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Fabricating a keel Propnut30 at 5:14am 05.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2359 I have been thinking about a way to make a keel and I have an idea that might be marketable. I don't
manual needed for 1990 26 "Classic" barryheath at 9:26pm 05.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2723 I believe the 1990 26 is called the classic after MacGregor redesigned their boats. Mine is a dagger
Leaking Hurst HBW-50 seal garyvanzee at 8:42pm 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2945 I am hulling my Catalina 28, doing the bottom, and replacing the cutlass bearing. I think my Hurst
Putting pride aside - Novice Question Lpenrose at 8:37pm 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2866 We've had our Hunter 25.5 shoal draft for almost a year. I'm gradually getting better at sailing and
Newbie eddyguevara75 at 8:16pm 05.09.10 Catalina 22 11/2173 hello... I'm new to the forum.. Just bought my first sailboat... a catalina 22.. I'll be doing
Talking about roughing it (1) Scott B at 7:15pm 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 43/6316 I had to chuckle when I saw this, after the interesting discussion on 12v hairdyers and generators..
Skeg Weeping (3) capjules at 6:13pm 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 14/4695 Skeg Weeping Hello, I have Fantasia 35 Hull 69, year 1980 My skeg is weeping where it joins t
Skeg Weeping (2) capjules at 6:09pm 05.09.10 Fantasia 35 0/448 Hello, I have Fantasia 35 Hull 69, year 1980 My skeg is weeping where it joins the hull just beh
Replacement of the Transmission Cable Rob.bell59 at 5:20pm 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1209 I have purchased a 1989 30 ft Hunter and the transmission cable has recently broke at the Clevis at
Cabin Top Winches jorgefife at 5:51pm 05.09.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/4663 I know I asked a similar question before, but that was how to bed the 2 winches; that I have done, b
H310 - Does my jib look strange? (2) mcaswell at 5:36pm 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1683 I've noticed while sailing, my jib seems to be positioned low... the foot of the sail is impinged up
Manual teacher63 at 5:28pm 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/966 I also need a manual. I am picking a 1987 Hunter 23, the boat is in NJ. I am desperate for a man
Pure Oceans Ablative reviews? Drifter26 at 5:26pm 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2136 I'm trying to select an ablative bottom paint that won't break the bank and will keep the slime off
Spare bilge pump/Barlow winch (2) Mitch at 4:59pm 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2808 Hello all. More questions as usual. I have an electric bilge pump and a hand operated one in the coc
Automatic Bilge pump for 11.0A Spike033 at 4:02pm 05.09.10 S2 4/1625 I bought an 11.0A last July and was told by the surveyor that there was a Bilge pump that he couldn'
Got Bacon? USCG approved signal divice (2) Mitch at 3:42pm 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2366 Hello all. Hope you'r all doing well. Went down to the boat this morning, and was wishing I had some
O'Day 192 Spinnaker LBSmith at 12:34pm 05.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1221 I have an O'Dat 192 and want to know if anyone has experience with a spinnaker for this size boat/mo
In search of: Eriechuck at 11:51am 05.09.10 Bigger Boats 2/1577 I'm in the market for an 87-89 O'Day 272 LE. Anyone in the Ohio area interested in selling? I need t
Water tank problem Stevep at 11:25am 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2192 Hi all -- I am located in Maryland and my boat is in Annapolis. Recently, I ordered new plastic wat
another bilge pump question butchrobbins at 11:15am 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 26/13087 My bilge pump runs, but is not pumping anything out of the bilge. I took it apart this morning to m

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Wire Size rlongfield at 12:21pm 06.17.22 My very limited knowledge of DC circuits and playing around with this handy calculator I see very li
Shift strip Project_Mayhem at 11:54am 06.17.22 I found the groove was slightly mis-shapen on one side so I rotated the rod connector 180 degrees. T
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix LloydB at 11:00am 06.17.22 I was taught to unstring a bow when it was not being used to prevent permanent distortion of both th
C30 MKiii spreader & end caps sail sfbay at 10:53am 06.17.22 You might have sucess if you contact a spar manufacturer/supplier like RigRite, Dywer, etc with dime
Wooden sliding hatch door sail sfbay at 10:47am 06.17.22 Also suggest a search on this forum and find forum members who built their own like this sailor: New
Bilging Every 3 Minutes JamesG161 at 10:46am 06.17.22 check valves are a real no no. :plus::plus: Check valves plug up and need continuous maintenance.
Shift strip (1) Project_Mayhem at 10:40am 06.17.22 All the parts look original. The serial pops up as a long shaft as expected. I believe the fine thre
Replacing engine instrument panel capta at 10:01am 06.17.22 I'm thinking you put it alongside of the pedestal, mounted vertical against the pedestal guard. If
Shift strip capta at 9:58am 06.17.22 I have a 96 Evinrude 9.9 that I just changed the impeller on. I'm having issues getting the shift l
Bilging Every 3 Minutes capta at 9:55am 06.17.22 We found our bilge pump recycling a lot too, but not enough leaks to account for it. Until... we d
Bilging Every 3 Minutes capta at 9:49am 06.17.22 Many Automatic bilge pumps today have an electronic check system that is engineered to cycle the pu
Grand Traverse Bay tips! Epic1969 at 9:19am 06.17.22
Stress Cracking Along The Hull Just Below The Waterline and The Rudder Shaft jssailem at 9:15am 06.17.22 it would be a waste of money for the cosmetic repair. Tell that to the owners of mature cars, trop
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing dsalvail at 9:13am 06.17.22 Losing top-notch sail shapes is the compromise with all furlers, right? The convenience offsets the
Grand Traverse Bay tips! jssailem at 9:11am 06.17.22 Interesting, Scott. Sounds like a movie to share with my wife this evening. She grew up in Michigan
Wooden sliding hatch door vsfoster at 8:56am 06.17.22 Thank you, I have watched them all, perhaps ill make a video myself.... :)
Stress Cracking Along The Hull Just Below The Waterline and The Rudder Shaft jmcdowel at 8:55am 06.17.22 Thanks Mechone, this is what'd heard and discovered through my research, but I'm most glad to hear f
Wooden sliding hatch door sail sfbay at 8:48am 06.17.22 Do an internet search on "builing sailboat comapnionway doors" and find videos on how to fabricate t
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing jssailem at 8:30am 06.17.22 tightened the headsail halyard to keep the furler assembly as straight as possible This is a good
Wire Size Justin_NSA at 8:24am 06.17.22 I keep a spool of 16ga and a spool of 10ga on board. Circuits with trivial current (lights, fans,

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