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Hey Jim Ormond, just saw your project photos... Terry Cox at 1:06pm 05.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/915 in the Photo Forum. Nice job! I just might have to do an upgrade.Terry
Electrolysis-Let Me Share My Situation Dick Dixon at 12:40pm 05.18.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2304 Electrolysis is a problem that leaves electrically challenged people like me frustrated and bewilder
moving halyards inside seth at 12:32pm 05.18.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1131 I have the mast off of my boat at this time. I am considering moving the lines inside to clean up th
Mainsheet is lead through Spinlock clutch...Opinions? Scup at 12:29pm 05.18.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2209 Mainsheet is lead through Spinlock clutch...Opinions?So, on my new (to me) S2 27, the traveller is
Overheating Yanmar HELP! Gary at 12:09pm 05.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1062 1987 H28.5 / Yanmar 2GM20FMotored a solid 11 hours at 2800 rpms couple months ago without incident
Who's the overheating guru? Water discharge UNDER waterline!!! Gary at 12:05pm 05.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/853 1987 H28.5 / Yanmar 2GM20FMotored a solid 11 hours at 2800 rpms couple months ago without incident
Hybrid Propulsion Buck2796 at 8:32pm 05.16.08 Ask All Sailors 76/4479 Anyone heard talk that any of the big boat manufacturers are trying/planning to use a Prius(or other
headliner repair Les at 11:21pm 05.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1101 My headliner in the main saloon is plywood coated with a thin plastic type film. The film is crackin
H34 Operation Checklist chinny at 11:51pm 05.16.08 Big Boats 11/1418 I'm looking for some help here......The big splash for my 86 H34 is going to be next Friday. I'm w
Genoe sheet Lateral Ballast at 2:24am 05.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/852 What length of rope is required for each Genoa sheet? Also what Diameter is required?
ranger 28 mast David at 2:14am 05.17.08 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/1831 I need a spreader bracket for my ranger 28 does anyone know where to get one and who is the mast man
Teflon tape Cest La Vie at 12:32am 05.17.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1549 Peggy:While installing a new head on the boat, I replaced the discharge hose. After connecting th
Gibb Winch cleaning Sailoff at 2:38am 05.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/7715 We have a 25' Oday. Our winches say Gibb England. Didn't know til recently that they needed cleani
Hunter 37.5 (1991) Manual Nicky8493 at 2:56am 05.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2236 We purchased a 1991 Hunter 37.5 last year but as cradle not sturdy enough, we had to dismast it. It
Last night was great for sailing sailortonyb Allied Mis at 3:49am 05.17.08 Ask All Sailors 4/929 Went out in Galveston Bay last night. A little cool out but a great 18-21K breeze. A 3/4 Moon lit up
Belaying Pins and Ratlines (2) sailortonyb Allied Mis at 8:32am 05.17.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1896 I had made a set of Ratlines from Mahogany and also a Belaying Rack and pins. I finally mounted the
cheap bug screen (1) beamreach at 4:31am 05.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/954 Bought a bug screen on ebay for around $20. It's made to go over a 9 foot patio umbrella that's moun
Difficulty in lowering centreboard (Mac 26X) Graham at 6:05am 05.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/876 Ready to launch my second hand Mac 26X for the first time tomorrow and have one more problem to solv
240 Mike B at 9:30am 05.17.08 Smaller Boats 6/1064 Does anyone do much sailing in the (great lakes ) Lake Erie with the 240 water ballast Hunter ? How
Changed Battery Engine wont start biggio at 9:59am 05.17.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1039 1986 Catalina 27I changed house battery due to it leaking. I tried to start engine and the blower w

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Replacement House Batteries dlochner at 9:34am 05.04.21 I currently have two Deka GC25 (relatively new) batteries and need to replace two aged 8AGC2 batter
Insurance for Macgregor 65 Argus at 9:33am 05.04.21 Boat US kicked me out because it's over35' and over 20 yrs. I'm just going to budget $150/mo and mo
Durango tow vehicle questions Justin_NSA at 9:29am 05.04.21 I don't think MacGregor thought about using a pin. Hence my warning. From their MacGregor 26 user ma
New condo development? (2) rgranger at 9:27am 05.04.21 House wren most likely. The male will make numerous nests in the hopes that a female will find one
Durango tow vehicle questions CaptVR at 9:16am 05.04.21 Backing up with surge brakes can be tricky. You are pushing against the brake master cylinder Cap
Insurance for Macgregor 65 JohnShannon at 9:16am 05.04.21 The Mac has no core, that thing is solid fiberglass, I have read it is quite flexible as a result.
There's a hole in my boat Davidasailor26 at 9:15am 05.04.21 Sorry. I read the data sheet and I think we are using words differently. You said "hot potting" a
Manasquan NJ to Block Island Goobs at 9:08am 05.04.21 It's a 150 mile trip. 24 hours. Do it all in one? Id much rather have two more days on Block Isla
New condo development? jssailem at 9:04am 05.04.21 Condo-No-More :biggrin:
Mac 25 rudder lifting line diagram ? (1) rgranger at 8:57am 05.04.21 I always found it hard to lift the line without reaching far overboard, hanging off the stern. I th
Buying Used Sails - Size Measurement Tolerance sail sfbay at 8:56am 05.04.21 ...........Is there a rule of thumb tolerance for sizing? You might these articles helpful to size
Dock Tying Alternatives jssailem at 8:55am 05.04.21 @NotCook ... Never is pretty definitive. There are some who abandon their lines when they leave th
Can anyone recognize this boat? rgranger at 8:49am 05.04.21 Beautiful boat. I look forward to more pics once you have it all sorted out.
Can anyone recognize this boat? Jackdaw at 8:47am 05.04.21 Paging @Bosman ......
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14 (1) jssailem at 8:47am 05.04.21 Bare with me I'm still a learning 70 year old. ;-). Well we all have to learn sometime. Better now
What happened here... rgranger at 8:45am 05.04.21 Venture 25 (count the port lights). has swing keel and came with lots of foam floatation under the
Mac 25 rudder lifting line diagram ? whudatt at 8:43am 05.04.21 That is perfect,thanks a bunch !
1984 H34 120vac circiut issues sail sfbay at 8:42am 05.04.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new Hunter 34!! Is the reason the marina wanted yo
Dock Tying Alternatives NotCook at 8:41am 05.04.21 The challenge is our cleats aren't very large and don't have a centre hole to thread through for a
Window Caulking (1) rgranger at 8:40am 05.04.21 You will rue the day. I bayou country we would say roux

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