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Bent mast JWH2050 at 12:16pm 03.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1464 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 6/1411 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 5/1488 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 7/3642 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 7/3027 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 4/3323 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 19/4767 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 12/3720 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 4/7587 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 13/5638 Hello, I just purchased a 1980 H30 and it does not have a working depth sounder. The PO had one in
Battery selection and comparison by PS Don S/V ILLusion at 6:48am 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2629 There has been much discussion recently regarding battery comparisons and thought some might find th
Hood LD question. CMM at 6:34am 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1547 The top plastic pieces, top bearing assembly, on my Hood LD 810, has fallen out for the third year i
Circuit Breaker Location georgeg305 at 6:21am 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 10/4842 I thought I read somewhere that there is a "new" requirement to have a circuit breaker within 5' of
Installing new windows??? jdhohmann at 6:01am 03.11.09 Big Boats 13/2190 I am installing new wiindows on my Hunet 40 Legend, and when I removed the old ones I noticed that t
Where are good boat ramps in Eastern NC? NCNoviceCouple at 3:41am 03.11.09 Trailer Sailors 7/7078 I have a C22. I went out last weekend but had trouble launching and retrieving my boat in Washingto
Color of Brightside to Match 405 Bootstripe karenmccraw at 9:02pm 03.10.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1054 Does anyone know what color of Brightside would match my original bootstripe best? Thanks
Replacing control cables in Edson pedestal ybrad at 8:05pm 03.10.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/13230 Although the throttle and clutch cables are functional on my project, I did find some minor jacket c
Jib Furlers for Trailarables Francois at 7:01pm 03.10.09 Trailer Sailors 32/14315 I am looking at potentially buying a jib furler for my 25' Lancer but I trailer it, so demasting is
Oil pump out hose (2) paulj at 6:46pm 03.10.09 Catalina 310 3/2294 Made new bracket for oil pump out hose. paulj :troll:
Basic Sailboat Racing Rules Tim C350 April IV at 6:17pm 03.10.09 Ask All Sailors 25/3894 Saw this in Scuttlebutt today and thought it was well worth sharing: "If we want to encourage new

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1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar jviss at 12:36pm 03.04.22 Modern bronzes are more complex than the historic use of the bronze definition of copper-tin alloys
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar (1) dLj at 12:26pm 03.04.22 No, it's not archaic information, it is fundamentally correct. While there certainly are alloys re
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? Matt White at 12:17pm 03.04.22 I did pick up 2 quarts of SR-21. The guy at West Marine says that Interlux is re-formulating VC-17.
Standing room only (1) Justin_NSA at 11:47am 03.04.22 203147
Best Mooring Snubbers/Suggestions jviss at 11:20am 03.04.22 Look around in your harbor at what everyone else is doing, and do that. :) the nylon 3-strand moor
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar jviss at 11:16am 03.04.22 This is archaic information. It's the common lay-persons distinction between a brass and a bronze,
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar dLj at 11:00am 03.04.22 The primary alloying metal is tin. Other metals are introduced in trace amounts to affect the prop
Any known concerns with this specific motor? brockangelo at 10:57am 03.04.22 Well this is interesting - I clicked the link to that Tohatsu and it was in-stock, even though I did
Standing room only JohnShannon at 10:55am 03.04.22 Safe to a degree, Russian roulette is safe to a degree. Sitting down lowers the center of gravity
Builder's Plaque (1) jviss at 10:51am 03.04.22 I can't find the pic of the builder's plaque I saw on Yachtworld right now. When I come across it I
Hunter 31 Mast Dr Steve at 10:51am 03.04.22 Thanks. We have already contacted Rig-Rite and have the data. Unfortunately they claim they cannot m
Any known concerns with this specific motor? brockangelo at 10:47am 03.04.22 Okay, thanks so much for the heads up and insight on this. I'll see if I can fill a garbage can this
DWL mast height for O'Day 39 Tom J at 10:38am 03.04.22 I would add 3ft to cover what is often called a "Bridge feeler/sensor". I utilized the "bridge fee
Sunday Weather dLj at 10:38am 03.04.22 Temperature 80, Winds 5-10 with gusts to 20. Don't try to contact me! No photos? It didn't happen.
Best Mooring Snubbers/Suggestions dLj at 10:36am 03.04.22 I've never found a snubber needed on a mooring ball - using nylon line along with all the "non-rigid
Gel Coat Repair, With Wax or Without? sailinmikenaz at 10:33am 03.04.22 Jamestown Distributors. You may have to do a little color matching to get a great match, but that's
2022 Apostle Islands Cruise! Want to Come? brockangelo at 10:32am 03.04.22 That sounds really exciting. I just filled out the form. I've been sailing on small craft since I wa
Standing room only dLj at 10:21am 03.04.22 I have been observing some other cruisers that are of the opinion that standing in their dinghy whi
Hunter 31 Mast sail sfbay at 10:20am 03.04.22 Welcome to the forum!! Ouch!! Try Rig Rite Rig-Rite Inc. - Masts, Booms, Spars, Rigging, and Hard
Gel Coat Repair, With Wax or Without? JamesG161 at 10:13am 03.04.22

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