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Anyone heard from Tony B or Scott in person? LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 5:51pm 09.13.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1142 I hope to hear good news.
Spinnaker for Hunter 27 rvh111 at 4:42pm 09.13.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1093 Hi there..I have just bought a Hunter 27 (6 months old now). Can anyone advise me what size spinnake
9.2A Opening Ports jleben at 3:23pm 09.13.08 S2 5/1597 I have owned my S2 9.2A since 1986 (She was built in 1985). I have decided to replace the plastic op
help help looking for aerial photos after hurricane ike Mike G at 2:45pm 09.13.08 Ask All Sailors 14/2171 Does anyone know where we can get photos of pleasure island tx. we want to see if our boat made it t
Hunter..260?? Brian M H23 at 2:43pm 09.13.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1611 I know there are a couple 26/260 expert on here: Please take a look at this ad. A 1999 hunter 260 w
All Mast Lights are Out Brad Hoff at 2:27pm 09.13.08 Big Boats 14/2924 On my 1984 Hunter 34 all of my mast lights (anchor, steaming, deck) lights went out today. I mentall
Interior Lights Slep at 12:15pm 09.13.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1209 Does anyone have a suggestion on replacing the overhead lights in my Hunter 326? I was thinking of r
Dirty fuel / Fuel Tank Mike G. at 12:14pm 09.13.08 Ask All Sailors 11/2291 Hello all: I was having some problems with periodic drops in RPMs, and asked the boat yard to ta
Of interest to Chesapeake bay sailors. Ross at 10:20am 09.13.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1130 Our local newspaper reported the addition of the Susquehanna River buoy addition to this system. I h
Loose keel bolt Bare Aweigh at 9:31am 09.13.08 Ask All Sailors 0/968 I originally posted this in the Oday area, but was hoping I might get more insight by asking everyon
Navico 5000 Wheel Pilot morgantheship at 9:27am 09.13.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1862 I have the opportunity to purchase a good used Navico 5000 Wheel Pilot and remote control. The pric
Carguybrian wants to buya hunter chesapeakesailor at 9:19am 09.13.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/946 Hi Brian - in response to your inquiry around whether you should buy a Hunter 33. Generally speak
RC8D Parts Available billsimmeth at 6:00pm 09.12.08 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1577 I'm throwing in the towel on my Renault RC8D and putting in a slightly used Beta14. I have a few par
Emergendy Tiller Information Brian D at 10:14am 09.12.08 Lancer 2/1524 My Emergency Tiller was loaned out to an individual and never returned. I am trying to track down th
Battery Question Murray16764 at 5:48am 09.12.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1712 My B352 has two house batteries and one starter battery. I thought that the starter battery was ind
H35 topping lift sheave richk at 4:39am 09.12.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2130 The sheave for the topping lift on my Hunter 35 Legend has a nick in it which causes the line to jum
Engine/shaft alignment Manny at 9:02pm 09.11.08 Ask All Sailors 31/6610 Last time I ran my diesel I noticed the stuffing box seemed to run warmer than usual (even with 3 -
Great storm tracking site! RobG at 7:53pm 09.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1114 You may have seen this already but I hadn't. It's great! Many of the separate data sources I use com
Yikes! Phil Herring at 7:16pm 09.11.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1488 This doesn't sound good, from CNN: "People sheltering at ground level at Galveston Bay when Hurri
I just got this, and I have to post it. It was a few weeks ago (2) Gregg9020 at 6:13pm 09.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 89/9120 Macgregor Picture Page Keep It Going But I thought you all would like to see what it looks like to

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Genoa question rgranger at 2:36pm 02.03.22 A drifter is a genoa made from lighter than typical materials. It is used when the wind is very li
Help with halyards at mast head knackers at 2:36pm 02.03.22 i just flick the spinnaker halyard behind the spreaders and tie off to the shroud attachments when n
Magazine subscription renewal alert Leeward Rail at 2:22pm 02.03.22 Nowadays we receive three excellent mags -- Good Old Boat, Yachting Monthly, and Practical Boat Own
Swim ladder jssailem at 2:18pm 02.03.22 Been thinking about that swim platform. Would be even better if you could create a way to fold it up
Why some boat owners should never attempt DIY repairs Leeward Rail at 2:15pm 02.03.22 Everyone does a crap job at some point in their life. How else are competent pros and marine towing
Hunter 216 Centerboard sailtec hydraulic ram boardman74 at 1:58pm 02.03.22 I have the 2 part Devcon that was purchased off of the Hunter site. Maybe 2 part epoxy was the wron
Oh My the Moorage Costs Parsons at 1:41pm 02.03.22 From the Dutch that I have met, their cultural values are humility, practicality, and reason (plus b
mast raising stickinthemud57 at 1:30pm 02.03.22 Well, Topcat, I would say you have a keeper there. Congrats!
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. DeniseO30 at 1:27pm 02.03.22 Do you mean the propeller shaft strut? Measure measure measure determine the angle and look on site
Swim ladder chip veres at 12:58pm 02.03.22 The platform Jssailem showed is even better if you add a 4-step telescoping ladder to it. Just prov
mast raising topcat0399 at 12:46pm 02.03.22 Topcat's solution proves the old adage about skinning cats. No offense there, Top. To Macbeane's p
Magazine subscription renewal alert FastOlson at 12:38pm 02.03.22 Thanks for the update. I used to subscribe to CW and Sail for many many years.... finally figured ou
mast raising stickinthemud57 at 12:27pm 02.03.22 Topcat's solution proves the old adage about skinning cats. No offense there, Top. To Macbeane's pr
mast raising (3) topcat0399 at 12:22pm 02.03.22 I have a Venture V224, essentially same boats as your only with a poptop. I have fought all of the b
Oh My the Moorage Costs Benny17441 at 12:08pm 02.03.22 The boat builder is taking the bridge down; of course they will charge Bezos for it by including it
125 Genoa hollyclouse at 11:57am 02.03.22 Thanks! I appreciate all that you're sharing with me.
Magazine subscription renewal alert kappykaplan at 11:57am 02.03.22 A magazine I subscribe to defaulted to automatic renewal if you renewed online and paid with a credi
Haul out the water Benny17441 at 11:53am 02.03.22 I think he said to dry land. That would be somewhere in Alabama. Can't sail there.
Swim ladder Benny17441 at 11:49am 02.03.22 Where is the rudder?
M-25 engine issues (1) dmax at 11:24am 02.03.22 No experience but here's a diagram of the speed control, most likely one of the gaskets (3, 13) is n

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