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Boston Boat Show seadaddler at 9:44pm 02.16.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/939 I am in CT having breakfest at my son's house getting ready to go,any one elsse going.
Gate or ball valve? brass or S.S. R. Bounds at 10:30pm 02.16.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2151 Small thru hulls on my boat are ball vlvs. and 2" are gate valves. Any reason they can't all be ball
keel and outboard christian15198 at 9:51pm 02.16.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1112 what is the rule of thumb for running my 9.9 outboard on my 20 ft daysailershould my retracktable k
Forward hatch replacement Flying Wasp at 10:46pm 02.16.07 Smaller Boats 7/1947 Has anyone replaced the forward hatch?Which brand/style was the replacement? Any advice on the ins
Standing rigging StuartCasteel at 12:44am 02.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1745 Can anyone tell me the best way to rig my boat on the hard in order to trim my standing rigging. Las
Back Friendly Genoa Trimming Jim Kelly at 1:46am 02.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/923 I am looking for advice re setting up a block ' tackle system for trimming my 155% Genoa on my 1990
Lead Weight in Mac26S swing keel Jim Kelly at 1:54am 02.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1451 Last season I added 25 pounds of lead shot into the keel of my 1990 Mac 26S. I strengthened the ce
3 hour tour DanW9494 at 2:52am 02.17.07 Smaller Boats 5/903 I am getting my h216 ready to go to San Diego to slip for a week, while we stay in a hotel. I want t
Length of Exhause Hose? Jeff M10656 at 3:02am 02.17.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1048 Wanting to order some exhaust hose to replace the full run from the muffler to stern outlet for my '
water in bilge alans at 4:37am 02.17.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/974 hi, i just went to check o my boat. all is well bu i have a curious problem. my mechanic winterised
new sail MIKE1009 at 5:58am 02.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1169 I am looking to purchase a mainsail for my 322 oday . I cruise the Long Island Sound and race once a
Call for opinions T37 Phil at 4:55am 02.17.07 Ask All Sailors 1/909 on a 1980 S2 8(b). I have an opportunity to pick one up very reasonably. It has a 15hp OMC gas eng
Almost sailing jacques LeBlanc at 4:51am 02.17.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1160 I found a mac 25 for $1000 but needs a trailer,found a trailer but needs an axle.Its a 4 in drop ax
Toe rail replacement source? tcrespo at 6:15am 02.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1116 I'm in the middle of doing a minor refurb on my Oday 20. When I took the toe rail off, some of it (
SAIL MAGAZINE SUBSCRIBERS LEFT OUT! George at 7:07am 02.17.07 Ask All Sailors 76/4479 Last summer about 50 boats from the Trailer Sailor Association signed up for a two-week cruise in th
Cruising the Florida Keys Barry Calhoun at 7:06am 02.17.07 Destinations 9/4859 Greetings,My family and I will be going on our first long "cruise' on our C30 in April. We're dep
Length of Exhause Hose? Jeff M10656 at 3:03am 02.17.07 Catalina 30 3/1366 Wanting to order some exhaust hose to replace the full run from the muffler to stern outlet for my '
Webasto Heater in H36/356 Al - s/v Persephone at 8:30am 02.17.07 Big Boats 26/4619 I've heard that Hunter dealers in the Pacific NW and the Great Lakes offer a Webasto heating system
Looking for stanchions and main sail georgia boater at 12:57pm 02.17.07 Morgan 8/1873 I recently purchased a 1979 321 which I am refurbishing.I need to replace most of the stanchions a
Catalina 30 cabin shelving doors (1) Ken "Dancin Bear" at 12:46pm 02.17.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1590 The admiral wants me to make some sliding doors or at least some kind of cover to hide the groceries

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Yanmar alternator loosens way too often Rjm st.petersburg at 6:36am 08.15.21 The second nut was added as a locking nut. You break the 2 nuts free, tighten the inner nut, then ti
WTB mast for Hunter 23/23.5/240 SandCat at 5:51am 08.15.21 Oh, do they carry used masts, not just new?
wing on wing sailing Udi at 5:10am 08.15.21 Good plan, espeacially in swells or rough water.............OR sail on a broad reach without one.
Batteries relocated on a Hunter 37.5 smokey73 at 5:08am 08.15.21 @SandyFrank - Why are you worried about water sloshing around in that location? I've never seen wat
Batteries relocated on a Hunter 37.5 smokey73 at 5:04am 08.15.21 I am currently doing the same exact thing on my 40.5! Except a genset was placed in the starboard l
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent smokey73 at 4:44am 08.15.21 [QUOTE="LVGS, post: 1711825, member: 141083" I can confirm the following based on my visit to the b
Stern rail for 26S SVJourney at 3:03am 08.15.21 Hello community, Recently I purchased a 1992 Macgregor 26S. I'm thinking to add a stern rail set,
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent All U Get at 1:45am 08.15.21 If the tank is half full, how would anything come out the vent hose? Hmmmmm.
Overhead wiring question (1) JimSFBAYCatalina30 at 11:45pm 08.14.21 And here is a photo of the Jerry rigged lighting wires before I took down the light. Since these pi
Overhead wiring question (1) JimSFBAYCatalina30 at 11:37pm 08.14.21 Thank you Ward and Stu, I down loaded the wire diagram and Will take a look tomorrow. I attached a p
Mast Wiring: Anchor and Steaming Lights Hunter 356 (2) karellen at 10:37pm 08.14.21 I had the mast off my 356 this year and took some pictures before disconnecting. Looks like you have
Below deck disassembly problem karellen at 10:34pm 08.14.21 Made some progress today. Decided to use the conduit at the back of the electrical panel to the cock
Batteries relocated on a Hunter 37.5 Rich Stidger at 9:15pm 08.14.21 Lol. How do I described it... Hang the batteries from under the board, under the mattress. OH, I
Project: Cabinets in the aft sleeping area Steverhnm at 9:09pm 08.14.21 Thanks Tally Ho, it was just such wasted space. Now I can put enough supplies in the pantry to go o
TS Grace jssailem at 7:35pm 08.14.21 Not for a week or so.
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW JoeWhite at 7:06pm 08.14.21 I measured my Mast by connecting a 100 foot tape measure to the main halyard and pulled the end of t
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent (1) LVGS at 7:05pm 08.14.21 Brainstorming a bit... Unless the tank was full-to-overflowing out the vent before you turned on th
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent JoeWhite at 6:57pm 08.14.21 Peggy, If you mean placing the hoses in wrong connectors, it will not be possible since the input i
Which odor control product for holding tank urine Alan Gomes at 6:38pm 08.14.21 I know you, but not everyone who reads what we write does. I learned years ago that for every part
Overhead wiring question Ward H at 6:25pm 08.14.21 On my 93 C30 wires run along the cabin top hull joint both fore and aft, around to the other side an

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