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Flag etiquette hicotton at 10:01am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 16/6903 I've done a fair amount of research on the proper way to fly the national ensign.What I can not fin
IDA sailor rudders on 26X Ms Hillary at 9:26am 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1109 Has any body tried the idasailor replacement ruddersDo they really increase performance?
water jugs john withrow at 9:14am 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 3/818 looking for a new plastic water container for under my sink. I have the simple hand pump system on
opening port screens George H260 at 8:34am 07.18.05 Big Boats 1/845 Continuing the refurbbing of my 1986 Hunter, I need to purchase the screens and ruer gaskets/seals
how do you fix a dented sail slot in a mast ? Alex at 8:15am 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2382 Hey, All!My mast slot has a small ding about half way up. An mainsail with bolt rope would still go
What good would a sliding gooseneck do? Alex at 8:08am 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1099 Hey, ALL.I was browsing the Mac pages with all kinds of mods and found a "sliding gooseneck"What e
Solor Cars Franklin at 7:25am 07.18.05 Other Sailboats 0/774 Sorry for the OT but I was just telling my roommate yesterday that I think it's possible with today'
Fixing crazing dwayne13628 at 6:59am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 5/2357 Let me make sure I got this right, to fix crazing (spider cracks), I need to dremel through the gelc
VHF License, online course?? dwayne13628 at 6:57am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 5/2793 So, is there an online course for the VHF license that is valid in Canada? I know there are colleges
Get a Charge From The Guest Expert Forum Rick D at 5:32am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 0/902
Tired of engine problems Capt JON at 5:28am 07.18.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/996 I have a 12 horse Yammar YSM12,It doesnt give me full power,tired of working on it.Its a 1980.I was
306 Main Sail Rich at 5:23am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/900 I can't seem to get any power out of my main sail. In 5 knots of wind the boat will barely sail on
Lesson Plan Don Guillette at 5:22am 07.18.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/1941 Ship mates: I was thinking about something Kristin Boyce said about trying to absorb all the sail tr
Best Place to Sell Jim W23131 at 4:53am 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 9/1865 Based on experiences here, what would be the best place to list a sailboat boat online for sale.Th
Electrical Issue texastom at 4:26am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/817 I noticed this weekend that my voltage meter and amp meter were doing some strange things. While sit
A question for you Sail trim Gurus Dave5031 at 4:12am 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 1/901 I'm just curious. I have two boats, a '76 19' Oday Mariner ' an '87 h23, both fractional rigs. The o
Daysailer advice wanted... Hankr1 at 3:48am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2189 Our old ODay Widgeon is just too small so we are looking for a larger used daysailer with the follow
How much sleeping space is there in the 26X interested in buying at 2:54am 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4796 Well i'm interested in buying a mcgregor 26X and Iw as wonder how much room there is in the cabin. a
masking tape removal Richard19068 at 2:46am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1221 Is there a secret or trick to easily remove masking tape after varnishing bright work? I have used t
2GM20F valve cover breather tube Mario7470 at 2:20am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1431 Hunter 29.5On my valve cover, there is a tube coming out the breather on the cover. It is sticking

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Worried about my holding tank coming loose JamesG161 at 2:56pm 04.16.21 Plastic tanks need to flex and expand. Careful how you strap them down. Jim... PS: Mine are fixed
Covid-19 Vaccination Don S/V ILLusion at 2:51pm 04.16.21 Seems a tad inconsistent to me. If they can't get their word out, what's stopping their friends an
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak supercub at 2:50pm 04.16.21 I talked to Rudy at D&R Marine, he told be that the threads are in 1 x 1 brass plates glassed in. I
Swing keel vs Dagger ? kendyoozed at 2:50pm 04.16.21
Mast Support srimes at 2:43pm 04.16.21 Pine 2x4 (Or Doug Fir if available would be better). Cut to fit and treat with woodlife copper coat
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 (1) Doug J at 2:38pm 04.16.21 Got this from a Google search. "Fill a bucket with warm water and a splash of Dawn soap. Use the 3M
Bottom Paint (1) FlimFlamII at 2:36pm 04.16.21 192799 Bottom 5 was before I decided to bite the bullet and do a more complete sanding. This photo
Swing keel vs Dagger ? srimes at 2:34pm 04.16.21 I'm getting back into sailing after 16 years. Looking for a bot that my family of 4, kids are 16&13
M26swing: where mount a shoot through the hull depth transducer? (newest project) srimes at 2:27pm 04.16.21 Probably best not to shoot through the water ballast tank as there will probably be a bit of an air
Midship Cleat Location for '78 Hunter 27 mmlspace at 2:10pm 04.16.21 Cleats mounted on steel metal "L" brackets and bolted to the sides of the rail.
Bottom Paint Scott T-Bird at 2:07pm 04.16.21 It's hard to know from photos exactly what you are dealing with. The white areas with the divots lo
Bottom Paint Scott T-Bird at 2:02pm 04.16.21 What you can clearly see in your Photo 2 looks like what I found, so I tended to think that is what
What Gen 3 Anchors fit H38 bow rollers? flightlead404 at 2:02pm 04.16.21 Sorry sail, missed it. Thanks for the help.
Bottom Paint Scott T-Bird at 2:00pm 04.16.21 Re-reading your post ... pinholes that you couldn't see until you started painting may be a differen
Hunter 260 Mooring Challenges familyrapp at 1:56pm 04.16.21 Yes. Getting on the boat from both kayak and inflatable dinghy was always tricky. Got wet a couple
Bottom Paint FlimFlamII at 1:55pm 04.16.21 Using Total Boat barrier coat.
Midship Cleat Location for '78 Hunter 27 (1) Benny17441 at 1:50pm 04.16.21 Also removed the large bow cleat to install a claw anchor on a roller and substituted with two small
Hunter 260 Mooring Challenges isaksp00 at 1:47pm 04.16.21 I had our H23 on a mooring on a lake a few seasons. I started using a "toy" inflatable as a dingy bu
Bottom Paint Scott T-Bird at 1:47pm 04.16.21 Finally finished sanding down to the gel coat/glass and started to put on the first barrier coat.
Bottom Paint (1) dLj at 1:46pm 04.16.21 Finally finished sanding down to the gel coat/glass and started to put on the first barrier coat.

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