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Back up cable? Dennis at 9:49pm 01.30.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/885 Question? Has anyone tried installing a back up swing keel cable on their boat? If one would break
Is Dextron III a replacement for Dextron II ? Jack Swords at 9:46pm 01.30.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1764 Engine manual says to use Type A fluid in transmission (have used Dextron II as it lists it replaces
Advice on Hunters - thinking of buying a new 27 Scott at 8:41pm 01.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/899 Hi All, I am looking at buying a new hunter (Legends over here) 27, well infact have put down a bo
Autopilot Tom Heiting at 8:21pm 01.30.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1052 My Ray Marine ST-4000 autopilot refuses to lock on when attempting to swing the compass. Any suggest
Hunter 40 Andrew at 6:03pm 01.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/827 Just looking for any comments on the Hunter 40 (1985).I have an offer on the table for my 34 and am
Anchors a... wait a minute! SailboatOwners.com at 2:11pm 01.30.05 Ask All Sailors 57/3905 This week's discussion topic is in two parts:What's your all-time favorite port of call? Is it a
Trailer Mods Continued John S at 1:32pm 01.30.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/765 I needed to extend my trailer tongue to clear my bow roller platform. I cut off the end of my tongue
stuffing box hunter 40.5 nicholas at 12:59pm 01.30.05 Big Boats 4/846 I need to replace the rubber hose on prop shaft stuffing box. I'm out of the water at this time,is t
How do I swing the swing keel down when on trailer J P Turkey at 11:49am 01.30.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1272 I have a 19 foot trailer sailor (1986 O'Day 192). I want to put a new line and possible pendant on
Bulkhead, countertop replacement? Richard at 10:57am 01.30.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1580 I mentioned I'm zeroing in on Hunter 31s. I found one that's a contender... but it needs to have a b
26M specification/ratings Gary at 10:18am 01.30.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/858 Does anyone know these specifications/ratings for the 26M? Some of these depend on the boat setup (
Two interesting things today Michael7968 at 10:07am 01.30.05 Smaller Boats 4/769 Went to the marina today and found:1. water in one of the overhead lights2. my masthead light h
What a thrill Mike at 9:47am 01.30.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/775 Well it finally happened, my first sail. The bride of thirty years and I set off on and Island cruis
gel cell batteries for Beneteau 400 1993 Kerry Blalock at 8:51am 01.30.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/901 I just bought a 1993 Beneteau 400 that was made in France. It has 2 gel cell batteries that the surv
Dinghy Davits Ken at 8:39am 01.30.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1395 Looking for advice on the benefits and lack there of...on installing dink davits on my 32'. The Ding
topping lift Mike at 8:06am 01.30.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/990 I've got a 1982 DSII and I'd like to add a topping lift, any suggestions on how to rig this up? Is
How do you like the blue hull? Kai at 7:29am 01.30.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/926 Hello everyone, hope you all had a nice weekend!I wonder if you guys with blue 26M could give me s
Retrofit a hunter style steel arch Jon at 5:59am 01.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1458 Does anyone know of anyone retrofitting a hunter or for that matter any boat with a hunter style ste
Fitting a Spade anchor to my Hunter 33 John G, at 5:49am 01.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/949 I plan to acquire a 20lb aluminum Spade anchor for my 2004 Hunter 33. Has anyone fitted this type of
Need Edson Data Sheet Don at 4:25am 01.30.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/903 I am in need of the Edson steering data sheet for an O'Day 27 or 272. Yes I have contacted Edson, th

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Can anyone relate? All U Get at 6:51am 09.06.20
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Spindrift NH at 6:51am 09.06.20
B�n�teau First 33.7 Bimini lawyer33.7 at 6:48am 09.06.20 Thank you!
Hard to raise mainsail (1) All U Get at 6:45am 09.06.20 184629 To lubricate my roller furler, I made a few of these from old sail materials. I spray the bo
B�n�teau First 33.7 Bimini (1) sail sfbay at 6:36am 09.06.20 I see you just joined............welcome to the forum. Below are bimini's on a Beneteau First 33.7
Stolen bimini (1) sail sfbay at 6:26am 09.06.20 Welcome to the forum!! Sorry to hear that. Suggest measuring to be sure.........determine where th
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dlochner at 6:18am 09.06.20 The skeg was likely part of the mold when the hull was laid up and not bolted or glassed in later.
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed JDE at 6:01am 09.06.20
Cant find the source of water in bilge - H33 Maurice Doran at 5:53am 09.06.20 I didn't remove that panel. Vented loop seemed to be ok so left as is. Hi Scott, Maybe I misunders
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed JDE at 5:48am 09.06.20 Flexing of the hull due to inadequate interior support makes sense as there are no visible exterior
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dlochner at 5:36am 09.06.20 Mostly what @jssailem said. There are a couple of issues, the skeg supports the rudder, so lateral
what is it? now with pic (1) SailingLoto at 5:28am 09.06.20 Look around on the boat or mast for possible mounting hardware.... it could be struts for stabilizi
what is it? now with pic sailme88 at 5:05am 09.06.20 Without closer inspection , my best guess is support tubing for a cockpit awning
1995 Hunter 336 Air Conditioner Tim Mills at 4:54am 09.06.20 There should be a separate strainer and seacock just for the ac system. Not the same as the engine r
Hard to raise mainsail Kevin Johnson at 4:50am 09.06.20 I put dry lube on the slugs and into track slots. Final result is even my wife can raise the main a
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed jssailem at 3:00am 09.06.20 questions are: 1. Is the amount of movement normal for this kind of rudder? Unknown. Would want to
what is it? now with pic Will Gilmore at 2:17am 09.06.20 How about an antenna mast that mounts to the stern rail? -Will (Dragonfly)
Governer problem M25 /Kubota D950 weekendrken at 1:21am 09.06.20 FYI all Universal diesels are marinized Kubota engines. True, but not all marinized Kubota en
Governer problem M25 /Kubota D950 Hayden Watson at 11:06pm 09.05.20 FYI all Universal diesels are marinized Kubota engines. As Stu said, M25 = D850, M25XP = D950. Thi
Governer problem M25 /Kubota D950 weekendrken at 10:26pm 09.05.20

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