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356 reeding questions Jimongee at 7:42pm 07.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1186 I have a 2002 356 with the in-boom reef system. We are currently sailing the Great Lakes. I am hav
Boom Vang Captn TJ at 6:56pm 07.23.13 Racing 3/4883 We have mid boom sheeting on our masthead rigged 42. Because of the location of the mainsheet travel
Swing Keel 1st Timer MacGreg at 6:30pm 07.23.13 Balboa 2/4920 I just got a 1969 Balboa 20 swing keel. She is my first swing keel and have zero idea how to operate
Water Ballast? LRH at 5:54pm 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2353 Ahoy Maties, Having owned several sailboats over the years, I'm cosidering one with water ballast.
Water Ballast? LRH at 5:53pm 07.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1545 Ahoy Maties, Having owned several sailboats over the years, I'm cosidering one with water ballast.
Water Ballast? LRH at 5:52pm 07.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/10046 Ahoy Maties, Having owned several sailboats over the years, I'm cosidering one with water ballast.
Sea Fever Roger Long at 5:27pm 07.23.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/5145 All you readers waiting for me to do something, anything; get out your John Mansfield and other roma
Catalina 30 lazarette size Lost Parent at 4:32pm 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1434 I live quite a ways away from my boat and need the size of the opening in the port cockpit locker of
Sailing Kona HI frimi_captain at 4:05pm 07.23.13 Destinations 0/1852 Renting a boat in Kona a 22 footer. Looking for crew for a couple of Day sails. Sailing August 15
catalina27 transfer to salt water rblack27 at 3:11pm 07.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/1637 My '85 Catalina 27 (TallRig), with diesel inboard, has been berthed on a deep, rocky freshwater lak
Foul stench from vent after flush ????? Teakfreak at 2:59pm 07.23.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/5098 A foul cloud of odor envelopes my boat from back cockpit to flybridge after every flush. Not only a
Sunday Sail.... Cayuga Lake Dan Hill at 2:48pm 07.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/920 Went for a day sail and the wind piped up some fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fJwW81FQTU'fea
50mm2 capta at 1:03pm 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1520 I have just spent a huge amount of time on the internet trying to find the US electric cable gauge e
question about 3m 4200 newsailor72 at 11:36am 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 10/3986 I read that an opened tube will not last more than a couple days, is this true? and will storing it
Stupid Boom Vang Question BigEasy at 11:27am 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1689 I get it that the boom vang is used to affect twist in the mainsail by controlling tension on the bo
Rigging - Javelin tom flatley at 10:40am 07.23.13 Day Sailers 0/972 boom drooping so low it lays on transome - javelin - any ideas - tks tom
pool noodles for mooring dlewis812 at 10:04am 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 6/3861 trying ways to prevent the mooring lines from getting tangled. many at the marina have the floats w
Autopilot/chartplotter hook-up wcletien at 9:45am 07.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1315 I just installed a Raymarine SmartPilot X-5 and would like to connect my Garmin 492 Chartplotter to
What size ice chest fits in the galley? abk at 8:55am 07.23.13 Smaller Boats 2/1657 It's a 1996 H26 and there is no ice chest. I forgot to measure it and the boat is some distance awa
Mac 25 Cradle redbranchwarrior at 8:08am 07.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1267 I just bought an '86 Mac 25 and have it sitting in my yard on the trailer. I had supposed my first j

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Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:18pm 03.14.23 The best sealant for this is three wraps of teflon tape and then cover the tape with a light smear o
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint dlochner at 2:15pm 03.14.23 Nothing will safely seal that. You need to use a ball valve with straight threads. Shop around, ther
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Brian NC at 1:29pm 03.14.23 Thanks very much and I sent a long reply to your PM!
Can anyone tell me what this hole is? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:11pm 03.14.23 The poster never responded back as to a Hunter 26, There is a floor pan on top of the water ballast
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Crazy Dave Condon at 12:21pm 03.14.23 You will get some answers but I would not recommend that at all. Thiis is based on the fact that I
Thomas Crown Affair; Best movie Sailing Scene. markwbird at 12:19pm 03.14.23 What's a DVD?
Club racing the Hunter 18 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:13pm 03.14.23 it would help if you can advise the year
H260 Single Line Reefing, Stanchions & Used Parts Crazy Dave Condon at 12:12pm 03.14.23 sent the poster a private message and will be glad to give him a shortcut reefing at the end of th
Can anyone tell me what this hole is? h2o_snow at 12:08pm 03.14.23 Interesting pic. Is that a H260 layup?
Swim platform question/advice (1) jonelli at 11:47am 03.14.23 I just bought a blowup back porch instead... It was almost the same cost as your swim platform, but
Can anyone tell me what this hole is? (1) twalker H260 at 11:15am 03.14.23 That is water sitting on top of the ballast tank. It needs to be pumped out and mopped up. Severa
On the water activities for a group of cruisers on the lake capta at 10:55am 03.14.23 Rum tasting parties go over fairly well, as do "bathtub boat" events where people make a boat out of
Daysailers on Virgin Islands.. capta at 10:50am 03.14.23 I've seen small sailing boats at many resorts, but they are usually small cats or a similar size mon
Going to Try This Again. :-) capta at 10:45am 03.14.23 Joined back in 2017 while living near Myrtle Beach and sailing a Hunter 27. Eventually moved away f
Petrel mast diameter please. PeterW at 10:14am 03.14.23 Thank-you folks.
I need advice from sailors on keel RussC at 9:58am 03.14.23 What do you think about placing a steel plate between the keel top and keel as to distribute the we
Can anyone tell me what this hole is? (1) h2o_snow at 9:25am 03.14.23 I could be wrong, but isn't that too high to be the top of a ballast tank? More like a window to t
Going to Try This Again. :-) Benny17441 at 9:21am 03.14.23 You would really need to go shopping for a transferable dock space that comes with a boat.
It's almost within reach! Project_Mayhem at 9:18am 03.14.23 Thanks for the info guys! I just ordered a double stacked deck organizers with four sheaves
H260 Single Line Reefing, Stanchions & Used Parts (2) h2o_snow at 9:05am 03.14.23 Ward, Thanks. I'm kinda excited. This will be a really nice addition/safety amenity for us. It

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