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Attaching chainplates Dick Westwood at 9:07am 05.01.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1735 I have a 20 foot boat. I'm changing the fixed backstay to an adjustable backstay. One aspect of doin
165 HP car for towing Mac 26? Glen at 8:38am 05.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1041 I have Subaru Forester L AWD 165 HP Small SUV. Is it enough power to tow / launch Mac 26?
Transom Reinforcement Trev at 10:00am 05.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1711 I recently purchased a Mac 25, it has a small crack above the outboard motor mount. I would like to
Sailing on just the main, just the jib or both James at 10:15am 05.01.07 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1202 So the summer is near and I am thinking about my O'Day 23.... and wondering. I am thinking about
used sail for 25 ft. hunter Daystar11398 at 10:38am 05.01.07 Smaller Boats 2/1179 We have installed a roller furling and want to use one of the sails that came with our 1976 25 ft Hu
Wet Berthing Water Ballest Boat Deucer at 11:14am 05.01.07 Smaller Boats 9/1262 Folks,Looking for some advice. Has anybody every kept their water ballast boat in a slip for any
Question on furling line for roller furler John F at 11:11am 05.01.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1148 My newly purchased boat has a Harken MK-III Unit 0 jib furler system. I've read the manual three ti
Nautical titles needed frank balcer at 11:06am 05.01.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1195 Ok folk, will be heading out in about 18 days for a 10 day cruise with Dick Dixon and the Inner harb
Deck paint repair? sailposer at 11:22am 05.01.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1277 Hi,I am a new owner of a 1975 Catalina 22. The previous owner did a great job of restoring/repaint
vanity removal in 272 ? Pat at 1:13pm 05.01.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/910 I'm installing airconditioner duct work and want to remove the vanity ' sink in the head so I can ru
stuffing box conundrum o Manny at 1:08pm 05.01.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1641 Well, I can't figure out what is going on. I replaced the packing in my stuffing box this winter. I*
Genoa size Catpro at 12:47pm 05.01.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1118 Should I buy a 150 or 135 genoa for Cat 30? I have heard that the 150 over powers the boat. I have a
exide prevailer batteries? Landsend at 12:38pm 05.01.07 Ask All Sailors 2/2023 Does anyone have any info or experiance with thes batteries? Are they any good?Are they worth the
Replacement Ports for a 1979 Morgan 382 fjm at 12:19pm 05.01.07 Morgan 1/2007 Need to replace ports for a 1979 Morgan 382.Would appreciate hearing from other Morgan 382 owners
Emergency tiller paulj at 4:40pm 05.01.07 Catalina 310 4/1664 Looked all over and cannot find the emergency tiller. Anyone have a drawing or a picture of one cou
"Y" paulj at 4:58pm 05.01.07 Catalina 310 4/1816 New electric head will be arriving soon.....sure wish I could locate this "Y"valve.Any WAG's......
Where is deck water intake weiss318 at 7:43pm 04.29.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/928 Where is the deck water fill intake on a 1985 Hunter 31? I have easily found fuel intake and head p
Keel problems Joseph Schrader at 10:11pm 04.29.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/974 I own a Catalina 22 and the swing keel worked fined last year. This year the Keel handle won't budg
Lost Reef Line in Boom C Schroeder at 10:49pm 04.29.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1075 "Inadvertently" one of our reef lines got pulled through into the middle of the boom while we were t
Spider Cracks Mike16506 at 10:43pm 04.29.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1110 I have a beneteau 323 2005 and seem to have alot of spider cracks especially on swim platform and in

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H410 Start Battery Don Lucas at 8:47am 06.23.21 Just spent 3 hours digging around the cables. It is just like I drew and there is no ACR.
1995 35.5 Legend manual FrKim at 8:42am 06.23.21 Welcome to the forum!! Manual in this link: HunterOwners.com downloads (sailboatowners.com) thank
Recommendations for holding the bottom line on a series of boat fenders out of the water. markwbird at 8:34am 06.23.21 I like the plan but I do not think it should require drilling holes in the fiberglass unless you are
line diameter Hunter 49 flightlead404 at 8:28am 06.23.21 Just a comment having replaced that on my 38 recently. When I did the end to end splice I was caref
Recommendations for holding the bottom line on a series of boat fenders out of the water. Bob S at 8:20am 06.23.21 Keep the fenders at the dock. https://www.amazon.com/attwood-93532-1-Fender-Straight-White/dp/B01J26
Help with diagnosing engine failing to start Scott T-Bird at 8:19am 06.23.21 You seem to indicate that tapping the starter preceded a successful start. I would consider that a
Deep Freezer Hunter 45 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:09am 06.23.21 I used one of these to fix one of my freezers, Isotherm 2010-SX Compact Air Cooled Refrigeration Com
What parts should I replace while my Hunter 240 is on slings for center board maintenance? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:51am 06.23.21 Please write up an article and post it on the Rally. Maybe one day I could attend but not this tim
H23.5 Centerboard parts Crazy Dave Condon at 7:47am 06.23.21 I am concerned when I read a 2x6 board is placed on two stands to hold up a boat. As a former inve
line diameter Hunter 49 sail sfbay at 7:34am 06.23.21 Ouch!! Ditto ice breaker ..........just to add, suggest a low stretch, high breaking strength lin
Catalina 380 engine 1999 to 2000 sail sfbay at 7:21am 06.23.21 I am looking at two Catalina 380s, a 1999 and a 2000. Main difference seems to be the westerbeak and
Recommendations for holding the bottom line on a series of boat fenders out of the water. (1) Wade Gizzy at 7:18am 06.23.21 Just tie them to the life lines when you need them. Keep them in a cockpit locker when you don't.
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! Zencra at 7:16am 06.23.21 Hi Folks and thank you in advance for your attention. I am very seriously considering the purchase
line diameter Hunter 49 ice breaker at 7:14am 06.23.21 https://support.seldenmast.com/files/1426855956/595-063-E.pdf This document says 10mm on page 7. L
H23.5 Centerboard parts Doug J at 6:59am 06.23.21 I Just completed an overhaul of the centerboard and mechanism, it was worn so stainless steel rods
What parts should I replace while my Hunter 240 is on slings for center board maintenance? Doug J at 6:44am 06.23.21 Thanks, Doug. I notice you are in SD. I am in Temecula. Let me know if you ever want to sail togeth
Catalina 310 Cabin Top sail sfbay at 6:42am 06.23.21 Might contact the Catalina 310 International Association: Catalina 310 IA - Home This reference Ca
H410 Start Battery (1) JamesG161 at 6:42am 06.23.21 An ACR is bi-directional so if someone feeds a charge source to the start battery On his H410 and
Looking for a new motor Crazy Dave Condon at 6:39am 06.23.21 Go find a good used two stroke 8 hp. The key is to keep the motor from bouncing up and down so ti
Help with diagnosing engine failing to start Terry Cox at 6:37am 06.23.21 Does not sound like a fuse. When fuses go, nothing happens until you replace them. A bad wiring conn

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