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Removing rubrail Bill O'Donovan at 7:19am 09.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/942 I want to remove the gray squarish rubrail from my Hunter 29.5 and wonder how. I've taken the screws
Jib/Genoa car block position options Bill at 7:16am 09.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1256 I have a C 22 and need some of your expertise on the proper positioning of the Jib/Genoa car blocks
Hunter Marine, spam filters, and you Phil Herring at 7:09am 09.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/881 We've had reports lately that numerous emails sent to Hunter Marine customer service have either bo
How many drop their mast to get under bridges? Marshall_92Mac26S at 7:06am 09.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3364 We've been out nearly every weekend and trailering home; it's 70-80 miles to the lake. So I've been
Propeller Strut Replacement Tim Nolan at 6:44am 09.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1418 Does anyone know who might manufacture replacement propeller struts for older Hunter 30's. How does
New mast needed for C30TR Tim at 6:43am 09.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/940 Hurricane Ivan demasted my 86 C30TR. Anyone know how much a new one is gonna run?
water ballast drain commodore16637 at 6:15am 09.22.04 Smaller Boats 7/1126 Does anyone know if the water ballast drain should have a rubber seal or not?
Death of the tall rig ............... Bill at 4:07am 09.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/796 Ah progress!I have been informed by my Catalina dealer that the factory is no longer making the ta
Catalina 30 accident actual cash value RSK54 at 4:04am 09.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/2057 Our boat an 1989 Catalina 30 Mark II was involved in a accident. Our boat was at anchor and was stru
Rebedding Keel Glen at 4:01am 09.22.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1252 I have a 1972 P26. I have been grining away the cracks around where the keel joins the hull. The cra
Hull Id Numbers Jeffrey Wettig at 3:59am 09.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/876 I am in the process of finalizing the paper work on a 1973 Mac 25, one concern I have for the MD reg
End of tall rig for C36MKII Bill at 3:53am 09.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/736 Ah progress! I have been informed by my Catalina dealer that the factory is no longer making a tal
Volts and amps and watts, oh my! Curt McClain at 3:50am 09.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/876 I am waiting for the solar panels that i bought on Ebay to trickle charge my batteries. So far, i ha
How to replace a halyard? Mike at 3:06am 09.22.04 Ask All Sailors 13/1658 I need to replace my main halyard. Before I attempt to do it, I was wondering if there is a "trick o
Freezer Mike Bernard4136 at 1:59am 09.22.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1291 RichardI have 2000 Hunter 420 with a Grunert Polarmate model PMEAW08/12VDC refrigeration system (sp
Swim platform lockers Marc Honey at 12:17am 09.22.04 Big Boats 7/800 Has anyone fashioned a way to secure the lockers on the swim platform of a 35.5 from the 1990-1995 m
What are some of your favorite Sailing Novels Steve at 12:17am 09.22.04 Ask All Sailors 20/2524 I have been reading a lot of Tristan Jones Novels this past summer and I have read almost everything
Keel specs - building trailer carl at 11:22pm 09.21.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/980 Building trailer for my 1986 Mac 25, and need some final specs. How much keel decends over the axel
Parts for old Farymann Engine Ef at 9:59pm 09.21.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1401 Dear Sirs or Maddams,I have an Italyan yacht model CANTIERI 1977 ALPA 9.5 Meters. The marine engin
Thermoelectric Refrigeration Rick D at 3:15pm 09.21.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/988 What is your analysis of thermoelectric refrigeration units for sailboat icebox conversions? I have

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What is wrong with this roller furler? justsomeguy at 1:55pm 08.13.20 Need more/better photos.
Bermuda Marinas Don S/V ILLusion at 1:52pm 08.13.20 Depends where you are looking - the Dockyard, Hamilton, Paget or St George. Each has at least one ma
My first sailing video .... shemandr at 1:33pm 08.13.20 That was a Tartan 37 CB. I think it was 1979 but I'm not sure. I think about 150 miles from shore
Specs of the backrest panel on the aft port side pclarksurf at 1:27pm 08.13.20 will do -- I'll do that this afternoon/evening.
Remember the Sun Screen Boomer54 at 1:19pm 08.13.20 Almost 60 years in the tropics and I really thought I was immune to sun cancer. Then this donut sha
My first sailing video .... smokey73 at 1:10pm 08.13.20 Looks like you are on a Tartan? What is the year and model please. What was you're maximum distanc
How to Fix Throttle Creep? (1) jrussnogle at 1:07pm 08.13.20
Motor Starting Intermittent jviss at 12:59pm 08.13.20 Those Denso starters on Universal M25s are easy to "renew" on board. I did mine: polished the cummu
Broken Furler Dave Groshong at 12:56pm 08.13.20 Yep, use the jib halyard and spinnaker halyard if you have one to replace the forestay. We can of
Remember the Sun Screen capta at 12:53pm 08.13.20 Almost 60 years in the tropics and I really thought I was immune to sun cancer. Then this donut shap
Specs of the backrest panel on the aft port side rlongfield at 12:50pm 08.13.20 Edit: Happy to measure any dimensions needed-- fair warning, this is from a '73-- your dimensions
Weather/Hatch/Crib Board Replacement rlongfield at 12:46pm 08.13.20 Wow some great ideas, appreciate the advice. I've been busy cleaning out the boat from the PO and g
Broken Furler yoms1984 at 12:45pm 08.13.20 :plus: Thinking the same thing
Broken Furler yoms1984 at 12:45pm 08.13.20 +2. Why isn't the other boat owner getting this fixed? Workin on it
Remember the Sun Screen Captain Larry-DH at 12:37pm 08.13.20 Avoid sun screens with Oxybenzone. It kills coral and acts as an endocrine disrupter in humans. ht
Broken Furler kappykaplan at 12:32pm 08.13.20 you may want to run your jib halyard down to bow fitting just as an extra precaution..... :plus:
replacing cdi halyard DrJudyB at 12:22pm 08.13.20 Now we are trying to make sure all our ducks are in a row for when we drop the mast again to repla
Remember the Sun Screen (1) odaydokay at 12:21pm 08.13.20 Key is to get one with Mexoryl if you can; may not technically be approved by FDA. Sun block produc
Raritan Smart Toilet Control with Multifunction Panel smokey73 at 12:18pm 08.13.20 I have to say it's the best upgrade I have ever done to my boats. Absolutely love it! Ditto - at
Remember the Sun Screen rgranger at 12:17pm 08.13.20 Sunblock has virtually ruined the interior of my car. :plus: Right.... it dissolved the rubber

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