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Painting Non slip anthony at 11:24am 04.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1404 Hello All Can anyone tell me how to paint my non slip areas I have on my V25. My question is that it
Antislip coverage? Costy at 10:30am 04.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1123 Wondering what is the best "antislip" paint? Got two options so far Kiwi anti slip coverage and Pett
Rigging Tape Over Thimbles/Nicopress? GorillaToast at 10:20am 04.27.12 Catalina 22 3/1508 The forestay I just replaced on my C22 had rigging tape wrapped around the nicopress fittings and lo
The Engine- Cleanliness is next to Godliness gpd955 at 8:47am 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 16/4530 So......Been spending some time with my engine recently and find that when a lot of people on the fo
How do I drop my swing keel? Ward H at 8:46am 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2471 Sounds simple but not so sure. Can I support it with a hydraulic floor jack, take out the swing bol
Weather Stripping Cockpit lockers on 25 KennyH at 8:40am 04.27.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2750 The only leaks I have had in my 1981 25 is the Cockpit Lockers. Not sure if they came with weather
Paint problems. (1) Ed Schenck at 8:24am 04.27.12 The Cherubini Hunters 16/4704 I have my lazarette seats home for repair and painting. After several sandings and finishing with 6
Treasures of the Chesapeake Bay Bad Obsession at 8:17am 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1957 During my years cruising the Chesapeake Bay I have been to a lot of places. Two of the more unique
Prop Report Roger Long at 8:04am 04.27.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3122 Kastel Brothers had the prop ready in half the time promised and it was on the boat the next morning
Rigging instructions RDS2012 at 6:37am 04.27.12 Smaller Boats 6/1490 Is there any place I can get rigging instructions for an '88 Hunter 18.5? I'm a newbie and I need
Outboard and freeze warnings oliversdad at 4:48am 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1858 I've been lucky enough to launch my boat and get in a great sail last weekend.The weather was beauti
siesta key beach info sailormanbigd at 4:35am 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1173 heading to siesta key beach this afternoon for a wedding. Spending the weekend there. Not looking fo
Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:47am 04.27.12 Smaller Boats 2/1529 I was contacted by a new owner of a used Hunter 240 in georgia as he was taking on water. I sugges
Tall or Standard Rig - How to Tell Faris at 8:42pm 04.26.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1754 Hi, Is there an easy way to tell if a C27 is a TR or SR without just measuring the mast?
Help! My 1994 has a fixed keel??? (3) tampastockman at 8:01pm 04.26.12 Smaller Boats 16/2905 Help! My 1994 H19 has a fixed keel??? I went to pick up the H19 today. I couldnt find any up haul l
Fore Stay Adjustment (Adjuster?) Tom Hoffman at 7:33pm 04.26.12 Trailer Sailors 18/7960 Over winter as I have been house bound, I have been thinking about boat related things that I might
splicing SignetMarine transducer with knotmeter Piotr at 7:29pm 04.26.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1778 I just purchased a SignetMarine MK 11 knotmeter (3-pin male plug). I'm planning on purchasing a repl
Help with HIN vincejg327 at 7:28pm 04.26.12 Cal 3/6062 I need help in finding the hidden HIN plate on a 1979 CAL 2-27. The current HIN that is shown on
Lock down bolt hole doesnt line up davidjet at 6:19pm 04.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1097 O my keel lock down bolt and hole don't line up...They are off like 3/8 inch. I can't lock down my k
Citation 34 1979 evpierjr at 6:15pm 04.26.12 Irwin 0/3149 My boat was hauled for bottom painting and the cable which lifts the centerboard parted. Can a repla

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Hunter 28.5 main sheet car Tally Ho at 4:52pm 01.20.23 Bummer on the snow! Boat is not in the water I assume. Do you have any photos of the traveller?
H33C Toe Rail Leak Approach heritage at 4:41pm 01.20.23 My 84 H27 had a leak under the aluminum toe rail when I first got the boat. The toe rail is secured
Bermuda dLj at 4:35pm 01.20.23 No excitment is desired. I'm sailing with weather windows. Nice tip on the bus pass! Looks like the
What did he mean when he said this? DArcy at 4:26pm 01.20.23 I enjoy sailing my Robert Perry designed Islander Freeport 36. He certainly has drawn a lot of very
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat ggrizzard at 3:37pm 01.20.23 I'll buy your winches. And I'll pay shipping or come and pick them up. G.
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable ggrizzard at 3:27pm 01.20.23 There is an 'approved', LED, battery operated, all around, white anchor light available. The compan
What did he mean when he said this? thinwater at 3:11pm 01.20.23 With all due respect to Mr. Perry I have to conclude he is not sailing on the Indian River Lagoon h
Bermuda PaulK at 3:10pm 01.20.23 Have sailed to Bermuda more than a half-dozen times. Crossing the Gulf Stream is different every ti
Mattress Underlayment ggrizzard at 3:09pm 01.20.23 :plus: for Hypervent. My buddy boat and I have used it for years. We've never seen any
Mattress Underlayment PaulK at 2:59pm 01.20.23 We used the Froli plastic spring system on our previous boat. Adjusted easily to fit the awkward sp
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths Tally Ho at 2:38pm 01.20.23 I installed a Garmin Airmar P79 in-hull transducer. The transducer reads depths >15FT very accurate
Hunter 260 Trailer Mods Rick Webb at 2:24pm 01.20.23 Thanks Rick. I'll definitely be trying these ideas. Just wondering what type of plastic? Is it t
Bermuda smokey73 at 2:23pm 01.20.23 Was just there 3 months ago. Easiest route is to/from Beaufort. I am assuming you are refering
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths dlochner at 2:21pm 01.20.23 i have only used it in the muddy chesapeake bay. But I am still able to get good readings in the mu
Bermuda dLj at 2:18pm 01.20.23 Was just there 3 months ago. Easiest route is to/from Beaufort. St George is pretty dead except du
44ds rudder drop HarryvdMeer at 2:14pm 01.20.23 Cool. Great idea. Thank you!
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths tenacity31 at 2:09pm 01.20.23 There may be a Gain adjustment on the sounder. When the gain is too high it will pick up false ech
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths tenacity31 at 2:07pm 01.20.23 What is the bottom like? Depth sounders like nice hard bottoms. Softer bottoms absorb the pings rat
44ds rudder drop dmax at 1:53pm 01.20.23 Yes, once I pressed the pin flush I used a bolt (actually was same size as pin) to push it the rest
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths Davidasailor26 at 1:29pm 01.20.23 There may be a Gain adjustment on the sounder. When the gain is too high it will pick up false echo

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