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Moisture in aft cabin of H35.5 Legend Scott N. at 7:03am 07.20.05 Big Boats 3/910 I am the new owner of a 1992 H35.5 Legend. I understand from the previous owner that moisture in the
thinking of buying a 140 mark b at 6:58am 07.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/709 I am thinking of buying a used 140 to sail on Lake Erie with a local sailing club. I currently have
Idling Diesel Engine Amir at 6:55am 07.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/844 Hello,I have a H336. I have been told that it is not advisable to idle the engine for extended ti
Stabilizing A Dinghy Hanging On Davits Richard at 5:31am 07.20.05 Ask All Sailors 8/8311 I'm hoping all the experience in this forum will give me some ideas. I have 9 foot RIB hanging from
Loose Forward cleat on Port Side Bill at 5:26am 07.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1228 The forward cleat on the port side gets loose every year, I have fashioned a wrench on a 24" extenti
H27 Keel Attachment Dave D at 5:23am 07.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1738 I'm considering the purchase of a 1980 Hunter 27 sailboat. However, one thing I noticed in looking
Proud Dad Mike Misko at 4:51am 07.20.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1084 Over the years I've tried to teach my son what I know about sailing and boat handling in general. H
Fresh water pump cycling John T1594 at 3:11am 07.20.05 Big Boats 18/1673 Driving me crazy!!! I have checked and tightened all of the grey Qest fittings on the fresh water li
Intense - Catalina 28 Shroud Tension Question Mr Lucky16746 at 3:08am 07.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/2518 OK, I just got a new Loos PT-2 tension gauge to properly tension all shrouds and backstays, but have
looking for other sailers palmetto dream at 2:51am 07.20.05 Ask All Sailors 0/924 Hi all I am looking for people to go sailing with in the upstate of south carolina. I own a mac 26m
Top speed on new 26M George Iber at 2:12am 07.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1011 I recently purchased a 26 M with a 50 hp Suzuki. It has an aluminum prop pitched to 10. The motor
Recharge Time Tony5898 at 1:26am 07.20.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1352
Location for holding tank on 26m Fred at 12:38am 07.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/986 I am installing a head in my 26m and looking for information on the location of the head. Any info w
Checklist for Leaving the Boat Sherry at 12:16am 07.20.05 Ask All Sailors 21/5992 I just purchased a Hunter 30. I am trying to develop a checklist of items that need to be done when
Another Sliding Gooseneck question R. A. Lueck at 12:11am 07.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/874 I have a sliding gooseneck and it works great except for when you want to use the cabin "pop top".
Outboard Electric Start to Battery Connector sea_casper at 12:05am 07.20.05 Smaller Boats 7/1141 How have people routed the wires from the outboard with electric start to the Battery below in my 23
ODay 15 battens Kim Gwinn at 10:54pm 07.19.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/889 I just bought this used (1981), assumed the battens would be in the sail. They were not and the par
Spinaker Dimensions Mike8187 at 5:50pm 07.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/927 GuysI have just taken delivery of a new set of sails for my 26S and can't wait to get them on the
Mainsail Traveler Doug J at 2:52pm 07.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/2241 I am considering adding a traveler to my mainsail. I'd like to hear from anyone with an opinion as t
Hunter 23 centerboard issue DPS53 at 2:12pm 07.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1918 Purchased my first sailboatHunter 23 1985The centerboard raises and lowers using 2 ropesWhen time

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Mainsail furling line. Dave Groshong at 1:35am 04.23.21 Spec for Beneteau main infurl line might be wrong. Spec states 10mm. Rigger tried to install that,
Mast setup CaptainRan at 10:48pm 04.22.21 My boat has the same lazy jack setup but I don't connect/use them. I ran small ropes thru mine and l
Diesel shutoff question Ralph Johnstone at 9:55pm 04.22.21 If any slice starts getting too small happy boating just won't happen. How very, very true. Neve
Fitting a new head sail (1) Infy at 9:25pm 04.22.21 My old sail was just a simple #6 luff tape all the way. This one isn't what I expected. It has a zip
Mainsail furling line. Calif. Ted at 9:24pm 04.22.21 Something about converting from metric to imperial has recently been causing some problems with sizi
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 9:20pm 04.22.21 I have found this to be true through my own and others' I know experiences. So true! Perhaps not a
Looking at buying a boat, concerned about deck moisture levels jssailem at 9:16pm 04.22.21 Further the challenge is finding a boat on your side of the border. A pain when there are boats sout
Fitting a new head sail jssailem at 9:06pm 04.22.21 It looks like you have a line that is stopping the sail from going up the Furler. Most sails I have
Tools needed? Richard19068 at 8:58pm 04.22.21 What tools? All of them! Even if you had one of each that still probably wouldn't be enough.
Beneteau 311 Traveller Line - What Works for You? fullbore at 8:06pm 04.22.21
Tools needed? HMT2 at 7:58pm 04.22.21 What tools? All of them!
Stem/Keel Repair Tom J at 7:57pm 04.22.21 You might need to grind a bit more on the upper part of the damaged area. Other than that, it looks
Mainsail furling line. fullbore at 7:44pm 04.22.21 Page 41 of owners manual specs 10 mm https://beneteau.sailboatowners.com/images/kb/pdf/1266.pdf P
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 DeliriousSailor at 7:30pm 04.22.21 There are completely waterproof flooring panels that could be used. The one thing they are prone to
1989 Macgregor 26D.....new to me.. and a few questions Justin_NSA at 7:01pm 04.22.21 A backstay tensioner would be a nice way to clean up that connection. I bought their kit for my 26S
Catalina 22 to a Catalina 310 - the right move for us? AwwShucks at 6:55pm 04.22.21 The 310 was our first boat and after looking at plenty of different choices in the Chesapeake Bay Ar
Dock Tying Alternatives ebsail at 6:52pm 04.22.21 Our Hunter 34 has stern and bow cleats but no cleat at midships. As a result, we normally fix two
Tools needed? jssailem at 6:37pm 04.22.21 While I think then metric suggestion is very good, you sound like owner number 2, or maybe 3. Who k
Any Slips/subleases available Seattle?? jssailem at 6:26pm 04.22.21
Compac 16 owner NotASailor at 6:24pm 04.22.21 Congratulations, NotASailor. I am a fan of the Compac 16. My father owned a modified version that h

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