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Did Mac 25 change to 600 lb keel/winch being placed on cabin floor & no longer on cockpit-big change mntjohnson at 10:57am 08.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3356 Did Mac 25 change to 600 lb keel/winch being placed on cabin floor ' no longer on cockpit - so a big
Replacing flooded batteries with gel jrpla at 9:52am 08.14.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2592 Replacing flooded batteries with gel Is time to replace my batteries, I was thinking in changing
mast step replacement (2) Steve22124 at 9:26am 08.14.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/2157 Last winter I found that my mast step had cracked. I assume it was due to metal fatigue and temperat
Howdy All! Zoomie at 9:14am 08.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1072 Howdy All! Brand new guy here. I live in SC and work in NC. I'm a DOD air traffic controller and fly
New Here, Hi to all O'day 25 Coty137 at 9:06am 08.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1497 Good day to all, I am new to your community and would like to salute all of the O'day owners here!
Raymarine ST6002 problems bman88 at 8:51am 08.14.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3131 I recently hooked up my Raymarine ST6002 auto pilot to my new Garmin 540 GPS, and after considerable
removing mast step pin R.S.Cape at 8:01am 08.14.09 Smaller Boats 7/1763 Does anyone have any tricks for removing the mast step pin? We lowered the mast for the first time o
leaky sink drain hose tombow88 at 7:52am 08.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1132 Hi folks, I just bought an '05 Mac26m and it stunk! turned out, kitchen hose was leaking waste wate
Cutting through fibreglass core decking suggestions? Starfish at 7:28am 08.14.09 Ask All Sailors 20/5934 Hi, I am replacing the forward hatch of my Seidelmann S299 and need to cut out the decking for the o
Gelcoat thinner RichH at 7:25am 08.14.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1478 Am looking for east coast supplier of "Duratec High Gloss Additive" -- a thinner used for spraying
Some many parts ,so little knowledge Mitchell Slochower at 7:00am 08.14.09 Pearson 1/1437 I just moved up from a very basic O'day 22, to a 1984 Pearson 34. I am looking to replace some of th
Swimming with friends (1) amcmahon at 6:52am 08.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1426 In a previous thread (1 gm heating) I mentoned that I had gone in the water to clean the coolant wat
Painting Hull sgreenest at 6:50am 08.14.09 Smaller Boats 1/2390 Painting Hull/need "pick points" We are new to this, we need to have the hull repainted and need to
Lewmar Hatches Richard E. ("Dick") Craig at 6:22am 08.14.09 Big Boats 2/1192 Has anyone replaced the lens in their Lewmar hatches?
Forestay replacement????? steveebryant at 5:17am 08.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1624 I need to replace the forestay on my 1989 Hunter 30. I would like to replace it as soon as possible.
Holding Tank Leak MikeWilkinson at 7:38pm 08.13.09 Big Boats 8/2281 My 2005 Hunter 36 holding tank has a hose fitting cross threaded from the factory. It has taken 3 y
Air conditioner mold odor Rxman47 at 6:46pm 08.13.09 Ask All Sailors 8/4694 In my Hunter 336 when we switch on the A/C we get very strong odor of mold. Probably the PO didn't u
1968 Ericson 30' Restoration TipsySailor at 5:38pm 08.13.09 Ericson 2/5049 Hi, I would love to talk with anyone who owns another Ericson 30 Sailboat, we haven't had ours long,
Roller furler replacement dduhaime at 4:03pm 08.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1117 I have a 1993 First 35s5 with the original Profurl roller furler. I replaced the upper bearing last
Galley Counter Mod Siamese at 2:12pm 08.13.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1737 Okay, so I haven't done this mod yet, but when the snow flies...... I'm not in love with the hatch

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Between chart plotters jaysweet at 7:00pm 07.30.21 Suggest that you also drill a 1/4" drain hole through the bottom of the navpod. Navpod probably wil
Beginner Questions shemandr at 6:59pm 07.30.21 You're on a good track. You get the issues. There's a whole genre of sailing/campers. Tents on s
Beginner Questions (1) JackOlsen at 6:09pm 07.30.21 I'll offer some perspective, since I recently jumped into this hobby. First off, there's really no
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 zimboy at 6:07pm 07.30.21 @BigEasy understood. This is a really great idea, it should enable me to get the dinghy on & off sin
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire Roy1919 at 5:49pm 07.30.21 I don't have a windlass, wish I did. But every single windlass thread I've ever read said to use th
what's a bottom paint cost in yr marina ? (1) Tally Ho at 5:39pm 07.30.21
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire Richard19068 at 5:17pm 07.30.21 Perhaps a little confusion over wire design and wire AMPACITY. #2 wire can actually handle 210A (a
Main sheet rigging - H33.5 Don Crowther at 5:15pm 07.30.21 That's where we differ. I have to go to mast to change my outhaul. Otherwise my clutches are set up
1984 (not Charubini) Hunter 30 heritage at 4:56pm 07.30.21 Sailboat data says the Cherubinis ended in '83 My 1984 Hunter 27 is a Cherubini. Maybe they sto
1996 Barnett 1400 sail sfbay at 4:01pm 07.30.21 Welcome to the forum!!........and I am sorry for your loss. This one was/is listed for $1500: Barne
1984 (not Charubini) Hunter 30 Justin_NSA at 3:19pm 07.30.21 Could be John :biggrin: I've seen Tall rig, Tall cabin and T cockpit. I go with the cockpit.
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire (2) Ralph Johnstone at 3:06pm 07.30.21 2AWG can handle 200A depending on voltage drop, length of run, run time and insulation rating. Pe
1984 (not Charubini) Hunter 30 jssailem at 2:13pm 07.30.21 What is that shorthand for Justin? 30T = 30 Terrific feet of Fun?
How to know if you need more power or less drag? Davidasailor26 at 2:04pm 07.30.21
Main sheet rigging - H33.5 (1) sail sfbay at 2:03pm 07.30.21 Another rigging option............route the mainsheet to on side of the traveler through a block und
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire (1) Davidasailor26 at 1:57pm 07.30.21 Can you link a reputable source for this? Looks like it depends on the temperature rating of the i
Main sheet rigging - H33.5 Fred at 1:55pm 07.30.21
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire Richard19068 at 1:46pm 07.30.21 2AWG can handle 200A depending on voltage drop, length of run, run time and insulation rating. If I
Beginner Questions shemandr at 1:26pm 07.30.21
Helm Seating - What do you do? (H38) quadrille38 at 1:15pm 07.30.21 We have a couple of these on our 38. Use them when sitting in the cockpit reading or sometimes down

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