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compadre at 6:07pm 04.27.10
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hi, i'm a prospective Mac 26 d (looking at 1990 model) owner and want to dry sail the boat, using ou
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we're new sailors and we purchased our first 27 foot Hunter last fall.. We winterized the water syst
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Never had to clean sails on old sailboat, but my new one (2003) I want to stay ahead of dirt buildup
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l o a 17.3. beam 6.8. displacement 700 ibs. total area 204 ft. main sail 119 ft jib( furling) 85 ft
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Our last boat had Dacron sails with a Dutchman system for the main and a roller furling headsail.
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Ahoy, where can I find a cover for my 8ft Walker Bay dinghy? I store it under a gas dock and collect
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I own a Beneteau 42cc (2005). Recently, I notiiced water on the floor of the engine room and traced
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Does anyone know what the spacing should be for mast steps? I am planning to install fold up steps a
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I went into a couple of stores and got blank looks and can't turn up a Makita dealer with Google. I
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Please help! I just received a DONATED 1978 Catalina 22 fixed keel sailboat for my nonprofit to use
psherwin at 1:23pm 04.27.10
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Hey: I have stripped out the plastic threads of the riser of one of my roof hatches ('93 33.5). How
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Does anyone know where i can get new propane tanks for a 2001 Hunter 340. I have not seen any on the
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I'm working on a P-30 1971 with a Kenyon Marine Homestrand Alcohol Stove/oven on checking pipe to se
Seattle Scott at 11:50am 04.27.10
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Anybody using a tankless propane water heater without permanent mount, just hung from a rail when in
jayrose12 at 11:18am 04.27.10
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Hey all! I'm replacing the bulkheads in my O'day 23. If anyone has an O'day 23 that they replace
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Does anybody know where I can find window trim for my Lancer? I replaced the plexiglass last year b
KandD at 10:35am 04.27.10
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Sort of a continuation / culmination of my recent threads, with request for advice. We are shippi
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When we bought our boat, I noticed during the sea trial how much trouble the original owners were ha
Bob 04 H260 at 8:54am 04.27.10
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We just did an extended cruise with our 260, anchoring out or on mooring balls quite a bit. We saw s
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For those contemplating installing Peggie's/Hunterowners.com's Raritan PH-II upgrade to a Headmate o

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Furling System CF-700
kappykaplan at 7:32am 06.01.22
@circa1971la , that line looks like a jury-rig to keep the furler main housing from rotating when th
O'Day 23 interior repair questions
Maks_s at 7:27am 06.01.22
First of all thanks for your responses! Hull liner, cool good to know. I see some waste and hope it'
Launching Wind Song Summer 2022
kappykaplan at 7:25am 06.01.22
Congratulations! Wind Song looks great! :beer:
Furling System CF-700
circa1971la at 7:16am 06.01.22
Sorry I updated the post with photo. Let me know if you can view it. Thank you !
Need Oday Widgeon Rudder Assembly   (8)
rgranger at 7:14am 06.01.22
I had to make a rudder once. I had lost one for a Macgrefor V22. Here are pics of the basic idea,
Beneteau 323 mystery through-hull part
nitrogenase at 6:56am 06.01.22
you can actually purchase them anywhere here is a page with several on it just pick the type and si
Vagabond 17 - (Standing Rigging Unknown)   (1)
rgranger at 6:55am 06.01.22
Is this what you have on your stays? ler sailboats to use these types of connectors .... and it lea
Beneteau 323 mystery through-hull part
Randylb at 6:51am 06.01.22
you can actually purchase them anywhere here is a page with several on it just pick the type and siz
New Catalina 30 Owner
mikeracca at 6:39am 06.01.22
If I was doing it, I would be worried about forming the inside and needing to come up with a perfec
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging
ben solomon at 6:39am 06.01.22
Download the Brian Toss DVD on "Tuning your Rig". He did this on a legend 37.5 (the model I have).
Forestay adjustment
Paul356 at 6:22am 06.01.22
My 356 with the B&R rig came with several sheets of rigging instructions. Among other things, it ad
Best Marina in San Diego?
Joe at 6:07am 06.01.22
Sure...... what word did you have in mind? heh, heh. Next time I'm down there I'll say hello. Ca
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mconners at 6:04am 06.01.22
https://melges.com/melges-mc call melges, they will explain. nice people. i have an Ascow I sent
Max prop issues
fstbttms at 5:54am 06.01.22
There is a step in the installation where the blades are installed and they were obviously installe
Problem lower the main   (1)
Joe at 5:53am 06.01.22
You need a "mast gate cover"https://cdn3.volusion.com/reeua.fzzpa/v/vspfiles/photos/3454-1M3-2.jpg?v
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging
fero at 5:44am 06.01.22
You may want to go through this document, some good points/hints. http://www.riggingandsails.com/pdf
Best Marina in San Diego?
Joe at 5:27am 06.01.22
Joe, things are different now. Okay.... whatever... That's what he said to me about a year ago....
Hurricane Agatha Hit Mexico and may turn into Alex.
shemandr at 5:11am 06.01.22
We could use some rain here on the Treasure Coast.
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DougM at 5:02am 06.01.22
Hi I just purchased a hunter legend 40 87 model with a yammer 4jh engine has a b control panel that is the proper way to start it up an shut it off
Terry Cox at 4:40am 06.01.22
Yes, a photo would help. However, our 4JH2-TE does not have glow plugs. The toggles on our panel con

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