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Dead Down Wind Manny at 1:25pm 05.28.07 Ask All Sailors 19/1562 Hi All,When your sailing dead down wind, is it normal for the boat to rock side to side (port/star
Cruising Shute Nick at 3:10pm 05.28.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/889 Has any H33 owner bought one of the cruising shutes advertised in the Hunter Chandlers? I am thinkin
Serious cracks in cabin Las Vegas 260 at 3:52pm 05.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/936 I found water and 2 cracks (one two-half inches long the other smaller) under the starboard sink cab
Mattituck Inlet,Long Island,NY seadaddler at 8:01pm 05.26.07 Ask All Sailors 5/65038 Need info for mattituck inlet water dept,can't find recentdept on chart.Is there a good marina fo
Timing the cleaning of a water tank Jim at 10:02pm 05.26.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1194 Have read Peggy's book, but didn't see this topic covered. I've got the water tank cleaning procedu
Jib Furler Sheave H37 Mike at 10:02pm 05.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1085 Hello allI am a recent new owner of a Hunter 37 Cutter. She was in poor state to start. Having dea
Rudder set up Len at 10:35pm 05.26.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1000 I have two ropes on my rudder. The one that you show is routed the same as mine except it is attache
holding tank operation Roger F at 11:14pm 05.26.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/883 We graduated this year from a portapotty on our H240 to a holding tank on an H306. The manual does
Mainsheet Questions dancing bear at 11:30pm 05.26.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1213 More new to the M25 questions:The attached link describes how to route the stock mainsheet, I assu
Need boom part Oday28 (1) Bill at 11:21pm 05.26.07 Bigger Boats 1/1045
Barometer Blake at 1:04am 05.27.07 Ask All Sailors 18/174770 I am not sure if the barometer on my boat is functioning properly, as the needle never seems to move
Are all Capri 16.5 boats as tender as mine? Malcolm Love at 2:24am 05.27.07 Smaller Boats 1/1624 Just purchased new Capri 16.5 Center Board model. a) With the board down, stepping on the foredeck
Too much wind? Vern at 3:21am 05.27.07 Smaller Boats 15/1341 I'm sitting home this weekend with my H260 in the slip because of the weather. We've had a very win
Mac 21 Mast/Boom Connection thethespian7 at 5:00am 05.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/961 I have a Mac 21 that the previous owner did some jerryrigging to the mast/boom pivot.I need to know
rigging replacement sand sailor at 5:00am 05.27.07 Ask All Sailors 6/11755 who does replacement rigging at a reasonable price or should i do it my self w/reusable fittings
Water in the boat. William Kidnew at 5:04am 05.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1067 How do you drain the water out of the inside of the boat? There is about 4 inches of water under the
rebuilt Yanmar engines for Mark II buflobrain at 6:06am 05.27.07 Yamaha 0/1388 First I need to say I've sold my 25' Mark II. We thought we had sold it to a dealer in South Korea
Just inherited A Catalina 22 minnow at 6:37am 05.27.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/979 Hello all! I'm new here and have recently inherited a 1982 Catalina 22. I will be selling it however
Sail Care Mac at 6:49am 05.27.07 Ask All Sailors 2/2035 When you haul your sails in, do you fold them up and put them away? Or can you store them down belo
Navigation Brian M H23 at 4:45am 05.27.07 Ask All Sailors 21/64714 I've had my boat about a half a season now (end of last + begining of this) and I think im finally

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What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? Captain Larry-DH at 10:16am 07.01.21 I'd go with that 35% forecast, with the plan for staying in a safe harbor if needed. (60% is probabl
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Codybear at 10:08am 07.01.21 I was thinking there may be some in Toronto because they tried to start one design racing there in 2
Hunter 410 rig tuning to get main to furl better? shemandr at 9:56am 07.01.21 If you're looking a an old main and are convincing yourself that it is pretty flat, go look at it fr
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... sail sfbay at 9:45am 07.01.21 That is one reason I stopped working at an ammonium nitrate (can explode on its own if its temperatu
What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? sail sfbay at 9:34am 07.01.21 When we lived in New Jersey and Pennsylvania the saying goes..........if its raining it must be the
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... jssailem at 9:27am 07.01.21 Yes that was bad.... 1944 the Port Chicago, California incident was another event. Seems explosives
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working (1) jssailem at 9:22am 07.01.21 The typical check valve that I have seen is often of brass. uld be nice if the install put the valve
Cushion modification kloudie1 at 9:20am 07.01.21 My hunch is that the CNG tank size/weight for equivalent BTUs and the extreme lack of infrastructure
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... kloudie1 at 9:15am 07.01.21 Cascade of wrong decisions.. kinda typical of disasters.. usually one or two bad decisions can be to
Retrofit Question Scott T-Bird at 9:15am 07.01.21 I think the sink is useful. You can probably fit a removable cover for it that provides both a coun
Retrofit Question Scott T-Bird at 9:08am 07.01.21 I am always an advocate for making any modification that you want. That said, I think that there ar
Looking for an H260 in the PNW Doug J at 9:05am 07.01.21 Cannot remember bull fiddle sticks. There were over a thousand of each model made but exactly how
Just can't get no release! dlochner at 9:02am 07.01.21 I can't really think of any use where a fiddle block is superior to a double block. I think the onl
Cushion modification Leeward Rail at 8:54am 07.01.21 Butane is heavier than air actually, and has the same risks as propane on a boat. Hehe. Yup. 2.08
Hunter 410 rig tuning to get main to furl better? tfox2069 at 8:49am 07.01.21 Quantum had a decent article addressing sail life. They break it down into two categories - shape l
Just can't get no release! (1) Scott T-Bird at 8:46am 07.01.21 I'm not a big fan of fiddle blocks primarily because of the smaller diameter of the stacked pattern.
Retrofit Question sail sfbay at 8:33am 07.01.21 ........is there any real value to having a working sink aboard?.......... Other than an appreciatio
Hunter 410 rig tuning to get main to furl better? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:29am 07.01.21 Why as a hunter dealer on 1degree of prebend. Based on discussion with B&R owners, ZSpar engineer
Retrofit Question Stu Jackson at 8:20am 07.01.21 We've had both a C22 and a C25. The dishpan idea worked on the 22 quite well. When we got our 25,
Occaisional Head Smell sail sfbay at 8:16am 07.01.21 Similar question came up in this thread: (3) Bad Smell While Flushing Head \| Sailboat Owners Forums

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