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H22 Reefing DavidB75 at 9:26pm 03.31.09 Smaller Boats 2/1211 Hello everyone, I would like to know what you guys think about reefing the main using the outhaul (a
Horizontal Wheel - something for thought Franklin at 9:23pm 03.31.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1627 Glenn: A couple of years ago I had a vision after watching "Failure to Launch". It was the horizo
Trailer bunk liners David F at 8:06pm 03.31.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1675 Retrieval methods onto trailers has a lot of history on these threads. But, I can't find anywhere if
A couple of design questions Manny at 8:03pm 03.31.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1397 Hi Glenn, When designing a sailboat other than a racer, how much, if any, consideration is given
Rusted Leaf Spring Trailer....Replace with Bolt on Torsion Axle? phyrefighterjay at 8:03pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 4/5168 Hi ya'll I just bought a Mac 26x down in Texas...I have not seen the boat, but trust me the deal is
Keel Shapes BroadReach at 7:36pm 03.31.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1754 Glenn, While in the yard recently I was parked next to a Hunter Legend 35 that was in the process of
Mounting new grill sinnettc at 6:55pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 19/2746 My wife bought me a Kuuma grill ' rail mount for my birthday. I'm in the process of getting the boa
Chainplate Rebeding And Depth Sounder Question (so I Don't Clog Up Boards, Thank You) stephenronning at 6:49pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 24/4322 Hello: my sailiboat has water stains on the bulkheads and so I need to rebed my chainplates. What do
Cleaning & adding Gauge to Fuel Tank Mike Denman at 6:10pm 03.31.09 Big Boats 17/2408 I'm going to clean out my fuel tank on my 1987 Hunter 34' and add a float for a Fuel Gauge. My
Interesting day yesterday (3) CharlieCobra at 6:04pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2090 I got laid off from Boeing after almost five years and I got this: Grandchild number seven. Aubrey
Reverse to starboard? AndyO at 5:56pm 03.31.09 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2620 I have a 1981 H30 that will not reverse to starboard. From reviews of that model on this site, the i
Can someone please confirm my underwater measurements (1) mchrisk at 5:43pm 03.31.09 Lancer 1/2198 Ok so today I put on my scuba gear and scratched away more growth than I'm willing to admit to and t
Tide programs and daylight saving time Bob V at 4:47pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1269 This is the time of year that I have to be carefull with my Tides ' Currents Pro software that I dep
Adding hanks to a genoa....spacing ect.... Bill Davidson at 4:18pm 03.31.09 Catalina 30 0/1305 Hi, I'm going to convert my 130 and 150 genoa from a racing foil setup to hanks. This would
Computer without dedicated nav area Roger Long at 2:42pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1363 Here is how I'm doing it: http://www.rogerlongboats.com/09Misc.htm#Computer
count the day lost when you don't learn something Ross at 2:37pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1766 I went to the boat today to see how well she weathered the winter. She did very well without me. I c
Need Trailer Help phyrefighterjay at 2:26pm 03.31.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1235 Hi Everyone, I just purchased a Mac 26X 1995. I am heading 17 hours south to pick it up. THe owner s
Hunter 41 Rudder Post Bob 41 at 1:55pm 03.31.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1549 Hi Glenn - it is greatly appreciated that you are taking the time to talk with the Hunterowners - th
Refrigeration Project Jagermeister (1) Merry Prankster at 12:11pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2299 I found a working Jagermeister cooler in the garbage the other day and I am dismantling it to explor
M25 pop-top struts Marty at 11:27am 03.31.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1945 Good afternoon fellow (and gal) 25 owners. I have a question concerning replacing the solid removab

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What are these. jssailem at 5:47pm 02.24.22 The blue tarp might be a cockpit cover. The round centered hole might go around the back stay, then
Long term lay up info Stu Jackson at 5:41pm 02.24.22 Second question: Boat's going to be on the hard. Why bother with running the engine? It ain't goi
Sail question jssailem at 5:39pm 02.24.22 :plus: with @Hello Below Riding sail.
Long term lay up info Stu Jackson at 5:38pm 02.24.22 Question to the OP and those who answered: Why remove the batteries when the solar panels will/shou
Sail question dlochner at 5:38pm 02.24.22 It is a riding sail from SailRite. Likely home sewn. There are two sizes. https://www.sailrite.com/
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered dlochner at 5:28pm 02.24.22 A bit of a hair split but the Fourth Amendment does apply to the Coast Guard. The First Congress (t
Sail question Capt Robbie at 5:26pm 02.24.22 Might be a storm sail. Or possibly sail used for when at anchor to keep boat pointed into the wind.
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 5:08pm 02.24.22 Thanks @Stu Jackson yes earlier in this post I believe you shot me some links and I have read thro
Long term lay up info Ted at 4:42pm 02.24.22 Here is another thing to think about if you have a keel stepped mast and are storing the boat with t
1983 Hunter 30 heritage at 4:33pm 02.24.22 On my 84 H27 the skeg is solid layers of fiberglass; no coring material. If the skegs alignment wit
Sail question Hello Below at 4:15pm 02.24.22 It looks small enough to be a riding sail. Anchor Riding Sail Kit (12.5 sq. ft.)
Long term lay up info jssailem at 4:05pm 02.24.22 It seems logical that you could tent the boat with a tarp. It would help keep the interior cooler du
New to us Hunter 40.5 JamesG161 at 3:11pm 02.24.22 Are you speaking about messing with other instruments or something else? just saying it takes a la
Long term lay up info dmax at 2:39pm 02.24.22 1. Definitely change the oil before laying up. I would also fog the cylinders. 2. If the anit-freeze
Tiller topcat0399 at 2:36pm 02.24.22 I wonder how flexy that emt will be under load. Last year I needed a new tiller; a pair of new whee
Long term lay up info sail sfbay at 2:35pm 02.24.22 The following is based on my experience laying up my Hunter 386 sailboat (on the hard), Ford F250 di
Potential Buyer of DS1 itsmeken at 2:31pm 02.24.22 Thank you all for your replies and information. As a youth my first sailing experience was in a Las
New Fire Extinguisher Regs thinwater at 2:21pm 02.24.22 Also a good time for people to consider that this is a minimum. Fire blanket? Better in the galley.
New Fire Extinguisher Regs thinwater at 2:15pm 02.24.22 Good post. I did not know this, because it is new. But I replace them more often that that anyway.
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 2:04pm 02.24.22 Thank you! I also have a fixed, automatic system, but it's probably halon, and out of date.

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