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Lone Star Help baburns at 6:28pm 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 6/970 How do you lower the bilge boards on a Lone Star 16? Acting like levers are locked and seller is no
30T furler line sealing Ken Cross at 4:48pm 06.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/602 Hi all. I have a wet deck where the furler lines penitrate the deck at the anchor locker. I'm planni
Island Time gettinthere at 4:33pm 06.20.15 Destinations 8/2586 I was long overdue for a haircut. In Black Point Exuma the Rockside Laundry also has a sign for hair
2005 33 Blower mikej21 at 3:49pm 06.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/1198 My Hunter is an 2005 33 with a 29 hp Yanmar engine. When and how often should the blower be used.
Catalina Mainsheet Magazine Don Guillette at 3:12pm 06.20.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/3672 Stu Jackson: It's been a number of years since I've seen a copy of the Mainsheet magazine. I always
When to replace Fire Extinguishers? rfrye1 at 2:45pm 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 20/5130 Is there some way to know when to replace the on board fire extinguishers? All mine still show in th
No propulsion cedge at 1:41pm 06.20.15 Engines and Propulsion 14/2972 I'm new to sailing and have a 25ft keel boat which when using the inboard engine did not have any r
Solar panel mounting Daddio at 11:46am 06.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1559 Just looking for mounting ideas for solar panels. We have a 29.5 with a Bimini. Pictures would be ve
Topping lift (1) Leatherneck at 11:01am 06.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2760 Have struggled with this. I've tried three different configurations. I tried one end secured to mast
BEST Boat Transport Experience Coyote at 11:01am 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 0/647 We had to move our "loved" Oday 28 from Titusville, (upper east coast of FL) to St Petersburg area,
Thru hull plugs colinhulse at 10:49am 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1251 Thru deck electric plugs / connectors I installed speakers up high in the Bimini top of my 30 O'Day
Infant life jacket recommendations? (1) rpwillia at 9:58am 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 6/944 OK, got new grandkids (twin boys) who are now 5 months old. Daughter wants them to be raised as boat
Keeping Swing Keel in the water atrometer at 8:21am 06.20.15 Catalina 22 8/2500 If you keep your 22' swing keel on a mooring or at a dock in brackish water, do you leave the keel u
Buying a used oday Rreynolds at 7:53am 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2076 Hi there, new here. Names Ryan. Today i will be looking at a 1969 oday 17. I don't know much about i
Sirius Sailboat Cadillac (1) rspeers at 7:36am 06.20.15 Sirius 21/22 0/3081 Hello everyone. I have a cool Sirius story to tell... So we are very happy with our present Siri
salon cushions emergpa1 at 6:46am 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1252 We are about to replace our interior boat cushions. We have an IP 31 and live aboard. We sleep in th
Need dimensions for 8' Ely dinghy daggerboard Piotr at 5:53am 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 0/499 The old one dissapeared over last winter, so I need to build a new one. Any help will be appreciated
Mens Help Line ... Could Come in Handy ... catalanc at 5:29am 06.20.15 Sails Call Lounge 7/2987 "hello, My Name Is Bob, How Can I Help You?" Caller: "hi, Bob, I Really Need Your Advice On A Serio
How to create a fiberglass travel style tube Crazy Dave Condon at 5:09am 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 5/856 Often folks are using pvc piping for a travel corridor for water lines, electrical wires, and so for
How to get the same tune when takimg down the mast and re st shawanaga at 5:05am 06.20.15 Big Boats 6/1016 just bought a 1990 Hunter 35.5 and we are trucking to our lake. The mast is up and tuned. any sugges

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Winch handle safe use Roland5048 at 4:53pm 07.12.23 I should clarify - when I was typing I was thinking about the pawls failing to pop out due to sprin
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (1) dLj at 4:43pm 07.12.23 Sunset happening right now as I sit here....
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 4:42pm 07.12.23 Lunenbueg is a delight! What a beautiful port! Very sailor friendly, you don't have to pay for dingh
Winch handle safe use Davidasailor26 at 4:38pm 07.12.23
Blisters inside of water ballast tanks? Stu Jackson at 4:32pm 07.12.23 and the Catalina 25s It wasn't the C25s, it was the Catalina 250 that had water ballast. You coul
Winch handle safe use Roland5048 at 4:31pm 07.12.23 There are several take-aways from this thread, but I feel the most important is safety. IMHO, the t
Sahara Dust shemandr at 4:15pm 07.12.23 I did not note that.
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Stu Jackson at 4:13pm 07.12.23
Potential new Hunter owner shemandr at 4:13pm 07.12.23 There are pictures and then reality. Sounds like the decision made itself. And it is a lesson for
Winch handle safe use Joe at 3:56pm 07.12.23 An oft repeated fallacy of how they should be used. Joe & I have had this discussion before, I lik
Potential new Hunter owner 60bubba at 3:55pm 07.12.23 Photos would imply to me the sails are likely trash, running and standing rigging, ... This was m
Potential new Hunter owner kappykaplan at 3:51pm 07.12.23
In boom reefing design Windpilot at 3:28pm 07.12.23 Phil, My solution to removing the reef to raise the sail, at the end of the boom, pull the reefing
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May BigEasy at 3:26pm 07.12.23 Gee, I thought my next sentence would have let you figure it out. It was: Speed Time Distance
Potential new Hunter owner isaksp00 at 3:18pm 07.12.23 The price is $3500? That'd be a hard pass from me. I don't think I'd take it for free, given the cos
Potential new Hunter owner (4) 60bubba at 2:56pm 07.12.23
Potential new Hunter owner 60bubba at 2:47pm 07.12.23
In boom reefing design Sailfanatic at 2:46pm 07.12.23 Thanks for the replies and info. I would like to have a set up like Rich shared but my actual arran
Prop size for my 28.5 JamesG161 at 2:45pm 07.12.23 Call the SBO shops and they know the proper size propeller Hunter 28.5 Parts Jim...
Your experience with propane outboards? MikeHoncho at 2:39pm 07.12.23 Disconnect the hose from the motor. There should be a valve that looks like a tire stem valve in it

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