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New Keel Hanger Castings (2) SailAway1 at 12:24pm 04.18.11 Catalina 22 5/1639 Does anyone know what the clearance between the inner faces of the keel hanger castings and the keel
IDA sail rudder doehunter at 11:56am 04.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/4904 I almost forgot, this was my 1st outing with the ida sail rudder. When I mounted it, I was concerned
Replacement for Traveler brackets jamescyu at 11:55am 04.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/2010 I have a 1988 H28.5. The end brackets/caps that hold down and secure the traveler track are cracked.
Tornadoes in Deltaville, VA (1) elle at 11:11am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3313 This may be of interest to Hunter owners who have lived in or visited The Middle Peninsula of VA or
Beneteau 373 Dark Blue Paint, Pin Stripe and Exhaust Vent MDZ at 10:22am 04.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1916 I am looking for the dark blue cabin pin stripe and some dark blue touch up paint for my 373. Benet
Keel Reconditioning THECUSCUS at 9:43am 04.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2483 I posted on the other Macgregor site how I reconditioned my keel. For those of you that are interes
Bilge under engine gpd955 at 8:47am 04.18.11 Catalina 310 10/2337 Trying to get a head start on troubleshooting some errant winterizing anti-freeze. Went to the boa
Repair Brydon Boy head ojairon at 8:37am 04.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1650 I have a 1973 Cat 27 and am trying to find parts (pump) to repair my old Brydon Boy head. I tried f
O'Day 28 prop pitch Kevin3447 at 8:22am 04.18.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/975 Hi everyone, I have on O'Day 28 with the Yanmar 1 cylinder engine. We have a MaxProp 13" 2-blade pr
Catalina 270 Tuning SimplyGern at 7:44am 04.18.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/16198 Hi Don, I have a 1994 Catalina 270 with a 150 jib that I occasionally race. Against either Catalin
Hot Batteries IanJ at 7:42am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 19/3106 I am trying to get around my battery system, and am still getting problems. I followed Maine Sails
Lowrance LMS 520 C gps/chartplotter doehunter at 7:18am 04.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4961 Hey guys, I have a chance to buy a slightly used Lowrance LMS 520C. Is anyone familiar with this un
h40.5 sole jumbo6592 at 7:13am 04.18.11 Big Boats 4/1667 The sole on my starboard side absorbed oil from a storage leak, another story. Anyway, the sole is t
How would you mount a torpedo? Kermit at 7:12am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 22/5242 My son and I drove past an American Legion building yesterday with static displays in the yard. Whe
M25XPBC Coolant Recovery Tank gpd955 at 7:11am 04.18.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/4660 New to the deisel engine and I have a question about the coolant recovery system. During the seaso
Yanmar surges briefly when throttle reduced Persy at 6:56am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1726 I have an 01 Hunter 420 powered with a Yanmar 4JH3E. Engine runs fine with 1 hopefully minor bug th
Cabin Vanity Mirrors John Hosty at 6:36am 04.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1126 Alas both the mirrors in the forward cabin on my H41 have broken. Can anybody help me with size spec
Hunter 33 leak - hard to trace (1) Dreamer at 6:27am 04.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3401 Dear All My Hunter 33 (2006) has a leak which shows in the area of the shower pump (lowest part of t
Kids Life Vests (2) gpd955 at 6:07am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1642 Sean is on the cusp of reaching the weight limit for his current life vest, a Mustang Li'l Legends.
Bilge garylinger at 5:41am 04.18.11 S2 15/2945 I have a 1980 9.2C. There is a 'hatch' in the cabin sole just below the companionway stairs, in the

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depth/chart plotters scottscotty at 10:27am 08.30.22 thank you everyone for your timely and useful input. Wifey' read the responses and said "if you know
New Catalina 30 Owner Ralph Johnstone at 10:21am 08.30.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:15am 08.30.22 You should be getting a couple of drips/minute max. while motoring and nothing while at rest. Now
Forward portside fixed port leak Ralph Johnstone at 10:13am 08.30.22 I see said the blind man. Wrong condensation. @RitSim 's procedure is what you want.
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:08am 08.30.22 For your first time, it's best to have a buddy in whom you have 100% confidence working opposite yo
New Catalina 30 Owner Ralph Johnstone at 10:02am 08.30.22 Yes I do and now I get about 2 drips per second when before it was about 1 drip every 3 or 4 second
Island Time Progress report CaptainRed at 9:59am 08.30.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Isn't sailboat ownership fun? Its certainly the gift that
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 9:51am 08.30.22 After looking again and again at photos #8 and #10, I am convinced that your only problem shown in
Forward portside fixed port leak Banooma at 9:44am 08.30.22 Fair question. Not interior condensation. The AC was on all night and working fine. I was referring
Hunter Europa transom bung (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:43am 08.30.22 Definitely plugged before hitting he water. If you do want to keep it bone dry back there, purchase
Bonding/electrolysis ? (2) Maine Sail at 9:32am 08.30.22 That makes a lot of sense to me, having read the article. I have never seen it done, though. Is t
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:32am 08.30.22 Do you have a conventional packing because if so, it should have a small leak because that is what
Forward portside fixed port leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 08.30.22 This originated from overnight condensation and not a deluge, so I feel I need to address this soon
Weird Electrical Experience WayneH at 9:27am 08.30.22 When I bought my first home, there were two breakers in the panel that would fight each other. Reset
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering Giro at 9:24am 08.30.22
Bonding/electrolysis ? Maine Sail at 9:22am 08.30.22 So the question is whether to bond or not to bond? Anyone care to weigh in on the pros and cons??
Oday 35 winch replacement sail sfbay at 9:13am 08.30.22 Welcome to the forum!! Photo? What size do you have now? If you like the winch, replace it with the
Oday 35 winch replacement Dave Groshong at 9:12am 08.30.22 Just measure the base circumference with a soft tape if the winch is still on the boat, that will g
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering Thaniel at 9:00am 08.30.22 Like someone said eons ago: "Just Don't." Freeway?!? What are you thinking? Even if you're only
Mast lights kclancy at 8:59am 08.30.22 Thanks for all the great tips everyone! I will do a little sleuthing this weekend. My sailing grou

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