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Electric Motor? Steve at 3:30pm 08.03.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/911 Will a electric trolling motor have enough power to move my mac/venture 21? My current gas outboard
MILDEW HEAVEN 1990 H 27 JCAL at 3:08pm 08.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/778 I have investigated the drain problem. Then I called Hunter and talked to a rep. There are drain hol
Roller furler conflicts w/Spinnaker halyard block Peter at 12:48pm 08.03.02 Smaller Boats 12/2392 We have a Harken roller furl jib on our 1986 C22. We also have internal halyards. Now we have put
Manual or rigging guide for O'Day 15 Leslie at 12:48pm 08.03.02 Day Sailers 6/1968 I have just purchased a 1972 O'Day 15 that naturally did not come with a manual or rigging instructi
Considering buying a MacGregor Venture 17 Eric Havens at 11:45am 08.03.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/2327 I am considering buying a 1973 MacGregor Venture 17. I have never owned a boat before and am trying
single handed help George Traini at 11:22am 08.03.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1039 It seems I am now in a position that if I what to go sailing I am going to do it by myself as other
Oh Boy, I Found The Leak Dave Emery at 11:16am 08.03.02 Big Boats 2/1043
Traveler parts Rick D at 10:23am 08.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1006 Some time back I saw that someone had listed a website for replacement parts for older traveler trac
Draft of O'Day 28 John Emmerich at 10:04am 08.03.02 Bigger Boats 5/2525 I am in the market for a boat. One boat that is very interesting to me is the O'Day 28. I am getti
27 oday wheel steering Roy at 10:04am 08.03.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1627 Anybody installed wheel steering on a sailboat. Cost$$$$ Level of difficulty? Etc....Am thanking y
Wheel Steering Roy at 9:47am 08.03.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/847 Anybody have an idea on the $$$$$'s it takes to install wheel steering on a 272LE? Tx. in advance!!!
battery woes john withrow at 9:16am 08.03.02 Smaller Boats 9/834 Well , my battery finally gave out. It was a prevalier agm? Anyway I need a new one. Any ideas on
TillerPilot question Bill at 6:26am 08.03.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1246 I have a Navico (Now Simrad) tillerpilot TP200CX. I am at home with it having done some electronic
How can you find out if you own a cherubini? PG at 4:20am 08.03.02 The Cherubini Hunters 6/995 How do you know specifically if your hunter is a cherubini design???Is it by the serial #'s or what
Help! black smoke @ high rpms,+fuel leak... Mark M Smith at 3:17am 08.03.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/876 I have a fuel leak from the injection pump,(at the gasket-shim) and the motor seems to not be gettin
Kenyon Knotmeter Mike Daus at 2:54am 08.03.02 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2616 The number display on our knotmeter is becoming very difficult to read. The display numbers are of t
Looking at Mac21 to buy Gary Lepak at 2:03am 08.03.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/907 I'm thinking of looking at a 1974 MacGregor 21 for sale. It is on the trailer. What should I look
Price of Oday 222 Guest at 2:03am 08.03.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1485 I have a 1986 Oday 222. We've owned it for 3 years and love it but its time to move up to a bigger b
leech nick at 1:21am 08.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/887 I have a 2001 290 full battan main sail What is the line with three plastic cleats that runs along t
prop shaft problem Steve Willsie at 1:08am 08.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/933 The prop shaft on my 1977 27' slides out of the housing (collar?) at the back of the transmission on

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Interior Wood Refinishing ggrizzard at 2:37pm 04.14.20 npaulay You should go to the You Tube video series called "Sail Life". It's produced by a Danish IT
Yanmar B-type Engine Instrument Panel P=79 Tachometer SeanP at 2:34pm 04.14.20 I checked with Cascade Engine Center in WA but they do not carry the #128170-91002 unit in stock, al
Ways to stop a Hunter from hunting while at anchor in a blow. Valerio at 2:28pm 04.14.20 i made a homemade sail that i attach at the front to the mast by a long rope, at the top to the boom
Yanmar B-type Engine Instrument Panel P=79 Tachometer Claude L.-Auger at 2:28pm 04.14.20 The P-97 refers to the tach model. The panel is Yanmar Panel B (it`s an older model). Regards
Wiring Repair Ideas? (2) twalker H260 at 2:28pm 04.14.20 Two suggestions I would have would be to acquire or borrow an electricians wire snake and a small di
A little baffled by sailboat performance numbers... dlochner at 2:26pm 04.14.20 And that whopping displace to length ratio of 403 denotes obesity. So under canvassed, wide and hea
Bottom Paint for Hunter 170 Hunter216 at 2:21pm 04.14.20 Thanks. I assumed it needed paint on the bottom. Does the hull need any kind of paint maintenance
H 41 large saloon window resealing an some question Valerio at 2:14pm 04.14.20 My window was all ready cracked on one edge. Now the mistake is done i glue that window with the 520
A little baffled by sailboat performance numbers... shemandr at 2:13pm 04.14.20 Man, you are bored! I was watching Spanish lessons on TV yesterday. Como esta usted? This has
Heavy winds jon hansen at 2:12pm 04.14.20 april is a harsh month at this latatude for sure
Mega 30, Head plumbing length/size dlochner at 2:12pm 04.14.20 Yes, you should buy Peggie's Book it is worth the money, I forgot to mention that. See the link in
Bottom Paint for Hunter 170 DFD at 2:11pm 04.14.20 Thanks. I assumed it needed paint on the bottom. Does the hull need any kind of paint maintenance?
Bottom Paint for Hunter 170 Hunter216 at 2:03pm 04.14.20 I would like to freshen up my 170 hull paint. Not really sure if it needs it as I don't know how t
H 41 large saloon window resealing an some question artboas at 2:01pm 04.14.20
Sanding ablative bottom paint Davidasailor26 at 1:42pm 04.14.20
Interior Wood Refinishing rgranger at 1:40pm 04.14.20 OY VEY! Yup... that is a gut and rebuild job. But there are a lot of us on here who have done tha
Bottom Paint for Hunter 170 rgranger at 1:37pm 04.14.20 If the paint on the bottom is chalk-like then you already have a coat of ablative bottom paint. It
Thru-hull replacement and hull thickness jaysweet at 1:35pm 04.14.20 Unintended, and understandable, 'over thinking'... you always bed the G10 backing plate in thickene
Thru-hull replacement and hull thickness jaysweet at 1:31pm 04.14.20 I would go with the 4200. Using epoxy IMHO requires great care to produce a backing surface that en
Thru-hull replacement and hull thickness jaysweet at 1:26pm 04.14.20 In the second photo, the hill looks like a fiberglass laid up over a backing plate. Here's a photo

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