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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
Running new lines through the Mast sailcapt340 at 4:34am 06.20.15 Big Boats 5/1431 I am looking to run new lines through my mast. New Topping Lift, Halyard,Jib and Spare Spinnaker Li
cushion fabric oberon at 2:03am 06.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/825
Batteries and battery switch concerns DonC3222 at 10:26pm 06.19.15 Big Boats 6/1177 I just installed a new battery charger and 2 new batteries. I am unsure if I am using the battery sw
Hunter 410, 1999/Freezer Wolf24530 at 7:24pm 06.19.15 Big Boats 2/729 It seems like I have to replace my evaporator plate do to a small leak. I have an Adler Barber Compr
Hand held VHF turk397 at 7:00pm 06.19.15 Mid-Size Boats 24/2579 Just curious, those of you that have purchased a hand held VHF marine radio, is it a great asset or
electric issuses Deduct this at 6:33pm 06.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1199 none of my boat electronics are working. my battery is hooked up correctly. my engine starts. Any I
Cowl or Mushroom Vent ? (1) sailfree20770 at 2:15pm 06.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/5058 Does anyone know if there's a mushroom or cowl vent that will fit in the deck plates on the 376 deck
C 250 Wb BREEZABEL at 1:36pm 06.19.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/694 I just bought my first sailboat this year and am enjoying it so far. It has a keel that swings forwa
Cruising Florida: Intracoastal Waterways (5) Regular Guy at 12:13pm 06.19.15 Ask All Sailors 1/967 Experiences Shared: All waterways; the Atlantic Intracoastal, Marco Island and Fort Myers inside
Cruising Florida: Navigation (2) Regular Guy at 11:11am 06.19.15 Ask All Sailors 3/958 Experiences Shared: On board of my boat I have a Lowrance Elite 5 DSI and a Raymarine ST40 Bidata
Its about people, not results. (1) Jackdaw at 9:22am 06.19.15 Ask All Sailors 6/913 Last night on a light-air day we had the father of our bowman ask if he and his daughter could sail
Spindrift 17 chuckanger at 9:21am 06.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/928 I'm new to sailing and have learned on a McGregor 26 and Lagoon 38. However I am looking to buy an i
Shoebox joint leak on a Mark 1 Peters Wet at 9:12am 06.19.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/1535 Hello all, My 78 is now not leaking any rain water as Ive rebedded everything however when heeled to
Cruising Florida Regular Guy at 9:12am 06.19.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1950 Hi All, I have been back from a 1022 miles single handed sailing trip. I went from north-east Flori
Mast Lowering-Yam 25 MkII alturaam at 8:30am 06.19.15 Yamaha 15/3279 Do you any of you Yam 25 owners have experience with lowering the mast? Any tips as to how I should
PHRF Ratings for Catalina 22WK Jim W. at 7:35am 06.19.15 Catalina 22 1/4548 Wondering what I should expect for a PHRF rating for a 1988 Catalina 22 Wing Keel, with a 150% genoi
Best place for VHF on the 26S? Bfranchini at 4:34am 06.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2644 Any suggestion on the best location for the VHF radio? The PO placed it just above the galley area h
Hunter30T windows abinkc at 9:22pm 06.18.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1068 What are the pros and cons about removing the large sides windows and reseating them. They currently
Shut off engine cable length Fernando BR at 9:02pm 06.18.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/883 Hi , on my 1999 361 , the shut off cable is not original and hard to use . Beneteau USA shows a 3 me

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Your experience with propane outboards? MikeHoncho at 2:38pm 07.12.23 I have two 11 lb tanks in the fuel compartment under the tiller. I have a hose I move between them
Winch handle safe use JamesG161 at 2:33pm 07.12.23 I grab the free end of the Jib sheet, and PULL, while the Admiral Cranks the winch with the handle.
Winch handle safe use Dalliance at 2:32pm 07.12.23 I've never had a spring break but that is certainly possible. Mine get kinda gunked up after a whi
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May artleyt115 at 2:20pm 07.12.23 Hi everyone! oh my word the responses so I have looked into launching wayyy down the bay like lewes
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (3) JamesG161 at 2:15pm 07.12.23 I am replacing all of the Seacocks and discovered this. 217787 What happened? The old genset, n
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May rgranger at 2:03pm 07.12.23
Potential new Hunter owner rgranger at 1:54pm 07.12.23
Winch handle safe use Roland5048 at 1:13pm 07.12.23
Your experience with propane outboards? patbratton at 1:12pm 07.12.23
S2 9.2 head door sticking - compression post issue? jayk_s2 at 1:08pm 07.12.23 I have an 82 S2 9.2C. I thought I had a compression post issue and when I had the mast pulled and r
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Stu Jackson at 12:21pm 07.12.23 1) What does STD stand for in this context? Gee, I thought my next sentence would have let you fi
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May TheBigDeal at 12:10pm 07.12.23 Hey All, I am Artley's co-captain, also planning this trip. Some things I want to add, as well as re
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Ward H at 12:06pm 07.12.23 Be sure to plan on carrying extra fuel. Unless you followed through with connecting your OB to the o
25' O'Day Swingkeel Ward H at 11:54am 07.12.23 Only if the boat is out of the water. They are under the molded in keel where the centerboard retrac
Bayview Sailor Lost / Drowning Apex at 11:23am 07.12.23 surprised there were no additional details: so did some searches today. https://www.dbusiness.com
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May shemandr at 11:14am 07.12.23 I don't like to offer unsolicited advice but maybe a better trip would be to trailer the boat to eit
Winch handle safe use shemandr at 11:02am 07.12.23 Wow! A lot of pent up feelings on tacking technique. Joe's post regarding tacking is very good.
Potential new Hunter owner isaksp00 at 10:55am 07.12.23 I would not characterize the 23 as a trailer sailor. The mast is heavy enough that I would only want
Potential new Hunter owner 60bubba at 10:46am 07.12.23 Thanks for all the great info. I'll take pictures and try to put them up when I see it today. If I
In boom reefing design Windpilot at 10:42am 07.12.23 Great idea with the delrin! I used some dyneema line to attach them, works so far with minimal twist

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