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Rigging Main Halyard Amir at 3:45pm 12.31.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/979 Hello All,Happy New Year and hope 2007 is a great sailing season for us all.I have a Hunter 336.
Peel Away Marine Safety Strip Dan H at 9:27pm 12.31.06 Ask All Sailors 15/1969 Has anyone used this material and does it work well? Is it worth the hassel?Any advice?I will be s
looking for a replacement Andy at 11:01pm 12.31.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1283 I've decided to reduce the number of sailboats I have from 4 to 3 by replacing a 17' Islander daysai
Can't get the diesel smell out of my boat... hunterjana at 10:51pm 12.31.06 Mid-Size Boats 9/9008 We recently purchased our boat and we are having no luck getting the diesel smell out of it. Prior
Jammed self-furling jib Jay at 12:33am 01.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1275 The self-furling jib on my Hunter 36 has jammed. I can see that the furling line is fully extended
Air Head composting toilet Clint at 11:54pm 12.31.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3692 PeggyI am very interested in the Air Head composting toiled. This a "dry" toilet that uses peat mo
Rechargable AA batteries Ross at 11:48pm 12.31.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1346 I recently gifted myself with an Ever ready charger and four 2500 mah AA cells. The price was around
44DS heads Grant Cooley at 11:42pm 12.31.06 Big Boats 0/760 I am replacing the Manual JABSCO toilets on my 2005 44 DS, I have replaced the Aft head with a Sea E
Main Engine Out! Dave at 1:23am 01.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1021 Has anyone used their dingy outboard to power their sialboat into a slip after losing their main eng
New Hunter 25 untwisting mooring lines Mike16400 at 2:11am 01.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1300 Happy New Year everyone and thank you very much to those who have helped me solve some issues with m
cored hulls carl s at 2:43am 01.01.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1040 hello, am considering moving up to a larger and used sailboat. Is moisture in the hull core a commo
Boot Stripe Tape Jim Bessinger23087 at 2:13am 01.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2225 I need to replace my dark blue boot stripe, does any one know where I can purchase the same color Hu
Herreshoff Sailboats Elly Ruth at 4:22am 01.01.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1176 I'm writing a short story for fun which includes one of the aforementioned sailboats. I need some i
Propeller for 41DS Second Wind21298 at 5:34am 01.01.07 Big Boats 2/994 I have a 2007 41DS and would like to know what props other Hunter Owners of large boats (greater tha
Vent Loop Randy S at 6:02am 01.01.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1486 Why is it that a lot of boats do not come with vent loops? When you buy a new toilet it shows them i
Catalinas in Ratios Edward 14244 at 6:59am 01.01.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1531 I came across this site recently: it contains interesting information on things like capsize ratios
Luff length Murraymints171 at 7:34am 01.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1010 Can anybody tell me the luff length on my Hunter Horizon 26.I want to use a snuffer on the cruising
Best Cruising Sailboats 30-42' Dave at 9:37am 01.01.07 Ask All Sailors 23/16613 Help me on this small survey? Any nominations for boats you are familiar with and your brief reasons
Wow! Went sailing today Margaritaville at 9:03am 01.01.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/860 What an incredible day! At one point I had my shirt off working on my tan! Coming into to the mari
Riding sail Pete at 9:02am 01.01.07 Big Boats 9/1622 Has anyone had experience using a riding sail to prevent "hunting" (no pun intended) while at anchor

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1998 Hunter 340 sailcapt340 at 3:05pm 08.07.21 I have a friend who just sold his 1998 340. He had 2 smaller winches just forward of the fiberglass
Which winch bolts will work for me new winches? Project_Mayhem at 3:02pm 08.07.21 There are virtually no marks in the fiberglass on the winch that popped off! They're Harken 32's fr
Gulf Off Shore Binocular Suggestions Benny17441 at 3:00pm 08.07.21 A 10 magnification factor will render a narrower field of view. It will be much narrower than your
Which winch bolts will work for me new winches? JohnShannon at 2:52pm 08.07.21 O day 25 and a Lewmar 40? I can't imagine they wouldn't be. The winch can exert something like 3
Sailing or not jssailem at 2:40pm 08.07.21 Russ, thoughts are with you. It is tough to loose your best crew mate. Be strong guy. She would like
Gulf Off Shore Binocular Suggestions jon hansen at 2:30pm 08.07.21 i have these and like them very much on a moving vessel. https://www.samys.com/p/Compact-Binoculars
Gulf Off Shore Binocular Suggestions kloudie1 at 2:27pm 08.07.21 Usually, 8x50 is recommended because of the boat motion making it difficult to track targets. But so
Sailing or not jon hansen at 2:22pm 08.07.21 sorry to hear of your loss
Identify this sailboat? LeeandRick at 2:06pm 08.07.21 Complex rig. Jumper up top, looks like a Solent rig with running backstays also. Got to be French.:)
NOT buying H34 kloudie1 at 1:58pm 08.07.21 Not trying to convince you to buy the boat, just offering comments ..
Sailing or not RussC at 1:51pm 08.07.21 because my wife died this May from stomach cancer, a lot of my enthusiasm for sailing has diminishe
1998 Hunter 340 sail sfbay at 1:49pm 08.07.21 Consider installing an autopilot, then you would not need to relocate the cabin winches to the coami
Hunter 27 Bimini Crazy Dave Condon at 1:13pm 08.07.21
Sailing or not Kings Gambit at 1:13pm 08.07.21 Man, this is close to home! I am stopping now because the admiral admitted to me that she is no lon
Shroud on deck patbratton at 12:54pm 08.07.21 we haven't even started doing any tuning. I don't even know what my sail number is yet.
Shroud on deck Crazy Dave Condon at 12:43pm 08.07.21 It was a 240. I think he answered there were no retainers on the mast. I can see if the T toggle
H 240 table Crazy Dave Condon at 12:33pm 08.07.21 Look under the V berth to see if one with leg is stored. The 23.5 and 26 were standard for the pict
Sailing or not Terry Cox at 12:19pm 08.07.21 So, I am reluctantly headed to the dark side. Well shiver me timbers.
Sailing or not DAVA390 at 11:49am 08.07.21 Man, this is close to home! I am stopping now because the admiral admitted to me that she is no long
Need source for boat plumbing parts Stu Jackson at 11:44am 08.07.21 Can't say I'm 100% clear on your layout for running a separate clean water line from the sink drain

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