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Small crack in the wing keel (2) Bob S at 10:02am 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2248 When i pulled the boat last fall I noticed a small crack along the wing of my keel. I'm not sure how
Measurement needed on H27 1982 or 1983 Frances at 10:02am 03.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1236 Can anyone please measure the distance from the cabin roof liner to the deck adjacent to the compres
Repainting A Mac JARHEADMAC at 9:52am 03.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2330 to Pain Or Not To Paint; That Is The Question. I'm About To Repaint My 2007 Mac. My Neighborhood
Taking a trip from Palm Beach to the Florida Keys Geri at 9:47am 03.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1334 We have a 260 Hunter with a swing up keel. Would like to take a trip to the Florida Keys and reques
Polyurethane Glue Murray16764 at 8:45am 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 19/2484 I made an attempt to reseat a fixed port on the roof of cabin of my Ben352 last summer. I used sili
ETEC 90 shaft length, prop size and pitch gcarmich at 8:13am 03.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1200 I am seriously considering upgrading my '04 Honda 50 to an ETEC 90. Is the recommended shaft length
Hurth Reduction Gear Data jgonnerman at 7:51am 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1917 I have a 1984 Capital Yachts Newport 41 powered by its original Universal 5432 Diesal. The engine ma
ETEC 90 Prop size and pitch gcarmich at 7:46am 03.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/2 I am seriously considering upgrading my '04 Honda 50 to an ETEC 90. What prop size and pitch do you
Returning to the Hunter 36 Family...advice please . deacm at 6:49am 03.04.09 Big Boats 13/2219 Back in 2002, I bought a Hunter 356 and although I loved it, our sailing season is just too short he
Free NOAA Chart Booklets Robspan at 6:28am 03.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1276 The NOAA has come up with an experimental website that offers their charts free in booklet format. I
Should I race? yodaboda at 6:00am 03.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1491 I've just acquired a hunter 23 WK. I thought about racing it in our upcoming club race. We race on
Shower / washdown in the cockpit? Questions. BobM at 4:24am 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2343 So now that I am moving my Chartplotter from the port side coaming aft, it leaves me with a 4 x 6 ho
Can any one help me David Frick at 7:53pm 03.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1279 I am looking at a Hunter 46-2000 build, and now everyone is an expert, and they are putting the wind
Nav Pod Mod Ron20324 at 7:24pm 03.03.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2172 I installed a chartplotter on my NavPod, but things are too crowded inside and the top cover does no
Electrolysis II Eric on Selah at 7:14pm 03.03.09 Big Boats 4/1337 We put our 380 in the water in Port Charlotte, FL with a new zinc on the prop shaft. A month later,
Gel Coat Touch up question-need a solution alanwir at 6:51pm 03.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1502 On the cockpit floor, I have had some strictly cosmetic issues to deal with. There were some spots,
Do You Have Flares in Your Vest? Rick Webb at 6:38pm 03.03.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2086 Do You Have Flares in Your Vest? How about a whistle, mirror, marking light, PEPRB? May likely have
Transom Question MLM at 3:44pm 03.03.09 Day Sailers 0/1141 Does the 25' Oday have the same questionable o/b bracket weakness as the 23' and will a 7.5 four str
Winterizing fluke Deadline at 3:00pm 03.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1256 Yesterday I had to re-winterize my 2001 Yanmar 2GM because of a hard freeze. The engine must have a
New owner..... yugnoir at 2:38pm 03.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/3241 Just closed the deal for a 1990 Mac 26s. Will be picking it up next month and need to travel 763 KM.

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Raising the Mast stickinthemud57 at 9:36am 02.02.22 I suppose knowing all that lingo would add to the esprit de corps. One of my favorite is "lazarette"
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket AaronD at 9:30am 02.02.22 The plate could easily be the thickness of the OEM existing washers ... If you wanted to get fancy,
To oil or varnish?! jssailem at 9:24am 02.02.22 I tried Total Boat Gleam 2 this year on my cabin top rails. Easy to apply 3 coats without sanding be
Yanmar impeller replacement Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 02.02.22 As for belt dust, the primary causes are the belt is not tensioned enough and is slipping under loa
Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated dlochner at 9:13am 02.02.22 Ah yes, I see that now. Also, the narrow edge has a curve. A little hard to see the details in the
Raising the Mast Tater at 9:01am 02.02.22 If my experience is any indicator, that additional length will be enough to get the base of the mas
removing fuel tank Deleted member 117556 at 8:51am 02.02.22 There is no need to cut anything. The propane bottle holder is easily removed. There are four scr
Raising the Mast stickinthemud57 at 8:48am 02.02.22 If my experience is any indicator, that additional length will be enough to get the base of the mast
removing fuel tank (1) SimiSAilor at 8:43am 02.02.22 There is no need to cut anything. The propane bottle holder is easily removed. There are four scre
mast raising stickinthemud57 at 8:33am 02.02.22 IMO, those fairleads are too far aft to be an appropriate attachment point. If the stays were tight
Raising the Mast (2) Tater at 8:29am 02.02.22 Jeremy, I have the adjusters. In my case, position 2 adds about 1.75 inches when open. I'll install
360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise dLj at 8:15am 02.02.22 Like in this story with video near Comox of a whale playing from 2018 https://www.thedodo.com/in-th
Firefly battery issues tfox2069 at 7:58am 02.02.22 Sounds like you got a bad batch? That sucks but we've seen it with every brand.. have you talked wi
To oil or varnish?! Parsons at 7:47am 02.02.22 Depends on whether you like to sail or do woodworking ... Personally, if I saw those badly checked g
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 7:42am 02.02.22 Plumbers putty works well
Aft head shower senang at 7:36am 02.02.22 On our H38 a curtain is installed on the side of the acces to the shower compartment. Everybody is f
To oil or varnish?! Siamese at 7:17am 02.02.22 Ditto on the Starboard.
Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated twistedskipper at 7:11am 02.02.22 There are hinges at the wide end. Probably not a hatch board. There was a period of time back in th
Boat jacks/stands Pirate Dave at 6:41am 02.02.22 On the other hand... are you sure you would want to buy a jackstand that a boatyard would be willing
360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise jssailem at 6:38am 02.02.22 and watch the orca / whales play. Like in this story with video near Comox of a whale playing from

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