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Navigation and anchor lights Tim Bastian at 9:32am 10.07.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1057 Hello, I'm just getting started in this stuff and have a question on navigation and anchor lights
gelcoat scratches Ron at 9:19am 10.07.02 Other Sailboats 4/836 A "close encounter" with a stationary object left a series of light gouges ' scratches in the hull g
GPS Repeater Richard Brabazon at 9:12am 10.07.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1154 Thinking of installing a GPS repeater in the cockpit bulkhead ( tiller steering ) any brand way ahea
37.5 Mast Fairlead Steve Carpman at 8:46am 10.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/939 We just removed the mast in our new to us 1991 Legend 37.5. Everything looked great. I am not an exp
Unkown Yanmar model number Bill Reeves at 8:24am 10.07.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1543 I am the proud co-owner of a 1979 Hunter 33. I need to get some parts for the Yanmar diesel engine
Bottom Paint Paul at 8:15am 10.07.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/930 I have just started racing my Catalina 30 with the local club here (pretty casual racing at this poi
Bilge John Dorsett at 8:04am 10.07.02 Big Boats 4/993 Have a new 356, and was wondering about the bilge pump, it seems to pump out fine but what is left i
Packing on shaft seals of new Hunters Ed at 7:06am 10.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/995 I have been reading with great interest on this forum the advantages to using a teflon impregnated f
Odors/Dry Bilge questions Ed at 6:47am 10.07.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 20/2420 Peggy, I am new to Hunters having bought my first one last year and sailed it this season (a 326) an
Blower for H25.5 with Inboard Diesel? Mark Sanford at 6:15am 10.07.02 Smaller Boats 1/911 Has anyone installed an exhaust blower in the engine compartment of a H25.5 with an inboard Yanmar 1
To Wayneo F Frank Sears at 6:05am 10.07.02 Smaller Boats 1/811 I saw your pictures and they look good.Just a caution - Be very careful raising and lowering your m
A very bad night - Long and ugly Frank Sears at 5:57am 10.07.02 Smaller Boats 6/776 10-4-02, South Chesapeake Bay - We took the boat out with little to no wind at all. A little was bl
Need 1 mo. rental trailer for a cat 22 in Atlanta Tony Balding at 5:29am 10.07.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1703 I have a request which someone may or may not have suggestions to help.I am looking for someone wi
Painting Questions Dan Marques at 5:22am 10.07.02 Ask An Oday Owner 7/993 Hi !I have a '67 Mariner which might not have ever been repainted in its life(this is my second s
Crusing chut Bob at 4:36am 10.07.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1333 Last week I took a short sailing course (on my friends Cal 30) on how to "fly" a spinnaker. Complic
O'DAY 26 MAST LENGTH BRUCE CUTCLIFFE at 3:44am 10.07.02 Bigger Boats 4/2416 The specifications on the O'Day Owners web site for the O'Day 26 indicate the "Mast Height" as being
Rebuilding Rudder Assembly- H26 Paul H at 3:11am 10.07.02 Smaller Boats 4/767 Well, It's getting to that time of the year when we pull the boat out and get her ready for the wint
First time to Winterize Jennifer Grounds at 3:00am 10.07.02 The Cherubini Hunters 8/970 We have an 1981 Cherubini Hunter 27. This is our first time to own a boat up north (Chicago area) an
Hunter 40.5 Warning David Tomlinson at 2:45am 10.07.02 Big Boats 0/903 I have a 1995 Hunter 40.5 and just finished changing out the Rudder Stop. Hunter refered me to Edso
NOAA is publishing free marine charts... Derek Rowell at 2:13am 10.07.02 Ask All Sailors 3/987 ... well not quite, but the news is exciting. They are in the process of making available for free

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Sail hull trawler conversion questions dLj at 3:36pm 09.09.20 I'd agree with both @shemandr and @Will Gilmore above. The difference is at best murky. Generally I'
Sail hull trawler conversion questions shemandr at 3:33pm 09.09.20 Can you point to a good one. Because mostly I see bad sailing vessel and slow moving power vessels.
Sail hull trawler conversion questions Will Gilmore at 3:22pm 09.09.20 It's a little murky. The idea is that the sail is both a stabilizing device and the auxiliary power
Sail hull trawler conversion questions shemandr at 3:17pm 09.09.20 "Motor Sailor" is a term that deserves a lot of discussion. My first inclination is that they don't
Sail hull trawler conversion questions JohnRichard at 3:10pm 09.09.20 Try a motor sailor.... dj https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1977/cal-2-46-3644804 What is the di
Cracked liner after keel strike sailme88 at 3:03pm 09.09.20 Sad to hear and sorry for the position that you are in. If I were a betting man.... I'd say you st
The Progress Continues H 23.5 Serenity on Hudson at 2:52pm 09.09.20 Mast raising on the 23.5 is a piece of cake. The baby stays keep lateral travel to a minimum. Just n
Cracked liner after keel strike Mechone at 2:50pm 09.09.20 I had a marine engineer look at it and repair was done by a custom yacht builder from Holland 50
Unknown Sailboat Type Ron20324 at 2:50pm 09.09.20 ... i will look again carefully, the problem is the boat has been painted. If it looks like ther
Control Panel Tally Ho at 2:49pm 09.09.20
Unknown Sailboat Type dlochner at 2:43pm 09.09.20 The HIN will be embedded in the hull. If it has been painted, then look for a little unevenness in t
Cracked liner after keel strike shemandr at 2:39pm 09.09.20 Unfortunately your keel struck whatever it was in the worst spot - the front knuckle. Yes that does
Cracked liner after keel strike ranmanca20 at 2:39pm 09.09.20 Thanks for the optimistic remarks about repairs. I'd really appreciate any photos you have of what w
WINTERIZING PLUMBING Tally Ho at 2:38pm 09.09.20 WINTERIZING PLUMBING FRESH WATER SYSTEM : There are two ways to winterize fresh water and
Cracked liner after keel strike ranmanca20 at 2:35pm 09.09.20 Thanks for your reply and the cautions. I'm in my '70s and we hopefully have another 10 years or so
Cracked liner after keel strike Mechone at 2:34pm 09.09.20 Totally repairable and will actually make the boat stronger than when it left the factory. Mine was
Drilling hole to run lines through cabintop mounted traveller Tally Ho at 2:28pm 09.09.20 Unfortunately not, there's about a 2 inch gap between the companionway slider and the traveller....
Hunter 33 deck core material changes Rick D at 2:17pm 09.09.20 I am unaware that they changed from a wood core. You may know more than the rest of us.
Hunter 36 David in Sandusky at 2:10pm 09.09.20 Here is a review of the boat: https://www.yachtingmonthly.com/reviews/yacht-reviews/boat-review-hun
Unknown Sailboat Type tosudbury at 2:09pm 09.09.20 we have hunted on the outside and inside the boat for its identification. This size boat dent requ

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