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O'Day 22 Companionway Hatch Sea Bear at 5:06am 04.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1101 Well, the boat finally reappeared from the snow and the ridgepole supporting the winter cover collap
Polar plot for optimum sailing angles Jeff5245 at 5:35am 04.27.08 The Cherubini Hunters 3/4110 Has anyone looked for or found the polar plot for the optimum sailing angles for a given true wind
placement of floatation in Mac/Venture 25 Malcolm Williamson at 6:28am 04.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1132 Would any owners be willing to give me a ballpark estimate of the size, quantity, and location of th
water leak (on a 192) in cockpit - under deck hatches Capt Jack at 9:58am 04.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 22/2321 Need to find source of leak ( and repair method ) for water coming into cockpitstorage compartments
Portofino Marina, Redondo Beach Jack at 9:24am 04.27.08 The Cherubini Hunters 0/974 We are still on the hard here in the north east and although she is painted and ready to go we are w
Lookin' for a Sailboat Jon6436 at 8:37am 04.27.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1991 A fellow old salt friend of mine is loosing sleep while trying to come up with the brand name of a 2
Water rationing newly anonymous at 12:04pm 04.27.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2316 On a different thread, the topic of how much water passagemakers should carry per person per day cam
St Vincent Grenadine Bareboat (1) rfrye1 at 11:47am 04.27.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1292 Just got back from 8 days of sailing nirvana in SVG. Bareboated with Sunsail (I give them a "10"). s
Tuning he rigging on my 04' 387 Sailspro at 11:21am 04.27.08 Big Boats 3/1652 I am looking for some help tuning my rig on my 04' C387, hull 26. It is my first year with the boat
ST60 Masthead Wire (1983 H31) Greg W at 12:18pm 04.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/956 I have decided to step my mast this year and make an attempt to run my new ST60 Wind Plus wire throu
Changing wires Alan E. Arias at 12:25pm 04.27.08 Pearson 0/1094 Hello, I am changing my stainless wires (upper shrouds) and can somebody tell me if i need some torq
Painting Hull charlie1per at 12:22pm 04.27.08 Other Sailboats 1/995 I need some prep details about painting my Contessa Hull....what is the preferred paint ect..charlie
storage space behind galley stove Julie at 2:16pm 04.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1364 We would like to use the space behind the galley stove for silverware/utensil storage. At the time
Alternator part Capacitor? connections? Barkentine at 6:04pm 04.27.08 Pearson 0/1037 OK my Atomic 4 won't start and I found a broken wire, but I don't know what it is or where it connec
Old school SailboatOwners.com at 6:21pm 04.27.08 Ask All Sailors 20/2054 Most of us rely on electronics -- to some degree -- aboard our boats. Minimally, most of us use dep
horse shoe clamp timewalker at 6:20pm 04.27.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1071 A person in one of the groups im in has a 37 foot Irwin and here is his question...Does anyone know
Charlotte Harbor,Punta Gorda,Fl "Pump Out"?????? seadaddler at 10:19pm 04.25.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1609 If your not in a Marina and keep your boat at your condo in PGI orany other privately owned dock in
head conversion Bill at 10:43pm 04.25.08 Big Boats 5/870 I am looking at an electric head conversion kit for my Jabsco toilet. Has anyone used one of these,
New cabin cushions for the 25' Jim Messer at 10:37pm 04.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/3443 Does anyone know where new covers for the cabin cushions for the Mac 25' can be purchased or made?
cleaning chartplotter display mjb at 10:37pm 04.25.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1335 I have a 2 year old Raymarine chartplotter at the helm. I've beenvery careful to only clean with s

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1995 Hunter 26 Tiller options (8) rgranger at 7:17am 05.14.21 I got a auto-helm used on eBay for $100 but to answer your question.... I've also made a tiller for
1995 Hunter 26 Tiller options (1) sail sfbay at 7:15am 05.14.21 You can find a hardwood tiller made of 8 laminated layers of mahogany and white ash for $199 on this
Chainplate adaptor separating from deck (3) gusmuller at 7:11am 05.14.21 Well folks, A sad update. I ended up losing the entire rig a few weeks back. The chain plate in que
Covid-19 Vaccination (1) rgranger at 7:04am 05.14.21 This is essentially a repressive approach which almost certain to generate resistance to being iden
Bridge Clearance (1) sail sfbay at 6:45am 05.14.21 Welcome to the forum!! Bridge clearance (BC) is the distance from a boat's waterline to the highest
H26 waterline / water flowing into gas locker on tack JimSails at 6:05am 05.14.21 Sent private message to poster. I have questions but a photo of the transom would help and any wat
Vakaros Atlas Apex at 5:57am 05.14.21 @Jackdaw Just found out Slippery is now running the Atlas, so I will get to try it out this weekend
H23.5 trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 5:45am 05.14.21 You need to do the hunter bump. Trying to pull the bow to the chick, most people do not realize as
Covid-19 Vaccination Daveinet at 5:41am 05.14.21 Except if you think about the timing of this change, we are entering into warm weather season. If yo
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 5:40am 05.14.21 Another jump in cases is immanent. It happens every time some government tries to loosen the restr
Mast thickness? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:37am 05.14.21 Ron is correct about exposed threads inside the mast will cut lines and wires. Hunter avoided that
Water coming from head Roger Holloway at 5:27am 05.14.21 Perfect Peggie. Thank you. I'll give him a call. Roger
Using a trolling motor on small boat bgstar19 at 5:17am 05.14.21 I use an older 12-volt Minnkota 48LB thrust trolling motor on my Macgregor 26S for electric-only la
Lateral Keel Deflection Crazy Dave Condon at 5:14am 05.14.21 Marine survey would be in order if serious
Check your Standing Rigging Folks Crazy Dave Condon at 5:09am 05.14.21 @CrispyCringle MANY THANKS FOR THIS POST. VERY MUCH WELCOMED. Dave Condon
H26 waterline / water flowing into gas locker on tack Crazy Dave Condon at 4:50am 05.14.21 Sent private message to poster. I have questions but a photo of the transom would help and any wate
Bulb replacement in original 2001 310 Deck Light (1) Jacksail at 4:45am 05.14.21 You mean this light? http://catalina310.org/Maintenance/Documents/Hella-8505-ComboLight.pdf Thanks
Solar panel installation - Oceanis 31 - advice Davidasailor26 at 4:36am 05.14.21
Mooring - Boat to Bouy RoyS at 4:35am 05.14.21 The video above explains why whenever I rent a mooring while coastal cruising, I find the mooring br
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home CrispyCringle at 4:32am 05.14.21 Thats looking great!

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