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1986 Hunter 25.5 greatrinaldi at 9:34am 02.21.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/5234 I want to purchace a Hunter sailboat 1986 25.5 and am looking for someone to tell me its sailing
caulking the keel hereford at 8:19am 02.21.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1695 Hi Iwas Reading A 2 15 09 Post Someone Sent In On The Caulking Arounnd The Keel And In One Of The Re
Renault RC8D transmission/linkage David21149 at 8:08am 02.21.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1644 Renault diesel engine fans- My transmission has been slipping out of forward to quite a while. Not
P420 cutter rig Russ Simpson at 7:37am 02.21.09 Big Boats 1/1266 Has anyone tried moving the current forestay inward and adding an additional roller for a Screecher?
NOAA charts in your plotter? Hermit Scott at 12:14am 02.21.09 Ask All Sailors 18/6048 This is a question a boat restorer not a actual sailor would have to ask. Are chart plotters for rea
Winch Pads deepfreezesailor at 10:19pm 02.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1920 Where or how can I find the location of the winch pads on a 1977 Venture 25?
Sailing south. . .slowly! Ed Schenck at 6:14pm 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2506 Ladylove is underway!! Neuse to Morehead City on Thursday. Out the Beafort Inlet into the Atlantic
advice/suggestions requested for attaching boom 40' hunter luvitt at 5:54pm 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1453 any suggestions? just had the mast stepped and Im attempting to do all rigging myself (new shrouds/
what oil in 4jhe? are aftermarket parts bad? luvitt at 5:50pm 02.20.09 Big Boats 14/11948 I just filled my newly revived 4jhe with 15w-40 Shell Rotella upon recommendation from the local Nap
Mast and Boom....Refinishing? sloopy at 4:33pm 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 16/8736 I have my Cape Dory 25 sloop at home at the moment for some upgardes and maintenance. Since the boom
Conditions of Sale, Boilerplate dancing bear at 1:05pm 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2260 I am selling the MacGregor 25 and am preparing a receipt. What conditions of sale should I note on
Replacing the keel cable jkincannon at 12:35pm 02.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2468 OK, I read the posts and have decided to go ahead and buy a new 1500# winch with brake. I like the i
Hunter 240 potty height Jehr at 11:53am 02.20.09 Smaller Boats 3/1718 Hi, does anyone know the exact height where the potty goes in the H240? I expect it is around 13 or
Email this post Stu Jackson at 10:40am 02.20.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/2106 Phil, in the "olden daze" when the post was emailed the entire text of the thread would be sent. No
Catalina 30 smile repair (1) tomdow at 10:40am 02.20.09 Catalina 30 5/10622 My Catalina 30 has the infamous catalina smile. I would like to do a quick repair on it. Possibly wi
YANMAR 3GM30F Head Gasket Rick2413 at 9:36am 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 6/8051 Putting my 3GM30F back together and my Yanmar Service manual(older version) states to coat both side
Removing old registration numbers and names Git-R-Done at 9:03am 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 30/3819 Any ideas on how to get the old registration number and the old name off my new (old) boat? I tried
Jib Tack Attachment gholker at 8:45am 02.20.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1296 I have a CDI Drum furling on my 27. The tack of the jib attaches to the top of the drum via a cord
water in head cindym15934 at 8:43am 02.20.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2014 We always have about 3-4 inches of water in our head even after flushing bowl empty. it seems like
Outboard motor mount phdoc007 at 7:30am 02.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4751 I have a Mac 25 with an outboard motor mount that makes it nearly impossible to raise the motor when

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Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? Claude L.-Auger at 9:33am 02.20.22 Interestingly enough these threads discuss what you are proposing 12 Volt fuel shut off solenoid fo
mast raising mikeracca at 9:27am 02.20.22
Universal Diesel M18 overheating and coolant escaping from bleeder problems captcoho at 9:25am 02.20.22 Search past threads, some people added a coolant overflow tank to M18
Ports mikeracca at 9:22am 02.20.22
Looking for 386 Red and Green Interior Courtesy Lights JimP at 9:21am 02.20.22 These were small sealed units, so I replaced them with G-10 sockets and G-10 dim red LED bulbs. As I
mast raising captcoho at 9:10am 02.20.22 Hi, Okay, we've made progress getting the mast to go up... But then it tips to starboard and falls
Ports mikeracca at 9:02am 02.20.22 Found it. https://www.amazon.com/Locking-gasket-windshield-windows-equipment/dp/B01BKSOOUW/ref=sr_1
Ports mikeracca at 9:00am 02.20.22 Old cars and trucks used to use a rubber gasket to hold the windshield and back glass in. Automotive
Need larger hole in hatch Ralph Johnstone at 8:55am 02.20.22 Ralph, do you need to run the drill in reverse (like I do when starting to drill through gelcoat) t
mast raising (2) mikeracca at 8:51am 02.20.22 It goes about half way up the pole and there is a block at the top of the pole where the rope exits.
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:50am 02.20.22 Thank you Sail SF Bay. The top down furler seems to be the simplest handling approach. Cheers. Tim
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:44am 02.20.22 Good day Claude and thank you. Your post arrived while I was replying to the other captains. I lik
Down windsails. sail sfbay at 8:32am 02.20.22 ..........A dock mate, who is a racer, just rigged an asymmetrical with top down furling....... A t
Ports MacBeane at 8:15am 02.20.22 No fabrication is needed, just the plastic frame, as also asked by a commenter at the end of that ar
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:03am 02.20.22 You all are amazing! Thank you, so much, for your comments and for so quickly sharing your knowledge
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? sail sfbay at 7:56am 02.20.22 Interestingly enough these threads discuss what you are proposing 12 Volt fuel shut off solenoid for
Ports sail sfbay at 7:53am 02.20.22 Would you consider taking your old plastic frame to a stainless-steel sheet metal fabricator to cust
Need larger hole in hatch jviss at 7:48am 02.20.22 When I drill or cut acrylic, I find it best to sandwich it between two pieces of plywood and drill/
Spinnaker car. (1) sail sfbay at 7:40am 02.20.22 Have you checked with Rig Rite who sells Z Spar parts Z-Spar Main Page (rigrite.com)?
Need larger hole in hatch dmax at 7:38am 02.20.22 When I drill or cut acrylic, I find it best to sandwich it between two pieces of plywood and drill/c

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