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alcohol or propane stove? jwhy at 9:32am 10.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2690 Is the $400 alcohol stove worth it or should I just mount a small propane camp stove in the galley?
Fine cracks in gelcoat Dock Holiday at 9:22am 10.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1603 Hi everyone, I am new to sailing and just purchased a hunter 240 I have a couple of areas where I
Trailer tongue weight Dock Holiday at 9:11am 10.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2121 Hey folks, I just purchased a 99 hunter 240 with a single axle trailer how can I find out what the
Engine removal garylinger at 7:39am 10.25.09 S2 26/3881 Does anyone have any experience or knowledge about removal of the engine or repowering a 9.2C?
Windlass problem for Hunter 45 CC Viktor Eysselein at 7:14am 10.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2697 We have a new Hunter 45CC. In order to let the chain up and down without jamming we have to keep te
Convert A Tuff Luff Foil To Roller Furling Ducati at 3:20am 10.25.09 Ask All Sailors 7/6933 Looking for a solution + approximate cost to convert a racing foil over to a roller furling system.
How do you provide/create a heated space to work on your boat during the snow season? Mich222 at 2:34am 10.25.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2155 What route have you chosen to provide a heated space to work on your boat during the snow season?
All tangled up in blue (4) emergpa1 at 8:25pm 10.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1413 Well not blue, but light anyway. My girl has lights. I wired a D.C circuit with four 10 watt lights
Hunter 33.5 - Leaks (1) Glenn8732 at 6:57pm 10.24.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/2692 I recently took delivery of my Hunter 33.5, and close examination revealed the quandrant hatch cover
Genoa Track Monty VM at 6:04pm 10.24.09 Big Boats 3/1909 I would like to ad sheet tracks for my genoa. The jib tracks need to be restrung outside the standin
Best set up and [placement for bilge pump on 75 H25 Wayne Gibson at 6:01pm 10.24.09 Smaller Boats 1/1327 Can anyone tell me the best pump, placement and set up for a 75 H25? I want to put one in, and some
Steering Wheel Base Repairs David575 at 4:56pm 10.24.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/2036 I have a Cat 27, 1979 model with a wheel steering post. I removed the post and edson plate undernea
Winter Storage: Boom off or on? (and also mast up/down?) deacm at 3:47pm 10.24.09 Big Boats 6/4546 I have a Hunter 36 and I've read older posts here about the pro's/cons of leaving your mast up/down
rudder brackets whatthehec at 2:56pm 10.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1224 I have a 2009 macgregor 26m and have sailed only 5 times causing the rudder brackets to spread outwa
Tall Ship sailing Honeyman at 11:26am 10.24.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2879 I urge anyone who has any interest in a "Tall Ship" vacation/charter experience in just about the mo
boat size dlewis812 at 11:11am 10.24.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2077 looking to buy a boat in south florida this winter. try to go there many weekends over the winter a
How to fix retractable keel cable newsailor2 at 9:50am 10.24.09 Irwin 6/5991 I just bought a 1970 23 ft Irwin sailboat that has a retractable keel but the cable has rotted throu
In mast furling la Bise at 9:45am 10.24.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3346 We are new owners of 2010 Beneteau 31. Prior to that, we owned a 1978 23 O'Day. So this is new for u
I want weather helm Quoddy at 8:35am 10.24.09 Ask All Sailors 18/4484
Lightening Strike bobjames at 8:13am 10.24.09 Catalina 310 4/2676 In July a sailboat 4 slips down from me took a lightening strike. The surge went through the shore

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Broken bolts and headaches Thaniel at 1:56pm 08.13.21 I believe they are rust welded in there. Can't visualize what all you have to work with, but to br
H26 mast on H23.5 shemandr at 1:45pm 08.13.21 In our PHRF fleet there was a Pearson 33 that lost its mast. The yard that replaced and re-rigged i
New outboard and new adjustable bracket geola1 at 1:29pm 08.13.21 I had to replace my mount and drill new mounting holes. I was able to reuse two holes for the brack
Beneteau 361 2001 Lower Chainplates replacing damaged rubber seal Mechone at 1:29pm 08.13.21 All very good information, thank you. I assume that a bolt head is located underneath the round cen
Air draft for Hunter 420 Passage galliob53 at 1:28pm 08.13.21 Thanks to all for your input so far. Smokey73, thanks for researching and finding a copy of the man
New outboard and new adjustable bracket Project_Mayhem at 1:25pm 08.13.21 Good call on the unistrut washers I didn't notice the deformed one. I will have to drill two new ho
New outboard and new adjustable bracket geola1 at 1:04pm 08.13.21 Access looks pretty good assuming you can reach up there. If someone put those bolts in, you should
New outboard and new adjustable bracket geola1 at 1:00pm 08.13.21 Which manufacturer and model? The boat is a 23.5 precision. The outboard is Honda 8 hp
Battery Selector Switch Setting Don S/V ILLusion at 12:58pm 08.13.21 The markings are confusing. Furthermore, that was likely done by a previous owner so no telling wha
Marine grade solar tfox2069 at 12:48pm 08.13.21 Can't comment on your install sesmith, but I'm sure you're aware of the nuances of installing flexib
Mast Wiring: Anchor and Steaming Lights Hunter 356 Jerry Nevins at 12:35pm 08.13.21 Thanks Stu... the suggestion to run a wire back to a known ground is a good one that I haven't tried
Rode Length (1) MikeHoncho at 12:32pm 08.13.21 How I will consider dealing with these situations....Anchor out.
Mast Wiring: Anchor and Steaming Lights Hunter 356 Stu Jackson at 12:29pm 08.13.21 Have you considered trying each one, one at a time? Since YOU are there on YOUR boat with YOUR wiri
H26 mast on H23.5 rgranger at 12:09pm 08.13.21 I think they are are the same .... so yes... just cut the mast down.
Marine grade solar sesmith at 11:55am 08.13.21 Testing is tough unless the bank is depleted enough to take all they can put out and the sun angle i
Jib Advise danstanford at 11:50am 08.13.21 I'm not sure of this but your lack of weather helm might be a result of the position of your forest
NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 11:41am 08.13.21 Also a no-brainer I can see the batteries belong underneath the quarter berth can't believe the fact
Marine grade solar sesmith at 11:41am 08.13.21 Yes. I have victron controllers as well.
Marine grade solar Hello Below at 11:37am 08.13.21 3rd season with our Renogy flexible panels. No issues so far Renogy is the manufacturer of the pa
Marine grade solar sesmith at 11:22am 08.13.21 3rd season with our Renogy flexible panels. No issues so far

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