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Hunter 420 Passage??? BayMan at 7:40pm 07.07.14 Big Boats 12/5281 I was on a "Hunter 420 Passage" last weekend - It was stenciled on the side of the boat. When I go
Is this how the water got in my rudder? (2) njlarry at 7:08pm 07.07.14 Bigger Boats 11/2122 Is this how the water got into my rudder? We knew there had been water in the rudder from the surve
Hunter 41 Jim Beck at 7:01pm 07.07.14 Big Boats 12/1824 My wife and I are considering moving up from our H33 and like the H41. However, we have some concern
Fun with an iPad, or what is the temperature (4) nolasafari at 7:01pm 07.07.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2836 A few screen shots of my iPad project. I didn't like that Yanmar uses idiot lights so I decide to wr
Hunter throttle and shift cables rzimba at 6:49pm 07.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1959 I have a 1978 Hunter 30 ft. that I have to replace the shift and throttle cables. I am not sure if t
Salon dining table Sailorpat at 6:19pm 07.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/647 I recently purchased a 2004 Hunter 41, and am perplexed by the dining salon table. It opens and has
La Crosse Technology Chasemixon at 6:19pm 07.07.14 Smaller Boats 9/1552 This may have been covered before, but wanted to get you guys opinions on this? http://www.ebay.com
sea trial & inspection for 1996 Hunrer 33.6 Caperman at 5:17pm 07.07.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/824 Hi There Were looking at a 1996 Hunter 33.6 any issues we should be aware of before our inspecti
Raymarine Autopilot ACU200 ,EV1 disaster (1) suttonski at 5:07pm 07.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/4169 Hi, I hope you can help me because I am not getting any reply from Raymarine USA!!! Certainly the
Re-bedding port light with butyl tape nestorph at 5:00pm 07.07.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3920 I'll be replacing one of my port lights and would like some advice on the best way to seal it. The
Cabinet Latches and hinges Leah and Ted at 4:19pm 07.07.14 Catalina 310 3/1508 Does anyone know where to get the hinges and the round latches that are on the nice wood doors and c
ultrasound antifouling gino moretti at 3:53pm 07.07.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1130 ultrasonic antifouling I would like some imput on ultrasonic antifouling devices.Thanks
Catalina 27 Replacement Fuel Tank Whaler Jay at 3:40pm 07.07.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/2974 Hello Everyone, I am new to the forum and a relatively new Catalina 27 owner. I bought a 1977 St
oday 20 dlemek at 2:40pm 07.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/864 I had a mishap on Sunday and I no longer have a mast or rigging for my Oday 20.Have you any suggesti
1998 model 376 main sail sailfree20770 at 2:11pm 07.07.14 Big Boats 8/1638 I have a 1998 model 376, bought this spring. Still trying to sort out the main sail handling and li
bilge leak Cape at 1:18pm 07.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/602 Seeking advice re:sealing a pivot pin/centerboard leak inside the keel and filling the bilge as d
Recently bought Catalina 250 not even wet yet. HELP jeremiah2911 at 12:38pm 07.07.14 Smaller Boats 8/1934 Need to find owner nearby willing to let me visit to get some guidance on setting boat up, all the e
depth meter rveilleux at 11:39am 07.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/943 Hello, I have a Oday 28 1979 sailboat and I cannot read anymore on my depth meter, It's a Moor dep
squeaky steering wheel bel sogno at 10:23am 07.07.14 Catalina 30 3/1077 hi i took the compass off and lubricated the chain and put lub in the week holes . im still having a
Bow lense vietvet68 at 9:59am 07.07.14 Bigger Boats 2/1135 Looking for the Red/Green Bow lens for my '86' 272. Any ideas as to who might have them? Thanks

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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
Hunter 23 Keel rgranger at 6:43am 08.21.23 If you want decent performanc to windward, you are gonna want to run the line that holds the keel do
CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 6:42am 08.21.23 Removing the stern sounds a bit extreme, but it makes a lot of sense. It may not work here, because
H49 Selden Furling Mast Base Plate replacement kloudie1 at 6:38am 08.21.23 Strange, looks like "corrosion jacking" from a piece of iron or steel between the two plates.. the
Sails up at the dock ? kappykaplan at 6:35am 08.21.23 Can I raise the sail for a short period while I am tied to the dock in light wind? Can I let the he
Sails up at the dock ? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:30am 08.21.23 Yes.
New owner! PMK at 6:18am 08.21.23 She is in the water at Safe Harbor Pilots point hull #11 Quite an ordeal getting boat and trailer h
Hunter 23 Keel Crazy Dave Condon at 5:29am 08.21.23 It must be one of the first winglet with a centerboard attached. If the poster could supply the hu

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