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Rudder with gas spring strut Hold down John S at 7:20am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1738 When I changed over to my IdaSailor rudder, I installed a gas spring strut to hold my rudder down, a
Looking for a mechanic Mikes Oasis at 7:20am 07.11.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/920 I am looking for a diesel mechanic to spend a few hours with me on my boat to teach me regular maint
foot pedal frank at 7:17am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/901 I was just trying to figure out what was the make of the head on my boat,it has a foot pedal and a h
Yanmar cooling system windride2712243 at 7:03am 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1455 I have a Yanmar YSM8, Single cylinder diesel that is raw water cooled. It was rebuilt in 2000. I bo
Sea Vancouver in BC John Nantz at 6:38am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1055 Just received this picture of the tall ships in Vancouver, BC. A fleet of squareriggers/vintage ship
I just got mine karmaf16 at 6:30am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/811 Hi all,Just got a 2001 Hunter 340 and as I prepare to take her over, I am trying to figure out the
O'Day 23 Main battens size. AD at 5:50am 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1179 In the quest to sort out my friends mooring, I forgot two things before leaving my boat (putting th
Locker liners Shenanigans at 5:46am 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1055 2 of the drop-in plastic inserts that go into the openings under the berth of my '27 have hardened a
Cheap Hunter 25 KennyH at 5:46am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1007 Anyone looking for a cheap Hunter 25. Pelican Marina at Elizabeth City has an older Hunter 25 for 1
Yanmar Throttle Question Mark P. at 5:17am 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1214 Hopeing someone can help. I'm reviving a neglected Oday 26, 1984 with a yanmar 1gm diesel. Finally g
DS 1 Spiniker Pole Michael Reney at 4:47am 07.11.05 Day Sailers 2/1066 I have a 1968 DS with a spiniker but no pole, I can not seam to find out the proper lenth one should
Mermaid Marine Air condensators Brian L.20665 at 4:43am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1342 Interested in latest opinions from users of Mermaid condensators. There was quite a bit of interest
Columbia 40' Nose Fitting Colin at 4:03am 07.11.05 Columbia 0/1786 I am looking for a suggestion on repairing the steel support for the stainless nose fitting on the b
what is a barberhaul? GregS at 3:45am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/6370 Blatenly exposing my novice-ness again, but what is a barberhaul?
Laws on Graywater in California Josh at 3:39am 07.11.05 The Cherubini Hunters 7/5182 Is anybody well-versed in the State/Federal legal rulings on graywater. I got a written warning from
New Project Post Doug Lasher at 3:11am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/798 I've posted my V-222 beatification project to the project forum - see "Oak Interior". Thanks to all
adding fairleads for topping lift...H35 Rich at 3:05am 07.11.05 Big Boats 3/937 I have a new topping lift, now run through mast to a sheave at base. Need to mount fairleads on dec
heel meter gary at 2:44am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2215 would anyone know who carries some kind of a meter that shows how many degrees the boat is heeling?
light bulb resource? Tomm at 2:20am 07.11.05 Big Boats 3/853 Before I grab the bosun's chair, does anybody have a parts list for the light bulbs on the mast? My
tried new rudder gary at 2:13am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/905 sailed yesterday with my new idarudder. Light air so couldn't compare weather helm but the boat rea

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Low "reefing" holes in main sail (1) ricksoth at 9:05am 04.07.21 I realize I messed up the photo. Here is an update. I think I understand the hole now at the tac
Low "reefing" holes in main sail dlochner at 8:58am 04.07.21 That is for a Cunningham. The Cunningham applies tension to the mainsail luff drawing the belly of t
1985 31H chainplate rebedding jmce1587 at 8:47am 04.07.21 Send me a PM on questions on this. Did this repair before. Jerry https://forums.sailboatowners.co
1983 H30 Chainplates jmce1587 at 8:44am 04.07.21
2004 Hunter 33 with Yanmar 3YM30 won't start....occasionally FastOlson at 8:40am 04.07.21 Occam's Razor.... should be invoked before doing some (apparent) overthinking! :) First, remove an
CENTERBOARD HELP SlicRic at 8:38am 04.07.21 Back to your vessel. I can help with two questions. I see on gjenvick.com that your draft with the C
1985 31H chainplate rebedding xavierspl at 8:35am 04.07.21 I would not expect you to turn the deck chainplate. Can you slack the shrouds at the turnbuckles f
New Owner of an H34 WasabiRush at 8:34am 04.07.21 Welcome to the Bay. We have our H34 at Herrington Harbour South, come down for a visit. Since th
CENTERBOARD HELP (4) SlicRic at 8:30am 04.07.21 @twodzusfittings My cable snapped at the board. You can barely see a few steel strands in the photo
1985 31H chainplate rebedding (1) sail sfbay at 8:29am 04.07.21 I would not expect you to turn the deck chainplate. Can you slack the shrouds at the turnbuckles fa
1985 31H chainplate rebedding kloudie1 at 8:22am 04.07.21 The tie rod is welded to the deck fitting, so it does have to be turned.. 4200 or sikaflex or someth
Smaller Jib for Beneteau 311 for Windy Days Jackdaw at 8:21am 04.07.21 Good Stuff Capitalist! Couple of notes: Mylar IS PET (polyester), in film form. Spun into threads
Window films thinwater at 8:17am 04.07.21 Much better thanks. Have you noticed any problems with the edges of the film as I would think this
Generator for Westerbeke 10 2 diesel wayneR at 8:16am 04.07.21 Replaced the alternator on my M25 3 cylinder Universal with a Balmar and never regretted the change.
Oday 34/35 vang wayneR at 8:10am 04.07.21 My vang failed last year and I had a new one spliced out of 3/8" double braid. Works fine with Scha
Question: Does anyone know how to match the 1984 light tan gelcoat on the decks? mm2347 at 8:07am 04.07.21 Squiggle Tool, Melrose, MN 56352 does a good job of color matching from a paint chip. They can also
Boat painting - DYI - Professionals-paints (3) william24424 at 8:06am 04.07.21 WARNING! DIY has limitations. I painted the deck, including non-skid. Roll & tip....tip & roll...bru
Question: Does anyone know how to match the 1984 light tan gelcoat on the decks? wayneR at 8:04am 04.07.21 Rudy doesn't carry gel coat any more but Jamestown Distributors sells colored gel coats in qts and g
Poor Kermit kappykaplan at 8:01am 04.07.21
The Boat Exploded and Then I Died Whatfiero1 at 8:00am 04.07.21 A marine blower to clear fumes and if your portable tank has vent in cap I'd get another cap and dri

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