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Model confusion Jim at 6:08am 04.30.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/917 Has anyone heard of a 1997 26SL. The pictures I've seen look like it is a 26X inside ' out, with a d
Contacting reviewers Roger 955 at 5:48am 04.30.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1001 At the top of the boat review page is a notice saying that, to email the reviewer, scroll to the bot
rigid vang mounting Mike W. at 5:32am 04.30.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1165 Following several people's advice on these forums re: topping lifts and rigid boom vangs, I recently
Dry Pumping Marilyn at 3:34am 04.30.05 Ask All Sailors 0/831 In one of your articles or posts, you mentioned "dry pumping" as a way to clear the hose without add
ez jaxs Larry Jordan at 3:28am 04.30.05 Ask All Sailors 3/971 Hello everyone,Let me thank you in advance for any help or advice you can give me. I am looking to
rOnDAYvous 05 Update mike C16582 at 3:26am 04.30.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/768 things are coming together for this year's Annual Northeast O'Day Owners "rOnDAYvous " Captain's
Roller furling mounting point asianstar at 3:09am 04.30.05 Day Sailers 0/979 Installing Harken Roller furler onto a Oday 25 and have a question on deck install point. Did anyon
Natoma 279 David Maxwell at 3:06am 04.30.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1631 I'm trying to find out some information on a sailboat owned by my grandfather, Richard Flaherty in t
Wheel steering Destin Don at 2:52am 04.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/935 I would like to convert from tiller to pedestal wheel on a H26, I have a mate with experience, where
New Topics Don Guillette at 2:47am 04.30.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/1870 Mates: We've beaten docking to death. What I like about this forum and others I belong to on other n
Spinnaker Sheet Blocks Three Sheets at 2:24am 04.30.05 Other Sailboats 2/973 Just purchased a 180% asymetrical. When leading the sheets back to the spinnaker winches, where is
pulling new halyard through mast steve21792 at 2:01am 04.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1200 Its time to replace the the halyard on my Hunter 33.5. Any suggestions on the best way to connect t
Leech Telltales Don Guillette at 1:59am 04.30.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1186 Kevin: Go to West Marine or BoatUS and buy the prepacked ones. They are precut and have the stickers
Safety Teather Anchor Point Steve at 1:41am 04.30.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/945 Has anyone installed an attachment point for a safety teather? I have a 1992 H28 and would like to
Replacement and/or repair for Lexon cabin entry AJ Henahan at 1:06am 04.30.05 Bigger Boats 1/1406 Hatchways are severly scratched. Looking for repair solution or where to get replacements.
Hunter 22 vs. Catalina 22 Bill Pinkstaff at 12:31am 04.30.05 Smaller Boats 11/17094 I'm looking at two boats a '81 Catalina and 85 Hunter both 22 ft. Both are in excellant shape. The
Fuel? Fuel pump? Injection pump? Rob at 12:09am 04.30.05 Big Boats 6/951 The MD 22 L Volvo in my 430 is acting up. Runs fine up to about 1500 but thereafter more throttle d
Ponding water at toe rail Steve L22188 at 11:42pm 04.29.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1050 I just purchased a 88 O'day 302 and have a problem with water ponding at the toe rail about 8 feet f
turnbuckles - to grease or not to grease ? Ron at 10:44pm 04.29.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1521 There seems to be at least two schools of thought when it comes to turnbuckles. One school says to
Confused Buyer Bill Pinkstaff at 10:11pm 04.29.05 Smaller Boats 7/1263 I'm looking at 2 boats, '81 Catalina and '85 Hunter. They're both in great shape my wife and I are w

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Hunter 456 and replacement compass jssailem at 12:01pm 03.28.21 Check out Ritchie Compasses. It would depend on the hardware you have on you boat. Ritchie makes a l
Bottom Paint jssailem at 11:56am 03.28.21 One of the best documents I read when dealing with blistering on my boat was this work by David Pasc
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage Don S/V ILLusion at 11:52am 03.28.21 192141 @Terry Cox , just couldn't resist :biggrin: ! ! ! No hose visible on the boat, deck or doc
Painting around the trailer LloydB at 11:47am 03.28.21 Not rude at all. One of my favorite acronyms is KISS probably because its been forced on me so often
Bottom Paint FlimFlamII at 11:39am 03.28.21 Assuming that you plan to sail this boat in the upcoming season, I wouldn't sand the whole bottom th
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:32am 03.28.21 Might give it a try just to see what happens.
Might be buying a Catalina 36 jssailem at 11:27am 03.28.21
Any suggestions on how to fix this? Seen a bunch of YouTube videos, a bit nervous as to specifics. Appreciate any specific advice. 1980 o'day 28. jssailem at 11:23am 03.28.21 Buying an inexpensive boat is never cheap. If you choose the path you are like the guy who buys tha
Great Lakes Navigation jssailem at 11:15am 03.28.21 @Alternate Reality The other day I was thinking about your challenge. Seems you could get one of the
Great Lakes Navigation Tom J at 11:13am 03.28.21 Chartplotters can only show a small area on their screens, and, of course, they are excellent in sh
Any suggestions on how to fix this? Seen a bunch of YouTube videos, a bit nervous as to specifics. Appreciate any specific advice. 1980 o'day 28. (3) 2weelz4me at 11:11am 03.28.21 Welcome to the forum @2weelz4me . Nice picture. It helps to have a bit of context to the image. L
fog scares me! (1) Tom J at 10:52am 03.28.21 This is the kind of fog I enjoy. Fogged in for two days at Cuttyhunk Harbor in MA, with my sister a
MAC26M. THE GOOD/BAD/ UGLY Whatfiero1 at 10:16am 03.28.21 It trailers well but u need to tow with a full sized pickup at least v8. There easy to raise mast
MAC26M. THE GOOD/BAD/ UGLY Justin_NSA at 10:11am 03.28.21 It's a powersailer, so most important expense is the engine. Sails next. What steered you to an M?
Lifting Points (5) philiefay at 10:10am 03.28.21 Just wanted to give an update on lifting the H260 off the trailer. . Here in Tahoe the marinas don'
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage Stu Jackson at 10:09am 03.28.21 Dock supplied, pressurized water is never a good idea in a boat. One of the reasons for this, in a
fog scares me! jon hansen at 10:08am 03.28.21 "enjoyable silence" which was then interrupted by the one long and two short blasts on your air hor
Great Lakes Navigation Stu Jackson at 10:02am 03.28.21 The reality is paper (waterproof or not) does not provide very good situational awareness compared
Hunter 380 rear divider next to steering post Don Lucas at 9:52am 03.28.21 They all do this. There was a thread about the 410 and this not long ago.
fog scares me! (2) TomY at 9:45am 03.28.21 I remember this sail in the fog. Our modest speed (3kt?) gave the illusion that we were in the middl

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