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Mooring help!! Airlandsea at 1:49pm 10.28.09 Smaller Boats 4/1748 Help, I wanted to see if anyone can give me an idea of how much weight (concrete) for mooring I s
Mac 26 Main Sail Hardare JMonda at 1:44pm 10.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3977 Hi Folks, While sailing with a friend a few weeks ago my friend suggested that there is a way to
Trailor Weight for a 25' CenterBoard Mac Gregor Sailboat Wix at 1:34pm 10.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3221 A friend made me a great offer for his Mac Gregor. Before I jump at it. I need to know the trailer
Balboa 20 #405 Total Restoration edhilsenhoff at 12:22pm 10.28.09 Balboa 24/16647 The Balboa site seems a little quiet. Thought I'd start posting my new project. Bought the boat for
The frigid north capta at 10:15am 10.28.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2438 After 40 years of living aboard, I have decided to spend the winter in New Bedford. Please don't ask
Maxwell 24st Winches dodgercc27 at 9:19am 10.28.09 Big Boats 2/2092 I have to service my Maxwell 24st Winches on my Hunter 34. Does anyone have the schematic diagrams
Mooring with a Bow Sprit soundsailor at 7:54am 10.28.09 Catalina 30 2/2964 I recently purchased a Catalina 30 Tall Rig with a Bow Sprit. What is the preferred way to attach t
bow sprit photos and dimensions (5) blowinganddrifting at 7:16am 10.28.09 Catalina 30 2/1733 The overall lengthis 26", the length from the recess is 19", the rear width is 9-1/2", the tip width
New glass / Poly Glow Solmansail at 7:08am 10.28.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3820 I would like input from anyone who has used New Glass or Poly Glow over several years. Specifically
looking for book about daysailor II Gary Meckes at 6:51am 10.28.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1540 I am looking for a book and video tittled "maintaining, Understanding, and repairing your Daysailor
lifelines jamesstrobel at 6:36am 10.28.09 Ask All Sailors 21/3693 Is there a source for ready-made lifelines for a 1990 Hunter 23? Mine have multiple cracks in the o
Is the Oday 222 subject to massive keel failure similar to the 302 Oday Mich222 at 6:25am 10.28.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2241 A recent post described massive keel failure ( separation from hull) of the ODay 302. http://forums.
Close raw water valve when hard starting?? AaronJ at 5:53am 10.28.09 Mid-Size Boats 10/4973 Hi, I have a Yanmar 2GM20F that required several cranks before starting. I did the basic maintenanc
Magma kettle grill diy rail mount? luvitt at 3:23am 10.28.09 Ask All Sailors 12/11890 I lost my rail mount overboard. I dont like the grill enough to buy a new mount at $53. its robber
Can you sail your h40 with the bimini up? luvitt at 3:19am 10.28.09 Big Boats 12/2035 my bimini is in the way of the boom. i always have to fold it back and tie it up. or take it off c
Bottom Work jbrock at 12:26am 10.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1927 I sail my Mac 25 mainly on the Rappahannock River off the Chesapeake Bay. Unfortunately I left it t
Boating injuries Brian D at 9:53pm 10.27.09 Ask All Sailors 18/3476 Well, the worst that has happen to me was walking off the end of a dock. At least it was until Monda
Middle River, MD bottom paint recommendations Manny at 7:40pm 10.27.09 Ask All Sailors 8/3428 I know it's pretty early to think about but I'm going to be moving the boat down to Middle River, MD
One of the good reasons you should have kids (H37C) (1) MATHURIN2 at 6:14pm 10.27.09 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2991 Mine redone the electric panel on my boat :dance: (He took the general idea from the modification ar
Sealand 964MSD Porta Pottie Zoomie at 5:50pm 10.27.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2593 I recently got what seems like a really good deal on a new Sealand 964MSD porta pottie from a marine

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Tiller question jviss at 8:37am 03.31.22 Gotcha. That pin is for a Raymarine tiller pilot. There should also be a cylindrical, vertical "cu
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor (1) JamesG161 at 8:16am 03.31.22 I got this Page from the H310 owner's manual. Jim... PS: Note the Battery Selector Switch
Mast rail Parsons at 8:04am 03.31.22 The only risky part of joining and running fresh halyards comes at the top block itself. That is th
Tiller question (1) Brucegspc at 8:03am 03.31.22 I'm not sure I understand that - can you be a bit more descriptive? peg? Does that help? I do not
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 7:58am 03.31.22 I have been warned if I turn off key. Alternator may burn out(no load ?) That's not so. Turning t
Mast rail jviss at 7:55am 03.31.22 When you splice the new halyard to the old one, is it better to attach the new halyard to the head(
Mast rail GrantBrown at 7:48am 03.31.22 When you splice the new halyard to the old one, is it better to attach the new halyard to the head(s
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Building a boat at 7:15am 03.31.22 Wow , thanks for all the great ideas will try and work through them. Greg, you think you got a lo
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. dLj at 7:05am 03.31.22 Maybe because wood actually floats and it's buoyant? Literally filled with air... I don't know. No
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? thinwater at 7:02am 03.31.22 ... When I sailed a Catamaran in Belize, the main halyard was held in a rope clutch. It has been abu
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. thevoyager at 7:00am 03.31.22 @TomY there has always been something about wooden hulled boats that is just different. I'm not tal
Rub rail and deck hull joint. mikeracca at 6:54am 03.31.22 5200 is next to permanent and may never allow access to that area again without further damage. Good
Luck Be The Lady... mikeracca at 6:46am 03.31.22
Luck Be The Lady... mikeracca at 6:35am 03.31.22 I'm not clear on the timing of this. Did this fire occur before you bought the boat, and just no o
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 buddy0 at 6:35am 03.31.22 Hi kbgunn, Thanks for the info on your capacitor. Do you remember the steady state amps rating for t
Reuse shrink wrap? DougM at 6:32am 03.31.22 $1200 is about what I paid in 2006 for a custom cover that lasted for 10 Michigan winters. Replaceme
Suspect Crankshaft oil leaks Ken13559 at 6:19am 03.31.22 Kloudie1, I've to check the clearance. 3-4" may just be possible. Thanks. Ken Y
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 6:17am 03.31.22 By the way, I always run the engine when using the windlass, and rev it up to at least 1,000 ROM (id
Suspect Crankshaft oil leaks Ken13559 at 6:16am 03.31.22 What is the grade or viscosity thickness of your engine oil? An oil additive to thicken viscosity
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor leo310 at 6:15am 03.31.22 I agree with Jviss that your windlass is causing the problem. What I would do is check the wire at b

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