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Fitting a bimini to a Hunter `79 jacko9888 at 6:28am 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/801 I own a Cheribini Hunter 27 1979 vintage with the mainsheet fixed to the aft end of the boom and wan
Water in the bilge! Doug at 9:54am 07.21.06 Trailer Sailors 4/1431 My Lancer 28 is taking on water (fills the bilge in about 30 mins) and I suspect it is from the rudd
Honda motor cooling water franksears15552 at 10:17am 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 2/973 I have a 2000 Honda 9.9 engine. A great motor- my most important piece of safety eqipment on board.
WINCH MOUNTING gene at 9:59am 07.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/804 WHAT IS the degree that the sheet enters your coming mounted winch on O'day 25s? I am replacing my
O'Day 192 Outboard Size?? Tim at 11:17am 07.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1458 I'm looking for guidance for the correct outboard HP for an O'day 192. The boat came with an old Jo
Pedestal Throttle Parts Island Sun at 1:12pm 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/811 I need Pedestal Throttle Parts for 1985 Hunter 285. The pedestal is the original and not an Edson. L
Suntan Lotion staining gelcoat HELP!! Bill at 1:09pm 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 13/9662 Whenever my crew wears suntan lotion, it turns the Gelcoat Orange wherever the suntan lotion has con
Shower track rollers rad at 11:31am 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/805 Has anybody any idea where to find replacement mini rollers for the head shower track? I am missing
Maiden voyage out of water Tommy B. at 2:11pm 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/923 I recently loaded my 23 hunter onto it's trailer for the first time. Following someones advice I fl
Using H22 centerboard Pete at 9:46pm 07.19.06 Smaller Boats 6/864 I'm new to sailing and in reading books on sailing they often mention adjusting the centerboard posi
H44 pointing ability Larry Jackel at 10:48pm 07.19.06 Big Boats 4/1105 Despite much tweaking, I haven't been able to get my h44 stock jib to draw properly with apparent wi
Wilcox Crittenden bawgy at 10:48pm 07.19.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2174 Are parts still available for these heads . I just purchased a Venture 24 with one in it and when I
Throttle and shift cable failure lross83 at 10:57pm 07.19.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1485 Though it seems the shifter has always been on the stiff side, this year it became more and more dif
Hot Weather Poptop John S at 10:59pm 07.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1272 I have been getting ready for summer sailing in extremely hot weather. I wanted a poptop cover that
atachment to asymetrical spinnaker for Hunter 340 rami at 12:00am 07.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1237 I like to add an asymetrical spinnaker to my hunter 340and need to add a bow sprit of some kind.can
Stern Rail Mounting of Tender Outboard Bruce Cutcliffe at 12:21am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1221 I would like to mount my recently purchased 4-hp Yamaha outboard on the stern rail of my O'Day 26.
Fixed Boom on C-30 Jeffg at 1:22am 07.20.06 Catalina 30 4/1790 Hi,I would like to mount a solid boom vang to my Catalina 30 and need to keep the boom from rotati
WAAS in Canada ? Ron at 1:30am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1197 I was reading about WAAS for the GPS system. My old Magellan unit does not have it, and I was consi
Shafer 310 roller furler J. Southern at 2:47am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 3/961 No manual for this shafer furler, but the turnbuckle is inside the aluminum tube above the furler dr
Day sailing from Central NJ Canfield at 3:31am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1061 Just buying a Mariner 19 intending to trailer for day sailing. I have sailed Barnegate and upper Ch

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Autopilot Options for Hunter 326 BigEasy at 10:42am 07.20.21 Better concentrate on repairing what you have. There are very limited options available for your boa
Reefing Method Question Alan Gomes at 10:34am 07.20.21 From the Pinapple Sails site: "It is important to note that the luff sliders are simply there to g
Reefing Method Question Sailfanatic at 10:18am 07.20.21 I am trying to learn how to reef my mainsail with my current setup on a 1990 MKII TR. I have a top
Reefing Method Question snoopy_ at 10:12am 07.20.21 Thanks to all for your answers and points of view. They were very much welcomed. The boat is new t
Reefing Method Question Alan Gomes at 10:10am 07.20.21 Okay, understood. I feel that I in my configuration I have two bad parts of possible good solution
Reefing Method Question snoopy_ at 10:07am 07.20.21 That was my point: You shouldn't have the reefing points at the mast and the halyards run aft. So
Reefing Method Question Alan Gomes at 10:05am 07.20.21 That sounds like my setup. I typically remove the topping lift from the boom and tie it down to th
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Kings Gambit at 10:03am 07.20.21 The buoy is a waypoint. Doesn't really matter which side you pass it on. The launch ramp is at Ca
Solar on H38 - How much do you have? flightlead404 at 10:00am 07.20.21 Roger that, thanks. I have 2 x 8D, less than one year old and probably room for a 3rd under the nav
Sailing Hammock sail sfbay at 9:57am 07.20.21 Do a search on this forum on "hammock" to see threads on this subject Also take a look at post # 5
Solar on H38 - How much do you have? Georgedoyle at 9:56am 07.20.21 We have 3 Lifeline 8D AGM house batteries and a starting battery.
Sailing Hammock Alan Gomes at 9:44am 07.20.21 Buy them here: The 5 Best Hammocks for Sailboat Use (royalhammockheadquarters.com) How to rig a h
Reefing Method Question markwbird at 9:39am 07.20.21 That sounds like my setup. I typically remove the topping lift from the boom and tie it down to the
ISO Surveyors - NH area BOSSailor at 9:39am 07.20.21 Can we mention other forums here or is that a no no?
Autopilot Options for Hunter 326 sail sfbay at 9:38am 07.20.21 Might do a search on SBO forum on "hunter 326 autopilot" to see threads on that subject.
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Alan Gomes at 9:37am 07.20.21 The launch ramp is at Cabrillo Beach at the far south west corner of the harbor so usually a couple
Sailing Hammock sail sfbay at 9:36am 07.20.21 Buy them here: The 5 Best Hammocks for Sailboat Use (royalhammockheadquarters.com) How to rig a h
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Richard19068 at 9:33am 07.20.21 Also, the PV buoy should be left to port going outbound from KH, and to starboard inbound if return
Reefing Method Question Alan Gomes at 9:28am 07.20.21 You shouldn't have the reefing points at the mast and the halyards run aft. Something's gotta give.
Replacement Traveler Part for H-34 YVRguy at 9:07am 07.20.21 I think the Harken kit your referenced is for boats 30 feet or less. He has a H34 so it won't work

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