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backstay length for hunter 22 jim at 10:43am 09.04.06 Smaller Boats 1/950 Does anyone have the mast down on a Hunter 22? I need the backstay length. I just purchased a swing
Standing rigging for a Mac 25 Mac at 10:30am 09.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/822 I need to make 2 of the shrouds on one side and one on the other side. I have access to stainless s
Down East Maine Trip Photographs.. A.C. at 8:58am 09.04.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1035 Hi All,We just got back from our annual cruise on our C-310 to Downeast Maine and I finished uploa
swing keel one side bent 15% glin at 8:47am 09.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/820 We raised the boat this year and the keel on one wing was slightly bent. Our boat yard said they co
Best Way to drain fuel tank on Hunter 31 Ed 7025 at 8:24am 09.04.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1184 Recent tropical storm dumped a lot of rain with driving wind on our marina. We were told by the Mar
Mainsail Tracks Jerry White at 7:37am 09.04.06 Catalina 30 1/1706 Does anyone have experience with Harken's, Schaefer's or any manufacturer's mainsail tracks designed
Keel Crack Oday 27 Joe Dougan at 11:35am 09.04.06 Bigger Boats 4/1366 Has this happened to anyone else. Needed to tension the rig, shrouds were real sloppy. Yes, we did b
Beep Beep Franklin at 10:51am 09.04.06 Other Sailboats 5/1121 While I was finishing up my tasks after picking an anchor spot and setting into it, a powerboat went
MacGregor 26M stern seat hinge Chuck Mills at 11:07am 09.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1143 Recently hurricane/storm Ernesto caught the stern seat on my MacGregor 26M, swung it and broke the s
stren rail seats, and roller furling jib ptsbug at 11:01am 09.04.06 Smaller Boats 4/1681 Darling wife and I looking at 94' 23.5, we would like to know if roller furling set-up on jib will m
What would you do? (Episode III) ex-admin at 12:34pm 09.04.06 Ask All Sailors 37/1999 You and your spouse have planned a weekend cruise with five other boats from your sailing club to a
Cutting Board material Bob F at 11:46am 09.04.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1385 Can anybody point me in the right direction to where I can buy some of the white poly board material
Simpson Lawrece/Horizn 1500 WIndlass Motor Jim at 2:01pm 09.04.06 Big Boats 6/4312 I have a S/L/Horizon 1500 Windlass on my '98 Passage 450. The brushes on the motor are not replacea
How much power on a Mac19 swiwi at 5:49pm 09.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1043 Hello all. I have just purchased a Macgregor 19 here in New Zealand. It's a 1992. I want to replace
other side of the pond Mike Wannell at 6:14pm 09.04.06 Bigger Boats 1/1143 We have a 302 shipped from the USA to the UK in March 2005.It is everythong we had hoped for and mo
Can you "ground" a Mac 26S at low tide OK? SeacretSailor at 3:00pm 09.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1094 Got another one for y'all:Buying a 26S in 2 weeks and in Maine we have 8 ft tides. At low tide, I
Getting a boat off the trailer Jeff Johnson at 2:52pm 09.04.06 Trailer Sailors 7/1630 I need to remove my boat from the trailer for repair to both the trailer and the boat. Does anyone
Air Conditioning Charles Creel at 10:14pm 09.02.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/986 Due to the heat index in the upper 90's and low 100's , I am installing an Air conditioner in my 197
Compression post base, 336 vath at 10:43pm 09.02.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/920 The base of the compession post below our mast has one 3/8" bolt. This is below the table. It appe
Single Handing my H216 GKuffner at 10:54pm 09.02.06 Smaller Boats 2/968

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reefing blocks for oday 322 jibmayhem at 4:00pm 06.12.21 ok, thank you guys for all of your patience and help. I put a double block o tje bottom of each si
Porthole Question sail sfbay at 3:36pm 06.12.21 That is an odd size. This is a long shot.........if you cannot find a replacement might consider wh
Should I be Worried sail sfbay at 3:25pm 06.12.21 .....Anybody have an explanation for the difference?I don't know which number to put my faith in for
12v Fridge/Freezer Richard19068 at 3:12pm 06.12.21 Have you ever heard a Honda 1000 my wife is louder than that All too often! They are a bane. No c
12v Fridge/Freezer Richard19068 at 3:09pm 06.12.21 All too often! They are a bane. No comment about your wife.
Should I be Worried smokey73 at 3:02pm 06.12.21 Wow, :yikes: Big difference in the pdf torque table value above for a 1" bolt above from @sail sfbay
A whale of a time. All U Get at 2:51pm 06.12.21 Local news interview reported a broken leg, etc.
Should I be Worried sail sfbay at 2:43pm 06.12.21 What marina are you in the San Francisco Bay?
Should I be Worried Easy at 2:32pm 06.12.21 Would also like to add. While boat was in the straps, dried quickly being warm windy San Fracisco da
Should I be Worried Easy at 2:17pm 06.12.21 Easy...............same issue on these 1994 Hunter Passage 42's with repair discussions: (1) Looki
DC Main on panel is dead WasabiRush at 1:49pm 06.12.21 Yes I have a multimeter. I measured at the battery selector and the starter with each battery select
DC Main on panel is dead stuartsw at 1:42pm 06.12.21
another really good reason not to ground at low tide.. Mr Fox at 1:38pm 06.12.21
12v Fridge/Freezer Jimmy at 1:29pm 06.12.21
DC Main on panel is dead WasabiRush at 1:26pm 06.12.21 I should add that the DC main breaker doesn't appear to be tripping. The power simply disappears.
Yanmar 3JH2E Stalling at Higher RPM Under Load Charles Erwin at 1:13pm 06.12.21 Sounds like intermittent stirred up trash in the tank. If there are any coffee ground like flakes
H310 heeling wdonovan at 12:39pm 06.12.21 Let me guess... Always to that side, i bet. The reason is your gauge is NOT level with horizontal.
Considering a Hunter 240 MrEd at 12:25pm 06.12.21
Traveler Don Guillette at 12:10pm 06.12.21 Thank you! Book is purchased and on the way. :) Stu: As always thanks for the plug. Seamadian: Y
Yanmar 3JH2E Stalling at Higher RPM Under Load Ralph Johnstone at 11:23am 06.12.21 Have folks had fuel lift pumps fail? Is this indicative of a failure? The HP pump can usually sup

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