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cleaning sails Mike Bacome at 11:41am 06.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/775 A few years ago I bought something from west marine or defender that I used to soak my sails to clea
Power Mic Interferes with Wind Indicator John at 11:33am 06.07.05 Big Boats 1/905 I have an ICOM power mic on my boat.Recently I sent my RayMarine Wind indicator for repairNow wh
Anchor locker liner crack/Hunter 22 Jim W23131 at 11:29am 06.07.05 Smaller Boats 2/1169 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 3/926 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 1/1022 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 8/2811 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 2/947 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 7/880 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 1/1190 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 2/1712 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 12/1150 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 3/944 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 1/1223 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 9/2042 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 4/2018 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 0/945 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 2/1472 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 2/839 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 2/816 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 15/2564 I'm sure you all know Brion Toss from his books, seminars, or his recent expert forum on SailboatOwn

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Dynaplate chip veres at 11:52am 04.16.21 Good suggestion, thanks. Chip V.
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 11:51am 04.16.21 You might be a redneck if this is your bass boat:
Removing Liquid Electrical Tape thinwater at 11:50am 04.16.21 The Permatex web site says vinyl. The SDS will tell you the solvents.
What Gen 3 Anchors fit H38 bow rollers? flightlead404 at 11:49am 04.16.21 Only one definite response so far (thanks @senang). Does anyone else have either a Mantus, Rocna, o
Pulling mast C&C 29 Mk II to torque keel bolt shemandr at 11:46am 04.16.21 De-rig the boat yourself so that the yard can just pull the pins for stays and upper shrouds and lif
1989 Catalina 30 Hootenanny at 11:43am 04.16.21 For many years we used to use a commercial teak oil finish that was coconut "scented" and the label
Fuel Filter Question SycloneDriver at 11:42am 04.16.21 Looks like a Donaldson P552000 (same as WIX 33207).
Swing keel vs Dagger ? Justin_NSA at 11:35am 04.16.21 the Macs are pretty simple. Not much to go wrong except for abuse. Motor and sails are the expensive
Swing keel vs Dagger ? kendyoozed at 11:28am 04.16.21 Any special areas to look for issues on the Mac 26D?
NEED Prop Size Coyote at 11:21am 04.16.21 truly remarkable to me that SBO will NOT give the specs on a $600 prop!!! I was told it was the orig
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 11:15am 04.16.21 You might be a redneck if this is your bass boat:
6-pack Charter Looking for More Capacity (Catalina 30) - USCG Inspected Vessel Requirements Sailfanatic at 11:14am 04.16.21 I ditto that considering ten passengers on a Cat 30 is nutty, frankly its a pretty poor platform for
Close Call (1) DArcy at 10:58am 04.16.21 I prefer GoT but sailing there can be somewhat treacherous.
Fluke 360 / testing for AC leakage. BAD ORCA at 10:55am 04.16.21 That would help, can't hurt, you're halfway there already. May I suggest a different approach? Yo
Fuel Filter Question sailme88 at 10:47am 04.16.21 ONCE AGAIN STU STEALS MY THUNDER.... The order that Stu has passed on is imperative ! Best advice t
Fuel Filter Question SycloneDriver at 10:44am 04.16.21 Look at WIX 33262.
Fluke 360 / testing for AC leakage. Stu Jackson at 10:33am 04.16.21 would it be a simple matter to just run all of the grounds connected to all the different locations
Fuel Filter Question Stu Jackson at 10:22am 04.16.21 It is installed past the fuel pump but before the secondary filter on the engine. The engine is a U
Covid-19 Vaccination Will Gilmore at 10:14am 04.16.21 Woo Hoo, just got back from getting my second shot. Two more weeks and I'm a safe as I can get.
Close Call rgranger at 10:01am 04.16.21 I personally like "Glass and Optical Materials":biggrin:

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