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Macgregor Rudder Float? SW Fla Guy at 5:39pm 09.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/7252 I recently purchased a 1984 22' Mac. I pulled the rudder to fix some dings and noted that it is of a
use barbor hauler when reefing roller furler? ChuckThomas at 5:27pm 09.20.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 22/9386 One of the problems when reefing my genny is trying to move the blocks forward. What are pros and c
Leaky fuel fitting Tom23352 at 4:35pm 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1697 is making me crazy! The banjo fitting on the intake side of the fuel feed pump on my Yanmar 2GM20F
Cleaning the bilge Smitty at 3:40pm 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 29/24620 Over 1800 hours my Westerbeke has dripped a little oil and sometimes when I change the oil filter, I
Another fuel topic-340 tank Andy1237 at 1:58pm 09.20.09 Big Boats 1/1142 I think the fuel sending unit in our 340 is caputz!. Anybody know how deep the tank on the 340 is?
Wind meter tommy at 1:07pm 09.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1146 I have a WS50 wind meter. Is there any significance in the first 60 degrees highlighted in "red and
Elegance on H356 Shawn93 at 5:34am 09.20.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2704 Does anyone have any experience installing a Raritan Elegance on a Hunter 356? I've taken measureme
A Back Up Bilge Pump? Ducati at 4:00am 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3458 We race on a 2 ton/IOR which has no bilge pump. We suck out the H2O on race night with a wet vac. It
Adding a bail to an O'Day 222 for a vang (1) Mich222 at 2:39am 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1962 I made the leap and drilled larger holes at the base of the DAMCO (Dwyer Aluminum Mast Co) mast on a
Lowering keel on Mac 25 CaptTripps at 10:14pm 09.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2179 I have been surfing around and haven't figured out how to lower the kell on my "new" Mac 25 (1985).
Pictures of my new companionway door (5) MartinLanglois at 9:50pm 09.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3149 I was tired of the ugly tinted plexiglass door on my Mac25. It was big and hard to hide anywhere on
3 years, 30,000 miles, 19' LOA Joe Blizzard at 7:07pm 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2982 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/06/content_12081661.htm Aron Meder, a 29-year-old Hungaria
Raw water through-hull location xavierlh1 at 6:32pm 09.19.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1522 I just bought a 2005 B373, and as I was tidying the boat at the endof our first cruise, I realized t
rig tuning sailordel at 12:42pm 09.19.09 Big Boats 4/1906 I have a 1989 Legend 37 and am replacing all the standing rigging. Any guidance/information regardi
It's time for a 32ft Mac JoelHoover at 10:45am 09.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1773 Wouldn't it be cool if MacGregor made a 32-36ft water ballast cruiser with 2 100hp outboards? I'm
Do you cover your sailboat for the winter? cromer at 9:53am 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 42/41603 How do you cover you sailboat for the winter? Mast up or down? Do you shrinkwrap, use tarps, or use
Need to build a temp rudder for an O25 gabriel.donnelly at 9:28am 09.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1057 Hi there, My name is Gabriel and I just bought an O'Day 25 and couldn't be happier! However, the rud
I need to build a temp rudder gabriel.donnelly at 9:17am 09.19.09 Day Sailers 3/1589 Hi there, My name is Gabriel and I just bought an O'Day 25 and couldn't be happier! However, the rud
SIRIUS Radio Rick Webb at 8:46am 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3038 I just bought a Sirius radio for my car and was thinking of adding another for the boat. Anyone o
Picking up a mooring BobM at 8:36am 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 40/11521 What a season. I am trying to get in as much sailing as possible in the short period of time remain

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Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. (1) TomY at 4:41am 03.31.22 @TomY there has always been something about wooden hulled boats that is just different. I'm not tal
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. dLj at 4:25am 03.31.22 @TomY there has always been something about wooden hulled boats that is just different. I'm not talk
Tiller question Joe at 4:21am 03.31.22 Thank you. I do not believe that the boat I just bought last fall came with an auto pilot. Just a
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Don S/V ILLusion at 4:06am 03.31.22 Pardon my ignorance here.... maybe I'm wrong / missing something but once the diesel is started, th
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. (1) TomY at 4:04am 03.31.22 A friend of mine was looking for her second family (4) boat. In explaining what she was looking for,
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor NYSail at 3:15am 03.31.22 Pardon my ignorance here.... maybe I'm wrong / missing something but once the diesel is started, the
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Sefuller at 3:11am 03.31.22 Our boats have always used a rope clutch for the main halyard - only difference being ours is in the
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Sefuller at 3:07am 03.31.22 I am not familiar with the Yanmar engines, but it seems like the problem almost has to be electrical
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Davidasailor26 at 12:17am 03.31.22 Is it a Volvo dripless shaft seal? If so it looks (from Volvo Penta Shaft Seal ) like they only supp
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Davidasailor26 at 12:08am 03.31.22
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor JamesG161 at 10:48pm 03.30.22 This is a guess... On my 1998 H430 1) The Start Battery supplies my Anchor Windlass power through a
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Richard19068 at 9:16pm 03.30.22 Consider using a cam cleat instead of a clutch for this use. That's an interesting possibility. I'
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 9:00pm 03.30.22 203945
Building a custom hard dodger kbgunn at 8:36pm 03.30.22 Guy on this site built one for a H40: Repairing Hunter 40 damage from Hurricane Matthew Materials we
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Stu Jackson at 8:22pm 03.30.22 The clutch would primarily be used to temporarily hold the halyard when I want the winch for some o
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 kbgunn at 8:13pm 03.30.22 I have a Dometic MarineAirrrr 16K BTU with R22 refrigerant. It has a 30uF run cap @ 370v for the 115
Great Sailing Sunday. Woops! Will Gilmore at 8:00pm 03.30.22 First inebriation, then incubation? Sounds like a plan. :beer::cool::snooze: -Will
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Screen Saver at 7:26pm 03.30.22 Anyone have a working email address for SeaStar Solutions. Im trying to find any tank design doco th
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. dLj at 6:53pm 03.30.22 wow! love those cal's john +1 dj
Replace Cockpit Drain Hoses - Beneteau 44cc sirk76 at 6:51pm 03.30.22 Can anyone provide guidance as to how to replace the cockpit drain hoses on a Beneteau 44cc? The h

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