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Blow Out Tide (1) BillyK at 3:40pm 02.26.12 Ask All Sailors 20/4357 I've never seen the river here in Mays Landing NJ this low.. 45mph winds blowing out with a peak ti
Hunter 29.5 Boom Rigging (1) deangraham at 1:30pm 02.26.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1838 Hi, I recently broke my boom and have had it replaced under insurance - being in New Zealand a cust
Honda Generator debcouture56 at 11:07am 02.26.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3844 I'm planning on purchasing a Honda 2000 generator to power my AIRRR air conditioner, 12k btu's. Doe
Painting an aluminum mast Bdub at 11:01am 02.26.12 Ask All Sailors 7/20675 Beyond Rustoleum, any kind of paint you recommend for re-painting an aluminum mast for a Cat-22? Any
Recommend hand held GPS? debcouture56 at 10:58am 02.26.12 Ask All Sailors 60/12967 We are new to sailing (recently traded our power boat for a Hunter 28). It does not have a chart plo
Autopilot; ST4000 to X-5 Pat T at 10:30am 02.26.12 Ask All Sailors 31/11440 I am going to replace my old Raymarine ST4000 wheel pilot with the newest version X-5 (SPX-5 p70). J
Familiar Face Roger Long at 9:10am 02.26.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3302 I just saw a seal at mile 315. It was the first I've seen since leaving Maine which made it feel a b
Telescoping swim platform laddre smithdavidf at 9:02am 02.26.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1193 I need to replace the swim platform ladder the previous owner never polished and washed of the ladde
Considering a Hunter-23 Dnf777 at 8:40am 02.26.12 Smaller Boats 23/6195 Hi All, New to forum, and would like to jump in with a question about the Hunter 23. I have been
Chainplates O'day 25 Carver at 7:37am 02.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/3672 Hi All, Redoing the deck this winter and have everything stripped. My chainplates (side stays) are
Christiana River Wilmington DE MLampner at 7:34am 02.26.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1017 Chimes, a large provider of services to people with disabilities in the Mid Atlantic hosts an annual
battery selection bommers at 7:33am 02.26.12 The Cherubini Hunters 8/3120 Did a liitle research on house batteries for my 1981 Hunter 30. Ended up buying 2 Sams Club Group
Brand new First Time Owner C27 Key Largo 1986 millra at 6:35am 02.26.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1787 First off, thank you in advance to all for anticipated answers and responses. I'm a new first tim
Main Sail Slide Repair Tripleshoe at 5:51am 02.26.12 Smaller Boats 10/4381 Is there a way to repair the broken slides on the main sail ? Guess Father Time and UV has deteriate
Generators. Exhausting? Noise? Chris Patterson at 5:35am 02.26.12 Catalina 22 11/1513 O.K., I've researched this generator issue till I have so much information about it, that I now know
Hull Scraping (2) twistedline at 5:49pm 02.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4055 Hello all, I'm very new to all this so be gentle. I started scraping the old anti-foul paint
Sound Insulation (4) Coriolisbc at 5:41pm 02.25.12 Catalina 30 6/2103 So, I paid the $, purchased 2 types of sound Insulation materials and finished the install today. I
spreader brackets for E27 fred w at 5:34pm 02.25.12 Ericson 2/3580 I'm needing replacement brackets for my 27, does anyone have suggestions. Tried salvage w/o any luke
Circuit diagram ridetheocean at 5:26pm 02.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1544 Folks, I was looking for the circuit diagram for the home and starter batteries for H 336, 1995 m
C-Clip on companionway steps pluber at 4:51pm 02.25.12 Big Boats 1/1437 Hi folks - I busted one of the C-Clips that fasten one of the air struts holding up the companionway

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Marine head on a 1972 Macgregor Venture 24 topcat0399 at 6:08am 10.10.22 I am looking at purchasing a 1972 MacGregor Venture 24. It has a marine head. A couple of question
Alternator Bracket RoyS at 6:06am 10.10.22
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 6:05am 10.10.22 It will be hard to find parts for your motor as Johnson Marine was part of OMC Corporation that went
Tongue Extensions JBP-PA at 6:05am 10.10.22 @JBP-PA , any idea what your tongue weight is? The trailer plus boat is about 4,000 lbs. I haven't
CDI FF2 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00am 10.10.22 There should be no modification to the forestay. As for the fair leads for the furling line, I use
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main Parsons at 5:39am 10.10.22 I'm with @shemandr - it is probably time for a new sail not a repair. If you have almost a foot of
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? JamesG161 at 5:19am 10.10.22 Any thoughts on buying a boat with an engine that is 40 some years old? Ask @jssailem about his 4
Nice boat, but has an extra rust keel, how big of a risk? rgranger at 5:16am 10.10.22 Rudder, didn't these have a rudder that retracted into the cockpit via a slot in the hull/deck? Ye
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? rgranger at 5:15am 10.10.22
Nice boat, but has an extra rust keel, how big of a risk? HeelBoy at 5:14am 10.10.22 Are we talking about the rudder or the keel? Rudder, didn't these have a rudder that retracted int
Hole in Keel Hunter 25 2008 rgranger at 5:13am 10.10.22 Could be a weep hole used when the boat is on the hard. Allows trace water to escape so it does no
Nice boat, but has an extra rust keel, how big of a risk? rgranger at 5:09am 10.10.22
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) JamesG161 at 5:03am 10.10.22 But I can give the Kroil a try. Nothing to lose... Try brake fluid, it worked than PB Baster in st
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) jhkessler at 4:47am 10.10.22 If you have the clearance, I would use a large "C" clamp as a press, put a large Deep Well socket ov
Through holes and prop Scott T-Bird at 4:42am 10.10.22
Nice boat, but has an extra rust keel, how big of a risk? HeelBoy at 4:41am 10.10.22 and a balboa 26 Those were clever! Side question... can you not steer the Balboa when the rudder
Through holes and prop Scott T-Bird at 4:31am 10.10.22 We're in recovery. The boat is hauled. The leaves are turning. Soon snow will be flying. Spring is
CDI FF2 Dave Groshong at 4:24am 10.10.22 Shop here! We'll beat anyone's published price: https://shop.macgregorowners.com/cu/detail-cdi.php
Nice boat, but has an extra rust keel, how big of a risk? HeelBoy at 4:17am 10.10.22 You should budget for those repairs in your offer. Yup, I'm calling to haggle tonight. What I'm wo
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit lalbert at 4:05am 10.10.22 Sorta bad news.. To get the splendide washer in (or out), cabinet surgery is required. It consists

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