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Halyard Size Paul at 5:56am 05.14.06 Ask All Sailors 6/2443 New boat owner here and I may have messed up! I replaced our main halyard with a 3/8" StaSet line.
Standing rigging shop ???? marcin at 6:08am 05.14.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/844 Hey everybody,Does anybody have any recommendation for standing rigging shop that can replace my r
BVI's In September/October David at 7:19am 05.14.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1105 BVI weather in September or October...Is that a good time to charter? Not sure when the hurricane se
Another Trailer Question MrBill_FLL at 7:58am 05.14.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1027 I found a guy to move my axle back and fix my busted trailer... BUT we are having trouble locating
heading south Ted at 8:30am 05.14.06 The Cherubini Hunters 3/988 We are planning on heading to south florida this fall from Lake Ontario. I have lots of charts and r
Making use of small spaces (1) Jeff Prideaux at 8:49am 05.14.06 Smaller Boats 3/841 With some foam, an old quilt, a bench cushion, and a little ingenuity, an eight and four year old ca
Making it easier to get on and off the boat.... uploadjoe at 10:11am 05.14.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1386 I wish I had a picture, but I don't right now. Anyway my wife and I moved our Hunter 25.5 to a new s
Hunter 40 Tony at 10:28am 05.14.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/877 Has anyone repaired or replaced the directional block on a Hunter 40 for the head sheets? Can you re
Around and around she goes SailboatOwners.com at 11:21am 05.14.06 Ask All Sailors 18/1198 Riddle: What's 32,700 nautical miles long, requires survival suits, freeze dried food, and often i
Replacing cabin sole, is it easy? OBX Sailor at 11:33am 05.14.06 Big Boats 2/1009 I am wondering if anyone has replaced the cabin sole on their Hunter? Did you take it completely ou
2GM20F Overheating Problem Neil Hodgson at 11:55am 05.14.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1185 Hello alllFollowing a bottom job, I could get full 3400 rpm and 7knots from the 16HP Yanmar on my 2
Rig (shroud/stay) Tension Bill Beglin at 12:27pm 05.14.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1173 Does anyone have specific specs./manufacturers recommendations on rig tension. I have used most of t
Ultimate trailer Timm R at 1:18pm 05.14.06 Trailer Sailors 1/1631 I received a weight distributing hitch along with a sway bar,along with the reciever set up to utili
Knot meter not working Vern at 2:38pm 05.14.06 Smaller Boats 0/1017 The Knotmeter (or would it be knotometer?) on my 2004 H260 stopped working. I checked the openings
1976 cat.22- leak prevention michael masserant at 3:10pm 05.14.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/909 any reccommendations on repairing leaks from xcabin roof-top , thru-hull fittings ?And solutions fo
36' Catalina Bill Nichols at 6:36pm 05.14.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/824 I have been just bit with the sailing bug. I have never sailed before; I was aboard a friends boat.
Curtain Tracks....... HELP nancy16796 at 9:38am 05.14.06 Catalina 30 0/1202 Hi would anyone know how to install the curtain tracks. We bought some from the catalina direct site
Hunter 27 and the Renault RC8D engine Pete Wallace at 12:07am 05.13.06 The Cherubini Hunters 2/4751 Hello Fellow Cherubini H27 owners.I know many of us have been desperately searching for info on th
Stern Rail Fastner Ron Roy at 11:59pm 05.12.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/758 We have a loose stern port stantion on our 1990 Hunter 30 that I have been trying to thighten withou
stem fitting rebed gene at 11:48pm 05.12.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/988 I would like to seal and rebed the stemfitting on my O'day 25. I am hesitant because of disturbing t

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where to find gaskets for PYHI ports on ODay 34 (1) sail sfbay at 7:56am 06.15.21 Is this what you are looking for? Black, heavy-duty rubber replacement gaskets for Bomar extruded a
Roller furling (1) sail sfbay at 7:48am 06.15.21 Great find justsomeguy!!.........it can be purchased here: Anti-Rotation Strap CDI FF4/FF6 (catalina
Question about Jib Furling System Colora Too at 7:46am 06.15.21 Hello Timm R, good morning. I was able to figure out and drop the sail using more or less the proce
3GM30F Clean-up Scott T-Bird at 7:44am 06.15.21 Scott, have you consider turning the SCW Pump (mod require use of YM pump bracket) around like thos
Roller furling (1) justsomeguy at 7:43am 06.15.21 (He says it will cost me about $300. for the fix.) I wonder if that is something I can fix myself..
Is there a (post COVID) South Florida 26x owners get together planned? sail sfbay at 7:41am 06.15.21 Welcome to forum and congratulations on your new 26X!! You can find Florida 26X owners in this link
U-bolt Chainplates shank at 7:40am 06.15.21 Makes sense. I thought the chainplate issue was partially accelerated by corrosion from saltwater bu
First Contact! (What are the rules after being hit by another boat?) glaufman at 7:29am 06.15.21 I certainly do
Roller furling RocheDen at 7:28am 06.15.21 The furler is as old as the boat (31 yrs). It's a CDI flexible furler. The marina just told me the
Cant blocks for winch (1) sail sfbay at 7:23am 06.15.21 ...........Need cant blocks for winch base to level them out........... What diameter do you need?
First Contact! (What are the rules after being hit by another boat?) Sandy Stone at 7:10am 06.15.21 Agreed. Assuming someone SAW them do turns Does anyone think falsely claiming to have done turns
Question about Jib Furling System Timm R Oday25 at 7:07am 06.15.21 Good morning , an educated guess would be an FF4 model. You don't need to replace anything . There i
30 Hunter Cherubini-- Chain Plate Lug to Hull Replacement MikeHoncho at 6:34am 06.15.21
30 Hunter Cherubini-- Chain Plate Lug to Hull Replacement (2) BillP at 6:23am 06.15.21 I'm assuming its the chain plate attachment points forward of the mid bulkhead that are not associa
30 Hunter Cherubini-- Chain Plate Lug to Hull Replacement BillP at 6:22am 06.15.21 Well, I'm stumped. What is the "lug" regarding a chainplate? Stainless Steel Plate below deck is
As a new sailboat owner, I haven't noticed mooring covers on sailboats at marinas............ (1) sail sfbay at 6:22am 06.15.21 Is this what you are looking for ? It is waterproof and costs $940 Amazon.com : MacGregor 26X Full B
Looking at a boat - Potential issues with this rudder mount "fix" (1) sail sfbay at 6:12am 06.15.21 Welcome to the forum!! Do an internet search on "Precision 16 sailboat images" and you will a numbe
Keel questions shemandr at 6:05am 06.15.21 Do you know the keel material? It matters due to construction technique. Those cracks don't seem
Best type of line/cable to replace the line on the keel of a MacGregor 26X (1) sail sfbay at 6:02am 06.15.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! According to this article the cable is stainless steel Macgr
Shroud Cotter Pins RoyS at 6:00am 06.15.21 There is no force present pulling the cotter pins out in the usual arrangement. Over bending probabl

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