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How to remove H 340 ruddder bearings ? Alex at 8:52pm 11.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/804 Has anyone replaced the plastic rudder bearings on the Hunter 340? What is the most practical way to
All-Sail Boat Shows John D at 8:32pm 11.22.03 Ask All Sailors 2/952 Is there a listing with dates and locations of all-sail boat shows this winter for the Mid West. I w
Green surface color wearing off......... David Guthridge at 2:25pm 11.22.03 Other Sailboats 0/708 My boat is a 1972 model and the hull is white and the deck, cabin , and cockpit is light green. The
Tiller specs for a 26D Jack Kuhlmann at 10:31am 11.22.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/987 As a new owner of an older Mac, I would appreciate some advice on what the original tiller looked li
Cat 28 Hurth transmission problem steve lowe at 9:23am 11.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/936 Iin the last 4 years I have relaced the Hurst HBw-50 Transmission,then pulled it and had it factory
336 dining table Art Schwab at 8:50am 11.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/921 I recently purchased a 1996 Hunter 336. The compression post has a line coming out of the top with
Remote Oil Filter o Jack Bollinger at 8:09am 11.22.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1043 Hello All,After looking in the Archives, (Stu, I honestly looked :)), I am wondering if anyone has*
Standing Rigging Question Gary Peaden at 6:26am 11.22.03 Ask An Oday Owner 8/832 Maybe it's my imagination, but it seems that when on a starboard tack, I can't sail as close hauled
Leaks, leaks, leaks! George Kornreich at 6:26am 11.22.03 Big Boats 7/746 There's leakage from somewhere on the deck of my H430 which runs down both sides of the cabin wall,
Rigging a preventer George Kornreich at 6:13am 11.22.03 Big Boats 19/1919 If anyone has experience rigging a preventer to the bow with controls led to the cockpit on a larger
White buildup on Prop John at 5:25am 11.22.03 Other Sailboats 0/1799 We are having a problem with the MARTEC prop that came with our new H356. We sail on Lake Ontario. F
go-fast small cruiser steven f. at 4:23am 11.22.03 Trailer Sailors 13/1533 I've looked into this before but I'll try it again. I'm looking for a small boat that can actally g
lock down bolt for mac 25 swing keel Dave N at 2:01am 11.22.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1251 when a storm washed me up on shore my keel which had the lock down bolt in place was push back up in
Gear For Sale Section Don Guillette at 1:24am 11.22.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1364 I've always known the sailboatowners.com site is pretty big but I didn't realize how big. Normally,
engine controls for tiller steering Nanci at 12:56am 11.22.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1171 My Morse controls need to be replaced and I'm having difficulty finding side mount controls that I c
Radar detectors Capt'n Bob at 12:43am 11.22.03 Ask All Sailors 8/1315 Among the world of cruising sailors - is any body using a radar detector like the ones they sell fo
Advice on trailer O22 Chuck French at 11:41pm 11.21.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/899 Hi, and thanx for reading. I hope I'm in the right forum for this topic. I'm looking for a new trail
Access to freshwater in case of pump failure Robin at 10:57pm 11.21.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/785 Hi all,I have an 85 H 34 and am leaving to do some cruising in a few weeks. I was wondering if any
Singe Line Reef Kit George H260 at 10:17pm 11.21.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/650 Harken has a single line mainsail reefing kit model 430. Saw it in WM catalog pg 904. $200. Has an
Furling System Seth Dixon at 8:41pm 11.21.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/832 I am wanting to purchase a furling system for my Oday25. I have browsed the catalogs but my boat sea

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How to cool a 25 Macgregor on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida in the Summer,,, Zero Breeze? srimes at 9:54am 06.25.20 Ok. So I have a power problem. I have a BF75 Honda outboard. This outboard creates power with an
Fun playing in the wind. capta at 9:53am 06.25.20 Is that because you might get covid all alone in the ocean? No, I imagine it's to keep the sea tra
Winterizing batteries. Yeah, getting WAY ahead of myself here... odaydokay at 9:52am 06.25.20 Maybe you need to hook the charger up to your toes? No....to my pacemaker.....LOL
Sailboat rudder pulling to port secondwind410 at 9:49am 06.25.20 The dimension to look at is horizontal, not vertical for the foil symmetry. Four feet seems really
How to cool a 25 Macgregor on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida in the Summer,,, Zero Breeze? Kings Gambit at 9:49am 06.25.20 Ok. So I have a power problem. I have a BF75 Honda outboard. This outboard creates power with an
Sailboat rudder pulling to port secondwind410 at 9:48am 06.25.20 I will comment, but late to this discussion. Symmetry is ideal but not a killer to balanced stream
Sailboat rudder pulling to port JamesG161 at 9:38am 06.25.20 I will comment, but late to this discussion. Symmetry is ideal but not a killer to balanced streaml
How to cool a 25 Macgregor on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida in the Summer,,, Zero Breeze? patrickfarley at 9:20am 06.25.20 Ok. So I have a power problem. I have a BF75 Honda outboard. This outboard creates power with an
Cunningham Rigging? ODay 28 (1) Dave Groshong at 9:12am 06.25.20 Should be a grommet/hole, below the reefline grommets
Sailboat rudder pulling to port dlochner at 9:07am 06.25.20 :plus:
Sailboat rudder pulling to port dlochner at 9:06am 06.25.20 So this is my answer to check for symmetry.. a four foot long home made contour gauge. The dimens
Sailboat rudder pulling to port (1) secondwind410 at 9:05am 06.25.20 So this is my answer to check for symmetry.. a four foot long home made contour gauge.
Sailboat rudder pulling to port secondwind410 at 9:02am 06.25.20 So this is my answer to check for symmetry.. a four foot long home made contour gauge.
1995 beneteau 321 walk-through transom seat sail sfbay at 9:01am 06.25.20 Sorry to hear that!! Welcome to the forum!!!...........If you are not successful in finding a used
Sailboat rudder pulling to port secondwind410 at 9:00am 06.25.20 The rudder is creating lift on the starboard side causing the bow to move left. This means that th
No keel nuts on my new (to me) C27? Justin_NSA at 8:57am 06.25.20 Is that the reason for the renowned "Catalina smile"?
Yanmar SD60 Sail Drive Oil Change sail sfbay at 8:48am 06.25.20 Common problem (see thread below)..........assume you heated up the engine first and extracted the o
No keel nuts on my new (to me) C27? dmax at 8:44am 06.25.20 Catalina keels are "mostly" held on by the adhesive between the keel and the hull which is why the k
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise mermike at 8:42am 06.25.20 Claire and I headed out yesterday for our circumnavigation of Whidbey Island. We just completed a ma
Harken Traveler Upgrade H34 Mike Oldak at 8:41am 06.25.20 The 100mm spacing is in the track. The holes in the deck from the old track are 4". Thus, the probl

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