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Double Headsail Take Two (1) oreana123 at 8:25pm 09.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/6758 I spent a few hours today rigging my sailboat to fly two headsails. I have done this before, but now
Radio antennae? doehunter at 6:05pm 09.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2667 I just bought a Sony marine stereo today and got it installed and working. The only thing is there
You Can't Reason with Hurrican Season Bad Obsession at 5:27pm 09.03.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1751 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKPol9hD0ns Just seems appropriate with all the storms and topics fl
Bed New Scupper Grates? GorillaToast at 5:23pm 09.03.11 Catalina 22 8/2029 I got new scupper grates from CatalinaDirect. Do I need to bed these with 5200, or just screw them t
Stuck Jib Just Looking at 5:19pm 09.03.11 Big Boats 5/4120 When raising the jib on my Hunter 38, the jib is stuck in the roller furling track. The halyard is f
O'Day 35 carpet replace? Blue Streak at 5:08pm 09.03.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1444 Has any replaced the carpet liner on the cabin walls? If so, is it difficult and what do you recomm
Trip to National Harbor MLampner at 2:58pm 09.03.11 Destinations 4/3415 Business will give me an excuse to travel to National Harbor, near DC, from Middle River MD in midd
Cracked ignition (1) Team118 at 2:45pm 09.03.11 Catalina 30 10/2222 Hey guys; Over the past few months, I've noticed that the house battery system seems to run down d
TS Lee (4) betzhunter at 1:09pm 09.03.11 Big Boats 0/1151 This morning took this picture of the boat at about 8:30 am. Not to bad yet! The next pictures were
Raw water intake blocked Paul Montgomery at 12:48pm 09.03.11 Catalina 30 10/8083 I have a Universal M3-20 diesel in my 1990 Catalina 30 which is running hot; I have checked out the
Need person in the Dana Pt Ca to caulk windows on 32ft 2002 Jpmeehan at 11:49am 09.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1431 I also need my forward hatch looked at since it is binding. Jim in Dana Point
Lifeline Size on 40.5? Rick D at 11:27am 09.03.11 Big Boats 6/1835 I am having something fabricated, but forgot to measure the OD of the lifeline. Anyone got it at the
A trailer for a '93 33.5 psherwin at 9:40am 09.03.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1663 I am planning on having a trailer built for my 33.5. The builder needs some measurements pertaining
Rigging for spinnaker CAP Pilot64 at 9:36am 09.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/4426 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 7/2070 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 4/1765 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 2/1341 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 2/2184 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 1/2038 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 6/2674 I have an Oday25. It has two 6" aluminum cleats about 1.5" high with SS machine screws that I think

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Counterclockwise spinner just SE of Cozumel? smokey73 at 1:15pm 08.26.22 "Dammit Jim" looking for some perspective here. I'm going away from my boat on a mooring until abou
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? jssailem at 12:56pm 08.26.22 Eric. Welcome to SBO Forum. The boat, a Yahama 33 has a Monohull fin keel. Depending on the lengths
Counterclockwise spinner just SE of Cozumel? JamesG161 at 12:51pm 08.26.22 You all are looking to far out. So I post this for you. Chicken Little Please use ECMWF or better
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? Roland5048 at 12:49pm 08.26.22 Eric, don't look now. Someone stole yer boat. ;)
1986 Mac 25 LloydB at 10:25am 08.26.22 Drain it and float it is the only way that you will find out how much the hull will flex back after
Which Airmar Blanking Plug for Raymarine I50 knotmeter transducer throughhull? kappykaplan at 10:05am 08.26.22 leave the plug in until I'm going sailing, then swap it out and sail with a clean paddle wheel. Con
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Thaniel at 9:35am 08.26.22 @Leeward Rail ... you forgot something in your original plea... you should have replied to a threa
Sail modifications JoeWhite at 9:10am 08.26.22 I am not a sail maker. Why modify the sail, other than install cringles.
Yamaha F6 on a MEGA 30 ? Boulard83 at 8:42am 08.26.22 Just a heads up, got myself a Yamaha 15hp 4 stroke. Was at a good price, barely used engine. Will
Counterclockwise spinner just SE of Cozumel? (1) jssailem at 8:18am 08.26.22 Looking out the next 10 days (30% probability at best as you move beyond 5 days), the only TS that i
Hunter 280 mid boom traveller jssailem at 8:06am 08.26.22 end boom sheeting, which is mine, had a lighter boom than the factory optional mid boom sheeting T
New Catalina 30 Owner Mikem at 8:04am 08.26.22 Oh wow. What a bummer. How soon do you have to leave?
Lewmar 25 winches fred1diver at 7:22am 08.26.22 Ok, so I managed to find my old winch handles, and one of them fits the off winch
Convert Ice to Fridge (2) RoyS at 7:20am 08.26.22 Most original ice boxes are deep to accommodate ice on the bottom. When you convert you will discove
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 7:19am 08.26.22 Nice work... Before you put her back in the water, you might identify on the shaft inside the boat
Sail modifications fred1diver at 7:13am 08.26.22 Not really, he just wants me to do it because he knows my work
Which Airmar Blanking Plug for Raymarine I50 knotmeter transducer throughhull? PlaneTom at 7:00am 08.26.22 I went through this when we bought our 310, there was no plug for the knotmeter transducer. I called
Need Advice Regarding Sunfish that Has Rarely Been Sailed RoyS at 6:55am 08.26.22 We have had a few of these at our family lake house. There is usually a drain plug about mid way alo
Need Advice Regarding Sunfish that Has Rarely Been Sailed andyshaw at 6:31am 08.26.22 Thanks for the help. Dave, your thinking is pretty much right down the lines of what I suspected, b
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter Siamese at 6:31am 08.26.22 Definitely use MaineSail's advice for cold storage of batteries. The key to leaving them on the b

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