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Need a Daggerboard Charlie Gray at 9:18am 10.23.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/982 Smashed the daggerboard on our "88 26D on an underwater (obviously) big thing. Got a replacement wh
VHF for H260 George H260 at 8:30am 10.23.03 Smaller Boats 11/953 Recently purchased a Hunter 260. Intend to trailer a lot. Trying to decide between handheld and cabi
VHF for H260 George H260 at 8:29am 10.23.03 Trailer Sailors 3/1292 Recently purchased a Hunter 260. Intend to trailer a lot. Trying to decide between handheld and cabi
Fiberglass Repair Rich Gallant at 7:47am 10.23.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1083 Does anyone have any experience with fixing deep gouges in the gel coat? Looks like my fender hook g
Power/speed expectation 2GM20? Patrick Randall at 6:47am 10.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 7/915 Hello,a 91 H30 I'm in the process of buying won't do more than 2300 rpm without the fresh water coo
Aysmetrical Spinnaker Racing Question? David Harcourt at 6:35am 10.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/977 We race and have a aysmetical spinnaker. Are we allowed to use it in the non-spinnaker class? We do
Which boat , C30 - C36 Barry Lenoble at 6:23am 10.23.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/968 Hello,Which boat would you buy for $39000, a 1983 C36, or a C30 Mark II? (or, If you know of any
Once stinky-Always stinky? Harvey Snook at 5:16am 10.23.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/835 I have been looking to purchase a variety of used boats. Some have the same type of odor, mixture o
Water pump noise Will at 5:10am 10.23.03 Big Boats 3/1009 Has anyone tamed the domestic water pump on the h356? I remounted it on a neoprene pad cut from an o
Centerboard Chip Houseman at 4:02am 10.23.03 Day Sailers 1/1064 My centerboard cable broke and I'm having to replace it with a new one. I'm having to remove the old
Winterizing. Ed Schenck at 2:04am 10.23.03 Ask All Sailors 16/1257 There have been several posts on many forums regarding the inevitable haulout(for some of us :( ).
1983 C36 Survey??? Geoff at 1:48am 10.23.03 Big Boats 5/1122 Hi everyone,I've just put an offer on a '83 C36 and looking forward to getting her and having some
Trying Again - Pictures Please Barry C at 1:04am 10.23.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/874 I hope the lack of responses does not indicate the lack of pictures. So here it is again. I have a 1
Flush Mounted light Paul Aubrecht at 11:17pm 10.22.03 Big Boats 2/738 Does anyone with a 356 know who makes those little round flush mounted lights with the switch that a
Mast Up / Mast Down Paul McGhee at 11:12pm 10.22.03 Ask All Sailors 16/1674 We discuss this aspect of winter haul-out every fall. I was always a "mast down" guy, but reading po
Diesel Fuel Polishing Kits Jack at 10:06pm 10.22.03 Big Boats 3/2206 Anyone ever use one of the many DIY Diesel Fuel Polishing Kits on the market? Is it really nessary
How do you take down furling headsail?? MATTHEW VIRGINIA at 9:54pm 10.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/937 I own a 1993 vision 32, I have a 4 foot tear along the headsail uv seam. I want to remove the sail f
how to winterize rob lavern at 6:41pm 10.22.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1061 my mechanic has let me down and I find myself with an yanmar YSE 12 with the front part of the engin
Stern Rail Seats Gary Verburg at 2:59pm 10.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/875 I have a1995 Hunter 26. I have seen the latest brochures, and boats, that have the stern rail seat
Expanded storage in 376 aft cabin ??? Vernon at 12:43pm 10.22.03 Big Boats 3/830 Has anyone tapped into the 6+ cubic feet of open area under the headboad in the aft cabin of their 3

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Cam cleats for jib sheets?? (1) thinwater at 6:20am 09.19.20 Put the cam cleats on risers to reduce opportunity for over rides. No fairleads on cleats... makin
Hunter 386 Cabin Heat jaysweet at 6:14am 09.19.20 I've always wondered about the following: if you want to cruise in the winter (let's say not full-ti
Ridding the rattle with in-mast furling, when no sail is installed (winter slip with bubble, lifestyle question) Spindrift NH at 6:06am 09.19.20 When had my sail out for a few months while waiting for a fuller part, I fed several plumbing insula
Rust Never Sleeps. jaysweet at 6:06am 09.19.20 Question for y'all about the stainless steel mixing elbows. Most postings about them say that they'r
Argh. JamesG161 at 6:03am 09.19.20 Rum 'n Grog fer me crew aft th' storm. Th' Ship be still afloat. Avast me hardies... Captain Jamie.
John Alden Co. of Boston drew up design # 989 for Pearson Yachts in 1964. The result was the Pearson Countess 44. shemandr at 5:57am 09.19.20 What grabs my eye are the long overhangs. They do look dated. Nevertheless they add a sense of gra
Subtropical Storm Alpha? (1) JamesG161 at 5:49am 09.19.20 Lets hope we don't use OMEGA this season.:facepalm:
Enchanted Charter (Sept. 2020 Issue of Sailing) Will Gilmore at 5:29am 09.19.20 Our live-aboard that my family spent four years on, was sold to a charter company. We spotted it,
Ridding the rattle with in-mast furling, when no sail is installed (winter slip with bubble, lifestyle question) NYSail at 5:17am 09.19.20 I tied a line to the top swivel and upped It half way up the mast then secured the line at the end o
New to trailer sailing and need advice on stepping mast CAT22SWTEXAS at 5:14am 09.19.20 I have not tried this yet. Looks pretty easy. C5WdqdlB8Nc
John Alden Co. of Boston drew up design # 989 for Pearson Yachts in 1964. The result was the Pearson Countess 44. (1) TomY at 5:14am 09.19.20 Beautiful lines. :clap: -Will (Dragonfly) It is a pretty design, especially (I think) the sheer.
making progress TomY at 4:59am 09.19.20 Rewiring is a big job. Few folks know how to make neat bundles (marine, aviation, aerospace, milita
Hunter 386 Cabin Heat glonek5 at 4:54am 09.19.20 Guys, temp is dropping here this weekend. Learning all the systems on our 386, I forgot to look and
Looking for a used Seaward Fox 19 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:50am 09.19.20 Google Seaward Fox 19 sailboat for sale Also look up Texas sailing for sailboat sales as many acro
John Alden Co. of Boston drew up design # 989 for Pearson Yachts in 1964. The result was the Pearson Countess 44. Will Gilmore at 4:24am 09.19.20 Beautiful lines. :clap: -Will (Dragonfly)
Inverter relay buzz NYSail at 4:23am 09.19.20
making progress fred1diver at 4:23am 09.19.20 hey Ken, yes I'm also working on a detailed diagram
Enchanted Charter (Sept. 2020 Issue of Sailing) TomY at 4:12am 09.19.20
shroud covers Joe at 3:25am 09.19.20 Suggest a set of Taylormade fabric with Velcro shroud covers. Get the largest size made (Defender c
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? Joe at 3:15am 09.19.20 Put the cam cleats on risers to reduce opportunity for over rides. No fairleads on cleats... making

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