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cable to swing keel please once again Leftfield at 1:27pm 04.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1578 Does any one have pictures of a similar '94 26S swing keel board where the cable connects to it. I'v
Lewmar port light sailliny at 1:13pm 04.18.11 Catalina 310 5/2636 The Lewmar port light in the main cabin on the starboard side seems to be leaking. I pulled the deco
Can't get TV to turn on (Hunter 33) Mike Gall at 12:28pm 04.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/2201 I just bought a 2009 Hunter 33 (my fourth Hunter), and am delighted with it. I have one very minor
New Keel Hanger Castings (2) SailAway1 at 12:24pm 04.18.11 Catalina 22 5/1641 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 19/4908 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 3/2011 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 4/3315 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 1/1923 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 9/2484 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 10/2338 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 0/1651 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 11/16220 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 13/4969 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 4/1670 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 22/5250 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 7/4662 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 1/1727 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 1/1128 Alas both the mirrors in the forward cabin on my H41 have broken. Can anybody help me with size spec

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Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 8:33am 09.02.22 Gas needs to be flowing to show the temperature difference @jssailem , turn the gas on full bore
Propane pressure gauge jssailem at 8:33am 09.02.22 No sun David. The tank had been covered all night and the sunrise 06:37. Sun still below the level o
ATTACHING SHEET CLUTCHES jssailem at 8:28am 09.02.22 If your halyard exits the base of your mast, you are forced to pull up on the halyard to raise the s
ATTACHING SHEET CLUTCHES jssailem at 8:25am 09.02.22 That is great. There are several ways to accomplish raising the sail. I learned old school. With t
Propane pressure gauge Davidasailor26 at 8:20am 09.02.22 Gas needs to be flowing to show the temperature difference. The slight differences you saw are proba
Wire mesh size for A/C and engine seawater intake strainers (2) Rich Stidger at 8:18am 09.02.22 This may not be as helpful as you might like, but I use Groco strainers and they offer two types of
Propane pressure gauge jssailem at 8:15am 09.02.22 NO. All was stable in an resting condition for at least 3 days.
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 8:09am 09.02.22 Not sure what this demonstrates Did you have gas flowing when you took the readings ?
ATTACHING SHEET CLUTCHES twodzusfittings at 7:59am 09.02.22 @jssailem I hear what your saying. I can still do that. There is much space between the clutch and t
Propane pressure gauge (4) jssailem at 7:49am 09.02.22 Ok... You picked my interest. Grill Propane tank. Stored outside over night. Has not been used in s
Y-33 Running Rigging jssailem at 7:28am 09.02.22 Be aware of halyard stretch with all rope halyards. You are correct Roy. In days gone by we had He
Calibrating Boat Speed DST800 dlochner at 7:05am 09.02.22 Yes, I am certain it's an 800 - at least that's what my invoice from 2020 says - I think the 200 is
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? tfox2069 at 6:59am 09.02.22 All sorts of cute sollutions (I would go with Dyneema if I did not have the proper crimper, and pro
Calibrating Boat Speed DST800 TimFromLI at 6:51am 09.02.22 Yes, I am certain it's an 800 - at least that's what my invoice from 2020 says - I think the 200 is
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 6:39am 09.02.22 technically 94L is shown by one ensemble member That is the European Model , run every 12 hours.
Y-33 Running Rigging RoyS at 6:33am 09.02.22 Be aware of halyard stretch with all rope halyards. I purchased a new all rope halyard here a few ye
Invest 94L (1) jssailem at 6:31am 09.02.22 208928 Dave... I think you woke Jim up from a morning snooze.
Invest 94L Davidasailor26 at 6:13am 09.02.22 i needed more coffee.... I just corrected that. Thanks David. Jim... I must need more coffee too
Y-33 Running Rigging mermike at 6:00am 09.02.22 Another item to note is that the rigger (Brion Toss) told me that the sockets for the upper terminal
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00am 09.02.22 @robm and I spoke. Discussed adding a quick disconnect for motor suggesting trollig motor plug.

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