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To Wax or Not To Wax Tony at 2:47am 04.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/793 Hi I have a new Hunter 41 (2004) and the hull has not been waxed at all. It still has a wonderful
oday37 rigging wbpope at 2:33am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/768 I strongly suspect that the rigging of my 79 oday centercockpit has been altered and not nor the bet
Rigging a Meridian 25 Charlie Jones at 2:27am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1404 Redoing rigging on a 1961 Rhodes designed Meridian 25. I have all bronze turnbuckles. My question is
26X mainsail catman at 1:58am 04.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/834 Hey all... My 2002 mac 26X has a rip about 7" long in the mainsail. Does anyone know where I can g
mast compression on cabin sole tmason at 1:40am 04.18.05 Mid-Size Boats 16/1177 Folks, I know mast compression is a common thread in these forums, but most of the posts seem to
Loos tension Catalina 27 Paul Cairoli at 1:29am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/2683 HiThe loos tensions that people are using on the C27 varies so much.I used some from a web site tha
End-to-end splice Warren M at 12:25am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1277 I do most of my own splicing of 3-strand and double braid, but would like to know if there are instr
Access to Prop Shaft Packing on Catalina 30 ('88) Bob at 11:39pm 04.17.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1449 Okay, please someone tell me just where the packing shaft is on the 30? Do I have to remove the acce
Drain Hole? Casey Dulemba at 11:27pm 04.17.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/797 Ive had my O'day 20 for about 4 years. It is a 1978 vintage. Forgive my ignorance but I don't have a
Rigging a Hunter 33.5 Ken Palmer at 9:52pm 04.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/1968 This is my first year that my mast was down on my newly acquired 1990 Hunter 33.5. The mast has a l
Standing rigging on the Oday 22 vince reis at 9:29pm 04.17.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1012 Could anyone explain how to make sure the standing rigging on an Oday 22 is properly adjusted? Or
Cruise ship hit? Dennis at 7:53pm 04.17.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1108 How far out was that cruise ship when hit by the 70 foot wave?
Leaking raw water pump Ed Caldwell at 3:27pm 04.17.05 Ask All Sailors 14/4680 My Yanmar raw water pump appears to have sprung a leak. In the post-shutdown check yesterday, I fou
Catalina Rendezvous Rob 1981 Cat 3019642 at 2:59pm 04.17.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1315 Is there a Catalina Rendezvous in BC? I see that Hunter has one every year in the Gulf Islands. I
Phil, how come...... Rich Stidger at 2:27pm 04.17.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/909 when I click on a REPLY to "Sweet 16", this weeks question, it takes me to the original question its
Hard starting? ex-admin at 1:59pm 04.17.05 Ask All Sailors 55/3045 We all have unique stories about how we started in our beloved hobby. How did you get interested in
Battery Health Questions Rick D at 1:59pm 04.17.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1044 I have two banks of six-volts, and they are usually run parallel. I noticed in a recent day-sail tha
H26 cabin sole replacement gmh at 1:41pm 04.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/836 About 1-2 inches of rain water leaked onto the floor of my H26 and sat for a couple of weeks. The te
Seat backs on h23... Rob Morton at 1:25pm 04.17.05 Smaller Boats 3/835 I was wondering if anybody has done anything to the seat backs on the h23 to make them more comforta
How to read a Loos tensioner Ian McGain at 1:07pm 04.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1164 I am interested in what sequence I should follow to tension my rig on my '79 Hunter 30.I tension s

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Roll that beautiful blue furler! Tally Ho at 4:54pm 09.24.20 Damn Autocorrect!!! should read "uncored line..." :huh: Have you been drinking again?
Roll that beautiful blue furler! dlochner at 4:51pm 09.24.20 very little uncared line out of the furling drum. Damn Autocorrect!!! should read "uncored line.
Roll that beautiful blue furler! Tally Ho at 4:49pm 09.24.20 Details, details, details. Yes you are correct. It should be unfurled. At least I got it right in m
Roll that beautiful blue furler! dlochner at 4:47pm 09.24.20
Roll that beautiful blue furler! dlochner at 4:45pm 09.24.20 Friction is a monster, but that is usually caused by tortured leads, send a few pictures of how y
Roll that beautiful blue furler! Tally Ho at 4:45pm 09.24.20
Dining Table Refurbishment or Replacement artboas at 4:38pm 09.24.20 This is a great question. The salon table on this boat is a complex mechanical contraption complete
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank dlochner at 4:30pm 09.24.20 Great photo. i think I am going to go there and thanks for reminding me about the gauge. I had forg
Roll that beautiful blue furler! Dave Groshong at 4:29pm 09.24.20 Friction is a monster, but that is usually caused by tortured leads, send a few pictures of how yo
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank Fredct at 4:28pm 09.24.20
WINTER arrived... sailme88 at 4:27pm 09.24.20 Is it a pole if it is lying down? No, it's a Russian...
Roll that beautiful blue furler! dlochner at 4:26pm 09.24.20 I understand that it is dogma to take the core out of furling line that fills the spool. But it se
Pensacola Hunter216 at 4:25pm 09.24.20 wonder if it has a centerboard Probably right about that as there is no sign of a wing or long fin
Synthetic Oil ? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:19pm 09.24.20 Use it in your automobile.
Pensacola shemandr at 4:17pm 09.24.20 During Ivan several boats ended up in golf course at NAS Pensacola. Had to un anchor and move bef
Pensacola capta at 4:16pm 09.24.20 I-10 bridge is too short to get up to Milton 32' if I remember right, but there are lot's of other
EVA Foam Floors fred1diver at 4:07pm 09.24.20
Roll that beautiful blue furler! shemandr at 4:05pm 09.24.20 I understand that it is dogma to take the core out of furling line that fills the spool. But it see
Advertising Advice for selling a boat Donna & Rob at 4:05pm 09.24.20 You have an interesting story as well as a cautionery tale. We will store this info away for next
Pensacola Rick Webb at 4:04pm 09.24.20 Just taking a quick look around the area on a google map, it seems there are plenty of mangrove are

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