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Rigging for spinnaker CAP Pilot64 at 9:36am 09.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3902 Hello all, When I purchased my Mac 26S last fall it came with several extra sails that I never got
Swim Platform sunshinemartini at 9:22am 09.03.11 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1965 Question, has anyone added a swim platform to the starboard side of an O Day 25 in place of the boar
Outboard for Ospray P.LIZNPETE at 7:35am 09.03.11 Day Sailers 4/1677 Been looking at new 4-stroke outboards, but I've always owned 2-strokes and not sure what is appropr
Removal of the mast step plate Saillife at 7:00am 09.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1285 I'm getting ready this winter to have the deck recored and to rebed all the hardware, ports, hatches
Full enclosure pic added to album med2463 at 6:58am 09.03.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2134 Added pic of new enclosure to our album. http://forums.hunter.sailboatowners.com/album.php?albumid=1
Rudder replacement, C400 RPerkins at 6:45am 09.03.11 Big Boats 1/1915 Anyone have recent experience replacing a C400 rudder? We were damaged in a freak microburst, and ou
Aluminum / Steel corrosion seize Ritdog at 6:44am 09.03.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2495 I have an Oday25. It has two 6" aluminum cleats about 1.5" high with SS machine screws that I think
Why We Would Never Charter Our Boat.... (7) Maine Sail at 6:03am 09.03.11 Ask All Sailors 27/7152 This is pretty self explanatory. The owners of this LOVELY Hinckley, LARA entrusted their clients to
proper way to "splice" a chain ? Bob 04 H260 at 5:43am 09.03.11 Musings With Maine Sail 9/7949 is there a proper way to slice two pieces of chain together ? I have a piece of 1/4" 70 ft long a
Great to be in our new marina! (1) yachtsman at 10:39pm 09.02.11 Smaller Boats 8/1780 For years I have been launching and retrieving with the trailer but now it's simply a matter of thro
Depression/tropical storm sailaway78 at 8:59pm 09.02.11 Ask All Sailors 26/4520 Of course it had to happen. This little depression named Lee, is just sitting out there barely movi
Bulkhead Hole Repair davenlynn at 8:49pm 09.02.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1203 The PO left numerous drill holes, and some surface chips and dings, in the cabin. What is the best
Mast Deck Light ChrLars at 5:41pm 09.02.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1099 Hello! I am new to this forum and I am in search of some help! I have a 1994 Catalina 320 sailboat
Main Sail Rip and Bow Rail Repair JimGo at 4:58pm 09.02.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1699 Hi! I'm looking at a used, 25' Catalina swing keel. She's older, and certainly shows her age, bu
1977 Hunter 30 YanMar Removal? Help(= Rich Bright at 3:47pm 09.02.11 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3320 I am trying to Remove the Engine for Rebuild? Any Help would be Welcome((= What all has to come off
Anyone in the Saquish / Duxbury MA area? FourPoints at 3:21pm 09.02.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1271 Going to be in Saquish for the weekend at a friend's cabin, and boatless... anyone in the area who i
Deck Organizer Placement GorillaToast at 3:05pm 09.02.11 Catalina 22 14/4810 I'm setting my 1982 C-22 up for singlehanding, and I'm adding a double deck organizer for each side.
Spinlock cam cleats Puddle Jumper at 2:23pm 09.02.11 Smaller Boats 9/1925 I am looking to install a set of spinlock cam cleats on my 23 ft hunter. I plan to run my jib line
Electrosan location Rhettb at 2:07pm 09.02.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/4814 I recently installed an Electrosan treatment system but I was not able to install the Electrosan bel
Sailing T.S. Lee rhythmsurfer at 2:00pm 09.02.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1636 Planning on going sailing Sunday if the conditions are right. i.e. no lightning, pouring rain. Was w

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Raw water intake strainer (1) Dalliance at 12:43pm 02.11.22 I installed one in my engine compartment a few years ago. Before that I only had the original slott
toilet time capt shaggy dog at 12:42pm 02.11.22 thanks jssailem i tryed a eraser but all it did was smudge the screen!
B 361 Interior Light Switch Chuck Young at 12:33pm 02.11.22 Thanks BigEasy! I will try Ward Richardson.
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 12:21pm 02.11.22 You know, we don't even know if the glow plugs are working. Some of those engines won't start witho
toilet time jssailem at 12:17pm 02.11.22 Capt Shaggy Dog.. You can edit your post and remove the email address. You can then send Peggie a PM
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 12:17pm 02.11.22 A cruising sailboat typically has 2 battery banks. There is really no "typical" anymore. Many peo
When to move up? Leeward Rail at 12:09pm 02.11.22 As a pack rat in PRAnonymous with monthly meetings I would have said "Simplify". But there you go.
Add a dedicated starter battery dlochner at 12:09pm 02.11.22 I'm not sure if this is the problem, however, the article below talks about a serious problem with t
When to move up? jssailem at 12:06pm 02.11.22 my motto is now reduce and simply. :beer: As a pack rat in PRAnonymous with monthly meetings I wou
Add a dedicated starter battery Scott T-Bird at 12:00pm 02.11.22 Whenever I hear somebody say they want a "dedicated starter battery" it makes me pause. You should
When to move up? Leeward Rail at 11:59am 02.11.22 you will run out of space to store the new important stuff. When that happens this exercise will st
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 11:58am 02.11.22 STOP You need to do some more research and investigation. No offense, but you are all over the pl
When to move up? Jumpstart at 11:55am 02.11.22 Moving up to a 28-30 footer is a prudent move. Easier to sail than your 23 and reasonable to dock. L
Add a dedicated starter battery Head Sail at 11:52am 02.11.22 What I do know is that the previous owner hit the glow plug for 90 + seconds, sprayed starter fluid
Raw water intake strainer Don S/V ILLusion at 11:47am 02.11.22
Add a dedicated starter battery BarryL at 11:43am 02.11.22 STOP You need to do some more research and investigation. No offense, but you are all over the pl
When to move up? Parsons at 11:40am 02.11.22 Solo sailing, as most of us have found, is actually easier on a well-equipped larger sailboat than a
toilet time capt shaggy dog at 10:22am 02.11.22 thanks kappy! kinda new at this internet thing i am still trying to get use to carrying a phone arou
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 10:11am 02.11.22 DC means Direct Current. Dave, are you serious? I was marveling at all of the bad information in
toilet time kappykaplan at 9:56am 02.11.22 @capt shaggy dog , to send Peggie a PM, click on her avatar and you'll see a button labeled "Send a

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