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Stern rail for 26S (1) cody_cody at 4:03am 08.14.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1822 Hello community, Recently I purchased a 1992 Macgregor 26S. I'm thinking to add a stern rail set, a
Center Board Cable 1975 O'Day 25 gjomara at 8:53pm 08.13.21 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1392 My cable to the center board has broke and i am un able to lift the center board. my boat is docked
Project: Cabinets in the aft sleeping area (4) Steverhnm at 8:22pm 08.13.21 Big Boats 2/677 I don't know about others, but the 1990 Legend 35.5 has virtually no storage for food or clothing of
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent LVGS at 6:39pm 08.13.21 Mid-Size Boats 26/3173 While several kilometres off-shore, I opened the discharge thru-hull and ran the macerator in our '0
It's 100 degrees outside and I'm thinking about how to heat a 1984 H34 come winter. swshogren at 3:21pm 08.13.21 Big Boats 8/1483 The boat is located on the Columbia River outside of Portland. looking to use it more this winter an
Outboard size fred1diver at 1:45pm 08.13.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1001
Battery Selector Switch Setting Smithsonian at 12:55pm 08.13.21 Mid-Size Boats 11/2634 I own a 2006 Hunter 33. It is new to us and we don't know which setting to put the battery selector
Mast Wiring: Anchor and Steaming Lights Hunter 356 (1) Jerry Nevins at 11:40am 08.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/836 Can anyone help with how to connect the 3 wires from the mast? The colors don't match up... The yel
Galvanic corrosion Protection 1989 Hunter 30 "Shift Diameter" ? steveebryant at 10:09am 08.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/388 My boat is in the water. I want to be prepared when I take it out in a couple of weeks. I want to
H26 mast on H23.5 SandCat at 10:07am 08.13.21 Smaller Boats 10/812 Can a H26 mast be cut down and used to replace the mast on a H23.5? My 1995 23.5 mast is the Zspar
WTB mast for Hunter 23/23.5/240 SandCat at 8:16am 08.13.21 Parts Search 2/395 WTB mast for Hunter 23/23.5/240. Preferably the Zspar Z190, and ideally located in the southeast, b
Air draft for Hunter 420 Passage galliob53 at 5:51am 08.13.21 Big Boats 7/1357
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 outwardboundguy at 4:16am 08.13.21 Engines and Propulsion 23/2402 I am purchasing a 2001 Bene 361, I've read the owners manual and I still have no idea of how to set
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW galliob53 at 9:30pm 08.12.21 Big Boats 17/1968 Has anyone taken their 420 Passage up or down the ICW and what advice can you offer? Our boat has t
Yanmar alternator loosens way too often Jimongee at 7:07pm 08.12.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2642 I have the 3 gm30 f engine. The engine is a jewel. It has been totally maintenance (repair) free an
BOOM VANG!!! sailingsoon at 7:06pm 08.12.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2232 Hey guys Once again to consult tbe sailing oracle, the library of Alexandria of sailing. That being
CNG Tank Safety Cap Source? Rick D at 5:58pm 08.12.21 Ask All Sailors 3/513 I looked online, but could not find any source. There certainly must be one. I just picked up two (n
Broken bolts and headaches Kinetic at 5:31pm 08.12.21 Ask All Sailors 30/2534 Hello All, New here and hoping to get some suggestions and offer anything in return at a later time
New outboard and new adjustable bracket (1) geola1 at 3:08pm 08.12.21 Trailer Sailors 11/1283 I don't have great access to the 4 bolts that are holding the adjustable bracket
Barient 21ST? (1) lwaddell at 10:05am 08.12.21 Parts Search 2/707 Looking for a used Barient 21ST - 2 speed self tailing winch. Would love to hear from anyone with on

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Panting Rod, how tight? BAD ORCA at 3:20pm 12.17.24 When Bob Perry specified a hold-down device for the cabin top on his V-40, he referred to it as a "
Barton Marine removable traveler dlochner at 2:34pm 12.17.24 Observed outcomes have more mid boom mainsheet issues than end of boom issues. Especially when sail
Yanmar Engine mounts. smokey73 at 2:30pm 12.17.24 So you see my comment that "I am now officially confused". Hopefully @Ralph Johnstone will get a re
Another chainplate question (1) jssailem at 2:18pm 12.17.24 One of these is not like the other. Your chainplate is made up of two pieces. On the other 3 image
Upgrading to the Raymarine linear drive smokey73 at 2:14pm 12.17.24 When I called RM with the problem of "Low Voltage" and they told me the newer wheel drives weren't
Rufus and the Christmas Weather Forecast jssailem at 2:01pm 12.17.24 Oh my... take your golf clubs. Pinehurst #2 #3 & #5 are true golf experiences. One day I would love
Barton Marine removable traveler (2) jssailem at 1:54pm 12.17.24 Greg. Perhaps the simplest way to look at this is to use a load calculation. Harken has one for the
Yanmar Engine mounts. dlochner at 1:47pm 12.17.24 Glancing through Ellobgen's pages on larger engine mounts, I can see that the idea of having the he
Yanmar Engine mounts. (1) kloudie1 at 1:32pm 12.17.24 My original parts manual from 1984 shows 100 in front and 75 in the rear.. When I changed out the or
Another chainplate question dlochner at 1:27pm 12.17.24 To answer the important question, "is this an OK repair?" The answer is a resounding NO. The bulkh
Barton Marine removable traveler Tally Ho at 12:55pm 12.17.24 This is an advantage. The end of the boom with reduced force puts less stress on the boom. Just n
Another chainplate question Tally Ho at 12:51pm 12.17.24
Rufus and the Christmas Weather Forecast Hello Below at 11:47am 12.17.24 My son and his family just moved into their brand new built house in a little village called Pinehur
Panting Rod, how tight? dlochner at 11:36am 12.17.24 When Bob Perry specified a hold-down device for the cabin top on his V-40, he referred to it as a "
Panting Rod, how tight? FastOlson at 11:09am 12.17.24 When Bob Perry specified a hold-down device for the cabin top on his V-40, he referred to it as a "t
Replacing reefing line sheeves on a 1983 Beneteau First 38 Benny35 at 10:51am 12.17.24 Hi Marcos, If memory serves, for the boom end they used the same system as for the masthead, that i
Yanmar Engine mounts. Ralph Johnstone at 10:13am 12.17.24 On the other hand, Ellobogen shows 2 pairs of mounts, 100 and 150, with the 150s on the port side a
Panting Rod, how tight? dlochner at 9:20am 12.17.24 Getting ready to re-install my panting rod sometime this week. . I know it should be tightened whi
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? (1) RussC at 9:16am 12.17.24 Naaaaaa. who needs em? ;)
Panting Rod, how tight? jssailem at 9:07am 12.17.24 Never have I had to deal with a panting rod. This link on Cruisers Forum may be helpful. https://ww

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