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Shower installation in a 26X Gypsy at 9:49am 07.08.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/6111 New to this site and sailing ! We just bought a 2000 26X after years of shopping for just the ri
Propane System on C27 parrothead17298 at 9:49am 07.08.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/971 I have a '71 C27 Dinette with Port Galley and a alchohol stove. My wife wants propane. We also thoug
Mast lifting procedure/equipment I did cobraearl at 7:57am 07.08.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1433 Im going to post photos, as soon as I learn how. I put a second wench on my 26S trailer. My boat
For Venture swing keel owners - Bob McL at 7:57am 07.08.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1897 How much "wobble - side to side motion" do you experience with your iron keel. I have heard that th
Looking for crew members Scrats at 7:36am 07.08.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1748 We are planning a cruise for NH to NC on our Catalina 27. Looking for experienced crew members to jo
Looking for crew Scrats at 7:34am 07.08.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1170 We are planning a cruise for NH to NC on our Catalina 27. Looking for experienced crew members to j
Locking Down an Outboard Qoheleth at 6:34am 07.08.09 Day Sailers 6/2269 I recently had a motor stolen from my Hunter 170 in a slip in what I thought was a fairly secure mar
LCD screen kmyers3360 at 6:22am 07.08.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1309 I lost the cover for my navman instrument screen. After a spring time of rain my read-out is about 2
Fixing point mainsail lap in Hunter 27 Jan van der Klooster at 6:11am 07.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1096 I'm from Holland (the Netherlands) and just bought a new Hunter 27. I'm not used to a steering whee
Hunter 19 Mast And Jib Adrian9458 at 6:05am 07.08.09 Smaller Boats 5/1852 I noted that my lever used in stepping up the mast will not lock into the mast and produce leverage
Maine CNG source Tim R. at 5:27am 07.08.09 Ask All Sailors 7/4396 We just lost our local CNG supplier in southern Maine(Handyboat). Do any of you Maine guys know of
steering wheel centering Patricia MacDonald at 4:34am 07.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1808 Center moved about 20 degrees on my 6 spoked edson steering wheel. We took the steering wheel off to
lost keel capt jordy at 9:53pm 07.07.09 Islander 3/3157 i just bought an older islander 21 bahama and the keel has been lost with only 2 rusty bolts stickin
Bow damage 26.5 Courtuna at 9:51pm 07.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1128 Over the last weekend we were involved in a miner bow to bow collision with are hunter 26.5. A small
Lifting Macgregor off the trailer Jerry75 at 9:01pm 07.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1982 I have a 1990 Macgregor and the trailer is needing some work. There are boards that need to be repla
fibreglass smell daryl.ramage at 8:45pm 07.07.09 Ask All Sailors 4/7210 I am a new owner of a 1977 Sirius 21. I have a question for the group. All of my holds seam to have
Hunter 216 Rudder Assembly Paul Wash at 6:56pm 07.07.09 Smaller Boats 6/2500 My 216 Rudder Assembly is beginning to come detached from the deck mounting. The port side is liftin
Hull Number foolproof at 6:20pm 07.07.09 Catalina 30 1/2882 Hello all: I think I know the answer already, but I wanted to ask anyway. I am buying a 1976 C30,
Wiring schematic Ray18668 at 6:14pm 07.07.09 Pearson 4/2892 Would any of you good people know where to find some type of wiring schematic for a 38 Pearson. A f
KickUp Rudder for O'Day 20 (1) Jimmy at 5:22pm 07.07.09 Day Sailers 5/4269 Hello! I am looking for a Used KickUP Rudder for my beloved O'Day 20. I cannot afford to buy NEW! I

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1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold jssailem at 4:19pm 03.27.22 Greg, it is definitely not a typical setup.
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold Tally Ho at 4:07pm 03.27.22
Headliner Scot Yount at 4:01pm 03.27.22 Re-open an old thread. Does anyone have a source for a v-berth headliner for an 11A, or instruction
Datamarine Instruments Stu Jackson at 4:00pm 03.27.22 and no Datamarine products. Did you click on the products link/tab? IIRC, it has gauges to fit ex
New S2 ( to me :) Scot Yount at 3:56pm 03.27.22 I have been looking for some time for a 30 to 35 foot for some time now and finally settled on an
Standing rigging swaging .125 wire Tom J at 3:44pm 03.27.22 They look like good swages, and, being doubled, should have enough mechanical strength for a 21' boa
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? dlochner at 3:41pm 03.27.22 I see that the runtime spec for this charger at 25% load (175w) is 3 hours with a 1lb tank of propa
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S senang at 3:22pm 03.27.22 JohnT is right, I have had the same problem on hoisting the genoa. To get a grip on the sail I used
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Hello Below at 3:15pm 03.27.22 I have no interest in the air conditioner. I just want to top off batteries if the solar panels
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing senang at 3:09pm 03.27.22 Put the bilge pump slightly above the bilge and cover it in kitchen wipe paper. After a sail you wil
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold clapres at 2:27pm 03.27.22 Good intentions, not a feasible solution. If there is water in the keel it will be at the bottom. I
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold clapres at 2:25pm 03.27.22
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold clapres at 2:22pm 03.27.22 What does the garboard (turn of the hull to keel) look like on the outside of the hull? Look like
A lost art: Conserving ice. dLj at 2:12pm 03.27.22 You can just cut out the excess foam. It's a pain, but not an impossible task. That's if you want to
Greatest knot tying in the world Roadking Larry at 1:53pm 03.27.22 I have seen a couple of boats in my marina that were tied too tight and had a cleat rip out when th
New sails kendyoozed at 1:11pm 03.27.22 I have three Rolly Tasker sails, and I feel they are of reasonable quality for the cost. I can see
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold Davidasailor26 at 1:11pm 03.27.22
Datamarine Instruments Scott T-Bird at 1:06pm 03.27.22 I had the DM Corinthian instruments on my Starwind and they worked beautifully after I was able to b
New sails stickinthemud57 at 12:57pm 03.27.22 I have three Rolly Tasker sails, and I feel they are of reasonable quality for the cost. I can see m
A lost art: Conserving ice. (2) TomY at 12:55pm 03.27.22 I finally got back to this project. Lots of good advice. I forced 2 1" polyiso sheets between the

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