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Trailering a 28.5? Tim O. at 10:28pm 07.16.05 Mid-Size Boats 9/3494 Has anyone had any experience/luck with trailering a 28.5? I live on the Gulf Coast and see a numbe
Converting to 7/8 fractional Coop at 10:08pm 07.16.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1085 My '72 V224 is a 3/4 fractional rig. Has anyone converted theirs to 7/8 or a double forestay? If so,
Hunter 31 Merriman Pedestal Guard Chet7127 at 8:47pm 07.16.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1014 Can anyone tell me if the Edson 9-1/2" wide pedestal guard will work on the original Merriman 1984 p
mast sail track Tom Tarpey at 2:01pm 07.16.05 Day Sailers 1/971 My mast has a built in groove for the nylon cylinders which attach to the sail luff.How does one ke
Poor sea trial results???????? Jack19643 at 1:49pm 07.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1038 I had a sea trial on a new 36 today (trading in a 33 with 3ym30 engine which has had overheating pro
Getting soaked; help! Randy at 1:08pm 07.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1009 I own a 1991 Legend 35.5. No structural problems except for a leaky port starlight (I guess that's w
23.5 Bimini Under Sail? John/Illinois at 12:40pm 07.16.05 Smaller Boats 4/929 Anyone out there have a H 23.5 with a binimi up while under sail? Have a boat ( new to me ) with a
Outboard Motor Mount Jonathan Romero at 11:19am 07.16.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1043 I have a Mercury 9.9 outboard that is stuck in the up position. It had a tilt trim device that I dis
Electric Trolling Motor? Steve Glabe at 11:10am 07.16.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1977 I have yet to get out on my Mariner this summer simply because every year I seem to have problems wi
New Bow Cleats Ed at 11:08am 07.16.05 Smaller Boats 1/917 I finally finished adding new bow cleats to my 23.5. For more details check the project forum.
Cape May Canal Michael Wallach at 10:49am 07.16.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/3722 During a planned trip from Perth Amboy, New Jersey to the Chesapeake I plan to use the Cape May cana
1983 Columbia 27 Wide Body Crusing?? RK at 10:37am 07.16.05 Columbia 2/1933 Looking to buy my first sailboat. Just found a 1983 Columbia 27 Widebody Crusing with 13 horse West
question about eye bolt for trailer strap Tom at 10:36am 07.16.05 Smaller Boats 1/1161 I think the previous owner repaired some fiberglass and moved the eye bolt lower for the trailer str
sail cover for jib doug miller at 10:03am 07.16.05 Smaller Boats 2/836 i've been told that the standard head sail on the 216 is UV protected, even though it doesn't have t
How to remove non-skid paint? deeman7777 at 10:01am 07.16.05 Ask All Sailors 7/10688 Attached in a photo you will see the aweful gray non-skid paint that is peeling and faded in all spo
Mountain lakes and crazy winds lostsailer at 9:00am 07.16.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1162 Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. I live in Northern Vermont where there are many
Over the top Gary Wyngarden at 8:17am 07.16.05 Ask All Sailors 1/942 We're now four weeks into our six-week circumnavigation of Vancouver Island and still having a blast
Electrics for Mac S26 Jerry21707 at 7:24am 07.16.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1348 We recently acquired a 1992 preowned S26 and she needs a bit of cleaning up at the electrical panel.
Yanmar 2qm15 rplemmler at 5:48am 07.16.05 The Cherubini Hunters 19/2942 I have a Yanmar engine in my 1980 Hunter 30. The block is cracked and I need to get a new one. Is
Gooseneck Picture? Tim at 5:06am 07.16.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1807 In an earlier post I asked for info on where to locate a new gooseneck for an Ericson 29. I was giv

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Capsized transport in GOM. shemandr at 4:54am 04.16.21 I'm still trying to wrap my head around how 30 to 40 foot waves can form with winds in the 70 mph ra
Fluke 360 / testing for AC leakage. sail sfbay at 4:48am 04.16.21 I will let the forum electrical experts comment on your specific question. I will be very intereste
Covid-19 Vaccination (1) TomY at 4:46am 04.16.21 It feels like a race here. Maine and NE numbers of fully vaccinated are rising quickly. At the sam
This is crazy (1) Will Gilmore at 4:29am 04.16.21 64J0-etds5E I love it. The tether gets the sail up where the winds are stronger, but I could see suc
CHRISTMAS is 60 years old this season. Rick486 at 3:25am 04.16.21 If ya don't like ta weathah, Wait a minute. -Will (Dragonfly) Ayup....
This is crazy kappykaplan at 3:08am 04.16.21 Interesting find! Tks for sharing.
A4 to M-35 on C 30 ? pdevlin at 2:45am 04.16.21 Yea I know about "hull speed" I wasn't looking to go faster the only reason I wondered if the M-35 w
New Sails Secret sail at 12:51am 04.16.21 Contender sail cloths make marblehead dacron. Less stretch than dcx and composite sails. Will last f
H36 Propeller shaft size. Secret sail at 12:35am 04.16.21 Measure the length of the taper and the size of the Key. I juste had a one off 3 pale manufactured f
Why does Hunter have a bad name? Secret sail at 12:28am 04.16.21
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 (2) twalker H260 at 9:05pm 04.15.21 I had to pull ours last year after the ply completely delaminated. I replaced with a plastic lami
H356 Polars chuckwayne at 8:56pm 04.15.21 :clap:
Close Call rgranger at 8:50pm 04.15.21
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket JRT at 8:43pm 04.15.21 @Ward H it is a M25XP in my 310.
Halyard wrap with Furlex (1) DrJudyB at 8:02pm 04.15.21 The jib must be raised reducing the length of the halyard at the top that causes the wrap. Adding a
Capsized transport in GOM. BigEasy at 8:02pm 04.15.21 I wonder how fast the legs come down. But I would guess the legs move slowly and there was not eno
Mainsail, Loose / Fixed foot? DianaOfBurlington at 7:49pm 04.15.21
Time for New Insurance BigEasy at 7:49pm 04.15.21 So far Progressive is paying my claim on time, and renewed my policy without a "knee jerk" increase
Mainsail, Loose / Fixed foot? DianaOfBurlington at 7:47pm 04.15.21 Go loose footed. I have measured and installed sails on over 100 boats when supporting a large inte
Mainsail, Loose / Fixed foot? DianaOfBurlington at 7:46pm 04.15.21 There's no downside to a loose-footed mainsail. Actually there are a lot of liabilities to a loose

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