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More on Portlights - suggestions requested Pete Davenport at 12:10pm 01.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/837 After removing the portlights, discovered that all on the port side were wet and all on the starboar
What does recutting mean? Mark Burrows at 11:44am 01.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1013 Earlier in the discussion, you mentioned recutting a sail as part of refurbishing. What does that
post your recommendations for H-37 cutter sailorhayes at 11:23am 01.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/855 please give your cruising sailing recommendations for my 1982 hunter 37 cutteri have roller furling
Type of Cloth? Donalex at 10:51am 01.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/698 I have a H376 with a 'conventional' footed mainsail which is about five years old. The bottom third
Mast mounting question captainhappy at 10:49am 01.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/711 I have a 1990 Hunter 30 - has this year boat experienced any problems with deck core failure - whe
NEED USED OR REBUILD 2GM YANMAR GREG at 10:23am 01.17.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1288 LOOKING FOR MOTOR FOR 27' CAT YANMAR 2GM,20GM ETC.
keil bolts greg at 10:19am 01.17.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1160 need info on how to replace keil bolts on 27' 1971 CAT
Hull Color, 1983 H22 Mike at 10:12am 01.17.05 Smaller Boats 1/875 The hull color of my boat is a light tan or beige. Question...Does Pettit or Interlux or anyone else
Max. Headroom John D12759 at 10:11am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/814 I have a 1990 MacGregor 26C that I sail here on the Pecos (THIN water) and "fun race" at Elephant Bu
Batten tension Bob at 9:41am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/967 What are the rules of thumb in tensioning full length horizontal battens? Two years ago I bought a
New 33 Issues John at 9:20am 01.17.05 Mid-Size Boats 13/781 Our new 33 was delivered at the end of March 2004. We have had various issues but some continue.#1
73 Macgregor Venture 24' don at 8:50am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1069 I am interested in a new main sail and jib. Do I have to measure each to get a price?Can I get a st
whisker pole marty15435 at 8:40am 01.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/666 Anyone have thoughts on using the mast raising aluminum pole as a whisker pole? Detachable fittings
Baggin it T Brennison at 8:15am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/820 This past spring I purchased a Doyle APC cruising spinnaker for my Hunter 450. I am enjoying using
Halyards Doug6533 at 8:10am 01.17.05 Smaller Boats 3/972 I need to replace my main and jib halyards but don't necessarily want to buy larger rope than I need
Ball-Lock Quick-Release Pins: Are they strong enuf Ranger Paul18580 at 8:02am 01.17.05 Smaller Boats 6/1230 On my Hunter 216 rigging I have replaced many of the Clevis pins with Ball-Lock Quick-Release pins..
Spreader/genoa mod for MacGregor 26X normo at 8:01am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/2405 Go ahead and laugh. It's ok, we don't care. There are over 6,000 of these powersailing beauties ch
Asymetrical spinnaker and no backstay Bing13178 at 7:46am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1666 Our boat does not have a backstay. Would you recommend using an asymmetrical spinnaker or should we
Capri 18 assymetrical spinnaker george petrides at 7:26am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/979 I woulod like to add an assymertrical spinnaker to my inventory. Budget constraints require that I l
Headsail UV Protection George H260 at 7:20am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/884 I have a Doyle furler headsale that came with my H260. It has only been used one season. The Sail ha

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companion way capta at 1:25pm 12.19.20 I would suggest wax paper on wood held up by something like duct tape, possibly using a syringe to i
Special Sale--Signed copy of my book available now! Crazy Dave Condon at 1:20pm 12.19.20 Does your book apply to me, Crazy Dave. It has been a long time younng lady since we had lunch. M
Do I need a main downhaul? H26 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:17pm 12.19.20 cannot open that program. Need a photo from someone with a H 26 out there with a CDI furler as it w
Hunter 333 real or myth? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:14pm 12.19.20 @Dave Groshong Please pass this on to the person who can correct and put into Hunter Resources for
Stabilizing 33 pound claw anchor on bow roller sailme88 at 1:13pm 12.19.20 IF this is a NEW boat, I guess the best place to sort this out is at Catalina....
Shipping from Michigan to California Crazy Dave Condon at 1:13pm 12.19.20 Thank you for advising as the spread of Zebra musscles is a big issue in many states going into fres
How do those new Double Mainsail's on the AC72's work? dlochner at 1:12pm 12.19.20
Stabilizing 33 pound claw anchor on bow roller Ralph Johnstone at 1:08pm 12.19.20 A photo of your existing setup would go miles towards coming up with a solution ............. from n
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 1:07pm 12.19.20 Don't try this at home. I couldn't, my wife would have seen that coming a mile away. Her father t
Help, advice!! Swing keep jammed in up position on Beneteau 323 Hunter216 at 1:05pm 12.19.20
Stabilizing 33 pound claw anchor on bow roller SV At Last at 12:36pm 12.19.20 I just use a bungee. Hook the anchor chain and the cleat inside the anchor locker.
Help, advice!! Swing keep jammed in up position on Beneteau 323 Hunter216 at 12:24pm 12.19.20 Thanks I saw this but never said if he actually fixed it. I noticed that as well but thought it mi
Stabilizing 33 pound claw anchor on bow roller Benny17441 at 12:22pm 12.19.20 Install an anchor stop with a pin to the side in order to secure the anchor chain tight on deck. Re
How do those new Double Mainsail's on the AC72's work? (2) Hunter216 at 11:55am 12.19.20
How do those new Double Mainsail's on the AC72's work? dlochner at 11:35am 12.19.20 I have been wondering how they control the camber. You can see lots of depth in the sail when they
Stabilizing 33 pound claw anchor on bow roller Jim Larson at 11:26am 12.19.20
'84 Mac 25 - Is She Worth It? John Nantz at 11:21am 12.19.20 What rgranger wrote in post #10 is good information, but a lot depends on the person. Some people ar
How do those new Double Mainsail's on the AC72's work? danstanford at 11:05am 12.19.20 Isn't like putting flaps and slats down on an airplane. More lift at slower speed (greater camber)
Help, advice!! Swing keep jammed in up position on Beneteau 323 Jojo2020 at 11:02am 12.19.20 Thanks I saw this but never said if he actually fixed it.
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 10:59am 12.19.20

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