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Decontaminating the Water System Gary Wyngarden at 1:07am 08.02.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1288 Hi Peggie,During our cruise this summer we were in some remote areas where the only water availabl
WHEEL BEARING ALERT !!!!!!! Louis Holub at 12:55am 08.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/984 I Purchased my Mac 26C this SPRING 2005...in excellent shape--boat ' trailer. Trailer looked new...
Flax packing Jean at 12:48am 08.02.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1020 Anyone knows where I can get some metric packing for the stuffing box on my first 305 , 3/16 is to s
Inducing Twist Ranger Paul18580 at 12:48am 08.02.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/2270 Hi Don,Basically my post deals with hardware to induce twist. I posted this originally on the Sma
Taking the plunge! Advice? Nick at 12:24am 08.02.05 Ask All Sailors 0/887 Well, after sailing Hobie cats for a few years and lurking about this board, I have decided to take
Looking for Manual for 69' Oday Mariner Matt at 12:20am 08.02.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/822 Hi. I'm trying to find the manual to my '69 Oday Mariner. Anyone know where I can get a copy?Tha
Sheets and Halyards Andre K. 1991 Hunter 30 at 11:49pm 08.01.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/897 Sorry for the boring question!1991 Hunter 30T - does anybody know the lenght and the size of:1. Ma
New Toilet Seat william at 11:49pm 08.01.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1230 Where can I find a replacement standard marine sized toilet seat? I'm looking for one in solid oak,
Should We Avoid Most of Florida??? p323ms at 11:48pm 08.01.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1302 It seems that Florida is developing a real hatred of Cruisers. We are planning on cruising next year
Water source above toilet? Cactus Jack at 11:05pm 08.01.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1721 Without going into the boring reasons why, I may need to install a flushing water source ABOVE my Ja
What Is This Hunter 26 Part? BrianW at 10:10pm 08.01.05 Smaller Boats 17/1209 I'm a new 1994 Hunter 26 owner. Prior to raising the mast for the first time a part fell from the ma
What Is This Part? BrianW at 10:02pm 08.01.05 Smaller Boats 0/702 Hi All: I'm a relatively new owner of a 1994 Hunter 26. While raising the mast for the first time, a
Lombardini diesels any good? Leo at 9:41pm 08.01.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1099 Does anyone out there have any experience with Lombardini diesels? Are they any good? I can get a br
NONSUCH 26 COCKPIT DIMENSIONS Kevin Croom at 9:39pm 08.01.05 Other Sailboats 3/3698 I'm thinking of buying a Nonsuch 26 and would like to know thecockpit dimensions.Also, any comment
mast make chaos at 9:39pm 08.01.05 Other Sailboats 3/805 I have a 1975 aquarius 23.5 cruiser. It broke off the mooring and the mast hit a bridge. I need to
Don what would you call this? Bill5763 at 9:33pm 08.01.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/1734 Don,What would you call this arrangement? A mainsheet/vang system? Anything different about sail
Electric outboard David at 9:10pm 08.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/865 I am buying a 26c and being on a resovoir I have to use an electric outboard.What do you reccomend
LED Lighting Upgrade? John S at 3:34pm 08.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1239 Has anyone on this forum located a source for these type of bulbs in a LED configuration? I am about
Crew Overboard Recovery John S at 3:31pm 08.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/957 Here are the mods I've made to the stern of my boat to facilitate the recovery of persons swimming b
Share yours and I'll share mine Ray Hancock at 3:25pm 08.01.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1030 If you'll share yours... My wife and I are heading for the east coast next week I am looking for a

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Single or double line reefing Hans Baart at 9:43am 04.20.21 Thanks for all the informative replies. I have some work to do. Cheers
Lead keel, non-copper paint Capt jgw at 9:42am 04.20.21 For bonding hardware, Gougeon Bros (WEST System epoxy) recommend wet sanding the bearing surface usi
Do all Hunter 34s have a false bilge? Hans Baart at 9:31am 04.20.21 Thanks for the replies. Most informative.
Up the mast with spinnaker halyard? Capt jgw at 9:31am 04.20.21 On my boat the spin halyard is all external and attached to the mast with just a shackle. No way I'm
Lead keel, non-copper paint JamesG161 at 9:24am 04.20.21 By the way.. It is Cuprous Oxide that is in the paint. Thus, it is already Oxidized as is the Lead/A
Lead keel, non-copper paint JamesG161 at 9:14am 04.20.21 yes, Odessy HD is replacing it. I did not find that link, but I would suggest calling them for more
Lead keel, non-copper paint Davidasailor26 at 9:13am 04.20.21
Lead keel, non-copper paint Crazy Dave Condon at 9:08am 04.20.21 Just read Trinidad SR is being pulled
Up the mast with spinnaker halyard? jssailem at 9:08am 04.20.21 You are spot on @berner73. You need to assess your hardware and know what it can and cannot do. On
Lead keel, non-copper paint JamesG161 at 9:05am 04.20.21 Not sure if this wold work on lead but Petit Paints Just talked with Pettit Paint expert. He told
Up the mast with spinnaker halyard? (1) berner73 at 8:55am 04.20.21 When i've gone up the mast, i've attached every halyard available to myself. This. We use an ATN
Fuel Filter Question john renfro at 8:53am 04.20.21 I know the adventure of tracking something down and the excitement of success in capturing your prey
Midship Cleat Location for '78 Hunter 27 DArcy at 8:50am 04.20.21 I agree, mooring cleats need to be very strong and your point about using 4 bolts cleats is importan
Mainsail, Loose / Fixed foot? berner73 at 8:32am 04.20.21 Our boat came to us with a fixed footed main in generally good condition. We used those sails for a
Motor mount just not lifting any more pclarksurf at 8:16am 04.20.21 I was looking at @RussC's set up -- but mine, like yours requires the downward and slightly outward
Mainsail, Loose / Fixed foot? Calif. Ted at 7:54am 04.20.21 Wouldn't tightening the outhaul be sufficient for dropping a loose footed main? Do they still work
Replacing standing rigging with mast up Alan Johnson at 7:50am 04.20.21 Pull the mast, fabricate a fixture to store on deck, ship rigging to Cable Railing - Stainless Steel
Looking for - Origo 3000 sail sfbay at 7:45am 04.20.21 .................My Cat30 has an old pressurized alcohol stove that is past its due date............
Up the mast with spinnaker halyard? jssailem at 7:43am 04.20.21 Two views of solo sailing from Erik Aanderaa. Erik solo sails in the North Sea off Norway. In this
Mainsail, Loose / Fixed foot? Justin_NSA at 7:21am 04.20.21 Wouldn't tightening the outhaul be sufficient for dropping a loose footed main? Do they still work w

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