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Super nice Fourth sailaway78 at 8:00am 07.11.11 Destinations 4/3441 Took a few days and went over to Biloxi for the Fourth. First day was Slidell to Cat Island. Had s
Bow Pulpit Cushions maryg0802 at 7:53am 07.11.11 Big Boats 3/1439 I have a 1990 Legend 35.5 with a wooden bow pulpit seat; trying to find out where I might buy a cush
321 Oceanis in mast furling andale@1 at 7:31am 07.11.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1699 I have a 321 oceanis with in mast furling and having problems with furling the main. My Mast is str
Plunger style latch for cockpit locker Ken Honeycutt at 7:25am 07.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2468 Lost the spring loaded plunger for one of my cockpit locker latches. Contacted Hunter and they refer
Rotavecta-No good for sail? Quoddy at 6:58am 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 2/3485 I was all ready to buy a Raymarine ST-40 wind instrument to link to our C-70 to get VMG to the wind,
DS II Centerboard issues: won't deploy & rope replacement fieldske at 6:35am 07.11.11 Day Sailers 5/3977 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 6/3128 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 8/4065 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 9/2203 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 2/2377 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 1/1469 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 4/1366 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 10/5630 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 11/3047 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 9/3174 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 0/1968 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 7/1741 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 3/1769 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 2/1900 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 2/2248 I came across this article on another blog. Too bad. I guess another reason to spend more time elsew

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Jacking Hunter 20 off trailer Ryan61065 at 9:19pm 09.20.22 If it's worth doing, overdo it. I think the stern cradle is fine but ill take that free advice to
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? stickinthemud57 at 9:05pm 09.20.22 A 26S sailor here. How well my boat points depends on the sail I am carrying vs the wind I am sailin
1984 Hunter 20 good boat? Ryan61065 at 8:55pm 09.20.22 Oh, we've seen much worse. The trailer looks pretty good. At least from what I see of the boat, i
Keel separating? kloudie1 at 7:39pm 09.20.22 That crack into the hull area is an "ear" in the top of the keel.casting. It spreads the keel loads
1984 Hunter 20 good boat? shemandr at 7:14pm 09.20.22 Oh, we've seen much worse. The trailer looks pretty good. At least from what I see of the boat, it
Catalina 30 Needing Dinette Table or Dimensions Johnb at 6:46pm 09.20.22 My recollection is the table fits in to make a bed right in that area, so there are your dimensions.
Any MacGregor clubs around NJ? sail sfbay at 6:33pm 09.20.22 Check for owners on this forum's owner directory as a start.
Catalina 30 Needing Dinette Table or Dimensions sail sfbay at 6:22pm 09.20.22 Welcome to the forum and congrats on your new sailboat!! Do an internet search on "1987 Catalina 30
1984 Hunter 20 good boat? (2) Ryan61065 at 6:08pm 09.20.22 Pics? Needs alot of work lol
Hunter 280 mid boom traveller rhiggins at 5:59pm 09.20.22 you have it made and if so, would would share where/who made it?
1984 Hunter 20 good boat? shemandr at 5:51pm 09.20.22 Pics?
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida DArcy at 5:47pm 09.20.22 Good writeup! To ease his time at the helm, I suggest he look into sheet to tiller steering. This is
Jacking Hunter 20 off trailer justsomeguy at 5:24pm 09.20.22 Obviously the bow isnt finished but my main question is do you think a 4x4x8 is strong enough or sh
Jacking Hunter 20 off trailer (3) Ryan61065 at 5:24pm 09.20.22 Here are some more pics
1984 Hunter 20 good boat? Ryan61065 at 5:14pm 09.20.22 Hey appreciate the help i ended up buying the boat! So this might be good for me or bad lol Ryan
Bristol 29 Mast Support rgranger at 4:30pm 09.20.22
Leaks at the Hatch mjsb at 4:11pm 09.20.22 My answer to my own post was to have a local shop make a sail rite material hatch cover, that is wat
General upgrade Info mjsb at 4:09pm 09.20.22 Been a sailor my whole adult life and I have always cleaned bilges to get rid of odors. The odor s
New Prop: paint or? mjsb at 4:04pm 09.20.22 Just to close this post, I put a metal primer and an epoxy 2 part primer and called it a day. My boa
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Davidasailor26 at 4:03pm 09.20.22

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