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Standing Rigging Rico at 4:51am 07.06.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/912 What is a good source for replacing the standing rigging?
Replacing Antenna Wire Isabelle at 4:23am 07.06.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1245 What is the easiest way to replace the wiring for the antenna?
Windlass Floater at 3:08am 07.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1226 We'd like to put a Windlass on our Legend 35.5 Has any one done this? What type of windlass did you
Anyone rig the main loose-footed on their 26C? marshallh7 at 2:20am 07.06.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1052 I'm new to the 26S. Just had her out two times now. Overnight both times. Doing pretty well rigging
HELP!!! I need pictures scubadude at 2:19am 07.06.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/828 Hey gang, I have recently been the proud (albeit apprehensive) recipient of a pretty trashed O'day
C34 Mark II - Water in the aft cabin and galley Eric7309 at 1:58am 07.06.04 Big Boats 6/1610 I just bought a C34 MKII and everytime I go sailing I end up with water on the floor of the aft cabi
1984 Mac 25 Keel / Winch cable bracket dstancil6729 at 1:56am 07.06.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/925 Does anyone have a photo of what the shackle / bracket looks like that attaches the winch cable to t
Refrigerator cut off Gary at 1:04am 07.06.04 Other Sailboats 2/857 I have an adler barber unit on my B-361. The house bank consists of 2 4D batteries, -- 3 years old.
Measuring spinnakers nquigley at 12:09am 07.06.04 Ask All Sailors 2/3283 I want to measure the total area of the spinnaker that came with my boat so I can compare mine with
Locking steering wheel ge8679 at 12:03am 07.06.04 Big Boats 2/817 Spent the weekend at anchor getting pounded by waves...noted thumping noise from rudder...I usually
Martinque/St. Lucia J.B. Dyer at 11:59pm 07.05.04 Destinations 0/1447 My friends and I are planning a bareboat charter to Martinque with a side trip to St. Lucia next yea
ventilation BarryL at 11:54pm 07.05.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1289 Hello,I am looking to add a powered ventilator to my boat. I would like to install a solar powered
ST4000 Fluxgate Compass Placement for 1983 H34 Joe Moore23767 at 11:48pm 07.05.04 Big Boats 7/1170 When I purchased my boat in Punta Gorda, Fl, I tempoarily placed the Compass above deck on the Dorad
Shroud tension Anonymous 74329 at 10:28pm 07.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/856 Hunter experts -Does anyone know what the recommended/allowable/appropriate shroud tensions are for
Alpenglow Bulb Replacement Paul Aubrecht at 10:18pm 07.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1256 I have an Alpenglow Light fixture in my Head that is mounted above the sink.It is flourescent and ei
Jabsco head-ache Buster23001 at 9:39pm 07.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/993 The fresh h20 male fitting for my Jabsco head broke off leavng only a stub to attach the hose to. I
Mac 26x My control cables keep breaking for eng. BAYSAILOR8099 at 8:56pm 07.05.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/931 I have a 26x with a 50 hp Honda OB, it seems that when I raise the outboard the control cables are b
Steel Sailboats? whalesong99 at 5:22pm 07.05.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1481 I am looking for sailboat - first time buyer. Been working on cats for 3 years almost have my maste
New Main for the 260? Mark at 5:18pm 07.05.04 Smaller Boats 4/823 Loose foot and full battens. Every quote is coming back with this recommendation.So what are your
sailboat syndicate portlandbill at 4:33pm 07.05.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1138 Looking for South East Queensland sailors to participate in a syndicate proposing to buy a medium di

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1994 Hunter H26 trailer bracket rgranger at 3:20pm 01.02.21 I can get you pics Monday
Battery Switches dlochner at 3:20pm 01.02.21 Is a dual output alternator something special? It sounds like a good way to keep the starter batt
Singing Prop (3) Hunter216 at 3:11pm 01.02.21 You see my dilemma! Props have a leading edge and a trailing edge and each of those edges has two s
Battery Switches Tally Ho at 3:09pm 01.02.21 No combiner, no way to cross over the two circuits, nothing else. Both banks charge off a dull out
Fresh water pump Tally Ho at 3:05pm 01.02.21
Looking at a C-22, need a trained eye (1) Gene Neill at 3:04pm 01.02.21
3700 (or similar) cabin top handrails jssailem at 3:01pm 01.02.21 I bit the bullet last year and removed the hand rails over the salon. I had to pull down the ceiling
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 2:41pm 01.02.21 ou need REALLY sharp cutting tool for dyneema. Absolutely. My sharp steel blade dulls quickly usua
Eye Splice double-braid Hunter216 at 2:30pm 01.02.21 What are your opinions of tubular fids (which I have now) or these types of wire pullers: https://
Hunter 240 dry weigths Caption James T at 2:18pm 01.02.21 I have thought about Lake Texoma, but any boat that I would want to keep on a lake more than a hour
Solar Panel Wire Routing- 2001- 331. Riotsurfer at 2:11pm 01.02.21 Thanks for your inputs. It looks like I'll have to find my own path, but as you suggest, I'll try to
Fresh water pump Boomtown at 1:49pm 01.02.21
Fresh water pump Boomtown at 1:49pm 01.02.21
Hunter 240 dry weigths Rick Webb at 1:48pm 01.02.21 Would it be worth keeping at Lake Texoma and traveling back and forth to use? Worth a try in the spr
Which Transducer Hole? jssailem at 1:43pm 01.02.21 As a hint, I always start a hole on fiberglass, with the drill running in reverse. This helps too mi
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 1:40pm 01.02.21 The D-Splicer is my go to tool for dealing with dynema line. I still use the old style fids to eyep
Singing Prop (2) jssailem at 1:37pm 01.02.21 188728 Better thrust, no issues with exhaust The new prop, a Campbell Sailor, does not make the no
Singing Prop DannyS at 1:34pm 01.02.21 This article speaks to filing the trailing edge and your initial post says forward edge so it would
Removing Vinyl Decals from Hypalon Inflatable Dinghy sail sfbay at 1:25pm 01.02.21 ..............Personally, I think the possibility doing some real damage to the dink with all those
Singing Prop Hunter216 at 1:23pm 01.02.21 The singing prop is definitely a real dilemma. Here's one diagram noting how to file this onto the

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