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Mooring lines Drake57 at 3:57am 12.30.05 Ask All Sailors 26/3764 I need to replace my permanent dock lines. I'd like to tie or fashion a loop in 5/8 inch solid yacht
loosing helm and other problem Chaos at 3:09am 12.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/714 Thanks for all the comments and advice, etc. The other problem I incountered on my newly purchased H
Shower Drain Amir at 3:05am 12.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/962 Hello,I have a H336 1995. I wanted to know where the water from the shower drains into. Is it th
MacGregor 26S ? Bruce Cowin at 2:49am 12.30.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2202 I have a question about the 26S models. I have a 1995 26s, it's water balasted and has a swing cent
Radar 101 Don at 2:19am 12.30.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1217 I'm thinking of upgrading my present green screen radar to a new version and started to look at spec
Hunter 23 Brian9674 at 1:27am 12.30.05 Smaller Boats 16/2014 I am looking to move up from a Hunter 170 to a larger boat. My criteria are that the boat must be tr
Port shade parts??? Andy Bogaart at 1:20am 12.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/931 I'm trying to source the little plastic parts that Hunter used to hold the port shades in the up or
Tax time Joe Wienecke at 1:03am 12.30.05 Big Boats 7/1022 Looking for some information from those of you have had big boats for awhile and done your taxes. I
BoatWorks Magazine Rob19574 at 10:26pm 12.29.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1209 Hi All,has anyone subscribed to Boatworks magazine? It is put out quarterly by the same publisher
Gaff Rig Roger at 9:17pm 12.29.05 Grampian 0/1769 I sail/boat on the Trent Waterway. Beautiful, but for bridges go i from one lake to another, enjoyin
In Mast Furling michael Spivey at 8:58pm 12.29.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1494 Has any owner had any problems with their in-mast furling system.If so, what kind of problem and ho
Rigging Jonathan at 8:19pm 12.29.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/986 Does anyone have any detailed diagrams or photos for rigging an Oday 23 ? My boat is under restorat
Hot Water System Problems Peter Tierney at 1:13pm 12.29.05 Bavaria 3/3544 Water Heater ProblemsThe Hot water system on my Bavaria 32 consists of a cylinder located under t
Dead batteries shorty at 11:16am 12.29.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1288 I live inland, my boat is 6 hours away, on the hard now. 85 Pearson 34 with minimal (by today's sta
SHOWER WALL CRACK (HUNTER 36') rasselas at 9:28am 12.29.05 Big Boats 6/1013 I just discovered a small (1/2") crack in my shower wall about 6" below the wet locker door. Any su
Maintenance/upgrade discussion Dan at 9:19am 12.29.05 Newport 2/1792 I would like to find someone with a N27 to discuss maintenance and upgrade tips with. I am new to s
Rear bearing seal Ryan20734 at 9:03am 12.29.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/839 Does any one know how to get the rear seal off so I can replace the rear bearings on my trailer?It
What would you do higgs at 8:24am 12.29.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1194 I have sailed Lake Michigan for over 25 years and live 70 min from my boat. My wife is not particul
Weather helm during wintertime sail Mike G. at 8:02am 12.29.05 Day Sailers 11/1534 Hi all,I finally resurrected (dried out the carb, changed the oil, changed out fuel) my 2.5 horse
Changing wheels and tires Old Salt at 7:44am 12.29.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/890 In an effort to improve the load carrying capacity of the original and very checked tires on my V-22

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garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot jssailem at 8:58am 06.03.21 The colors are for the installer. They blue wires have more leads than the white wires I believe. A
Odd Discharge marchem at 8:52am 06.03.21 The PO installed this air filter on our engine. No need to worry about the foam deteriorating, but
Assess my Z-Spar mast (H23) DayDreamer41 at 8:48am 06.03.21 Appears that your back stay(s) are too tight bending the mast aft
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot Hayden Watson at 8:24am 06.03.21 There is a parts cost to this stuff. I would look at going from the left end of the 5-way devise w
Finding a Pre-Owned Catalina 250 WB Trailer DayDreamer41 at 8:21am 06.03.21 deleted
keel bolts ? - buying boat Scott T-Bird at 8:21am 06.03.21 It does pretty much explain why the photos don't appear to be showing SS bolt heads/plates/washers i
Assess my Z-Spar mast (H23) Doug J at 8:21am 06.03.21 If you loosen the shrouds does the mast still have a bend? Meaning it is actually bent? If so, not
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? Justin_NSA at 8:17am 06.03.21 autopilot, ST winches definitely an autopilot or autohelm. I use it to go below and get a beer :bi
Bilge pump mounting ideas? DayDreamer41 at 8:16am 06.03.21 I screwed the float switch to a piece of 1/2" piece of wood then glued to the bottom of the bilge, t
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? MikeHoncho at 8:00am 06.03.21 autopilot, ST winches
Sirius 21 keel jksirius at 7:57am 06.03.21 That sounds great. Please keep me posted as to the condition of the bolt so I know if it should be o
What do you use for fire extingushers?? MikeHoncho at 7:57am 06.03.21 According to the Sea-Fire manual, the fire suppression system will automatically shut down the engi
keel bolts ? - buying boat TimFromLI at 7:55am 06.03.21 All valid points. I just thought I'd share the source of my pdf. Believe it or not, not everything y
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? Justin_NSA at 7:47am 06.03.21 idk about cup holders, but I definitely need better seating at the helm. Essentially stood for a w
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? flightlead404 at 7:42am 06.03.21 The cam cleat was a good idea. I've been thinking of replacing my horn cleat with one. I have the o
keel bolts ? - buying boat Scott T-Bird at 7:39am 06.03.21 Really then I suggest you go back above and read the bulletin carefully, and who even says that bu
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? Justin_NSA at 7:36am 06.03.21 The cam cleat was a good idea. I've been thinking of replacing my horn cleat with one. I have the ol
Finding a Pre-Owned Catalina 250 WB Trailer sail sfbay at 7:31am 06.03.21 Suggest finding a used trailer on ebay, craigslist and used trailer sites, like the ones below, and
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? sail sfbay at 7:24am 06.03.21 Jib furling line cam cleat is a really good idea. Besides autopilot, travel lines mounted on the ar
Sirius 21 keel allan5530 at 7:23am 06.03.21 I'm planning on checking my keels pivot bolt also in a couple days. Right now my boat is off the tr

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