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26S keel line led aft Justin_NSA at 7:19am 02.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2363 I've seen some great mods to lead the centerboard line aft on this forum. I was checking on my boat
Engine Angle sandpiper10471 at 7:10am 02.14.11 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1756 When I installed the new diesel in my H37C, the installation manual made it clear that the slope of
WM2011 Catalog kpgraci at 6:21am 02.14.11 Ask All Sailors 31/4988 I can see why West Marine is a little pricier than other retailers, I just got the 2011 catalog (my
Window replacement jjgizara at 4:49am 02.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1036 I have a 1994 37.5 Legend. I am replacing the windows in the head and over the sink. They are crac
In-mast furler new to us! prroots at 4:05am 02.14.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/6197 We're getting to learn our new-to-us 2001 Beneteau 411. Yesterday we unfurled and re-furled the in-
Java ??????? seadaddler at 3:40am 02.14.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2239 Has anyone heard from Jim lately I am wondering how his cruise is going,I have my mom down from NY v
3ym operating temperature Brahmany at 2:51am 02.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1821 Would any 320 owners (3ym Yanmar) be able to pass on the correct or what their boat operating temp i
H27 new owner questions RAC at 9:23pm 02.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2041 I bought a '91 Hunter 27 late last summer and have been working through my todo list. a couple of
Vibration Mark Guthaus at 8:58pm 02.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/2219 I have just purchased my first sailboat ever and a 1981 hunter 30. I have a vibration in foreward ge
Hey Nemosuit Freedom77 at 8:29pm 02.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1332 Hey Nemosuit. Where are you Bruddah? Hope you are OK. Let us all hear from you. Did you get the b
Replacing hatch rails with plastic decking? jjsbiggs at 8:18pm 02.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3035 One of the hatch rails on my 25 was ruined by mice so I thought I would make replacement rails out o
Guest battery charger question galynd at 7:41pm 02.13.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3092 I have a guest 2613 battery charger, which is a 3 stage charger with 3 seperate outputs of 5, 5, and
Splash! CCrane2299 at 7:25pm 02.13.11 Smaller Boats 2/1230 65 degrees and 14 mph winds here today. Small private lake, lots of tacking...but, she floats and sa
Daydreaming about sailing UPSGUY at 7:03pm 02.13.11 Catalina 22 13/2635 Hi All. I'm the proud new owner of a very vintage 22. I'm still waiting for the snow to melt enough
Beneteau 400 main cabin berth taylort100 at 4:44pm 02.13.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2075 We are looking at a Beneteau 400 as a trade up. The boat does not have the short legs to lower the t
Modifying a trailer Skippy Liz at 4:41pm 02.13.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3019 I want to modify a pontoon trailer for my 25 ft O'Day, swing keel. Any suggestion? This seems ea
Spring Project Bad Obsession at 2:45pm 02.13.11 Ask All Sailors 36/8674 What is your spring project(s)? What is on your wish list to do? How soon do you plan on working o
cockpit questions on 78 h30-winches/dodger digby sailor at 2:25pm 02.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1361 currently doing some upgrades on my 78 hunter have a couple questions.My winches are factory 2 spd 4
"My" Oday 322 sold without me! Tally Ho at 1:42pm 02.13.11 Bigger Boats 10/4340 I thought I found the perfect first boat....a 1988 O'Day 322 on Lake Michaigan. I inspected her once
Inclosures MLM at 1:29pm 02.13.11 Smaller Boats 1/2163 I am looking into having our 25' Catalina cockpit area inclosed. Does anyone have experience with th

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Hunter 240 rudder Crazy Dave Condon at 7:44am 05.13.22 If you are towing with the rudder up, i strongly recommend tying the rudder itself in the up positi
Adding Freon to Isotherm ASU 3751Refridgeration unit SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:43am 05.13.22 You are going to have to evacuate the system, which may require the installation of a service valve
Near the end. stickinthemud57 at 7:23am 05.13.22 You have probably seen things like bar trays or the like lined with nautical charts under glass, bro
Where do you keep the booze? rgranger at 7:04am 05.13.22 If you are worried about a BUI incident... Some of the beaches here near Charleston have a no a
Funny Friday!!! kloudie1 at 6:46am 05.13.22 Rolly Polly Bug! Ya touch it and it balls up and rolls away!
Winch maintenance - how often do you? thinwater at 6:45am 05.13.22 IME, a full cleaning can probably go 2-5 years for most folks (most are never serviced). However, th
Where do you keep the booze? Justin_NSA at 6:26am 05.13.22 Maybe decant into those little airline bottles? We have plenty of stowage space on the Hunter. Does
Uv cover JBird at 6:25am 05.13.22
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 6:09am 05.13.22 Makes me think a Transformer that may have drank some bad oil
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. BigEasy at 6:04am 05.13.22
Funny Friday!!! Ward H at 5:55am 05.13.22 What's the guy in the orange PFD know that no one else knows?
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. Davidasailor26 at 5:55am 05.13.22
Initial 50 hour shaft alignment "adjustment" Yanmar 45 RoyS at 5:54am 05.13.22 Try turning the shaft by hand while listening and feeling for interference between the shaft and the
Where do you keep the booze? RoyS at 5:38am 05.13.22 You just reminded me that I left a few cans of soup or something stored in the oven last year. No te
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 5:36am 05.13.22 I'm surprised the squirrel didn't stash it in a tree. -Will
Potable water system problem on 2013 Catalina 315 RoyS at 5:28am 05.13.22 Could be open water filter housings. You have to find all these potential water line openings yourse
Looking for a recommendation for foam teak RoyS at 5:21am 05.13.22 Long process to replace water damaged original teak and holly veneer flooring. First I had to pry up
315 Battery Meter stephen_i_w at 5:17am 05.13.22 My boat, orginally came with two 4D batteries. They were pretty worn out when I took posession of t
Potable water system problem on 2013 Catalina 315 (1) stephen_i_w at 5:02am 05.13.22
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. SycloneDriver at 4:59am 05.13.22 The first half of the sail binds when coming out. Probably user error. This is a great boat but

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