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Mainsail Reefing Problem jbrudzinski at 1:42pm 04.07.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1487 Good day everyone. I have been racking my brain around the mainsail reefing for my H306. I've taken
Owner's manual for Hunter 29.5 billybee41 at 1:29pm 04.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3401 I have a new to me 1994 Hunter 29.5 but did not get an owner's manual with the boat. I have download
will a capri 18 fit through an eight foot garage door? sailorsteve1 at 1:21pm 04.07.14 Smaller Boats 1/1167 will a 87 capri 18 fit through a 8 foot high garage door without removing the pulpit and lifelines (
Info re French and Spanish Marinas. LordByron at 12:52pm 04.07.14 Ask All Sailors 5/996 Is there a go to website for guidance as to which marinas are suitable for either long or short term
Looking for owner who likes to dig in the electrical panel (1) Phil Herring at 12:17pm 04.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/806 If you have a panel that looks like the one pictured and aren't afraid to dig around in it, we'd li
Universal M25 Replacement Parts List dparilla at 12:13pm 04.07.14 Ask All Sailors 0/11868 So, over the last 10 years of owning my O'day 35 with a venerable Universal M25 Diesel, I have compi
Trailering woes (3) Kermit at 11:55am 04.07.14 Smaller Boats 62/9543 We're having huge trouble loading our '99 H260 on the trailer. Must have been beginner's luck the fi
Looking for a 37.5 owner Phil Herring at 11:54am 04.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/463 This is easy duty. We just need to confirm some dimensions that you can get to easily. If your b
In-Mast Furling 7sailing7 at 11:40am 04.07.14 Big Boats 23/4236 I'm new to In-Mast and got my sail jammed inside the Mast. It won't come out and I wasted an entire
Repowering with outboard - Thoughts on these? maine89 at 11:40am 04.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 25/4375 I currently have an ODay 27 with an inboard Vire 7 The boat was sitting at least 4 years without
any capri 18 near stlouis? sailorsteve1 at 11:29am 04.07.14 Smaller Boats 0/685 anyone have a capri 18 near st louis? is its not too far to drive i would like to look at one up clo
Replacing fixed port lights below water line nosocks at 11:21am 04.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/805 One the the fixed port lights (that is below the water line when healed) on my 356 is leaking. It lo
Replacing the prop shaft tcbro at 10:55am 04.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1399 After unsuccessfully trying to get my prop off with a puller, I tried to re-tighten the nut and the
Poor hot water pressure Hal B at 10:50am 04.07.14 Catalina 30 4/1582 Howdy I have a 1995 Catalina MKIII and last summer, the hot water heater started only producing a d
Wilcox Crittenden Skipper Type? Scimitar at 10:43am 04.07.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/10176 I'm helping a friend with a couple of these sort them out. In looking into Skipper heads, I cannot f
Inside Oil Lamp Safety KenKindrick at 10:27am 04.07.14 Big Boats 5/2292 Is it safe to have an oil lamp burning inside a closed cabin?
Whale Flipper galley pump confusion (2) Skipper at 9:45am 04.07.14 Ask All Sailors 10/6892 -RESOLVED- The boat has pressurized fresh water, but there is also a Whale Flipper galley pump MK
Sailingdog's boat, Pretty Gee destroyed by fire (1) Scott B at 8:58am 04.07.14 Ask All Sailors 15/4074 Daniel Kim, Sailingdog, a regular contributer to this and other forums, boat was destroyed by fire M
Reef line Length Scott NIelsen at 8:57am 04.07.14 Big Boats 3/1313 I am a relatively new Hunter 37.5 owner (1996). I am replacing all the running rigging. I have the
maneuvering in the marina mattutley at 8:04am 04.07.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3332 Question for you all concerning tight turns in the marina. Do you find that the Mac's turn sharper w

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I have an 21' American Fiberglass Will Gilmore at 9:27pm 07.17.23 First off I do not have any use for some one "making up" B.S. yeah! we'll tell you what we know a
Reef points Joe at 9:14pm 07.17.23 Time to pull out the 8th grade geometry text book. :D
Spinnaker sailing Michael Davis at 8:38pm 07.17.23 We had just passed Friday Harbor, heading south to Griffin Bay on 4th of July. So we (me) decided t
exhaust system on 1997 Hunter 310 Johnb at 8:29pm 07.17.23 If it is leaking water it is also leaking exhaust gas, into the boat. Do you have a carbon monoxide
I have an 21' American Fiberglass (4) Perry Welch at 8:15pm 07.17.23 First off I do not have any use for some one "making up" B.S. I bought this boat just as Covid sta
exhaust system on 1997 Hunter 310 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:15pm 07.17.23 At the risk of appearing to be a smartass, look at the water muffler and the two hose attachments.
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 7:51pm 07.17.23 217896
Spinnaker sailing mermike at 7:11pm 07.17.23 We had just passed Friday Harbor, heading south to Griffin Bay on 4th of July. So we (me) decided th
Cruising Yacht VMG JohnShannon at 6:58pm 07.17.23 sail grib will use your vessels polars and the forecast winds, add in loss of efficiency at night
Spinnaker sailing fred1diver at 6:55pm 07.17.23 The pic was taken when we changed the side of the pole, the pole man was having a hard time lol
Spinnaker sailing JohnShannon at 6:54pm 07.17.23 Try not to think of it as a big bag o terror!
Against the wind - in the docks sbrogden at 6:53pm 07.17.23 I don't know your boat but in the McIntire I sat on the dagger board trunk. My boat has a dagger b
Spinnaker sailing jon hansen at 6:53pm 07.17.23 where's your pole?
Against the wind - in the docks sloughsailer at 6:52pm 07.17.23 I had an oarlock on the transom and used a single oar to scull my boat.
Spinnaker sailing shemandr at 6:45pm 07.17.23 Cool! Your boat looks a lot like of my favorite Ranger 23's with the blue deck and the gold & blue
Spinnaker sailing (1) fred1diver at 6:09pm 07.17.23 So finally got h to e spinnaker out this weekend, light winds, it was nice until the wind turned
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM Hayden Watson at 5:42pm 07.17.23 Oh sorry, this one: https://www.partdeal.com/gauges/tachometer/vdo-3-3-8-in-cockpit-international-
Water proofing zippers.... RussC at 5:33pm 07.17.23 Better to use a zipper-specific lube, like Zipper Ease. yup. I put Chevy oil in my Ford once and i
Winch handle safe use Hayden Watson at 4:58pm 07.17.23 Perhaps. It would be interesting to see how that handle would behave if a pawl gave way and set the
Let's Buy A Sailboat Don S/V ILLusion at 4:46pm 07.17.23 Recently, we ran out of fuel while entering a busy harbor and had to sail to the dock. Knowing what

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