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This WEB site is going DOWN HILL :( :{ grr ;{ Tom M.11775 at 7:03am 06.24.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/1332 With all the "new and improved" changes made here lately you might be led to believe that the site h*
1975 Venture rebuild, where can I find parts, Duke3378 at 6:21am 06.24.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1201 I am rebuilding a 1975 Venture, I need to know where I can find a parts list for this boat, or owner
Shower curtains and hooks for Cat 30 bgregg at 6:14am 06.24.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1132 Where can I buy the proper shower curtains, hooks and "slides" for a Cat 30?All I have are the trac
Looking for advise on O'Day 240 Chris7463 at 5:37am 06.24.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/7559 My wife and I are novice sailors. We are looking at an O'Day 240. I don't think that there were m
Bonding Mark at 5:33am 06.24.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/909 Oday 35I have a 35 Oday that I purchased three years ago. Each year(season 6 months) both my shaft
Yo Peggie! Bill O'Donovan at 5:17am 06.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/868 I have followed your advice religiously and have a pristine set of pipes. Inexplicably, the commode
SW Florida Rallies Ecopywriter at 5:16am 06.24.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/796 Are there any rallies/meetings/associations in Southwest Florida? If so, when is the next event? I n
drain plug Oday 22 Ecopywriter at 5:03am 06.24.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1600 I just bought a 1980 Oday 22 in pretty good condition.I will need some information on the electrical
430 Depth Sounder saoirse at 4:53am 06.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/885 My Depth Sounder "Raymarine" transducer has packed up,I am having trouble getting a lift out to fit
How Much Hull Flex Is Usual Mark Juetten at 4:35am 06.24.04 Big Boats 17/2469 How much hull flex or distortion is acceptable ? The door in the forward bulkhead binds slightly mor
Ideas on a water tank mary15487 at 4:09am 06.24.04 Smaller Boats 6/1049 I have a 26' Hunter and want to install a larger water tank for the galley sink. I was hoping to pu
Beware - BottomSiders Cushions augustwinds at 3:24am 06.24.04 Ask All Sailors 17/19721 I bought closed cell foam cushions from BottomSiders this past winter - white with a forrest green p
Hunter 380 -2000 John Lochner at 3:09am 06.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/966 This is the third year I have had my hunter and the first time I have had a problem with the in mail
Sail Number tgrass462 at 2:52am 06.24.04 Smaller Boats 4/1040 I have an interesting situation - we're planning on entering Grasshopper II (1994 H-26) in a local r
Diesel in the bilge Bill Thomas at 2:50am 06.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/841 Recently started to smell diesel in the cabin (1991 30T Hunter) so I checked all around the engine c
looking for used sails for grampian 23 jwoozle at 11:07pm 06.23.04 Grampian 8/2432 any suggestions on where/how to find used sails for this old boat? i am still using original sails,
thinking 38 doboy at 10:17pm 06.23.04 Big Boats 3/1139 I'm going to check a 79 c38...is there anything I should be keenly aware of in the way of problems,
more questions about 272 jim inFW at 9:09pm 06.23.04 Bigger Boats 9/1527 the boat arrived yesterday and he looks great, stepping was pretty bad with only 3 people but we got
3 blades on a 27 Don3086 at 9:00pm 06.23.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/925 I was thinking of changing the 2 blade,to a 3 blade on my 1982 Hunter 27. I'm not realy looking for
Head Sail Joe11720 at 8:58pm 06.23.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/874 What size head sail do I need? 34 hunter 1984..Yesterday the old head sail gave way. It ripped from

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Eye Splice double-braid ricksoth at 10:09pm 01.01.21 The rope I have practiced with could be old or not suitable. I don't know it's lineage. I have s
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... Benny17441 at 9:47pm 01.01.21 Yes you have to have a plan for anything you do, but you also need a plan "B" and perhaps a plan "C"
Electric Cooler Wiring Benny17441 at 9:43pm 01.01.21 I have heard reports from RVers that if the 12V outlet is not wired with properly sized wiring for t
Battery Switches Benny17441 at 9:27pm 01.01.21 It is a matter of redundancy. Conserving emergency power to start the engine. Batteries can and wi
Tiller or wheel for sailboat? Benny17441 at 9:17pm 01.01.21 A tiller definitely. I'm pretty certain there is not a wheel option for that boat due to lack of sp
No Brake on steering pedestal Claude L.-Auger at 9:09pm 01.01.21 In an earlier post I wrote that I had a Merriman Pedestal. I do not. I have a Yacht Specialties ped
Looking at a C-22, need a trained eye Gene Neill at 8:48pm 01.01.21 Mast and rudder appear to be typical, from what I can see. I've never owned a fixed rudder like that
Eye Splice double-braid DArcy at 8:39pm 01.01.21 How old is your practice rope? Rope that has been out in the weather for years will be much stiffer
ipad for navigation fred1diver at 8:38pm 01.01.21 I second the T-box, got one for my Grampian 26, still have to fix the transducer in/on the hull thou
No Brake on steering pedestal Roland5048 at 8:11pm 01.01.21 I have a Yacht Specialties pedestal which does not have a brake installed. There is however a threa
Replacing Hull Stripe Knotallthere at 7:41pm 01.01.21 Hi Jerry, I sure that would work just fine, I used the one by 3M that you can find at most local aut
Eye Splice double-braid Brian D at 7:37pm 01.01.21 Some braid is not splice-able. I have run across a few that I too had issues. When I purchased the r
Eye Splice double-braid Ken Cross at 7:35pm 01.01.21 I gave up for now. I was not able to get a decent looking splice.
Tiller or wheel for sailboat? Brian D at 7:30pm 01.01.21 Welcome new guy here. For a 21ft boat, you are best off with a tiller. Wheels are nice and my 27 has
Replacing Hull Stripe Jerry Nevins at 7:18pm 01.01.21 Thanks knotallthere... I was wondering about the rubber wheel... would this one do the job? (Amazon
What size outboard for 26c Nashville_Blues at 7:12pm 01.01.21 I'll echo George_NJ's comments - the Tohatsu 6 HP on our 26C is more than adequate. We bought the s
Really? You expect 2021 to be better? Tell me how! Dr. D at 6:24pm 01.01.21 One year closer to retirement! 2022 is my year to say sayonara to the cube world! :dancing: I ret
Replacing Hull Stripe Knotallthere at 6:14pm 01.01.21 I did the exact same thing on my 2002 Hunter 356. I used a rubber wheel however to remove the old st
Really? You expect 2021 to be better? Tell me how! MikeHoncho at 6:08pm 01.01.21 With the onset of 2121 I start working under a new contract that brings a raise. Not significant but
new to forum neoflight at 6:03pm 01.01.21 Appears I have been remiss and not thanked you Capt. Robbie - I have read the manual three times!

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