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Happy Holidays (2) BlowMeAway at 10:54am 12.22.15 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1624 Thank you for the advice, support, and knowledge that many contributors have shared with me in my sh
DC System Discovery (3) GonzoF1 at 8:16am 12.22.15 Musings With Maine Sail 25/4340
H306 Mast Height From Waterline Robb at 6:28am 12.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2952 I'm trying to determine the mast height from waterline on a 2005 H306 with a furling main sail. I f
Boating skills for dummies? Macboy at 10:55pm 12.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3095 I was just thinking back to my cruising course and the things that come as you advance through the c
Brazing together a bow roller setup? Macboy at 10:33pm 12.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4848 One of the other projects that has made the list of "that would be nice" is a bow roller setup for o
What do I have? (2) Wesman at 5:09pm 12.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/4076 A good friend recently suffered a stroke and was unable to handle his Macgregor sailboat. He knew I
Sailing to the shift markwbird at 3:10pm 12.21.15 Ask All Sailors 9/780 So, I'm a racing nerd. I read books on it. So, I've read that when anticipating a persistent shift
CNG Cooking Gas John Leben at 2:58pm 12.21.15 S2 14/5082 I live and sail in Saugatuck, Michigan, which is only 2-1/2 hours from Chicago. Lake Welding, the we
How much ablative paint for an Oday 22 davidmhull at 2:18pm 12.21.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1061 I want to repaint with ablative paint this winter. My boat is an Oday 22. I don't want to buy more t
Hunter 380 (1999) Where can I put A/C duct to stern cabin? Dave19573 at 1:58pm 12.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1105 I purchased this boat in Georgian Bay where A/C is not needed very often so I would like to put an A
HydraLink Sealed Multiple Wire Closed End and In-Line Butt Connectors marchem at 1:05pm 12.21.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1112 Any thoughts on these multi-wire connectors? http://www.cableorganizer.com/hydralink-multiple-wire-
Stripping old paint off of old fiberglass? IH82BL8 at 11:11am 12.21.15 Ask All Sailors 12/917 What paint stripper can I use for this? It's the back side, not the gelcoat side. Thanks.
Still confused about charging! gettinthere at 9:55am 12.21.15 Musings With Maine Sail 39/3979 One of my zantrex chargers finally quit. I replaced it with a Pro Mariner 12 40P. It seems to shut
Hunter Market Report (1) JamesG161 at 7:40am 12.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/673 I found this information interesting and perhaps useful for many. I post it and it sources in which
IPad with Garmin Bluechart update Bob 04 H260 at 7:31am 12.21.15 Ask All Sailors 1/498 I recently had my iPad do an Apple update. Then yesterday I updated the North American/Bahamas chart
Stainless-steel rails and pulpits DianaOfBurlington at 6:47am 12.21.15 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2758 I am looking to have custom-made rails built for Diana. Does anyone know of East-Coast (preferably
Battery Charging JohnVTX at 6:38am 12.21.15 Catalina 30 15/3870 If I have the batteries hooked up the normal way to be able to switch between 1 and 2 or ALL. When I
What Size Danforth? DaveJ at 5:40am 12.21.15 Catalina 310 4/1267 I have noticed that there is an area in our anchor lockers that looks like it is molded for an auxil
Charter advice needed DAVA390 at 3:43am 12.21.15 Destinations 22/2513 Ok folks, gather round. I have never been to the Caribbean and I have been tasked to investigate pri
23.5 ballast tank water level Chris Hansel at 7:54pm 12.20.15 Smaller Boats 6/988 Hi, just purchased a Hunter 23.5. Read the owners manual, and it reads that there should be some typ

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Weather vane dLj at 3:24am 08.14.23 I love my Windex. It's my main apparent wind indicator on the top of my mast. It works very well. L
trailer info, Hunter 23.5, 1994 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:12am 08.14.23 Make sure bunk board supports are long and adjustable if you go that route with four supports on eac
new companionway doors JBP-PA at 3:10am 08.14.23 Very nice. Where do you store the screen panels? My screens suffer a lot from my abuse.
Gear box not engaging Alex G at 12:24am 08.14.23 I recently replaced my HBW-50 with a Twin Disc TMC-40. The motor needs to be raised 1/4" and the s
Funny Friday!!! jon hansen at 10:33pm 08.13.23 eswdBklu4cs
Has This Happend to You? jon hansen at 8:47pm 08.13.23 so the discussion really might be, 'how often should we have our sails serviced'. taken into our sa
Topside Teak Trim morbidfollower at 8:10pm 08.13.23 do they get in the way of the pop-top enclosure?
Topside Teak Trim morbidfollower at 8:09pm 08.13.23 I have handhold envy...
Bolt Rope vs Sail Slugs? Gene Neill at 7:48pm 08.13.23 Once you have slugs, you will almost certainly want mast gates. Mastgates.com is my recommendation i
Bolt Rope vs Sail Slugs? Gene Neill at 7:45pm 08.13.23 Heck yes, slugs
Topside Teak Trim (4) Gene Neill at 7:39pm 08.13.23 If things are easy to take off ill just do that. I don't have the handrails installed yet, so that
Topside Teak Trim Gene Neill at 7:19pm 08.13.23 Might have both, and might have to remove the headliner. No headliner in a C22. Ten to one there
Weather vane dlochner at 6:31pm 08.13.23 The surface area of the body and the wings are too large. Rather than reinvent the wheel, look at
Has This Happend to You? PaulK at 6:00pm 08.13.23 We had the head of a spinnaker blow off once, but we were running in big seas and the sail would col
Lifesling Lifespan? Rich Stidger at 5:58pm 08.13.23 I have the hard plastic container instead of the bag. After 25 years the harness looks like new and
Rechargeable Rich Stidger at 5:53pm 08.13.23 @jviss has a good suggestion for a dinghy pump. I have one of those and I use it to top off my ding
Weather vane PaulK at 5:51pm 08.13.23 It has to be absolutely evenly balanced in order for the boat's heeling not to impact the results. Q
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 5:14pm 08.13.23 Hey Digger, if you did receive the manual from Russ, would you mind forwarding it on to me? Libbyry
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure ...3TacksontheWater at 5:12pm 08.13.23 As an owner of a Rudder Craft kick up rudder and an '88 New Design C-22 (that has yet to see water)
Weather vane stickinthemud57 at 5:12pm 08.13.23 I like the homespun quasi-military vibe. Cool. No expert on the subject (has that ever stopped me?)

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