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Manson supreme 35# dparilla at 5:56am 06.24.12 Musings With Maine Sail 0/2674 MS, Thank you for your recommendations on anchors and rodes. We swapped our old (venerable?) CQR wit
Hood Stoboom rbietry at 5:44am 06.24.12 Parts Search 0/2582 Have a Hood Stoboom on my Hunter 27 that the previous owner installed, but did not install the mast
Mooring Madness BobM at 3:40am 06.24.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2934 Our harbor is only serviced by one mooring company. It is one guy with some helpers and it is a par
Foul smelling fresh water tank McZube at 3:19am 06.24.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1867 I was doing some work in the quarter berth area on our H31 when I decided to open the large plug ove
Ericson 29 j reich at 1:45am 06.24.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4424 HAVE TO REPLACE THE CUTLESS BEARING ON MY SAILBOAT. ANY IDEAS OUT THERE WHAT SIZE IT MIGHT BE FOR A
Using outboard as power and rudder? jrale at 10:08pm 06.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1747 Dear Macgregor Owners, 1. Is there stability in using the outboard motor as main power and rudder o
Sheet to Tiller Self-Steering BreezyCricket at 9:59pm 06.23.12 Ask All Sailors 57/24204 I would appreciate if one of the experienced sailors on this forum could explain something for me.
Just Made it into Port Ahead of Nasty Weather (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:02pm 06.23.12 Catalina 310 0/1209 We were barley tied up in Plymouth, Mass before some nasty weather hit. We were watching the radar a
Widgeon centerboard clunk Jhassol at 6:16pm 06.23.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/972 I am the new owner of a nice 1974 Widgeon. When the boat is motionless in the water, just rolling o
Raymarine X-5 auto pilot question Hannah Quinn at 6:15pm 06.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1145 Have a 2005 Hunter 306 which is equipped with a Raymarine RC 520 chart plotter and RL radar. I'm loo
A couple of questions... rlucasvideo at 5:49pm 06.23.12 Pearson 9/2697 I owned a 323 up until 2006 out in SoCal. I'm looking for another Pearson down here in Fla. A couple
$4.00 Per Foot Sky (5) Roger Long at 5:04pm 06.23.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/4928 First, some pictures of yesterday I didn't get posted due to our first thunderstorm adventure. Mike
Water in my fuel tank Marquesas at 4:42pm 06.23.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1850 Looking to hear from anyone who may have encountered water in the fuel tank. I have checked my O rin
Rigging questions (2) Chester at 3:48pm 06.23.12 Catalina 22 4/2060 Now that we've got a boat that floats (yay!), we have a few questions about the rigging. I've attac
Transducer thru Hull? Mac 25 Construction? Balsa/Wood core? abk at 2:37pm 06.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1556 I have a 1984 Mac 25. I want to mount a depth finder transducer and glue it to the hull inside the
Fusion Paint Florida sail at 2:30pm 06.23.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1761 Has anyone had any experience using Krylon Fusion spray paint for either the cove stripe or the boot
Steve Pettingale Rick D at 2:17pm 06.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1184 In Catalina Island at a local Hunter Owners' Rendezvous. Steve Pettingale was a featured speaker. He
How to UNBED this cleat to rebed!?!?!?! weinie at 1:44pm 06.23.12 Musings With Maine Sail 6/4312 I am finally getting around to re-bedding my bow cleats on my catalina 27. It's a real pain in the
wash down install on 426/44 captainpat at 1:42pm 06.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1090 I already think I know how I want to install a deck/anchor wash down pump, however, I would like to
raw water intake for motor, size? Jared1048 at 1:15pm 06.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/958 I recently broke an arm on the raw water intake housing and needs to be replaced. I got a new one fr

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CDI FF2 (1) patbratton at 8:48am 12.12.22 Yesterday, I saw another hunter 240. I did not have my cell phone with me but I am correct on the
Wacky Wednesday comes early.... stickinthemud57 at 8:46am 12.12.22 Cute. My wife, while able and willing to work the jib sheets (and knows where they are positioned ;)
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum WayneH at 8:46am 12.12.22 Gravity sucks.. When the moon deorbit burn occurred, it was traveling about 670mph. It slowed down t
Leach Telltales on the Jib stickinthemud57 at 8:41am 12.12.22 I recently had a veteran sailboat racer come sailing with me on a few outings to help me tune my rig
Leach Telltales on the Jib PaulK at 8:35am 12.12.22 Jib telltales a bit aft of the luff are prevalent on most classes. If you don't see them, perhaps it
Boat Smells! (1) Tin Kicker at 8:31am 12.12.22 Cut and paste from the website. Hehe A computer muffin fan that @Tin Kicker mentions, uses little
Boat Smells! Leeward Rail at 8:26am 12.12.22 Shouldn't that be 1.7 amp-hours in 24 hours ? ? ? Cut and paste from the website. Hehe "Electric
Evergreen jssailem at 8:22am 12.12.22 may see a hazard and should be allowed to point it out before an accident. Culture plays a large p
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort (2) Kingjim91 at 8:21am 12.12.22 211597211598Our first boat was a Mac 21, which had minimal accommodations. But the V-berth was OK f
Boat Smells! Leeward Rail at 8:21am 12.12.22 Put the cushion into a garbage bag and suck down with a wet-vac. The cushions are now dewatered eno
Evergreen jssailem at 8:20am 12.12.22 Even though that report was from a 1997 event, the discussion leads me too wonder about the safety o
Boat Smells! Ralph Johnstone at 8:19am 12.12.22 Website says 1.7 amps at 12 volts over 24 hours to run a fan. Shouldn't that be 1.7 amp-hours in
Boat Smells! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:19am 12.12.22 Using the close-up lens on the phone camera must have distorted things That has to explain it...'cu
Boat Smells! Leeward Rail at 8:18am 12.12.22 I repeat the process about once a month. Seems like a lot of work when replacing the hose would so
Evergreen Tin Kicker at 8:16am 12.12.22 an able bodied seaman and a ships officer are two totally different jobs. one is licenced the oth
Boat Smells! Ralph Johnstone at 8:15am 12.12.22 Our Hunter 356 still has it's original sanitation hose. We bought the boat 2 years ago and it came
Evergreen jon hansen at 8:15am 12.12.22 if you give the helmsman a compass course to steer, is he to be studying the compass or the bouys pr
Boat Smells! Leeward Rail at 8:15am 12.12.22 Couldn't find anything on power consumption for the unit. Website says 1.7 amps at 12 volts over
Boat Smells! Tin Kicker at 8:13am 12.12.22 I figured as much. What a relief to see the replacement. Very sleek and compact. The old stuff w
Boat Smells! Jerry Nevins at 8:09am 12.12.22 Our Hunter 356 still has it's original sanitation hose. We bought the boat 2 years ago and it came

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