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DS II Centerboard issues: won't deploy & rope replacement fieldske at 6:35am 07.11.11 Day Sailers 5/3709 Does anyone have any advice about getting a jammed centerboard deployed and replacing the rope used
compliance notice (1) utila at 6:34am 07.11.11 Smaller Boats 6/3081 hello everybody, i am do some day charter with a hunter 23 in magdeleine island (Qc) For compliance
Spiderweb Crack Repair Mick at 6:25am 07.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3584 I am restoring a 79 Windrose 22 ,to go along with my Mac. Back in those days I understand they use
Need Gooseneck Diameter Measurement ChockFullOnuts222 at 4:54am 07.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1896 Can someone provide me with a measurement for the gooseneck shaft diameter (part that fits into the
Holding Tank Issues? Fly4hire at 3:02am 07.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2301 Have a recently purchased 2002 Hunter 356 that appears to have the orginal holding tank in it. The t
Where to install the new A/C (2) guidera48 at 10:30pm 07.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1411 I have made a cardboard box 18x18x12 to mimic the size of my new A/C unit. I cannot find a place for
H26 poor steering mschoap@msn.com at 10:20pm 07.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1298 My H26 is difficult to steer when beating. The tiller becomes very heavy. Part of the problem is the
Edson Throttle Cable wufibugs at 9:25pm 07.10.11 Ask All Sailors 10/5163 86 Hunter 31. The throttle cable seems to have broken somewhere as there is no throttle control from
Cockpit ignition panel wufibugs at 9:20pm 07.10.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2852 My 86 Hunter 31 has the panel with the tac, idiot lights, kill knob, igntion and start switch. Or it
Ignition Switch wufibugs at 9:11pm 07.10.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3056 Windmistress broke her ignition switch. My 86 Hunter has a 2 pole setup with a push button starter.
O'day Puffin 14 Pictures of complete rudder and cockpit floo Johnweikel at 8:29pm 07.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1886 Still trying to find a photo of the floor hardware if any and what the rudder looks like. My Puffin
Brand New to sailing - Rigging question Flyinlo at 8:26pm 07.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1594 Took a sailing course and was enough to sell my motor-boat and purchase a 2000 MacGregor 26X which a
jib boom saileclipse at 7:04pm 07.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1660 Hi I read the manual and read that there is a boom jib. Have any of you used on and do you like it.
1981 22' Mac Greggor Swing Keel Questions for Newbie saileclipse at 7:00pm 07.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1665 Hi, I bought the boat in teh winter and doing some upgrades and long over due maintenance. How d
Catalina - Avalon Harbor problem rfrye1 at 5:49pm 07.10.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2197 I came across this article on another blog. Too bad. I guess another reason to spend more time elsew
Seagull droppings (to be nice) mellis18 at 5:00pm 07.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2112 How does someone get the stains from seagull and other bird droppings off the hull? I am having a ha
Securing The Jib Sheet Don Guillette at 4:44pm 07.10.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 41/21476 Sometimes very simple things get us in trouble. I talked to a sailor today from Apalachicolo (hope t
Found out what happens when you forget to put down the keel patrickfarley at 4:34pm 07.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3420 I went out on the lake single handing. I had everything set up so it only took a few minutes to rai
Rubbing Compound vs 1500 Grit Sandpaper Ducati at 4:25pm 07.10.11 Ask All Sailors 6/7351 Noticed some minor gel-coat stress cracks and repaired them with a Beneteau color matched gel-coat k
Easy new-to-me range fix or am i toast? Stephen Trapani at 3:58pm 07.10.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3983 The flame on the burners of the Hillerange range I just put in are very low. Anything I can do?

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Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. Weasel at 4:14pm 01.23.22 I can paste this as a pdf, would that be better. Let me know and I will do it.
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Don S/V ILLusion at 4:12pm 01.23.22 Rick i had that exact same problem when we had a 40.5 when raising the main. Sometimes the breaker w
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting smokey73 at 3:59pm 01.23.22 Clean the track. Dirt and grit in the track can increase friction which might be over loading the m
Looking at a 81 cherubini 30 dLj at 3:52pm 01.23.22 No they were old pictures, the whole deck needs sealant then a good oiling or varnish, the cabin ro
Buyer's or Seller's market? Rick486 at 3:50pm 01.23.22 Rising tide floats all boats......
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting kappykaplan at 3:44pm 01.23.22 Is the engine running when raising the main? Batteries 100% and engine running.
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting dlochner at 3:35pm 01.23.22 Voltage is one thing, capacity is another. Older batteries can show good voltage, but not have the c
Lifeline Stanchion Installation 1987 Catalina 22 Gene Neill at 3:34pm 01.23.22 Catalina Direct customer support is fine. It's Catalina's support department that's awful. Yeah,
Raymarine depth transducer Ken13559 at 3:17pm 01.23.22 A very similar question was posted a couple of years back. Raymarine ST40 Depth Yes indeed that wa
O'Day Sprite Rudder. SFS at 3:13pm 01.23.22 Sent you a PM.
Raymarine depth transducer Ken13559 at 3:13pm 01.23.22 I cut the cable when installing a new DST-800 transducer. Used marine grade heat shrink connectors,
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Rick D at 3:10pm 01.23.22 How is the battery voltage. A low voltage will cause higher current and trip the breaker. Voltage i
Looking at a 81 cherubini 30 fred1diver at 3:08pm 01.23.22 No they were old pictures, the whole deck needs sealant then a good oiling or varnish, the cabin roo
Looking at a 81 cherubini 30 dLj at 2:58pm 01.23.22 well, it's a good thing I got to go see my dad as the boat is 4 hours away, the only good thing on
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting JoeWhite at 2:53pm 01.23.22 How is the battery voltage. A low voltage will cause higher current and trip the breaker.
Looking at a 81 cherubini 30 ggrizzard at 2:52pm 01.23.22 Boomer2it You are correct (obviously). That is what my, and every other Hunter, 30 ft. Cherubini lo
First time out of the water in 8 years (2) SailingLoto at 2:22pm 01.23.22 About half sanded down. Looks like I will have a few small repairs, but nothing major
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. jssailem at 1:49pm 01.23.22 I look forward to seeing that video! MeTo :plus:
Raymarine depth transducer SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:43pm 01.23.22 I cut the cable when installing a new DST-800 transducer. Used marine grade heat shrink connectors,
Looking at a 81 cherubini 30 fred1diver at 1:31pm 01.23.22

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