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outdoor winter storage James G at 12:02am 10.21.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/861 any good ideas other than tarps?MacGregor 26X
Solar vent location(s) on an '83 C-30 Tom Ehmke at 11:00pm 10.20.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1236 I bought one and don't want to cut a hole in the deck or house until I have some good location optio
Harder gelcoat particles in gelcoat John at 10:31pm 10.20.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1077 Hello,I am in the process of repairing airline cracks in my gelcoat below waterline, I stripped th
216 mast Bob Cowgill at 8:53pm 10.20.04 Smaller Boats 2/887 Lind from Hunter customer service tells me that the mast on the 216 is hollow, with no internal obst
Cost of a new mast Mark at 5:57pm 10.20.04 Smaller Boats 7/1795 Can anyone refer me to a site that I can get a price on a new mast (seldon) for my 260.
Forestay tension Mark at 5:55pm 10.20.04 Smaller Boats 5/794 Am thinking that my forestay might need to have more tension but am concerned that by putting more t
What is this thing? h2ocwilly18339 at 4:02pm 10.20.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1034 I have a 1987 C30 with M25 Universal. Now my question is, there's a fiberglass box just to the left
Ventilation Eric 14700 at 12:46pm 10.20.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1227 I'm looking at a ventilator to prevent mildew from taking over my boat. I'd like to get your opinio
Rudder repair -- hurricane damage Henry Weber at 12:43pm 10.20.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/966 The rudder post on a Hunter-33 1980 was bent about 15 degrees by a recent hurricane.The rudder now
Yahoo Groups Columbia 26 MKII Website GHOST "EL Condor Pasa" at 12:06pm 10.20.04 Columbia 3/2875 For The Owners Of The Fabulious Columbia 26 MKII and MKII-K This Site is for you Talk About Keel Bol
Yahoo Groups Columbia 26 MKII Website GHOST "EL Condor Pasa" at 12:00pm 10.20.04 Columbia 0/1826 For The Owners Of The Fabulious Columbia 26 MKII and MKII-K This Site is for you Talk About Keel Bol
Teak Deck: Replacement With Fiberglass Clay at 11:47am 10.20.04 Ask All Sailors 16/6441 I would like to replace my teak deck a fiberglass one. So far, the teak has been removed and all de
Newbee with a stupid question Rob at 11:35am 10.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/935 My brother and I are new to sailing. We just bought a Hunter 31 (yesterday) and I have learned so m
Mac 25 restoration Robert Grooms at 11:31am 10.20.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/943 Dear Mac OWNERS I have just came into possesion of a Mac 25 ,1980 I'm told .The boat is in fair
VHF knuckleheads Steve G at 9:45am 10.20.04 Ask All Sailors 51/3351 I've been on the water some forty years now, so this is nothing new to me, but has anyone else notic
Need used Mast and rigging for 1983 Hunter 22 Bill Hoisington at 9:41am 10.20.04 Smaller Boats 3/1411 Looking for a used Mast and Rigging for 1983 Hunter Sailboat. Lost my mast in the big storm. Ft Wal
Particles in gelcoat John at 9:39am 10.20.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/980 I am in the process of repairing airline cracks in the gelcoat of my beneteau 1986while I was strip
Where to put radar on V32 Richard at 8:58am 10.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/860 This is a call for help in siting my radar scanner.I am about to install a JRC 1000 Mk II radar on
Kick up Rudder Jimmy at 8:31am 10.20.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1163
19" belt JohnEh at 8:14am 10.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/886 P.S.Yanmar says the belt should be 19". Also, they made another mistake by not including the tensi

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Bilge switch Johnson Ultima vs Water Witch 230 BAD ORCA at 7:21pm 02.08.21 happy Water Witch user. The Water Witch is potted so water cant get in it and corrode it. Every fe
Changing Rub Rail On H270 sdillonjr at 7:17pm 02.08.21 How long is it? Can you take a side view of the boat? Rob, yes construction is same. Once I se
Fusing to busbar (1) Tim22 at 7:01pm 02.08.21 If I can connect the Inverter to the MRBF common terminal with an ANL fuse (see attached drawing) th
Hunter 33 - batteries Two Sails at 6:53pm 02.08.21 Congratulations on your new Hunter! I also own a 2005 Hunter 33. Last year I took out my start bat
Mast Raising on a Capri 25 Ljpotterm at 6:37pm 02.08.21
Texas January Racing PaulK at 6:20pm 02.08.21 Close? That J-105 was at least six feet off your transom. For a J, that's more than ample. Nice j
Mast Raising on a Capri 25 IDtrucks at 6:19pm 02.08.21
Bilge switch Johnson Ultima vs Water Witch 230 CarlN at 5:57pm 02.08.21 If those connectors ever drooped into bilge water they could set up a galvanic current that would co
Switching an inboard for an outboard PaulK at 5:57pm 02.08.21 No waves out there to make the outboard prop lift clear of the water? Surprising. Maybe the extra
Fin keel dimensions shoal vs standard CurtisC at 5:49pm 02.08.21 I believe the shoal draft version was offered only on the mark I ('72 thru '85). The mark II ( "86
Leaking keel on a Hunter 31 (2) Wnilsen at 5:43pm 02.08.21 Sorry, I hit send before loading photos. The spot is in the center of the keel and 2/3 of the way up
COVID good for the shipping industry...? WayneH at 5:32pm 02.08.21 Covid may have been good to the shipping companies but back in September it was hell from the ship c
More 3D printing Tally Ho at 5:29pm 02.08.21 This almost feels wrong on several levels.. 8UY15kDVUek It says the Navy plans to put these to use
Possible new 26.5 owner Orbweaver at 5:25pm 02.08.21 Thanks, but again...look at the dates. The one possible in that list is the Precision 23, but...1) i
Possible new 26.5 owner sail sfbay at 5:22pm 02.08.21 https://www.sailboatlistings.com/table/Montana https://www.sailboatlistings.com/cgi-bin/saildata/db.
Genoa track for O'Day 25 or 26 (1) Ward H at 5:17pm 02.08.21 Back in 2016n I replaced the OEM standup block with a jib track for more trim control on my 1980 O'd
More 3D printing quadrille38 at 5:08pm 02.08.21 They now routinely design and 3D print replacement body parts. The level of customization to fit ea
Performance with a keel sandpiper10471 at 5:03pm 02.08.21 Thanks for the responses. I wish more had chimed in. If in Australia I would be looking at a Yachtin
Mast Raising on a Capri 25 Ljpotterm at 5:02pm 02.08.21
Possible new 26.5 owner Orbweaver at 4:56pm 02.08.21 Oh, I'm not stuck on any one boat. They are all a compromise, it's just a matter of what works for u

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