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VHF Field Day sullyj020 at 4:50pm 09.09.15 SSB and Ham Operators 1/2475 VHF this weekend 09/12/15
Port Helm bias while under motor power only. tigue at 3:29pm 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/979 I am at the later stages of purchasing a 2003 Hunter 356. With a Yanmar 27HP motor and a MAX prop. I
Anyome have experience with sunbird 16? (1) Zu13 at 2:34pm 09.09.15 Day Sailers 7/5465 I am looking at buying my first sail boat and this seems to be a great option with my limited budget
need hull measurments jgrimmjs at 1:20pm 09.09.15 Bigger Boats 2/874 Oday 272 le, I need hull or trailer measurements for bunks or support post. This is the second trail
Sizing a roller furler and head sail CHSN WND at 11:27am 09.09.15 Smaller Boats 18/2721 I've been in contact with a gent who has a roller furler and 130 jib he'd like to sell. I'm interest
hydraulic gangway nmenkes at 7:54am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/609 hello all sailors I tried this question on two other threads with no luck !!! may be someone can h
C25 fin keel chord? rbpsbo at 8:34am 09.09.15 Smaller Boats 2/1014 hi all new owner of a Catalina 25 fin keel, and she is still in the water (Cape Cod) wondering if
C25 fin keel chord? rbpsbo at 8:33am 09.09.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/812 hi all new owner of a Catalina 25 fin keel, and she is still in the water (Cape Cod) wondering if
need a dodger ? fgraham at 8:24am 09.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1660 nEED A DODGER ON A 27?
Replacement of a Yanmar 1gm Marijo at 8:19am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/6891 Does anyone know if it is possible to replace a Yanmar 1gm by a Yanmar 2gm on a 1990 Hunter 27? Than
Painting prop shaft & strut Crazy Dave Condon at 8:17am 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1607 As a former dealer in North Carolina, I was taught a trick on painting the metal under water more sp
Cetol vs Varnish. Which is better? markwbird at 7:55am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/9033 So I am refinishing the wood trim on the exterior of my H-34 and I am trying to decide between Sikke
running solar feed wires through topsides? danstanford at 5:54am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1876 The previous owner of my 290 put on a solar panel on the arch and has simply fed the feed wires down
Prone to lightning strikes or less prone? Nodak7 at 5:37am 09.09.15 Big Boats 7/1133 Ok.... I think I just got struck by lightning and here is the situation. My boat is on a lift and w
Washdown pump (1) All U Get at 4:10am 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/954 Hi all, We finally anchored out and had a little issue while raising 110 feet of chain. Our wash
Hurth Transmission Repair CYQK at 2:50am 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/2023 Have a Hirth 25 transmission on the perkins 4.108 Anyone have experience which company is best at
Replaced my exhaust hose jmish at 12:10am 09.09.15 Catalina 30 8/2415 I replaced the exhaust hose on my 1988 Catalina 30 MkII, and I'm posting my project notes here in ca
New Autopilot Suggestions planoron at 10:33pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 3/702 OK,,,I am sure this will generate a lot of opinions and hopefully so:) We purchased our boat a y
Changing engine controls SFS at 9:36pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 4/709 My H31 has a relatively new Yanmar 3YM20. I have separate throttle and gear controls on the two sid
Need bomar hatch arms (4) SFS at 9:14pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/1948 1983 H31 with what appear to be the original hatches. Total of 2 hatches, one in main cabin, one in

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Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer CaptainStan at 9:05am 01.06.24 Most small boats do not have registration numbers on them. If you have less than 10 HP motor you do
60 best Boats 30' and under DArcy at 8:27am 01.06.24 This list is growing. Another heavy weight contender (full keel) in the 27 foot range is the Nor'Sea
Looking for a practical trailer sailer. CaptainStan at 8:25am 01.06.24 Your quote of me got mixed up. The RL is 3000 lbs including the trailer. The Santana 2023 is 2300 l
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light JBP-PA at 8:14am 01.06.24 I bought the sailboat for speed; I don't race it. I do anchor overnight occasionally. I want to be
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light DArcy at 8:11am 01.06.24 is it possible that C&C did not install an anchor light on some models? I owned a 1974 C&C27 and I
60 best Boats 30' and under (1) dmax at 7:53am 01.06.24 My favorite 30' boat is not on the list: the Nonsuch 30. Very comfortable with a huge interior.
60 best Boats 30' and under Kings Gambit at 7:49am 01.06.24
H34 boom (1) Claude L.-Auger at 7:45am 01.06.24 Attached is the Rig-Rite doc for the Kenyon 3550 boom used on the 34. Scroll down it until you reach
60 best Boats 30' and under dLj at 7:41am 01.06.24 I always find these "best boats" discussions interesting. But I also find they are typically limited
60 best Boats 30' and under Kings Gambit at 7:25am 01.06.24
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s dlochner at 7:21am 01.06.24 The boats in your picture look like a broad reach in light wind. They have the big genoas out whic
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s JBP-PA at 7:17am 01.06.24 The boats in your picture look like a broad reach in light wind. They have the big genoas out which
60 best Boats 30' and under Kings Gambit at 7:13am 01.06.24
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s JBP-PA at 7:12am 01.06.24 The amount of twist you want varies according to the weather and there are several factors to consid
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend (1) Claude L.-Auger at 7:02am 01.06.24 Thanks Kappy, I do not know what the problem is. I just deleted and reloaded. Should be there. It's
60 best Boats 30' and under Kings Gambit at 6:58am 01.06.24
60 best Boats 30' and under (2) JBP-PA at 6:56am 01.06.24 How is it that a boat with a longer longer waterline (and more wetted surface) has better performan
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend kappykaplan at 6:55am 01.06.24 Attached is my solution to it. No attachment . . . :(
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend (1) Claude L.-Auger at 6:52am 01.06.24 Don't know about the 37.5, but it's a problem that is recurrent on many of the 34s and 31. Attached
Polycarbonate Bimini Window thinwater at 6:44am 01.06.24 Chemists can't help having a pet peeve over "poly." Polycarbonate (Makralon is a brand name) Polyv

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