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autohelm denny at 1:06am 09.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1436 can anyone advise me witch autohelm is recomended for a 26m wheel steer
Hunter 44 AC tilt to port side mdbram at 12:23am 09.12.09 Big Boats 6/1540 My Hunter 44AC has a tilt towards the port side by about 2 to 3 degrees. I have seen some other Hunt
Where can I get this plug Mougly at 10:34pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1365 Hello all, I have a Lawrance depth sounder and in need of the Power/Data plug..I do not need the sen
Birds in the Mast rod1029 at 9:31pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 17/4779 Hello everyone, I have run into the issue of realizing that birds have used my mast as a home:con
Early Childhood Sailing Education and training paulj at 9:20pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1617 Grand kids not too young to sail a Catalina 310. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phd6UX6Vu5w'featur
Discharged battery's effect on amperage draw Randy6414 at 8:41pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2146 I need one of the electrical gurus to help set me straight on this: does a deeply discharged battery
Living on board sandiegohoffs at 8:40pm 09.11.09 Big Boats 3/2025 We are considering selling our 28 foot Columbia and purchasing a bigger boat to live on. Bed size i
Demast Yearly? Scup at 7:11pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 16/10696 I demasted my 27 footer with a 37 ft mast last year at haulout time and I am thinking about it again
Vagabond 42 philippe06 at 7:00pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1926 Hello, I'm looking for information about vagabond 42, defaults, avantages, how is she under sail...
Repacking stuffing box WJA302 at 6:48pm 09.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/2986 Hello, Another new owner question. (Thanks to all who helped with replacing the anchor light ' bos
Whale Gusher Galley pump... broken? rogerlwhite at 6:19pm 09.11.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/5912 I recently purchased a Capri 26 with a non-working Whale Gusher Galley Pump MK3. I ordered a rebuil
Gin pole and temporary shrouds dasboot at 5:50pm 09.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4787 Built a gin pole a la Dale Mack's article and it works pretty slick. What i don't get is the tempor
Specs on ports & Hatches on standard H34 (1) Jim D at 5:15pm 09.11.09 Big Boats 4/3050 Just had the Hull Painted on a 1983 H34. Looking to replace hatches and ports on the boat along with
ST40 Wind System Bud H at 5:11pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 1/2038 I would like to hear some experience with the Raymarine ST40 Wind System. The ST60 is more than I w
Recutting a Jib Rob McClain at 4:36pm 09.11.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/10449 I have a 2001 Hunter 340 with the Seldin in-mast furling. We have the Furlex reefing system for the
Help with water ballast SteveG84 at 2:27pm 09.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2843 Just purchased a 1985 Mac 25. Prior to taking it out, we searched everywhere for the water ballast
Portable MSD Choice russg at 1:52pm 09.11.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3682 Peggie: I'm ready to replace the OEM porta-potty in my boat, per our phone conversation a while ba
H-27 (1984) thru hulls amcmahon at 1:39pm 09.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/2130 Hello Everyone, This fall, I'm planning to pull my 1984 H-27 to paint the bottom and I'm planning to
Vberth door misalignment capejt at 1:33pm 09.11.09 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2129 I've just run into a problem I'm having trouble making sense out of. I normally leave the door to th
Worth Repairing? (with pics) (5) YardBoater at 12:20pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 20/4446 Hi everybody, I've been bouncing around these forums a bit looking for information and it looks like

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Protecting your face and skin from the wind brockangelo at 1:55pm 04.28.22 I hate sunblock so I generally go with a big hat, long pants and long sleeve shirt. I know Champai
Protecting your face and skin from the wind cb32863 at 1:53pm 04.28.22 SPF 50 as per my dermatologist and hopefully never seeing again oncologist. Wear a hat now and have
Protecting your face and skin from the wind Tater at 1:16pm 04.28.22 I hate sunblock so I generally go with a big hat, long pants and long sleeve shirt. I know Champai
FreeJib Sail twodzusfittings at 1:16pm 04.28.22 Donated. All gone.
Protecting your face and skin from the wind lehighsail at 1:12pm 04.28.22 Most of the time I wear two types of sunblock and a mask. It was interesting when the Coast Guard c
Fuse or Breakers? (1) jviss at 1:06pm 04.28.22 Joe Not sure of your windlass system. My Lewmar has a "Controller" box and a "Contactor" box. The C
Fuse or Breakers? jssailem at 12:56pm 04.28.22 Joe Not sure of your windlass system. My Lewmar has a "Controller" box and a "Contactor" box. The
Protecting your face and skin from the wind jssailem at 12:47pm 04.28.22 I have been using Harkenderm products for the past 3 years. Got a sample at the boat show. Showed th
Replacing engine mounts on '86 H34 (2) Artey1 at 12:41pm 04.28.22 So, I have this problem, but I also have another problem. The bolts holding my angle iron on have lo
Protecting your face and skin from the wind sail sfbay at 12:25pm 04.28.22 Full bimini, dodger and a hat.
Hose adapter for Hunter's 1 5/8" water fitting jviss at 12:17pm 04.28.22 Someone could accidentally turn on your water supply.
Fuse or Breakers? jviss at 12:15pm 04.28.22 I am not sure how your windlass switches are wired, but in my case the foot switches are located at
Line Bags Don S/V ILLusion at 12:12pm 04.28.22 Couple of things to consider: 1. Leaving wet lines in bags promotes growth 2. can complicate releasi
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? shemandr at 12:11pm 04.28.22 Regarding living on a smallish boat I would recommend not filling the boat with comforts and necessi
Galley sink drain leak New Horizons at 12:11pm 04.28.22 The top of that part is very different from my sink. But I will try that. Thanks
Line Bags jssailem at 12:06pm 04.28.22 Tedd, that is the brand I bought from Binnacle in NS CA. They had a sale. Good product. Well made.
1995 Hunter 29.5 Tach issue kloudie1 at 12:01pm 04.28.22 I suggest you get an optical tachometer to verify. Amazon.com: Digital Photo Laser Tachometer Non C
Anchor roller Daryl V at 12:01pm 04.28.22 I am fabricating an extention that will bolt on using the existing bolt holes and will allow for a
Ammeter replacement questions jonelli at 11:54am 04.28.22 Maybe he just wants to monitor the current of the house loads, not the charging current, etc. I th
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? CaliBro860 at 11:39am 04.28.22 The electric motor is something I am looking to do a year or more out for now going to get the inboa

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