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Head Overflow BungalowBill at 8:07am 07.13.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/969 I posted this on the "Head Mistress" board also but I thought I may get some more input here. I
Overflow Leak When Healed? BungalowBill at 8:04am 07.13.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1483 I have a 91 H28. My 'head issue' has to do with some type of overflow coming out of the holding tan
Davits for a Mac 26X SmellyCat10767 at 7:30am 07.13.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1164 I bought a Walker Bay 8'dinghy to get to and from shore when we're anchored. I really need some lead
Davits for a Mac 26X SmellyCat10767 at 7:29am 07.13.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/859 I bought a Walker Bay 8'dinghy to get to and from shore when we're anchored. I really need some lea
Stuffing Box Hunter 31 Jonathan Romero at 6:22am 07.13.07 Ask All Sailors 10/3892 Does anyone have a picture of the 1987 Hunter 31 stuffing box? I've tried repacking mine and I still
1985 O'Day 222, swing keel stuck in fully up posit Roland Winter at 8:14am 07.13.07 Day Sailers 4/2980 My boat swang unto a pebbly shore during the night with bow anchor anchored on shore, and a stern an
Darkening of Teak When Finishing? barry at 8:31am 07.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/928 The teak I start with has the nice light teak finish, but when the polyurethane finish is applied th
steering wheels kaamrhein at 9:03am 07.13.07 Big Boats 1/1312 where is best to buy one of those hour glass models?how difficult is it to replace?
Creaking from Transom - Stern area - Hunter 380 Robert Smith at 9:59am 07.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/768 I hope somebody might have some idea what might be causing the creaking I hear when I am sailing thr
Sail guide for a 10 yr old Hunter 23.5 Paul A. Spong at 9:48am 07.13.07 Smaller Boats 4/1203 Need to replace a broken sail guide. Don't have a dealer close by, can't find it in the Huntermarin
Forestay tension Manny at 12:24pm 07.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/864 Hi all,I have a CDI furler for my jib. Lately I've noticed with jib all the way out and in decent
H23 - Running halyards to cockpit jamboo at 12:55pm 07.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/989 Working on a project to run main and jib halyards back to cockpit.One of the halyard goes up out o
Improvements to a 26D (1) oreana123 at 1:18pm 07.13.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1057 I have been working on a 26D making improvements to the generaL livability including such things as
Turning the 170 over in the yard breadman at 3:21pm 07.13.07 Day Sailers 6/1237 I did it my daughter and I turned the critter over in the yard, we slid it off the trailer and once
Backflow TN at 4:16pm 07.13.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1530 My H27 is less than 2 years old and is equipped with the infamous Jabsco toilet. I greased the pump
HELP!! Need a Honda 7.5 water pump housing Rich Golden at 4:15pm 07.13.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/931 HELP! have't had her in the water since 4 June 07. Had to replace the impellar from damage from PO,
Which motor on which inflatable? Ctskip at 2:30pm 07.13.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1036 I am looking into getting a inflatable dingy, and I was thinking about an electric motor for it. The
Almost ready to launch Mac 25 Charm at 9:56pm 07.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/969 My '83 Mac 25 is very, very close to launching. I have a couple of quick questions.First off, I ha
Replacement double sided jam cleat Tim Haibach at 12:27am 07.05.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1282 My 1985 C27 has a roller furler installed (FACOR) with a continuous running line vs. rolling up arou
H26 wb Main Sheet Length sea_casper at 1:26am 07.05.07 Smaller Boats 4/1024 I am thinking of replacing my main sheet, Hunter 26 spec and existing sheet is 70 feet, this is too

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Aluminum vs SS bimini frames (1) rgranger at 3:55pm 03.17.21 And if anyone has suggestions how to deal with the split backstay passing thru the bimini I'd love
Rule Auto bilge pump not so auto. Is it toast? SV_IdleHour at 3:53pm 03.17.21 If I recall correctly the h27 has a real shallow bilge that precludes the use of a float switch. The
Venture 22 Rescue Project rgranger at 3:48pm 03.17.21 When I reinstalled the ports, I used plumbers putty for the gaskets. It seemed like what was origi
Venture 22 Rescue Project (2) rgranger at 3:45pm 03.17.21 Here is the other side of that same bulkhead. 687
Venture 22 Rescue Project rgranger at 3:43pm 03.17.21 On the anchor issue..... I stored 10' of chain in the tube with the anchor attached and 150' of nyl
Two questions - water pump and barnacle impact rukidn at 3:43pm 03.17.21 If your water pump is mounted to starboard under sink, that panel acts like a giant speaker cone. I
Venture 22 Rescue Project (2) rgranger at 3:42pm 03.17.21 Where & how do folks store ground tackle on these little boats? Previous owner has the anchor and
Venture 22 Rescue Project (10) rgranger at 3:38pm 03.17.21 I've done this once before. I removed all of the interior wood, ports, deck hardware etc. and star
Hull Exterior Maintenance Advice? rukidn at 3:36pm 03.17.21 A frontal impact commonly could crush the aft end of the keel upward, deflecting the fiberglass. Def
Venture 22 Rescue Project wynkoop at 3:31pm 03.17.21 Where & how do folks store ground tackle on these little boats? Previous owner has the anchor and l
Switching an inboard for an outboard wynkoop at 3:23pm 03.17.21 Silver Maiden's conversion was not without challenge. I do plan to document it at some point as I t
Switching an inboard for an outboard FlimFlamII at 3:14pm 03.17.21 I have a 1974 Ericson 27, Silver Maiden. Her Palmer p-60 finally gave up the ghost 2 years ago. I
Hunter 26 sail plan? rgranger at 3:09pm 03.17.21 Rob, I am speaking to a question not specifying added gear. Concur with you on the traveler sir.
Prop shaft zinc 321 Mechone at 3:02pm 03.17.21 Add an R&D coupling between the coupling half and it moves the shaft back about 1.2 inches giving yo
eye candy (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:01pm 03.17.21 https://www.lequipe.fr/_medias/img-photo-jpg/luna-rossa-prada-s-est-debarrasse-du-defi-americain-sam
Solenoid M. Maron at 2:44pm 03.17.21 That appears to be an aftermarket solenoid. They are most likely installed by a PO for the glow pl
Haul Out - Help with my shaft - SoCal (1) Claude L.-Auger at 2:43pm 03.17.21 As for removing the cutless bearing, you can have a shop make you a tool like mine for a reasonable
Venture 22 Rescue Project wynkoop at 2:39pm 03.17.21 I have not seen the Macgregor Sailors Forum Chip. -Brett
Venture 22 Rescue Project wynkoop at 2:37pm 03.17.21 CV - Thanks for the info. She is along side the dock behind a guys house on a canal, so not sure so
Sailing with cabin top hatch open? Claude L.-Auger at 2:31pm 03.17.21 Actually a possible solution would be to reset the hatch so it opens to the stern... It might inde

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