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A Physics Thought Experiment MoonSailer at 5:37pm 10.25.08 Sails Call Lounge 11/3559 Okay this is a thought experiment so we will assume that technical difficults don't exist. I bu
Yanmar 2GM20F Engine - What year Manufactured morgantheship at 4:15pm 10.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1870 The 2GM20F engine has an Engine Number of 03365. Does anyone know what year this engine was manufact
Need advice on 24 hour from long beach CA rwblocker at 2:15pm 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2635 I have been reading some cruising books and mags like att ' Latts. I have sailed all my life in cal
Where to find compression post replacement pictures DSELR at 2:14pm 10.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/2044 A week or so before the web site changed I discovered in the archived photos forum some excellent in
Ablative bottom paint All U Get at 2:12pm 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 14/4600 Will ablative paint become less effective when hauled out for the winter? I painted over the black
Need recomendation for glue oldsalt70 at 11:51am 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 25/3011 I have an O'Day 23 with a very large storage area in the cockpit locker. The space goes way down in
What happened? showin4fun at 10:19am 10.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2856 Can anyone tell me where to find the H34 Compression Post Repair instructions that was posted on the
transpducer wcaime at 8:16am 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1340 Can thru-hull transducers be used as in-hull transducers?
Hunter 31???or30??? Hogan at 8:16am 10.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1610 I have found a Hunter that is either a 30 or 31 that is looking for someone to bring it back to maje
Atalntic crossing in 28 MKII cd30ketch at 6:45am 10.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 21/14403 My friend would like for me to help him sail his Catalina 28 MKII across the Atlantic to the Mediter
Back to zincs again Rich (P303) at 5:39am 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1310 I have had 2 seasons with the boat... and prop zinc was missing on haul-out. I have a previous recen
Done for the season john6206 at 5:26am 10.25.08 Day Sailers 2/1418 My last sail of the season was last weekend (October 18th). Had a good season - didn't get out
The recently ugly parts of my boat (3) Rick Sylvester at 11:29pm 10.24.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1649 and the reason for a big chunk of a 13 week maintenance frenzy. I usually like to show the shiny
M25 trailer bunk mod J Barrett at 9:52pm 10.24.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1156 Now that I've given up my slip space and will truly be a trailer sailor I have decided to address th
Time Zone setup WallyQ2 at 8:29pm 10.24.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1 Just wondering on how this works. I live in the Central time zone in Canada, and that's how It set i
Interchangeability of parts - is it possible? MrMikey64 at 7:59pm 10.24.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1105 Being new to thiis, and not seeing a large availability of parts, I would like to know: 1) To replac
South Louisiana sailing? SeacretSailor at 6:57pm 10.24.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1084 South Louisiana guys, In March, I'm transferring from Houston to South Central Louisiana, to the L
pulling an A4 engine from Cat 30 Mark at 5:30pm 10.24.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1500 Anyone have any experience or tips on how to get a 380 lb engine up and out of the hole and over the
Leading main halyard aft Winsome23 at 5:00pm 10.24.08 Ask An Oday Owner 17/4007 Curious if anyone has a late 70s early 80s model 23 that has figured a good way to lead the main hal
Most important sail trim controls Don Guillette at 3:03pm 10.24.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/4302 I had an interesting telephone conversation with a ship mate today. Actually it was a gal skipper an

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Headsail 43 Legend 1995 Terry Cox at 7:06pm 01.26.22 Photos of sister boats on this site appears to be a 110 jib. About right for a fractional rigged boa
New shelf in the cabin caverun at 6:49pm 01.26.22 Great project, and nice job on the detailed write-up and photos. Thanks for posting.
Boom broke on O'Day Widgeon fred1diver at 6:43pm 01.26.22 That would be the goose neck
Hunter 49/50 bottom paint SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:22pm 01.26.22 Last bottom job in 2021 used 5 gallons. I suggest you look at Seahawk Biocop TF paint. Has worked un
H34 chainplate anchors ScottFreeRick at 6:07pm 01.26.22 Thank you. That is great information, and the pictures provide a good visualization. I am curious,
H34 chainplate anchors Capt Robbie at 5:57pm 01.26.22 my chain plate anchors were all good, however if you plan to cut in the inspection plates try to go
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs jssailem at 5:47pm 01.26.22 the headsail was more efficient than the main due to no mast to cause turbulence In a sloop rig, w
H34 chainplate anchors Capt Robbie at 5:45pm 01.26.22 I have a 1983 hunter 34 and Became a little concerned After reading other post about the potential c
Hull Terry Cox at 5:10pm 01.26.22 Self installed a Garmin GPS sounder that came with a shoot through the hull transducer. I located ou
Hunter 28 Crusty Ol Salt at 5:03pm 01.26.22 I purchased a 96 hunter 280 late last year. The money I spent on the survey was some of the best mo
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs DArcy at 5:00pm 01.26.22 Masts are generally supported like a B&R rig. There are definite issues to deal with when there's
Oday Mariner 19 portlights (1) Will Gilmore at 4:48pm 01.26.22 Hi Chris, Are you a member of the Mariner Class Association? I recommend it. In case you didn't
Lewmar hatch size 05 H33 Scott B at 4:06pm 01.26.22 You might the hatch on this site: Hunter Parts (hunterowners.com). I would measure to be sure. Migh
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? patbratton at 4:04pm 01.26.22 I am HOT into planning a long yearned-for "bucket list" adventure... I am 65 now, still fit and ful
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S stickinthemud57 at 3:47pm 01.26.22 Interesting idea. My boat is equipped with baby stay mounts on the deck and stays of the appropriate
Hunter 33, started some work azambella at 3:41pm 01.26.22 You should check out Boatworkstoday on youtube. He does a real serious core repair and goes through
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S Tedd at 3:03pm 01.26.22 If you were to put a tube diagonally from near the top of the aft stanchion to near the bottom of th
Hunter 28 Growl at 2:55pm 01.26.22 Thanks Terry
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs Will Gilmore at 2:47pm 01.26.22 Those aft mast designs look like they would be difficult to get good forestay tension due to the st
Oday Mariner 19 portlights Chris Jones at 2:42pm 01.26.22 Welcome to the forum!! Does it look like the one in the photo below? They look like framed and no

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