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Advice for buoy mooring line cherylgrrl at 8:10am 06.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1780 We just bought a MacGregor 26M last September (our first sailboat!) and were lucky enough to be able
Holding tank levels s/v Sweet Laraine at 8:47am 06.27.08 Ask All Sailors 0/941 I saw a fisheye lens that fit into the top of a holding tank to indicate 1/4, 1/2 and full tank. I c
Toilet maintenance Robert Ellis at 10:44am 06.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1289 I am looking for information on removal, cleaning and maintenance of the toilet on my Mac 25.
Winterizing Westerbeke Engine and Water Intake O'Day 272 Eric at 11:02am 06.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1718 I've recently moved my boat to a yard that does not handle winterizing. I've always placed antifree
ideas on cockpit floor replacement pimerese at 6:29am 06.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/5899 I have a 1985 H31. The cockpit floor is getting spongier every year. I know I will eventually need t
Leaky ballast seal phillwag at 6:03am 06.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1058 Has anyone ever had to replace the rubber seals on the ballast drain (on the bottom of the boat AND
Keel Hoist Line Replacement Annette de Paz at 5:59am 06.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/976 The keel hoist line on my Hunter 20 snapped. You wouldn't believe the trouble we had getting it bac
help rigging gary at 4:48pm 06.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/942 thanks justin for sending that qwners instrution.
Big wind trim on a smaller well set-up boat. Ray at 1:39pm 06.27.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/3298 I sail a 1980 Catalina 22 with new Ulman sails. A 150 hank on genny and a fully battened loose foot
Crazy Dave is Hunter again elle at 1:24pm 06.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/925 Dave Condon aka 'Crazy Dave' is again a Hunter dealer. The deed was done yesterday in Florida.He w
Right Propeller? Peter at 1:06pm 06.27.08 Seidelmann 6/1897 I'm looking for the 'right' prop. for a Seidelmann 25.Someone put a left-handed prop on ' it just i
Russian sub salvage operation BaySailerBill at 8:26pm 06.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/934 Who says the Russian Navy can never rise again!A few of you gents have asked me about our sunken R
Painting hull from white to dark... reserche at 7:58pm 06.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1196 Hello there!I'm in the process of buying a 1984 Hunter 31... I'm really excited about the boat- its
screaching sound while motoring JohnJ at 8:37pm 06.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/1292 I have been getting a screeching sound while motoring. I just bought a 2001 Catalina 310 and had to
screaching sound while motoring JohnJ at 8:58pm 06.25.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1310 I have been getting a screeching sound while motoring. I just bought a 2001 Catalina 310 and had to
Unknown Starboard Piece (1) Pat Hooyman at 11:03pm 06.25.08 Big Boats 8/1208 Can anyone identify the StarBoard piece in the photo? It was in the cockpit locker when I got my H3
Jammed Anchor Chain and Windlass wdg at 11:47pm 06.25.08 Big Boats 9/2517 At the time the boat I now own was put up on the hard, the anchor was brought up and there is no sla
Handheld GPS Tim at 1:00am 06.26.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2673 Before investing in a GPS/Chartplotter, I'd like a handheld GPS for use sailing the Great Lakes. An
Possible Coolant leak in Water Heater heat exchanger Dean P at 3:03am 06.26.08 Ask All Sailors 8/4569 Last winter was my first winterization for my Oday 30 and all went well except I think I may have a
rigging coronado 0-14 1969 bome to mast roger s. at 3:06am 06.26.08 Other Sailboats 1/947 help, i just got a corondo 0-14 1969 and think that i am missing the

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Wiring for electric winch - 2002 386 Hamish_s at 11:41am 11.08.21 Thank you sfbay, flightlead and Ralph - I see in the owner's manual there is alleged to be an option
Wiring for electric winch - 2002 386 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:35am 11.08.21 fishing #1/0 wire through some uncomfortable and narrow areas of the boat? Kind of heavy cable fo
Catalina 250 water ballast swing keel Stu Jackson at 11:30am 11.08.21 Here is where to ask: https://catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=4
331 Oceanis wiring diagram arf145 at 11:28am 11.08.21 My French made 331 did not come with any devices to separate batteries--beyond switches. I've since
CE certificate for Hunter 466? (1) twalker H260 at 10:51am 11.08.21 What you are looking for is a plate that will be attached directly to the boat somewhere and looks l
Freaky voltage reading Roland5048 at 10:40am 11.08.21 Just had this same issue with my Blue Sea panel. Volt meter for both house and start would start ac
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed Davidasailor26 at 10:14am 11.08.21
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! MIGuy at 9:47am 11.08.21 I have used a gallon plastic jug cut out with a razor knife so I could slowly work it under the oil
Single handing Justin_NSA at 9:23am 11.08.21 I am looking at installing a depth gauge. One that does not require putting a hole in the hull. Are
NEED EYEBROW FOR FONTAINE PAJOT ORANA 44 sail sfbay at 9:20am 11.08.21 Welcome to the forum!! If you cannot find then suggest sourcing them from a company that fabricates
Running Rigging Line Type Phil Herring at 9:10am 11.08.21 Hunter used Samson XLS (now XLS3) for the sheets and MLX (now MLX3) for furling sail halyards. At ti
Its funny Friday! dLj at 9:06am 11.08.21 https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/how-1-missing-comma-just-cost-this-company-5-million-but-did-make-its
Wiring for electric winch - 2002 386 flightlead404 at 9:03am 11.08.21 @Hamish_s I was just fishing around in that area for my solar installation. On my boat ('07 38) the
Running Rigging Line Type (1) sail sfbay at 8:50am 11.08.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! My Hunter 386 manual showed the same line type which also co
Wiring for electric winch - 2002 386 sail sfbay at 8:39am 11.08.21 I had a 2004 Hunter 386 and thought about installing an electric winch for the main sheet as I now h
Adding a 115V outlet Bob J. at 8:29am 11.08.21 This isn't complicated. If your battery charger comes with a plug, plug it in. Just be sure the rec
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! sail sfbay at 8:28am 11.08.21 FastOlson........that's the way I do it!!
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! FastOlson at 8:23am 11.08.21 I have adopted some old advice about wrapping a heavy wall 'zip lock' baggy around the horizontal oi
Finally went for a sail DeniseO30 at 8:20am 11.08.21 Well wrapping this up and guess until spring (except for winterization) I also guess I won't know if
Hunter 50 AC - Spare Rudder System Gianni65 at 8:18am 11.08.21 Thanks. Let's see if anyone has ever had the chance to see what Spare Rudder System is for Hunter M

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