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Anchor locker liner crack/Hunter 22 Jim W23131 at 11:29am 06.07.05 Smaller Boats 2/1150 Today while cleaning out and organizing my anchor locker, I noticed a significant crack in the botto
Outboards pbcfd @comcast.net at 11:20am 06.07.05 Smaller Boats 3/889 It's time for me to get a new outboard for my 1982 Hunter 25. I believe the original one is a Johns
Stern pulpit New here at 11:17am 06.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1012 Hi all,Where can I buy a stern pulpit for a Mac26S and does it constitute a good addition?Cheers
Necessity of a loop Jim Madden at 10:46am 06.07.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2671 If the head goes directly to the holding tank and the output of the tank has a Y valve to a deck pum
216 rudder Jeff Prideaux at 9:32am 06.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/936 I just purchased a used Hunter 216 and it has a bit of rudder damage. See attached photo. (A scrape
LED for breakers bill niessen at 9:20am 06.07.05 Big Boats 7/835 On my AC breaker panel the lamp for the refrigeration system is flickering. Since everthing is worki
Removing the rudder on cat 27 jimmy23191 at 9:20am 06.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1178 I am looking at removing my rudder on a 85 cat 27 so that i can get the drive shaft out but i am not
Los Coronados Islands - San Diego rfrye1 at 9:05am 06.07.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1704 Im headed down for a nite on the hook this weekend to the Los Coronados. I've never anchored there.
Any More H25 Info? Clark at 8:46am 06.07.05 Smaller Boats 12/1125 I watch the forum quite a bit in hopes of learning more about the new 25 - how it sails, interior er
Washing running rigging Doug J at 8:42am 06.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/928 I've heard of washing the running rigging once a year to keep it all in good shape. Can someone tel
Dyeing a nylon spinnaker Mike at 8:34am 06.07.05 Smaller Boats 1/1209 I recently acquired a spinnaker for my boat. It's used and in pretty good shape other than the color
looking for rudder Capt Greg at 8:03am 06.07.05 Columbia 9/1929 I am looking for a rudder for my 1971 26MKII. I could use demnsions if nothing else
Diesel fuel leak on Yanmar 2GM20 secretsailorsailing at 7:50am 06.07.05 Ask All Sailors 4/2002 I have an annoying fuel leak from around the fuel pump. I can't see exactly where it is leaking from
BoatLIFE Featured in Guest Expert Forum Next Week Rick D at 7:38am 06.07.05 Ask All Sailors 0/938 The prople at BoatLIFE will be our forum contributors starting next Tuesday. I have used their produ
O'Day 30 centerboard and misc. parts Harold18515 at 7:17am 06.07.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1460 First time on this web site--any help is appreciated. Line to centerboard is frayed topside and mus
Mac Venture 74 Keel Pivot Hole Out of Round Gil at 6:56am 06.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/830 The pivot hole on our 74 Mac 25 is out of round. I am considering having a bushing made by a machine
External Fuel Tank Jacktar at 6:29am 06.07.05 Smaller Boats 2/803 We have a 2004 Nissan 4 hp outboard on our 216,which has a connection for an external fuel tank to
Wenches on Winches Phil Herring at 6:16am 06.07.05 Ask All Sailors 15/2316 I'm sure you all know Brion Toss from his books, seminars, or his recent expert forum on SailboatOwn
C320 split backstay question Ron at 6:15am 06.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1257 Since the C320 has a split backstay, am I right in assuming that if you take a tension guage reading
Portable Sound-IPod Cate at 5:58am 06.07.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1251 Does anyone have any recommendations for portable sound that I can use with an iPod?I am looking f

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Aft Mounted Radar Pole on a Hunter 376 Rich Stidger at 8:52pm 03.22.21 I have the sister ship - h40.5, and I mounted a aft pole on the sloping transom. I used a Kato pole
H33 Direct Waste Discharge Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:16pm 03.22.21 Should be fairly easy...install a y-valve in the toilet discharge line to provide a choice of goin
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Ralph Johnstone at 7:33pm 03.22.21 I used bronze tint on the three overhead hatchlights. They were almost identical to the grey tinted
Hunter 34 Battery Relocation mnmpizza at 7:21pm 03.22.21 Ralph, I moved them from extreme starboard (other side of the fuel tank) towards center. In the p
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? Sanfelice at 7:17pm 03.22.21 The problem is not with Yachtworld. However, I do not like Yachtworld's new format which makes it mo
Replace Headliner Hunter 306 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:17pm 03.22.21 What material is your headliner ? What year ? In the1999 310, it's a hard, one piece internal she
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 6:57pm 03.22.21 I have bought boats I found on both sailboatowners.com and yachtworld and was very happy in both ca
Dockside pressure washer? CarlN at 6:54pm 03.22.21 This is the SunJoe I have. It's been great. Can't do the boat hull but does the dinghy and is really
Gunwale guards Captain W at 6:46pm 03.22.21 @EAMc2 that looks terrific! @TomY did you use Taylor Made also?
Hilton Head sc to Miami (March 31st) jssailem at 6:36pm 03.22.21 @DArcy Windy is as accurate as the information provided by NOAA. They get there raw data from NOAA.
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Dave Groshong at 6:29pm 03.22.21 2074 is the tint we use, common gray tint, use Dow 795 for adhesive.
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? Tim22 at 6:28pm 03.22.21 I have bought boats I found on both sailboatowners.com and yachtworld and was very happy in both cas
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 6:19pm 03.22.21 Yachtworld is a listing service for boat brokers much like the multiple listing services for real e
Why is America so disinterested in racing? RussC at 6:06pm 03.22.21 It appears to me that the sport of sailing has experienced a slowdown based on some self inflicted i
Converting from diesel engine to electric motor jssailem at 5:59pm 03.22.21 And without the diesel smell. And silent While the idea of an electric motor driving your sailbo
Why is America so disinterested in racing? Scott T-Bird at 5:34pm 03.22.21 I pretty much reject the notion that the decline of interest in sailing and/or sailboat racing is ba
Converting from diesel engine to electric motor Bash at 5:27pm 03.22.21 And without the diesel smell.
C22 Swing Keel/Fiberglass Repair? (1) ambler at 5:25pm 03.22.21 The stingy sailor (The $tingy Sailor) has a detailed series on fairing the keel - including a templa
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS sail sfbay at 5:06pm 03.22.21 .......Also - is there interest in seeing the replacement process documented on the site?....... A
Catalina 310 propeller sizes rukidn at 5:06pm 03.22.21 You may want to also note your speed at idle before consulting with prop manufacturers. The broker p

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