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Making Waves Chuck at 10:54am 03.22.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/868 I need to sail my boat from Muskegon Mi to East Chicago IN. Does anyone have any experience with spe
Replacing Rigging wires Rigoletito at 10:42am 03.22.05 Big Boats 6/913 I climbed my mast (Hunter 34 1984) and noticed some of the cables are broken, meaning that at least
single line reefing steven gilley at 10:25am 03.22.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1065 need rigging instructions for single line reefing for 1982 H 33 kenyon mast.
Location of Equipment Bad Obsession at 9:48am 03.22.05 Smaller Boats 7/897 As I promised, here are some of the locations of equipment in my H22. You will see the depth finder
newbie bubahide at 9:31am 03.22.05 Ask All Sailors 22/1834 What's up folks. I am a 48 year old guy who all my life has had a passion formotorcyles and kayaks.
420 questions-drifter rigging,bilge,stiff steering Persy at 9:24am 03.22.05 Big Boats 7/1127 I have a few questions about my 01 420: anyone fly a drifter on this boat?- if yes, where do you*
Diesel - What is minimum compression? Charlie at 8:28am 03.22.05 Big Boats 19/1184 I have a 1985 Hunter 34. The 3GMF Yanmar diesel engine is tired. The compression is 360 psi and is
First Spinnaker Flight of the year Tim Welsh at 7:58am 03.22.05 Ask All Sailors 46/2396 Well, took out and flew to spinnaker for the first time this yearon Saturday. Hoisted it and cruised
keel lock pin oro at 7:42am 03.22.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1247 Can someone tell me where to purchase a lock pin for my swing keel? The pin is 3-7/8 inches long an
shore power for hunter 260 Tim at 7:20am 03.22.05 Smaller Boats 15/1679 I'd like to add shore power connections to my 2001 Hunter 260. Any suggestions?
C22 1974 trailer VIN location Moe at 6:52am 03.22.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1115 Hi,I have a 1974 trailer that came with my 1974 C22. I need to locate the vin # on the trailer. Any
MOORING LINES? VERN at 6:26am 03.22.05 Ask All Sailors 15/1344 I have a slip that's about 5' wider than my boat. I've seen boats tied up with the lines "pre-rigge
Chrome polish??? Bob at 6:11am 03.22.05 The Cherubini Hunters 5/973 Any reccomendations? I have a lot of polishing to do, and only a minimal amount of elbow grease?
triaxle force grid wtj at 5:59am 03.22.05 Ask All Sailors 0/940 Looking at an Ericson; can only tell me a thing or two about E's triaxle force grid system. For exam
Changing a stern light Dennis Brooks at 5:44am 03.22.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/872 I am trying to change the stern light on my Hunter 23. Hunter doesn't give you any wire to play wit
Shower Sump exit drain rfrye1 at 4:47am 03.22.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/922 My shower sump drain shoots straight out of the hull onto the dock or anything within 4-5'. Any reas
Several questions/Hunter 22-1981 Jim W23131 at 4:03am 03.22.05 Smaller Boats 4/1133 I purchased a used hunter 22 last fall and am now getting it ready to sail. I have the following que
Garmin has a radar unit patrick at 3:51am 03.22.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/701 There is one on eBay. See link or search for one. Any one online here ever used one or have any
In-Boom Reefing Woes Dave at 3:25am 03.22.05 Big Boats 21/1568 The stock in-boom reefing system on my Legend 35.5 leaves a lot to be desired. It is relatively eas
Where to buy a block like this. Ken Palmer at 3:19am 03.22.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1065 My 1990 Hunter 33.5 uses blocks at the base of the mast. I need to add a couple blocks but cannot f

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Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? Scott T-Bird at 11:32am 01.07.21 Newport Bob it's probably because it makes easier to proove to the authorities when boarded for ins
Max-Prop Reconditioning wsconner at 11:18am 01.07.21 That said, I think the issue is that PYI's ad should say "Your reconditioned propeller will WORK l
Questions regarding M26c vinyl pop-top cover Grace Note at 11:11am 01.07.21 Thanks again. I really like both ideas, all three actually...two with screening, wondering where o
Stability numbers for a Yamaha 33 jssailem at 11:09am 01.07.21 Have you guys seen this link? https://sailboat.guide/yamaha/33 Calculations Hull Speed6.95 knotsSa
Max-Prop Reconditioning Sailfanatic at 10:55am 01.07.21 I was very pleased with my one experience with a MaxProp and PYI. The idea of switching from a MaxP
Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? Claude L.-Auger at 10:51am 01.07.21 Newport Bob it's probably because it makes easier to proove to the authorities when boarded for insp
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration Sailfanatic at 10:41am 01.07.21 You should not mount any hardware on the aide of the boom that you can avoid, as during an accidenta
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 10:36am 01.07.21 For the same reason, (preserve the fibers, do not let them break) you want to do the long bury using
in board sheeting? jssailem at 10:23am 01.07.21 I was just wondering if the loss of sail area would be worth the pointing ability with a blade on t
Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? Newport Bob at 10:19am 01.07.21 Scott, wondering why you want a valve and lock? Concerned with someone operating pump while in no di
Stability numbers for a Yamaha 33 Arctic Hawk at 10:16am 01.07.21 Yes, that would also be nice to have.
Stability numbers for a Yamaha 33 mermike at 10:05am 01.07.21 No, but if you ever find polars for a standard or tall rig, let me know!
Eye Splice double-braid All U Get at 9:49am 01.07.21 Great write up.:biggrin: Whip locking dyneema has been shown to weaken the splice to the strength
Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? Terry Cox at 9:41am 01.07.21 Our boat has a similar setup as yours except Hunter used a wye fitting rather than a tee. I like the
Max-Prop Reconditioning Bob S at 9:34am 01.07.21 Wondering if they would sell the parts to refurbish yourself? I will be doing mine when I replace th
New dinghy for 2-hp honda jon hansen at 9:33am 01.07.21 my personal testing is that with one person only, using an attached(duct tape or similar) 5' stick
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 9:29am 01.07.21 Great write up.:biggrin: eema has been shown to weaken the splice to the strength of the whipping th
Eye Splice double-braid All U Get at 9:16am 01.07.21
in board sheeting? capta at 9:04am 01.07.21 The staysail stay is on a Highfield lever. That staysail is a bit small for a blade, but I would lik
Rope Clutch or Spinlock PXR? Brian D at 9:00am 01.07.21 I removed you duplicate post and moved all the replies to this thread. So you lost one posting but r

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