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Seat differences between 23.5 and 240 kevgrn114 at 8:10am 09.27.10 Smaller Boats 6/2098 The cockpit seats on a 23.5 wrap around the cabin bulkhead giving more seating towards the front. T
asymmetrical chute heart of gold at 6:57am 09.27.10 Big Boats 14/3583 It seems the search function isn't working or there is nothing on asymmetrical chutes in the archive
Replacement stanchions tommadura at 6:31am 09.27.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1749 Due to a slight race course mishap, I need to replace a lifeline stanchion and base on my 1985 Hunte
O'Day 192 Jib Furler rayhow at 6:14am 09.27.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3085 We were using a Schaefer Jib Furler with the original size jib for our 192. There is no model number
336: Do you like your traveler mounted to the helm? rachelmackenzie at 5:46am 09.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3219 My husband and I are closing in on a 1995 336. I have reviewed the 'Boat Info' on this site for fee
Galley Removal rwells47 at 4:56am 09.27.10 Catalina 30 3/2479 Due to my M25XP needing extensive work, the galley ( sink, drawers) need to be removed so the engine
converting fractional rig to masthead? cygnus20 at 3:24am 09.27.10 Ask All Sailors 14/6526 Hi - I bought a light displacement Hinterhoeller Cygnus 20. The guy who sold it to me had built a wo
Honda 5hp shear pin issues fredsuess at 9:06pm 09.26.10 Ask All Sailors 8/8006 Hi...new to the forum....I've got a newer 5hp Honda longshaft that insists on bending and breaking s
Windlass rebuild, anyone done it? Endurance2010 at 8:59pm 09.26.10 Big Boats 6/4918 Location of unlabeled breaker for windlass? I have a 1983 Hunter 34' and I've been looking for t
prospective Mac owner with questions doehunter at 7:54pm 09.26.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/5652 Hello gentlemen, Ive been sailing dinghies for some time now. Hobie 18, Force 5, Capri 13, OD 11.
Impeller problems Old Skool Neil at 7:07pm 09.26.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2928 Mates, Have you ever had a problem with replacement impellers? Specifically, the replacements, for
Sailing with my grandkids (4) sfgary at 6:47pm 09.26.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2041 Today was a beautiful day on SF bay made better by getting my grandkids and my daughter and son-in-l
Arco winches Prime Time at 6:45pm 09.26.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2134 Any opinions out there on Arco winches? They are priced better than Lewmar, Harken and Anderson.
C30 stalling Problem vlowe at 6:25pm 09.26.10 Catalina 30 4/1814 Engine runs for 30 minutes in gear then stalls, as if it is out of gas. The rpm's slowly drop then s
Where can i find this winch handle (1) jbrady at 5:32pm 09.26.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1812 Good evening, I have been trying to find this winch handle and no one really knows or has ever see
Removing Rudder Don Crowther at 3:49pm 09.26.10 Big Boats 9/8400 Well it's almost time to pull the boat for the year:cry: We launched late since this is a new boat t
spinnaker/whisker pole ring Jim Eller at 3:26pm 09.26.10 Catalina 22 2/1823 My recently purchased Catalina 22 did not come with a whisker pole ring. I like having them as a pl
home team hooooraaays......(football, usa) zeehag at 2:53pm 09.26.10 Sails Call Lounge 2/74 ok i am not rooting for chargeless anymore-- i am in good company. opener was with chiefs---ouch
Engine Options MLampner at 2:51pm 09.26.10 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2886 Just back from a 6 day cruise, from the Baltimore area to Cape May. It was a great trip and the boat
Engine water hose KandD at 2:45pm 09.26.10 Big Boats 5/1735 I replaced my raw water impeller this weekend... first time in cough 3 years cough cough and so I*

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Cape may 663 bridge clearance smokey73 at 4:56am 06.23.22 The take home is when going under a bridge that is close to the boat's air draft, don't go at high
Reef point on sail, what the heck is this? caverun at 4:30am 06.23.22 Yes, that webbing loop is the tack of the main when reefed. You will probably need to remove a few s
Tass fittings and sea water..... dlochner at 4:25am 06.23.22
Cape may 663 bridge clearance dlochner at 4:19am 06.23.22 Bridge heights on the chart are to the nearest foot at mean high water. The base data for all of the
Tass fittings and sea water..... Captain Larry-DH at 3:45am 06.23.22 Not an expert, but you could use it and plan to change it on a 2-3 year schedule. It would probably
autopilot install on an H280 Jstonge at 3:39am 06.23.22 The wheel brake was on the boat, clever design and works great. I replaced the wheel cover over the
Windlass Breaker JamesG161 at 11:42pm 06.22.22 You can buy that breaker from SBO stores... Hunter 31 windlass, anchor, breaker 90amp Just for yo
Catalina 250 WB swinging on a mooring buoy Kings Gambit at 11:23pm 06.22.22 A riding sail is more trouble to get fitted and will probably prove less effective than routine use
Starting my LFP build. (7) Hayden Watson at 10:19pm 06.22.22 My BMS came in yesterday but the packaging was just a single ply bubble wrap bag in an oversized wea
Catalina 250 WB swinging on a mooring buoy sebastko at 9:49pm 06.22.22 Thank you very much for detailed responses and lots of great advice! Just wanted to clarify: the bo
I sailed a Sunfish! MikeHoncho at 9:43pm 06.22.22
Knotmeter MikeHoncho at 9:41pm 06.22.22 Great writing, lousy math... not 1000mph... 6 feet per second 1000 seconds .28 nm/hour :yikes: I f
Reef point on sail, what the heck is this? (1) rgranger at 9:04pm 06.22.22 There should be something like this near the gooseneck it search for reefing hook. They are less t
Windlass Breaker (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:03pm 06.22.22 Time for some homework. he attached Blue Sea Ampacity chart easier.
Short (2-4 week) cruise North from Hilton Head over the summer rgranger at 9:00pm 06.22.22 You could always break the outside up into a few short hops
Knotmeter DArcy at 8:19pm 06.22.22 @All U Get, what speed did you actually think the boat was going? We'll never know, fish ate the p
Knotmeter Will Gilmore at 8:18pm 06.22.22 Interesting. I also made a significant math error. I inverted the 3600/6076 in the reduced formula
Holding tank replacement for a Hunter 280 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:09pm 06.22.22 0hhh..that's BAD!! I did know someone who'd successfully used JB Weld to repair so many leaks in a
Windlass Breaker stephen_i_w at 8:09pm 06.22.22 The breaker should be sized according to the wiring from the power supply to the windlass. So, a 10
Short (2-4 week) cruise North from Hilton Head over the summer flightlead404 at 7:56pm 06.22.22 I love the inside of the OBX. I've sailed out of Oriental three different times, once out of Swan

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