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steering retrofit question semicrazy59 at 8:14am 06.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2035 We bought a 1988 26D last year with tiller steering. I was wondering it it could be converted to a
Hunter 33.5 inspection areas JudeHey at 7:31am 06.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1276 I'm planning to go look at a 1989 Hunter 33.5 for possible purchase. Are there any specific areas I
Battery Charge State FourPoints at 6:48am 06.11.11 Musings With Maine Sail 9/6537 I installed the Ganz 12w solar panel (http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1\|328\|49497\|1471367'
Foresail UV Strip Dubai at 6:24am 06.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1888 My Hunter 326 doesn't appear have a UV strip, hence when the sail is furled there is a portion of sa
Stern rail for bristol 24 StillFloat at 6:15am 06.11.11 Parts Search 2/3680 Looking for stern rail for Bristol 24. If anyone has any info, please drop me a line. Thank you, -s
Grounding Cable (1) Dubai at 6:12am 06.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 12/2377 I have attempted to attach a photo to this post. Hope it works. Boat is a Hunter 326 2003 model.
Bow Cleat Bolts Breaking hunter240 at 5:45am 06.11.11 Smaller Boats 6/2299 Anybody on the 240 or 260 have problems with the bow cleat bolts braking? Has it happen twice now.
Tachometer The chief at 5:09am 06.11.11 Catalina 30 3/1715 Two seasons ago I had my alternator replaced. I went from the standard 55 AMP Motorola to a 70 AMP L
Shaft Alignment The chief at 4:52am 06.11.11 Catalina 30 2/1988 Last season I had a terrible vibration at almost all RPM's and speeds. I tried to get a mechanic to
Finally back in the water (3) Jimboyyy at 4:04am 06.11.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1190 After a month ...ok 3 weeks and 2 days on the hard Dragon Fly has been returned to the lake. I can'
Tack Tick Race Master Ducati at 3:16am 06.11.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2479 Our boat came equipped with some toys including a mast mounted Tack Tick Race Master. I'm no physics
boom question bad_com_pany at 3:03am 06.11.11 Smaller Boats 1/1205 it would seem I failed to stow my equipment last fall when ending the boating season , I launched la
11.0A panel volt meter Mark Maulden at 11:08pm 06.10.11 S2 5/1886 I have a panel voltmeter made by shurite which seems to indicate 16V all the time. I've opened it up
off to Princess Louisa Carolyn1964 at 10:55pm 06.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1087 I am headed up to Canada and Princess Louisa in a few weeks and I have spent a bit of time getting
Butyl alternative? PureLuck22 at 10:05pm 06.10.11 Catalina 22 5/7046 So lately I've been researching the proper way to bed/rebed deck hardware on my boat and see that I
For Canadian Boat Owners..... Doh' Maine Sail at 10:03pm 06.10.11 Musings With Maine Sail 3/3745 So I was filling up my diesel tank this evening and when I had the new tank built I had it made just
No water coming out John at 8:36pm 06.10.11 Ask All Sailors 30/5618 A few days ago I changed the impeller and the alternator belt on the Universal M35B engine on my boa
Mast LMorty at 7:26pm 06.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1209 Where can I obtain a new 21' mast for a MacGregor Venture sailboat. How much do they cost? can a ben
Macgregor 23' Ventura Keel Overhaul Bruce.Arnold at 7:10pm 06.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1488 Hi, I am currently restoring a 1973 Macgregor Ventura. Bought this as a project a couple of years ag
A larger assymetrical spinnaker for a Hunter 36? deacm at 7:01pm 06.10.11 Big Boats 4/2097 We are getting ready to buy an asym with sock for our Hunter 36. Our sail maker is trying to talk u

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Invest 98L Will Gilmore at 8:19pm 09.28.22 Hopefully it's not dimissive to say that one reporter stands out in the wind and claims a gust is o
Help Me Choose A Boat !! petecasey at 6:46pm 09.28.22 Thanks again all. I would like to focus in on the Bristol 29 for a moment. There are certainly a lot
Invest 98L jssailem at 6:22pm 09.28.22 @Don S/V ILLusion happy to hear you guys are safe.
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 6:09pm 09.28.22 Mine has the same flaking paint. Sure, it looks terrible now, but I'm sure when it was fresh it pro
Anchor self-deploys jssailem at 6:08pm 09.28.22 When installed correctly there are two switches that disable the anchor motor. Primary is the heavy
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 6:07pm 09.28.22 Don't you just love portable digital cameras? I've been able to take photos to figure stuff out tha
Invest 98L jssailem at 5:44pm 09.28.22 Anybody know how often and when they update the models? GFS. Every 6 hrs About these data Forecast
MastStep Help Catalina 16.5 Leeward Rail at 5:25pm 09.28.22 recently purchased a Catalina 16.5 that has needed a lot of love. I had a bent mast step that I rep
Anchor self-deploys Kings Gambit at 5:21pm 09.28.22 Job of the windlass is to lower and raise chain and/or nylon warp; not hold the boat against the for
Anchor self-deploys Siamese at 5:17pm 09.28.22 Can't rely on the windlass to secure the anchor. I have a carabiner attached to a line...clips onto
Anchor self-deploys Kings Gambit at 5:05pm 09.28.22 Of course, anchor shank should be kept fixed or locked in place until anchoring so it cannot deploy
Invest 98L smokey73 at 5:01pm 09.28.22 Anybody know how often and when they update the models?
Invest 98L shemandr at 4:31pm 09.28.22 I don't want to get into the TWC hype, which is prodigious, and has been for years, but I agree with
Boom kicker or topping lift? (3) FDL S2 at 4:03pm 09.28.22 Some pics of the boom mount, entire boom kicker and vang, and the mast mount
UPenn Senior Engineering Capstone Project dLj at 3:49pm 09.28.22 In order to provide useful input, I would need a lot more details about what you are doing, what you
HELP Davidasailor26 at 3:38pm 09.28.22
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 pclarksurf at 3:22pm 09.28.22 fingers crossed-- cringing at at the Naples storm surge
HELP (1) pclarksurf at 3:18pm 09.28.22 Just a note when you come back to make a permanent installation -- especially where you need a screw
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 3:04pm 09.28.22 No damage reported at the marina. Great to hear from you. We were all praying you were ok. Jim.
30-2 rusted tie-rod joint Artey1 at 2:55pm 09.28.22 Search the forum, several of us have had to deal with this. Not for the faint of heart and does invo

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