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Any news on the Chesapeake Rendezvous Jim Seamans at 12:18pm 07.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/908 I was in San Fran for a conference and have heard nothing about the rendezvous. Did it happen? How
Sharks Wanda at 12:08pm 07.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/928 What types of sea creatures have you come across while sailing? (Whales, sharks, octopi, etc.)
Electrical Robert at 12:00pm 07.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/862 I am having an electrical problem. I have just changed out the battery charger and it ran fine for
cleaning sails Mark at 11:43am 07.12.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1028 Hi, anyone know the best way and cleaner to use when cleaning the sails?
Square foot area? Warren M. at 12:53am 04.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1256 Square footage Bottom paint makers suggest the following formula for figuring square footage BELOW
A Navigation Equipment Failure ?? Tsehum Pete at 9:12am 07.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1173 About Time suffered from the above and now needs a new bow. Now I know why I do not powerboat and lo
Travelers Don Guillette at 8:35am 07.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/980 Shipmates: Want to know how to get the most out of your traveler in light, medium and heavy wind? If
Traveler - light air -part 2 Don Guillette at 8:30am 07.12.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1320 Tacking in the lower range of light air can be a mess but like everything there is an easy way to do
Traveler - light air Don Guillette at 7:54am 07.12.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/2024 Mates: Do you know when and how much you have to move the traveler to control boatspeed, heel and we
Cruising and showering David W at 7:21am 07.12.05 Ask All Sailors 18/1677 We are leaving on Sunday for two weeks in the San Juans. I am looking for a means of "showering" in
Good Article on Sail v. Powerboater.... Don s/v Tellico at 7:12am 07.12.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1134 in today's Washington Post relevant to the demand for sailboats. Sounds like it might be time to se
GoingFrom Mystic to Block Island to Champlain lake Estelle at 6:59am 07.12.05 Ask All Sailors 1/970 Thank you for those who answered my previous questions. It has been very appreciated and useful. I
Sprit for assym spinnaker tack Trevor - SailboatOwners.c at 6:35am 07.12.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1244 Check out this removeable bow sprit for the spinnaker tack - gets it well forward of the forestay.
Removeable Sprit Trevor - SailboatOwners.c at 6:29am 07.12.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1194 Check out this removeable bow sprit for the spinnaker tack - gets it well forward of the forestay.
Whales Nicole at 6:16am 07.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/944 Has anyone seen any whales recently while sailing? Please advise......
Hull Construction / crack question John P12803 at 5:38am 07.12.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1391 I was at my uncles this weekend and he had a friend over that has a Cat 25 about the same year as mi
ALERION EXPRESS 28 Paul J. Rusyniak at 4:54am 07.12.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1728 Hi...Do any of you have experience with the ALERION EXPRESS 28?Thanks, in advance,Pauls/v The Lo
2005 Bluewater Cruising Rally Week Tsehum Pete at 4:48am 07.12.05 Ask All Sailors 0/790 Bluewater Cruising Association (BCA) of Vancouver, Canada are holding their annual Rally Week starti
putting graphics on hull Jeff Prideaux at 4:38am 07.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/904 I recently bought some vinyl graphics to put on my hull (to name the boat). I have my topsides waxe
Cleaning the stove Paul Aubrecht at 4:30am 07.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/711 I have a 2 burner Force stove and it has a stainless??? grate over the burners.We have used the stov

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'78 Hunter 27 Tiller/rudder interface ggrizzard at 8:51pm 04.14.21 I think the two pieces of teak are there on purpose. It allows you to replace them without removing
Rudder collar assembly Jerdavis77 at 8:41pm 04.14.21 Any photos of your completed repair or details? I have a similar yet different issue on my 78 h27. t
Time for New Insurance BigEasy at 8:38pm 04.14.21 Last year was a particularly active storm season, especially on the Gulf. I have seen this occur i
Marine Air Conditioner Ralph Johnstone at 8:29pm 04.14.21 We have 9 below the WL Ouch ! That's one whole lot of holes. In a much bigger boat with more tha
Capsized transport in GOM. BigEasy at 8:25pm 04.14.21 Reports state 18 or 19 ng is that it was enroute to an oil platform that was approximately 40 miles
Capsized transport in GOM. ggrizzard at 8:08pm 04.14.21 The "Salvage Show" premiers on May 5, IIRC.
H356 Polars Genesis V at 7:36pm 04.14.21
Covid-19 Vaccination TimFromLI at 7:04pm 04.14.21 I've had both shots. I know plenty of people who want to "wait and see" I say once those who want a
Where to next? Terry Cox at 6:54pm 04.14.21 John, have you forgot our PNW narrative...it always rains, the sun never shines and the wind is alwa
Halyard wrap with Furlex JoeWhite at 6:39pm 04.14.21 The jib must be raised reducing the length of the halyard at the top that causes the wrap. Adding a
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM SycloneDriver at 6:33pm 04.14.21 Also make sure your ground is still grounded while the engine is running. It probably is but I woul
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler Rich Stidger at 6:32pm 04.14.21 I have done what you are doing and your job is looking very nice.
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM SycloneDriver at 6:30pm 04.14.21 I found a video online, you might look on YouTube. I suggest setting pulse to 12 and then go from th
Where to find dLj at 6:22pm 04.14.21 I think your best bet is to by the screws you want to use and take them to a powder coater and have
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler (1) SandyFrank at 6:10pm 04.14.21 Underside with (cured) Total Boat gel coat applied! Waiting on fairing compound for the top side.
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM tylcole at 5:59pm 04.14.21 Have you checked the wiring of the Tach? Power and AC Tap cable to the correct pin on the tack? Pro
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM tylcole at 5:54pm 04.14.21 What did you set for the programing? I used the "Adjust" setting, and the needle wouldn't go up f
Hunter 260 Mooring Challenges familyrapp at 5:46pm 04.14.21 Yes. Water pump on the outboard motor. It turned out to be a really easy fix. On land. I keep th
2007 H38 - What chain works with Simpson-Lawrence gypsy? (1) kbgunn at 5:31pm 04.14.21 Congratulations on the new boat! I just bought a 2006 H38 in December. Moved up from a Catalina 30.
Time for New Insurance Davidasailor26 at 5:17pm 04.14.21 I'm not in the insurance business, so take this for what it is worth. The risk is not in the value

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