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What's enough ventilation? Gary at 6:34am 01.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/749 '84 H31Finally got around to installing solar vent in front hatch, and two ~8"x4" stainless louvers
Gyro-stabilized autopilots - what's the deal? Debra B at 6:24am 01.09.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1001 What effects does one see from the gyroscopic steering options in the new breed of autopilots. Is i
Wind Vanes for Hunters Al - s/v Persephone at 6:19am 01.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/850 Has anyone mounted a Monitor or similar wind vane on a modern Hunter who'd care to share tips that
Wheel Pilot Question: Displacement worries Debra B at 6:08am 01.09.05 Ask All Sailors 3/971 I am in the process of specifying an autopilot for my Hunter 37 cutter - displacement listed at 17,8
Mast Height/Main Halyard Bob C at 4:32am 01.09.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1206 I am planning to replace the main halyard on a Cal 24 this spring and want to insure I get the right
Cat 27 water damage Nevil at 4:09am 01.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1102 My wife and I recently bought a C27 and are extremely happy with it.We have found water leaks owing
Rub Rail Cleaning Mike4049 at 3:51am 01.09.05 Smaller Boats 1/1008 Will Acetone hurt the material? Is there a better cleaner? I can't seem to get the black blotches
Keel Paint Brian at 3:47am 01.09.05 Big Boats 4/1232 The paint job on my keel started going bad (peeling off) soon (within 6 mos.) after the local yard d
Slugs and gromets Mac666 at 2:11am 01.09.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1081 Hey ALL.Has anyone installed slugs on a main sail?Is it worth the effort?What are pluses and minu
Does the anchor locker on a C-30 1983 Chip Willlis at 2:01am 01.09.05 Catalina 30 4/1488 dring into the bilge? I see a hole in the bow for drainage and I have not emptied the anchor locker
Refinishing the stern seat wooden strips optimystic at 1:37am 01.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1168 The wooden strips on my Hunter 41 need to be refinished. Any ideas on how best to approach this pro
Pacific N.W. Sailors Ken Prichard at 12:05am 01.09.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1256 Thinking of subscribing to 48 North. I already subscribe to Pacific Yachting and think it's great. I
CD player on M26s Bob at 11:55pm 01.08.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/931 Has anyone installed a radio/CD player? How much Juice did it need, was a solar panel sufficient t
cabin cushions lacy blue Ron perreault at 11:38pm 01.08.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1021 Cabin cushions starboard side need new covring,fabric is called 1980 Catalina tall rig. Unable to f
Tsunami Pictures from a Cruiser's Perspective Paul Akers at 11:21pm 01.08.05 Other Sailboats 1/918 One of our club members passed this along to us. These are incredible pics and a story.Take a loo
RPM'S restored NagMeKnot at 11:11pm 01.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/944 Thanks everybody, I just got her up to 3200 rpms, you guys were right, bad connection on the sender
C30 spreaders, aluminum or wood? Tom Ehmke at 9:36pm 01.08.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1040 Short and sweet.I have priced sitka spruce and want to compare making my own replacements with buyi
Arch Leak on P450 Jim at 3:44pm 01.08.05 Big Boats 9/1109 Every time we get a decent rainfall I have water leaking from the cabin light over the locker just a
questions re:oday 20 mike workman at 1:48pm 01.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1058 hello i am going to look at a oday 20 , any problems i should be looking for ? i don't now much abo
Another Hunter loses its rudder Didereaux at 11:59am 01.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1777 http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/12282004_nw_searescue.htmlYou know, it seems to me someone would

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Older Catalina 38 steering position & original engine concerns Stu Jackson at 11:28am 01.22.21 How do you avoid being a slave behind the wheel....install a tiller? Install and use an autopilot.
Boating Card sail sfbay at 11:28am 01.22.21 ...................sail sfbay you are on your way to getting a Gold Star ?:beer: I just want to get
1997 Hunter 430 "Highlands" Texas Future Boat Owner at 11:27am 01.22.21 Thanks Justin, I'll have a look there
1997 Hunter 430 "Highlands" Texas Justin_NSA at 11:25am 01.22.21 There's an owners manual for the 430 on SBO. It probably won't help with the wiring though. https://
Older Catalina 38 steering position & original engine concerns Andreas68 at 11:19am 01.22.21 How do you avoid being a slave behind the wheel....install a tiller?
Davits and Solar Panels Rich Stidger at 11:17am 01.22.21 Garhauer +1
1997 Hunter 430 "Highlands" Texas Future Boat Owner at 11:09am 01.22.21 Thanks Jake, what concerns me is the reconnecting of the instruments in the arch. Any idea where I c
Old Harken selftailers capta at 10:41am 01.22.21 It appears that the drum drives the roller on the ST fairlead. If so that could be a sweet feature.
Winter Cover shank at 10:38am 01.22.21 That's a beautiful boat, Tom. Good job on the tarp frame too. I'm from Portland, ME originally and
Davits and Solar Panels (1) BobH57 at 10:18am 01.22.21 I looked at davits from Martek, Kato, and Garhauer- ended up going with Garhauer and couldn't be mor
Old Harken selftailers Justin_NSA at 10:15am 01.22.21 If I win the lottery, I would replace all of my Barient winches and my Hood 810 furler! My guess is
1997 Hunter 430 "Highlands" Texas Jake N Eggs at 10:11am 01.22.21 I cant speak specifically about the fiberglass arch but the steel arches are easy to install. It is
Old Harken selftailers (1) DArcy at 10:07am 01.22.21 I replaced the original single speed winches on my C&C27 MkII with Harken 32.2 ST but mine were what
Exchange Jib lines? jon hansen at 10:02am 01.22.21 they look like spinnaker sheets. do you have a spinnaker?
1997 Hunter 430 "Highlands" Texas Future Boat Owner at 9:59am 01.22.21 The arch would have to be removed if it was transported over the road. is it easy enough to reinstal
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 9:55am 01.22.21 Funny enough. Dory.
Boating Card jon hansen at 9:54am 01.22.21 any pictures of the new boat?
Winter Cover jssailem at 9:54am 01.22.21
1996 HUNTER 336 Not on her lines Ed Caldwell at 9:53am 01.22.21 The 336 hull is very similar to, if not identical to our 340. I have found that the boat is pretty
Boating Card jssailem at 9:51am 01.22.21 @sail sfbay you are on your way to getting a Gold Star ? :beer:

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