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Reseating an oil bathed transducer?? soling42 at 10:39pm 04.13.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1073 Oily film in the bilge finally led back to the depth transducer which had come loose. Need advice on
Catalina Capri 18 Tow Weight skuter at 8:13am 04.14.07 Smaller Boats 1/4096 Hello, I'm looking for the tow weight of the Capri 18. Want to make sure that my vehicle can t
12V outlet Syversens at 8:50am 04.14.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1662 Hi All, I wanted to try another electrical project: installing a 12V outlet close to the nav station
kenyon instrument covers Dan at 8:45am 04.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1082 I have original Kenyon instruments on my Hunter 28. They are still working; however, the covers are
Offer to Purchase - Time Limit Billy at 7:22am 04.14.07 Ask All Sailors 21/3286 We just put in an offer to purchase a 34 Hunter. It is listed through a brokerage but it is a non-b
What To Paint First pcjrusso at 10:39am 04.14.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1134 I am in the middle of painting the bottom with Interlux VM 17 and I also need to re-paint the boot s
Outboard motor well roger at 11:19am 04.14.07 Grampian 3/3862 All 23 Gramps that i've seen have a motor well. Also they have all had a stern mounted motor bracket
Inside the Forwardmost Part of the Mac 26D (1) oreana123 at 11:18am 04.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/901 I thought I'd post a picture of the area under the foredeck and forward of the Vee berth liner. Also
Getting Raymarine to talk to laptop; props? Steve Feinsilver at 12:05pm 04.14.07 Big Boats 7/3516 Some of this has been discussed before, but I would be interested in advice. Am commissioning a new
Has anyone blown the water ballast Mel BE at 12:01pm 04.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/933 out of the Mac? I haven't tried but wondered if it was possible to do with an air comprerssor or han
boat haulers Terry D at 12:09am 04.13.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1219 Anybody know or recommend a person with a trailer to transport a Hunter 31within the state of Arkan
Changing throttle and Gear Cables Paul H at 12:57am 04.13.07 Ask All Sailors 6/3187 When getting my stuffing box replaced, the mechanic told me that the throttle cable and the gear cab
Waterlox Lee at 9:22pm 04.12.07 Smaller Boats 1/1263 Has anyone used Waterlox on their exterior teak? If so, how has it held up and how many coats were
H216 jib block position Ranger Paul18578 at 2:41am 04.13.07 Smaller Boats 3/1441 Mr. Ernie: You said you were going to go out with a sailmaker and have him look at the sail setup, i
Hatch Lens Replacement Dan at 3:07am 04.13.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1185 One of the items on my (arm's length) list of projects is to replace the crazed and scratched hatch
Lofty claims by PRI-G RobG at 3:00am 04.13.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1326 Is anyone buying it? Do you use it? I used Stabil for the first time last year. My previous year's g
34 Rudder David Bangasser at 11:31pm 04.12.07 Seidelmann 4/1706 My rudder has broken off at the post at the water line. It happened at the dock and I think lies on
Bottom Painting J. Barrett at 4:52am 04.13.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/863 I'm looking for ideas to lift my 25 off the trailer enough to paint the bottom where it rests on the
Y valve paulj at 5:10am 04.13.07 Catalina 310 1/1835 Good AfternoonI found this Y valve under the head sink.It's not labled like all the rest of the va
nasty looking rub rails Steve at 3:57am 04.13.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1003 Starting to look at used Hunters in the 33-36' range and it seems the rubber rub rails on every one

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gnats - no seem ems - eating me alive kappykaplan at 6:48am 09.07.21 Sorry- around here we call them "flying teeth " :D :plus:
Spinnaker halyard preventer wheel? (1) sail sfbay at 6:47am 09.07.21 Are ypu referring to a halyard ball stopper to protect your eye-splice, masthead exit and shackle ch
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? FSMac at 6:45am 09.07.21
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? MNIAW at 6:36am 09.07.21 It did indeed scare me into action. Immediately ordered the bow bag and masthead float. Even though
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? FSMac at 6:32am 09.07.21
gnats - no seem ems - eating me alive sail sfbay at 6:31am 09.07.21 Ouch!! Start by a thorough cleaning with soap and water and wipe down with hydrogen peroxide solut
Spinnaker halyard preventer wheel? Joe at 6:29am 09.07.21 Not understanding the problem. Is your spinnaker halyard swiveling block rigged ahead of the forest
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? MNIAW at 6:25am 09.07.21 Pretty new to sailing...have FS hull number 959 which I am slowly refurbishing. The boat is definit
h40.5 OEM pleated shades sail sfbay at 6:23am 09.07.21 Rich, Here is a link to SBO's store for pleated shades Shades Pleated (sailboatowners.com)
gnats - no seem ems - eating me alive Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 6:20am 09.07.21 Sorry- around here we call them "flying teeth " :D
Spinnaker halyard preventer wheel? (1) Sailfanatic at 5:53am 09.07.21 Spinnaker shackle guard, as used on the sheets? r.com/product.jsp?id=1800
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? FSMac at 5:34am 09.07.21 There is no way you will be able to sail and drain the boat after a turtle. Even with the bow bag,
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear Claude L.-Auger at 5:30am 09.07.21
propeller selection, and shifting Claude L.-Auger at 5:26am 09.07.21 Pushing down, or forward seems normal to me, to go into FWD. Most all Hunter boats have LH props
MAIN STAY shemandr at 5:20am 09.07.21 The tension on standing rigging is about 1/5 of the Safe Working Load of the diameter of the wire be
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? dlochner at 5:15am 09.07.21 The Scot should also have a floatation bag under the foredeck. The styrofoam blocks under the seats
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? shemandr at 5:10am 09.07.21 Yikes!! Thanks for the warning. I want no part of a capsize. I'd prolly not sail it in over 16 Kt
MAIN STAY Tally Ho at 4:58am 09.07.21 I TRYING TO FIND WHAT TENSION IS ON MAIN STAY FOREWARD AND AFT I CANT FIND TENSION FOR MAST ANY HEL
propeller selection, and shifting Boomer2it at 4:45am 09.07.21 was on the boat this weekend, down is forward on my '81 hunter
Never say never ShotgunSlim at 4:37am 09.07.21

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