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Tall rig vs standard BobS8970 at 12:25pm 08.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/3408 On Catalina 30's - the rigging comes in tall or standard. Is there any advantage or disadvantage th
Tranny Fluid Rch at 12:07pm 08.29.04 Bigger Boats 2/1081 Hello again!I am a newer owner of an 1982 Oday 30. I have asked a few questions before and am grat
engne bulkhead gary8041 at 11:53am 08.29.04 The Cherubini Hunters 1/966 THERE IS A PLYWOOD BULKHEAD SEPERATING THE ENGNE SPACE FROM MY FUEL TANK IS THIS NORMAL. PO HAS REP
HOW/WHERE INSTALLATION OF A/C ON 36 OR 38 rick4824 at 11:43am 08.29.04 Big Boats 2/907 I am looking at a 1999 Cat. 38 without a/c. Can anyone tell me where are the best spots to locate th
H376 Mainsail Help Bob F. at 11:31am 08.29.04 Big Boats 2/897 I just replaced my main halyard with a smaller (7/16") diameter XLS braid. Old halyard was I think 5
Hatches - what to do? Scott at 11:25am 08.29.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1313 I want to replace the forward hatch on my Starwind 27. The existing hatch has a manufacturers name
Cruising spinaker on a H26 Rich at 11:20am 08.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/897 can you fly a cruising spinnaker on a 95 H26. I had my wonders when I saw that it does not use a bac
Do you club race your H26? Rich at 11:17am 08.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/750 I am thinking of buying a 1995 H26 and since we enjoy club racing on Wed. nights we were curious as
Bought the mac 25 I was looking at!! leetvl at 11:06am 08.29.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/879 Went to an auction to look at the boat and found out it's an 84.I got the boat for $1250 without b
Rigging Question tim1424 at 10:05am 08.29.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1033 A friend at my marina has a 1974 C'C 24'. There is a line coming out of the mast on the port side ~
Life Line Stanchion Replacement Charlietuna at 8:38am 08.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/3053 My Catalina 28 MK-II had two lifeline stanchions bent as a result of Hurricaine Charley. The bend a
stern water to bilge? Paul F at 7:41am 08.29.04 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1509 My 1980 33 is leaking water from the back of the boat. It is a very slow leak that can be easily he
Yanmar parts? Marc Honey at 7:40am 08.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1865 Ok, first stupid question about my new to me 1994 35.5 Legend. After an approx. 16 hour motorsail, m
Sink and stove unit ? Chris at 7:39am 08.29.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1666 I'm looking at buying an 1986 Mac 25 that is missing the sink/stove unit. What came standard with th
Interior and exterior wood Mike Osborn at 7:15am 08.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/792 I have a '84 Hunter 28.5. Two questions: 1) what is the best wood dressing for the interior wood?
Inracoastal Waterway Movie Jack Hodgkiss at 6:49am 08.29.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1042 If you would like to see what its like to sail the Intracoastal Waterway in a small vessel check out
Why own a sunifsh stewart at 6:33am 08.29.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1213 I have read wonderful things about the sunfish. Everyone who I'd talked to had nothing but praise
Novice questions on 25.5 wrightcrew at 5:40am 08.29.04 Smaller Boats 4/908 We are new owners of a 1984 25.5, and we have some newby questions we would appreicate any help with
Selden boom vang problem Mack Reynolds at 5:12am 08.29.04 Big Boats 0/866 I had the gas cylinder failure 2 years after installation on my '96 lightly used, ie not raced. I'm
wing keel mthood at 4:53am 08.29.04 Ask All Sailors 7/2296 We are considering purchasing a 30' sloop with a wing keel. We would be sailing Lake Michigan. Other

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Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) dlochner at 2:51pm 08.18.20 The way we fixed that type of problem, although not as extensive, in the J24 was to drill small tes
Sailing and restoring #9874 (8) AaronD at 2:46pm 08.18.20 San Juans (Redux) We just got back from a couple weeks in the San Juans (We loved last year's trip,
Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? Hunter216 at 2:45pm 08.18.20 There are numerous threads on SBO about how to use gin poles along with your mainsheet (increases me
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) JRacer at 2:33pm 08.18.20 The way we fixed that type of problem, although not as extensive, in the J24 was to drill small test
Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? JonnyEp at 2:18pm 08.18.20 That is a fantastic idea, thank you!
How do you store Justin_NSA at 2:16pm 08.18.20 Now that I have a box mounted to my yard trailer, it goes in there. Near the boat but not in it.
How do you store dlochner at 2:07pm 08.18.20 Is that really easier than an extractor anyway? You'd still need to connect a hose to that drain v
How do you store HobieDog at 2:02pm 08.18.20 Yanmar 2GM20F. No such luck. I've searched and got a hernia, scraped knuckles, and a dislocated
wall mount tv on an 05 hunter 41 smokey73 at 1:57pm 08.18.20 I have a 40" TV plus soundbar mounted on the forward salon bulkhead on my 410. No problems so far.
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) PaulK at 1:51pm 08.18.20 We found a similar hole around a solar vent on our afterdeck. The missing balsa extended from the op
How do you store Ralph Johnstone at 1:45pm 08.18.20 What engine do you have? Is it possible there is a drain, usually in the back end of the pan, and y
wall mount tv on an 05 hunter 41 BobH57 at 1:43pm 08.18.20 I have a 40" TV plus soundbar mounted on the forward salon bulkhead on my 410. No problems so far.
Hunter 326 bigger headsail Art12050 at 1:40pm 08.18.20 You may want to ask the sailmaker how a 135 works on a fractional rig.
Ancient Mariner lehighsail at 1:34pm 08.18.20 What brand boat was Professor Creamer sailing? Downeaster? Challenger? At my level of expertise o
wall mount tv on an 05 hunter 41 Don S/V ILLusion at 1:25pm 08.18.20
Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? justsomeguy at 1:24pm 08.18.20 All ideas are welcome. Can you use the main halyard as a forestay while disconnecting the actual f
H310 what engine? Ron20324 at 1:22pm 08.18.20 Picky, picky, picky :laugh: ! :plus:
Backstay Failure capta at 1:15pm 08.18.20 Wow, it seems you had multiple things go wrong pretty much at the same time. Looks like the headstay
Backstay Failure Ron20324 at 1:13pm 08.18.20 Do you have the Beneteau or a Hunter, as per your avatar?
Backstay Failure dlochner at 1:08pm 08.18.20 I hope you have good insurance. This is could be expensive, it looks like the deck at the mast step

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