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Whole rig too tight ? Phil at 11:40am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/958 This is really good timing, I just posted on the Hunter site last week. I bought a 30 foot sloop in
Aluminum Toe Rails for Legend 40.5 Fred at 11:36am 04.18.05 Big Boats 5/1191 The marina repairing my Legend 40.5 is having difficulty finding replacement toe rails. The toe orig
Deltaville, VA to Colonial Beach Broke sailor SV Marcell at 11:27am 04.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1479 I am planning on moving my new Hunter 27 next Sunday. That boat has a 18 HP Yanmar. Question: Is
Hull numbers Mic at 11:26am 04.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1042 Can someone please tell me what each number and letter means in a hull number? the last three are 81
Piracy off Yemen Debra B at 11:07am 04.18.05 Ask All Sailors 27/1932 Noonsite has a report of 2 yachts attacked by fairly organized and heavily armed pirates. No chance
Roller furler/ genoa. What size? Pete at 11:05am 04.18.05 Smaller Boats 4/816 I'm restoring an 1981 H22, my first sailboat. It did not come with a headsail. I'm considering a ro
Raymarine Autopilot ST4000 Bob Hoffmeister at 11:04am 04.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1238 I purchased an Autopilot ST4000 in January, 2003 for my ODay 39 which specs out at 18,000 lbs. It wa
Are gauges necessary to adjust the standing riggin vince reis at 10:31am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/954 What gauges or guidelines are useful when adjusting the standing rigging on a 22 ft sailboat? I nee
headstay clevis duality at 10:06am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1158 last year we lost the clevis for the headstay, my wife could not find a stainless one and bought a g
Extended Offshore Cruising Harry Anderson at 9:46am 04.18.05 Bigger Boats 2/1197 Is the Oday 40 hull and rigging built to handle extended offshore cruising (assuming capable skipper
1992 Chevy S-10 to trailer Catalina 22 captMark at 9:42am 04.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/870 I would like to pull a catalina 22 with my 1992 Chevy S-10 Is this a good idea? Two wheel drive aut
Cleaning up the brass Rick at 9:27am 04.18.05 Ask All Sailors 2/996 Hey gangJust curious if anyone has any organic tips for getting the green "gook" off the seacocks,
stay replacement gary chidester at 9:19am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1005 i currently own a 1989 h33.5. i had the standing rigging replaced two years ago. when it was replace
Bob stay and dolphin striker wire angle tiger37373 at 9:06am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1915 I am currently questioning the angle that my dolphin striker approaches the bob stay. The rig is set
Replacing the holding tank Dipboye at 8:52am 04.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1431 I have just bought a 1990 Hunter 35.5 and know that I need to replace the aluminum holding tank. I p
Solar charger output David King at 8:15am 04.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/868 I recently bought a solar panel from West Marine, the smallest in their catalog. It is for trickle
Tuning a 1969 Bristol Rig bristol33 at 7:41am 04.18.05 Bristol 1/2007 I have an old boat w/out an owners manual or much info, and there were only about 40 some made of my
Telltale Mikey and Whitecap Jeff . . . Kevin at 7:40am 04.18.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1336
Photo contest of special interest to Mac owners Phil Herring at 7:33am 04.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/724 http://www.savvyoutlook.net/photoGray/mysteryPhotoContestCheck out that link and enter. I suspect
Depth sounder vs. fish finder?? Chris I. at 7:20am 04.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1693 Hi all,I just bought an '87 Catalina 22 that I'll use here on the west coast of Florida. It's a g

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Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? rgranger at 7:27pm 02.18.21 How about you tie a rope to the bow and fly a drone with a fishing line attached to the rope to the
2009 Hunter 33. Common weak points to look for during purchase Tally Ho at 6:53pm 02.18.21
PHRF for Hunter 18 Tally Ho at 6:47pm 02.18.21 https://www.ussailing.org/competition/offshore/phrf/boat-class-lookup Looks like you need to me a
H 30 cockpit portlights. Tally Ho at 6:37pm 02.18.21 I found I could get better sealing on the windows with the knobs. Greg
1976 Santana 21ft mhancock3123 at 5:59pm 02.18.21
Harken SnubbAir jssailem at 5:56pm 02.18.21 Yes Aaron. That looks like a serviceable idea. I need more time flying my Asymmetrical before I make
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? Hello Below at 5:51pm 02.18.21 How about you tie a rope to the bow and fly a drone with a fishing line attached to the rope to the
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? (1) jssailem at 5:48pm 02.18.21 You know kind of hiding in plain site.... Like that scene from the Thomas Crown Affair.
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? TimFromLI at 5:42pm 02.18.21 How about you tie a rope to the bow and fly a drone with a fishing line attached to the rope to the
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:38pm 02.18.21 190490 -Will (Dragonfly)
TV problem TimFromLI at 5:30pm 02.18.21 Buy a new TV. For less than $150 you can get a 32" smart TV with USB and built in netflix, amazon, h
Funny Friday!!! leo310 at 5:09pm 02.18.21 During her physical examination, a doctor asked a retired woman about her physical activity level. T
TV problem leo310 at 5:06pm 02.18.21 Just buy the 28" version that has a usb port
Harken SnubbAir (1) AaronD at 4:49pm 02.18.21 That looks like a pretty nice and compact piece of kit for the application you're talking about. I
TV problem Ralph Johnstone at 4:27pm 02.18.21 An alternate solution.... Buy a condo by the water to watch TV and streaming movies. I like your
Broken Seacock Handle Ralph Johnstone at 3:59pm 02.18.21 Groco now manufactures thru hull fittings, inline valves, and tailpieces with BSPP threads so all o
Hunter 27 Cherubini: Things to Look for When buying ggrizzard at 3:55pm 02.18.21 Hi John. Long time since we heard from you. Glad you're back. G.
Beneteau F42 Traveller Removal (4) Drewskie at 3:51pm 02.18.21 Update - we removed the garage cover (the cover that the companionway slides into when open). Two of
Hunter 33 (1981) Main Sail DianaOfBurlington at 3:35pm 02.18.21 I would suggest that you phone SailWarehouse in California who can answer those sail-slug questions
Rudder collar assembly mmlspace at 3:31pm 02.18.21 Thanks everyone. In the end I got some Delrin and had it machined locally. The pictures and descrip

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