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pedestal steering cloudnine at 3:32am 07.09.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/987 Has anyone had a problem with the fiberglass near the rudder post holding the stops for the steering
22' rudder dimensions Kevin Berg at 2:20am 07.09.06 Smaller Boats 1/1232 I lost my rudder and would like to build a new one. I need dimensions or even factory line drawing
outboard controls ron at 1:24am 07.09.06 Ask All Sailors 6/956 my boat has a lot of freeboard, which makes it difficult to control an outboard. currently I am usi
portlight leak mikemckean at 5:31am 07.09.06 Ask All Sailors 1/890 bad water leak at fix port light starbard side one above food table and i can't find a waw to replac
44 Thru the Hull Valves waldo emerson at 4:38am 07.09.06 Big Boats 6/729 Under the stbd sole are valves.The engine intake has a strainer, the generator has a strainer, the a
Dripping Stuffing Box Seekswind at 7:39am 07.09.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1154 Wondering if you can help me. I have a O'Day 28 and I am new to sailing. I have a significant
BLUENOSE- Information Please Dave19597 at 7:23am 07.09.06 Ask All Sailors 4/962 Need information on Bluenose Boats. Friend just bought 22 foot about 17 years old from a private sou
Non-Skid Gelcoat Repair question with picture (1) flyhop at 8:36am 07.09.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1123 Attached is a photograph of an older boat of ours. I am using it to show the non-skid pattern (the
Leaking Stuffing Box Seekswind at 7:52am 07.09.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/3076 I am new to sailing and talking with friends about my 85 O'Day 28 there are telling me the stuffing
Luger Fairwinds 27 synchronicity at 9:17am 07.09.06 Ask All Sailors 1/10239 One has caught my eye, can anyone offer personal experience or market value?The addiction is now f
Cabin and Cockpit cushions R. A. Lueck at 9:36am 07.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1248 I made new covers for the cabin and cockpit cushions of my 1994 26S. If you would like to make new
Sail Cover Pattern R.A. Lueck at 9:30am 07.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1731 I made a sailcover for my 1994 26S from "Sunbrella" and I have a good "full size" pattern. If you w
strength of hull Ted at 10:32am 07.09.06 Big Boats 1/869 For those of you with bigger hunters, 42+', have you experienced any hull flexing when in rough wate
Nissan 5hp OB chelsabella at 10:45am 07.09.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1277 Having a problem starting my Nissan OB appears to be a good amount of gas coming from the lower unit
AC Electrical Panel Question Blue Eyes at 10:53am 07.09.06 Other Sailboats 5/843 My main circuit breaker on the AC panel has 2 lights - labeled "Circuit Breaker" and "Polarity". The
Generator : Noise & Hot Breaker Panel Persy at 11:04am 07.09.06 Big Boats 12/1067 I have an 01 420 with factory generator with 2 issues:1) Noise: Generator is factory install direc
LA Times Sunday Front Page Article imzens@yahoo.comPKWT at 11:31am 07.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1047 Feeling the Big SqueezeAs marinas go upscale to accommodate super-size yachts, small boats get p
Holding Tank Dissolver? Paul Akers at 11:28am 07.09.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1635 Peggy, is there a product that you could recommend that disolves waste sludge that is coating the wa
Help!!! Mike at 11:23am 07.09.06 Ask All Sailors 0/842 WHat in the world is a Windward 21. The brochure I read has the title of Windward Yacht Company. I
Better sleeping on board Eric Shiffer at 7:03am 07.09.06 Smaller Boats 2/1241 I need a better mattress for my stern berth, Tempur-pedic, innerspring mattress, or just a tufted to

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Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... Hayden Watson at 12:51am 01.03.21 The last time I was "helped" to crash my boat, I was docking in about 2 knots of current running str
Dogs as crew HandsOnTech at 12:43am 01.03.21 My neighbor at the marina had a great boat dog. A big retriever. As soon as the fireworks started, h
Auto Pilot MikeHoncho at 11:06pm 01.02.21
P42 Electrolysis issue... where to start? eianm at 11:03pm 01.02.21 below the starter motor- i am going to my boat tomorrow- will take a pic and post
P42 Electrolysis issue... where to start? Terry Cox at 9:56pm 01.02.21 after months a searching found the main earth point at the engine block Hi Eian, was going to sugg
Questions About Composting Toilets splax at 9:23pm 01.02.21 does the c-head actually compost ? what is involved in emptying the MSD? what advantage to removing
Electric Cooler Wiring Ward H at 9:21pm 01.02.21 For the cost of the cooler you could install an Isotherm 2010-SX cold plate in the ice box. I did t
Battery Switches splax at 8:59pm 01.02.21 i have much the same setup as you. i had a cell go badin one of the house bank batteries which in tu
Singing Prop Ward H at 8:34pm 01.02.21 @DannyS I get almost the exact same humming at times on my C30 with a 3 blade fixed prop. When und
P42 Electrolysis issue... where to start? eianm at 8:00pm 01.02.21 OK, had a very similar problem that some of you may recall I posted about.I was burning through sha
Battery Switches Tally Ho at 7:56pm 01.02.21 Balmar made them for a while. I don't think they are still in production. Don't know for certain, b
Singing Prop DannyS at 7:42pm 01.02.21 Do you have a prop shaft ground brush to keep the shaft and propeller connected to the boat's ground
Companionway ladder refinished Cat36Amoore at 7:24pm 01.02.21 There will be lots of opinions and advise on this subject!! I've always understood that you have b
Dogs as crew (1) Kingjim91 at 7:20pm 01.02.21 This one guards against pirates.
Singing Prop (1) CarlN at 7:19pm 01.02.21 Do you have a prop shaft ground brush to keep the shaft and propeller connected to the boat's ground
End of the year sail DArcy at 7:12pm 01.02.21 Very nice Gary, I like your "high tech" retractable sprit. I've been trying to engineer one for my b
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (4) Thaniel at 6:49pm 01.02.21 Wow where has the time gone. Been busy. Thursday I had the day off and it was reasonably warm so w
Singing Prop justsomeguy at 6:39pm 01.02.21 A singing propeller? I can't help myself... evgEJlOPoeo
Tiller or wheel for sailboat? Kings Gambit at 6:38pm 01.02.21
Singing Prop Claude L.-Auger at 6:24pm 01.02.21 Since you say it does that ''singing' also while under sail, it cannot be engine related. Under sail

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