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raising the mast on a 25 foot Mac Gregor jimbo at 11:06pm 02.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/967 Has anyone foound an easy way to raise the mast on a 25 foot boat? This model is a 25 foot 1981 and
rOnDAYvous signups & reservations Pete at 10:52pm 02.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1067 So far, there's been a gratifying response regarding the 2007 rOnDAYvous. I've got more than 20 peop
H34 Port Bulkhead Leak ajhorn at 10:33pm 02.06.07 Big Boats 5/1187 Can't find leak source. After much rain, water comes out at bottom end of port bulkhead. Have used
Spirit 23 ed6945 at 10:25pm 02.06.07 Ask All Sailors 4/2097 I always enjoy this site and have learned alot from the goodpeople who support it. I have sailed m
West Marine - Strictly Sail RickS at 3:53am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 40/3047 Chicago Strictly Sail was a great sailing show to visit. Noticablly absent this year was West Marin
Bahamas bound Mac Bentley at 3:06am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1980 A woman in my office and her friend are signed up for a sailing trip to the Bahamas in March. Four b
winged keel Walt24076 at 5:16am 02.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1129 Help please,I've found a great looking O'DAY 272 that I'd like to purchase. The problem seems to be
Foul Weather Gear muised at 6:05am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 14/3195 Hi all - in the interest of improving our comfort when the weather decides not to cooperate, I took
Harken Roller P.M. grigs at 6:12am 02.07.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1156 My mast has been unstepped this year, but probably won,t next year. What should I do to take advanta
1985 C27 alternator specs Universal M-18 c2csailor at 6:35am 02.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1289 I'm trying to figure out what style mount the original alternator is for my C27. I was looking to up
Catalina27.org Is anyone a member of this? c2csailor at 6:41am 02.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1386 I was debating whether or not to sign up for this association as there is a fee involved. The best I
Curvable portlight replacement material Craig522 at 6:46am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1415 I just bought a pilothouse and the windows had been previously replaced with plexiglass. The window
H26 Rudder Uphaul/Downhaul Lines BrianW at 7:43am 02.07.07 Smaller Boats 2/934 On my H-26, I have just replaced my rudder head, spacers, red gasket material, shims, nuts ' bolts a
Instrument Panel cover or shield. Honeyman at 8:00am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2310 The clear plastic cover/shield over the "instrument panel" for the Yanmar (tach, warning lights, key
H-26 Swim Ladder Plastic Tread Replacements BrianW at 8:07am 02.07.07 Smaller Boats 0/889 On my H-26, the plastic swim ladder treads have deteriorated and broken. Has anyone found a good rep
carpeting Summer Wind at 8:06am 02.07.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1210 Does anyone know how I can replace the carpeting in the foward and aft cabins of the 461 - it was pa
Oday 25 rudder alteration SBK at 8:25am 02.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3070 My house is on a canal w/4 feet of water, but there is a bar at the mouth that has around 2'4" of wa
New Hunter 49 Claudius at 12:46pm 02.07.07 Big Boats 10/1171 I used to think that Hunters were affordable until I saw the prices for the new Hunter 49. Prices se
Mast question? Soule at 10:17am 02.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/949 I am a new owner of a 1970 mariner 2+2, in the fall i sailed it a few times, and the day before i to
Frozen Thru-hull Valve MarkW at 3:59pm 02.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 10/5562 The thur-hull valve in my head is frozen. It's the valve that drains the holding tank overboard. I

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Vibratios Hunter Legend 37.5 Ralph Johnstone at 8:43pm 09.01.21 but it is fairly long for a 1" shaft. Now there's there's an absolutely definite MAYBE to look a
Looking at a used 280 with a 2� port list Tally Ho at 8:26pm 09.01.21
Looking at a used 280 with a 2� port list rgranger at 8:22pm 09.01.21 Where are the batteries?
Hood 810 Roller Furler FredS at 7:57pm 09.01.21 Hey dmax, Thanks for the offer. When I figure out what exactly is wrong, I may take you up on that.
Replacing Inhaul / Outhaul lines BC Bernie at 7:51pm 09.01.21 My next set of lines needing replacement are the inhaul / outhaul for the in mast furling system -
Looking at a used 280 with a 2� port list Calif. Ted at 7:49pm 09.01.21 On another forum members Capri 26 we found a couple large bricks made of spent lead bullets encased
Hood 810 Roller Furler Tally Ho at 7:39pm 09.01.21
Surveys are a waste of money DArcy at 7:34pm 09.01.21 There are good and bad in all industries. For my recent boat purchase I hired a surveyor after resea
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Blitz at 7:23pm 09.01.21 I have had good success with sunbrella hatch covers, that were purchased on this site over ten years
Hood 810 Roller Furler FredS at 7:01pm 09.01.21
yanmar parts alternative MikeHoncho at 6:47pm 09.01.21 I'd leave the original one in until it comes in. Catch it and reuse. I'd also contact your local Y
Looking at a used 280 with a 2� port list Crusty Ol Salt at 6:45pm 09.01.21 On a 20 something foot boat, a small list is almost always nothing more than weight distribution. E
Marine Diesel vs Automotive Diesel MikeHoncho at 6:43pm 09.01.21 I siphon because the stupid anti-spill can you buy these days make you spill it all over the place w
Surveys are a waste of money njlarry at 6:32pm 09.01.21 yes I had same experience last month .got a survey for insurance company which was exact copy of pr
Looking at a used 280 with a 2� port list Don S/V ILLusion at 6:32pm 09.01.21 On a 20 something foot boat, a small list is almost always nothing more than weight distribution. Ea
Looking at a used 280 with a 2� port list sail sfbay at 6:30pm 09.01.21 Welcome to the forum!! List may be due to too much gear storage on port side......rebalance the gea
Surveys are a waste of money Guan at 5:34pm 09.01.21 I am going to put this out there for anyone who is considering whether or not they should pay for a
Vibratios Hunter Legend 37.5 Gil at 5:33pm 09.01.21 You guessed right. We're down here in Cabo :) Prop is secure, I've replaced few... Could not dive un
propeller selection, and shifting Dave Groshong at 5:17pm 09.01.21 Pushing down, or forward seems normal to me, to go into FWD. Most all Hunter boats have LH props,
propeller selection, and shifting Tally Ho at 5:00pm 09.01.21 If you have the standard Edson Pedestal with the gear shift sitting athwartship and the throttle ru

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