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Need Kenyon Nav 2 Manual Kamper at 9:38am 07.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1656 I'm looking for a Kenyon Stowe Navsounder manual. According to archives, a poster a few years back
Holter Lake, MT (6) Blake at 9:11am 07.25.09 Destinations 1/3394 I do most of my postings in the MacGregor site, but I wanted to share these pics taken on a recent o
Fairing out the trailing edge of the keel. jpekas at 9:08am 07.25.09 Ask All Sailors 7/8838 Working on a 1981 Lippincott 30, and and just completing a fairing out the hull after a restoration
Superstition ? cscott at 8:28am 07.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1819 Question. How many of you place a coin, Heads Up, under your mast each time you step your mast?
Owner's Manual for 1989 33.5? Gary Chamberlain at 7:25am 07.25.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1378 Does anyone know where I maight be able to obtain an owner's manual or copy of one for my 1989 Hunte
Destination Advice? oldiesrocker2001 at 7:07am 07.25.09 Destinations 10/4442 This may not be the right forum as it's more of a permanent destination rather than a cruising one,
Staysail boom to furling conversion H37 LunaSea at 6:29am 07.25.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1642 Hello everyone, I am struggling with the idea of converting the factory hanked staysail with boom
need a H23.5 centerboard freedom 1 at 5:50am 07.25.09 Smaller Boats 2/938 Need to replace my H23.5 centerboard and the bracket. Can anyone please advise where to get one? I'm
Masts John Tuckwiller at 4:21am 07.25.09 Day Sailers 2/1384 To Anyone who can help: A friend and I have an Oday trailerable day sailor with a small cabin probab
3 blade vs. 4 bladed prop captian dave at 9:05pm 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1503 I have an 8 horsepower outboard. I understand that when it comes to powerboats, a three bladed prop
Use it as an anchor Bing at 8:31pm 07.24.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/3229 Hi Peggy After 8 months on our new boat with a Jabsco toilet with an extremely noisy electric conver
two water leaks Bob 04 H260 at 7:07pm 07.24.09 Smaller Boats 8/1452 We have been having huge rain falls here this week. I just noticed I have two small water leaks in t
Anyone Cruising Maine Next Week..? Maine Sail at 5:42pm 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2002 We're out and wanted to see if anyone else was..? We have no plans other than where the wind and our
Canvas work Hermit Scott at 1:12pm 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 68/12305 This is for you guys that sew your own canvas. what weight sunbrella do I want to use on a main sail
Gunwale & Mast step leaks EGillespie at 12:45pm 07.24.09 S2 6/2178 I recently bought a 1980 S2 8.0 in good shape. I noticed after heavy rains that the cabin headliner
Don't you wish you could work inside your mast? (1) Tim R. at 12:21pm 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1427 Alinghi 5's mast being prepped for unstepping. http://www.sail-world.com/photos/Alt_Alinghi%2014.jp
Hunter 50CC Dave Robinson20509 at 11:51am 07.24.09 Big Boats 1/1402 I'd be interested to hear from any fellow owners of the new Hunter 50CC on their experiences with th
extra weight versus speed txtowman at 11:48am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3825 I have a catalina 22 swing keel I want to take some heavy items with me since I stay out for at lea
Headed for Savannah via Erie Canal (1) tcbilgerat at 10:30am 07.24.09 Destinations 3/4012 I am a solo sailer on the great lakes, but am about to embark on my first long journey. If anyone is
Can I shorten my tiller? Mougly at 10:28am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 15/6776 Hello all I am thinking about changing my tiller as the one on now was painted and the paint is p

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Water Heater Discharge JamesG161 at 2:20pm 04.15.22 the water in the water heater became too hot during the long running of the motor. :plus::plus: I
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits thinwater at 2:06pm 04.15.22 Good post @Scott B I'll just add that the fastening hardware should never be part of the conducting
A Technically Sophisticated Repair dLj at 1:56pm 04.15.22 I have about 8 hours of music on my phone but mostly I just listen to Spotify now. I use a Bluetoot
37C Portlight Dave Groshong at 1:53pm 04.15.22 We've only sold 512's and 715's for that boat, so if it is the bigger one, pretty safe bet it is a
What do you think of this...... dLj at 1:43pm 04.15.22
What do you think of this...... Rick486 at 1:33pm 04.15.22 In 47 years of sailboat ownership, I have never seen a fitting that looked like that. As kwe all now
Repurposing a Rope Clutch (1) dkinzer at 1:27pm 04.15.22 We have a mast mounted clutch for our roller furling jib halyard. I decided to mount a horn cleat
240 fender location when docking (1) patbratton at 1:25pm 04.15.22 Obviously a noob question, but where do you all with 240s like to tie on your fenders for docking?
40.5: Shaft growth rgranger at 1:13pm 04.15.22 At any rate, the Rust Oleum Cold Galvanizing I have never used this product as a bottom paint but
Raymarine I40 wind? fred1diver at 12:35pm 04.15.22 How did you like it? How much do you want for it?
What do you think of this...... NYSail at 12:31pm 04.15.22 @NYSail I'm not sure what you mean by "bogus"... Bogus: not genuine or true; fake. But if that's
What do you think of this...... dlochner at 12:30pm 04.15.22 She dropped off old and picked up new. Said every one of them are bent. a refund. If you are picki
What do you think of this...... NYSail at 12:30pm 04.15.22 @NYSail I'm not sure what you mean by "bogus"... Bogus: not genuine or true; fake. But if that's
What do you think of this...... (1) NYSail at 12:28pm 04.15.22 She dropped off old and picked up new. Said every one of them are bent.
What do you think of this...... dLj at 12:27pm 04.15.22 @NYSail I'm not sure what you mean by "bogus"... Bogus: not genuine or true; fake. But if that's
What do you think of this...... dlochner at 12:26pm 04.15.22 Not a good swage because of the bend. Whether it left the rigging shop that way or was damaged in tr
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 12:21pm 04.15.22 Good stuff Mike. It's great to see new life being breathed into an old boat. And I'm sure your dock
Removing lettering stain randerson5726 at 12:16pm 04.15.22 I thought it looked like the gelcoat has been bleached out except where the letters were rather tha
86 Hunter 25.5 (1) Mrfixit at 12:15pm 04.15.22 If this helps, here is the plumbing diagram for the 285 Hunter. The bilge pump discharge tubing goes
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits DArcy at 12:05pm 04.15.22 Good post @Scott B I'll just add that the fastening hardware should never be part of the conducting

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