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Rudder on wing keel C30 Tall rig At last13058 at 4:16am 06.03.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/939 I have a 1990 Catalina Tall Rig with a wing keel. While investigating why the two-year old rudder ha
Pedestal Steering D79 John Fuller at 4:14am 06.03.05 Grampian 0/1391 I am re-fitting my 1985 D79 and would like to install wheel steering. Years ago I saw a D79 with a C
Now I've seen everything! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:30am 06.03.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1466 http://www.indipod.com/movies/complete.wvx
Kevlar sail Gary8065 at 3:17am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1994 When I bought my catalina 27 last year tt came with many sails. I have just put on a roller furling
Teak Cleaning Tip Kevin 13837 at 3:07am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1260 We recently resurrected our horribly weathered teak; the previous owner had let it go to the point w
Inverter question Stephen OBrien at 2:35am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1177 I was thinking of installing a stainless steel cigarette lighter socket for use with a standard (che
Keel pocket leak ells at 2:23am 06.03.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/728 I need to know how to get at the swing keel on my boat. I think that I have a leak in the keel pock
Batteries for First 285 dimbrogno at 1:40am 06.03.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1078 I've just acquired a 1991 First 285 (no batteries). I'm having dificulty in finding batteries that
Fuel gauges? Rob at 12:54am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1149 I would like to upgrade our fuel gauge system. Currently we have 2- 50 gallon aluminum fuel tanks. g
Bird's Eye View Gary Wyngarden at 12:33am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1244 This is the view the seagulls have just before they poop on your deck. The occasion is the annual in
Racing Help Jeff at 12:13am 06.03.05 Racing 0/1546 Does anyone race a newer model Hunter, with the B'R rig, no back stay? I would be interested in tal
Looking for a new boat? Tim R. at 12:02am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 0/772 Anyone need a spare tanker?
Shower Drain Andre K. 1991 Hunter 30 at 11:58pm 06.02.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1426 Hi Everyone and Hi Peggy.Peggy, thank you for your advise on plumbing shared on this forum! I am ju
hull speed kennyb at 11:31pm 06.02.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2900 Anyone know what the maximum hull speed would be on my recently aquired 1979 O'Day 25? Also what out
Question about cushions Rick S. at 11:11pm 06.02.05 Day Sailers 6/957 A question for those of you who have seat cushions on your 170: what keeps them from sliding around?
WOW no drain Saoirse at 10:52pm 06.02.05 Big Boats 5/672 I was very surprised recently at the lack of a suitable inspection door and the lack of a drain cock
Cat 27 vs cat 27 Tall Rig John at 10:43pm 06.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1114 I'm looking to move up from my C22 to a C27. If I'm looking at a C27 vs a C27 Tall Rig, what are the
Mast Stop Pin BrianW at 9:46pm 06.02.05 Smaller Boats 4/936 Mast Stop Pin I'm a new 1994 H26 owner. Just prior to my purchase, the mast was replaced, thanks to
Mast Stop Pin BrianW at 9:32pm 06.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1118 I'm a new 1994 H26 owner. Just prior to my purchase, the mast was replaced, thanks to Hurricane Ivan
Searching for the Yawl "Inyala" Bully Hayes at 8:58pm 06.02.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1229 Does anybody out there know the where abouts of the Yawl "Inyala" Built 1897. in Falmouth England, b

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What to do if you lose your rig. Jackdaw at 9:19am 10.06.20 I think too much thinking about what you would do is a bit of a fools errand. Every dismasting is a
Your 2 cents on main sail furlers Sailfanatic at 8:55am 10.06.20
Alert of data breach notice for this site "shop.hunterowners.com" - change your password(s) Davidasailor26 at 8:41am 10.06.20
Jimmy B in town All U Get at 8:40am 10.06.20
O'Day. 40- reefing setup? LouisMK at 8:35am 10.06.20 Turns out that a 10 mm line works very nicely, my thoughts were that 3/8@dia. Too small. Ordered mor
Alert of data breach notice for this site "shop.hunterowners.com" - change your password(s) Captain Larry-DH at 8:32am 10.06.20
CE Certicication Siegener at 8:25am 10.06.20
Jimmy B in town Ron20324 at 8:21am 10.06.20 He was up in Chesapeake City and Havre de Grace on Sunday. Passed pretty close by his anchored boat
What to do if you lose your rig. (1) Jumpstart at 8:09am 10.06.20 Thankfully only one dismasting so far in 37 years of sailing and racing. Pretty rare as far as I'm c
What to do if you lose your rig. (1) Jackdaw at 8:05am 10.06.20 We cut the halyards but not without difficulty. Dyneema and Vectran core lines can only be cut wi
Fresh water manifold dehler25 at 8:03am 10.06.20 Its not glue it appears to be where the drip has been seeping for quite some time and left a brown s
Alert of data breach notice for this site "shop.hunterowners.com" - change your password(s) Hunter216 at 8:01am 10.06.20 P.S. I agree with Captain Larry 100%: a password manager that enables long, complex passwords that
Alert of data breach notice for this site "shop.hunterowners.com" - change your password(s) Phil Herring at 7:51am 10.06.20 IMHO, these "dark web" monitoring services are a scam. Details here: https://forums.sailboatowners.
Cockpit Cushions sail sfbay at 7:44am 10.06.20 Sirius Pete..................you might to find this article on boat cushions helpful: https://www.w
Your 2 cents on main sail furlers Kings Gambit at 7:20am 10.06.20
What to do if you lose your rig. Hunter216 at 7:19am 10.06.20
Looks Important Maybe JRacer at 7:19am 10.06.20
What to do if you lose your rig. Hunter216 at 7:13am 10.06.20 What would you think of something like this? Where do you see this tool being used?
Your 2 cents on main sail furlers Captain Larry-DH at 7:03am 10.06.20 IMRF do not malfunction, any more than a boat runs aground. People make them malfunction. Everythi
What to do if you lose your rig. (1) Jumpstart at 7:00am 10.06.20 Funny story as a follow up. We motored into put in bay to the docks reserved for the race. It had b

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