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Splicing Nuts newsailor06 at 2:59am 01.31.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1624 Has anyone had actual experience in using these? I am getting ready to redo the halyard eye on my j
Another Keel Question scolil at 3:19am 11.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/878 Trying to remove the keel from my 1969 Venture 25. I think it is swollen in place. It will swing r
34 wheel Alex at 4:53am 11.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/936 can anyone tell me the diameter and circumfrance of the wheel on the 85 hunter 34?? the boats far a
Rescue from a Lee Shore r.w.landau at 9:52am 11.24.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1450 http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=6i-HtlQa2I0Now you know what a lee shore is!Thank you USCG!r.w.land
cal 39 hunt design Bill1157 at 10:06am 11.24.07 Cal 3/2735 Does anyone know anything about the Hunt design cal 39? How does it sail? Where can a find info ab
Service Charston spar main roller furling drum Syversens at 9:00am 11.24.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1287 Hello all, I'm putting this post here as this spar seem more common on other boats. I have a Benetea
Service Charston spar main roller furling drum Syversens at 8:53am 11.24.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1523 Hello all,sigh... i'm still working on my in mast furling line replacement and I'm regretting ever
Shore power Will Eggert at 8:21am 11.24.07 Pearson 2/1541 I'm a new owner. When I am not on the boat, shore I leave shore power connected? What switches shoul
Oday 20 or 22 scribs07 at 8:15am 11.24.07 Day Sailers 3/1409 I have successfully restored two sailboats to date. I am now interested in considering buying an OD
It is that time of year, Christmas is coming! r.w.landau at 6:45am 11.24.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1088 Has anyone checked out the Chandlery here? This summer, I broke my last (of two)mug I had ordered a
Another dope? higgs at 6:21am 11.24.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1086 Who knows, this guy could be the next Webb Chiles, who I think is a bit of a dope.http://www.esquir
Just attempting to keep this post going... SailJunkie at 5:42am 11.24.07 Catalina 310 0/1239 Let's see (what to write here)...boat's covered and sitting in a parking lot...future projects to po
electrical paulj at 1:07pm 11.24.07 Catalina 310 3/1551 Does your pannel look this neat?
yacht specialties steering dave lundy at 12:31pm 11.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1372 Hello to all,I have a Yacht Specialties steering pedestal which has no brake. I wonder if anyone
Companion Way Doors Carla at 11:08am 11.24.07 Pearson 10/6078 We have a 1979 Pearson 30 we've owned for a couple years. It came with 2 sets of hatchboard doors (
cabin top slider strips, under teak strips Dean5735 at 9:29pm 11.22.07 Catalina 30 0/1093 Has anyone changed the plastic slider strips on the sides of the cabin top. It looks like a big job
Yachtfinders Global in New Zealand Andrew J Reid at 9:28pm 11.22.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1179 Has anyone bought a Beneteau (or any other boat) from Yachtfinders Global in Auckland, New Zealand?
Largest trailerable boat???????? jackhartjr at 11:25pm 11.22.07 Ask All Sailors 41/10605 Hi folks, another thread has me wondering...what is the largest boat that you know of that could be
Plexiglass cover Michael Little at 12:28am 11.23.07 S2 1/1550 My plexiglass cover fr the cabin is damaged and I am wondering what others have done to replace the
Coasting?????? Popeye18296 at 2:54am 11.23.07 Ask All Sailors 28/2242 Have been pondering sailing the coastline from Delaware around the tip of Florida and north along th

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Sailing or not sail sfbay at 7:56am 08.05.21 Interesting thread..........one of our long time retired sailing couplesin their mid-60's just gave
Sailing or not Project_Mayhem at 7:55am 08.05.21 Ever winter and spring I question whether all the repairs are worth it. Then we splash and I forget
How to correct time for PHRF? LakeShark at 7:52am 08.05.21
Sailing or not LakeShark at 7:51am 08.05.21 I would say it also come down to performance. Many a sailor / racter give up when they cannot perfo
NOT buying H34 (1) DeniseO30 at 7:47am 08.05.21 Here is a better photo I'm waiting for a final report for my surveyor today. Would you all say the
Sailing or not Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 7:42am 08.05.21 over the years we've h ad many give upn on the TSBB forum, mainly due to bad health or advancing yea
H34 rig tension DeniseO30 at 7:39am 08.05.21 Cloudy it is pretty tight! sounds somewhere between Gibson and Stradivarius lol
entry hatch slider Project_Mayhem at 7:34am 08.05.21 Reduce not eliminate. Adds friction so you risk heat damage to the plastic. There are also "fine
Rebedding bow pulpit Oday 25 (1) Project_Mayhem at 7:30am 08.05.21 I rebedded most of my deck fittings over the winter. As Tally Ho pointed out, the backing plates on
Foresail (Genoa)Halyard 466 jssailem at 7:20am 08.05.21 When I ran the calculator on the website, the report is here. Running Rigging Calculator Here's the
H34 rig tension kloudie1 at 7:17am 08.05.21 Mine is not quite what I would describe as "that" tight in the shrouds .. but mine is tightened to n
entry hatch slider jssailem at 7:15am 08.05.21 I'm guessing it would eliminate the possibility of chipping the edges Reduce not eliminate. Adds
Need Help With Old Electronics jssailem at 7:08am 08.05.21 The plugs all show a bit of corrosion. First question, when you made the purchase was there a surve
Oday 15ft Centerboard rope replacement ODayAhoy101 at 6:48am 08.05.21 I have the same boat. The centerboard has a pivot bolt through it. You would have to remove that to
Need an Isomat mast for a 30 T 1989 to 1993... sail sfbay at 6:46am 08.05.21 Welcome to the forum!! You can source a new Isomat mast from spar manufacturers like RigRite Isomat
entry hatch slider Project_Mayhem at 6:36am 08.05.21 I've also heard of shops turning the blades around on their table saws for better cuts. I haven't tr
Foresail (Genoa)Halyard 466 sail sfbay at 6:35am 08.05.21 132 feet per pages 46A-46B in the 466 Owner's Manual link on this site: HunterOwners.com downloads (
Hunter 33 Traveler Stops Joe at 6:07am 08.05.21 If you can't figure out the brand of track.... then a drawing or picture of it's profile would help
Hunter 33 Traveler Stops Rabe at 6:04am 08.05.21 Strongly suggest that you upgrade that traveler system. Doubtful it will hold up in a surprise jibe
Transport Costs? All U Get at 5:47am 08.05.21 Hire Captain Ron. Coast of NE, up the Hudson, cross the Erie Canal, and a few lakes.

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