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Backstay points and Rig Loads Geoff McLaughlin at 9:00pm 06.30.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/729 Hello allDoes anyone know:1. typical backstay loads, with and without spinnaker, and/or resource
Installing a Raytheon ST 60 wind indicator Jack at 8:09pm 06.30.02 Big Boats 2/1510 I have a new Raytheon ST60 wind indicator. Got it as a gift!!. I plan to go up the mast and inst
am/fm Stereo replacement Nichole at 8:06pm 06.30.02 Big Boats 1/870 I would like to upgrade my stereo on my 2000 340. But how does the original come out of the bracket
Is sailing the 26 as nice as the video shows? Dan at 3:57pm 06.30.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1271 I have watched the video several times and hope to purchase a 26 this year. I live in Seattle and th
Sailing rituals (2) SailboatOwners.com at 3:16pm 06.30.02 Ask All Sailors 29/2197 Does your sailing experience involve rituals you perform pretty much every time you go out? Do yo
Propellor shaft bracket: Is the bend intentional? ian carter at 1:05pm 06.30.02 Other Sailboats 1/899 I am in the midst of negotiating to purchase a 1988 Hunter Legend 37. The survey has been done and o
Hatches Gil Hess at 12:39pm 06.30.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1290 I have a hunter27 1981 both hatch covers are broke where they lock down.....where can i get replacem
Black Streaks Bob at 12:26pm 06.30.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1461 has anyone figured out how to eliminate the annoying black streaks on white fiber glass?
Galvanic Isolators Ed V. at 11:53am 06.30.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1023 Hi All,I recently installed shore power on my O25, and am wondering how important it is to have a
Update Can't Get the Main Up All the Way Marc P at 11:43am 06.30.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/842 I tried all the recommendations posted and still can't get the main up all the way. I used a spare
Autohelm ST30 Wind Instrument J Stage at 11:30am 06.30.02 Ask All Sailors 3/2793 Cups on top of mast are no longer rotating. Therefore no apparent wind speed, but wind direction sti
Bent keel patrick doyle at 10:26am 06.30.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1827 I have just purchased a 1987 27 foot c'c which fell off its cradle. While falling the lead keel was
Peggy-I made a mistake Wynn Ferrel at 9:20am 06.30.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/1862 when I installed a Jabsco service kit on my head. The head works and pumps just fine, but after pum
Compression Post Base Rusted Out!!! Andrew at 9:16am 06.30.02 Big Boats 21/1960 On my new-to-me H36, I noticed a rusted hulk in the bilge which appears to be a large (12" diameter)
Good as NEW keel D Berube at 8:47am 06.30.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1480 Just wanted all Mac 22 owners to know I had dropped my keel and totally restored it to like new cond
Measuring for PHRF Jim at 8:12am 06.30.02 Racing 3/1420 I would like to measure my H-31 for a PHRF rating to see how it compares with some of the club ratin
O'Day Fleets Tom at 7:09am 06.30.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/907 I have been searching the web for a site that lists O'Day fleets in the USA to no avail. In particul
hull construction for shoot thru depth sounder revron at 5:07am 06.30.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1294 My Beneteau Oceanis 370's ST-50 depth sounder stopped working correctly. It flahes at 38 feet or fl
best place to inmstall blocks for a chute? Steven de Filippis at 4:42am 06.30.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/758 I am in the process of rigging my h23 to fly a cruising asym spinnaker. My question was where shoul
The Preferred Grease Jim Rushing at 4:36am 06.30.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1218 Peggy, when rebuilding the pump on a head, what is the preferred grease to use and where can it be p

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Wilcox Crittenden parts interchangebility Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:06pm 06.25.20 to save time, I can give a certain lady's reply now - which is "trow it out and get a Raritan Supe
How Do I turn off my cockpit lights? jviss at 1:05pm 06.25.20 They only go on when plugged into shore power. they can be a drain on the battery Huh?
How to cool a 25 Macgregor on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida in the Summer,,, Zero Breeze? JRT at 1:01pm 06.25.20 https://campinghabits.com/zero-breeze I'd pass on it, it is pricey, you could get a portable genera
18.5 outboard shaft length Revv up at 12:53pm 06.25.20
Hunter 27, 2006 in mast furling upper swivel sail attach shackle lost sail sfbay at 12:52pm 06.25.20 Maybe make a soft shackle out of Dyneema? https://www.sailmagazine.com/gear/on-deck-soft-shackles
How to cool a 25 Macgregor on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida in the Summer,,, Zero Breeze? (1) patrickfarley at 12:47pm 06.25.20 181520 From the web site
Wilcox Crittenden parts interchangebility (1) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:40pm 06.25.20 10-12 years would have been a good run for a Groco compact (HC, HE or HF depending on when it was ma
Hunter 27, 2006 in mast furling upper swivel sail attach shackle lost Boatnic at 12:26pm 06.25.20 Thanks for your reply! I have that manual and on page 18 it lists the different shackles, mine is th
Partial upgrade of antique navigation electronics Rich Stidger at 12:10pm 06.25.20 Thanks Rich. Are modern chartplotters generally able to communicate in either 0183 or 2000 format t
Impeller kit - Sherwood odaydokay at 11:45am 06.25.20 Westerbeke Part 33100 water pump impeller kit, unopened. Free for shipping cost only. Still avail
Partial upgrade of antique navigation electronics Justin_NSA at 11:38am 06.25.20 The January Issue of Practical Sailor had a pretty good article with tips on getting old and new ele
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 11:33am 06.25.20 Are you getting the dust storm yet? Suppose to be this Friday / weekend I think. There is just no
How to cool a 25 Macgregor on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida in the Summer,,, Zero Breeze? (1) Lost Hannah at 11:28am 06.25.20 Still wondering how well the Zero Breeze AC machine works. the zero breeze uses a tiny A/C compres
Found a 2003 C310 Ron20324 at 11:28am 06.25.20 Just noticed I missed a few updates. We had RoseLeigh out twice in June and spent a couple of days
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 11:22am 06.25.20 Just noticed I missed a few updates. We had RoseLeigh out twice in June and spent a couple of days
Partial upgrade of antique navigation electronics JRT at 11:19am 06.25.20 So is this for lake sailing only? Your lake is a 1/3 the size of my lake Guntersville and I added a
Sailboat rudder pulling to port JamesG161 at 11:18am 06.25.20 You want to disrupt the side opposite the pull, therefore reducing the pressure on that side. I woul
1995 beneteau 321 walk-through transom seat Ron20324 at 11:06am 06.25.20 My 2006 B323 is much like yours. I often thought it would a good idea to extend the helm seat down t
Partial upgrade of antique navigation electronics Noodat Lady at 11:05am 06.25.20 Thanks Rich. Are modern chartplotters generally able to communicate in either 0183 or 2000 format th
Partial upgrade of antique navigation electronics Calif. Ted at 11:05am 06.25.20 I recently added a 7" Garmin and connected to RM ST60 instruments and an ST 6000 AP using the Seatal

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