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O'day 25/26 Boom Bail John Stevens at 4:24pm 09.04.11 Day Sailers 8/4894 I need to set up a vang for my 26. Can you tell me the size of the boom bail for the mast and the b
i cant belive i have to asj hoe to do this! USCG369 at 1:28pm 09.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1421 I can't belive I have to ask this but after owning my mac venture 21 for about 3 years I know for a
Duel Racor Fuel Filters marty1000 at 12:10pm 09.04.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1825 I bought a Morgan 45 cc with dual Racer filters, the type that is switchable so I can change filters
H 42 Owner's Bunk YOTBUM at 11:07am 09.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1178 We are seriously considering buying a Hunter 42. All seems just right for us except the rudder post
proper gear position under sail iron horse at 11:01am 09.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/6739 Being new to a 40.5 legend what gear does one leave the transmission in under sail. It's a Yanmar 54
Fresh Water Fill on '84 Hunter 31 (1) bobmorning at 10:19am 09.04.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/3803 I have questions about filling the fresh water tank on our Hunter. The previous owner said that he
What do you think about this C30? wind4power at 9:15am 09.04.11 Catalina 30 32/5913 I guys, went to look at this boat the other day. What do you C30 owners think? http://www.sailboat
88 to 90 Hunter 30 dalestone at 9:10am 09.04.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1334 Looking for 88 to 90 H30 in the Northeast. I've looked at reviews and most of them are old, due to a
My diesel truck has a hard time pulling my boat! (1) jjsbiggs at 8:05am 09.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2223 I think I may need a bigger truck or a smaller boat! :eek:
Can you flip an O'Day 23 with Swing Keel? OS2Dude at 7:41am 09.04.11 Day Sailers 4/9001 QUESTION: Is the weight in a swing keel enough to prevent a 23' sailboat from being rolled over jus
Furler RogerHM at 7:29am 09.04.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2416 The line on my jib furller is very difficult to pull. Consequently the jib does not wind onto the fu
Catalina 28MKII Gene18 at 7:24am 09.04.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1157 I could not find Catalina 28MKII On Catalina 28MKII website. Anybody knows why?
Electric Control panel Gene18 at 7:22am 09.04.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1447 I am a Catalina 28 MKII owner. One time I pushed in the white little button that is located on ther
Autumn painting jfrench at 6:08am 09.04.11 Catalina 22 6/2170 My ship is mechanically wonderful, but the original exterior paint on the deck and hull is leaning t
Floating mudballs in the Chesapeake Bay? amoss.sharon at 5:28am 09.04.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3471 Sailed from Mobjack Bay up the York River yesterday, and saw several groups of cantaloupe-sized floa
Double Headsail Take Two (1) oreana123 at 8:25pm 09.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/7224 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 15/2711 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 2/1772 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 8/2074 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 5/4214 When raising the jib on my Hunter 38, the jib is stuck in the roller furling track. The halyard is f

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Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up Tally Ho at 2:48pm 10.19.22 Thanks! Quick question though - if you didn't remove the chainplate from the bulkhead, how were you
sand and finish Teak and aHolly capta at 2:23pm 10.19.22 As above, the Teak & Holly is just a thin veneer on plywood. If the finish now is just scuffed witho
Hunter 23.5 rain water leak Crazy Dave Condon at 2:21pm 10.19.22 You are welcome sir
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback (2) dmax at 2:13pm 10.19.22 Update: decided the SS pan head screws didn't look right, wasn't interested in putting in 80 bungs s
23.5 replacement parts Orbweaver at 2:04pm 10.19.22 Thanks Dave, I didn't know about the build list on the forum store. Looks like I'll need to put a fe
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 1:54pm 10.19.22 @Orbweaver is correct on tightening clamp down.
23.5 replacement parts Crazy Dave Condon at 1:51pm 10.19.22 The forum store has the build list of parts for the hunter 23.5. The owner of this website is a fo
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft shemandr at 1:49pm 10.19.22 Jim Taylor. Good pedigree. A nice looking boat with about anything you'd want.
Quick Question windansea at 1:42pm 10.19.22 Probably your official coast guard registration number. Try a web search for coast guard hull ident
Forestay decking coming out Tally Ho at 1:42pm 10.19.22 What is the forestay anchored to under the deck? Is it sturdy and just the cover plate is loose? I
Quick Question Tally Ho at 1:37pm 10.19.22 Sailboatdata lists the LOA of a Catalina 38 as 11.61 M. Maybe they just rounded to 11.5? https://
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Scott T-Bird at 1:31pm 10.19.22 Low tide tomorrow is at 10:15am so he could start before that like an hour or so and then ride the
Tongue Extensions scottscotty at 1:27pm 10.19.22 tubing wall thickness will need to be stronger than necessarily thought for. There is a You tube vid
Loading boat on trailer scottscotty at 1:16pm 10.19.22 I have to agree with Sesmith. I have a precision 18 with 3 rollers that the keel sets on, and then t
sand and finish Teak and aHolly dlochner at 1:12pm 10.19.22 I have a 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 and I would like to refinish the Teak and Holly interior floor. H
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat dlochner at 1:08pm 10.19.22 Without looking at the boat in person, it is hard to say what's going on. Blistering may not be unif
Sails scottscotty at 1:00pm 10.19.22 I have an old sail that is fairly good condition. it's 224" (18'6")P. x 133" (11')E. I would be will
depth/chart plotters scottscotty at 12:53pm 10.19.22 smooth talked my way into a raymarine tiller pilot last week and an axiom 7 this week!! wifey, liked
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat (2) Dnea at 12:52pm 10.19.22
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat PaulK at 12:50pm 10.19.22 The blemishes don't look like they stick out (or in), so it may be something different from osmosis.

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