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What is this part???? jeanmarc109 at 4:18pm 11.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1497 I am new to sailing and just bought my 2nd boat; an '87 mcgregor 25 Can't wait to get her wet in the
Do you have locker lid supports? (3) Ed Schenck at 4:08pm 11.21.11 The Cherubini Hunters 25/4890 My boat originally had those spring type locker cover supports. They never worked right and would be
Replacement rudder for 23.5 ? surfr47 at 3:58pm 11.21.11 Smaller Boats 6/1968 Has anyone used one of the replacement rudder "kits" that are available on the site ? They have a na
Beneteau 393 Peter M at 3:33pm 11.21.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2502 Looking to buy a beneteau 393 2002-2006. Some boats have a 40 hp engine others advertise they have a
house battery bank Jalepeno at 2:21pm 11.21.11 Ask All Sailors 21/5069 My present house battery bank consists of two, group-34 spiral-grid AGM 12-volt batteries wired in p
What I've learned about swageless fittings... kpgraci at 1:25pm 11.21.11 Ask All Sailors 1/6048
Submarine Cables!!!!!! jimlay at 1:03pm 11.21.11 Musings With Maine Sail 20/14812 OK--so the President was in town last weekend and they had a thing at the resort which is somwhat cl
Dodger and Canvas Fasteners steve stark at 12:02pm 11.21.11 Ask All Sailors 11/6387 Hey all... Starbright has a dodger that has some years of life left in it but... I am very tired of
Steering Cables adjustment guidera48 at 11:54am 11.21.11 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1939 I noticed, while removing the steering turning radius limiter (2x4 screwed to hull liner), and maki
Primary Racor Filter--have they changed? cristberry at 11:43am 11.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2025 I have a 1985 Hunter 31 with a Yanmar 2G motor. The boat yard tells me they can no longer get a rep
Curious, where do you sit/stand while at the helm? iSailor at 11:40am 11.21.11 Catalina 310 15/3789 Just curious how people are piloting thier boats. I have only had my boat out a couple of times and
Insert For Pearson 28-2 Head Deck and Question JimLor at 11:20am 11.21.11 Pearson 7/5823 My wife and I bought a 1986 Pearson 28-2 this Sep. We are going to keep it in Deale, MD once we get
If Foresight was 20/20 and not Hindsight! Scubagirl62 at 10:58am 11.21.11 Smaller Boats 22/3889 If you had it to do all over again, what big dollar item that you purchased for your boat do you wis
Butane in cold weather timebandit at 9:00am 11.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1160 I have a question for those who use those cute single bunner butane stoves. Does the butane work b
disconnect shaft from engine (1) luvitt at 8:52am 11.21.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/3145 ok, i got all the motor mounts free and disconnected all of the hoses, wiring, etc. all thats left
Bent Spinnaker pole FourPoints at 8:41am 11.21.11 Ask All Sailors 15/4173 Last sail of the season this weekend, brought the boat up to Stratford where it is going to be haule
2 strokes on Lake Tahoe? Right On! at 8:16am 11.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/7629 Hi all, Anyone know here if the officials at Lake Tahoe will allow small two stroke out boards on
12 Gal Gas Tank in Hold GorillaToast at 7:41am 11.21.11 Catalina 22 15/2548 I suppose it's silly to ask if Catalina 22s come from the factory with a 12 gal Moeller gas tank in
Fresh Water Pump, Tank Location rkahan at 7:36am 11.21.11 Smaller Boats 8/5303 New sailboat owner. Bought a 1984 Hunter 25.5 as my first and working to restore all "systems". Th
Rardi, about that Rustoleum. Ed Schenck at 7:32am 11.21.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1757 I plan to bring my Edson pedestal home for refurbishing. The "silver" extension on yours is painted

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Frozen injector on Yanmar engine 3JH5E Tally Ho at 4:31pm 03.01.22 The compression of the piston helps to force the injector out without damaging it. Here is video a
Boom extension for lifting....... (1) Tally Ho at 4:13pm 03.01.22 If you do it right then, yes. Realize that the attachment to the boom must be very strong as I ass
Morse or no morse Don S/V ILLusion at 3:55pm 03.01.22 Trivia question: What was the recognised distress call via Morse Code prior to 1912? CQD
Morse or no morse Brian D at 3:54pm 03.01.22 Trivia question: What was the recognised distress call via Morse Code prior to 1912?
Multifunction Display Onions at 3:45pm 03.01.22 Thankyou, I have made it my mission to sort this out. Will keep looking
Hunter 386 Stern Rails smokey73 at 3:03pm 03.01.22 Suggest you contact Al at the forum store here. He was able to source me a bow pulpit built with th
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jnorten at 2:57pm 03.01.22 I did mine in a few weekends. About a 2 square foot section forward of the anchor locker hatch. I
Waste Deck Plate cover Tally Ho at 2:36pm 03.01.22 I did contact Ward. The part number is actually in the plate (underneath), not on the cap. But al
Morse or no morse thinwater at 2:35pm 03.01.22 Uhh, hate to correct this, but ... That's not an international distress signal. It's actually just
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION Tin Kicker at 2:26pm 03.01.22 Corrosion Block by Lear Chemicals is the right product for this and it's not greasy to attract dirt.
DWL mast height for O'Day 39 sail sfbay at 2:25pm 03.01.22 ..........If you're a little unsure, approach the fixed bridge dead slow and check the clearance wit
DWL mast height for O'Day 39 jssailem at 2:07pm 03.01.22 Your boat is a Mast head rigged boat. The "I" dimension is 50.02 ft 15.25 meters. This puts the leng
DWL mast height for O'Day 39 sail sfbay at 1:54pm 03.01.22 Air draft (or air draught) is the distance from the surface of the water to the highest point on a v
The LiFePo4 Revolution! Bob J. at 1:28pm 03.01.22 Great thread hijack, thanks. We go from LiFePo4 batteries to firewood. Oh gosh no, I wouldn't hij
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar dlochner at 1:22pm 03.01.22 Our boat yards locally don't let us work on our boats when on the hard. They have of course offere
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar dlochner at 1:20pm 03.01.22 Pinking is a sign of the zinc in the bronze leaching out, this significantly weakens the zinc. It pr
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar Robertelee1031 at 1:20pm 03.01.22 Our boat yards locally don't let us work on our boats when on the hard. They have of course offered
Oday 25 portlights racenmotorsports at 1:17pm 03.01.22 I found locktight pl marine at HD and plan on using that combined with some cedar shims between the
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar Davidasailor26 at 1:02pm 03.01.22
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar Richard19068 at 12:57pm 03.01.22 I might not be worried about the pitting but would be worried about what looks like pink areas. Hard

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