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Windows Replacement on H31 Ed Carrillo at 11:03pm 01.23.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1007 Hi,I am ready to replace the original port windows with the Lewmar Ocean series and upon removing t
Pretty Good Sailing Movie Stan Breaux21640 at 10:15pm 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 30/5042 Rented the video "Visitors" this past weekend. It is half horror/ half suspense about a woman saili
California to Annapolis via the Panama Ryan Tuohy at 5:55pm 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1286 I am thinking about sailing my First 405 from California to the east cost via the Panama Canal. Cou
Teak doors for storage? Rob Morton at 2:17pm 01.23.05 Smaller Boats 4/900 I have my boat in the our shop doing all the winter things and am considering adding doors to the fr
Fluxgate location Wally at 2:05pm 01.23.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/829 Can a fluxgate compass be installed below the cabin sole? This would place it below the waterline.
K-9 crew ex-admin at 12:20pm 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 121/7284 Does your dog go sailing with you? Does he enjoy a reach in 15 knots of breeze, or does he spend
Atomic 4 cooling problem Dennis Breen at 12:09pm 01.23.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1501 I have a '79 Catalina 27 with an Atomic 4 gas engine. Recently I noticed no water was coming from th
IOR hull Richard A at 11:59am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1209 being a IOR design intended for big headsails
Rephrasing the preceeding entry about motors.:o Ray18680 at 11:35am 01.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/967 I meant to ask what manufacturer would you choose, and why. I am interested in a 6-8 hp. motor. I
Swing Keel Offshore Don K. at 11:04am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 9/3015 How safe is a 26' Chrysler with a 850# swing keel going offshore in the Gulf Of Mexico.
Detailed tuning George Bush at 10:58am 01.23.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1008 Hello Bill again,Thank you for your earlier suggestion regarding the back-winding of my main. I hav
Paul's photo Phil Herring at 10:40am 01.23.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1051 nm
Headstay Sag Ted at 10:36am 01.23.05 C&C 1/1908 Is there a general formula for maximum headstay sag. I know that headstay sag should be increased wh
"Show Off" Spinnakers Herb Parsons at 10:21am 01.23.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/832 OK, not one of those technical type questions, but I'm still curious. Why is it that, traditionally,
Who Do You Think Makes The Best Motor? Why? o Ray at 9:47am 01.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1021 I am in the market for a motor for the inflatable I tow behind my 26M. I am looking for a four stro*
Fluxgate compass installation for autopilot Debra B at 9:39am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 7/4016 OK am still in the planning stage of autopilot installation and am haveing trouble figuring out wher
anyone for sailing Bob at 7:29am 01.23.05 The Cherubini Hunters 3/933 Anyone for sailing
Trailer Tongue Extension John S at 5:45am 01.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1710 I cut off the hitch from the tongue of my trailer last night to start the process of lengthening the
canvas surround for pop-up Jay Saunders at 5:28am 01.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1636 Where can I find the canvas surround for the pop-up feature on the M25? Alternatively, where can I
Cordage and Shackles Bob C at 4:09am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 3/968 I plan to replace my main and jib halyards. Looking for some Internat sites that sell cordage and w

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Not really a question, but a thanks! jssailem at 7:10pm 03.10.21 Congrats @NINEv2 A new boat and sailing on a beautiful lake in the middle of Big Sky country. It is
Whitlock Mamba drive motor repair or replacement sail sfbay at 7:01pm 03.10.21 Had to replace the Raymarine linear drive since the clutch failed. Had to purchase a new one since
Not really a question, but a thanks! rgranger at 7:01pm 03.10.21 The 250 is a nice boat. I got a chance to sail one on Kerr reservoir once. CONGRATS and +1 on th
First 30 deck light JohnShannon at 6:51pm 03.10.21 Get an LED fixture and go up the mast with that. Then in principle you never go up there again.
Darn raw water intake blocked again JohnShannon at 6:49pm 03.10.21 The symptom would be overheating? Easy to verify?
New Owner O'Day 23 Project_Mayhem at 6:46pm 03.10.21 Can you post any pics of the pop top hardware?
Advice requested re. 1976 O'Day 22 Project_Mayhem at 6:45pm 03.10.21 Your mast step is much heavier duty than mine. Not sure if it's the original or not. The only issue
Help with shore power Ron20324 at 6:18pm 03.10.21 There should be a main breaker for A/C within close proximity of the shorepower inlet, start at th
Accessing swim ladder nuts MaryEllaRose at 5:57pm 03.10.21 Contorting is an understatement. I used an inspection mirror, flashlight and a long 7/16 box wrench.
Hunter 386 : Need to replace striping on hull. Phil Herring at 5:57pm 03.10.21 Hi Walt, While Hunter had standards for decals, dealers could order pretty much anything and often
Not really a question, but a thanks! PaulK at 5:44pm 03.10.21 Flathead lake is beautiful! We have friends in Kalispell. Eat some cherries for us.
Electric start connections on 9.8 Tohatsu MaryEllaRose at 5:43pm 03.10.21 Any luck with you problem?
Oberdorfer Pump Snap Ring - Official Answer Alan Gomes at 5:36pm 03.10.21 The snap ring does one thing and one thing only: it keeps the shaft from sliding out the BACK of the
Stern tube hose replacement Yamaha 30 (1) Ameseys at 5:31pm 03.10.21 I've done this a few times. It's one long shaft from the reverse gear to the propeller. Disconnect t
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler MetricMountie at 5:28pm 03.10.21 Either remove those pieces of shitty threaded aluminum or if you don't want to do that, drill throug
Hunter 35.5 opening in rear berth to change waste tank MetricMountie at 5:22pm 03.10.21 Did my first fibreglass work on the rudder of a 1980 - 27 Cherubini Hunter by stripping the glass of
Not really a question, but a thanks! NINEv2 at 5:13pm 03.10.21 we will want pictures. we like pictures ;) Duly noted. When I finally lay eyes on her next month
Oberdorfer Pump Snap Ring - Official Answer weekendrken at 5:11pm 03.10.21 @STEPHEN What? The SHAFT rub against the cover? NO, the shaft CANNOT hit the cover plate. IMPOS
ramoore at 5:03pm 03.10.21 So, I'm the third, or fourth, to join this thread with exactly this problem. Has anyone found a sol
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy Scott T-Bird at 4:55pm 03.10.21 It's hard to tell from one photo, but to me it looks like the owner maintained it to be sailed regul

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