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Launch time william at 8:49am 03.20.05 Ask All Sailors 4/985 My marina offers launch service beginning late april., anybody have earlier launch service in the no
Fish stories ex-admin at 8:48am 03.20.05 Ask All Sailors 50/3281 Can fishing co-exist with sailing? Do you fish from your sailboat?Does so much as the question ma
exhaust pipe american dream at 8:21am 03.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1191 I owned a 1988 Catalina Mark II 30' sailboat. I Need to replace my exhaust pipe between the Univers
Hour meter on 27 hp Yanmar Sanders at 8:08am 03.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/949 The hour meter on my Yanmar has stopped working. In my case it is mounted on the port bulkhead in t
Tips on removing face cabinet?? Gary at 7:54am 03.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/906 About to start replacing the teak cabinet facing which holds the dishes, glasses, etc. in my 31. Was
WHAT SIZE, PITCH PROP IS BEST FOR A 26M 2005? CHUCK at 7:53am 03.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/952 HAD A 26D JUST BOUGHT A 2005 26M AND 50 HP YAMAHA 2 STROKE. NOW I NEED A PROP. WHAT IS BEST PITCH FO
Mildew/musty smell in boat clothes Rich at 7:48am 03.20.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1318 I need some help as to how to wash clothes that have that mildew/musty smell. My wife has washed the
Straw in mast? Tim at 7:07am 03.20.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1002 I purchased a 1971 Ericson 29 last year and am in the process of getting it ready for the summer. I
Lewmar 16ST Parts (circa 1983) Daryl at 7:04am 03.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1035 I had a bad experience with Lewmar when they told me to replace my 13 year old winches because they
moving controls on C30 jr at 6:19am 03.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/806 I am in the process of repairing fired damage to my 1978 C30 under the port storage area under the c
Lazy Jacks Capt Bob2988 at 5:09am 03.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 9/1895 I want to install a lazy jack system to my 27 Tall mast full batten sail any suggestions other than
exhaust manifold removal universal m25 John at 4:02am 03.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1603 I have to remove the exhaust manifold on my Catalina 30 to drill out and replace the stud holding th
26 X Centerboard Info Needed Julie at 3:30am 03.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/959 I just bought a 26 X that's missing the centerboard, but has the cable (frayed end) and hinge clip (
28.5 Props Michael at 3:27am 03.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/879 Has anyone had any experience with a Martec folding prop. I have a 1986 Hunter 28.5 that is stock p
How to sell a sailboat? Mark Waggoner at 3:26am 03.20.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1438 I'm probably moving in the near future and will need to sell my 28' sailboat. I bought the boat 8 y
depth and speed gauges oos pete17842 at 3:11am 03.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/934 my two gauges on my 1993 hunter 27 are oos any suggestions on trouble shooting/repair or replace ?
LED bulb for masthead light? Roger L at 1:45am 03.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/874 There are several LED masthead lights now on the market to replace the entire masthead light assembl
Used Parts and Wheel Conversion Trafton at 1:39am 03.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/862 I have a 1979 Hunter 27. It's a great boat for my small family and the small lake I sail on. The o
Capabilities of Hunter 19 1993 Stonekeep at 1:39am 03.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1551 Is the Hunter 19 a suitable boat for playing around in the keys or is it a little too small? I have
Help on Sail rigging Kenneth Seace at 12:43am 03.20.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/856

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Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) (1) Whatfiero1 at 7:29am 01.06.21 Injectors definitely clogged exhaust only causes overheating I only open sea cock 1/2 on cold start
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) (1) RoyS at 7:29am 01.06.21 Yanmar tractors often use a Thermostart (not thermostat!) device for cold starts. This acts like glo
newport 23 sail sfbay at 7:28am 01.06.21 Another forum to check: https://macgregorsailors.com/forum
Rebedding fixed portlight RitSim at 7:27am 01.06.21 One of the key failures of sealant joints is that the sealant is compressed to a very thin thin memb
A blue water C22? Leeward Rail at 7:26am 01.06.21 Fully agree with every post so far. Extensively modify a C22 for too much money... or simply buy so
Upgrading line clutches H34 (2) Whatfiero1 at 7:25am 01.06.21 I really like garhuser because you can keep adding to it without having to install bunch separate un
Rope Clutch or Spinlock PXR? LakeShark at 7:23am 01.06.21 @Jacomo Sailor that's great information. One thing I have been pondering though is do you have trou
newport 23 sail sfbay at 7:21am 01.06.21 Might check here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Boat---Sailing-Instructor/Newport-VN-23-S
A blue water C22? LakeShark at 7:21am 01.06.21 I do like that table with it's placement adjustment. The table is by far my favorite modification
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Crazy Dave Condon at 7:19am 01.06.21 Engine. Did you fog the spark plug holes? Suggest that you put two throwable cushions underneath t
Code Zero on a Hunter 376 (2) Whatfiero1 at 7:17am 01.06.21 I dont think a code 0 will do much more than installing largest genoa that will fit on boat
New tool :) (1) tfox2069 at 7:00am 01.06.21 Oh the things you'll do with that tool. 13 years as a Marine Amtracker taught me a thing or two abo
Code Zero on a Hunter 376 sail sfbay at 6:54am 01.06.21 ............Is there a real Hunter owner that has actually installed one?..............1) Did you in
CDI Furler base from H34 looking for a good home sail sfbay at 6:41am 01.06.21 Suggest posting on the SBO classified ad site with photos. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/gear/gear
deck light Parsons at 6:37am 01.06.21 I don't know about your particular boat, but I know that (unlike cars) there are no "standard" parts
Rebedding fixed portlight tfox2069 at 6:35am 01.06.21 I ended up having to re-bed the large fixed portlight / windshield on the cabin top. Turned out it
A blue water C22? Gene Neill at 6:32am 01.06.21 Can't get the fourth video to embed, but the link works.
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Jimmy at 6:30am 01.06.21 Here's an update since I promised to try to take over this thread. The snow stopped and the 30 degr
A blue water C22? Gene Neill at 6:28am 01.06.21 Yeah, C22's clearly can never be what we call blue water capable. It's debatable if any Catalina can
deck light Justin_NSA at 6:15am 01.06.21 This would be a good time to replace that unit with a LED light as well as your steaming light if y

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