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Most scenic anchorage in the world? (1) Gary Wyngarden at 12:41am 07.05.06 Destinations 3/2025 Some have said so and I won't argue with them. It's certainly the most scenic and dramatic I've bee
Sailing up into the mountains (1) Gary Wyngarden at 12:25am 07.05.06 Destinations 0/1650 We just returned from a fabulous three-week cruise up into the mountains in British Columbia. Jervis
Topside leaks Kevin C 26S at 11:31pm 07.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1237 Hi,I've been getting rain water in my bilge, and figure I created some leaks when I tightened up m
AMF Flying Fish Center Board Fred12 at 11:26pm 07.04.06 AMF 1/3772 I lost the centerboard to a flyingfish over the holiday weekend. Does anyone have a link on where I
Trophied in Annual MDR/SD Race... Rick D at 12:58am 07.05.06 Racing 3/1774 I picked up a second in class in the 39th Marina del Rey to San Diego race. Non-spinnaker Cruz. Fini
Bonding thru hulls Franklin at 1:26am 07.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/839 I've been reading up on electrolysis and all the articles I've read says that all the metal that tou
Boat grounding system(s)...how to seperate from DC Franklin at 1:49am 07.05.06 Ask All Sailors 10/2149 From all the articles I've read, it says that the boat is supposed to have 3 grounding systems (AC/D
Boat manufactures ID code picklefreek at 1:51am 07.05.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1272 Does anyone know what code NPT stands for (first 3 letters of the HIN....Trying to figure out a manu
Hunter 28.5? good or bad robert gallagher at 3:04am 07.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1843 My 1st mate and I currently sail a Cat22 in a Texas lake. We decideded to super-size and have been l
greece sail roger marshutz at 3:06am 07.05.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/942 We are planning to cruise the greek islands next May or June for 10 days. Have any of you cruised th
Porta toilet for 1979 25' Hunter Ann St Peter at 3:11am 07.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1021 Looking for porta toilet replacement parts for 1979 25' Hunter. The flush plunger has broken. Can
Hunter 28.5? good or bad robert gallagher at 3:14am 07.05.06 Destinations 9/20609 My 1st mate and I currently sail a 1981 Cat22 swing keel in a Texas lake. We decideded to super-size
Interesting Fuel Information bob fliegel at 2:31am 07.05.06 Smaller Boats 6/1012 Back in Noverber 2005, while I was motoring my H260 to the boat ramp for winter storage, my brand ne
Has anybody had their cockpit screened in? Ctskip at 2:54am 07.05.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1071 I've got a bimini that covers most all the cockpit on my sailboat. Along the rear section it has a s
ODay Widgeon Sails Joseph E. Mickel at 3:41am 07.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1849 Does anyone know the Luff,Foot and Leech dimmensions for the Widgeon Mainsail and Jib? My sails were
shipping sailboats by land Bob at 4:15am 07.05.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/816 I will be buying a Catalina 22 to 27 foot sailboat in Texas and need to have it commercially transpo
New mainsail Roger at 4:41am 07.05.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1032 It's time to replace the main on my 84 Catalina 30. Any suggestions? Used or new and where do you r
tuning a oday 222 Jeff S at 4:44am 07.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1741 basic tension for stays ?
Bottom Paint Residue on Deck Bruce Cutcliffe at 4:48am 07.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/971 Has anyone experienced this problem? After using random orbital sander to prepare bottom of my O'Da
The halyard-slap symphony Pete at 5:00am 07.05.06 Ask All Sailors 18/8255 Here's a quickie survey:You're on your boat, either at a marina or in an anchorage. Do you find th

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LEWMAR Fixed Windows for a 2003/2004 Hunter 36 tfox2069 at 11:06am 04.23.21 Wow, that is pretty bad! Good comparative shot.
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 11:04am 04.23.21 Adding insult to injury:
Dock Tying Alternatives Wm. Gill at 10:58am 04.23.21 We have different water environments. My boat is in the water 365 while you, if like most in the mi
LEWMAR Fixed Windows for a 2003/2004 Hunter 36 (1) karellen at 10:55am 04.23.21 I took this picture after replacing the opening portlights to show how crappy the fixed ones look no
Funny Friday!!! jon hansen at 10:35am 04.23.21 John, that was funny. had a great belly laugh. calling that one into all my friends.
Tools needed? tfox2069 at 10:26am 04.23.21 And a mirror on a stick can be useful too - bonus if it has a light! Just used one of these in con
Centerboard removal issue (4) dewhunter at 10:25am 04.23.21 The inside bolt is a 1 1/8 hex 1" thread located aft of the mast compression post. Under the hull in
Tools needed? MFD at 10:23am 04.23.21 long pick up tool with a light on the end - for getting stuff out of the bilge :facepalm: And a
Stem/Keel Repair withintheruins14 at 10:20am 04.23.21 You might need to grind a bit more on the upper part of the damaged area. Other than that, it look
LEWMAR Fixed Windows for a 2003/2004 Hunter 36 tfox2069 at 10:09am 04.23.21 Well THAT looks familiar!! Interesting your aft most overhead opening hatch opens from the aft side
Rudder Bushing JamesG161 at 10:07am 04.23.21 H33.5 and H336 same rudder. Download your owner's manual here HunterOwners.com downloads
Trouble removing profurl furler DougM at 10:05am 04.23.21 My Profurl had to be removed, and the only way to get it off the forestay (which was damaged anyway)
Catalina 22 to a Catalina 310 - the right move for us? Tom J at 10:05am 04.23.21 Also another resource beside SBO and Catalina Yachts is : Catalina 310 (catalinadirect.com) if cann
Fitting a new head sail Kingjim91 at 10:04am 04.23.21 Barry is on target ... 1st step measure your sail and make sure it has the right luff dimension for
Rudder Bushing JamesG161 at 10:01am 04.23.21 Do you have your owner's manual @Don Crowther ?
Tools needed? DArcy at 10:00am 04.23.21 I always keep my trusty metric adjustable wrench handy ic and imperial measures on it so I also use
Centerboard removal issue twalker H260 at 9:59am 04.23.21
Genoa (Generator) Hunter 306 DannD at 9:59am 04.23.21 Ops I hit send to quickly. I was also thinking about a UPS sail - this is a Doyle name UPS (Utility
Rudder Bushing (2) JamesG161 at 9:59am 04.23.21 Here are the shop drawing for your H33.5 bearings. Full specs shown. Jim...
Tools needed? DArcy at 9:56am 04.23.21 Great suggestions above. When I bought my current boat I left my old tools on the old boat. I bought

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