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Lead Keel Repair and Catalina smile repair Catalina 27 at 10:58am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 12/14477 I ran aground (probably a rock) this past summer and took out a Small (tennis ball size) of lead off
Prop Removal Phil K at 10:18am 03.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1354 I am having difficulty pulling off my three blade prop with a puller. Does anyone have any tried an
Stand up rigging robert at 11:22am 03.03.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/961 I have been told there are cracks in my swages by the last rigger. I looked at it and can't see any
Swing keel Mac at 11:00am 03.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1287 I'm going to keep my Mac 25 at a slip this year as I did last summer. A friend of mine is letting m
Wanted: hints on use of boom vang tadd5181 at 12:00pm 03.03.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/3898 I would appreciate some hints on use of the boom vang...my boat is a Hunter 420. Thanks.
Wanted: hints on using boom vang tadd5181 at 11:56am 03.03.08 Big Boats 1/1001 I would appreciate some hints on use of the boom vang...my boat is a Hunter 420. Thanks
CDI roller furling Echo at 11:46am 03.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1250 Is anyone using a CDI (FF6 w/bearings) on a 28-30' O'Day? What problems if any have you encountered
Internet connections Greg Bowman at 5:46pm 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1130 We are planning on starting a sailing trip in USA later this year. We will do the Great Circle route
O'Day 37' spray cover Lena May at 7:11pm 03.01.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1039 We recently purchased our O'Day 37 and think she is fantastic, the only thing we noticed is that we
Fastening blocks to deck Madelon at 8:20pm 03.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1775 Dear Sailors,I've been looking through the archives but did not find what I needed, so I apologize
Beneteau Complaint scuba hottie at 9:56pm 03.01.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3658 We bought a brand new Beneteau a few years ago and started having gelcoat cracks within 6 months alo
replacing the cabin sole Terry Holt at 9:13pm 03.01.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1226 I have rot in my cabin sole and I am thinking of replacing it. It is the section just under the sete
Hunter 260 North Spinnaker on ebay AZExpedition at 11:33pm 03.01.08 Smaller Boats 0/973 Nice north spinn and pole
Hmm, we seem to have an error....PHILLLLLllllll! Patrick Lombard at 1:11am 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1071 Phil I keep getting this: DOG PICTUREHmm, we seem to have an error....You have an e
25' Bilge pump location?? Miles Way at 2:46am 03.02.08 Seidelmann 2/1758 On a 1979 25'Seidelmann Were is the bilge pump located cant fined it Any were? OK don't tell me in t
Maintenance on Flex o Fold vs Kiwi seadaddler at 2:16am 03.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1241 I did read about Kiwi needing to be greased,what maintenance or whatneeds to be done on either prop
Radio Question Marcia at 1:40am 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 23/1948 This is probably a pretty dumb question, but I'll ask it here anyways. I have a (new to me) small 2
Re-Upholster Indoor Cushions? mseifert at 4:53am 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1288 I would like to have all the cabin cushions in my Hunter 33 re-upholstered but I'm havng a very diff
Swing Keel for Mac 25 JustinG328 at 6:17am 03.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1576 I found an add for a swing keel that came from a MacGregor Venture 21 or 22. I have a 1981 MacGregor
passage generator Matt Miller at 5:27am 03.02.08 Big Boats 7/1888 I am looking at a Passage 42 that does not have a generator. The Hunter dealer I called said that a

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Single handing Will Gilmore at 2:36pm 12.04.21 Needle and colored thread. Do it in pairs. The first set of markings are to plumb the depth, the se
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line dlochner at 2:35pm 12.04.21 I always thought the best and fastest way to de-power a spinnaker is to completely release the guy.
H26 stay & shroud t-connectors. MrEd at 2:33pm 12.04.21 Or you could just open a bottle of wine. Fashion retainers by carving the artificial cork into a pro
H23 Anchor Locker Crazy Dave Condon at 2:20pm 12.04.21 Oops. I did not look close. Loosing my marbles @rgranger. However you need to visit us.
Bimini for 1995 Hunter 26. sail sfbay at 2:19pm 12.04.21 Do an internet search on "1995 Hunter 26 bimin images" to see lots of bimini examples. Buy an on-lin
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line shemandr at 2:11pm 12.04.21 I always thought the best and fastest way to de-power a spinnaker is to completely release the guy.
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. Deeseas at 2:02pm 12.04.21 You can buy a new valve at any R.V. store, it's the same valve they use for grey water on R.V.'s.
What color for your Bimini? Dalliance at 1:51pm 12.04.21
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line LeeandRick at 1:42pm 12.04.21 Never on a spinnaker! In a broach it is best to let the spinnaker fly unrestrained. If the spin sh
H23 Anchor Locker rgranger at 1:34pm 12.04.21 Would be better if you moved back home so I could help you. You got my number. Call you wascal H
Solar Eclipse for Penguins kappykaplan at 1:33pm 12.04.21 Heard about this full solar eclipse on the news this morning. Tks for sharing the links.
Third Propulsion Option (1) rgranger at 1:29pm 12.04.21 Am I missing something? Is this what you are trying to do? llars and you can get a nice Tohatsu
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? (1) walt at 1:23pm 12.04.21 I probably wont do any more since I think it solved my original problem of possibly not being safe.
Third Propulsion Option Benny17441 at 1:11pm 12.04.21 As a third method of propulsion, I have Tow Insurance. It provides an extra motor and don't have to
H23 Anchor Locker Crazy Dave Condon at 12:49pm 12.04.21 Would be better if you moved back home so I could help you. You got my number. Call you wascal
Bimini for 1995 Hunter 26. Crazy Dave Condon at 12:45pm 12.04.21 The Bimini offered by the forum store were made to fit the hunter 26/260. For both boats the model y
Getting cables to reach bus bar Davidasailor26 at 12:29pm 12.04.21 You can use a power post to add an extension to the thruster cable. Or instead of a negative ground
Mods to our 35s5 (5) Hollyberry at 12:03pm 12.04.21 Thanks everyone! One last niggling detail on the V berth... somehow the cushions were not made to m
Third Propulsion Option capta at 11:57am 12.04.21 One of the problems that comes to mind is moving the motor from the rail, to the bracket on the ster
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line dlochner at 11:41am 12.04.21 For the uninitiated.. I think this is what Dave was describing. BENETEAU 36.7 spinnaker wipeout fl

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