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I just got a 98 Hunter 170 with some moderate cracks on the center rib of the deck and next to the m
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To all you 23 owners or prior owners. I currently have 5/16ths slugs on my main. Is this the right s
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Have a Hunter 430 with Autohelm 7000 autopilot. Has always worked well. Now, when a try to go from s
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Some photos of HOPE, which is believed to be the last oyster sloop built on Long Island Sound. htt
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When we went to see the new Beneteau 46 that we had just bought, the covers on both the v-berth and
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Need help on two items I have 1984 Catalina 22. What is the correct length for the forestay and wh
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I'm not really into the Americas cup but just seen that the trophy will be coming back to America.
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Hi, we fell in love with the 45 DS when visiting the boatshow in Germany. If someone knows a second
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Matching gelcoat with a colorimeter ?
rgranger at 3:59pm 02.19.22
Isn't a colorimeter a proctologist's instrument? :doh: That would be a colonimeter:beer:
Matching gelcoat with a colorimeter ?
sail sfbay at 3:55pm 02.19.22
Colorimeter...........any of various instruments designed to determine the color of something, by co
I am looking to buy a boat at the end of 2022.. Wanting to so some sailing before that..
rgranger at 3:53pm 02.19.22
It is like a Crew/Skipper dating site Like Tinder but tender unless the keel runs deep.
I am looking to buy a boat at the end of 2022.. Wanting to so some sailing before that..
rgranger at 3:51pm 02.19.22
Also try a Pub near a marina. You will learn of High Seas Adventures there. Jim... ... and how to
Matching gelcoat with a colorimeter ?
Justin_NSA at 3:51pm 02.19.22
Isn't a colorimeter a proctologist's instrument? :doh:
Matching gelcoat with a colorimeter ?
sail sfbay at 3:39pm 02.19.22
My 1984 boat was an off-white, close to a light and purchased a Spectrum Grady White 1995-2004, off
Matching gelcoat with a colorimeter ?
Leeward Rail at 3:31pm 02.19.22
To match gelcoat colour recently on a 38 and18 year-old boats, I went to Spectrum (see catalogue) a
fore stay tension and new furler
sail sfbay at 3:31pm 02.19.22
Suggest tuning per your owner's manual Hunter_28.5_76385259.pdf (sailboatowners.com). Do an internet
Paceship PY26 Icebox
Mickstr at 3:31pm 02.19.22
No experience with your boat, but for most conversions involve purchasing a refrigeration kit, that
Retrofitting an arch
Crazy Dave Condon at 3:30pm 02.19.22
The help desk as two former Hunter employees will answer your questions
First start in awhile...
Hayden Watson at 3:29pm 02.19.22
If you saw me it might appear I'm pumping the "throttle," but I'm actually moving the speed control
LiFePo4 Refresh
Davidasailor26 at 3:22pm 02.19.22
I was also thinking, with the quick charging of an LFP bank, and the capacity increase compared to
Matching gelcoat with a colorimeter ?
Leeward Rail at 3:21pm 02.19.22
You can also take a chip to your local automotive body shop who can also match the colour. Electr
Replacing jib cars with Harken track?
PaulK at 3:19pm 02.19.22
Who are you asking? :) I looked it up, it is, indeed, a ball bearing sheave. But, as I mentioned
LiFePo4 Refresh
Davidasailor26 at 2:42pm 02.19.22
a fairly small LFP bank, maybe 40Ah, that's always kept at 80%, charged from the house bank, and us
Replacing jib cars with Harken track?
Davidasailor26 at 2:30pm 02.19.22
Is it a ball-bearing sheave? Doesn't look like it, even though the car is almost $400 retail. Sim
Insurance
dlochner at 2:27pm 02.19.22
Very easy to insure a 40 year old boat on Lake Michigan. I obtained three quotes prior to making a
Sticky control cables
dlochner at 2:25pm 02.19.22
I went back over to boat last night, the Richie compass is in a S/S cap on top of pedestal. There a

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