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autohelm wind instrument unit carl4 at 9:58pm 04.01.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1371 I need a masthead unit for my autohelm wind instrument. The Ray Marine units are not compatible. Any
Aussie Boat Swap Hogan at 9:30pm 04.01.08 Smaller Boats 4/1027 Reading the post about naming the boat after a visit to Austrailia got me to thinking. Might there b
Mac Sailing Steve at 10:09pm 04.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1097 Preparing to buy my first Mac, a 26X, late 90's. I think I am making a great choice for the things
Amazing Video George at 12:10am 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1307 After a long cold winter, this video really got my blood pumping. The kite/camera thing is clever bu
Trailerable? (1) scolil at 1:07am 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1316 I have seen boats sitting high on trailers and have wondered if this is realistic. I enjoy having m
HELP I need a locking pin venture rick at 1:32am 04.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1032 Ok this is for my dad more then for me. he has a Venture Newport 23 im not sure on the year. we got
D and R Marine, a rave Ross in Tampa at 2:58am 04.02.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1070 I have to send a shout out to Rudy and Debbie at D and R. I ordered two new stays for my Oday 25 on
hunter 30 table barry966 at 2:31am 04.02.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/938 i have a hunter 30 with the huge table. i don't even fit into the seat. but with the table out it is
Owner 's liability Dakartimm at 9:55am 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1237 Hi I've tried searching the archives to no avail . Sometime back there was a thread about a boat o
Stern rail/pulpit, Hunter 23 r3403j at 9:53am 04.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1218 Need to have stern rails made for my Hunter 23. I've seen pics of 23's with them and need a good, r
H35.5 manual bilge pump George H260 at 4:24am 04.02.08 Big Boats 3/1190 Has anyone installed a manual bilge pump, Whale Gusher or similar, in a H 35.5? Trying to work out h
Cutlass bearing removal tool sailorman20826 at 10:45am 04.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1944 Does any know where I can get me hands on Strut pro cutlass bearing tool. I would be willing to pay
Halyard lift block vs mast base plat Hakuna Matata at 1:25pm 04.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1688 I'm planning my 'lines led aft' project and am debating whether to use halyard lift blocks, or get a
Tillers & Chartplotter location palacegrand at 1:09pm 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 3/3810 Hi Folks,So I'm thinking of adding a chartplotter/sounder this summer. Likely something in the 6" t
sanding bottom of 22' 76 oday new oday owner at 1:38pm 04.02.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/969 ok all oday wiseones,Have question concerning sanding the bottom of sailboat,do I have to take all
Passage 42 - 1990-1998 Brian at 1:53pm 04.02.08 Big Boats 0/873 Hello folks,I have the profurl B35M furler and want to raise it out of the anchor locker. Is it a
Best Starter Sailboat for a Neophyte lliversjr at 2:35pm 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 25/8338 Neophyte Sailer, Over the past weeks, I have taken a general boating course with the New Orleans P
Slightly leaky fixed port light PrincessoftheLake at 2:30pm 04.02.08 Big Boats 2/1064 One of the fixed port lights on our 1995 Hunter 40.5 has a slight leak. Is the only fix to re-bed i
fixed foresail fairlead Hakuna Matata at 2:42pm 04.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1078 The jib/genoa fairlead on the Mac 25 is a fixed bullseye fairlead. Does anyone know if it is positi
Halyard lift block vs mast base plate Hakuna Matata at 2:46pm 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 9/4983 I'm planning my 'lines led aft' project and am debating whether to use halyard lift blocks, or get a

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NOT buying H34 jssailem at 6:34pm 08.25.21 Sorry, Denise, I have been away from the forums for a couple of days. The wheel pilot uses what Ra
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 (1) DArcy at 6:30pm 08.25.21 Another suggestion, get a chart app on your phone. I use Navionics but there are others out there. I
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 DArcy at 6:22pm 08.25.21 Not entirely crazy. You do need to understand how to read a chart to know where the chanel is. Other
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ward H at 6:21pm 08.25.21 Am I crazy to think that I could launch the boat at NSC, start the 9.9 and motor around for an hour
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! jssailem at 6:17pm 08.25.21 If you see good water exiting with the exhaust then this is probably working correctly. Additional
Auto-Pilots jssailem at 6:16pm 08.25.21 More than the brand is matching the type of AP to the boat and the type of sailing you want to trust
forepole lenght Don S/V ILLusion at 6:12pm 08.25.21
CUBIC MINI WOOD STOVE 1988 CATALINA 36 MKI jssailem at 5:57pm 08.25.21 A fellow SBO member @LeslieTroyer and good sailing buddy bought a boat with an installed propane hea
CUBIC MINI WOOD STOVE 1988 CATALINA 36 MKI sailme88 at 5:47pm 08.25.21 Had a Bristol 32 that the PO had installed a small pot belly stove in. First thing I did was yard it
Racing Rules BarryL at 5:42pm 08.25.21 Hi, AFAIK there are no rules regarding anchors on the bow. Note that the racing rules of racing sta
Removing 3M 4000 from aluminum window frames jssailem at 5:39pm 08.25.21 Good for you Kelly. It is a project like eating an elephant. You can do it... One bite at a time.
Water stain in cabin next to bulkhead young_gray at 5:30pm 08.25.21 Fun fact: when the windows are leaking, water drips down the closet fascia and brings teak oil with
Removing 3M 4000 from aluminum window frames young_gray at 5:27pm 08.25.21 Ok, so I finally broke down and fashioned a scraper from an old knife and got the big chunks off. T
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 5:26pm 08.25.21 Thanks, maybe the Ottawa river it will be. Possibly including Advantage, will look into it if I don
Racing Rules Stu Jackson at 5:22pm 08.25.21 My experiences: Our racing committees usually set those rules. In our one design races, we had two
Auto-Pilots MikeHoncho at 5:00pm 08.25.21 CPT Autopilot is a wheel mount. Stand alone system that can and has steered very large vessels. I li
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) Rabe at 4:59pm 08.25.21 You seem pretty comfortable with this type of work so I would not approach the yard until absolutel
37C Mast Lights Bolander at 4:53pm 08.25.21 Great Advice! Thx
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) heritage at 4:41pm 08.25.21 I removed and replaced the prop strut on my 84" H27 which probably has the same strut and bolts as y
Galled stanchion removal (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:21pm 08.25.21 Had a similar problem with a cleat machine screw. In this case, I beat the 1:1,000,000 odds and fou

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