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Winterizing marine air conditioning system gordhodgson at 6:02am 10.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/7098 Question #1 This is my first season with my Hunter 450 and I am not quite sure how to winterize the
NOAA Charts rjarrell at 5:59am 10.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1515 After downloading the free charts from NOAA's website my browser did not recognize the file. How do
The nature of sail Quoddy at 5:29am 10.14.09 Ask All Sailors 18/4499 Is this true of all sailboats? As wind speed builds, you can sail faster and closer to the wind up t
Lift and drag Quoddy at 4:27am 10.14.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/4881 As I understand it, anything above a very light wind you want a full sail and as wind builds you fla
Hunter 260 Centerboard mkinnane at 1:38am 10.14.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/5511 I just purchased a Hunter 260 and plan on Mooring it in a tidal area. Is the centerboard strong enou
Fixed Prop vs. Folding wufibugs at 11:30pm 10.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1467 What is the preference for Hunter 31s, fixed or folding. How much real gain is there on a fodling p
Soon to be 51' Beneteau Owner HappyDays32 at 10:14pm 10.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/36 Ok guys,:neutral: I want to buy my first sailboat. I found this 51' Beneteau in the VI. I will be
replacement gaskets for Bomar portlights Victoria28 at 9:54pm 10.13.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2370 Hi again from Victoria BC, does anyone know of another source for replacement gaskets for the Bomar
Power Setting, Universal 25 Inter20sailor at 8:49pm 10.13.09 Catalina 30 3/1362 Hello Lads, Having come to the Cat 30 (1991 MkII) from various skiffs and high performance dinghi
Plexiglass for Islander 26 Adaptive Sailing at 8:22pm 10.13.09 Islander 1/2511 I was in contact with the original supplier of the hatch and windows somewhere in CA but lost the co
Water Ballast Freezing scooters6 at 7:10pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 5/3457 I recently purchased a 260 with water ballast. Plan to store the boat in slip on Wheeler Lake off th
Where's the ground? emergpa1 at 7:02pm 10.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1963 I am trying to repair and replace wiring on my boat. I ran across a question I couldn't find the ans
midship cleat Don Crowther at 6:25pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3499 Has anyone installed a cleat midships on a Hunter 31 83-87? Did you attach it to the toe rail? Wha
Raise the boom? Chuck OConnor at 6:15pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1515 Greetings Sailors: I purchased a used 13' Escape Rumba last spring and sailed it this summer. Lot
New to Sailboats. Just bought an Irwin 3/4T PotomacSouth at 5:34pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2819 Hello everyone, So like I said I just purchased an Irwin 3/4T which needs a little help, nothing
July 4th Photos (2) Mike G. at 5:21pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1570 I was reviewing this summer's sailing photos and thought that I would share these photos taken at Sa
travaler shim Pop at 5:20pm 10.13.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1020 Im looking for a cabin top teak travaler shim for an 88 model 27 , catalina direct doesnt have them
Plasteak feedback... Wayne Gibson at 4:38pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1694 Ahoy! Has anyone used the Plasteak sole covering or similar vinyl to do the floor of their cabin?
sail repair dlewis812 at 4:17pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1452 clearly something sharp on the spreader.. attached can see bad tear which I unsuccessfully tried to
Mystery Leak Don3098 at 4:11pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 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
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
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
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
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.
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:
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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

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