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overboard!!!! davidmmeyers at 7:20pm 03.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2127 We have a 1969 venture 21 so... last fall my nephew dropped the mast footing overboard!!!!.. a b
stiff steering/rudder in Hunter 34 michkahn at 6:49pm 03.01.10 Big Boats 7/3173 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 and in the last two years the steering/rudder have gotten quite stiff. It i
bimini JCT at 5:56pm 03.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1295 Have a '99 26X with a Taylor bimini that needs to be replaced. Taylor no longer makes them. Have
Oh Joy Resto 03/01/10 (10) CharlieCobra at 5:39pm 03.01.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1493 Got into the shop to finish up the cockpit shelf for the Starboard side. When setting and drilling
Water maker Pegleg Sailor at 5:13pm 03.01.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1944 I am considering purchasing a water maker for my boat, but don't want to spend billions of dollars.
Block Heater - 2GM20F Gypsy Wind at 3:41pm 03.01.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1565 Has anyone installed a small block heater in a 2GM block by removing a frost plug? Thinking it would
new 23ft owner, need help, multiple questions zackatk at 2:48pm 03.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4355 I just bought a 23 ft MacGregor, unsure of its actual model name (Venture?) Its a 1973. In great sh
H37C dorade ventilation. Ed Schenck at 1:05pm 03.01.10 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1817 Any of you folks have solar vents on your dorades? Since moving to Florida it seems much more impor
Reefing main, heaving to walt at 12:15pm 03.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/8195 When I am single hand sailing, I can easily raise or drop my hank on jib from the cockpit. But th
Maxwell #14 winch removal C Jones at 11:22am 03.01.10 Smaller Boats 8/6514 I just read the article by John Schaub in the Hunter 23 modification secton named "How to run your h
Depth of Tank? Jim D at 10:38am 03.01.10 Big Boats 3/1391 Hi Gang I ordered an 8" clean out from sea built for an access to the H34 Diesel tank. I will post p
Not a race boat? derfus at 10:05am 03.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 33/4838 I just got my Mac-25 late last summer and have never raced another boat with it. How does the Mac ho
cygnus 20 fido at 9:43am 03.01.10 Trailer Sailors 9/10890 hello everyone I am looking for the proper luff leech and foot measurements for sails for the cygnus
The Flying Scotsman Herb Craft at 9:08am 03.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2809 My main hatch cover is too cumbersom and hard to stow. Has anybody cut one in half, or down to a mor
manual bilge handle gkboomtown at 9:06am 03.01.10 Pearson 4/3240 Does anyone know what kind of bildge pump I have and where can I get the handle for manual pumping.
Leaks, Leaks, Leaks Mike H. at 8:56am 03.01.10 Big Boats 7/1907 Our 94 Hunter Vision 36 has four leaks. The V berth deck hatch has a small leak. The glass is fin
Hunter Arch Mounting of Air-Breeze Unit Al - s/v Persephone at 8:46am 03.01.10 Big Boats 5/2066 I'm considering adding an Air Breeze wind generator to my 05H36. In looking at my arch, it appears
PSS dripless design concerns/redesign (1) Witzend at 8:35am 03.01.10 Ask All Sailors 31/4851 I talked about this in my post about using a grease fitting in a standard stuffing box. I have some
322 Mast Mike Wannell at 8:12am 03.01.10 Bigger Boats 1/2047 Can anyone tell me who made the masts for the O'Day 322. (1989) We have just had a new fully batton
striping tape (1) med2463 at 7:57am 03.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3113 Anyone know where to get striping tape like attached pic. Assuming it is original Hunter, boat is 3

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Hunter 260 Sink Switch Out caverun at 4:04am 05.08.22 Some folks over on the Facebook 260 group have used this ss sink that includes a wood cutting board
Tacoma Narrows jssailem at 3:42am 05.08.22 When the Foulies are on sale, you can get a decent pair at WM. I enjoy the Third Reef Jacket and Bib
Sea Strainer Location Davidasailor26 at 3:20am 05.08.22 Once water is flowing it should not make a difference. It might make it a little harder to get prime
New Catalina 30 Owner MikeHoncho at 12:37am 05.08.22 I got some of the new parts for the printer yesterday, which is good. A new and upgraded hot end, a
Atomic Diesel stalls after starting acudavid at 11:03pm 05.07.22 Thanks to the excellent ideas from this forum, my mechanic and I went on a hunt for hidden sludge.
Tacoma Narrows Hayden Watson at 10:12pm 05.07.22 Wash foulies?!?!? I thought that was what the rain was for!
Pedestal Compass, True North? Ralph Johnstone at 9:08pm 05.07.22 No, but you said magnetic north, not magnetic north pole. That's all. Huh ? I'm not even going t
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:00pm 05.07.22
Mystery bottom coating rgranger at 8:54pm 05.07.22 I think @dlochner is wright about staining. But if he is not easy off oven cleaner will break down
Hunter 260 Sink Switch Out rgranger at 8:51pm 05.07.22 What problem are you trying to fix?
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater Hayden Watson at 8:00pm 05.07.22 ... Lastly make sure there are no air bubbles - my overflow tank above the engine had always been e
Ammeter replacement questions (1) jonelli at 7:31pm 05.07.22 Okay I replaced the 12ga negative that went from the battery to breaker panel with 8ga, rewired some
Pedestal Compass, True North? Will Gilmore at 7:20pm 05.07.22 and yet, TRUE north has not moved an inch Not so fast. "The Chandler wobble... amounts to a chang
Generator shanker at 6:44pm 05.07.22 Thank you everyone for your responses. I'll be a weekend sailor for most of the time. Gunkholing aro
New S2 ( to me :) Scot Yount at 6:40pm 05.07.22 This sailing channel (which is now defunct) was on a 9.2a and they had a Bimini...you can see it in
Beneteau 343 Wire Rigging Specs? kellyr073 at 6:20pm 05.07.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! If your mast is Z spar US Spars, c
Sailing the Heel Brian D at 5:36pm 05.07.22 Just go for a broach. Then you'll understand too much heel. LOL
Sailing the Heel (1) Tally Ho at 5:13pm 05.07.22 I sailed my old boat (Hunter 280) a bit hard from time to time. In this case, I was over-canvassed
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening FastOlson at 5:11pm 05.07.22 Glad to see the successful rescue. I do wish the "media" would stop characterizing grounded sailboat
Tacoma Narrows MikeHoncho at 5:06pm 05.07.22

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