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Love sailing my S skaterp14 at 10:47am 06.14.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/805 Today was the second time I had a chance to sail my new to me S. winds were nice about 15. I was l
The Bounty, USCG Final Report (1) Anonymous 121765 at 10:24am 06.14.14 Ask All Sailors 26/2654 Well, The final USCG report is in. The causes for the sinking were first, the vessel's non-seawor
Back stay H31 Tom Fritz at 10:03am 06.14.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/1451 Could anyone share what length the back stay spilt is on Hunter 31. The old standing rigging has be
Chainplate covers - catalina 34/36 Mark Maulden at 9:22am 06.14.14 Ask All Sailors 3/797 I'm looking for the spigot dimensions for the upgraded chain plate covers for the above boats. Want
Another Fuel Gauge repair Gunni at 9:07am 06.14.14 Ask All Sailors 9/4254 Need some advice from you folks skilled in the dark arts (electricity). VDO fuel gauge and float se
structural or not oceansoul at 8:46am 06.14.14 Smaller Boats 4/761 I have recently joined the Hunter family. I would like to replace the rotted wood on the interior be
Rigging Mainsheet on Hunter 27? SerenityTC at 8:37am 06.14.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/4194 I am trying to figure out how to rig the mainsheet on my '83 Hunter 27. It uses an "A-Frame" type co
Legend 37.5 Mast Compression Jon4399 at 7:10am 06.14.14 Big Boats 1/744 I am in the process of selling my 37.5 Legend. The inspector noticed a compression in the bulkhead
Trailer H26 winch and operation questions and help needed... (5) abk at 6:43am 06.14.14 Smaller Boats 10/1266 Here is the Winch on the trailer and the coupler in a separate shot. Problem1 The winch handle was
Stupid Transmission dparilla at 6:41am 06.14.14 Ask All Sailors 14/3400 I got underway yesterday for Annapolis. Only an hour after leaving the dock (in no wind) we heard a
San Francisco Bay vacation sfr at 6:26am 06.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/851 Pulling my Hunter 260 to San Francisco in September going to moor boat, park truck and trailer at th
Why the difference capdabney at 5:21am 06.14.14 Catalina 22 8/1592 Ok, I have made up my mind as to which model of C22 i'm looking for. Going for the 1st generation.
Best engine hoist for our inflatable dinghy?? star302 at 4:19am 06.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1299 Hi, We have a Hunter356 2002..Our dinghy has a 5hp engine. We have forspar nova davit system for
Book on history of Catalina 30s from 70s thru 80s shortstop at 7:56pm 06.13.14 Catalina 30 5/1524 Hi all, you have a wonderful forum here. My first post. I'm looking for a book or online source th
Arch Speakers (5) LiveAloha at 5:55pm 06.13.14 Big Boats 0/1075 Just On step closer to being complete. Manufacturer has promised completion by Monday. I guess its
Loose Bow Eye on Venture 22 (2) judsonj at 3:29pm 06.13.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1867 Hey, I just purchased this boat despite one or two issues (several of which I only discovered last n
Line sizes for Catalina 27 trevor1955 at 1:04pm 06.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/5260 Ahoy there! I have inherited a mixture of different line sizes on my Catalina 27 (1988 with wing ke
schooner39 schooner39 at 12:19pm 06.13.14 Big Boats 15/1791 I have just purchased a 1998 P42. During due diligence period, the pressurized fresh water system ap
Arch Speakers (3) LiveAloha at 12:01pm 06.13.14 Big Boats 23/8418 New replacement arch speakers in process. Stopped at manufacture to check out the progress. This i
mast base sheaves (1) sailfree20770 at 11:21am 06.13.14 Big Boats 5/1215 The mast base on my boat is different than shown in the Hunter manual. So the mast base details of t

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Atlantic Storm Activity (3) jssailem at 7:27am 08.20.23 Yes David, Wind Shear is one of the issues monitored. Jim showed the Graphic of the 200 mb level. Th
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel dlochner at 6:59am 08.20.23 The answer to why it is not a good idea to split a battery bank lies in basic HS physics, which in m
2018 PNW Summer Cruise Terry Cox at 6:54am 08.20.23 Thank you, dj.
Atlantic Storm Activity Davidasailor26 at 6:33am 08.20.23 All lot of tropical waves showing on NOAA maps today. tober. 219051 The Blue graph is actual Vor
Atlantic Storm Activity (1) JamesG161 at 6:13am 08.20.23 LOW is Invest 90L Jim...
Invest 90L (1) JamesG161 at 6:02am 08.20.23
Fabric for boom tent? JBP-PA at 5:47am 08.20.23 Excellent ideas. Thank you very much.
Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats? jssailem at 5:03am 08.20.23 I may get a cruising spinnaker to try to close the gap between my boat and the rest of the pack. I
2018 PNW Summer Cruise dLj at 3:49am 08.20.23 Another lovely video by @Terry Cox ! dj
Tropical Storm Hilary [E Pacific] (1) jssailem at 3:35am 08.20.23 Prepare Southern Cal. Hilary is marching onwards. 11 AM today 60 knot winds forecast in the Ensenada
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix jssailem at 3:24am 08.20.23 Chain size can be a factor. Worth considering.
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix baycloud at 9:18pm 08.19.23 But no one else's chain jumps on the stock 40.5 eh? I was wondering if maybe the chain was a tad bi
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix baycloud at 9:16pm 08.19.23 It's stock - the axle is horizontal, so the camera taking the picture is facing starboard and up is
CL14 Dinghy (4) jssailem at 8:53pm 08.19.23 I am not saying that the boats are the same, but there are a lot of similarities in their designs.
Hello to the community (3) RSHunter27 at 8:18pm 08.19.23 Yes so remember this post you told me it was going to take a year well I started last August. So it'
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck VT Fitz at 7:42pm 08.19.23 I climbed this learning curve this spring. When I went to prepare the boat for launch, I saw the fin
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 7:42pm 08.19.23 I see she has a Raritan head, and. Dickinson heater, so some things are worth salvaging ;-) The wi
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 7:39pm 08.19.23 I see that they left the rocker arms and pushrods next to the gallley sink! Ya gotta wonder where t
Beneteau Spare Parts natep at 7:37pm 08.19.23 Okay thanks. I will try it later as well. I Need to buy a new fuel gauge for my 2002 Beneteau 411 Li
Prop Recommendations for '91 Hunter 30T? Davidasailor26 at 7:30pm 08.19.23

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