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Mainsail Cars Tony Roberts at 4:33pm 11.14.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/735 I'm having great difficulty getting the mainsail luff rope to slide up and down the mast easily - ha
Watermaker Options? Rick D at 2:15pm 11.14.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/868 Besides the water maker itself, what kinds of support products are helpful to the owner (things like
Ac or DC for Watermaker? Rick D at 2:15pm 11.14.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/935 If I have an AC generator, should I opt for a 110-volt power? What are the advantages of AC power vs
What Size Watermaker? Rick D at 2:15pm 11.14.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/863 How do I approach the issue of sizing a water maker? What are some typical daily requirements per pe
Comparing Watermakers Rick D at 2:15pm 11.14.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/772 When comparing water makers, what should I consider to determine the best value?
Cell Phones.... has anyone used amplifier? abe at 1:12pm 11.14.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1008 I did my search, some people suggested old bag phones that had more watts. Has anyone used amplifi
Books to read when you can't sail Randall at 12:45pm 11.14.04 Ask All Sailors 13/1077 Now that the boat is pretty much put away, all I can do is read about sailing. One of my favorites
winter inside work william at 12:30pm 11.14.04 Ask All Sailors 4/924 I have several inside winter projects while my Cal 33 sits on the hard. Last winter I used a coleman
C 30 standard or shoal keel? Steve at 12:04pm 11.14.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/980 Can anyone tell from this photo if the Catalina 30 in question is a shoal draft or regular fin keel
Catalina 30 stardard or shoal keel? Steve at 12:01pm 11.14.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/1024 Can anyone tell from this photo if the Catalina 30 in question is a shoal draft or regular fin keel
Watermaker Options? Rick D at 11:47am 11.14.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/739 Besides the water maker itself, what kinds of support products are helpful to the owner (things like
Ac or DC for Watermaker? Rick D at 11:47am 11.14.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1094 If I have an AC generator, should I opt for a 110-volt power? What are the advantages of AC power vs
What Size Watermaker? Rick D at 11:47am 11.14.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1413 How do I approach the issue of sizing a water maker? What are some typical daily requirements per pe
Comparing Watermakers Rick D at 11:47am 11.14.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/877 When comparing water makers, what should I consider to determine the best value?
The sailor I most admire ex-admin at 11:15am 11.14.04 Ask All Sailors 23/1842 Now that the other election is over, we thought we should have one here. But there won't be any Rep
Holding up your hatch Wayne Lenoir at 10:23am 11.14.04 Big Boats 3/951 My lewmar hatches now will not hold their open position. The plastic inserts probably need replaceme
Hunter 310 holding tank problems John Lechmanik at 10:12am 11.14.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1210 Well it seems our aluminum holding tank gave out and I'm in the market to replace it. I'm trying to
Sail plans for a Hunter 310 John Lechmanik at 10:11am 11.14.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/1202 As a fairly new Hunter owner I'm full of questions. The first one is the sail plan. I'm trying to
Hatch latches for '93 H375 Lander at 9:57am 11.14.04 Big Boats 6/881 Does anyone know where I can purchase the original hatch latches that came with the 1993 H375. I wa
New 27 listing on boat trader.... Greg A at 9:17am 11.14.04 Smaller Boats 4/781 Here's a listing for the new 27 on boat trader... 66k? YOu can get 3 nice 260's for that.

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Hunter 240 dry weigths Caption James T at 3:44pm 08.23.20 rgraner -- I will add those as the outer banks looks like it has some nice sand(the sand in golf I f
Simple head plumbing Don S/V ILLusion at 3:33pm 08.23.20
Stern rail bases - are they hollow? dlochner at 3:31pm 08.23.20 Other have had interesting experiences with their pulpits. Ours are off now for polishing, and with
Hunter 33 -- rudder stops demasow at 3:26pm 08.23.20 I'm new to my 1982 Hunter 33. I discovered that the chain was disconnected from the sprocket insid
Anchor bow roller thelilnauti at 3:25pm 08.23.20
Simple head plumbing dlochner at 3:23pm 08.23.20 The person to guide you on this is @Peggie Hall HeadMistress She knows her stuff. Also pick up a co
Stern rail bases - are they hollow? FastOlson at 3:18pm 08.23.20 Other have had interesting experiences with their pulpits. Ours are off now for polishing, and with
Beneteau 361 Looking for battery space SCFoster at 2:00pm 08.23.20 BTW, does anyone here have a 4D house battery under the companionway in front of the engine? I curr
Lost My Raw Water Intake Ken Cross at 1:56pm 08.23.20 I had that happen with some ingested seaweed followed by a jellyfish. It was fun to clean out not
Windlass on a Catalina 350 sail sfbay at 1:54pm 08.23.20 Welcome to the forum!! Its hard to begin to tell you where to start without knowing what you hear,
Motor dies and lacks its normal luster performance-wise Benny17441 at 1:46pm 08.23.20 90% of engine problems are fuel related. Condensation can put a significant amount of water in the
Lost My Raw Water Intake odaydokay at 1:24pm 08.23.20 That is truly goofy, but.........this is where a "South Bay Strainer" pays off big time. Holes are s
TD 14 <--- [old and dead Invest 97L] (1) JamesG161 at 1:19pm 08.23.20 Marco just announced as hurricane on last update from NHC. Oh my gosh! @kloudie1 screamed at Hurri
GFCI Needed? dlochner at 1:19pm 08.23.20 GFCI protect against current leakage from the hot to the ground (green in boats, bare copper in hous
New Sails sail sfbay at 1:11pm 08.23.20 Suggest contacting your local lofts, like Jon suggested, and obtain discuss sail material, battens o
GFCI Needed? Benny17441 at 12:58pm 08.23.20 I go back to a time when boats did not have GFCI receptacles and never had a problem. Perhaps it is
New Sails Gary Ryan at 12:44pm 08.23.20 I like the idea of using someone local. I have sent a shout out to Doyle Sails in Detroit. Thanks
Crimped lead to raymarine st60 speed transducer Hello Below at 12:43pm 08.23.20 Sorry, but it takes two to spin the wheel and watch the readout. Not necessarily. The use of a vi
New Sails jssailem at 12:29pm 08.23.20 Gary, my discovery having sailed these waters in the last 18 months, there are two basic paths. You
Beneteau 361 Looking for battery space (1) luken7 at 12:28pm 08.23.20 BTW, does anyone here have a 4D house battery under the companionway in front of the engine? I curre

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