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Furler for 26S Bob Garcia at 11:10am 06.03.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/745 m26s furler I wrap the furler end in a towel when raising and lowering the mast to keep it from ban
Shower replacement Jared at 3:18am 10.27.04 Big Boats 9/914 Has anyone had any luck replacing the shower in an older Hunter 34? Ours is a 1987 and it seems tha
Anyone need crew in the Boston area Steve at 2:42am 10.27.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1033 I just got my first sail boat but I don't have much experience on sailboats. I would love to find so
Interested in buying 361 Michael Cappiello at 1:32am 10.27.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1084 I am considering buying a new 361 and was trying to find out from anyone that has one how they like
M25 Torn Out Keel Bolt Blues Aquapuncture at 12:26am 10.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/753 Anyone have any suggestions on how to repair a torn out keel lock down hole on an M25? See pic.Th
Head in Mac Venture 24 bawgy at 11:46pm 10.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/925 Does anyone know if 1970 V-24's came with a stock head and if they did where can I get some info on
O'Day 26 bulkhead rot at chainplates John F at 11:37pm 10.26.04 Ask An Oday Owner 6/4006 I am in the process of buying an '85 O'Day 26 and the seller pointed out that the bulkheads are soft
Help on Autopilot Install, H23 Michael Slough at 11:16pm 10.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/736 I have a 1988 H23 wing keel, and would like to install an autopilot, probably ST1000, and would like
Speed thru hull Ed6905 at 10:27pm 10.26.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1102 I have an older analog knot meter.Wondering if the thru hulls are all about the same size? It isn
Which roller furling system for 1988 Mac 26D yks Cyndy at 10:11pm 10.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2065 Our 1988 Mac 26D currently has a small boat Harken furler that doesn't work very well. One can only*
Unstepping mast with hood furling (follow-up) Ken Palmer at 9:44pm 10.26.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/913 I had posted the question a month ago. "How to get the continuous line off the Hood roller furling?"
Rig tension Mark at 5:37pm 10.26.04 Smaller Boats 5/922 Ok I can hear you all saying this is in the achives but being the slack bugger I am I can't find the
water heater dan myers at 1:40pm 10.26.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1208 I have hunter 28, (1989) which I bought 3 years ago. It has an Atwood 6 gal water heater that curre
3-blade prop for Hunter 28.5 Claude Perreault at 1:02pm 10.26.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1267 What size 3-blade prop is appropriate for the Hunter 28.5? In the specs, it says 15x10. Anyone tried
Passage 42 mast leak . . . Grant McLaren at 12:51pm 10.26.04 Big Boats 4/1337 HI,When it rains, I have water coming down into the cabin along the compression post. The source o
Mission: Capsize! Joe at 12:32pm 10.26.04 Day Sailers 1/980 My brother Carl, an experienced Hobie sailer, was in town from the Northwest this past weekend. I've
SpinTec Roller Furling charlie Katzl at 11:56am 10.26.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1290 Hi GangHas anyone tried the roller furling made by Spin-Tec in California. Their ad looked interes
3 Blade Prop Jim Hamner at 11:37am 10.26.04 Big Boats 4/824 I am replacing the standard 17-15 2 blade prop. My mechanic tells me that the local Prop Shop has re
H37C Plumbing Ed Schenck at 10:40am 10.26.04 The Cherubini Hunters 6/831 I discovered when trying to winterize that something has happened to my hot water pressure. We ran
Propeller sizing question Sean Herron at 10:14am 10.26.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/866 Hello...Just bought a used (120 hrs) 8 horse long leg Evinrude for my O'day 22 - it has a 12/8 pro

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Backstay Failure sailme88 at 4:43am 08.20.20 At our club we have our own hoist to step and unstep masts. The lack of knowledge of the rig on som
How do you store DougM at 4:31am 08.20.20 One of the few things I let the yard crew do is an annual oil change when the boat goes into storage
Backstay Failure Bob S at 4:03am 08.20.20 Looks like the forestay failed at the masthead.
B and G H1000 Autopilot troubleshooting wsconner at 4:02am 08.20.20 Sorc - thanks.. still feel like I'm learning, even though I've figured out a lot, so what ever I can
Backstay Failure Will Gilmore at 3:46am 08.20.20 I posted some photos and a description of how I found her. Is it not possible that when the backsta
Insulating our Hunter Fridge senang at 12:53am 08.20.20 If you want to improve the functioning of your fridge the other way to do this is by improving the a
Backstay Failure thetone at 12:49am 08.20.20 I haven't seen it yet. I pulled it out of the water and tied it up down. Hopefully the yard will ste
Backstay Failure DrJudyB at 12:10am 08.20.20 What is the condition of the forestay? Did the wire rope part? Or did the upper pin come out?
Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later (1) Ken13559 at 11:17pm 08.19.20 Racor filter head could be fouled. That's what happened to my engine. I polished fuel, changed brand
Backstay Failure thetone at 11:03pm 08.19.20 Just to get a better picture of the situation here. It's a 1990 Beneteau 35s5. Just upgraded last ye
Backstay Failure thetone at 10:57pm 08.19.20 https://www.e-rigging.com/06-x-8-Stainless-Steel-Cotter-Ring All rings need to be covered with self
Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later JohnShannon at 10:23pm 08.19.20 It can't be electrical, once the diesel is started no electricity is required to keep it running.
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Ken13559 at 9:57pm 08.19.20 Some years back I too have clicking sounding of but windlass not working. The motor was shot. Replac
Refrigerator repair Ken13559 at 9:51pm 08.19.20 If gap not too big, filled it with a ball of butyl tape. Its easy to handle and can be easily presse
What could this be for? Ken13559 at 9:47pm 08.19.20 You need a spinnaker POLE. Makes the boat look like it HAS a spinnaker! Yes agree. Its not what y
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 9:29pm 08.19.20 Tropical Depression 13 is now being model tracked, but the main models differ. Still unlikely to gr
Hunter 260 Centerboard twalker H260 at 9:09pm 08.19.20
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? jon hansen at 8:38pm 08.19.20 i like doc's term "competent skipper" more than i like the term "advanced" sailing ability. never h
Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later HMT2 at 8:30pm 08.19.20 Fuel vent
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) CarlN at 8:13pm 08.19.20 The solution to the problem is not caulk, but to seal the exposed core created by any penetrations

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