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I have a Hood Line Drive 810 furler (1987). One side of the Halyard Swivel Insert popped out. Not s
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My new home. Closing on a house in the morning. Thought some might enjoy this. New Bedford
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Hi everyone, sorry if this is the wrong sub forum to post in. I looked and didn't see a better place
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Our 22 ( I really need to name this boat one day!) has been in storage for a bit and a new battery i
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I'm having trouble pulling my RIB up onto the dinghy dock. Getting old, I guess. I feel like I can
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Hey all. my usual mast raising option is to connect the forestay to the mainsheet block (other end
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I am replacing the mixing elbow on my Yanmar 3QM. There is a flange that is bolted to the exhaust m
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Hello, I'm restoring a Hunter Cutter 37 I've owned for 34 years. Awlgrip on the hull, mast and dec
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Hunter 38. I'm getting new sails. Considering adding an asymmetric cruising chute. Coastal cruisin
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looking for a new rib. is UV resistance the only main difference between fabrics? If I went PVC I co
Jumpstart at 10:06am 07.27.22
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Anyone have a good experience with a surveyor in Kemah Tx?
Archangel36cc at 9:20am 07.27.22
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I am installing Kato Davits and accessing the transom for the support brackets is proving difficult.
NCBrew at 8:51am 07.27.22
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I have a burned out bulb in one of my swivel lights (legend 35.5). I don't know how the bulb comes o
Andy&Anne at 6:24am 07.27.22
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Hi we are relatively new to sailing and have recently bought a 2000 Hunter Legend 340. We are having

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Sneaking up on a circumnavigation
Michael Davis at 7:28pm 08.11.25
If Brooks Bay gets too rough Klaskino Inlet and Klaskish Inlet are very protected. Once around Brook
Complete Novice Orientation
FastOlson at 6:51pm 08.11.25
Getting closer to 'analysis paralysis' as this thread gets deeper into a series of rabbit holes... :
Complete Novice Orientation
Foswick at 6:31pm 08.11.25
Introducing people to the sport by telling all the things that can go wrong and implying they must
Sneaking up on a circumnavigation   (1)
mermike at 5:50pm 08.11.25
There were orcas in the inlet today.
Sneaking up on a circumnavigation
mermike at 5:50pm 08.11.25
I'm anchored for the evening in Smith Cove. I had a lovely downwind sail to Port Alice. But the time
Complete Novice Orientation
dlochner at 5:38pm 08.11.25
Being cognizant of the risks and making informed choices is fear mongering? Ignoring a risk does no
keel bolts ? - buying boat
degas at 5:35pm 08.11.25
Gonna revive an old thread to chime in about galvanized washers with stainless bolts for a cast iron
AIS Questions
boris2point0 at 5:34pm 08.11.25
thanks for the quick responses, I do not have a manual will drive down to the boat tomorrow, and tak
Monday Moon Shots
jssailem at 5:15pm 08.11.25
Do they go into the location pricing of properties with an earth set view?
Complete Novice Orientation
thinwater at 5:15pm 08.11.25
^^ Fair points. My personal experience is that trying to teach people, for example how to take down
AIS Questions
jssailem at 5:07pm 08.11.25
I have discovered I have AIS unit That can mean several things. There are two basic types on pleas
Complete Novice Orientation
Foswick at 4:57pm 08.11.25
This is what EVERY charter skipper faces. This is what every sailor going out with non-sailor guest
AIS Questions
JoeWhite at 4:53pm 08.11.25
Make and model number? Do you have the manual?
1984 Hunter 27 - Mast Sliders (OEM)
heritage at 4:44pm 08.11.25
https://www.sailrite.com/Slide-Nylon-Internal-Flat-3-4?srsltid=AfmBOorhUYwqHTtqCSex7XrNenZXyQQkeiBRr
Complete Novice Orientation
Foswick at 4:30pm 08.11.25
Just means to me that this kind of fear mongering makes little sense in the real world. Being cog
Water ballast sailboat rudder uphaul lined
Teboll at 4:17pm 08.11.25
Thanks to all the posts. on my hunter 240 my rudder line post does not have any blocks in it. With h
Outhaul and traveler basic help please
stevenhagberg at 4:01pm 08.11.25
That kind of turnbuckle is the only kind of rigging failure I have experienced. The togggle broke a
Its funny Friday!   (1)
Kermit at 3:48pm 08.11.25
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A new look at tides...
Michael Davis at 3:30pm 08.11.25
Makes sense when you think about it.
1984 Hunter 27 - Mast Sliders (OEM)
Crazy Dave Condon at 3:26pm 08.11.25
Call Mike at forum store as he mighty know. He is a former Hunter employee

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