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Lehr outboard propane bottle, how hot? SoSound at 9:57pm 08.02.19 Ask All Sailors 14/627 I just tried out my new Lehr propane outboard for the first time. Overall, a great experience (minu
1983 Hunter 34 companion way instrument pod mrhappy at 4:49pm 08.02.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/514 All The above the companion way instrument pod has seen its better days. Would anyone have a source
H 23.5 Anchor Locker Drain Thru-hull Repair and Replace (2) CrispyCringle at 3:11pm 08.02.19 Smaller Boats 3/889 This is just a little piece of info for the next guy doing a anchor locker thru-hull repair on a H 2
Stay/shroud tension sbcwolff at 1:22pm 08.02.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1108 How much slack is too much on shrouds? We have upper and lower shrouds and a single spreader point
Reefing Mac 26s sbcwolff at 1:18pm 08.02.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3631 Just wondering how best to reef my mac 26s. The main foot isn't free (slides into boom) so those lit
Pearson 28-2 water heater 757guy at 12:08pm 08.02.19 Pearson 22/3112 Good day, folks. Our water heater, apparently original, is starting to rust. It works fine, no cru
Catalina 25 Pop Top LTDT at 11:41am 08.02.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/3769 OK, this may be a dumb question...the Cat 25 manual says not to sail with the Pop Top extended, yet
Trailer for Catalina 25 LTDT at 11:23am 08.02.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/421 Cat 25 Owners...After nearly 50 years away from sailing we bought an abandoned Cat 25 in 2009 and re
Charging Voltage Question Monterey385 at 9:39am 08.02.19 Ask All Sailors 50/5104 This morning we awoke to the voltmeter reading 12.1 with the refrigerator and freezer on. We were f
Hauling/Launching Trailered Boats with a Strap or Rope Project_Mayhem at 8:02am 08.02.19 Ask All Sailors 40/4169 My 2wd truck was slipping like crazy at the ramp. I've heard of many people launching/retrieving wit
restoring windows tgrayson at 6:54am 08.02.19 Ask All Sailors 2/319 need some information about restoring aluminum frame windows on 1974 macgregor venture 17. frames ar
My Second Race (1) catalanc at 8:10pm 08.01.19 Ask All Sailors 1/271 Dead last, single handed, but was a nice nite.
Big Day Tomorrow (2) Terry Cox at 7:44pm 08.01.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 18/1177 Yes, August 2, 1969 was our wedding day in North Bend, Oregon. Father-in-law had to drag me out of b
Climbing the mast solo (1) jonelli at 6:49pm 08.01.19 Catalina 30 10/2308
Widgeon paint Case at 5:40pm 08.01.19 Ask An Oday Owner 2/581 I have a widgeon #88 and I am repainting it. It currently has splatter paint on the interior and I'm
I want it soooooo bad ... but I can't Raspa at 5:39pm 08.01.19 Mid-Size Boats 16/1512 Guys, gals... There's this crazy dude who's selling a 1982 Hunter 30 feet which on the Pictures look
going over hull speed h41 regatta Valerio at 5:05pm 08.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/617 I was thinking impossible in my heavy H41, we raced for 65 mi offshore on a broad reach and the wind
Hunter 22 Swing Keel Questions curt in CO at 12:43pm 08.01.19 Smaller Boats 16/3042 I recently purchased a 2013 model Marlow-Hunter 22 with hydraulic swing keel. 1. Is it possible to
Where to install low voltage disconnect device? (1) Ben4195 at 11:25am 08.01.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1618 Hi folks, there was a recent discussion about batteries and refrigerators and how to prevent the fri
Some small-boat cruising commandments (1) Jackdaw at 11:09am 08.01.19 Ask All Sailors 104/8466 While a perfectly decent (hell maybe ideal) small cruiser, we mostly race, daysail, and overnight on

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Need Guidance - Which trailer sailer fits? Siamese at 3:01pm 09.21.23 Good to do as you're doing, and decide what would be the best possible boat(s) for your situation.
I've raised Macgregor 26c mast just by hand, why need gin pole for smaller Hunter 23 or 26? rgranger at 3:00pm 09.21.23 Sorry to ask questions but that seems why the internet exists. The problem with many opinions if p
Deck paint recommendations Tally Ho at 2:58pm 09.21.23 It's time to repaint. I'm not the original owner, but it looks like the deck has never been painte
Alternatives to NER Salsa (better price, less ugly) thinwater at 2:58pm 09.21.23 Gloves. Personal preference, I dislike fuzzy lines. I like the feel and cleating of a smooth polye
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I've raised Macgregor 26c mast just by hand, why need gin pole for smaller Hunter 23 or 26? labrmnus at 2:15pm 09.21.23 Sorry to ask questions but that seems why the internet exists. The problem with many opinions if p
Raymarine ST60 Wind Instrument John6212 at 2:04pm 09.21.23 I had a similar issue and it turned out to be a poorly terminated connection on a wire that connect
Need Guidance - Which trailer sailer fits? FreedomCrawler at 2:03pm 09.21.23 It's been a while and I wanted to not only follow up but revisit this as I'm hoping to pick up somet
23.5 unsinkable??? (2) massnspace at 1:59pm 09.21.23 2000 lbs. of closed cell foam floats, too. As does 2000 lbs. of air. 2000 lbs of solid fiberglass s
I've raised Macgregor 26c mast just by hand, why need gin pole for smaller Hunter 23 or 26? isaksp00 at 1:58pm 09.21.23 To me, the issue with the H23 mast isn't so much the weight of it as it goes up or down (the 4-1 blo
23.5 unsinkable??? (1) rgranger at 1:53pm 09.21.23 A 2000 lb tree floats....
Problems with cdi furling jib (1) joel@CDI at 1:49pm 09.21.23 Hi there, this is an older design likely from the 90s. Here is a photo showing how to secure your li
Disturbance off Florida kappykaplan at 1:48pm 09.21.23 Tropical Storm Ophelia? Fri night NE winds 25 to 35 kts with gusts to 50 kts. Sat NE winds 30 to 40
I've raised Macgregor 26c mast just by hand, why need gin pole for smaller Hunter 23 or 26? (1) rgranger at 1:46pm 09.21.23 so I do wonder is the H 26 gonna be hugely different. YES! It is.... Just wondering.....If
2010 Honda 9.9 with new impeller doesn't "pee". thinwater at 1:46pm 09.21.23 Also common, if bits of the old impeller came loose, they can plug passages, including the pee passa
In hull transducer MHauser at 1:39pm 09.21.23 Just thought I would complete this post about in hull transducers. I went ahead and installed the G
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 1:38pm 09.21.23 Preface: Apologies to the OP for thread drift... You assume I'm not enjoying this.
Deck paint recommendations jviss at 1:38pm 09.21.23 I hear that Awlgrip is the best - that's what's on my boat's topsides, and it's held up well and loo
23.5 unsinkable??? massnspace at 1:29pm 09.21.23 The foam in my boat is in excellent condition. Not degraded or waterlogged. But I am not believing
I've raised Macgregor 26c mast just by hand, why need gin pole for smaller Hunter 23 or 26? labrmnus at 12:52pm 09.21.23 But surely people can LOWER the Hunter 26 mast by selves without gin pole. At no point is there not

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