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Timo42 and I sail from MDR to Malibu New Video caguy at 8:36pm 03.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1920 Just posted our trip last from Sunday, MDR to Malibu. Beautiful day but winds were only 8-10 knts. W
Re-waterproofing foul weather gear Ted at 8:25pm 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 9/4446 Does anyone have a product recommendation for re-waterproofing foul weather gear? I have a light wei
Venture 25 Trailer question pmeyers at 7:58pm 03.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1992 Still refurbishing my V25. Dropped the keel, replaced the bent pivot bolt and the galvanized frayed
anybody need a renault 8hp for parts? rstar at 6:28pm 03.11.09 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1087 Hello all, I have a 1980 27' that I'm repowering (outboard- yuck!). I am pulling the motor (it has a
Fish Finder/Chart Plotter gary at 5:36pm 03.11.09 Smaller Boats 2/1450 I would like to hear opinions about the fish finder - chart plotter units. I am most interested in
New purchase and the Wheel is too big screaming viking at 4:32pm 03.11.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/7 I'm in the process of purchasing a 1989 Catalina 30 and the current wheel that's on the boat is too
Yanmar YSE 12 flhunterowner at 2:38pm 03.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1716 Hi everyone. My Yanmar YSE12 has a leakinf fuel line. The connector has a bolt with a hole in it
I'm serious about my Sirius sail lvr at 2:24pm 03.11.09 Sirius 21/22 10/6490 Hi It is great to see others that love their boats too. I keep mine at Port Hardy and althoug
Starboard Cleaning seadaddler at 1:46pm 03.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3864 Just wondering what every one uses to clean the the starboard on their Hunter cockpit table and cup
Liferaft on H36 (4) Andreas7699 at 1:28pm 03.11.09 Big Boats 7/1628 Hi, I have found this solution for my liferaft on my 36. I think this is working rather well, it is
Bent mast JWH2050 at 12:16pm 03.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1457 I have a 98 Mac 26x that was damaged by the ice storm we had in Northwest Arkansas last month. The u
New Owner Ricardo Carvalho at 10:28am 03.11.09 Smaller Boats 6/1400 Hi, I just brought a 1985 Hunter 23. She is ok but I have a question about the botton paint. My ques
Scope Phil V25 at 9:23am 03.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1470 When anchoring I understand that a 7:1 scope is recommended. So lets say you are anchored in 10 feet
Refrigerator - Hunter 433/Mooring Sailboat SkipLucas at 9:22am 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3621 I give up trying to make the original built-in freezer/refrigerator combination to work. Can't get
O'Day 272 Bow PatSul22 at 9:20am 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3018 I have an O'day 272 and noticed theres a small hole about 1/2 inch along the stem of the bow in the
Question for Canadians higgs at 8:52am 03.11.09 Sails Call Lounge 4/3294 Down here in the States, I hear of laws in Canada that make it a crime to utter racial slurs and oth
Yanmar hand crank Don Crowther at 8:31am 03.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 19/4704 Just a quick question. Does anyone know if the Hunter 31 (yanmar 2gm) came with a hand crank for t
Waste holding - bladder bag? Cpt. Jon at 8:24am 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3666 Hello, I have another question about the H30 I just purchased. The waste storage in this boat is
Dolphin 22 info? kc5qnk at 7:44am 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 4/7408 Hello all, I hope I am posting this in the right place! I am going to go look at a Dolphin 22 tod
Puck Transducer - Depth sounder Cpt. Jon at 6:57am 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 13/5603 Hello, I just purchased a 1980 H30 and it does not have a working depth sounder. The PO had one in

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H26 Centerboard Play Chiriqui at 4:51pm 02.03.22
mast raising (10) patrickfarley at 4:15pm 02.03.22 Mass raised and ready to go 38 minute from arrival time at water. I'm located at Aqualand Marina on
Swim ladder Mark Maulden at 4:14pm 02.03.22 I would drop it off the side..stay away from the prop
Why some boat owners should never attempt DIY repairs Calif. Ted at 4:10pm 02.03.22 Could have been a union plumber under government contract. Worked in a newly built Fire Station once
Swim ladder (2) Sola Gratia at 4:02pm 02.03.22
Oh My the Moorage Costs TimFromLI at 3:50pm 02.03.22 I wonder what his phrf is?
H240 mast type (1) sf50 at 3:49pm 02.03.22 Thanks for the help. Can you tell mast type from this photo? Mike
M-25 engine issues Stu Jackson at 3:46pm 02.03.22 Are you SURE, really sure, that it is not from the weep holes on the raw water pump?
Hunter 216 Centerboard sailtec hydraulic ram Crazy Dave Condon at 3:45pm 02.03.22 Check the archives as you should find some respo
Genoa question Sola Gratia at 3:45pm 02.03.22 good on ya for getting the drifter out rather than firing up the iron jenny! :facepalm:
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. dmax at 3:43pm 02.03.22 You can likely find a used one in decent shape for significantly less than a boat buck, here's a pla
Genoa question justsomeguy at 3:17pm 02.03.22 Capta's right about rgranger being right.
Oh My the Moorage Costs capta at 3:14pm 02.03.22 At least this one has some grace to it. So many of the Nouveau riche have absolutely no class or ta
Genoa question capta at 3:09pm 02.03.22 rgranger has it right. I had at least 3 of different weights on my first boat. The sail maker (Peter
mast raising stickinthemud57 at 3:07pm 02.03.22 While I prefer to raise and lower the mast on the trailer, I do think it is important to have a way
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. hollyclouse at 2:59pm 02.03.22 Thanks Denise for your response. It's a conundrum for sure. Not looking forward to it and what my o
mast raising MacBeane at 2:58pm 02.03.22 Thanks for the advice guys. Topc I have seen your previous posts and looked at your drawing previou
Help to ID this type of windlass cmachlan at 2:42pm 02.03.22 That's where I was leaning with it. Thank you so much guys. Now the problem is it's obsolete
Genoa question rgranger at 2:36pm 02.03.22 A drifter is a genoa made from lighter than typical materials. It is used when the wind is very li
Help with halyards at mast head knackers at 2:36pm 02.03.22 i just flick the spinnaker halyard behind the spreaders and tie off to the shroud attachments when n

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