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NO STEERING ! Ray at 10:12am 06.16.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/851 Starboard rudder strikes engine prop when turning hard to port. Did this in busy channel under moto
Replacement gauges (Knots, windspeed) guitrain at 9:11am 06.16.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1216 I am wondering where a good place to buy gauges might be? The typical outlets here in seattle are e
Charter Lakes Insurance (Zuerich) Chris at 9:06am 06.16.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/857 A lender has recommended that I get my insurance through Charter Lakes Insurance. To my surprise th
suggestions for new furler requested Bill Greenberg at 9:05am 06.16.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/985 The furling equipment for the genoa on my 1991 Catalina 28 is on its last legs and I want to replace
Boat cover Mike O at 8:28am 06.16.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/758 Wondering what others use as a boat cover day-to-day and over the winter. I've used covered storage
Speaking of diesel fuel... Before the Bell at 8:12am 06.16.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1342 I've been reading the post on the "Diesel Bug" which got me thinking about my own boat. I had a tec
Boat transporting Clay at 8:01am 06.16.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/868 Hello everyone, I have a 27' oday with a 9' beam, fixed fin keel, 4' draft. I was wondering if it is
cockpit sole repair Shenanigans at 7:59am 06.16.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1900 I have 2 O'Day 27's, a 1977 and a 1978 . The cockpit sole in the '77 is spongy indicating rotting o
216 mast raising bill at 7:38am 06.16.05 Smaller Boats 3/1119 Has anyone figured out a way to raise and lower the mast on the 216 without detaching the shrouds?
Advice needed, to by or not to by sailaway78 at 9:34am 01.25.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1028 Surveyor Agree about the survey. Those look like a lot more than gel coat cracks to me.
Hunter water ballast operation Chris Akeley at 6:17am 06.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/5301 Hello! I'm about to take delivery on a Hunter 23.5 and the broker could not explain to me how the w
Dual Anchor Windlass Options allan11826 at 6:14am 06.16.05 Ask All Sailors 0/822 I have a Simpson Lawarence 900GD installed on a Hunter 466.Does Simpson Lawrence (now Lewmar) make
Putting the name on a boat Micklejester at 6:02am 06.16.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1770 I've named my boat. Now, what is the best way to apply said name and the best material? Does anyone
Big wind yeilds Jib clew repair! Any experiences? SoupyT at 5:51am 06.16.05 Big Boats 1/1043 OK, so a small-craft advisory and the promise of 35kt winds last night simply couldn't be ignored. W
Hatch Boards picklefreek at 5:31am 06.16.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1543 Looking to replace my hatch boards (1973 23' convertible) and looking for some imput. Is there a re
Hey, Fred!!! Tammy at 5:27am 06.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/815 Fred, I think it was you who said that you had your bomar hatches powercoated. Anyway, I found some
Schaefer Snapfurl Mike Misko at 5:13am 06.16.05 Smaller Boats 2/1106 The chandlery is advertising this product for small boats. The ad says it fits on the existing fore
JC II or any 25ers please help me with my 1976 25! Sine Nomine at 4:50am 06.16.05 The Cherubini Hunters 5/900 I have a question on the construction of the 25's transom circa 1970's. I have an inboard 25 1976 t
PHRF Hunter 28.5 SD RickB at 3:56am 06.16.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/2743 Hi All,I have been working our PHRF rating in Lake Simcoe/Ontario for a while. On line I see many
hoax? Justin_NSA at 3:41am 06.16.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/956 I was talking to someone yesterday at the lake about water ballast boats. He said he heard from some

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Pulls to port under power Mikem at 1:22pm 10.10.20 That I think is a common thread on the the 37c. My daughter has a 1984 37c with a 3qm30 and a Campbe
Bunged up screws jssailem at 1:18pm 10.10.20 I removed the bungs in my hand rails using a sheet rock screw. Then I worked on the screws beneath.
Cleaning bird contributions off of canvas (warning: content may not be suitable for all audiences) (1) alexco38 at 1:08pm 10.10.20 185869 You can get these at Amazon. Not a drop since installed.
Hunter 410 rig tuning to get main to furl better? Sailfanatic at 1:04pm 10.10.20 Never owned a B&R rig, but Brian Toss had a discussion of B&R tuning here http://briontoss.com/index
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:34pm 10.10.20 The thru-hull needs to be in the head compartment. No other possible locations. I estimate total len
What to do if you lose your rig. sloughsailer at 12:10pm 10.10.20 I think they are the answer to a question nobody asked. Rings and cotters don't just 'fall out', t
Bunged up screws Calif. Ted at 11:52am 10.10.20 A former poster here "Old School Neil" described his method in post #3, driving a screw into center
Cleaning bird contributions off of canvas (warning: content may not be suitable for all audiences) Muttondressedaslamb at 11:42am 10.10.20 Hopefully this post will help others in the future. Miserable season relative to our feathered fri
Anti Seize thinwater at 11:35am 10.10.20 Tefgel is very good. But just so this isn't a Tefgel love-fest, I did some side-by-side testing (bol
Bunged up screws S/V Honu at 11:28am 10.10.20 Someone with better knowledge will hopefully come along soon; when i had to deal with a different bu
Cleaning bird contributions off of canvas (warning: content may not be suitable for all audiences) Muttondressedaslamb at 11:19am 10.10.20 We have had terrible bird deposits similar to the OP's story. Including half-eaten fish and guts.
Hunter 410 rig tuning to get main to furl better? VanIslandGuy at 11:15am 10.10.20 Hi Scott, are you in Nanaimo BC? You're welcome to come down for a sail on our 410 out of Ladysmith
Anti Seize Muttondressedaslamb at 10:46am 10.10.20 What's the recommended anti seize for use on stainless fasteners threaded into aluminum? I have ha
cooling water/exhaust hose leak SteveO77 at 10:30am 10.10.20 Thanks to all. With my water tub ballast on the bow I had plenty of clearance above the water line a
Charging system question Stu Jackson at 10:20am 10.10.20 Since the unit was designed and sold, chargers have really advanced. They no longer rely on time cy
Mainsheet question... Stu Jackson at 9:53am 10.10.20 You could get a long D shackle for the vang and the mainsheet would slide right by it without touchi
Did the U-Gotta Regatta Stu Jackson at 9:50am 10.10.20 So hard to recognize you on a clorox bottle instead of a beautiful blue. :dancing:
Anti Seize (1) capta at 9:48am 10.10.20 There are many types of commercial anti-seize products out there. The typical grey one is not for us
Pulls to port under power Stu Jackson at 9:45am 10.10.20 I guess I could get her going at hull speed on flat water and pop into neutral. If the pull push go
Brands (1) cb32863 at 9:40am 10.10.20 Just gonna put this here..... Beneteau First 235 - A pocket racer with cruising aspirations! benet

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