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Installing a new halyard Lewis at 8:16pm 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 6/2591 I plan on installing a new main halyard and outhaul. Are there any tricks to insure a smooth operati
Loose pulpit screws Leif Arneson at 5:15pm 04.27.03 Smaller Boats 6/1295 The (machine) screws attaching the after pulpit stanchions to the deck on my Hunter water ballast ar
Looking for a good sailboat pls help! Tim at 4:21pm 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1096 Being a temporary "landlocked" sailor I have "caught" the fever agin to purchase a sailboat. I used
3 Blade Propeller?? Leif Askeland at 3:41pm 04.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/971 My 36 Hunter Vision has the factory installed 2-blade propeller. The boat has always seemed to be s
Pacific Sail Expo Rick Dober s/v Baytrek at 2:20pm 04.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1305 Peggie, It was a pleasure meeting you at the boat show yesterday. Too bad the publisher didn't
Engine belched out an oily slick Hans Baart at 1:41pm 04.27.03 Big Boats 1/772 Can anyone give some insight on this?I started my Yanmar 3GMF today after not having run it for abo
Centerboard Repairs Arnie Hoffman at 1:25pm 04.27.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/993 Just a FYI to those with C.B. 30's. When I bought my '82 last summer the previous owner had wedged
Bottom Paint and a centerboard? Geof at 1:09pm 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 9/3855 So, last year, our first year with our O'Day 25, and I let the yard do the bottom paint. We were ou
Anyone thought about their leaf springs lately??? tom b. c-22 at 12:55pm 04.27.03 Trailer Sailors 3/1706 Well I have.. Oh boy, what fun..I bought a 74 catalina with trailer that hasprobably seen better da
Hose bulge guy, again! Bruce Z at 12:35pm 04.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1429 Greetings Mistress,I put in a new hose. I cleaned up the aluminum elbow on the tank and it looks o
Battle of the Prop Shaft Flex Couplings! (1) Stirling Hasen at 12:34pm 04.27.03 Big Boats 5/2721 After finally being able to remove my prop shaft on my Hunter 54. I noticed that my Federal Flex Cou
Pumpout Problems Gary Scheir at 11:12am 04.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1274 We installed a new Raritan Cricket head in our 1991 Hunter 28 last year, and all seemed to work fine
Loose Strut repairs John Pool at 11:07am 04.27.03 Big Boats 1/990 I am looking for information on repairing my strut so that it doesnot wiggle side to side. Any sugg
Shore Power and gas storage on a 26S Ray at 11:00am 04.27.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1242 I am going to install shore power on our 1994 26S, in which we just bought. I am trying to find som
Water in tanks - stinky! G at 10:36am 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 2/968 Hi,We have a fresh water holding capacity of about 60 gallons. I drained the tanks a couple of wee
looking at 37 cherubini alex at 10:36am 04.27.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1046 I'm looking at a 1981 37 cutter. I did not see any deck softening or port leaks, my wife saw one. We
Gelcoat or Epoxy paint? (1) Tim Long at 10:19am 04.27.03 AMF 0/1903 I have always finished my fiberglass repairs with sprayed-on white gelcoat paint, because that's wha
New boat bottom paint not adhering John at 10:05am 04.27.03 Big Boats 6/1488 Our new 356's hull was painted by the dealer with 2 coats of blue Interlux Micron CSC last spring.
New boat bottom paint not adhering John at 9:56am 04.27.03 Big Boats 0/789 Our new 356's hull was painted by the dealer with 2 coats of blue Interlux Micron CSC last spring.
ROTTEN WOOD REPAIR JERRY MITCHELL at 9:48am 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 2/905 I am looking to repair a soft spot on my deck where I suspect the wood has rotted underneath the fib

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Converting from roller furled to hank on Dave Groshong at 4:09pm 10.23.20 A 7+ out of 10 sail is cost effective to keep and retrofit, though may be a bit short of your expec
Battery Sizing Davidasailor26 at 3:53pm 10.23.20
Battery Sizing sail sfbay at 3:48pm 10.23.20 Hopefully the Magnum Energy ME-ARC Advanced Remote Control, which will be programed for charging Lif
I win! Glsawyer at 3:42pm 10.23.20 Pop the cover off and shoot a picture of the steering setup. Hard to give meaningful input without
I win! Michael Davis at 3:41pm 10.23.20 Linkage/fab-wise this is probably spot on. But, if I went hydraulic, I'd want a readily available
Battery Sizing dlochner at 3:41pm 10.23.20 If you plan to motor then consumption should not be much of an issue because the alternator will sup
I win! Jim26m at 3:34pm 10.23.20 It would be a lot easier to move if you change from mechanical to hydraulic steering. Linkage/fab-
Converting from roller furled to hank on dlochner at 3:33pm 10.23.20 Should not be a challenge to any competent sail maker. Remove the bolt rope, reinforce the luff, add
I win! Jim26m at 3:32pm 10.23.20 Pop the cover off and shoot a picture of the steering setup. Hard to give meaningful input without
I win! Michael Davis at 3:32pm 10.23.20 It would be a lot easier to move if you change from mechanical to hydraulic steering.
I win! Glsawyer at 3:27pm 10.23.20 I would get the boat motoring and sailing before I moved the wheel. I think that will be a fairly
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Hunter216 at 3:25pm 10.23.20 Some owners are over 100hp, with several running 90's So probably 350-400 lbs of motor and a big h
I win! Jim26m at 3:23pm 10.23.20 I would get the boat motoring and sailing before I moved the wheel. I think that will be a fairly i
I win! Glsawyer at 3:14pm 10.23.20 I think it will be much more difficult to do than you expect. The mechanism you will find inside th
Battery Sizing (1) sail sfbay at 3:09pm 10.23.20 Davidasailor26, thanks for the feedback. Below is how I calculated the daily consumption while moto
Engine Heating Hot water Sailgunner at 3:05pm 10.23.20 Maybe a port to flush the system.
Hunter 34 Ice Box Conversion Charlie98117 at 3:03pm 10.23.20 Good luck with your SEC. after two units replaced following my installation the tech for Isotherm t
Battery Sizing Davidasailor26 at 3:02pm 10.23.20
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Jim26m at 3:01pm 10.23.20 @Benny17441 brings up several good points. The big cabin area in my Waterbago isn't used much durin
I win! dLj at 2:54pm 10.23.20 Ok so I'd like advice guys. And this is not. Today thing but a wait until after repairs are made.

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