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cold weather and interesting phenomena (1) Ross at 8:59pm 12.03.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2405 This was the frost patterns on Nancy's car monday morning.
Florida Atlantic coast sail, spring 2009 Mark Major at 8:10pm 12.03.08 Ask All Sailors 16/2221 I am currently planning a Florida Atlantic coastal sail aboard my 1986 Hunter 23 during March 2009.
Hunter 212 spinnaker vines at 7:10pm 12.03.08 Smaller Boats 0/1286 Apparently I am going to need a spinnaker to have any success racing this boat. Can someone point me
Hunter 212 mast raising apparatus vines at 7:05pm 12.03.08 Smaller Boats 1/1515 Can anyone show me what you use or tell me the process you go through to raise the mast? I took the
forum Newbie Question WillSail4Food at 5:22pm 12.03.08 Catalina 310 3/1795 Is there a way to search this forum for the answer to the question I just posted about sink covers o
Venture24 Rudder gedoelcam at 5:21pm 12.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/932 My Venture 24 came without a rudder. I made something to get through my first season and checking ha
Cutting Board over 310 sink WillSail4Food at 5:19pm 12.03.08 Catalina 310 5/2392 Have any of you 310 owners purchased or fabricated a cutting board to cover your sink when not in us
Sink Drain-Dumb Question jackj4 at 4:32pm 12.03.08 Big Boats 6/1595 OK...where does my galley sink drain? I thought at first it went into the bilge under the dinette t
trailer rollers instead of bunks Jansen at 3:53pm 12.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2882 I had trouble loading getting it all the way into the V at the front. It floated to within 6"s or s
bunks versus rollers Jansen at 3:50pm 12.03.08 Trailer Sailors 15/7528 I wonder if rollers would help load my Mac 26s. I floated it most of the way but the last 6"s were
Looking for wind chart maps online Wakadui at 2:56pm 12.03.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2123 Can anyone point me in the direction of an online wind chart map. Can only find fee only wind chart
anchor sizing joefusa at 2:54pm 12.03.08 Ask All Sailors 28/5842 any thoughts out there on the correct size and type of main anchor for a C-30 - not a lunch hook? as
Beneteau 49 and First 50 Hull Forms? Wakadui at 2:47pm 12.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2451 Anyone know the difference/benefits in hull forms between the Beneteau 49 and First 50? Entry? F
Hoses for engine cooling system King Elliott at 1:56pm 12.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1745 Can anyone direct me to a place to buy replacement hoses for my Yanmar 2QM15 diesel engine? It's in
Global Positioning System wlaschober at 1:39pm 12.03.08 Ask All Sailors 26/3401
Telltales Editorial Don Guillette at 1:02pm 12.03.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/3364
rating someone Ctskip at 12:59pm 12.03.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/2153 I can't seem to be able to leave a rating for anyone. I click on the little figure and nothing happe
Electrical Bonding dbdaniel at 12:40pm 12.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2132 The prev owner of my 42p, for whatever reason, decided to remove some of the bonding wires on the bo
specifications of Hunter 23.5 trailer Johan at 12:30pm 12.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1752 Hello, i have sent the message below to Hunter Marine and did not get an answer yet. Maybe some of
Anyone heard from MaryC? Clark at 12:05pm 12.03.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1405 She/they were on a trip from Grand Rivers, KY to Mobile., AL in mid-Nov and had asked about her 280

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Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Rick D at 12:59pm 01.24.22 Rick i had that exact same problem when we had a 40.5 when raising the main. Sometimes the breaker
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Rick D at 12:56pm 01.24.22 I'd bet on something providing increased resistance when hoisting rather than a problem with the wi
Hunter 25.5 standing rigging JoeWhite at 12:51pm 01.24.22 I dropped my mast. Labeled each cable and took them to a rigging shop. They made new ones. It all wo
Hunter 25.5 standing rigging sail sfbay at 12:32pm 01.24.22 That is one way to duplicate each rigging part (and might avoid dropping the mast) with a tensioned
1989 Catalina 30 Control line size and length Siamese at 12:11pm 01.24.22 I sure as hell wouldn't rely on the manual for line lengths. Not after replacing all the running ri
Buyer's or Seller's market? FastOlson at 12:05pm 01.24.22 Local brokerage business seems to have evolved into a two-level market. The Roomy Interior late mo
Boom Van Line Replacement & Length KenK13623 at 11:49am 01.24.22 I have not adjusted or eliminated any length. Since i am mostly pleasure cruising during the day, i
Second Battery Davidasailor26 at 11:45am 01.24.22 To get around this, I installed an ACR (automatic charging relay), which would switch from one batt
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') tfox2069 at 11:40am 01.24.22 I have a 2300w portable gasoline generator that powers a 16KBTU A/C and other A/C loads... Very i
Hunter 410 clutch mounting Windpilot at 11:25am 01.24.22 My 99 410 has embedded aluminum under the clutches, enough to add 2 more clutches to each side (I us
Shore water supply inlet Don S/V ILLusion at 11:24am 01.24.22 The first thing I would recommend is having a look at a book entitled "Six Easy Ways to Sink Your B
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') kbgunn at 11:18am 01.24.22 I have a 2300w portable gasoline generator that powers a 16KBTU A/C and other A/C loads including 50
Shore water supply inlet Ralph Johnstone at 11:13am 01.24.22 The first thing I would recommend is having a look at a book entitled "Six Easy Ways to Sink Your Bo
Shore water supply inlet (1) sail sfbay at 11:09am 01.24.22 I have one installed on a Hunter 46 transom which is and convenient since the boat is docked stern-i
"Hawkeye" Simon Sexton at 11:07am 01.24.22
Second Battery Tom J at 11:06am 01.24.22 Electrical and me really don't mix. So I apologize, but now you have me more confused. Isn't the
Boom Van Line Replacement & Length sail sfbay at 10:03am 01.24.22 Did you shorten it to eliminate extra line in the cockpit and/or happy with the line length? If so,
Second Battery Ward H at 9:31am 01.24.22 The most common switch is the 1, 2, Both, Off switch. I believe that is what you are intending to i
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Rich Stidger at 9:11am 01.24.22 FWIW, I also have an electric winch for my halyard. It is a Lewmar OP2 - not the most powerful winc
National Championship Flag Sheepdog683 at 9:07am 01.24.22 How long did it take the moth ball smell to go away? ROLL TIDE ROLL !

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