gordhodgson
at 6:02am 10.14.09
1/7098
Question #1 This is my first season with my Hunter 450 and I am not quite sure how to winterize the
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rjarrell
at 5:59am 10.14.09
3/1515
After downloading the free charts from NOAA's website my browser did not recognize the file. How do
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Quoddy
at 5:29am 10.14.09
18/4499
Is this true of all sailboats? As wind speed builds, you can sail faster and closer to the wind up t
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Quoddy
at 4:27am 10.14.09
10/4881
As I understand it, anything above a very light wind you want a full sail and as wind builds you fla
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mkinnane
at 1:38am 10.14.09
4/5511
I just purchased a Hunter 260 and plan on Mooring it in a tidal area. Is the centerboard strong enou
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wufibugs
at 11:30pm 10.13.09
3/1467
What is the preference for Hunter 31s, fixed or folding. How much real gain is there on a fodling p
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HappyDays32
at 10:14pm 10.13.09
0/36
Ok guys,:neutral: I want to buy my first sailboat. I found this 51' Beneteau in the VI. I will be
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Victoria28
at 9:54pm 10.13.09
1/2370
Hi again from Victoria BC, does anyone know of another source for replacement gaskets for the Bomar
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Inter20sailor
at 8:49pm 10.13.09
3/1362
Hello Lads, Having come to the Cat 30 (1991 MkII) from various skiffs and high performance dinghi
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Adaptive Sailing
at 8:22pm 10.13.09
1/2511
I was in contact with the original supplier of the hatch and windows somewhere in CA but lost the co
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scooters6
at 7:10pm 10.13.09
5/3457
I recently purchased a 260 with water ballast. Plan to store the boat in slip on Wheeler Lake off th
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emergpa1
at 7:02pm 10.13.09
8/1963
I am trying to repair and replace wiring on my boat. I ran across a question I couldn't find the ans
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Don Crowther
at 6:25pm 10.13.09
9/3499
Has anyone installed a cleat midships on a Hunter 31 83-87? Did you attach it to the toe rail? Wha
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Chuck OConnor
at 6:15pm 10.13.09
1/1515
Greetings Sailors: I purchased a used 13' Escape Rumba last spring and sailed it this summer. Lot
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PotomacSouth
at 5:34pm 10.13.09
8/2819
Hello everyone, So like I said I just purchased an Irwin 3/4T which needs a little help, nothing
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July 4th Photos (2)
Mike G.
at 5:21pm 10.13.09
1/1570
I was reviewing this summer's sailing photos and thought that I would share these photos taken at Sa
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Pop
at 5:20pm 10.13.09
1/1020
Im looking for a cabin top teak travaler shim for an 88 model 27 , catalina direct doesnt have them
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Wayne Gibson
at 4:38pm 10.13.09
2/1694
Ahoy! Has anyone used the Plasteak sole covering or similar vinyl to do the floor of their cabin?
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dlewis812
at 4:17pm 10.13.09
3/1452
clearly something sharp on the spreader.. attached can see bad tear which I unsuccessfully tried to
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Don3098
at 4:11pm 10.13.09
4/1349
For the past 3 yrs. I have been chasing a mysterious leak that emerges along the starboard hull/deck
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wing on wing sailing
markwbird at 12:19pm 08.11.21 Pay attention. That's really it. Even with a preventor you do not want to round up |
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Rig tuning physics
Tedd at 12:04pm 08.11.21 lower stay tension will always be more than upper stay tension. not assumption, but fact.:cool: G |
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Rig tuning physics
Tedd at 11:57am 08.11.21 Why does your force vector for the lower shroud not align with the shroud? It's the combined force |
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wing on wing sailing
jssailem at 11:23am 08.11.21 Every rig is a little different and you need to accommodate the rig you have. You also need to manag |
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Catalina 315 Refrigeration compartment air flow?
sailingdeac at 10:51am 08.11.21 No, the back of the refrig compartment is solid... no openings there or to left or right. |
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Rig tuning physics
jon hansen at 10:32am 08.11.21 lower stay tension will always be more than upper stay tension. not assumption, but fact.:cool: |
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Rig tuning physics
Davidasailor26 at 10:32am 08.11.21 In my ongoing attempt to understand rig tuning better, I made the attached free body diagram (FBD) |
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Prop Specs
Daddio417 at 10:29am 08.11.21 I have the same boat with the same engine, fewer hours. I have the original two blade prop and mak |
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Below deck disassembly problem
karellen at 10:11am 08.11.21 I've ran a few wires through the conduit you're referring to. A SeatalkNG cable and more recently an |
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Rig tuning physics (1)
Tedd at 10:03am 08.11.21 In my ongoing attempt to understand rig tuning better, I made the attached free body diagram (FBD) o |
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wing on wing sailing
jeepbluetj at 9:54am 08.11.21 I find it quite difficult to keep the jib stable without a whisker pole in the typical light SoCal w |
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Hunter 216 Loose Forestay
Mike216 at 9:48am 08.11.21 I have a 216 with the stock furling jib setup. It is easy for me to install the forestay if I loose |
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Hunter 216 Loose Forestay
sail sfbay at 9:31am 08.11.21 It is possible the forestay is too long resulting forestay sag, which this article can shed some lig |
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Hanging Bimini
YVRguy at 9:20am 08.11.21 @Ralph Johnstone his tweet isn't aging well... 3rd heatwave this summer. I'm dying on my boat wit |
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Hanging Bimini
YVRguy at 9:19am 08.11.21 DO TOO :mad: ! Saw something last week which might have been the sun, maybe :confused:. Ralph, |
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wing on wing sailing
YVRguy at 9:12am 08.11.21 A preventer is an obvious precaution so I won't belabour that point but here's another thought: In m |
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wing on wing sailing
sail sfbay at 9:09am 08.11.21 .......I guess the best solution is the preventer........... Good plan, espeacially in swells or ro |
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Shore Inlet Water Connection
sail sfbay at 9:05am 08.11.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! The shore water supply should be tied into the water pump di |
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wing on wing sailing
RoyS at 9:02am 08.11.21 I leave a preventer rigged all season long. It consists of two lines connected about mid boom going |
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Shore Inlet Water Connection
Stu Jackson at 9:00am 08.11.21 Maybe the PO had a leak in the cockpit shower line from the higher pressure from the shore water con |