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Hydraulic Forestay Andy Horning at 6:31am 04.25.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1742 Dear Mr. Toss - I race my 1990 Hunter Legend 40 very hard. It has a B ' R rig. I had a hydraulic bac
Losing a halyard Jan at 6:21am 04.25.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 8/1161 Brian, other than pulling the mast, what options does an unlucky sailor like me have to get a lost
pump out coffee at 6:05am 04.25.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/867 I am having trouble pumping out my holding tank in a 2005 350. only 1/4 of tank evacuated although
Before sonofasailorsailing at 5:12am 04.25.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1263 First of all, I would like to thank everyone who has respoded to my previous posts. The help that is
Chainplates R Dunn at 5:12am 04.25.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1174 Brion - I just had a chainplate snap below the washer-weld at the rigging connection. The current c
Retro-fitting a bilge pump on '23 ropesend at 5:11am 04.25.05 Smaller Boats 8/1129 Has anyone ever retro-fitting a bilge pump on a Hunter 23? I have a 1987 model and you pump the bil
splicing tool keel_haul at 4:56am 04.25.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 8/1143 I understand that Brion Toss has some special splicing tool. Are they being offered as a special on
How much deck paint for my C-30 1983 is needed? Chip Willis at 4:53am 04.25.05 Catalina 30 2/1783 I was quoted $200.00 for a gallon (they do not sell a smaller amount) by a company Catalina suggeste
Do you have a split setup Backstay on c22. Moe at 4:32am 04.25.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/964 What's the advantage of a backstay split setup versus the original . I have a 1974 c22 that doesn't
Polisher/Sander Recommendations Matt Kirk at 4:14am 04.25.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1022 Looking for recommendations for a power polisher/sander. It seems to me a random orbit type would be
Owners Manual for 27ft 1979 Taffy at 3:49am 04.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/890 Help!!! Have just purchased abovementioned sailboat and there is no manual with it. I really don't
Masthead Spinnaker Crane Jim at 3:48am 04.25.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1415 Maybe it's me , but I have occasionally had a problem with my spinnaker halyard fouling the furle
Teak Locker Doors Frank Rossi at 3:37am 04.25.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1059 One of my interior teak locker doors got broken in half. It is the locker just across from the head.
Clogged Macerator Paula Miller at 3:33am 04.25.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1602 Hi Peggy,We have a macerator for overboard discharge. We don't use it very often as most of our sai
Clogged macerator Paula Miller at 3:31am 04.25.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/831 Hi Peggy,We have a macerator for overboard discharge. We don't use it very often as most of our sai
Line drawings Gene at 7:20am 04.25.05 Big Boats 1/787 I would like to know if anyone out there have a set of lines drawings for the Hunter 35.5 Legend and
Sharing a LectraSan Mark7500 at 2:52am 04.25.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1400 Peggie:I think I'm finally sold on the LectraSan and thanks to you I know where to get a bargain.
mounting a 276C? Richard at 2:37am 04.25.05 Big Boats 7/910 Greetings,Anyone mount a Garmin 276C to an Edson pedestal helm station? Garmin does not make mount
Electric toilet seathumper at 2:06am 04.25.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1182 I have reviewed the forums and am interested in replacing one of my two toilets with an electric mod
Furling vs. Hanked-on Headsails Dave9990 at 1:15am 04.25.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/2593 I just bought a 28.5 and am pondering getting rid of the furler that's on it. Thought I'd get some o

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OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 6:23pm 09.26.20 Well you did say in post #7 that you were 54. our own decision on what boat suits you best. You h
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:04pm 09.26.20 Circumnavigating on a Catalina 27.....now how many people do you see doing that ??....not too many
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? justsomeguy at 6:00pm 09.26.20 Well, there is something worse than all capital letters. It's writing walls of text without the judi
Back-up Depth Sounders? capta at 5:58pm 09.26.20 I've heard before about how you could supposedly determine your position from depth soundings. Wha
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:48pm 09.26.20
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? Jackdaw at 5:33pm 09.26.20 I AM RIGHT. :) Instead of descending into your seemingly go-to 4th grade argument style, I'll ju
37 Cutter Portlights Mr. Dave at 5:28pm 09.26.20 If it's always the one over the stove, maybe the problem is caused by the stove. Maybe shield the po
Hunter23 Water under floor boards John A12737 at 5:25pm 09.26.20
Hunter23 Water under floor boards Mr. Dave at 5:25pm 09.26.20 We thought we had a cracked keel well (2 keels to choose from, always the starboard was wet) and spe
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? (1) Hunter216 at 5:11pm 09.26.20 You have absolutely no clue what year I was born Well you did say in post #7 that you were 54. d
Hunter 420 furling main gets stuck when furling back in. sail sfbay at 5:03pm 09.26.20 Hard to tell without looking at it. Suggest having your local sail loft, sail supplier (UK?) or rig
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 4:47pm 09.26.20 YOU ARE WRONG. I AM RIGHT. :)
Hunter23 Water under floor boards P100D at 4:46pm 09.26.20 Hatch, windows, tracks, and clogged traveler weep holes. Those are the ones that usually cause the i
Hunter23 Water under floor boards rgranger at 4:46pm 09.26.20 I have read where people have hosed their boat with a lawn sprinkler and sat in the boat watching fo
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 4:46pm 09.26.20 @SailingFree I concede your exhaustive experience with Silverton power boats no doubt makes you an
Hunter23 Water under floor boards rgranger at 4:44pm 09.26.20 Running down water leaks is always the hardest. I spent, several years rebuilding all the deck hardw
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 4:37pm 09.26.20 YOU ARE WRONG. NO ! YOU ARE ! :). :)
Oday 39 racing Sefuller at 4:36pm 09.26.20 @henrykorous I read that you got new sails this year, we need to order a new genoa for our 39 for ne
Hunter 290 with no arch Knotallthere at 4:34pm 09.26.20 Nice! congratulations and enjoy the new boat
Hunter 290 with no arch MattyShmatty at 4:32pm 09.26.20 Hi there, so far so good Got to spend a bit of time on it... A few things to work out but it's al

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