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Anyone raised their boom a few feet? Krantz at 8:47pm 06.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1442 Thinking of mounting a second removable gooseneck fitting on mast a few feet above standard. Mainsai
Cabinet Door b.nelson at 7:36pm 06.23.09 Catalina 310 1/1520 We have a 310 year 2001. We have removed the microwave oven and are now looking for the cabinet door
Climbing the Mast w/ assending gear, Any advice? Royal Flush at 7:05pm 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2212 I'll be climbing the mast this weekend using acsenders w/ daisy chains as steps.:eek: I'll have a s
Keel Tube Leak (3) atwhite2 at 5:58pm 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2019 On my trailerable 1976 O'Day 20 there is a rather steady leak coming through the tube that the swing
Hunter 170 motor mount Julianblo at 5:28pm 06.23.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/2108 I am installing a Hunter motor mount. If you have a factory installed motor mount on your Hunter 17
Mac25 club on yahoo jaybeekay at 5:11pm 06.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1011 Check out the Macgregor 25 club on Yahoo! http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/macgregor25
owners manual for 2000 26x escapade at 4:26pm 06.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1388 I have recently purchased a 2000 26x. Unfortuneately NO manual. Can anyone direct me to a web site
Mast pulled from deck Mirage 26 at 4:08pm 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2009 Hi all, new to these forums, hope someone can help us or steer us in right direction. The stern st
Plastic Pulleys at top of mast Earthwrk at 3:22pm 06.23.09 Balboa 5/5001 Has anyone replaced the two plastic pulleys at the top of a Balboa 20' They act as guides for the M
Hull Paint stephang at 2:58pm 06.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1209 Bought a H33 in 2007 (new) with interprotect and VC17 on the hull. Major peeling occured when the
seaway blocks rabnation at 2:22pm 06.23.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/6243 I have a Catalina 30 1980 with seaway blocks used for several applications. However I noticed the ot
New to the Sport Parguera Sailor at 2:12pm 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1048 Hi, I am new to the sport of sailing. I have been taken lessons of sailing and feel ready to purchas
Generator Choice jmfollmer at 12:36pm 06.23.09 Big Boats 3/1560 My 2002 386 came sans generator and I am considering installing one now. I gather that 386s of the 2
Need a new strut Help.... cjgrabell at 11:52am 06.23.09 Big Boats 3/1193 I have a 1983 Hunter 34 which needs a new strut. Mine is turning pink. A replacement strut is almost
Time for a new battery Lori1818 at 11:27am 06.23.09 Day Sailers 1/1059 We have a 1982 O'Day 22 that we are just now finally getting out on the lake with. It was out of th
Fear of Barracudas Charlie L at 11:19am 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 28/3051 I have been told by usually reliable sources that people are not in the barracuda's food chain so "n
Leisure Furling Boom DJW at 10:48am 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1681 Is anyone familiar with the Leisure Furling Boom System? The boat we are looking has one with a Hoo
repair fiberglass stanchion area tommie at 10:20am 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1605 I have a 1978 23' Oday and it was damaged at the stanchion area. Had a cracked pvc fender attached t
Update on Mystery Leak Dennis Honeycutt at 10:18am 06.23.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1240 Some time ago, I posted a thread on a friend's H33 which was discovered to have about 3-4" of water
Repairing filberglass under Stanchion tommie at 10:14am 06.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1366 I have a 1978 Oday 23' and it was damaged by a cracked pvc attached to the piling at my dock. At low

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Throttle position while sailing? sail sfbay at 7:04am 07.17.21 .........Curious if anyone knows of any information or recommendations from the manufacturer on the
hunter 49 power in the UK sail sfbay at 6:34am 07.17.21 Suggest asking the marina what amperage they supply, either 16 or 32 amp likely and adapter type. Fr
I have a Horizon 1500 windless. I have never been able to get it free drop the anchor, does this windless have that ability? sail sfbay at 6:28am 07.17.21 Manual emailed!
hunter 49 power in the UK? sail sfbay at 6:25am 07.17.21 16 Amp, 240 Volt, 50 Hertz and 32 Amp, 240 Volt, 50 Hertz. Suggest checking with the induvial marin
hunter 49 power in the UK? Whatfiero1 at 6:12am 07.17.21 If you can source out an adapter everything should work the Hertz will just make your pump and AC un
line diameter Hunter 49 Zencra at 6:09am 07.17.21 thanks for replies, I went with a low stretch 12mm and works well.
Bayview Mac Race? Marmalade at 6:06am 07.17.21 Same class! Our first year taking the Legend 37, so lots to learn. Really looking forward to it, w
Confused on outhaul rigging (1) DougM at 5:32am 07.17.21 196298 This is how the outhaul is supposedly set up in a US spars boom. The block with becket is not
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? Joe at 5:32am 07.17.21 So..... this 34 ft boat only has two winches? And they are located a distance from the helm , next
Swim ladder thinwater at 5:32am 07.17.21 A short rope ladder, tied from old rope. It should be tied narrower than this one, tied rope ladder
So we did it... kappykaplan at 5:24am 07.17.21 Congratulations! :beer: We like pictures!
Swim ladder BlowMeAway at 5:24am 07.17.21 I agree with @shemandr that the boat will list when boarding from the sides of the boat, but easily
Swim ladder Joe at 5:09am 07.17.21 The over the gunwhale type may be your best option though it could be difficult to fit... although
Swim ladder DougM at 5:03am 07.17.21
Swim ladder shemandr at 5:02am 07.17.21 Some version of this: https://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-marine--2-step-over-platform-telescoping-s
Swim ladder dlochner at 4:57am 07.17.21 There are folding ladders, like this one from Defender that might be a better option. The mount on t
Throttle position while sailing? DougM at 4:51am 07.17.21
Got a new sailing dinghy Davidasailor26 at 4:48am 07.17.21 Thank you for the post. You learned a valuable lesson. Not All Dyneema is created equal. Here is an
I have a Horizon 1500 windless. I have never been able to get it free drop the anchor, does this windless have that ability? drtsr1 at 4:18am 07.17.21 Take a look at page 15 of the manual attached. hank you but,I am unable to, open open, can you ema
Funny Friday!!! (1) All U Get at 4:13am 07.17.21 196296

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