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Asym Size, and Use BungalowBill at 8:20am 06.30.10 Ask All Sailors 14/6670 I am in the market for an Asymetrical Spinnaker for my H33.5, at least until my wife says 'No that's
Hunter 310 Spreader Boots Steve E. at 7:31am 06.30.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/1226 Greetings all, I am in need of replacing the spreader boots on my 1999 Hunter 310, and after look
Where can I find? John Krasnick at 7:22am 06.30.10 Catalina 30 11/3483 Good morning all. I am learning this site and have realized that any question I could ask has alrea
Hunter 25.5 - Reefing System kaboboom at 6:11am 06.30.10 Smaller Boats 3/3221 I need to learn how to reef the mainsail on my Hunter 25.5. I've read some online tutorials, but I a
Rigging Inboard End Of Spinnaker Pole Ducati at 5:18am 06.30.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2073 Looking for some suggestions on how to and where to position the 2 stoppers (cams) and cheek blocks
replacing the cabin foambacked cloth liner markp at 9:29pm 06.29.10 Day Sailers 2/1526 I am looking for materials to replace the foam backed cloth liner on the cabin walls. what have you
Raising the Mast (1994 26 foot Hunter) SHADS at 7:38pm 06.29.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2685 Does anyone have video or the manual from Hunter sailboats on how raise the mast? I've tried you tu
Help needed for Sirius 21 Mast raising atis_226 at 7:23pm 06.29.10 Sirius 21/22 0/4284 Hi, I am new at sailing and I just bought a Sirius 21 with my buddy. We wanted a transportable sai
Stuffing Box repair wojo59 at 5:18pm 06.29.10 Big Boats 6/4306 Hello all, My 1983 34' hunter is in the water. I have to STUFF the stuffing box because it does l
heating at 3000rpm mamoka at 5:09pm 06.29.10 Yamaha 1/1987 hy I just buy a hunter 33.5 1992 with a yanmar 3gm30f and the old owner but bigger pipe before and a
Helpppp!!! stern tube leak mtoppozini at 4:21pm 06.29.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1965 Hope someone can help me out here. I put my 1994 Hunter 29.5 in the water today, (yes I know I am l
Hailing Peggy Hall ybrad at 4:09pm 06.29.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1440 Peggy- Saw that there was an email from you yesterday regarding my HT removal; unfortunately, it w
Macgregor 21 boom to mast (1) snipeman at 2:54pm 06.29.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/4358 I'm in the process of restoring a 1985 Macgregor 21 and have a question concerning the boom to mast
Going in Thursday! BobM at 2:53pm 06.29.10 S2 7/1822 Perhaps with one hand rail mouted @ss backwards and the other half mounted, but going in all the sam
Hunter Legend 35.5 windlass - chain size? reserche at 2:13pm 06.29.10 Big Boats 2/1664 Hi there! I recently bought a Hunter Legend 35.5 .. which has a windlass on deck. However - the pre
Keeling a 26' Power Boat RogerHM at 1:11pm 06.29.10 Ask All Sailors 25/4456 For functionality -- a saillable / power-boat for inland lakes and canals. How feasable to attach an
Hunter 34 Mast Base Dijobi777 at 12:38pm 06.29.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2001 Has any one had to replace a 34 mast base? I have 1984 Hunter 34 and I need to replace the mast bas
Maine Use Tax heads up. Roger Long at 12:05pm 06.29.10 Ask All Sailors 45/6930 If you have a recently (two years for mine) documented vessel with a hailing port or owner's address
Cover Girl (1) Roger Long at 11:58am 06.29.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2307 Our very own MaineSail's daughter is now a cover girl. http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/image/126
Hunter 26 outboard David King at 11:58am 06.29.10 Smaller Boats 8/1836 I am shopping for a new outboard for my 1997 Hunter 26. I'd like a motor of 10 h p or less. Can any

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Forestay transportation JoeWhite at 9:28am 06.12.22 There was a bow pulpit on my H25.5 that had a low spot to lay the mast in. To support the longer ful
Roller furling issue lsavocchi at 9:16am 06.12.22
Grounding two isolated battery banks dlochner at 9:09am 06.12.22 I too am learning about LiFePO batteries, the first thing I've learned is you can't treat them like
Grounding two isolated battery banks jssailem at 8:54am 06.12.22 If I understand, the positive lead from the LFP bank could (through the House and Start switch) be d
Spinnaker use "cruising style" dlochner at 8:50am 06.12.22
Roller furling issue (2) jssailem at 8:42am 06.12.22 Using @danooxnard 's brand information. This would be the part listing for the SnapFurl CF700. "Top
Forestay transportation jssailem at 8:23am 06.12.22 That does not look good.:yikes: I would add an extention brace to the mast (like a sprit)... A 2x4
Roller furling issue danooxnard at 8:23am 06.12.22 I have the same furler on my Cat-22 it is made by shaefer and is a c 500 or c700. It looks like th
Spinnaker use "cruising style" Tally Ho at 8:21am 06.12.22 Use it in light breezes. You get wind above 8 knots and you may find the boat over powered. This co
Spinnaker use "cruising style" jssailem at 8:17am 06.12.22 Use it in light breezes. You get wind above 8 knots and you may find the boat over powered. This c
Spinnaker use "cruising style" ricksoth at 8:12am 06.12.22 Yes mine is old-school. Eventually moving to an asymmetrical that can have the tack at bow looks be
Spinnaker use "cruising style" cb32863 at 7:53am 06.12.22 Rick's sail looks like a symmetrical spinnaker, not an asymmetrical spinnaker like Greg and John ha
Roller furling issue Hollyberry at 7:53am 06.12.22 The broken bit looks like a plastic foil with the slot for a rope luff.. I sure hope there was a for
Roller furling issue jssailem at 7:22am 06.12.22 As Dave has shared, it is not clear which furler you have or if it was properly installed. WHAT IS
Stray Current Corrosion Problem JamesG161 at 7:20am 06.12.22 Thanks Jim, will give you a call. A few thoughts and questions... 1) Did you do a base line AgCl
New jib sail ? sail sfbay at 7:18am 06.12.22 Agree......depends on your sailing conditions. Stock sail is a 133.43 sq ft SailboatData.com - HUNTE
Kick up rudder and Bow eye repairs. JBP-PA at 7:13am 06.12.22 I would sand a taper up a couple inches on the side toward your tape. Add at least a couple layers
Stray Current Corrosion Problem fstbttms at 6:22am 06.12.22 Zinc, collar on shaft. You aren't using zinc anodes in freshwater when you're there, are you?
Paper Charts dlochner at 6:09am 06.12.22
Paper Charts Crusty Ol Salt at 5:39am 06.12.22 Here is a link to the NOAA site. The first item on the site is this statement. https://www.nautical

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