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Single Handing Gary at 1:47am 08.04.02 Smaller Boats 5/899 When sailing alone how do most of you handle the tiller. Tiller tamer, Autohelm, etc., etc.?????Th
Hunter 22 Zincs? George West at 12:39am 08.04.02 Smaller Boats 1/790 Hello, Does the Hunter 22 with a swing keel (2ft-5ft) need a zinc on the stainless steel plates that
Differences Rudolph at 12:02am 08.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1095 What is the differences between the different 26 models (C, D, S, X)
Bow Cleat Loose Jay Litsey at 11:21pm 08.03.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1141 My bow cleat is loose - can't screw back in nor loosen to put in bigger screws. Can't get to base o
More about turtling George H260 at 10:54pm 08.03.02 Smaller Boats 4/1040 I looked at all daysailers long and hard before I settled on the Hunter 170. One of the main reason
Electric Motor? Steve at 3:30pm 08.03.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1073 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 3/855 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 12/2792 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 6/2193 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 0/2431 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 2/1142 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 2/1180
Traveler parts Rick D at 10:23am 08.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1061 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 5/2900 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 8/1810 Anybody installed wheel steering on a sailboat. Cost$$$$ Level of difficulty? Etc....Am thanking y
Wheel Steering Roy at 9:47am 08.03.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/929 Anybody have an idea on the $$$$$'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 9/901 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 0/1315 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 6/1108 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 1/901 I have a fuel leak from the injection pump,(at the gasket-shim) and the motor seems to not be gettin

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Following in the footsteps.... Himilou at 11:38am 08.11.20
Do more zincs last longer? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:36am 08.11.20 Not disagreeing that the increased surface are will increase the potential, but how does it make th
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 11:33am 08.11.20 Thank you so much for the speedy replies! Caverun, both adhesives look good but I think that I will
H-34 Manual Fuel Check (6) Claude L.-Auger at 11:30am 08.11.20 YVRGuy, FYI I took a long cruise during summer of 2019 and burned 595,85 liters of fuel during 247,4
M25 transmission mystery? byeager at 11:25am 08.11.20 Update - Mechanic said dipstick is in there under the gears. He's never seen one fall into the trans
Do more zincs last longer? Rich Stidger at 11:25am 08.11.20 OK, so I did a little bit of research to clear my recollection that it is possible to have too much
Mast rake, how much? (3) drewlamparello at 11:24am 08.11.20 You may find these Diagrams helpful that I got from Catalina/ Seldon... Calls for the uppers to be
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D Eclectic at 11:18am 08.11.20 Okay so first thought GLOVES! C"mon man. Even some cheap mechanics gloves are better than nothing.
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve jviss at 11:16am 08.11.20 Fuel runs up hill?:badbad: Maybe Ralph and I should share a post in the SailCallLounge, one day.
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve JamesG161 at 11:10am 08.11.20 I don't get how that obviates the need for the check valve. Fuel runs up hill?:badbad: The small
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive caverun at 11:07am 08.11.20 I used 3M 4200 on mine, but I just used 3M weatherstrip adhesive for another rubber repair and it wo
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Rick Macdonald at 10:51am 08.11.20 I actually have no idea, and I've been hoping to get an answer to this myself!
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Jimmy at 10:50am 08.11.20 What adhesive would you recommend for replacing my water ballast valve gasket underneath the boat?
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve jssailem at 10:47am 08.11.20 CHECK VALVE? I do not remember any check valve on my Racor 500 fuel filter. Then of course I did rem
Coast guard boarding. dLj at 10:44am 08.11.20 I was not exactly stopped, but one time sailing down the coast of France just before we came into Sp
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Crazy Dave Condon at 10:32am 08.11.20 @caverun or @Rick Macdonald can you handle? Dealing with SBA & FAA TODAY
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve jviss at 10:31am 08.11.20 Can't follow this or is there a typo ? Fighting a losing battle with our parrot here so maybe it's
Coast guard boarding. jssailem at 10:24am 08.11.20 Good question @Hardtail70 to start off your discussions here on the forum. Welcome. It is somewhat
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve Ralph Johnstone at 10:22am 08.11.20 So, when you open the filter housing, the LP pump check valve prevents nothing. Can't follow this
Coast guard boarding. DArcy at 10:18am 08.11.20 Once, off Kingston in the '80s, I think it was the provincial police (not RCMP) that came along side

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