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Jib Quoddy at 7:24am 04.04.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/2130 Is the design of the B'R rig substantial enough to sail on jib alone? Specifically theH260 with boom
Adding Jeanneau as a specific ..... sailing now at 6:50am 04.04.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/2167 Manufacturer... Is is possible?? Thanks
Testing Battery State of Charge / Volts Only (8) Maine Sail at 6:32am 04.04.09 Musings With Maine Sail 30/11301 I have seen the discussion many times here where folks say they monitor their batteries state of cha
Crew Wanted in Florida ggrizzard at 5:35am 04.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1727 It's prime sailing in Florida now and I would like to share the opportunity with local sailors befor
VPP & Ratings in Design 356_Steve at 5:29am 04.04.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1591 Glenn, When you do a design, do you normally do the VPP or polars as part of the process? I have c
Sounding stick Roger Long at 4:34am 04.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/3392 The lady with the tape in the tank reminds me that I should mention my better sounding tube. This i
Self tacking jib Quoddy at 4:34am 04.04.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1880 Would a self tacking jib on a track be a design improvement for the H260 as far as ease of sailing?
Inmast furling Outhaul replacement on B321 cymeyer at 4:32am 04.04.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2166 Our boat is 10 years old and have not replaced any of the furling lines. I saw some time ago how to
26s height for shed Jansen at 8:19pm 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1647 I am away from my 1992 26s and my son asked me how much clearance he needs for a shed to put the boa
steering David21856 at 6:58pm 04.03.09 Morgan 1/2361 We have a 33 O/I with hydraulic steering . How do you bleed the system? I have noticed some noise li
Springs for a Drydock trailer for Mac25 Mack Toles at 5:59pm 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1221 Need to replace the springs on the trailer. Can't find the capacity of the trailer. Would like to
Polishing SS (2) Tim R. at 3:13pm 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2296 Why buy new when all it needs is a little polishing. Here are the 2 pedestal guard bases from my bo
Remote Security Cameras? NotCook at 2:48pm 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1647 Like the idea of being able to check on my boat at the marina while I am at home. When we were at Ba
replacing upper shroud Hunter 20 1983 DaveHunter20 at 2:29pm 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1918 I live in N. Carolina and need a replacement upper shroud. Does anyone know the length or rigging s
Lake Coeur d' Alene? cptzeon at 12:54pm 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2506 We're thinking about doing two weeks on our 26x on Lake Couer d' Alene. Anyone been there? We'd lov
Design considerations of the 49 wing keel Brezzin at 12:49pm 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1813 Glenn- Thanks for taking the time. I'd like to know your thoughts on the design of the wing keel f
Boat vibrations selkge at 12:38pm 04.03.09 Catalina 30 2/1718 When idling and slow speeds I have a noisy vibration. This is most evident when idling in the slip.
Top Climber TexasLakeSailor at 12:37pm 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 18/4927 Has anyone used an ATN Top Climber? Did you find it easy to use? Is it worth the money or is it easi
The Henderson Bow Sequitur at 12:09pm 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/3396 Hi Glenn, It is easy to watch the evolution of the Hunter designs under your hand; your very disti
Running Spinnaker Halyard inside Selden Mast Dmac336 at 11:32am 04.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1967 I have an In-mast Furling mast from Selden....there is a Halyard chamber on fore side of mast...also

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Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? Md80max at 3:22pm 03.06.22 I am getting some really good advice from all of you and it is very much appreciated. I think what
Hunter 25.5 standing rigging Examinator327 at 2:55pm 03.06.22 I like JoeWhites approach. But if specs is what you prefer, my owners manual for my Hunter 23.5 has
Spinnaker winches for H340 (stainless arch) DannyO at 2:25pm 03.06.22 Thanks so much for your reply. Yes, I have two ratchet blocks ready to go - I completely agree with
HUNTER 280 ZINC ANODE dlochner at 2:19pm 03.06.22 A zinc would be unusual for a sink with no connection to other metal below the waterline. However,
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Leeward Rail at 2:16pm 03.06.22 That's exactly what it is. It'll be a good test. The ramp looks flatter than most of the ramps I p
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Tedd at 2:11pm 03.06.22 It is a bit shallow slope but fine for a retracting keel trailerable sailboat. That's exactly what
New Catalina 30 Owner jeepbluetj at 2:08pm 03.06.22 On a Catalina 30, it is most often mounted under the port side sittee. Was on my '80 also. Under
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg (1) Leeward Rail at 2:07pm 03.06.22 You can see it on Google Street View, once you know where to look! erable sailboat. The ramp is mai
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg (1) Tedd at 2:00pm 03.06.22 You can see it on Google Street View, once you know where to look!
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Leeward Rail at 1:50pm 03.06.22 . Is there a boat launch at the yacht club? I can't tell from Google Earth. Coast Guard, crane, bo
Replacing Holding Tank Art12050 at 1:47pm 03.06.22 I replaced the holding tank on our 1992 Hunter 30T several years ago. Peggy is correct as it was a m
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? DeniseO30 at 1:35pm 03.06.22 I'm not going to agree with anyone on this you should not buy the boat (if you didn't buy it already
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Tedd at 1:28pm 03.06.22 I of course know of Gimli because of the old base, the race track, and the Gimli Glider, but I didn'
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg (2) Leeward Rail at 1:17pm 03.06.22 Gimli may be the best option. It has a big marina, hotels, marine services, restaurants, bar, a larg
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Leeward Rail at 12:54pm 03.06.22 It would be late April or early May, probably. Normally the ice is gone from Lake Winnipeg and Lak
HUNTER 280 ZINC ANODE Tally Ho at 12:44pm 03.06.22
Replacing Holding Tank DArcy at 11:47am 03.06.22 I replaced the holding tank on my last boat and bought the replacement from Plasti-Mart Plastic Tank
Dual band/marine vhf antenna Brian D at 11:26am 03.06.22 Chris, welcome to the board and great question. Dual band is fine if you are going to work two band
hunter 49 steering quadrant SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:59am 03.06.22 I think you may just need to tighten all the bolts & nuts on the "Mamba" steering system and secure
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? FastOlson at 10:57am 03.06.22 If you have the woodworking skills to do this, then it can be a DIY. If you have to pay to have it

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