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Looking to buy a trailer for my Hunter 26 K.Daatland at 3:26am 12.28.06 Smaller Boats 2/1084 Looking to buy a trailer for my Hunter 26. Any recommendations? Need a solid and safe trailer? There
Wiring Harness In Mast Pictou Sailor at 8:48am 12.28.06 Catalina 30 2/1579 Does anyone have any problem with wiring harness in mast. I have been told that I should change this
H240 Main sail 2nd reef and smaller Jib Flight Test Guy at 9:38am 12.28.06 Smaller Boats 4/994 Can anyone recommend a sail loft that could put a second reef in the mainsail for a H240.Any opini
DID YOU KNOW............ sailortonyb Allied Mis at 10:37am 12.28.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/792 Did you know that you dont have to be a Hunter owner to get listed in the OWNER DIRECTORY. Just look
Rudder project Dano18981 at 10:30am 12.28.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1061 Has anyone made there own rudder? I bought this C22 as a project boat but its missing the rudder. An
sail question this time Syversens at 11:18am 12.28.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1177 Hi all, we are still looking at replacing or fixing the genoa on our 361. I have quotes from a few s
I NEED COMPAC 16 SAILS! Brett Tintera at 4:27pm 12.28.06 Other Sailboats 4/3344 I have an 82 compac yacht 16' that I am rehabing back to life. I am in desperate need for some used
LIfe raft for a 44 Larry Jackel at 8:52pm 12.26.06 Big Boats 3/1121 We currently have a 4 person coastal liferaft that we keep in a soft pack in the port settee of our
Sail Life Ken at 8:51pm 12.26.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1825 The UV cover on my roller furling Genoa is badly torn, otherwise the 5 year old sail looks to be in
Connecting VHF to GPS Hugh4753 at 9:22pm 12.26.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1008 Wife gave me one of the West Marine DSC capable VHF's for Christmas and I was wondering how much tro
Mac 26M Captain's chair CaptMan at 9:57pm 12.26.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1443 Am I the only one who finds the 26M Captain's seat awkward? I owned a 26X that I replaced following
furler sail mike at 10:04pm 12.26.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1051 Have a 77, catalina 27. Considering a CDI furler but am uncertain of which headsail to use. I have a
Wet bilge Lauraine at 12:14am 12.27.06 Catalina 30 11/3868 We have a 1985 C30 and have owned her for 6 years now. And for 6 years, we have been trying to find
Thru Hulls steve rainey at 3:20am 12.27.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/952 I was wondering if anyone ever has had a need to hammer in a plug due to thru hull valves breaking l
Slip Fees J. Barrett at 4:14am 12.27.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/975 One of Abby's posts got me to wondering. What do we pay per year for slips/dry storage? I lease a sl
Wire Routing for Knot meter cable Shippy at 3:43am 12.27.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1333 A little winter project (so I thought) was to replace the failed sending unit on my knot meter with
Snowbird lifestyle Raleigh500 at 3:50am 12.27.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1314 Several media stories in the last year have highlighted how many marinas are being gobbled up for ne
For sailorTonyBob, (I think that is right) jackhartjr at 3:47am 12.27.06 Ask All Sailors 20/1961 Hi Tony, what is the latest on Plil, I never heard how the end of his trip went?ThanksJack HartSE
PSS SHAFT SEAL? pwkash at 4:27am 12.27.06 Big Boats 3/1278 I am thinking about installing PSS shaft seal this winter. What size goes in 36 MKII? Shaft is 1 inc
Testing, testing Fred Ficarra at 4:45am 12.27.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1142 Hey Phil! My messages won't post this morning! I don't think it's my new mouse. cry*

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Rig tuning physics jon hansen at 10:32am 08.11.21 lower stay tension will always be more than upper stay tension. not assumption, but fact.:cool:
Rig tuning physics Davidasailor26 at 10:32am 08.11.21 In my ongoing attempt to understand rig tuning better, I made the attached free body diagram (FBD)
Prop Specs Daddio417 at 10:29am 08.11.21 I have the same boat with the same engine, fewer hours. I have the original two blade prop and mak
Below deck disassembly problem karellen at 10:11am 08.11.21 I've ran a few wires through the conduit you're referring to. A SeatalkNG cable and more recently an
Rig tuning physics (1) Tedd at 10:03am 08.11.21 In my ongoing attempt to understand rig tuning better, I made the attached free body diagram (FBD) o
wing on wing sailing jeepbluetj at 9:54am 08.11.21 I find it quite difficult to keep the jib stable without a whisker pole in the typical light SoCal w
Hunter 216 Loose Forestay Mike216 at 9:48am 08.11.21 I have a 216 with the stock furling jib setup. It is easy for me to install the forestay if I loose
Hunter 216 Loose Forestay sail sfbay at 9:31am 08.11.21 It is possible the forestay is too long resulting forestay sag, which this article can shed some lig
Hanging Bimini YVRguy at 9:20am 08.11.21 @Ralph Johnstone his tweet isn't aging well... 3rd heatwave this summer. I'm dying on my boat wit
Hanging Bimini YVRguy at 9:19am 08.11.21 DO TOO :mad: ! Saw something last week which might have been the sun, maybe :confused:. Ralph,
wing on wing sailing YVRguy at 9:12am 08.11.21 A preventer is an obvious precaution so I won't belabour that point but here's another thought: In m
wing on wing sailing sail sfbay at 9:09am 08.11.21 .......I guess the best solution is the preventer........... Good plan, espeacially in swells or ro
Shore Inlet Water Connection sail sfbay at 9:05am 08.11.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! The shore water supply should be tied into the water pump di
wing on wing sailing RoyS at 9:02am 08.11.21 I leave a preventer rigged all season long. It consists of two lines connected about mid boom going
Shore Inlet Water Connection Stu Jackson at 9:00am 08.11.21 Maybe the PO had a leak in the cockpit shower line from the higher pressure from the shore water con
1984 Hunter 34 Standing Rigging david21837 at 8:59am 08.11.21 All, Thanks for all of the information, very helpful as always.
Wanted: Catalina 30 MK III jeepbluetj at 8:55am 08.11.21 A '78 would definitely not be a MK III. And the asking price is pretty high. The one SkipperJohn li
wing on wing sailing Udi at 8:50am 08.11.21 Thank you all very much! I guess the best solution is the preventer, because as far as I know till n
looking to upsize!? sail sfbay at 8:38am 08.11.21 O'Day 240 for sale in New Jersey 1989 O'DAY 240 sailboat for sale in New Jersey (sailboatlistings.co
Open valve shemandr at 8:37am 08.11.21 At least on my H356 most of the intakes were in one compartment at the base of the companionway step

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