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Movin On Up ken/seadreams at 12:13pm 03.03.12 Smaller Boats 4/1530 Will be moving on up from an 89 MacGregor 26D to a H260, can anyone tell me why Hunter discontinued
Anti Fouling help djplatt at 8:57am 03.03.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1314 Does anyone know of a hard anti-fouling paint suitable for use in the Great Lakes. I have previousl
vacation boat exchange; Newport RI for So CA phassel at 8:14am 03.03.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1425 We'd like to do a vacation trade: our sailboat in Newport RI for a sailboat (or condo) in the Santa
Jib telltales Quoddy at 8:13am 03.03.12 Ask All Sailors 14/4074
Source for Posting a Propeller from an MD7A Sitala at 7:59am 03.03.12 S2 2/1338 Wanting to advertise a propeller -we had to switch to right handed prop. Is there a good place for t
Serious Cavitation/Vibration Issues Sitala at 7:55am 03.03.12 S2 1/1228 We have been dealing with a severe vibration with our S2 since we re-powered from a Volvo MD7A to a
Cruising Again Roger Long at 7:36am 03.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 10/5291
Rigging Dimensions Database unbusted67 at 6:49am 03.03.12 Cal 0/2911 I am looking for info on rigging dimensions and lengths for my 1983 Cal 35 but have so far come up e
Carpet Removal - Cabin interior titlestdan at 5:43am 03.03.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1498 I need to replace the carpet above the V berth"s and inside Cabin on my 1982 Hunter . Does anyone
Air conditioning a 23.5 av8erdunn at 5:29am 03.03.12 Smaller Boats 6/2280 Has anyone put ac on a 23.5? I saw the one person who done it in the owner mods section but I want
Victron BMV 602 or 600? DinoKanuck at 4:53am 03.03.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2446 Ahoy from Frosty Canada: The skinny... If we spend an extra $50 to buy a Victron BMV 602 over a
Estuarium? Shoaldrafter at 1:40am 03.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/1587 Roger, So, you are checking out: http://www.pamlico.com/nce Lots of docking... lots of bugs in
rigging a topping lift abruzzi at 10:10pm 03.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/4521 just curious, if I rig up a real topping lift for the boom to replace the pig tail, is there any rea
Funny fact about early Hunters (2) DianaOfBurlington at 8:05pm 03.02.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2330 I just posted this to my boat's blog about an impressive discovery. This ought to end a few argumen
dual 6 volt batteries doehunter at 8:00pm 03.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 58/9094 OK, I'm heading out to check my batteries tomorrow. Depending on what I see tomorrow, I might bite
Nesting Dinghy Styx at 3:14pm 03.02.12 Ask All Sailors 15/12529 I have a S2 8.0c and am starting to look for a dinghy. I am new to sailing. In my research, I cam
Boardsailing Don Guillette at 10:37am 03.02.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/2950 Last week I was visiting Puerto Penasco, Mexico (Rocky Point to us in AZ). It's about 4 hours from T
Our Experience With Hydrocoat (3) Maine Sail at 9:27am 03.02.12 Ask All Sailors 47/23604 The Bad: We used Hydrocoat last season and absolutely will NOT be going back. I will go back to Ul
Victron BMV 600 Alarm rexabbot at 8:53am 03.02.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1438 I just installed my Victron and it is works good. My question is, do I have to attach an alarm o
C27 Sliding hatch splash guard Jon_E at 8:26am 03.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/2406 Hi - I'm looking for replacement splash guard material. Last year painted my deck on my 1977 Catal

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Water Jug on sail? sbrogden at 12:14pm 12.02.22 Your wife wins the prize. i lived on a 12 ft deep lake in college on which we sailed a Hobie and it
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat fstbttms at 12:14pm 12.02.22 I think it still comes down to location, location, location. Of course it's about location. In an
Water Jug on sail? Don S/V ILLusion at 12:13pm 12.02.22 Your wife wins the prize. i lived on a 12 ft deep lake in college on which we sailed a Hobie and it
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 12.02.22
Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? Kings Gambit at 11:19am 12.02.22 I replaced the gas spring in my Rodkicker about 18 mo ago w/ a Selden part. The gas spring that was
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat Don S/V ILLusion at 11:07am 12.02.22 And you can imagine how bad the fouling would be if the boat were sitting in a marina as opposed to
Replacing control cables. Terry Cox at 10:47am 12.02.22 Ditto new cables. Teleflex brand was the most common used by Hunter. Stiffness could come from vario
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat fstbttms at 9:35am 12.02.22 And you can imagine how bad the fouling would be if the boat were sitting in a marina as opposed to
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat Ralph Johnstone at 9:34am 12.02.22 specifically about how badly Bagshaw's Coppercoat bottom fouled while he was underway during the ra
Replace Lifelines (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:30am 12.02.22 The wheels come dozens to a pack and breaking one is common. I wonder if you're using the straigh
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat fstbttms at 9:29am 12.02.22 Point of clarification: The pictured boat may (or may not) be wearing Coppercoat but it is not Jerem
H240 Bilge Pump Location patbratton at 9:14am 12.02.22 I am planning on moving it forward but it seemed odd that is was originally placed so high. Sometime
Replace Lifelines stickinthemud57 at 9:09am 12.02.22 A Dremel with a small carborundum wheel MAY be able to cut the wire. They can cut everything else
Replace Lifelines jssailem at 9:06am 12.02.22 Looks like a normal mess, not a special mess for the photo..
Replace Lifelines stickinthemud57 at 9:05am 12.02.22 I replaced my SS lifelines with Dyneema and am very pleased with the results. In your case it comes
Replace Lifelines (1) kloudie1 at 8:49am 12.02.22 I used thhe same tool as Joe when replacing my Katrina-smitten ones in '05. The swages seem to be as
Stock Color for 85' 22 Leeward Rail at 8:36am 12.02.22 They let me browse through their RAL color swatch to find the closest match. Thanks for that... I
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Leeward Rail at 8:31am 12.02.22 That and all reasonable possibilities. This. Think about what could happen and come up with a pl
H240 Bilge Pump Location rgranger at 8:16am 12.02.22 On a 240... I don't think you will have issues with the run or rise being to long for that pump. I
H49/H50 Cockpit Steering Quadrant Cover Zencra at 8:09am 12.02.22

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