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New-rig info wanted jcherubini at 2:43pm 03.17.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1162 I am acquiring a Venture 2-22 that appears to need a whole new rig. I'll be looking for a decent ta
Cat 30 cabin cushions glem at 1:40am 03.13.02 Big Boats 3/1572 I am confused about cushion placement on my 1979 Cat 30 dinette model. I have a diagram showing that
Removing Tape Residue fred miller at 6:15am 03.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1147 I made the mistake of taping up stuff to the fiberglas deck and handrails of my 35.5 for winter stor
Please help identifying a boat. Jim Cook at 2:45pm 03.15.02 Trailer Sailors 3/1832 I met a guy today who is trying to sell his boat. It appears to me to be very similar to some Macgr
Mast Wiring Gene at 5:16am 03.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/963 While my 81' Catalina is on the hard I thought I would check the mast wiring to make sure it was OK.
Is Boat Insurance Needed ..... (1) Ben Allen at 4:34am 03.01.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/987 ABSOLUTLY !!!!!In a thread below where a comparison of Catalina 25's vs. O'Day 25 took place, I in
cruising spinnakker from Hong Kng sailmakers Ramon at 2:43am 03.01.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1190 I attended the Miami sailboat show this past month and was impressed with the low price offered by t
EMERGENCY TILLER HELP George OCONNELL at 1:08am 03.01.02 Bigger Boats 2/1440 Does anyone have an idea where I can get an emergency tiller for an O'Day 32 Center Cockpit?sinlin
Stern Seats Tony at 10:31pm 02.28.02 Big Boats 1/955 This winter I refinished the stern rail seats with SikkensTook a long timeRemoved each strip,stri
Slight vibration / 2 bladed prop A. J. Richter at 8:18pm 02.28.02 Big Boats 1/962 I have a Hunter 40, 1989. I have a slight vibration at 2800 RPM and above. We have replaced the
Sheet organizer Barrie McDonald at 11:54am 02.28.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1727 The sheet lines and others running into my cockpit are at best a big messy hassel with regards to so
OB for 272 John R at 11:06am 02.28.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1020 Any suggestions for an OB for my 87 272? Also does it need a 20" or 25"?
replacement tiller Brian Hart at 10:28am 02.28.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1970 I have what I believe is a 1977 model Venture that is, shall we say, a "fixer upper." It's been gre
Keel Templates Tom at 9:07am 02.28.02 Destinations 0/1437 looking for keel templates to fair the keel on my Capri 30, please email at capri3054@aol.com
leaking rudder stuffing box howie geismar at 8:38am 02.28.02 Other Sailboats 3/1111 My hunter 33 sloophas a leaking rudder stuffing box.I've tried everything to try and loosen the nuts
Snapfurl opinions, questions Tom Wootton at 7:19am 02.28.02 Smaller Boats 4/1026 I plan to convert to roller reefing this summer, and didn't find much in the archives on Schaefer's
Generator Mike at 6:05am 02.28.02 Big Boats 1/1440 What size generator would you recommend for a Catalina 380 ? And does anyone recommend a particular
New Garmin GPs/chartplotter Bob F at 4:34am 02.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/908 Has anybody bought the new Garmin 176? Nice compact package with color screen for about $550-600. An
Help Spinnaker Dimensions Dana Smith at 3:01am 02.28.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1031 Does anyone know where I would mearsue my asymmetrical spinnaker for these dimensions.SLU____ SLE
40 standing rigging sizes? PGPence at 2:43am 02.28.02 Big Boats 4/1295 I just bought a 1985 Hunter 40 Legend, In fixer upper condition. The mast and boom are present but n

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On or Off Rick D at 9:39am 08.03.20 Well, I have left the shorepower connected and refrig/freezer running for 30+ years without issues f
Need to repair a stripped deck organizer anchor (1) jssailem at 9:36am 08.03.20 If I understand your challenge you have an anchor (like a Removable Screw-Drive Anchor) hor part is
Teak trim rmargeson at 9:27am 08.03.20 You don't want to secure that teak trim, the access to the emergency steering is below that trim pie
Do the math john6206 at 9:20am 08.03.20 Seems about right
Need to repair a stripped deck organizer anchor SoSound at 9:16am 08.03.20 Enlarge the hole slightly and remove some core. Heavily wax the bolt. Fill the hole with thickened
Compatible with RV Pump-out? Tedd at 9:14am 08.03.20 In either case, the hose connections need to be leak-free. Perhaps the most important comment, so
Compatible with RV Pump-out? sail sfbay at 9:12am 08.03.20 Another location to pump-out is at a local municipal rv dump station, which may or may not charge yo
Installed Marvair CR330 Condensation tfox2069 at 9:11am 08.03.20 It should be a simple fix to attach a 3/4 to 5/8 reducer and eliminate the bucket which kind of def
Fuse Holder for Propane System...... sailcapt340 at 9:11am 08.03.20
Compatible with RV Pump-out? (1) sail sfbay at 9:09am 08.03.20 You need to gravity flow into the rv waste disposal system..............so thinking out of the box y
Compatible with RV Pump-out? Tedd at 9:06am 08.03.20 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress : Yeah, good point. I've been operating on the assumption that you could
Interior wood trim repair or other ideas jssailem at 9:06am 08.03.20 I can see that. PO put the plexiglass there to protect the cushions from washing spray. Unfortunatel
Compatible with RV Pump-out? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:04am 08.03.20 You might be able to do it via an overboard discharge thru-hull using a macerator or diaphragm disch
Need to repair a stripped deck organizer anchor SoSound at 8:59am 08.03.20 You can Helicoil the original thread. This is a spring thread that gets tapped into the base metal
Cleaning Non-skid Gelcoat Surfaces? jviss at 8:52am 08.03.20 I found the Woody Wax for Non-skid! (I don't know where anything is on this boat.) Years ago my so
Compatible with RV Pump-out? Tedd at 8:50am 08.03.20 @sail sfbay : Thanks! Would it not be possible to make an adapter to connect the seacock to the cam
Hunter 35 sail sfbay at 8:49am 08.03.20 Welcome to the forum!! If you do not find a used mainsail from the forum suggest contacting: https
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? DayDreamer41 at 8:48am 08.03.20 @dlochner I sure hope that its only the seals on the seawater pump, the other options you mention so
Compatible with RV Pump-out? sail sfbay at 8:44am 08.03.20 RV campground black/gray tank waste disposal systems are gravity fed into through a 3 inch hose from
Bow thruster hunter M_Michaels at 8:38am 08.03.20 I have a Hunter 380. I bought and installed an Exturn 24 volt external bow thruster from Germany. No

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