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Quoddy at 6:49am 11.29.11
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kpgraci at 6:34am 11.29.11
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Since I had to remove the mast to replace the backstay I took the opportunity to do some mast mainte
Crazy Dave Condon at 6:16am 11.29.11
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Hello young lady; It has been a while since I spoke to you but retirement is agreeing with me.
walt at 6:13am 11.29.11
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I posted this on the trailer forum yesterday http://forums.macgregor.sailboatowners.com/showthread.p
Philip_Oceanis 361 at 5:52am 11.29.11
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Just curious, if you switch from a 2-blade fixed propeller to a 3-blade fixed but keep the same diam
MrBill_FLL at 5:30am 11.29.11
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Question for those that have a Roller furling jib. how do you support the end when trailering? I t
vela at 5:26am 11.29.11
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Hello, I have a 1984 Catalina 36 and over the last few weeks I have noticed about 2" of water in the
Ducati at 3:28am 11.29.11
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There are not enough words to describe my distain for insurance companies and their behavior. Betw
Dan Hill at 10:28pm 11.28.11
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OK Guys and Gals here's the plan objective. Replace head and head fresh water sea-cock. The vessel
Alan Gomes at 10:00pm 11.28.11
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Hello, Peggy. I'm sorry to bother you on the forum here, but I was wondering if I could ask you a fe
jp montegut at 7:55pm 11.28.11
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Any recommendations out there for propeller type/size for yanmar 3 gmd 30 on a hunter 34 1986
DASK at 7:53pm 11.28.11
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I keep my boat in a dry dock. We use the boat as often as possible and now my daughter and her girl
Swimfar at 7:42pm 11.28.11
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I have a 1981 8.5 S2. The starboard side chainplates have leaked causing the bulkheads to rot compr
Kings Gambit at 6:10pm 11.28.11
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Did anybody aboard here catch the Southern California weekend that just passed? The east Santa Barb
jorgefife at 5:11pm 11.28.11
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I remember seeing a while ago a posting on special low prices for [prt light lenses: I remember seei
steve rainey at 5:06pm 11.28.11
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Anyone found a good anchor lift for this boat?
atrometer at 5:05pm 11.28.11
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I'm looking at buying a 1985 "192". Are these prone to blistering? I had a 1986 "31" that develope
rpwillia at 4:55pm 11.28.11
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They must not have realized these were for a boat as they were only $5.99 for two with free shipping
tomgrigsby at 4:20pm 11.28.11
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Broken Strut Update: Repaired with pictures Well the prop strut on my 79 H30 broke this weekend (fo
DonCS at 3:41pm 11.28.11
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greetings sailors, i am in need of a mainsail for a hunter 22 and I wanted to use it as a surprise x

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Intracoastal Waterway Trip
duke1046 at 8:17pm 08.03.22
It would be nice if we new where "south" was. You in the Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific
Intracoastal Waterway Trip
duke1046 at 8:15pm 08.03.22
You've only just begun to ask questions! There are good resources out there, here are some places a
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dLj at 8:10pm 08.03.22
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Ralph Johnstone at 7:48pm 08.03.22
Delo 400 15w-40 No obvious errors regardless of where you look. I do the same as you and no smoke
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Ward H at 7:29pm 08.03.22
This summer Navionics tried to run me under the bay bridge far to one side of the main span. I don'
Air conditioning thermostat issue
Capt Robbie at 7:19pm 08.03.22
Most ac systems are designed to give a temperature difference of 10 - 15 degrees based on normal ave
Going to Rio
DArcy at 7:00pm 08.03.22
They do allow for some advertising on the boat. I haven't looked into any corporate sponsorship as t
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Leeward Rail at 6:50pm 08.03.22
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Leeward Rail at 6:39pm 08.03.22
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leo310 at 6:16pm 08.03.22
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Our '91 H23 has a pair of plastic horn cleats at bow and the "embedded rod" style at the stern. A pa
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capta at 5:21pm 08.03.22
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Brinky63 at 5:21pm 08.03.22
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What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy?
heritage at 4:57pm 08.03.22
I'm using a Victron IP65 for charging the AGM starting battery and a Victron IP67 for the lithium ba
Diesel Inboard RPMs
jviss at 4:57pm 08.03.22
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Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising
Calif. Ted at 4:32pm 08.03.22
My 3GM30 used to smoke a little on cold start and while running, just noticeable, not as bad as you
Alternator temperatures
heritage at 4:20pm 08.03.22
Heritage, that's the question in a nutshell, but better stated. I'll check with Balmar tech support
Seawater pump for A/C
4Winds at 4:20pm 08.03.22
I changed my A/C water pump to a 12v pump trying to save a few 110V amps. It works fine and pumps m

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