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Those dang head goudging toggle switches! steve leon at 8:16am 01.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1296 I finally changed the toggle switches on the panel near the compression post. The switches for Runn
Laptop (Mac) For Chartplotting Ducati at 3:41am 01.11.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1850 My chartplotting questions continue... I have a Mac (laptop). How can I use it for chartplotti
Anchor windlass problems on Beneteau First 345 Bobbo at 12:58am 01.11.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2059 Hello out there, I have a recently bought a Beneteau First 345 and the anchor system is a serious t
Who sez it ain't fun.... (photos) (11) Bob Poff at 8:37pm 01.10.10 Ask All Sailors 14/3309 Who says it isn't fun to poke around the marina in winter? Went to the marina today to check on th
bimini measurements 1989 30' hunter cgreeleycoffin at 6:36pm 01.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1420 Hi We need help with measurements to continue with canvas work. Height from deck to bottom of boom
H 216 discontinued? djamied at 7:17pm 01.10.10 Smaller Boats 1/1452 I was at the Toronto Boat Show today and a Hunter dealer mentioned that the 216 was no longer being
looking for a v2-22 '76' rudder tommooreatd at 7:00pm 01.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1311 If anyone is parting out a Venture 2-22 ( prefer year 1976 ) or has bought that performance rudder a
Catalina 27 shroud tension Buzzlovelace at 6:43pm 01.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/2578 Does any one know the tension settings for the shrouds on my 1971 Cat. Or better yet the scale setti
To Catalina on an old Macgregor - Sweet Video!!! JoelHoover at 6:21pm 01.10.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3318 Took the Venture 25 to Catalina for New Years. Awesome trip. Definatley got passed up by all of th
Sailing to Catalina - Sweet Video!!! JoelHoover at 6:15pm 01.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/5318 Go Venture 25 Go! Catalina Part 1 Sailing to the island across 24 miles of open ocean infested w
Measurements for canvas work 30' hunter cgreeleycoffin at 6:04pm 01.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1067 Unfortanately we are on dry dock and would like help with a couple of measurements if you have a mom
Shredded bilge flexible piping sfraher at 2:56pm 01.10.10 Big Boats 2/1375 The flexible pipe running from my bilge to the through hull shattered in bitter cold. It separated
Hunter 40 advice needed Francis at 2:21pm 01.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1279 I am a new member, interested in a 1986 Hunter 40. Before I go visit her, I'd like to ask you what I
Motor size jimrose52 at 2:10pm 01.10.10 Smaller Boats 2/1231 I have a Hunter 18.5 with a Johnson 3 HP 2 cycle no reverse. I own a Suzuki 9.9 HP 4 cycle. The Suzu
Dinghy Drag jibes138 at 1:36pm 01.10.10 Ask All Sailors 29/11944 Towing a dinghy causes a lot of drag that on a long run increases the trip significantly. I'm think
What do you do with an old Macgregor? (2) MrMikey64 at 1:19pm 01.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2686 Ok, so here's the deal: I initially acquired a 1981 Macgregor 25, in the hopes of restoring her. S
Anyone use your Mac as a pockrt trawler? Chip at 1:13pm 01.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/5705 I recently converted another Mac/Venture 25 for use as a pocket trawler. I've installed a new hard
Reverse Polarity Rob McClain at 12:59pm 01.10.10 Ask All Sailors 28/12010 When I leave the boat at the end of the weekend I turn off the A.C. and D.C. breakers and I also shu
Flexible cabinet door in head of 35s5 Hooked 35s5 at 12:37pm 01.10.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2265 We have a 1993 35s5. She came with flexible cabinet doors that close the head closet and under-sink
Cockpit vs Cabintop traveller Hooked 35s5 at 12:25pm 01.10.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3694 We recently bought a 1993 35s5. The previous owner moved the traveller from the cabintop to the cock

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Anyone missing their rudder Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:40pm 05.21.22 Post it on Facebook...look for a "page" that seems to be about your local area. --Peggie
H240 keel housing bracket pin locations (1) twalker H260 at 1:38pm 05.21.22
Fresh/Black Water Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:36pm 05.21.22 All the hoses--water and waste--are in need of replacement, but it's entirely possible that your san
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Head Sail at 1:23pm 05.21.22 Any continuity tester will help determine which is which. You may need a long test wire.
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Sailor Sue at 12:57pm 05.21.22 Any 12 volt battery should work. Can you pull your car up close enough to the mast, or use jumper wi
Need a replacement Tiller Head for Ericson 25+ (3) Mextor at 12:52pm 05.21.22 The Inner Diameter is 2 3/8"
'73 Javelin Rotting Cuddy Floor RaleighRancher at 12:43pm 05.21.22 I replaced the cuddy floor on my '74 several years ago. Two triangles of plywood, meeting in the mid
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Plymouth Sailor at 12:40pm 05.21.22 Be aware, on some older Hunters, the factory laid some wires that transited the liner/cabin top wit
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Plymouth Sailor at 12:38pm 05.21.22 Take this opportunity to use those wires as a messenger and replace the black wires with whatever c
Topping Lift HC37 ggrizzard at 12:37pm 05.21.22 I found a thread with diagrams on this topic that the OP may find helpful' https://www.skippertips.c
Transferring from Blaine to Everett Terry Cox at 12:16pm 05.21.22 Terry, Sometimes I wonder if we are becoming "Cruising the Ditch" enablers. I sure enjoy the route
eenie, meenie, minie, moe ggrizzard at 12:08pm 05.21.22 Be aware, on some older Hunters, the factory laid some wires that transited the liner/cabin top with
Hunter 27 Legend -2005 Length of engine control cables? Martin-Galini at 12:07pm 05.21.22 Your boat was built in Britain? I think the hull came from US but the rest was commissioned here i
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA Stu Jackson at 11:57am 05.21.22 the number of miles we can reasonably expect to cover in 8 to 10 hours per day How fast does your
Fresh/Black Water Tally Ho at 11:54am 05.21.22
Fresh/Black Water Stu Jackson at 11:51am 05.21.22 https://www.westmarine.com/WestAdvisor/Selecting-a-Sanitation-System
Life Jacket recommendations mermike at 11:44am 05.21.22 We have the West Marine inflatables on board but the weight was all on the back of my neck and becam
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Tally Ho at 11:41am 05.21.22 if You have some wire, you can connect it to one of the 2 wires at the base of the mast, then lay it
Thru-Hull Stats Tally Ho at 11:30am 05.21.22 These days I thought "grey water" was supposed to go into a holding tank as well as "black water"
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA Crazy Dave Condon at 11:10am 05.21.22 As a kid, I use to fish off the pier and Coast Guard Station

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