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Hunter 26 & 270 Cockpit Table jimfrankelly at 8:44pm 03.29.11 Smaller Boats 1/1438 I am a new owner of a Hunter 270. I understand that the Hunter 26 models had a cockpit table that u
Mooring and pennant lengths Richie50 at 7:09pm 03.29.11 Catalina 22 0/1765 I'm very excited to have received my first mooring permit today however I need some assistance. Base
leaking portlights Carolyn1964 at 6:27pm 03.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2602 I had hoped to post pictures and share my succcess at rebedding my portlights but alas Here I am w
Just Got a Hunter 29.5 Tom L at 6:17pm 03.29.11 Mid-Size Boats 14/20355 I just completed the purchase of a 1994 Hunter 29.5 and I have some questions. The problems were ad
I don't know how you 25 Oday trailer sailors do it? RECESS at 5:30pm 03.29.11 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2551 I just took my mast down and put it on top of the boat to prepare to take it two hours down to Carra
water below diesel engine not draining shoemelbch at 4:53pm 03.29.11 Bigger Boats 8/3179 Greetings everyone. We are new to this owners group, and have a question. Lately there has been wa
Mooring equipment and pennant lengths Richie50 at 4:35pm 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 6/8753 I'm very excited to have received my first mooring permit today however I need some assistance. Base
why you should lock your keel and progress made on my boat (4) thomasgoodmaniii at 4:29pm 03.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3345 I dropped my keel today to prep for paint. i had known that the prior owner had had the bright idea
Navigation Software cscott at 3:56pm 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3520 I know that the Navigation SW SEACLEAR II is used by many of you, including me. I was in the proces
Navigation Software cscott at 3:53pm 03.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1490 I know that the Navigation SW SEACLEAR II is used by many of you, including me. I was in the proces
CNG refills California Delta tdrews s/v five oclock at 3:35pm 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2585 We recently moved our Hunter down from Portland, OR and now in Stockton. We have 2 empty CNG tanks
LED spreader replacements billscott at 2:59pm 03.29.11 Bigger Boats 1/1488 I'd like to keep the vintage look of my spreader lights. Is there an LED replacement bulb for the O
fiberglass cure time redhead78 at 2:36pm 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 25/27737 Hi all I have a ? on fiberglass cure time. I am going to use fiberglass cloth, and a resin and harde
Original 1980 C-30 sales sheet & siphon valve plumbing leak (5) jrowan at 2:36pm 03.29.11 Catalina 30 1/1986 I thought that anyone elso with a 1970's - 80's era C-30 might be interested to see the original sal
H37C aluminum tanks. (1) Ed Schenck at 2:21pm 03.29.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2030 I am starting to think about tank replacement/repair. In Owner's Mods we have one water tank projec
Stiff Shifter Rag Bagger at 2:03pm 03.29.11 Catalina 30 4/2628 I have a 1984 Catalina 30. I purchased the boat in April 2010 and it came with an Edson wheel. The
Where to buy a new swimming ladder? Dave555 at 1:24pm 03.29.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2074 Anyone who knows if and where i could find a new swimming ladder for my 40.7? I lost the one that i
centreboard not dropping Jonathan12951 at 12:59pm 03.29.11 Ask An Oday Owner 19/3921 how do i force down the centreboard from inside the cabin of my 1971 Oday 23 - wire pendant variety
macsrator pump fuse blowing kylewilliams at 12:30pm 03.29.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 20/13893 hello, I purchased an ericson 27 with a built in head, holding tank plumbed to an on- deck pump-out
Doors (2) CCHer at 11:33am 03.29.11 Catalina 310 5/2378 I completed one of my winter boat projects last week and wanted to share. My old boat had companionw

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2 boom vangs, no main sheet? LakeShark at 2:28pm 08.10.22 Thanks @Leeward Rail - I cancelled the Owner's Manual. Going to wait on the National Sailing Associ
ODay 34 refrigeratiom eherlihy at 2:28pm 08.10.22 Do you know how far your batteries are down after 3 days? Or are you implying that the unit uses le
ODay 34 refrigeratiom Hayden Watson at 2:22pm 08.10.22 On my 88 C30, I did the icebox conversion 24 years ago and am still using it. It is cold all summer
HUNTER 380 cockpit lazarettes locks sail sfbay at 2:10pm 08.10.22 Please post photos of the two locks so the forum can advise on how tho install them. Some interesti
DIY TITANIUM HOSE FITTING FOR STERN TUBE IN BENETEAU Bob S at 1:54pm 08.10.22 Makes total sense. Thank you for sharing this!
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? Jamesiv1 at 1:50pm 08.10.22 1987 Catalina 22 owner manual (attached) includes a discussion (4.1.3 Setting Up The Boom) and diag
ODay 34 refrigeratiom SailingCal21 at 1:43pm 08.10.22
Fuel gauge sender sail sfbay at 1:43pm 08.10.22 Happy to say the fuel gauge on my Hunter 46, ski boat and powerboat are spot on. The powerboat requi
Universal M-12 running hot Hayden Watson at 1:40pm 08.10.22 That makes sense. 200 is kind of where I draw the line also. I am just wondering if I could have b
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? (3) sail sfbay at 1:32pm 08.10.22 1987 Catalina 22 owner manual (attached) includes a discussion (4.1.3 Setting Up The Boom) and diagr
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 1:32pm 08.10.22 Hayden, i love have gents like you as permanent crew. a good wrench is a blessing. :) I am just
Catalina Fuse Box Richard19068 at 1:30pm 08.10.22 ...between the engine and the batteries... makes no sense to me. The only things on the engine tha
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? Jamesiv1 at 1:23pm 08.10.22 Waste of money IMO. It is mostly a big ad for the Catalina gear they sell. I looked at it for a fe
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start odaydokay at 1:21pm 08.10.22 Yes to throttle open at least to some degree and also to a cetane booster. Some have written about a
ODay 34 refrigeratiom Richard19068 at 1:18pm 08.10.22 I have a 210AH wet cell bank, maintained by a 60 watt Solar Array that gives me < 10 AH/ per day. I
Universal M-12 running hot odaydokay at 1:14pm 08.10.22 That makes sense. 200 is kind of where I draw the line also. I am just wondering if I could have bu
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jon hansen at 1:06pm 08.10.22 Hayden, i love to have gents like you as permanent crew. a good wrench is a blessing. :)
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? (1) Jamesiv1 at 12:58pm 08.10.22 Here is a better photo of the two rigs. From what has been posted I'm thinking the left one (blue li
Need input ASAP. Simon Sexton at 12:51pm 08.10.22 @Erbardy , Good afternoon! It looks like that's just gelcoat crazing, not any serious inte
Fuel gauge sender dbirken at 12:39pm 08.10.22 Dave. Fuel volume guages are notoriously inaccurate. For all the time I have been using a boat, th

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