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Paladin27 at 10:33am 12.01.11
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During the 2011 season I managed to destroy the Shackle on my main sheet traveler during a gybe. It
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I've been using the grey butyl tape to re-bed all my deck hardware, and now I'm ready to do the mast
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Watercolors! at 10:13am 12.01.11
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Bad Obsession at 9:56am 12.01.11
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In my area the commercial fishery for striped bass saturates the river when the season is in. It is
feltensteingw at 9:41am 12.01.11
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Has anyone found a way to mount a larger GPS on the stock H34 steering pedestal guard. I can't fi
Old Sailor 2 at 9:25am 12.01.11
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As a newbie here at Hunter I need some advice. I am replacing the prop on my 42 Passage. I current
rgallagher at 8:53am 12.01.11
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My wife and I are thinking about chartering bareboat or flotilla in the BVI next year. I want to get
mtnmankeith at 8:51am 12.01.11
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Hey folks, Long time lurker about to take the plunge. I have my eye on a Grampian 31. She's a bit
rgranger at 8:23am 12.01.11
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So I'm hoping someone on this list has installed their own electric brakes on a trailer. I recently
atrometer at 7:14am 12.01.11
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Apparently a lot of boats (O'Day included) get water intrusion/wet balsa (rotted) under stanchions,
brian3820 at 6:46am 12.01.11
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Hi everyone. As many know, we are restoring and refitting a 1984 H34. I do have a couple cracks in t
Soundbounder at 6:00am 12.01.11
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Mustang Survival is voluntarily recalling all model number MD2010 and MD2012 Inflatable Personal Flo
Roger Long at 5:23am 12.01.11
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We waited out the windy and rainy day at R. E. Mayo in Hobucken. It was a delightful stop, a place
reworb at 5:08am 12.01.11
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My house is located on shallow water and I really would be most comfortable with a boat that draws a
Mich222 at 4:25am 12.01.11
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Have you installed a second set of lines/wires/ropes/ standing rigging as a safety measure backup o
jfrench at 4:13am 12.01.11
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I can never remember the nautical name for the cabin door boards, but the broker who sold my boat de
kappykaplan at 3:33am 12.01.11
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Peggy, one of the items on my refit list for this winter is to get rid of the 5-gallon bladder that
Kestle at 2:36am 12.01.11
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It is 2:30 am, and we have been getting gusts north of 40 knots in Los Angeles. I'll make a trip do
DianaOfBurlington at 8:59pm 11.30.11
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Looking for a bow pulpit from a later-vintage (1980-ish) Hunter 27. It will have four legs, a bowma
Russf at 7:32pm 11.30.11
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I understand that a triple spreader mast requires a great deal more effort and skill to tune than a

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Carbon Fiber Mast Upgrade
jon hansen at 12:40pm 08.04.22
don, did you make the masts taller?
Carbon Fiber Mast Upgrade
Don S/V ILLusion at 12:26pm 08.04.22
Thanks Don So would it be possible to add steps to a CF mast or is there something intrinsic about
'05 Beneteau 323 retractable main mast cover
sail sfbay at 12:11pm 08.04.22
Suggest contacting US Spars for part #3247 or 3245.
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21   (2)
rgranger at 11:53am 08.04.22
Oh I see it now.... what about the lift cable. Is it jamming up in there? Is it slack? gh the li
Carbon Fiber Mast Upgrade
rgranger at 11:33am 08.04.22
Carbon Fiber Mast Upgrade
rgranger at 11:32am 08.04.22
Are you interested in a CF mast for a particular size or kind of boat? Or just general information?
Hunter 49 Instrument / Engine panel
tkwhalen at 11:30am 08.04.22
I think if I commissioned a new one I would some how like to integrate a built in cover and maybe re
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21
SailorDaveO at 11:21am 08.04.22
How did you remove the pivot pit with the bracket still up in the keel trunk? I am unable to imag
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising
odaydokay at 11:08am 08.04.22
Did he say if the mill is running within the specified temperature range? If he has not looked, he
Carbon Fiber Mast Upgrade
dlochner at 10:52am 08.04.22
Are you interested in a CF mast for a particular size or kind of boat? Or just general information?
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21
SailorDaveO at 10:32am 08.04.22
I think you will have to remove these nuts from the "hinge" bolts (what I was calling a bracket) an
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21
SailorDaveO at 10:28am 08.04.22
...Take a piece of rebar and place it on the top lip of the keel and whack the rebar with a sledge
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21
rgranger at 10:27am 08.04.22
I think you will have to remove these nuts from the "hinge" bolts (what I was calling a bracket) and
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21
SailorDaveO at 10:15am 08.04.22
Your keel setup is not altogether unlike the one on my Sirius 21, and I'm having the exact same iss
Transport or delivery question (Seattle to Portland, 24-27')
Qorgyle at 10:08am 08.04.22
If that is the case you might find the your best option is to look at boats with A 1/3 higher price
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21   (2)
SailorDaveO at 10:07am 08.04.22
I looked at your pic some more and I have another thought.. What the heck are these bolts holding?

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