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Foul bawl Bill O'Donovan at 8:24pm 07.10.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/885 Yesterday I stupidly got a 5/8-inch spinnaker sheet fouled in the drive shaft (but not the prop). A
How often do you sleep on your boat? SailboatOwners.com at 3:59pm 07.10.05 Ask All Sailors 84/9588 Sailboats are, of course, designed for sailing. Yet most boats will accommodate one or more people o
Looking for plans to turn Mac 25 into a Trimaran Sloop Jon B at 3:17pm 07.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1387 Hi I own a 1985 Mac 25 ft. sailboat and I'm looking for someone that might have plans or knows a per
Swing keel angle? Timm R at 2:39pm 07.10.05 Smaller Boats 5/1069 While leaving our moored 1973 Catalina I could see through the clear water at our swing keel.I was
350 Holding Tank ROY at 1:27pm 07.10.05 Big Boats 3/1144 After replacing the impeller on the head that has been recommended, I discovered a new pronlem whi
Yanmar exhaust elbow Jared at 11:20am 07.10.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2661 I know this has happened to other folks from reading the archives, but figured I would check to make
Plans to make a 25 Mac into a trimaran Sloop Jon B at 10:27am 07.10.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1067 I'm looking for plans to convert a mac 25 into a trimaram Would you drop the keel and install a cen
"Unbelieveable" Water Tank Cover! Robert147 at 10:21am 07.10.05 Mid-Size Boats 14/2594 Just pulled the cover off the water tank on my '92 H-28 (I've owned it about a year). What a mess! T
Portage, Indiana Jerry21707 at 10:15am 07.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/964 Can any one give us some help on where we can park our MacGregor S26 boat and trailer. We plan to sp
What model H25 is this?? deeman7777 at 9:43am 07.10.05 Smaller Boats 11/922 I purchased a 1977 H25 that was on the hard for 7 years. I am in the process of rennovating her now
Can you restore lines? deeman7777 at 9:38am 07.10.05 Ask All Sailors 10/2740 I purchased a 1977 Hunter 25 that has been on the hard for about 7 years. It is cleaning up somewha
plastic trim plugs kennyb at 8:00am 07.10.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1048 The white plastic trim plugs (in the cabin overhead)that fill the holes where the handrails are mou
Centerboard attachment Ben at 7:53am 07.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1013 Hi,Does anybody have a pic or a diagram of the centerboard attachment system for a 92 Mac26s. I re
Towing vehicle alternatives Bob at 7:40am 07.10.05 Smaller Boats 13/1173 Has anyone recently towed a 23.5 with the Honda, Grand Caravan, Pacifica, Chevy or Ford mini vans?
Venture 21 jib sail dimension larry abbott at 7:01am 07.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1236 hi, can anyone tell me the dimensions of the jib sail for a Venture 21? Thanks, Larry. I'm looking
Trailor Salvage Lin7252 at 6:27am 07.10.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/997 I just purchased a 1989 CAT 22 wing keel that came with a trailor. While the boat is in good shape
Mud Daubbers Big Windy at 5:10am 07.10.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1883 In my part of the country, we are constantly trying to keep the critters out from under our sail/bim
Oday 25 CB wire pmc18278 at 3:44am 07.10.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1004 My 1979 Oday 25 center board is stuck inside the shoal keel. I just bought this boat and upon launch
Mid Bay Cruise Info nick - rock hall at 3:44am 07.10.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1295 Only have five daye to cruise the middle chesepeake from Rock Hall. Any suggested routes on my 34 h
speed Bittersweet at 3:27am 07.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/885 I have a mac v22 and was told by the previous owner that he had had the boat up to nearly 7knots. I

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Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Doug J at 6:37pm 04.13.21 Based on what I've research (for mine) it looks like it is glued in. Refinishing in place is proba
Dynaplate Brian D at 6:23pm 04.13.21 @chip veres, give this a read. Very interesting.
H356 Polars chuckwayne at 6:20pm 04.13.21 At some point, Hunter started using "Hunter Legend" in Europe because another company owned the Hunt
Well, that was surprising! TimFromLI at 6:00pm 04.13.21 For those looking for the mainesail method... https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/tips-for-a-
1976 Santana 21ft ebsail at 5:59pm 04.13.21 We pulled the tub rail off. I believe it is called the run rail. I am trying to find a replacement f
H356 Polars Genesis V at 5:58pm 04.13.21 That indicates it's the european version of the 356 - might be the bilge keel model, but the draft
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak (2) supercub at 5:54pm 04.13.21 This pic shows the soap bubble better at the mast post. The other shows blue leak detector coming ba
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak (1) supercub at 5:49pm 04.13.21 I used low air pressure to leak check the bilge. I cut the head off of a bolt and drilled a hole thr
Barnegate Bay Inlet? Chris Patterson at 5:41pm 04.13.21 Hey Fellers, thank you for a very detailed and thoughtful response. From the looks of that inlet on
How would you patch this? jssailem at 5:40pm 04.13.21 I think Coosa board is a better option than wood. Lightweight Fiberglass Composite Boards \| Coosa Co
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM (1) jssailem at 5:35pm 04.13.21 Have you checked the wiring of the Tach? Power and AC Tap cable to the correct pin on the tack? Prop
How would you patch this? ggrizzard at 5:35pm 04.13.21 I'm perplexed as to why one would advocate the use of plywood in the OP's transom rebuild when more
Hull to Deck Joint Repair and Filler (1) rgranger at 5:24pm 04.13.21
Dynaplate chip veres at 4:38pm 04.13.21 Does your boat have an HF-SSB radio? If not, remove the Dynaplate and forget about it. Dynaplates
1976 Santana 21ft kappykaplan at 4:32pm 04.13.21
Fresh water pump specs Rich Stidger at 4:25pm 04.13.21 For fresh water pumps the psi rating range is typically 35-45. For anchor wash-down pumps it can be
1976 Santana 21ft (1) mhancock3123 at 4:22pm 04.13.21 Here is another pic
1976 Santana 21ft (2) mhancock3123 at 4:21pm 04.13.21 Second coat of primer and sealer on the port side done. I will start the starboard side tomorrow. Pa
Diesel fuel line ? (1) marchem at 4:03pm 04.13.21
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM SycloneDriver at 3:58pm 04.13.21 What did you set for the programing?

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