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CDI Roller Furler tgrass462 at 10:07am 05.07.14 Smaller Boats 6/3267 We're planning on installing a CDI roller furler system on our 1999 H-260 this spring. Hunter Owner
How to thread line into boom EricFowler at 9:29am 05.07.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2705 I have a Catalina Capri 16, which has a line that connects to the snap on the end of the topping lif
Companionway Safety grahamdb at 9:20am 05.07.14 Big Boats 5/2048 There is a potential safety issue, and a possible design / quality issue of a Hunter supplied item o
in the slip at last (1) kb3pgo at 9:20am 05.07.14 Catalina 22 9/1146 After a terrible winter, my boat is now happily in her slip. Looks like I am the first sailboat to
Standing rig dimensions Flying Penguin at 9:05am 05.07.14 Smaller Boats 3/677 I have a 1987 H23 in a slip and I am ready to tune the rigging. Not sure if the wire diameter is
Transmission question rfrye1 at 8:59am 05.07.14 Big Boats 2/710 I'm in Phoenix, my 1998 H376 is in San Diego. Can some one tell me what transmission make/model I ha
Sail Slides/Slugs and Shackles sem2811 at 8:55am 05.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1121 I have a 1985 O'Day 28 and need to order new slides and shackles. The problem is that I am not near
Battery Tie-downs Steverhnm at 8:54am 05.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/439 What do others do for securing the batteries? I have recently purchased a Hunter 35.5 Legend and pr
GFCI trips Bob 04 H260 at 8:20am 05.07.14 Musings With Maine Sail 11/3843 I have two 30 amp lines coming into the boat. We were hauled last week and I used an adapter (30A to
How much paint for H34 PGIJon at 8:13am 05.07.14 Big Boats 14/1364 I'm having my bottom taken down to the Gel-coat so I'm going to need both barrier and bottom paint.
Fuse Breaker Merlinkobi at 7:55am 05.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/564 I'm looking for a Fuse Breaker to my Beneteaue 430 1990
removing exhaust pipe from stern of oday 272 y knot at 7:33am 05.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/876 The flange of the exhaust pipe is glued on. How can I get it unglued?
Epilog Roger Long at 7:26am 05.07.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/95848 And so, this long tale, which has unfolded here over almost three years, comes to a close. It began
Bulkhead Crack (1) Tobydaisy at 7:18am 05.07.14 Catalina 22 3/924 Looking under the cockpit locker, looking forward to the bulkhead that is the cabin doorway, I saw t
Sailor Lost off NY.... Maine Sail at 3:50am 05.07.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2099 Sad loss of life... Hope he was not one of ours. A 26' boat named "MAC"... http://riverheadnewsrevi
H26 -reconnecting a gennie on an Bamar furler novotnyp at 8:22pm 05.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/649 Need detailed instructions for reconnecting the gennie to a Bamar Furling System. Not sure if it is
Anyone have experience with Lowrance Elite 4-x DSI? jenquay at 7:38pm 05.06.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1186 I am looking at getting an inexpensive, yet functional chartplotter as well as depth finder. I've us
Universal 5411 inboard diesel sailinggreg at 5:51pm 05.06.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1541 Hi All, I'm thinking of buying a Catalina 30. One I'm looking at has a Universal 5411 inboard die
Purchasing one of two Catalina 22s csturges at 5:48pm 05.06.14 Catalina 22 9/1523 There are two locally owned Cat 22s for sale. One is a 1970, and the owner, a friend, originally wa
Hunter 170 (1999) - Cracked Hull - HELP (5) msinger4984 at 5:40pm 05.06.14 Day Sailers 4/5626 please help/advise i purchased a hunter 170 last spring (2013) and had a wonderful sailing season -

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Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 7:27pm 07.22.23 Nah: I'm in Rock Creek (White Rocks Marina), and it was my understanding that you started at Gibson
Catalina 27 teak before and after (8) BTC1984 at 7:27pm 07.22.23 More photos. The Coaming covers were breaking and had gaps. I used Gflex to fill in the gaps and I
New Hunter arch panel (4) jaysweet at 7:20pm 07.22.23 Here are the Hella Courtesy Lamps (back side), which look to be mostly waterproof (IP67) and a prett
I have an 21' American Fiberglass (3) Perry Welch at 7:14pm 07.22.23 Lets go back to the :Short Sail", problem. As you can see from the pictures I got the cunningham hoo
Have you tested your PFD? Leeward Rail at 7:05pm 07.22.23 It is good to test these things. Knowing how they work before you go in the water in an emergency i
CHI-MAC today jssailem at 7:04pm 07.22.23 Windy shows a stronger wind field closer in to shore. Maybe that is the difference. Going to be an i
New Hunter arch panel (6) jaysweet at 7:03pm 07.22.23 So I bought a couple of hunks of pretty expensive solid teak, just a bit over 1" thick (true), and m
CHI-MAC today jssailem at 6:58pm 07.22.23 WOW... The boat out in the lake is doing 6kts while the boats closer to shore are doing 8+
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Perry Welch at 6:56pm 07.22.23 Hey Stick If you would bother to look at the picture, you will see that the center board is a Dagger
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement jssailem at 6:53pm 07.22.23 Nice job. Write that up in your boat log so that you can remind your self of the experience and the
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement (3) BTC1984 at 6:48pm 07.22.23 I took the belt to the Napa store and he matched it with a gates 7395 XL. I only loosened bolts one
Catalina Metal Plaque (1) Skipper John at 6:47pm 07.22.23 the fact that they don't make 'em anymore, and haven't for a long, long time. Just to correct the
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? JohnShannon at 6:44pm 07.22.23 your most cost effective solution is to steal one, if it doesn't work out, what are you out?
New Hunter arch panel (4) jaysweet at 6:43pm 07.22.23 Here's an update on the new arch panel project (maybe console is a better term?). So what was I star
CHI-MAC today jon hansen at 5:54pm 07.22.23 they are sailing fast now
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA jaysweet at 5:47pm 07.22.23 For a minute I thought you were saying you were up here in Newfoundland! Now that would be amazing!
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 5:36pm 07.22.23 Hey: I'm just one creek north of you. Watch out what you wish for: I may show up in your companionw
Posting Guidelines Tally Ho at 5:34pm 07.22.23 Can I please ask how you embedded the YouTube video? What of the options in the toolbar did you use
Posting Guidelines Joe at 5:31pm 07.22.23 Can I please ask how you embedded the YouTube video? What of the options in the toolbar did you use
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA jaysweet at 5:27pm 07.22.23 If you wish to read the poem, you'll have to come visit my boat and read it in my guest book. It's

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