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Hunter Owners Don Guillette at 3:28pm 10.14.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/5431 Over the many years that I've been involved with sail trim through this forum and selling my book an
There's always a positive side... (3) Maine Sail at 3:11pm 10.14.08 Musings With Maine Sail 15/7981 While most are worried about the economy, with good reason, I tend to follow the buy low mentality.
A simple man with a simple boat needs help Stevep at 2:39pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1574 Hi all -- My Contest 30 sailboat has no hot water heater, no refrigeration, and no pressure fresh wa
CDI Flex Furler Slim at 1:55pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2280 Greetings, I have a new CDI on my Rhodes22. The problem I'm having is that when I roll out my 17
Starboard gate stanchion Mary Beth at 1:41pm 10.14.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1041 I have read differing advice for replacing the starboard gate stanchion on a 30' 1988 Catalina. Shou
Lewmar Ports Replacement Gaskets Peter Fridman at 12:47pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 9/4628 TRIED THE LEWMAR WEB PAGE AND COULD NOT FIMD HOW TO ORDER REPLACEMENT GASKETS FOR LEWMAR MODEL # 389
SanFran Great Day Oct 12 (3) Jim Seamans at 12:36pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1237 Want to thank all you San Fran Bay sailors for providing a great day of sailing on Sunday. Fleet wee
Winterizing my cat 22 nimwegen at 12:25pm 10.14.08 Catalina 22 9/3099 I am a new owner of a 1984 Cat 22. She will be stored inside over the winter (fair ground, Wilmingt
PHII ? for Peggy Tim R. at 12:02pm 10.14.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2414 Hi Peggy, do you know if it is possible to reverse the bowl/pump layout of a PHII? IOW, I want the
Trailer extensions oldiesrocker2001 at 11:51am 10.14.08 Trailer Sailors 18/6081 My V21 is my second trailered boat and both boat/trailer rigs have one thing in common - too short.
Island Girl Cleaners shemandr at 11:41am 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1368 I have ordered some of this company's products for my non skid. The video and directions that came
Sailboat manuals mcchesney44@earthlink.net at 9:59am 10.14.08 S2 2/2194 I just purchased a 1985 8.6 and wondered if anyone knew whether a manual was issued with boat (not t
Happy Turkey Day ...... eh (1) Scott B at 8:29am 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1395 Yesterday was Thanksgiving up north here. We took Friday off and made it a 4 day weekend. What a hug
New cushions for the Meant to Be '79 Hunter (3) Ian McGain at 8:19am 10.14.08 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1649 New cushions for my 1979 Hunter the Meant to Be I thought I would share. Cushions from ad on this si
Why do I over/under trim? Brian D at 8:17am 10.14.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/3153 Is it me or is it me? Obviously it is me. Every time I trim I always trim incorrectly. I will chang
Pendant line on 85% jib Boat n Bus at 8:00am 10.14.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/5922 Don, The 85% headsail on my O'day 25 has a wire line about 18" that hooks from the tack of the sai
Need polar chart for a Hunter 35.5 Bert17825 at 7:21am 10.14.08 Racing 3/6525 Does anyone have a polar chart for a Hunter 35.5? A friend is interested in racing his boat, and co
California's fire season (1) Brian D at 6:49am 10.14.08 Sails Call Lounge 2/2598 Like Christmas, it comes every year. This photo was taken last night, 10/13 @ 21:40. These fires are
Will a 12' O'day sink? beddiro at 10:15pm 10.13.08 Bigger Boats 3/3285 I'm a new owner of an older fiberglass 12' daysailer. Since I am just learning how to sail with thi
Running aground/dude in his underwear (3) Hermit Scott at 10:12pm 10.13.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2246 My boat sat on the previous owners private dock for a month while I rebuilt the engine and reinstall

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I still don't quite get rule #2... Scott T-Bird at 7:55am 01.08.22 You've got to be kidding me! :facepalm: I find it hard to believe that this video can cause any co
Catalina 320 start problem nveater at 7:54am 01.08.22 Do what Roy said- I also ran a new #10 wire from starter to the button on my panel- easy DIY project
Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace (1) brazenarticle at 7:01am 01.08.22 When my exhaust riser finally crumbled I made a new one out of schedule 40 stainless pipe nipples pu
The weather guesser said snow..... They lied, worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel Crusty Ol Salt at 6:59am 01.08.22 Its crazy Doug. I grew up in Indiana. After the blizzard of '78, I joined the Navy. I spent most of
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue bwagner187 at 6:57am 01.08.22 Great advise Jim !!! I keep my rudder amidship with the steering brake nice and snug when she's ber
Towing Light air at 6:36am 01.08.22 As someone told me when I asked about pulling an Oday with my CRV, it's not the pulling but the stop
The weather guesser said snow..... They lied, worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel DougM at 6:34am 01.08.22 Saturday morning: Finally had power restored last night after being down since Monday morning. Gotta
Catalina 320 start problem RoyS at 6:30am 01.08.22 That damn key switch. I have the on/off only model. Completely useless and the key does fall out. Ne
Decking forward cutty need pictures previously inhabited by wildlife (Javelin) Seaswood at 5:59am 01.08.22 The under decking in the javelin is a small space that will have water intrusion. part of the design
Traditionally made boat fenders thinwater at 5:33am 01.08.22 Nice. It looks like you could make a lighter version by weaving that wall knot over a 2 liter soda
New to us Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 5:32am 01.08.22 If its not already done, be prepared early on to replace the waste tank. Triple M plastics in Maine
New to us Hunter 40.5 Rjm st.petersburg at 5:11am 01.08.22 I just had most of my electronics changed out yesterday. I already had the Axiom 9, was able to reus
Just committed to an 82 C22. Gene Neill at 5:07am 01.08.22 Gene you need to give them a pass, not everyone lives in a place where you can comfortably sail in
Traditionally made boat fenders Will Gilmore at 4:58am 01.08.22 Nice. It looks like you could make a lighter version by weaving that wall knot over a 2 liter soda b
New to us Hunter 40.5 SV Maverick at 2:38am 01.08.22 Thanks for the replies. Seems my list is getting longer... 8) Inspect holding tank and become famil
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat SF Bay Sailor at 1:13am 01.08.22 Your boat looks great. I just purchased Renegade and will be bringing her back to the Long Island
New to us Hunter 40.5 sail sfbay at 8:12pm 01.07.22 Welcome to the forum and congrats on your new sailboat!! Bring on the questions!!
Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace (2) DArcy at 8:02pm 01.07.22 Look around to see if you can find a stainless exhaust, but it will likely be specific to your boat
Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace dlochner at 6:42pm 01.07.22 heres a copy of my post from a few years back, you wont be disappointed! Got to give a shout out t
New to us Hunter 40.5 Don S/V ILLusion at 6:35pm 01.07.22 Not to unnecessarily add to your list but as a previous 40.5 owner, the first two things I'd add are

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