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Set up time on 16.5 Robert at 1:34pm 09.26.04 Smaller Boats 2/881 I am looking at a Capri 16.5 and Hunter 17.0. Any opinion between the two? The next big question i
Legend 40.5 Sloar Panel Wiring Roger Haft at 1:30pm 09.26.04 Big Boats 0/750 Can anyone tell me where the wiring for the solar panel on a 93 Legend 40.5 is led into the cabin? I
No sea legs yet bill van at 1:22pm 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/907 So I am a really new sailer (always been a power boater). Was finally able to make the boat go f
Handicapping a 216 Mr.Ernie at 12:19pm 09.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/863 Anybody race a 216, or race against a 216, that might be able to give me a speed comparison between
Advice on forestay attachment Jack at 12:11pm 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1260 After a day of strenuous sailing, I notice that the stainless tang that the forestay attaches to has
How do You Get it Up? Oreana123 at 12:05pm 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/883 For those with a daggerboard: How do you raise and lower your DB? I am currently developing a thru d
Additions to my O'Day192 Ron Anderson at 10:41am 09.26.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1476 Ihave three inquiries about my 192.1. My spec sheet shows "Weight 1400lbs. (Displacement)
One anchor or two anchors Chip G. at 10:19am 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1348 Simple question - what is better, one anchor or two anchors? Assuming you are not making a bahamian
Handicap rating Tim5706 at 10:09am 09.26.04 Smaller Boats 4/1059 We did our first "fun" race today (Sunday) but when asked what the PRHF (?) handicap rating was I di
Water Ballast Fill/Drain Plug; Swing Kneel cable Leo at 10:01am 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1163 I'm interested in purchasing a 1992 Macgregor 26s. It has been sitting at a slip for two years in sa
Water Ballast Fill/Drain Plug; Swing Kneel cable Leo at 9:59am 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1118 I'm interested in purchasing a 1992 Macgregor 26s. It has been setting at a slip for two years in sa
Abrasive Cleaners Paul8753 at 9:42am 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1217 Soft Scrub, Vim, and all of the other bathroom cleansers. All of these have a mild abrasive with soa
tie a boat to a line JPeterman at 9:39am 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1225 Does anyone have a knot suggestion for tying a small boat to a thick line. Specifically, I'd like t
Epoyx For hulls Paul8753 at 9:38am 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1417 At the end of last season I found 4 - 1" size water filled blisters. I cut them open to drain and dr
Need basic Macgregor Manual B Wilson at 9:22am 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/903 I'm a new owner of a relatively old 25' MacGregor. I'm looking for the "manual" that was probably g
Need mast Larry McDuff at 9:17am 09.26.04 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1179 I lost mast to my on my 1976 Hunter 27 in Hurricane Ivan. Does anyone know where I can get a used r
SMALLER AND/OR MID-SIZE boats dosPlumas at 9:05am 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1154 It appears to me that ALL SAIL BOATS are over 36 ft with deep keels....Does anyone own a fixed keel.
SHOWER HELP for 1999 Hunter 340 R. J. Davis at 8:06am 09.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/945 When I pull up on the connector for the shower to the sink faucet in the head of our 1999 Hunter 340
Anchor Roller for 33.5 magoldbe at 6:51am 09.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/952 Has anyone put an anchor roller on the bow of a Hunter 33.5? I'm not sure how to do it, with the ho
Holding Tanks Ron Manicom at 6:45am 09.26.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1124 Hi ThereI am bringing my 500 from Puerto Rico to Key West in December and a thought just struck me

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Tiller or wheel for sailboat? LloydB at 9:52am 01.02.21 For that size of boat a wheel would be like putting power steering on a sports car. I think it would
Eye Splice double-braid Meriachee at 9:44am 01.02.21 The fid size is the second biggest hint. The smaller, the better, but you get into a length issue. U
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 9:42am 01.02.21 Rick Nothing wrong practicing with old line to make hang lines for fenders.n So what if the splice i
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 9:38am 01.02.21 So If I understand it is the time when you are trying to pass the fid with the outer cover through t
Eye Splice double-braid ricksoth at 9:24am 01.02.21 Wow, thanks for all the great input. I will stick with new lines going forward.
Removing Vinyl Decals from Hypalon Inflatable Dinghy capta at 9:18am 01.02.21 A hair drier? Personally, I think the possibility doing some real damage to the dink with all those
Dogs as crew HandsOnTech at 9:18am 01.02.21 My dog is very intelligent. We are working on distinguishing left paw from right paw and right of t
Removing Vinyl Decals from Hypalon Inflatable Dinghy dlochner at 9:16am 01.02.21 Try warming the letters with a hair dryer. If the dinghy is not inflated, it may be easier with it i
Looking at a C-22, need a trained eye Gott654 at 9:11am 01.02.21
Auto Pilot islandhop at 9:00am 01.02.21 Good question. I hope I find out before spending 3 k on new stuff. Figuring out autopilot stuff is
Eye Splice double-braid Hunter216 at 8:59am 01.02.21
Vacu flush loss of vacum Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:46am 01.02.21 Most of your symptoms, causes and cures, are described in the troubleshooting guide that's included
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? (1) Tally Ho at 8:45am 01.02.21 If you have an owners manual for your 302, it should include a chart of the running rigging sizes, l
Auto Pilot sail sfbay at 8:42am 01.02.21 I had a belt drive and controller Autohelm in the cockpit on my 1987 Hunter 31. Replaced it with a
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... Kings Gambit at 8:41am 01.02.21
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? Hunter216 at 8:36am 01.02.21 I would never use metal shackles at the clew of the head sails. That is far too dangerous if the sa
Battery Switches dlochner at 8:35am 01.02.21 Bluesea is a good source for marine electrical supplies and generally I go with their products, howe
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? Scott T-Bird at 8:32am 01.02.21 The short answer is that you don't have to replace these articles in kind. XLS rope is the economy
Auto Pilot islandhop at 8:25am 01.02.21
Spinnaker on marlow hunter 31 New MH31 Owner at 8:21am 01.02.21 Hey! I have a MH31 2015, can you let me know how the spinnaker works out and how you set it up? I

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