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Bow plate Bob Skalkowski at 11:36am 03.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/526 After taking a lot of dimensions from the bow I designed a 1/4" thick plywood template o
Boarding Ladder czhicks at 11:08am 03.09.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/936 Looking for design specs for stern boarding ladder for 38 ft. Catalina. Anyone know where I can obt
can u define tacking angle on Simrad WP30? Patrick Randall at 10:13am 03.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/901 It says in the blurb that it auto tacks thru 110 degrees which seems a bit much. Is it possible to s
Overheated A-4 Jim Stocks at 10:02am 03.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/893 Hi, I have a 1980 C30 with an Atomic 4 fresh water cooled engine. I'm having soime overheating prob
Anyone using DSC to call individuals? Harry Greenspun at 9:48am 03.09.04 Ask All Sailors 12/1699 I got my MMSI number off the Boat US site (link below) and programmed my ID into my VHF radio. Is a
H260: Proper mast strut adjustment? Tom at 9:11am 03.09.04 Smaller Boats 6/922 Crazy Dave and others, please help...The Mast struts on my 1999 H260 are not properly adjusted. T
picture of Mainsail attachment John at 8:32am 03.09.04 Bigger Boats 2/964 Here is a close up of a very ugly thumb and the way the tack of the mainsail is attached to the boom
26X good years, bad Years? Eugene Grimes at 8:32am 03.09.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/843 It looks like after a few years of schmoozing my wife, We "may" get a 26X, My question to youz is,
Best way to mount Whisker Pole fitting on the Mast Mike Jaeger at 6:52am 03.09.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1116 I have a 1993 30T sitting in winter storage right now.The mast is a Z. Diffusion (Z-Spar) with a gr
Rigging Schematic Mark Crociati at 6:46am 03.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/953 Previously in this forum, I asked if anyone knew of electrical schematics for Hunters and I received
compare the 26x and the 26m Doug at 5:03am 03.09.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/798 I am about to purchase a 26, but need to know the pros and cons of the 26x and the 26mthe primary u
A question for all you east coasters version 2 gnarvaez17515 at 4:35am 03.09.04 Ask All Sailors 12/1225 I didn't want to ask my question in the original posting as I didn't want people to deviate from Ric
Traveller David Gray at 4:26am 03.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/813 I have a 1985, 31' Hunter and need to replace the end caps on the traveller. Does anyone have a sug
51st Mug Race....May 1st Dale I at 4:16am 03.09.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1035 Any of you east coast sailors coming to the 51st annual event of 'the longest river race in the worl
Vagabond Info? Stefanie at 4:05am 03.09.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1136 Anyone know anything about Vagabond 14's? I am having trouble finding info on the internet. Thank
Don't laugh, okay? TXSailor at 3:51am 03.09.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1045 Okay, don't laugh... We recently got a larger sailboat that has a marine head rather than the Porta-
Blisters... should I run or buy ? Brian Gregg at 3:35am 03.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1027 I know this this is a well worn topic ....but I have to ask.We've just finished the survey on a 198
C22 Stability John at 3:32am 03.09.04 Smaller Boats 8/1205 At what heel angle does the C22 with a swing keel stiffin up. My boat is pretty tender thru 10 degre
Seacock Lube Tim at 3:18am 03.09.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1587 The bronze seacocks on my Pearson 28 are getting a little stiff. With the boat out of the water and
What is perfect weather for sailing??? tom at 2:53am 03.09.04 Ask All Sailors 16/1517 I know that water skiers like the water like glass. But as a sailor I like the water with whitecaps.

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New project- made a wine rack to fit in main bilge! Ron20324 at 8:24pm 07.07.20 If your salon table has two "legs" (one, the mast, then a second) put a nice board on each side of t
What wood to use dLj at 8:19pm 07.07.20 still need to figure what wood to use for the cleats to fasten all the wood together, thinking hardw
New project- made a wine rack to fit in main bilge! Ron20324 at 8:17pm 07.07.20 Folk boats have wine bottle storage in the bilge. Great idea as it stays cool down there. Kinda di
Alternator Temperature mermike at 8:14pm 07.07.20 I'd like to know this too. I just replaced my Ample Power regulator with a Balmar 614. I wired up a
Looking for a waste cap BOSSailor at 8:09pm 07.07.20 As a temporary fix what about one of those rubber dinghy scupper stoppers that has a round piece of
Portable Generator Ralph Johnstone at 7:57pm 07.07.20 It is amazing how far sound carries over water in the early morning hours. I think that sums up e
Head waste water inlet valve on 326 Ron20324 at 7:24pm 07.07.20 You only get TWO hoses, mate: Pump Intake and bowl output. Trace the one from the toilet pump back.
Fresh water leak B40 SoSound at 7:17pm 07.07.20 Hose clamps where the supply line exits the water tank, or at the valves and plumbing near the water
H260 - Thinking about repowering to a saildrive Jackdaw at 7:02pm 07.07.20 I have a 26 foot boat with an inboard diesel, I and would not give it up for anything. A sail drive
Mystery boat* Spinnacher at 6:54pm 07.07.20 Wow so my wife noticed on the back of the boat the letters SYC which after a quick google search res
Attaching an outboard to a rudder/tiller Project_Mayhem at 6:35pm 07.07.20 The better option is to get used to turning with the rudder and leave the outboard straight. You'll
Head waste water inlet valve on 326 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:30pm 07.07.20 Hopefully corrugated hose wasn't what they actually used! --Peggie
Water logged rudder Dave Groshong at 6:26pm 07.07.20 The time and effort/expense, to rebuild a rudder is probably 75% the cost of a new one, when satur
Day Sailer 11 parts edmartin at 6:20pm 07.07.20 I will measure and take a photo tomorrow. Thank you.
Day Sailer 11 parts edmartin at 6:19pm 07.07.20 A photo with a tape measure across the opening would help. How about a foam or rubber plug? I will
Portable Generator SycloneDriver at 6:08pm 07.07.20 I have a Honda 1000, at 0700 on the lake it seems incredibly loud. It's a trouper, I used to use it
Portable Generator Ron20324 at 6:06pm 07.07.20 Ever notice that the worse the music, the louder the volume ? Exponentialy
YANMAR 4JH3TE Slow throttle response when hot SycloneDriver at 5:56pm 07.07.20 I once had a riding mower that would intermittently suffer from fuel starvation. It seemed to do it
Portable Generator Ralph Johnstone at 5:56pm 07.07.20 Same with stereos. Ever notice that the worse the music (violent rap:thumbsdown:, beer barrel pol
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? Davidasailor26 at 5:54pm 07.07.20

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