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compliance notice (1) utila at 6:34am 07.11.11 Smaller Boats 6/3124 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 8/4022 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 9/2185 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 2/2369 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 1/1467 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 4/1357 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 10/5612 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 11/3038 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 9/3165 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 0/1964 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 7/1737 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 3/1765 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 2/1892 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 2/2247 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 8/2231 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 41/22586 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 9/3573 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 6/7709 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 15/4126 The flame on the burners of the Hillerange range I just put in are very low. Anything I can do?
H37C Halyards (2) Ed Schenck at 3:48pm 07.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2255 For those of us sailing old cruising boats. Any reason to worry about stretch in the halyards? I'd

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Propane pressure gauge JamesG161 at 10:50am 09.02.22 You think gas laws are complicated? Chicken soup may produce Methane in Ralph.:cowbell:
Propane pressure gauge JamesG161 at 10:49am 09.02.22 Heat Transfer Equation: Q=UA delta T Where Q is the transfer of energy (in the form of heat transfe
Propane pressure gauge Richard19068 at 10:48am 09.02.22 PS: Sends Ralph a Chicken Soup recipe do help him recover from Covid. You think gas laws are com
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Richard19068 at 10:44am 09.02.22 Don't you have to factor in the righting moment of the boat? Windy enough and the boat is over on
Propane pressure gauge JamesG161 at 10:31am 09.02.22 Time to resume the fray Ok but first watch this video and note the scale to weigh the fill, plus g
Propane pressure gauge Richard19068 at 10:23am 09.02.22 But that's too simple a method. We seek process we can argue and debate until the cows return to r
Wire mesh size for A/C and engine seawater intake strainers 4Winds at 10:16am 09.02.22 hmm the shurflo screen is 1-1/2" diameter and 3-5/8" long. I think i have a solution but nothing tha
Wire mesh size for A/C and engine seawater intake strainers Rich Stidger at 10:11am 09.02.22 yes this is definitely larger ... i am guessing 20 also. curious, what is the length and diameter o
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my new blue seas add-a-battery combo StephenD at 9:55am 09.02.22 I think the difference is besides the acr the possibility of running both batteries down concurrentl
Propane pressure gauge smokey73 at 9:55am 09.02.22 Ok... You picked my interest. Grill Propane tank. Stored outside over night. Has not been used in
Mainsheet block (1) jssailem at 9:38am 09.02.22 That is a might perrty.... But man... $250? That is a lot of :beer:. Here is a New Harken Element 6
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 9:32am 09.02.22 Happy Friday before Labor Day. Update 1: Fri, 9/2, 3:30 PM EDT - Modified to reflect recommendation
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my new blue seas add-a-battery combo Don S/V ILLusion at 9:29am 09.02.22 It's a blue seas item, maybe $135-150: essentially a battery switch completely segregating the star
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my new blue seas add-a-battery combo jssailem at 9:23am 09.02.22 Good for you. It is wonderful to hear a happy boat owner.
Propane pressure gauge jssailem at 9:20am 09.02.22 Birds roost... Cows gather chewing their cud... and come milking time run to the gate with their udd
Sold my S28 jssailem at 9:17am 09.02.22 Congrats on the sale of your boat. Sounds like your heading to the East Coast to find a new one.
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 8:54am 09.02.22 I have observed in the past the chill zone and condensation on the side of the tank at the level of
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 8:48am 09.02.22 Sun still below the level of the treees and hidden behind the corner of the house so not a factor a
Wire mesh size for A/C and engine seawater intake strainers 4Winds at 8:38am 09.02.22 yes this is definitely larger ... i am guessing 20 also. curious, what is the length and diameter of
Propane pressure gauge jssailem at 8:36am 09.02.22 I have observed in the past the chill zone and condensation on the side of the tank at the level of

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