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spinnaker 380 Captain ed at 11:45am 03.24.10 Big Boats 5/1824 hoping someone might have some input as to which/what is the best spinnaker for a hunter 380? new? m
Headmate rebuild sailskipper at 11:26am 03.24.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/7964 I am about to embark on the dreaded journey into darkness - rebuilding the pump on my old WC Headmat
which chartplotter Carolyn1964 at 11:14am 03.24.10 Trailer Sailors 10/4022 I am looking at chartplotters and would love to hear from others about what they like or don't like
H40--Larger windows Acadia at 10:51am 03.24.10 Big Boats 3/1627 Does anyone know if there are many structural differences in the the H40 deck construction from 1985
Finally got to the bilge Tom Hoffman at 10:17am 03.24.10 Trailer Sailors 6/2651 Went over to the boat today and removed the disgusting brown indoor out door carpet and guess what s
Replacement Vent - Hatch Cover (1) dansam55 at 10:11am 03.24.10 Ask All Sailors 10/3270 Hello, I have a 71 Irwin 25' with a companionway hatch cover vent that needs replacing. I can't see
Seeking a mainsail Homard at 9:26am 03.24.10 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1808 I'm swapping the previous owner's roller furling main for a conventional one on my 1980 HC37. Any th
Cleaning and refinishing interior wood gordhodgson at 8:53am 03.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2636 Hi Everyone Because my 2000 450 Hunter is still new to me. I have yet to tackle cleaning the wood
loose bow cleats, Catalina 27 donslevin@comcast.net at 7:41am 03.24.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1773 I've read some suggestions for people with loose or snapped bolts on bow cleats on Catalina 27 (port
Sailing from NY to Florida (1) StellaetRichard at 7:07am 03.24.10 Ask All Sailors 26/24455 Hi everybody, We are planning to bring our Hunter 380, actually on the Champlain Lake (QC, VT, NY)
O'Day 23 genoa block position Yves12281 at 7:01am 03.24.10 Day Sailers 5/2175 I'm getting a new 150% genoa with a CDI furler soon. I had a 135% hank on before. I have safety ne
hydraulic steering rami gazit at 6:36am 03.24.10 Big Boats 10/2890 like to put hydraulik steering ' hydraulik autopilot on Hunter 340( 1999) Have someone done it?
Need some advice on finishing mahogany traveler. (3) caguy at 11:27pm 03.23.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1691 I had a chance to work on my traveler for the Luger the last couple of days. It is made of mahogany
REmovable spinnaker bowsprit Kama2 at 10:52pm 03.23.10 Bigger Boats 0/1578 Hi All! has anyone buit / installed a stemhead fitting to hold the removable spinnaker sprit to and
'80 36 footer, pre-purchase questions... (4) shibbershabber at 9:04pm 03.23.10 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1781 http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1980/Hunter--2189513/St.-Helens/OR/United-States So after a deal on
new sailor could use some advice joemama7 at 7:54pm 03.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2105 hello, just a quick question about wind speed, I have a macgregor venture 22 that i have not yet sai
First MD, Then VA, Ga, now the Feds... Ron20324 at 7:42pm 03.23.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1481 I bought a (Maryland) Chesapeake Bay Sport Fishing License that covers anyone who fishes from my boa
Battery Changeout Questions truckman at 7:33pm 03.23.10 Catalina 310 9/2876 Hello, Board members! Anyone with a 310 change out their 2-4d's to 4- 6volt golf cart batteries.
Engines for an L25 kdm005 at 6:43pm 03.23.10 Lancer 12/3270 Can anyone tell me what the min/max is for an outboard on the L25 is and does it need to be a long s
Installing Flush Table Hinges (3) Hermit Scott at 6:29pm 03.23.10 Ask All Sailors 9/8148 I am making a new table for the cabin. The original one was heavy, to big to easily get around and n

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O'Day 40 traveler?? Project_Mayhem at 8:03am 05.11.22 If replacing the balls of the ball bearings is an option, check out bcprecision.com. They had really
Happy 13th birthday to my LiFePo4 Batery Bank (5/10/2009) Project_Mayhem at 7:55am 05.11.22 Beautiful work and it's really impressive to hear that those batteries are still hitting 400ah capac
2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season (1) JamesG161 at 7:50am 05.11.22 This is the NHC combined models and tracking error. Zero or Eye wall landfall, error ? 15 Nautical
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening dlochner at 7:49am 05.11.22 I'd agree that could have been their plan when they started, but by Friday afternoon when I first c
Electric swing keel winch - Chrysler 26 (1) Project_Mayhem at 7:29am 05.11.22 We have a couple of electric hoists in the shop. There's a lever/hoop that's attached to a switch. W
Sailing the Heel cb32863 at 7:11am 05.11.22 If you aren't going to try to do something right, why bother?
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad (2) MarkGreen8020 at 7:10am 05.11.22 Hi Guys. Thank you for your replies. The boat will be kept on a fresh water lake dock. I will be d
Funny Friday!!! Sailavie1 at 7:09am 05.11.22 I think I posted this before.
Which antiseize on injectors? mikeracca at 6:55am 05.11.22 Copper and nickel do not cause a galvanic corrosion issue with most other metals. Typically you will
rigging help in Florida SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:47am 05.11.22 The Yacht Rigger in St. Petersburg
rigging help in Florida BigEasy at 6:35am 05.11.22 Zern rigging in Pensacola; however, there are probably several that are closer to Fort Lauderdale.
Winch maintenance - how often do you? shemandr at 6:08am 05.11.22 Somewhere someone made the suggestion of putting a box around the winch before removing the drum to
SWEET GALE has left a trail of broken dreams from Texas to Maine that has spanned more than 70 years. Scott T-Bird at 6:08am 05.11.22 Such a sad story and at the same time, such a cool story. I tend to think that it is amazing that
Electric swing keel winch - Chrysler 26 Erbardy at 6:06am 05.11.22 I can see why you would want that. When you kiss the bottom and the wind is blowing hard, you don'
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening Scott T-Bird at 5:59am 05.11.22 Given their starting position, Bermuda, their course, mostly N, and the lack of good weather inform
Electric swing keel winch - Chrysler 26 rgranger at 5:52am 05.11.22 I can see why you would want that. When you kiss the bottom and the wind is blowing hard, you don't
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad rgranger at 5:46am 05.11.22 I agree with what @Tater said. If it were me, I'd go with a 3hp equivalent Torqeedo... no gas can,
rigging help in Florida sunlover at 5:25am 05.11.22 Are you interested in any particular area of the state? Florida or Gulf States
Winch maintenance - how often do you? dlochner at 5:22am 05.11.22 Do most of you do this while in or out of the water? And what do you use to keep the parts from goi
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad Tater at 5:04am 05.11.22 The photo appears to show a mount that I don't see in some other photos of the boat. Is there someth

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