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Mattress Pad Recommendations Juice6576 at 5:39pm 06.20.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/2553 After several nights aboard, my wife and I have come to the conclusion that the aft cabin foam mattr
Bending Tubing Rick D at 5:32pm 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3260 So, I have a bimini frame that is a PITA in that I have to unpin it and swing it forward every time
on the bottom s2artd at 5:26pm 06.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1285 I live on Tomales Bay, CA, and I'm in the market for a boat. Our only marina is very shallow, and bo
Companion way weighted cover jennybug at 5:23pm 06.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1405 Hello from Texas After spending several days on our boat recently I discovered how much I dislike
h386: acrylic backsplash for me Galleymate shoeless at 4:44pm 06.20.11 Big Boats 15/3945 I have seen that 38' models newer than our 2004 h386 have an acrylic backsplash back of the galley s
o'day 272 mainsheet configuration gjaffess at 4:12pm 06.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2023 Does anyone have a picture or know a link where I can see the mainsheet configuration for a O'day 27
Folding wheel clearance Calif. Ted at 3:45pm 06.20.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2074 I'd like to replace the 40 inch wheel on my 2002 C320 with a folding model from Lewmar but I'm conce
HUNTER 35 Monitor BroadReach at 3:22pm 06.20.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/2550 Phil Since it was last discussed I noticed that just about every one of the Hunter products has a re
Exhaust Riser Help (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 3:20pm 06.20.11 Catalina 310 1/2569 Exhaust Riser Help - Revised Original panicked post. Help??!!:confused: My exhaust riser blew up t
jib Captain Bill at 2:59pm 06.20.11 Lancer 1/1926 Im new to sailing and bought a lancer 28. My jib tore this past weekend and I sent it off for repair
Roller furling trouble (2) spenc at 2:58pm 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2829 The rotating drum on my old "Flexible Furler" (it doesn't look like a CDI but it might be) will not
9.2A stock main sail battens RussB at 2:20pm 06.20.11 S2 3/2019 Does anyone know the dimensions of the 4 battens in the stock 1979 9.2A main? Mine were marked: top
Inflatable dinghy? KJH at 1:26pm 06.20.11 Catalina 22 5/3251 Out of curiosity, do any of you keep an inflatable dinghy aboard your C-22 as a "Plan B" in the even
Reefing pulley at base of mast morris at 1:21pm 06.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2199 Our pulley at the base of the mast is broken. It is used for hauling down the main to the first reef
masthead light wiring morris at 1:12pm 06.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1689 Our masthead light is not getting voltage. We can't find out where the mast wire connects to get to
Cushion Material carboman at 12:43pm 06.20.11 Smaller Boats 2/1179 What have you used in the past? Looking for comfort and durability with some decent thickness. Th
Anchor up right on windlass Samaral at 12:15pm 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 18/4154 Hi all, This is probably a dumb question.... But. How can I have my anchor up right when retrievin
Correct mast step? (3) dstrong464 at 11:58am 06.20.11 Catalina 22 7/2394 Purchased a 1970 C22 for $500, starting to restore it. First thing I noticed was the mast and mast s
Stern Rails for Oday 22 Arthurg at 11:43am 06.20.11 Smaller Boats 0/1374 I would like to install a stern rail on my 1983 Oday 22. Where do I buy a stern rail? I just bou
Standing Rigging Tuning dmort at 11:34am 06.20.11 Bigger Boats 0/1129 Have my new (to me) 1979 Oday 28. Got the mast stepped but noticed the pin locations relative to the

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Boom kicker or topping lift? jssailem at 6:02am 09.28.22 I agree with David about the sight lines and flapping are a part of it. But maybe more. We are taugh
Boom kicker or topping lift? RoyS at 5:52am 09.28.22 I do my reefing at the mast. There are two reef lines for the two levels of reef. Each reef line is
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Member 142719 at 4:32am 09.28.22 Here is a link to a very long thread that has a full discussion of the problems and fixes that I we
Invest 98L (1) JamesG161 at 3:29am 09.28.22 Now clear where land fall is. t Dammit Jim...
Boom kicker or topping lift? Davidasailor26 at 3:25am 09.28.22 I can never understand why so many sailors have no problem with setting the full main with a lose f
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 3:22am 09.28.22 This is a buoy on the west side of Hurricane Ian that measures Wave Height and currents. NDBC - St
Question about water heater setup on Hunter 36 JamesG161 at 3:07am 09.28.22 Even with all of the compressed air removed from the accumulator, This will help you Ralph... Fre
Question about water heater setup on Hunter 36 JamesG161 at 3:01am 09.28.22 That valve is no longer made and there doesn't appear to be any substitute. New Kuuma water heater
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues (1) Hayden Watson at 1:31am 09.28.22
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues jonelli at 9:18pm 09.27.22
Boom kicker or topping lift? Hayden Watson at 8:48pm 09.27.22
Boom kicker or topping lift? Hayden Watson at 8:41pm 09.27.22
Jacking Hunter 20 off trailer Hayden Watson at 8:31pm 09.27.22 yep, about 2.5 times stronger.
Jacking Hunter 20 off trailer Ryan61065 at 8:06pm 09.27.22 Hey thanks for all the comments, finally got the boat off the trailer. Took way more time than I tho
Question about water heater setup on Hunter 36 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:50pm 09.27.22 Are you sure that 's regulating coolant flow? That sounds odd - because if you restrict the coolant
Boom kicker or topping lift? rgranger at 7:50pm 09.27.22 If you have the reef points tied in and for any reason, the reef clew or tack lest go it will tear t
Whisker pole for a Catalina 27? danooxnard at 7:32pm 09.27.22 I have a whisker pole for my Catalina 22, I love it and use it often.
Question about water heater setup on Hunter 36 Ralph Johnstone at 7:32pm 09.27.22 Which the fix to the latter may be a simple as recharging the accumulator with a bicycle tire pump.
Hunter 23.5 rain water leak Orbweaver at 7:21pm 09.27.22 Thanks for the call Dave! It's very kind of you take time out to personally help. I took your advice
Question about water heater setup on Hunter 36 chuckwayne at 7:18pm 09.27.22 Are you sure that 's regulating coolant flow? That sounds odd - because if you restrict the coolant

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