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Hi folks! This will be a long one... As posted earlier, my wife and I picked up an '82 27' in nee
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A lesson on winches
pclarksurf at 5:30pm 02.25.23
Quick observation, if you ran your safety chain around the back of the jack post it would give it a
Wind generators, yay or nay?
jssailem at 5:07pm 02.25.23
My thoughts lean toward Solar. On average I would think you get more solar generation than wind gene
Rudder Tube Hunter 36
jssailem at 4:58pm 02.25.23
@skipperclaud, That makes perfect sense to me. It is a nice act you are sharing. Your attached image
Rudder Tube Hunter 36
skipperclaud at 4:41pm 02.25.23
Important tip... The Rudder Tube keeps your boat from flooding. If you need more explanation, PM
Rudder Tube Hunter 36   (2)
skipperclaud at 4:39pm 02.25.23
Here is the result!
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust
Davidasailor26 at 4:32pm 02.25.23
I don't think that should be happening. Just to be clear, the new spots I get always appear to act
Rudder Tube Hunter 36
skipperclaud at 4:29pm 02.25.23
:plus: Perhaps a flood victim boat. Raised up on the surge, shifted in place and dropped hard on th
Eliminate topping lift
DaveJ at 4:20pm 02.25.23
Agree with both above posts. You can sail without it, many boats do not have one, but there are adva
Must a first generation B&R Rig be removed for spreader repair?
artboas at 4:03pm 02.25.23
1992 Hunter 42 Passage Mast Situation: 2005 Selden Deck Stepped B&R 1st generation Mast - meaning i
Dockside water connection
artboas at 3:59pm 02.25.23
I'm certain that it's been covered previously, but searching forums here is a bit of a non-starter.
advice on auto chart plotter
Scott T-Bird at 3:00pm 02.25.23
one other question for you all. I am looking for a good charbook. One person reccomended Richards
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 2:40pm 02.25.23
If you used this stuff or any product similar to it : . I've seen it in use and it turns rust (fe
advice on auto chart plotter
Scott T-Bird at 2:35pm 02.25.23
Scott T-Bird, we went to the North Channel last summer and relief heavily on autoroute feature on n
Wind generators, yay or nay?
Alan Gomes at 2:33pm 02.25.23
Hello everyone, another couple of questions for the hive mind. was looking at getting solar panels
Eliminate topping lift
sail sfbay at 2:28pm 02.25.23
No........but I like having a topping lift available as a safety line when climbing the mast plus it
Wind generators, yay or nay?
Rich Stidger at 2:27pm 02.25.23
Well, here is my 2 cents worth. And I think worth every penny too! 10-12 years ago I put a 400W Air
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust   (3)
Ralph Johnstone at 2:19pm 02.25.23
One thing I noticed is where you said you waited for each layer to be dry before applying the next,
Eliminate topping lift
kappykaplan at 2:17pm 02.25.23
I have a rigid boom vang as well, but I find that taking tension on my topping lift (main halyard)
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust
Davidasailor26 at 1:09pm 02.25.23
The good news is there's still lots of iron left, so if you can't do anything about it this winter i

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