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Travelers pokey at 10:27am 12.23.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/2664 Hello,I'm Very much a beginner. I'm in the process of reading The Sail Trim and Users Guide, by Do
New Zealand Bay of Islands Tom Wells at 10:29am 12.23.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1005 My wife and I are going to do a one week bareboat charter (32 footer) in the Bay of Islands the sec
Autopilot question Ted5612 at 6:11am 12.23.07 Big Boats 12/1320 Hello All, I have been thinking about the installation of a Raymarine S1 Autopilot. I installed o
H30 1992 leak - compression post / mast Sherry at 5:28am 12.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1180 Since I bought my boat a few years ago, I have had a very minor leak in the winter only - water comi
Happy Holidays to all you 216ers Mr.Ernie at 1:15pm 12.23.07 Smaller Boats 1/955 Just wanted to wish all of you the best for this holiday season and for the New Year and to thank yo
standing rigging porsche at 11:18am 12.23.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2922 I am restoring a 1974 oday22 and I need to make new standing rigging. What cable can I use ? EG, gal
Chicago Sail Show mamkt001 at 11:10am 12.23.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1373 I'm currently restoring an Hunter 34 and I need a number of replacement items e.g.Depth ' Wind instr
Why? Allan R at 10:01pm 12.21.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1254 I find it unbelievable, there are several posts that are clearly spam, yet all of them show numerous
Can anyone ID this pedestal? (1) Mickey84H34 at 1:32am 12.22.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1543 Can anyone help me ID this pedestal and find instructions on disassembly? It wasn't original to the
VHF for Passage-42 Frederick at 2:50am 12.22.07 Big Boats 8/1104 The VHF of my P-42 1990 start to give-up.Did someone found a VHF that can be mounted in the origina
Looking For Wood Robert at 2:33am 12.22.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1395 Fellow Sailors,I am looking to change the interior hull lining in our 1987 Hunter 31. Starting to
Racing Bottom c22sailor at 4:01am 12.22.07 Catalina 22 2/1874 I am planning on redoing the bottom of my 1973 C22 this winter in preparation of club racing in the
Stopped that packing leak ! Jerry Keto at 4:23am 12.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/897 Many of you gave me great tips on slowing this packing leak while wintering in water here in Canada.*
Tell Tails Bob at 5:12am 12.22.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2061 What is the proper placement of tell tails on the mail sail? I need to replace the ones on the jib,
Getting the flange off the shaft (1) Jim Seamans at 6:44am 12.22.07 Ask All Sailors 30/4868 Went down to the boat today to remove the flange from the shaft so I get the drippless shaft seal on
Damp Rid question Ken Honeycutt at 6:49am 12.22.07 Ask All Sailors 9/10273 I know this maybe a strange question but went to check on my boat yesterday (inside unheated storage
Grunert Manual - need a copy AndrewB at 5:25am 12.22.07 Big Boats 1/2097 Has anyone got a manual for the Grunert fridge Model Number PMWC12-134. This was fitted to our H410
stiff wheel on 1984 hunter 31 gatorfred at 9:38am 12.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/988 We are having a problem with a stiff wheel. The boat is on the hard, you can move the rudder by hand
Any advice/cmts for new-to-be 306 owner??? dennisp at 10:17am 12.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1118 Just going from a (great little!) Hunter 23.5 to a 2003 Hunter 306 from Norton's in Deltaville, VA.
Last sail before the new year (1) jleblanc at 12:35pm 12.22.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1132 I am thinking of taking the boat out Monday gotta get one more sail in before the new year. Weather

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Propane solenoid valve (2) Grichelli at 1:06pm 10.15.21 I went with the wife back to the boat on Sunday, has anyone had any luck with removing the solenoid.
Challenger: yawl vs. sloop rig TomY at 1:01pm 10.15.21 Thanks Jon, fully understood: I've sailed a (famous design) yawl a few times, with the owner claimi
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? dlochner at 1:01pm 10.15.21 If you tarp the boat secure the tarp by tying down the edges and running lines over the tarp. This r
Replacing Cabin Sole Hello Below at 12:56pm 10.15.21 My question is how do I completely remove the old silicone? My question is do you really need or i
Quick question - raw water intake hose type/size Hunter 40.5 Georgedoyle at 11:58am 10.15.21 I just changed mine on a Yanmar 110 hp. It was 1 inch inside diameter. I used the raw water/wet exha
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Thaniel at 11:53am 10.15.21 Why sell the boat if you enjoy it ? Driving I-81 is never fun and towing makes it less fun. Every
Replacing Cabin Sole FastOlson at 11:39am 10.15.21 I like @BigEasy 's idea of a composite replacement which is the same thickness as the old T&H plywo
Replacing Cabin Sole Ralph Johnstone at 11:34am 10.15.21 I like @BigEasy 's idea of a composite replacement which is the same thickness as the old T&H plywoo
Engine Bilge Blower Hunter 42 Passage mesmith1122 at 11:32am 10.15.21 I use mine to clear fumes trapped and pull some of the heat out after I get back to the slip. Neve
'94 Oceanis 351 (BEY62042E494), cable route to fwd nav light. mpower at 11:23am 10.15.21 Thanks, Mechone, you're probably correct that the cable runs in that conduit to the mast base and th
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Leeward Rail at 11:05am 10.15.21 I cover winches for two reasons: The plastic bits of self-tailers, and the real reason, which is..
Challenger: yawl vs. sloop rig jon hansen at 11:00am 10.15.21 my main mast is 4' shorter than the sloop rig. my main mast is about 18" father forward than the slo
Challenger: yawl vs. sloop rig LorneB at 10:59am 10.15.21 CCA racing rules were such that you got a nice advantage racing with a yawl rig. flying mizzen sta
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 10:54am 10.15.21 199298
Engine Bilge Blower Hunter 42 Passage DRhoads at 10:52am 10.15.21 We've never had a need to use the blower because of our cooler climate. I use mine to clear fumes
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 10:51am 10.15.21 wait! Why didn't I think of this first...?
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 10:49am 10.15.21 199296
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Leeward Rail at 10:49am 10.15.21 If you have a cocpit with drains, consider how you are going to prevent the drains from freeze if t
Challenger: yawl vs. sloop rig (1) jon hansen at 10:48am 10.15.21 CCA racing rules were such that you got a nice advantage racing with a yawl rig. flying mizzen stay
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? thinwater at 10:44am 10.15.21 I cover winches for two reasons: The plastic bits of self-tailers, and the real reason, which is...

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