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Outboard mount on h356 nosocks at 1:20am 06.27.06 Big Boats 8/915 Has anyone mounted an outboard on a h356 or h36. With grill,GPS and XM anenna, and lifeslilng the on
Prep & Paint Aluminum Mast mjd Seafarer at 1:38am 06.27.06 Ask All Sailors 3/4902 I would like to get input and/or recommendations on types of primer and paint to re-due my mast. I
Macgregor 36 catamaran wanted Max967 at 2:13am 06.27.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1266 Hi all,I am in the market for a Macgregor 36 catamaran in good condition but am having trouble loc
Split covering on swing keel Richard at 2:12am 06.27.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/990 Got the Mac V 22 in the back lane for a power wash and re-paint of the deck. While crawling underne
Cruizin' the Bahamas in a 25.5! part 4 (1) Steph and Brian at 2:05am 06.27.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1155 Hey all! Part 4 is up... enjoy!
Cruizin' the Bahamas in a 25.5! part 4 (1) Steph and Brian at 2:02am 06.27.06 Smaller Boats 9/897 part 4... enjoy!
Engine Cooling WB at 2:50am 06.27.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/909 How much water should an original 1980 12HP inboard Universal diesel engine be spitting out the back
Painting with spray paint cans? Dwayne Hillier at 2:47am 06.27.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1522 In the DIY mag there was an articale on painting the hull and deck with spray paint. Anyone actually
Rudder Up or Down???? Dan Ulrich at 4:09am 06.27.06 Smaller Boats 11/1179 Just wondering, do any of you with a 23 leave the rudder down or allow it to float in the up positio
Are Hunters Heavy Air Boats? John Richard at 4:41am 06.27.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1013 I have been told that conditions in the San Francisco bay and Hawaiian waters are not condusive to H
citation 30 bimini carl at 10:19pm 06.26.06 Other Sailboats 0/781 Does anyone have a Citation 30 with a bimini? If you do, and have the time, could you measure the h
Lake Erie or Bust Ken Palmer at 9:17pm 06.26.06 Destinations 7/2398 This is the year that we will visit our neighboring Great Lake. The trip to the west end of Lake Ont
setting the rake on the mast Howard Walker at 2:42am 06.27.06 Other Sailboats 1/782 I am looking to find out how to set the back stay of my mast. It is not an adjustable one it is only
Trying to find owners manual abraham at 2:40am 06.27.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/870 I was lookig for some help locating a owners manual for a 1982 hunter 19. I called the parts dept.
Installing a Raymarine rudder position sensor JIM B at 3:21am 06.27.06 Catalina 30 5/4226 Any advice or pictures regarding how to mount a Raymarine rudder position sensor on my 1989 C30 woul
Broken Keel Cable Kenny C. at 6:05am 06.27.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/858 While Raising/lowering the keel last weekend the keel cable snapped at a frayed spot. (I knew it was
speed Tom at 6:06am 06.27.06 Ask All Sailors 7/948 What is the fastest standard rig cruiser between 21'-26' has anybody encounter? I talking about a st
bronze piston hanks paphman at 6:56am 06.27.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1587 I am looking for some piston hanks. I want to use them to make a jib downhaul. Does anyone know wh
Stumped by snap ring on impeller shaft Dave19621 at 7:53am 06.27.06 Catalina 30 2/1321 Last weekend I tried to replace the impeller on my Universal 25 (Oberdorfer pump), but when it came
Has anyone upgraded from std jib to genoa? CalebD at 7:50am 06.27.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/971 I like the current sail configuration of the MacG 26S with the slightly diminutive jib but I wonder

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Motor mount PDW at 11:30am 12.31.20 That should work well. Not sure why the old one is so wide? Did they have a trolling motor on there
No Brake on steering pedestal Atrecess402 at 11:29am 12.31.20 Im poor so it works out well. Thanks for the idea.
Through deck wires for mast lights chip veres at 11:28am 12.31.20 Thanks, thought so, just never used them. The problem, then, is that that they cannot comply with
Transom: Solid Fiberglass or Cored Capt Robbie at 11:22am 12.31.20 most transom's on boats are not cored as decks are. Decks have to be stiff and support loads there
No Brake on steering pedestal jssailem at 11:21am 12.31.20 A helm brake is a poor mans autopilot. You can also accomplish the task with a length of surgical
No Brake on steering pedestal chip veres at 11:21am 12.31.20 The ancient solution was a loop of line that could quickly be dropped over a wheel spoke. Not what
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... jssailem at 11:13am 12.31.20 I agree with Thinwater, that solo sailing generates a need in the skipper to create a system. Most o
No Brake on steering pedestal Roland5048 at 11:09am 12.31.20 The Merriman pedestal on my ''77 h30 does not have a break, either. There is some sort of plug on
do you like a good lube job? Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 12.31.20 do you like a good lube job? Probably best not to say this too loud around here. This IS a family
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... Ralph Johnstone at 11:00am 12.31.20 Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. All of the above. :beer: What he said .............
Holding tank manual pump issue Sandfly at 10:59am 12.31.20 That appears to be a Rule diaphragm pump, there is mention of rebuild kits for models 280 & 281on t
H34: removing Kenyon mast head Capt Robbie at 10:56am 12.31.20 FYI Kenyon mast on most of the h34 1983 - 1985 had an aluminum wiring Chanel or extrusion molded
No Brake on steering pedestal Atrecess402 at 10:53am 12.31.20 Not sure, because the pedestal was never designed for a brake, or at least did not leave the factory
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... thinwater at 10:52am 12.31.20 I'd call those procedures, and yes, obviously. Curiously, these are sometimes most finely honed by
No Brake on steering pedestal Richard19068 at 10:45am 12.31.20 I just recently took ownership of a Hunter 28.5. It has a Merriman pedestal that does not have a br
No Brake on steering pedestal Brian D at 10:45am 12.31.20 Welcome aboard, @Atrecess402 Now that is unusual for a wheel steering system to NOT have a break. I
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Will Gilmore at 10:41am 12.31.20 Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Does any one actually know what tha
P42 Electrolysis issue... where to start? Will Gilmore at 10:26am 12.31.20
Motor mount caverun at 10:23am 12.31.20 That should work well. Not sure why the old one is so wide? Did they have a trolling motor on there
P42 Electrolysis issue... where to start? gfrazzle at 10:15am 12.31.20 The fact that the zinc(s) is depleted means that it is doing it's (sacrificial annode) job. IMO, the

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