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What kind of rigging knife do you have? DannyS at 9:14am 04.06.10 Ask All Sailors 21/8563 Long story short... I asked for a new pocket knife a couple years ago for Christmas and got a very n
Motor mount concerns laughing chance at 8:37am 04.06.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1560 I recently purchased a '84 Catalina 25.....It has a 9.9 hp Yamaha 4 stroke outboard that originally
Good boat for offshore solo sailing? ChrisRamsey at 8:16am 04.06.10 Ask All Sailors 16/24457 Hey everybody, I'm getting ready to start looking for my first boat. I plan on spending the next
the boat is finally off the trailer Carolyn1964 at 7:58am 04.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1283 Well it only took three weekends and about 200.00 extra dollars to get my 25 foot Venture off the tr
Replacing wheel mounted auto helm jk kudera at 5:39am 04.06.10 Big Boats 3/1433 I will be doing a lot of solo sailing, I need to replace the wheel mounted autohelm unit that I have
macgregor 26s vs hunter 260 hawk232 at 5:15am 04.06.10 Trailer Sailors 27/39940 I sorted through multiple pages of search results last night and never found a comparison. For the m
Slap Silencer Andreas7699 at 4:13am 04.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2493 Hi. A few questions about the silencer. Is it easy to dry and store? It seems big, heavy and it als
Freeze Plugs? Mac26 at 9:18pm 04.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1613 I put my 1990 MacGregor 26S on a boat lift to clean the bottom and there are two holes (about 2") ne
Seeking a roller furling for a Hunter 30 bobsellie at 7:02pm 04.05.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1919 I'm thinking about putting a roller furler on my '76 Hunter 30. Does anyone know where I might get
does anyone know what this is (2) lionbob1965 at 6:37pm 04.05.10 Day Sailers 1/1370 12 ft long
deck cracks roger10055 at 5:55pm 04.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1850 i have a venture 21 with gel cracks around the mast tabernacle. should these be repaired or ignored?
topping lift bad_com_pany at 5:44pm 04.05.10 Smaller Boats 3/1932 quick question here the "line" that connects to the end of the boom and goes up the main mast on the
Soft spot in hull cunclerich at 5:38pm 04.05.10 Smaller Boats 10/4535 I have a 23.5 that sits on its trailer. Today, I noticed that near after port trailer bunk the hull
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Recommendation stephen Penny at 5:32pm 04.05.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2440 Planning to purchase an asymmetrical spinnaker for the San Francisco bay for my Hunter 31. Any recom
AutoHelm 3000 S2 Henry at 4:27pm 04.05.10 S2 4/2931 Does anyone know how and where I can get my auto polite repaired, Autohelm 3000. Thanks Henry
Bedding Deck Hardware With Bed-It Butyl Tape (32) Maine Sail at 4:02pm 04.05.10 Musings With Maine Sail 180/173971 Over the years, especially in the last few weeks via PM's/emails, I have been asked how I bed deck h
vibration bdnack at 3:40pm 04.05.10 Big Boats 7/1809 Have a 2003 model with a Yanmar 3JH3E. The boat presently has a Maxie folding prop. When we purchas
Chips and Scratches Marc14857 at 3:36pm 04.05.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2194 I want to repair a few minor chips and shallow scratches in the vertical sections of my hull using o
What are these mast parts for? kirbyc1goo at 3:33pm 04.05.10 Trailer Sailors 15/6214 Hi, i have a 22' 1974 Helsen that was given to me. I havent sailed these bigger boats before which
Bow stress cracks (3) Tom and Sue at 3:15pm 04.05.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1376 Greetings all! We have a 2009 H31 we purchased last year. After haul out last year I inspected the

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Please help me identify these parts ! RoyS at 6:25am 09.13.21 Told one of my eleven grandchildren she talks like a 33 RPM record on 78. Blank stare back. Too comp
catalina 30 jssailem at 6:23am 09.13.21 I have always found the Technical manual a good place to find such information. Download here https
Hunter 22 (1981) kickup rudder question TRFrederick at 6:04am 09.13.21 IDK about your boat but I have a 95 Hunter 23.5. There is a layer of rubber sheet on the inside surf
H260 Solar Panel rgranger at 5:51am 09.13.21 Can you post this under owner mods please in the 26 and 260 boat information? Miss talking with yo
H260 Solar Panel caverun at 5:48am 09.13.21 Nice job... :beer: I mounted mine on the mast crutch. In hindsight probably would have done the
Bringing dogs aboard RoyS at 5:45am 09.13.21 Plus one on dog life vest with handle. Ruff Wear makes the best I ever found. We have had dogs on bo
1987 Cat 22 Aft through Transom Scupper Drain Leak John Marrone at 5:16am 09.13.21 Rained heavy last night. Going out to check for leak this morning Appreciate the quick response
H260 Solar Panel Crazy Dave Condon at 5:13am 09.13.21 Can you post this under owner mods please in the 26 and 260 boat information? Miss talking with you
H260 Solar Panel (3) rgranger at 5:12am 09.13.21 <p>
Fuel is in waste holding tank what to do ? shemandr at 5:10am 09.13.21 I inadvertently put water in my fuel tank ... dumb....dumb...dumb. Since the gas floated on the wat
Heat exchanger zinc anode. kloudie1 at 4:41am 09.13.21 The Atomic 4 does not have a heat exchanger and does not have zincs.. The engine is "'raw water" coo
Fuel is in waste holding tank what to do ? dlochner at 4:04am 09.13.21 I was recently at an unnamed boat yard where a 48' power boat was on the hard because the paid licen
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) (1) garymalmgren at 1:23am 09.13.21 Hi Heather My guess is that that plug is to plug in some audio speakers. the original post Hi, new
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) stricklandmma at 1:22am 09.13.21 Hi, new sailor here. Cal34. I just installed a new VHF and the antenna at the top of the mast need
Bringing dogs aboard (1) Hayden Watson at 11:34pm 09.12.21 My two Labs loved to sail. We installed netting and the male would use it as a hammock and hang out
Sailrite Sail Kits Hayden Watson at 11:29pm 09.12.21 We built the 135% and very large assym spinnaker from SailRite kits. I thought that their instructi
Corrosion of brass nipple Ralph Johnstone at 10:45pm 09.12.21 Looks like a very small leak at the HEX outlet which is promoting surface corrosion on the hose X NP
Synthetic oil for a M-35B Ralph Johnstone at 10:20pm 09.12.21 Lousy choice of words on my part. The petroleum lubricating crankcase oil starts out its life a cle
Synthetic oil for a M-35B JamesG161 at 9:51pm 09.12.21 I've got to wonder where the carbon goes in the synthetic oil Synthetics are chemically made from
Synthetic oil for a M-35B Benny17441 at 8:47pm 09.12.21 If you are going to change the oil and filter seasonally then you might as well use a premium refine

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