determine if you
water pump won't shut off Jimongee at 11:14am 06.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/6833 I need some help regarding my water demand pump. I am a pretty technical guy and I have owned sever
Anchor Rode Storage on a Catalina 27 1978 Y-RUSH at 11:05am 06.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/2624 I have a 1978 Cataline 27 , Y-RUSH , with no area to store the anchor rode/chain other than the port
Question for all gearheads sailaway78 at 10:59am 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 58/12575 Here's the situation. I was heading into Biloxi, in the east channel. It is only a little over a mi
Question for all gearheads sailaway78 at 10:56am 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1501 Here's the situation. I was heading into Biloxi, in the east channel. It is only a little over a mi

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Jibing The Mainsail jssailem at 10:47am 01.11.23 but there are a couple of jibes he does Those are uncontrolled jibes. I can understand your concer
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 10:43am 01.11.23 Though do note that the hold down brackets are totally in adequate. How hard is it to fabricate so
Busted Mast Project_Mayhem at 10:42am 01.11.23 Send a pic of how the mast is stepped on this boat (base of mast)
Mast light wiring - Catalina 27 arlouper at 10:41am 01.11.23 Thank you. Good information
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Alan Gomes at 10:38am 01.11.23 Thedford is my first thought. The larger model 5 gallon comes with all the attachments. Though do
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD SeaCure at 10:31am 01.11.23 Thedford is my first thought. The larger model 5 gallon comes with all the attachments.
Jibing The Mainsail SeaCure at 10:27am 01.11.23 Great read. Thanks. My Girlfriends fathers boat story was a power boat so bla.
Busted Mast sbrogden at 10:00am 01.11.23 build up a pad at the base of the mast. Interesting. I'll look into that.
Busted Mast Hayden Watson at 9:54am 01.11.23 Not sure how to do that. build up a pad at the base of the mast.
Busted Mast LloydB at 9:52am 01.11.23 I'm not sure how you're going to fix the break in the middle of your mast that you cut 2 inches out
Bearing Cap rusted tight sbrogden at 9:45am 01.11.23 https://www.google.com/search?q=grease+gun+locked+on+dessert+fitting&gs_ivs=1#kpvalbx=_B_C-Y5nrC5vn
H240 bulkhead thickness Ralph Johnstone at 9:44am 01.11.23 Although they might not stick to my box well. I think when it comes to rockin' and rollin' on the
Bearing Cap rusted tight LloydB at 9:39am 01.11.23 https://www.google.com/search?q=grease+gun+locked+on+dessert+fitting&gs_ivs=1#kpvalbx=_B_C-Y5nrC5vn0
Ericson 29 weaknesses? Alan Gomes at 9:28am 01.11.23 Michael's right: EY.o Information Exchange Yep. You'll get much better and more complete info on
Busted Mast sbrogden at 9:16am 01.11.23 You will have best results if you maintain the original length of the mast rather than shortening i
Busted Mast LloydB at 9:15am 01.11.23 You will have best results if you maintain the original length of the mast rather than shortening it
Bearing Cap rusted tight sbrogden at 9:01am 01.11.23 The instructions tell how to put it into service the first time, but have nothing to say about how t
Bearing Cap rusted tight LloydB at 8:59am 01.11.23 I can imagine an automatic lock that requires a slide and release or twist near the nozzle what did
Need a new boom for Hunter 336 sail sfbay at 8:56am 01.11.23 Joe makes a good recommendation to contact RigRite.
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

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