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Sailing triathelon Mike at 4:29am 07.22.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/828 Too much work and too little sailing this spring. Saturday got out for about 6 glorious hours. Sunda
Rudder Replacement Petert Wyatt at 4:25am 07.22.05 Big Boats 2/1222 Hi Everyona: I am urgently in search of the following two items for my 1982 Catalina 38, hull # 6512
Mooring Point HLG at 4:22am 07.22.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1060 Just bought a 1975 Venture MacGregor (25'). Unfortunately, the only time I've been able to use it is
Legend 40.5 Anchor Roller Info? Rick D at 4:07am 07.22.05 Big Boats 0/874 Before I bug Hunter or WM, anyone replace the anchor roller wheels? If so, can you advise the brand
Need to Replace Original Evinrude Motor RAFA at 3:50am 07.22.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/990 I recently had problems starting my 1983 Evinrude Yacht-Twin 9.9 HP motor and, upon bringing it in f
Motor requirements Kevin6906 at 2:56am 07.22.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/790 I already own a Mercury 60hp Outboard motor. I use it on a 15 foot fishing boat. Will this type of m
Last years model...Floor inside Cabin Kevin6906 at 2:51am 07.22.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/910 Hello fellow sailors... I have been out sailing on the Mac25 and the 26x. I am hoping to buy one of
lens replacement in Head larger port or window Mario7470 at 2:23am 07.22.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/855 Hi,On My Hunter 29.5, The lens of the larger window or port in my head is completly faded and crac
Bareboating Comptetence ron627 at 1:06am 07.22.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1233 I am interested in doing a bareboat charter in the Med next year. Although I have a fair amount of
What would you do??? HukilauMike at 12:48am 07.22.05 Ask All Sailors 21/2071 After coming back from a very brief evening sail last night (no wind at all), I noticed that a coupl
Electrical system sudden death Peter J. Brennan at 10:37pm 07.21.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1183 So there we were all set to go on a moonlight sail with guests. Turned on the ignition. Nothing! Not
roller reefing boom chris at 4:46pm 07.21.05 Day Sailers 1/1103 i read somewhere that oday 22s have a roller reefing boom. I can't seem figure out how to use this f
Exhaust RAD18362 at 3:57pm 07.21.05 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1469 Exhaust refitI have a 30' hunter and the exhaust muffler is lying unlevel to the water line. It li
Exhaust refit RAD18362 at 3:55pm 07.21.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1189 I have a 30' hunter and the exhaust muffler is lying unlevel to the water line. It lies on a 30 deg
Rendezvous in Milwaukee for Hunter owners Marybeth and Rip at 2:46pm 07.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/863 The Lake Michigan Hunter Sailing Association is having a Rendezvous at the Milwaukee Yacht Club this
Need a 16 foot Daysailor hull!! garnet at 2:08pm 07.21.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/783 HELP!!We lost our 16 foot Daysailor hull in a recent storm, but have the mast,sails etc. and would l
Battery Monitors Jeff Bacon at 1:59pm 07.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1021 Hi All:I have been looking at two Xantrex products.... the link (10 or 20), and, the Xantrex Batte
Anyone sailed Lake Almanor mbechelb at 1:42pm 07.21.05 Ask All Sailors 3/4923 in northern California? Thinking/planning on trailering our Mac26X up there and maybe spend a few da
Propellar and Clutch Transmission Adjustments Larry Boroviak at 12:47pm 07.21.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1160 I am owner of Beneteau 32S5(1992) with Volvo 18 HP engine. My folding prop (2 blades)has been troub
Carburator problem ?? Norm Gelbwaks at 12:25pm 07.21.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/924 My 5 year old Yamaha 50 hp outboard stalles at idle speed while in neutral. Has anyone had and fixe

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remove siezed motor mount bolt Sailor Sue at 7:13am 04.29.21 Get a better penetrating oil - something like Aero Kroil and keep soaking the stud. Use one of the
Are You Ready????? sail sfbay at 7:06am 04.29.21 I always announce to my crew during the safety talk BEFORE leaving the dock that no one goes overboa
Refrigeration help jssailem at 7:04am 04.29.21 Now that is Great News JAE. Does this mean cold beers are possible, again in Gig Harbor... Cheers.
Durango tow vehicle questions sail sfbay at 7:00am 04.29.21 ..........If the boat feels a little squirrely while towing, check the tongue weight. You may need
Refrigeration help JAE at 6:53am 04.29.21 So I discovered a couple of things causing the problem. 1) The main black wire was loose causing int
remove siezed motor mount bolt (1) Hayden Watson at 6:52am 04.29.21
Durango tow vehicle questions Justin_NSA at 6:50am 04.29.21 Should be cake, but take @rgranger's advice on the brakes. I went thru the whole surge brake system
Durango tow vehicle questions sail sfbay at 6:50am 04.29.21 Did you pass on the Toyota Tacoma 4 cyl truck? Tow capacity reportedly 5000 lbs per this link: 2014
Alternator adjustment bracket JoeWhite at 6:50am 04.29.21 As predicted my alternator bracket broke due to engine vibration on my M35B universal. I too questio
Hunter 34 pierced galley sink rgranger at 6:43am 04.29.21 Same dimension can be found at RV stores :plus: Check RV and camper supply stores. They specializ
Durango tow vehicle questions rgranger at 6:40am 04.29.21 A quick google says the V6 has a 5000 tow capacity. The 26D weighs 2550 empty... add another #1000
Hunter 34 pierced galley sink Caboteur at 6:33am 04.29.21 Seems a bit smaller on other Hunter sailboats? https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=38&c=10&p
Anchor light not working kappykaplan at 6:14am 04.29.21 Happy days :) Well done! :beer:
36 foot Hunter Anchoring Questions - Chain and Rope Ratio jssailem at 5:35am 04.29.21 And Les has had his boat out, at anchor, in 40knot breezes holding against strong tidal currents, Of
Anchor light not working dleckenby at 5:16am 04.29.21 Well, it looks like I'm a lucky punk! Turns out all of my light fittings are the same - festoon (con
remove siezed motor mount bolt RitSim at 5:09am 04.29.21 Is the motor mount bracket bolted to the engine block? If it is then take the bracket out and deal
Alternator adjustment bracket RitSim at 5:03am 04.29.21 Nice job. The belts come in 1/2" or 1" (can't remember for sure) increments so that is also a solut
Anchor light not working shemandr at 4:39am 04.29.21 I'm probably late to comment but I wouldn't go up the mast to change a light bulb ... or for any oth
Alternator adjustment bracket Maine Sail at 4:06am 04.29.21 Looks great and that is exactly what I was describing above. You could really use a Grip-It Washer
Need a new mast ShawnL at 3:38am 04.29.21 There's one on ebay right now in NY https://www.ebay.com/itm/203406707533?hash=item2f5bfc0b4d:g:v

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