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Bad jib sheet clutches on Hunter 350 gddill at 8:37am 11.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1584 I have a 1997 Hunter 340. The Spinlock manual clutches that hold the jib sheets are a poor design.
DS Centerboard removal SmoothSailVT at 7:34am 11.24.09 Day Sailers 6/10566 I inherited an O-Day Day Sailor (DS) that needs to have the centerboard assembly removed so that I
Univ. 12-2 Engine Removal from 1988 P27 JetStream at 7:32am 11.24.09 Pearson 1/1635 I'm about to remove the Universal 12-2 diesel from my '88 Pearson 27 because the boat has never been
H23 Outboard Question Pete from Long Island at 5:38am 11.24.09 Smaller Boats 10/2241 Hello Hunter Owners. I'm new to this forum and glad I found you all. Having owned a Hunter 22 swin
Jib sheet Quoddy at 4:29am 11.24.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/4106
Ocean Acidification Roger Long at 4:23am 11.24.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1632 Today's (Nov 24) Portland Press Herald has a front page story about the issue I did water sampling f
Rich B asked, " Is this ... Shoaldrafter at 4:19am 11.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1180 Rich B asked, "Is this the same stuff they use for decking?" I cannot answer your question in all
12 volt battery overcharged to 24 volts ryanmohr at 3:31am 11.24.09 Ask All Sailors 36/16989 I bought a new battery and on-board charger yesterday from West Marine. The charger is the ProSport
Catalina 30 Running Rigging 101 sean0965 at 1:52am 11.24.09 Catalina 30 1/6295 Hello All, I've just moved up from a Paceship P23 to a Catalina 30. Can anyone recommend a refer
Battery-thermal runaway Jerry Loomis 1 at 8:23pm 11.23.09 Pearson 0/1230 I believe I have just had a thermal run away in my generator battery. It got hot and smelled like su
PNW enclsures 1Goldie at 7:47pm 11.23.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1430 We are new to PNW. Already been laughed at about 'winterizing' but do have a question about enclosur
Advice Please Propnut30 at 7:11pm 11.23.09 Columbia 1/2064 I have a chance to buy a 1977 Columbia 8.2 but I have a few concerns. First I should say that I have
VHF DSC & GPS Interface (2) csdurand at 6:39pm 11.23.09 Big Boats 6/4744 I have searched the archives and found lots of good information on VHF DSC / GPS interface but I sti
Keel cable broke Jeffandme at 4:00pm 11.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1634 My wife and I thought we'd go out for one last sail this year before bad weather. After leaving the
Remove skeg? Missinglink at 3:43pm 11.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 12/3965 I am replacing my prop shaft, cutlass bearing and stuffing box on my 1984 Hunter 31. My problem is t
A4 engine removal jerrypaulson@mac.com at 1:45pm 11.23.09 Pearson 2/1669 My 1975 Peason 30 Which I just purchased, has been on the hard for more than three years. I am worki
Happy Thankgiving Oday20 at 1:13pm 11.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1241 I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. And I would like to thank every one for their in
does anyone know how close i can get my boat to Kinston, NC? luvitt at 1:10pm 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2495 im thinking about taking a temp contract job building airplanes in Kinston, NC. it will quadruple m
gabriel donnelly's exterior teak Shoaldrafter at 12:52pm 11.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1675 gabriel, I had to replace all my exterior teak. Instead of teak, I used HDPE. Cheap and works li
Any ideas on how to improve conductivity? (1) caguy at 11:51am 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 17/5284 I have a two prong connector from WM that only works if I wiggle it around. It will sometimes lose c

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Desperate leakinhg jviss at 6:13am 04.29.22 My guess is the boat was dropped I'm going with that, too. We may never know. OP needs an insura
Desperate leakinhg jssailem at 6:02am 04.29.22 It does not look to me like a stress crack, more like dragged across or along underwater rocks like
Line Bags DougM at 5:49am 04.29.22 I used the same type of line hooks that Greg uses. They are really much more usable than the bags. W
Line Bags Don S/V ILLusion at 5:44am 04.29.22 Yes. Why not just learnb how to coil a line and stick a hitch at the top and hang it on itself. N
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? RoyS at 5:36am 04.29.22 Your focus on your carbon footprint is leading you toward an electric auxiliary. Focus instead on th
Line Bags RoyS at 5:23am 04.29.22 Have three of the Blue ones in the cockpit and like them. Lets my dog sleep peacefully on the cockpi
Desperate leakinhg Crusty Ol Salt at 5:06am 04.29.22
Swim platform for my 26S George_NJ at 5:03am 04.29.22 That looks great and a fantastic addition.
Protecting your face and skin from the wind jviss at 4:52am 04.29.22 Give them a shout who knows they may send you a sample. Harken is a great company, and Harkenderm
Spin vs whisker pole All U Get at 4:51am 04.29.22 I thought the spinaker pole attached to the tack and the whisker pole to the clew, hence the whisker
Line Bags All U Get at 4:46am 04.29.22 My wife made some with Phifertex.
Problem untensioning adjustable backstay (backstay jack) sailme88 at 4:41am 04.29.22 It sounds like the PO did not use it. lack of exercise caused it to gaul.. The decision to make is w
Line Bags Terry Cox at 4:36am 04.29.22 Wrote an article awhile ago about how I store our sheets/lines in the cockpit. Easy to make, very ef
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? Maine Sail at 3:57am 04.29.22
Problem untensioning adjustable backstay (backstay jack) anastas at 11:40pm 04.28.22 UPDATE: thank you all for the comments. The rigger came and spent quite some time on the adjuster. E
Desperate leakinhg Mark Maulden at 9:33pm 04.28.22
Desperate leakinhg (1) Mark Maulden at 9:29pm 04.28.22 <p>
Line Bags Stu Jackson at 8:52pm 04.28.22 I always like the appearance of a neatly tied wrap rather than lines stuffed in bags Yes. Why not
Spin vs whisker pole Stu Jackson at 8:48pm 04.28.22 In addition, the end fittings may be different. Have you considered looking at websites of manufact
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Ralph Johnstone at 8:43pm 04.28.22 You can see a sizable square of wet, delaminated wood in the first shot. Can you take another sho

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