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Hunter 41 shaft size Gblanchard at 5:20pm 02.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/701 Does anyone would know the size of the shaft of a hunter 410. My boat is away on storage and I need
cracks (2) paulj at 5:16pm 02.22.16 Catalina 310 11/3244 Anyone else have cracks like these ? Did you fix them ? paulj :hook2:
Boss stereos sold by Defender chuckwayne at 2:24pm 02.22.16 Ask All Sailors 26/3249 Has anyone used one of the Boss radios Defender sells? I'm looking for a replacement sound system an
Sailing to Maine ?? (1) ifmdalvey at 1:56pm 02.22.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1126 If you plan on sailing to Maine this summer there are several things that are guaranteed, Superb sce
Oday 28 SETTE BACK REST IAMCCF at 1:54pm 02.22.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1111 Hi All, I am curious about the hinged backrest on my Oday 28. Is there a safe way to keep them up w
Raymarine instruments LeGe at 1:14pm 02.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/841 We have an ST 50 auto helm with tri data instrumentation (speed and depth) on our new to us 1993 H3
Electric winch-Hunter41DS Sailing Poodles at 12:31pm 02.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/830 Am replacing my primary winch (starboard side main halyard) with an electric one and my electrician
air conditioner xianbarnard at 11:54am 02.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1182 I'm looking for recommendations on a portable air conditioner. i have a hunter 28 in texas, looking
Underwater Lighting chasmoyer at 11:54am 02.22.16 Big Boats 12/1716 I am thinking about adding two underwater lights on my stern near the prop when I do my next bottom
New Hunter 28.5 Website with user forum. CruisingMax at 11:24am 02.22.16 Mid-Size Boats 0/934 Greetings 28.5 owners. I won't blather on much here beyond having acquired a 1998 H 28.5 late last f
boom vang - hunter 28 xianbarnard at 11:15am 02.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/787 does anyone have the specs on replacing the boom vang on a hunter 28?
Aqualarm water flow sensor PeterBld at 11:05am 02.22.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/798 I had one of these fitted on our previous boat. Had a slide adjustment to set sensitivity. Had zero
So how did you Cherubini owners mount your cabin top hardware? kito at 10:36am 02.22.16 The Cherubini Hunters 18/2761 My H30 project boat needs some cabin top winches, mast plates, organizers, turning blocks, clutches
Hunter 34 in need of new cushions for cabin bethalgar at 9:46am 02.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2243 Hi everyone :) We just purchased a 1984 34 Hunter and cant wait to start enjoying her. It appears h
Ripped the genoa on the lower shroud bolt (1) marke14 at 8:55am 02.22.16 Ask All Sailors 11/975 Yesterday we were out for a day sail south of the Port of Los Angeles. We sailed out of the Angel's
Neil Pryde Sails Question (1) MaritimeTees at 8:21am 02.22.16 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3186 How many Oday Owners are still flying Neil Pryde Sails? The reason I ask is I am the guy that makes
H34 Adding new deck organizer & clutches PGIJon at 8:20am 02.22.16 Big Boats 19/1439 Since I am going to add lines back to the cockpit for the main's 2 reef points. Therefore, I will ne
Adding weight to the stern to counteract weather helm Iriegal at 8:13am 02.22.16 Ask All Sailors 59/6932 Hello All - I've posted before about my Oday 272 and weather helm problems. She has a 9.9 outboard
Replacing bilge/ drain hoses - project questions Ebbing Lattitude at 6:48am 02.22.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/4040 Hi all, Balmy northeast weather has allowed me to get a start early on my spring projects. I have
Adding refrigeration on an O'day 35 DannyS at 4:31am 02.22.16 Bigger Boats 25/4766 I'm starting to think about adding refrigeration to one of the ice boxes on our boat. Currently, we

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:44am 08.21.23 Well, if they also preclude the use of an autopilot for this test, then sure, going hove-to to reef
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 8:40am 08.21.23 At least on the three boats that I have owned and a dozen or so that I have gone out on for the pur
Wema tank level sender JamesG161 at 8:29am 08.21.23 So I'm wondering if some enterprising individual has had the black magnet thing that slides up and
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 8:29am 08.21.23 Please explain to me how you heave to with only the headsail up? Seems the wind on the bankwinded h
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 8:29am 08.21.23 I guess I'm missing something in the "hove to" to raise the main. How can you hove to when the mai
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 8:27am 08.21.23 See edited version #102, further explanation. Well, if they also preclude the use of an autopilot
Fabric for boom tent? JBP-PA at 8:24am 08.21.23 I'm also pondering cross beams. As it is, I can close up the front as shown, or I can open up the
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:23am 08.21.23 Exactly...if, if, and if. But that's exactly my point. I would not not offer this as generic advice
Tropical Storm Hilary [E Pacific] (1) JamesG161 at 8:22am 08.21.23 Oh My Gosh! Hurricane Hilary caused 10 times the rain in 2 days that Los Angles see this time of ye
Fabric for boom tent? (1) JBP-PA at 8:21am 08.21.23 219111 Here is the current one. You can see that it does not drape well and is too translucent.
Fabric for boom tent? JBP-PA at 8:20am 08.21.23 Yep. Doubling the layers, possibly with an air gap as dLj suggested, is an option. I have not yet d
Stiff Throttle kloudie1 at 8:15am 08.21.23 Assuning a single lever control.... Sounds like there is something binding in the control head.. If
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 8:14am 08.21.23 I suppose if you lose the AP and needed to slab reef the main for whatever reason, and if the boat
Fabric for boom tent? Project_Mayhem at 8:14am 08.21.23 Have you ever thought to double up the ripstop nylon you have now? It'll keep the size down when sto
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:09am 08.21.23 Well, given your self-imposed "prime directive," together with the atypical circumstances you have
Invest 90L (1) JamesG161 at 8:06am 08.21.23 Tropical Storm Franklin will become a Hurricane, which will likely landfall where @dLj started his c
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:02am 08.21.23 I guess I'm missing something in the "hove to" to raise the main. How can you hove to when the mai
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 7:59am 08.21.23 I was going to respond with the exact same thing that KG said but he beat me to it. When sailing s
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jibes138 at 7:26am 08.21.23 Any thoughts on wearing a wetsuit while single handing? If you end up in the water it could greatly
Sails up at the dock ? JBP-PA at 6:55am 08.21.23 Raising sails at the dock is fine (within reason). What you don't want to do is raise sails on th

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