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O'Day 302 1987 Lifeline diameter Paul4374 at 8:53pm 02.11.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1621 I am planning to install pelican hooks on the life line midships to permit easy exit for line handle
Winter H31 Cover (2) ComoxOrion at 8:46pm 02.11.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1666 I have just had a custom made sunbrella boat cover installed on my H31. This cover is designed to co
Hunter 35.5 Jumper Strut George8396 at 8:11pm 02.11.10 Big Boats 0/1177 Hunter 35.5 Owners: I have found and gotten a quote on the Jumper strut originally produced for the
Ronnie Simpson is at it again! Hermit Scott at 7:37pm 02.11.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2016 http://openbluehorizon.com An enemy RPG couldn't stop him and neither did losing his self steering,
mac 25 (1) fido at 7:16pm 02.11.10 Trailer Sailors 2/2649 hello sailors,this is a pic of my mac 25 have been sailing her for 4 years, and having a lot of fun.
capsize fido at 7:03pm 02.11.10 Trailer Sailors 25/9407 I have been reading on some sights that the mac 26 may and will become unstable when the water balla
News about Hunter Marine Phil Herring at 3:26pm 02.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2404 Over the past week I've had a couple check-in conversations with folks at Hunter. Obviously, it's b
Nylon fitting suitablility and permeation wild4lifejim at 2:51pm 02.11.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3386 Hi Peggy, I am in the process of installing a new head and replacing all my sanitation hoses with
bulk head plans kdssail at 2:49pm 02.11.10 Day Sailers 5/1709 I need to redo my bulkheads in my Oday 26 ( same as 25). Does anyone have a set of plans for the b
Bimini top SHADS at 1:43pm 02.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/8145 We have a 1986 MacGregor sailboat (22 foot) and would like to get a bimini top for it. Does anyone
Freezer latches Rag Jag at 1:23pm 02.11.10 Big Boats 5/1964 I have a 1998 376 with double (plastic ?) freezer latches that keep failing. The spring loaded latch
Have a bimini made bman88 at 1:17pm 02.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2812 I have a 1984 34' Hunter with a dodger designed and installed by a local canvas company. I would lik
Cored construction?? harryjak at 12:57pm 02.11.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1159 Does the 31 83-87 have any cored construction in the hull?? I am assuming that the deck is plywood c
Mast rake on a h34 joewps at 12:18pm 02.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2488 My mast is off the boat and going back on Monday. How much rake should I put in my Kenyon mast befor
Living on the boat while trailering or camping Robspan at 11:40am 02.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/7473 On another thread, Sumner mentioned something that I've been wondering about. How feasible is it to
I-28 Engine Access knothead at 10:53am 02.11.10 Islander 8/4455 Seems like I heard somewhere that someone had improved access to the engine on their I-28 by install
Calculate Floation Tom Erhart at 10:25am 02.11.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2230 I have a home made 16' sail boat. Its made of plywood and is covered with a single layer of glass cl
Value of 1980 Hunter 37 Cutter Samantha65 at 10:13am 02.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/5187 I need help! My brother and I shared ownership of a 1980 Hunter 37 Cutter on Lake Michigan. My bro
Beneteau 361 Through Hulls Roger Goodfellow at 10:09am 02.11.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1661 I have a 2001, 361 and noticed the main engine and AC through hulls were corroded. Is this a common
Dodger gary at 9:26am 02.11.10 Smaller Boats 3/1552 Would like to have a dodger on my Hunter 22 as it would increase the "livability" of the boat. Have

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Wheel pulling to the right Hayden Watson at 3:27pm 08.30.21 A bend shaft can cause vibration but I do not beleived that it can cause the boat to turn one way or
26D windows..... finding41 at 3:22pm 08.30.21 If you have the tools it's not hard to make them yourself. I made the ones for my 26D out of a half
Aluminum vs SS bimini frames Barnacle Bill at 3:11pm 08.30.21 Stainless for sure.
Webbing: Sew or Tie mikemoyer at 3:11pm 08.30.21 Thanks. Isn't Dyneema singlebraid rope? I've read that webbing is preferable because it won't roll w
Wheel pulling to the right VernonJ at 3:10pm 08.30.21 It didn't occur to me to try without power. I'll do that this weekend. It's not that center is diffe
Moisture readings from survey Barnacle Bill at 3:07pm 08.30.21 Instead of asking us, you should be asking the surveyor who did the survey. You are paying him for
Aqua Signal FOB sail sfbay at 3:01pm 08.30.21 Ouch!! You can buy a Spare Fob Floatable Transmitter for the 20410 System Mfg# 20416 for $39 here
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? MikeHoncho at 2:59pm 08.30.21 put another 15 to 20 hours on it then make a decision. I'm always looking up at my sails anyways (ha
26S Considering new prop. (1) sail sfbay at 2:56pm 08.30.21 I you are motoring at speeds of 6.1 - 6.3 knots at 3200 rpms with a good bit of weight in the boat (
DIY Designing And Buildling A Sailboat rgranger at 2:53pm 08.30.21 I like the X-mas tree lights. Best part of the boat....:biggrin:
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow MikeHoncho at 2:50pm 08.30.21 A little follow-up. I decided to forgo the dapper plate. I removed the battery (8dAGM) from in fro
Auto-Pilots dlochner at 2:43pm 08.30.21 I'd have to believe a below deck system uses considerably more power than others. You would be co
Auto-Pilots MikeHoncho at 2:36pm 08.30.21 I'd have to believe a below deck system uses considerably more power than others.
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Leeward Rail at 2:32pm 08.30.21 @Barnacle Bill .. I suspect all that is a bit above pay grade for a beginner.:biggrin: Don't scare
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? flightlead404 at 2:25pm 08.30.21 On my '07 H38 the SeaTalk cable for the ST60 instruments on the pod and the ethernet/SeaTalkng cable
Universal Atomic Fuel Return Lines? Barnacle Bill at 2:18pm 08.30.21 It's the low pressure side, but you need an acceptable fuel line. For diesel it is Type B1 which is
Surveys are a waste of money Barnacle Bill at 2:13pm 08.30.21 There are good surveyors and bad surveyors. Hopefully the bad surveyors don't last long, or they fin
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Barnacle Bill at 2:06pm 08.30.21 What this is all about has to do with the righting moment of a boat. Righting moment is determined
Still Pulling Out My Hair...... rpell1@msn.com at 2:03pm 08.30.21 My C-30 had a confounding leak that I finally traced backet to the aft end of the stern tube hose -
MacGregor 25 Classification Ward H at 1:38pm 08.30.21

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