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Pretensioned Mast on a 260 2ndfamily at 3:56pm 11.21.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1571 We are making an offer on a 2002 Hunter 260; our first Hunter (just sold our Macgregor). The Mast is
Adding 1/2" smoked acrylic hatch boards Gorndorff at 3:12pm 11.21.08 Catalina 30 4/3530 I would like some suggestions or ideas about locating ready to fit acrylic hatch boards. I believe
Hells Gate mudtertel at 9:46am 11.21.08 Ask All Sailors 7/3264 Has anybody ever went through , Hells Gate in New York. I have a 25.5 Hunter with a 8hp motor .I was
Tornado pictures walt at 7:05am 11.21.08 Sails Call Lounge 11/3966 This last August, I had a rare sailing encounter with a tornado and I finally organized some picture
Chesapeake Hunter Rendezvous for 2009 Jim Seamans at 5:19am 11.21.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1111 Has any dates been set and where it will be held this coming year? I'm trying to make plans. Have a
Jib Power HAL at 4:57am 11.21.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/4444 How far can you roll the jib and still expect some reasonable amount of power for the square footage
Botttom Paint in Florida seadaddler at 4:35am 11.21.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1624 OK my boat is now in Florida east coast and she is on the hard waiting to make the trip to the west
Thanks, Phil Mac Bentley at 12:19am 11.21.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1542 In the survey I said it was very important to me that you indicate which posts in the 'new posts' fo
Survey, RE: new site Phil Herring at 10:14pm 11.20.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 12/3170 We built a short survey in an attempt to structure the input on the site... we'd sure appreciate it
Missing cabin table Allegra at 10:10pm 11.20.08 C&C 1/3619 We own a 1979 C+C 36 without the folding cabin table typically found along the cabin floor centerlin
Reputation? j_schoenfeld at 8:42pm 11.20.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1121 Anybody know how the reputation button works? Mine is solid green, which I believe means my reputati
Lancer 25 doesn't come about readily MSK at 7:52pm 11.20.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/10671 I was out a couple days ago in maybe 10 knots and could not get my Lancer 25 to come about. I'm admi
Mobile - New posts Bob Poff at 6:03pm 11.20.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2268 Using the Mobile interface, I'm assuming the New posts" button shows posts not read. Am I correct?
Magnetic deviation with compass jknappsax at 4:58pm 11.20.08 Ask All Sailors 21/4484 I'm planning on installing a Garmin GPSMap 498 on my 1978 O'Day 32' CC, and I'll install a pedestal
Alcohol stove All U Get at 3:40pm 11.20.08 Ask All Sailors 14/2682 I have an pressurized alcohol stove in my boat and would like to know what type of fuel line I'll ne
Pearson 303 Holding Tank Cappep at 1:48pm 11.20.08 Pearson 1/2580 I want to replace the 19 gal bladder that came with my 1986 Pearson 303 and hope to place a hard tan
Davits elcriollo at 1:27pm 11.20.08 Big Boats 7/3753 I am considering installing davits on my Hunter 40.5 Any advise from owners who had them installed.
How much hp does a dinghy need to tow a Catalina 30? Phaedra43 at 12:48pm 11.20.08 Catalina 30 2/1927 Thanks for any advice! We're bringing home our new Catalina next month and are concerned that the e
Need to replace jib halyard (3) Pitman at 12:47pm 11.20.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1682 Need to replace my jib halyard. Was thinking of purchasing the following from westmarine. Trying t
Need a stanchion base for a hunter 40, 1984 marc dupre at 12:06pm 11.20.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2148 I am looking for a source for an aluminum lifeline stanchion base for my 1984 H 40. i understand tha

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How much attention needs bottom and keel before the boat goes back into the water? sail sfbay at 8:17am 01.25.22 ............Now the situation is a little different. The keel has a lot of rusty spots, the bottom p
Dufour 31, your thoughts jssailem at 8:06am 01.25.22 Dufour's are a boat that gives a pleasing ship line to the eye. Sleek deck, sharp bow, slender lines
Dufour 31, your thoughts dmax at 8:05am 01.25.22 Go with the pristine boat, always. The Dufour looks like a good boat but I would measure it against
Hunter 28 JamesG161 at 8:03am 01.25.22 I am considering purchase of a 1991 Hunter 28! Check here for some info on H28... Hunter resource
3M 5200...how to make it non-stick on bolts rgranger at 7:59am 01.25.22
Is island hopping on Lake Michigan too much for O'Day Daysailer or Spindrift Daysailer rgranger at 7:54am 01.25.22 ENO hammock with a rain fly and your golden
New Pearson 303 Owner chuck stas at 7:51am 01.25.22 Good Morning, I picked up a P303 last summer 1983. Lots of work needed but all's good the the bones
Hunter 28 Growl at 7:48am 01.25.22 But are there any model flaws or obvious issues
Long way to check out trailer sailor Timm R Oday25 at 7:47am 01.25.22 I drove from Madison to St Louis when I bought our Oday . I was fully prepared to walk away if it wa
3M 5200...how to make it non-stick on bolts dmax at 7:47am 01.25.22 Vaseline, but better to drill the holes after as Dave says.
Hunter 28 Growl at 7:45am 01.25.22 Hey Crazy Dave! She was hauled out two years ago and she is probably due.
Dufour 31, your thoughts (3) fred1diver at 7:45am 01.25.22 202023
Hunter 28 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:42am 01.25.22 Strongly suggest a surveyor look at any large boat you are considering buying.
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:40am 01.25.22 I was very much involved with the Hunter small boats which is why I point things out. In fact Frank
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs jssailem at 7:38am 01.25.22 Clues to considering your question lie in a study of history and geography. The rig you discuss is
Is island hopping on Lake Michigan too much for O'Day Daysailer or Spindrift Daysailer Timm R Oday25 at 6:56am 01.25.22 Perfect boat for the area . We dragged our Oday up there some years back . Lot's and lot's of places
Long way to check out trailer sailor cb32863 at 6:40am 01.25.22 I drove from Minneapolis to Bradenton FL and back for my 235. Know what you are getting in to before
How old is Grandpa? DougM at 6:32am 01.25.22
Dufour 31, your thoughts shemandr at 6:17am 01.25.22 I'd rather have the Atomic 4 than the Volvo diesel. Frers is a good designer. The numbers for the
Knotmeter and Depth Sounder Replacements shank at 6:00am 01.25.22 Thanks again. Sorry about the Bills :-(

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