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Forestay tension Manny at 12:24pm 07.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/903 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 2/1027 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 15/1248 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 6/1505 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 8/1625 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 2/1012 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 3/1093 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 7/1093 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 1/1352 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 4/1077 I am thinking of replacing my main sheet, Hunter 26 spec and existing sheet is 70 feet, this is too
BOOTS FOR TOGGLE SWITCHES Wallace Shakun at 1:34am 07.05.07 Big Boats 2/871 Looking for rubber boots for toggle switches foundon the "C" engine panel.
"Hunter smile" ted at 1:55am 07.05.07 Big Boats 5/5138 I took a look at an H450 last week. It was on dry storage. The keel to hull joint had some peeling a
Speed indicates zeros Pat at 11:56pm 07.04.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1175 I have the Autohelm (Raymarine)ST 50 system -wind, depth, speed, GPS, chartplotter. The speed was wo
Catalina 25 wiring diagram needed Sailorman20824 at 11:51pm 07.04.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2459 I have a 1980 (approximately) Catalina 25 and need a wiring diagram for the electrical system. Any
Air Filter ON A Yanmar 3GMF Joe Mullee at 11:39pm 07.04.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1109 This may bea dumb question but here goes. When I remove the cover to the air filter on the engine th
New prop Timo42 at 1:58am 07.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/915 I have a Tohatsu 6hp 4stroke pushing my mac 22, just noticed that the propeller has a bent blade. It
Too Much Water To Sail! Abby Normal at 3:27am 07.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1329 If any of you saw the flooding in SE Kansas on TV this week (especially Coffeyville), it's all windi
Rudder blues Tim Horvatich at 3:39am 07.05.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1359 We had our own fireworks on the Fourth of July. Sailing reefed in brisk 12-20 knot winds we were ha
Good Source for Main Sails (Catalina) Bo at 2:20am 07.05.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1457 Looking around the internet, the prices for new mail sails runs the full spectrum. I might consider
2007 Hunter reefing instruction Mike16400 at 2:15am 07.05.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/951 Im sailing my 2007 Hunter 25 from Hyannis to Nantucket this weekend, and am not sure how the reefing

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Fuel Filter Replacement Rich Stidger at 8:43pm 09.28.21 I have vacuum gauges on both of my primary filters for the auxiliary and the genset. Neigther seem t
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 8:28pm 09.28.21
When is diesel fuel too old? smokey73 at 7:58pm 09.28.21 Interesting discussion. One thing to consider between Maine's experiment and the leaving fuel in th
Inavx Help SoSound at 7:56pm 09.28.21 You might try contacting iNavX for support. From your location, it's not going to be a real time co
Fuel Filter Replacement ontherocks83 at 7:53pm 09.28.21 I have always been of the annual filter replacement mindset, but that was on my old boat with no pri
Yanmar 3jh3e Winterize Gary Ryan at 7:48pm 09.28.21 Yep...changed the antifreeze a couple weeks ago.
Fuel Filter Replacement Don S/V ILLusion at 7:39pm 09.28.21
When is diesel fuel too old? ontherocks83 at 7:27pm 09.28.21 @ontherocks83 - you miss my point. I agree with you that a completely empty tank (as Maine Sail) t
When is diesel fuel too old? smokey73 at 7:19pm 09.28.21 @ontherocks83 - you miss my point. I agree with you that a completely empty tank (as Maine Sail) te
When is diesel fuel too old? Davidasailor26 at 7:18pm 09.28.21 I see your point, but (and I could be wrong) what if you look at the amount of fuel in your tank as
When is diesel fuel too old? ontherocks83 at 7:12pm 09.28.21 I believe that there is some "middle ground here" that has to be considered. If a tank is complete
Adding kayak to sailboat SoSound at 7:12pm 09.28.21 Hoping weather improves. Want a sail across Juan D Fuca in the morning. ...Small Craft Advisory...
When is diesel fuel too old? smokey73 at 7:05pm 09.28.21 The big point (I believe) is that the idea of topping off your tanks to prevent moisture build up i
When is diesel fuel too old? MikeHoncho at 7:02pm 09.28.21 That seals it for me!;) To paraphrase an old financial commercial "When Maine Sail talks, people li
When is diesel fuel too old? ontherocks83 at 6:53pm 09.28.21 Yea, I'll be sure to tell my buddy with the Grand Banks 43 Eastbay that he should pump out his 450
MODIFICATIONS TO MY B331 DUE TO HEALTH REASONS Bluenose at 6:52pm 09.28.21 Thanks to you all for your kind comments. As to the Stack Pack, that's what he'll be doing - convert
Its funny Friday! (1) Captain W at 6:47pm 09.28.21 198782
Bringing dogs aboard Captain W at 6:43pm 09.28.21 Love all the pictures - I can tell there are some great companions out there!
When is diesel fuel too old? smokey73 at 6:41pm 09.28.21 We sail all year long down here in South Carolina so emptying the tank would be somewhat of an incon
When is diesel fuel too old? jviss at 6:40pm 09.28.21 Yea, I'll be sure to tell my buddy with the Grand Banks 43 Eastbay that he should pump out his 450 g

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