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Taking down and putting the mast back up??? steveebryant at 4:00pm 06.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1671 It looks like I will be buying the Hunter 30. I am having a trailer built and I will be hauling it
Instalation of instruments on the mast steveebryant at 3:49pm 06.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1002 Here is a basic question. What is required and how dificult is it to: 1. Run wire through t
instrument wiring down the mast steveebryant at 3:47pm 06.25.09 Big Boats 1/1505 Here is a basic question. What is required and how dificult is it to: 1. Run wire through the
lightning steveebryant at 3:28pm 06.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1248 I am looking at a Hunter 30 for sale in Tx. Rumor has it that it was once struck by lightning and a
Newbie question..Hunter 45DS Rob at 2:48pm 06.25.09 Big Boats 24/2614 Hi All, I am new to sailing. In my mid 40's and under the pressure of being an Oncologist I have dec
Emergency Tiller - get or make one graham at 2:07pm 06.25.09 Mid-Size Boats 15/9781 Let me relate a little story, and hopefully convince you to get or make an emergency tiller. It's my
DAMN!! Wheel spins freely jollymon2002 at 1:15pm 06.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1260 DAMN!! Wheel spins freely 2002 26X Macgregor 26X 2002 Coming in to port, I noticed it was becoming
Masting The 17 Daysailer ggraham at 11:24am 06.25.09 Trailer Sailors 7/7202 Just Learning to sail the 17 ; is there any easier way to mast this boat than with three people ? I
Loose Lifelines bnort3 at 11:07am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 23/7516 I'm new to sailboating and my lifelinese are loose even with fully tightened turnbuckles. I want th
what went wrong? painted over epox:.disaster (2) emergpa1 at 10:30am 06.25.09 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2741 I sealed my plywood bulkheads with three coats of epoxy, then sanded, then primed with general purpo
Wing Keel Concerns Guest Morgan at 9:51am 06.25.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1804 I am considering a used boat purchase in the 26' to 28' range, and the Beneteau 285, circa 1985-1990
Surveys and what you get from them. Ctskip at 9:45am 06.25.09 Sails Call Lounge 1/2548 SBO is doing a survey about, how often do you wax your boat. While looking over the results, made me
In Mast Furler Problem w 2001 410 (1) donbrad at 9:12am 06.25.09 Big Boats 5/1723 I recently replaced my original UK sails with a Quantum Fusion X 13 main with three vertical battens
old hose smells howard at 6:37am 06.25.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1899 Peggie, i have replace the hoses on my boat but some smell lingers, you cannot get to this area to s
re insulating my icebox... Ross in Tampa at 6:27am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3320 My project for the weekend is re-insulating the factory icebox on my 1979 Oday 25. I am pretty sure
Diesel woes Scott T-Bird at 6:04am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2154 I have to admit that Maine Sail put me to shame with his list of diesel maintenance projects. I had
In Water Bottom Cleaning bnort3 at 5:58am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 19/3343 I'm a new boater and my 36 foot sailiboat has been in the Chesapeake Bay for a little over a month.
moisture in deck shawndinn at 5:09am 06.25.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1438 Has anyone had this issue where water has gotten in through the genoa tracks on a 89 Hunter 30' ? I
Halyard "wrap" Suttonsbaysteve at 4:59am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 12/5092 I am having trouble with my halyard wrapping on my foil when I am trying to raise my sail. I have a
saltydog lynadamson at 10:12pm 06.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1339 Hi, I have heard that there is a difference in teh 26x's between 1999 and 2000+. I understand that

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Fabricating new gin pole (Hunter 19) Rick Webb at 6:18pm 07.17.21 Right, Yes, and probably not unusual nor excessive.
Swim ladder OdayAhoy at 6:08pm 07.17.21
A New Record! dlochner at 5:58pm 07.17.21 Is it just me, or has the price of used boats gone way up over the last year? I think it's like eve
A New Record! jaysweet at 5:39pm 07.17.21 They are filling the marina with more sailboats and quite a few more power boats this year. The mar
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner shemandr at 5:28pm 07.17.21 Lynn Cox swam it. I think the other way but nevertheless ...
Fabricating new gin pole (Hunter 19) (2) Wilco at 5:17pm 07.17.21 OK. It appears that the end of my pole was never broken off in the first place. The previous owner
Fabricating new gin pole (Hunter 19) Rick Webb at 4:59pm 07.17.21 The manual seems to show a piece of metal that conforms to the outside of the mast while the post g
Got a new sailing dinghy Davidasailor26 at 4:49pm 07.17.21 I should add that I used a D-Splicer like Ronstan D-Splicer F-Series Fid - Small for pulling the li
Fabricating new gin pole (Hunter 19) (2) Wilco at 4:45pm 07.17.21 Yes, what I have is definetley unusable. The manual seems to show a piece of metal that conforms to
Fabricating new gin pole (Hunter 19) Rick Webb at 4:38pm 07.17.21 It looks exactly like the end of what you have without the other piece of steel stuck into it. If y
Fabricating new gin pole (Hunter 19) Wilco at 4:37pm 07.17.21 Thanks for the quick reply, friend. It looks like Forespar specializes in whisker poles and such. I
Bock Boat Builders Toledo Ohio sail sfbay at 4:33pm 07.17.21 Welcome to the forum!! Do a search on this forum on "vintage bock" and you find a thread with the i
Replacing broken push button cupboard latch on beneteau 31 LloydB at 3:18pm 07.17.21 Beneteau site would be a better ask without pictures.
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? Ed Caldwell at 2:43pm 07.17.21 So..... this 34 ft boat only has two winches? And they are located a distance from the helm , next
So yeah, bought a sailboat... (1) Horse Opera at 2:40pm 07.17.21 I have been wanting to replace what flotation there may be forward. I have seen some DS II owners op
Got a new sailing dinghy Davidasailor26 at 2:27pm 07.17.21 Can you share more about the eye splice you used and why? How is it tied? How much length do you ne
What is this? SailingLoto at 2:00pm 07.17.21 If you mean the one in the sail track, it is to hold up your pop top. You should also get to know
What is this? Stu Jackson at 1:35pm 07.17.21 If you mean the one in the sail track, it is to hold up your pop top. You should also get to know t
Reef rigging / outhaul rigging shemandr at 1:30pm 07.17.21 The outhaul has a 2:1 purchase which is appropriate. Running thru those blocks was either a mistake
Swim ladder (1) thinwater at 1:11pm 07.17.21 All great suggestions. The stand off ladders are easier to use. You need the ladder to be deep enou

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