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What would you improve? Maury Wray at 6:44am 04.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2258 I'm completely refitting a 1981 Venture from the ground up. If you stripped your boat of all riggin
Raymarine Speed Wheel Tim Gunderson at 6:26am 04.21.12 Smaller Boats 4/1541 Hi, My Raymarine Speed Wheel seems to stop turning occasionally, so my speed gauge stops working in
28 FT Rudder Bushing set up (3) Mick143 at 5:50am 04.21.12 Bigger Boats 2/1661 Trying to get the rudder so it does not thump on the mooring. When I took it out I photoed the bush
Hunter 2008 14.6 Rudder needed jwbus2004 at 5:34am 04.21.12 Parts Search 0/2588 I'm looking for 2008 Hunter 146 rudder. Thanks.
Nissan 9.9 oil filter wrench Tim Gunderson at 5:26am 04.21.12 Smaller Boats 2/1095 Hi, I have a 2001 Hunter 260 with a Nissan 9.9 outboard. I like to change the oil myself but the o
Chartplotter Baffled Quoddy at 4:51am 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1499 Our chartplotter, Raymarine C70, has 9 different trip logs. Log Trip Log Trip Ground Log / Trip 1 Gr
'84 25.5 Hunter... can someone help me with information... (1) windsurfer101 at 9:00pm 04.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2247 Recently purchased 84 25.5 Hunter - NEED HELP Hello to everyone on this site! I recently purchase
LED Cabin lights, and electric water pump (3) MontanaSailor at 8:57pm 04.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3863 Installed 2 white LED 6 bulb surface mount strip lights. 1 above galley , 1 facing forward into a v
1981 hunter 22 light astern??? SenecaDaze at 8:13pm 04.20.12 Smaller Boats 23/4887 launched my hunter today for the first time,and seems to be front heavy,ill post some pics maybe tom
Hunter 240 Regatas? audriuskanape at 7:10pm 04.20.12 Smaller Boats 1/1039 Hi, is it any racing or regattas for the boat like Hunter 240 in Great Lakes region? Thanks
Bought a Venture 23 hull Seymore04 at 7:01pm 04.20.12 Trailer Sailors 15/8911 Well I bought myself a project to get back into sailing. I have purchased what I believe to be a 197
Toerail Blaise at 6:09pm 04.20.12 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1007 I had recently (last year) reported that I had replaced both toerails on Midnight Sun because of a c
Did I make a mistake buying this boat? (2) Ward H at 5:28pm 04.20.12 Ask All Sailors 59/22306
H23 Jib & Spinnaker Halyard Blocks in Mast (3) carboman at 5:16pm 04.20.12 Smaller Boats 3/1375 What are these really called? I need to replace two of these, but need the correct name for seaarch
B-4 and after settee (6) redhead78 at 4:30pm 04.20.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1467 Hey all here is some of what I have been doing this winter, I loaded 5 pics, would not fly, they are
Deck painting with interlux r.bostic356 at 4:14pm 04.20.12 Catalina 22 1/1194 Anyone with experience in spraying interlux 1 part epoxy? I am looking for the ratio of paint to sp
Motor Stand (1) cb32863 at 4:07pm 04.20.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1191 Not my design but I decided to build this today. Shelves for battery, fuel, and a tub to run it in t
this Cal sails itself.... seadude61 at 4:00pm 04.20.12 Cal 2/3081 Seasters, a 1979 Cal 31' I recently acquired, seems to be able to sail itself with little sail trim
First weekend on the boat!!!! Swee Pea 1976 at 3:34pm 04.20.12 Day Sailers 4/1501 Girlfriend loves to sail.. Can't ask for much more than that.
Installing Roller Furling vincejg327 at 1:55pm 04.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/975 The H27 I am looking at does not come with a roller furling on the head sail. What mfg. would you re

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Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history thinwater at 5:39am 09.09.22 Suffering with you! As Peggie Hall would tell you, I have had Jabsco (manual) heads on my boats for
New Mailsale tfox2069 at 5:28am 09.09.22 Neil Pryde has a decent reputation; I wouldn't hesitate working with them. But completely agree wit
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? dLj at 5:10am 09.09.22 From the looks of the pictures you have shown, and the statement that the inside looks great - I wou
Throttle Shifter Mechone at 4:59am 09.09.22 Not the one, Then post a picture . The one posted by myself and Holleyberry is what I have except
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? jssailem at 4:55am 09.09.22 Hey there OR sailor. Welcome to the SBO forum. Pretty much just conjecture: impossible to know wha
Catalina 18 - Advice on mast raising? shemandr at 4:40am 09.09.22 That's not bad. The forestay length has a lot to do with the feel of the helm. So figure out the
Fuel return line -Perkins Prima 50 jssailem at 4:31am 09.09.22 I have a 1973 Perkins 4.107 Diesel engine. Kind of the Great great grandfather to your Perkins Prema
Traveling alongside danstanford at 2:30am 09.09.22 The world has changed in this area for the worse in the 40 odd years I have been serving customers.
Throttle Shifter thetone at 11:48pm 09.08.22 Not the one,
'83 Oday 25 swing / centerboatd (1) Sunbird22358 at 10:06pm 09.08.22 Like this? Not totally complete, but perhaps an O'DAY 25 or 26 owner could fill in the missing measu
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Benny17441 at 9:37pm 09.08.22 In no particular order, just jutting down things as they come to mind. Due to the size of the boat
Catalina 18 - Advice on mast raising? (1) MarkHejtmanek at 9:04pm 09.08.22 Does the forestay have a turnbuckle? And is the backstay adjustable? The backstay has a turnbuck
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Qorgyle at 8:59pm 09.08.22 commonly used with dodgers Ah, that makes sense, there are other dodger fittings around that area.
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? jssailem at 8:32pm 09.08.22
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history Rick D at 8:26pm 09.08.22 Suffering with you! As Peggie Hall would tell you, I have had Jabsco (manual) heads on my boats for
New Mailsale jssailem at 8:24pm 09.08.22 Find a loft who will help to measure your boat and build sails to your boat and a type of sailing yo
Traveling alongside Crusty Ol Salt at 7:56pm 09.08.22 Funny topic. I couple of years back I had a guy that decided to witness my work instead of verifyi
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history DianaOfBurlington at 7:33pm 09.08.22 It is telling that the Jabsco rebuild kits are almost as expensive as a new Jabsco toilet. At leas
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history DianaOfBurlington at 7:31pm 09.08.22
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history DianaOfBurlington at 7:23pm 09.08.22 I find it remarkable that you are unaware of her steady and persistent encouragement to boaters tha

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