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Which Sail Cloth? o Paul Akers at 9:00am 08.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/5254 I am shopping for a new mainsail and have a question about sail cloth. I have an estimate from a lo*
Main Sheet Mark Jensen at 8:58am 08.02.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1034 Hunter28's and 30's, and possibly more models, have the main sheet controlled by the halyard winch,
Who said a Hunter 30 (1980) is not a Racing Boat? Stephen Ord at 8:42am 08.02.04 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1398 Our 1980 Hunter 30 just won 2nd place in Cruising Class B in the Mackinaw, MI to Little Current, Man
main salon birth comfort lightning 460 at 8:39am 08.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1021 Has anyone figured out how to make the birth in the main salon comfortable for a good nights sleep?
salon birth comfort lightning 460 at 8:36am 08.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/801 Has anyone figured out how to make the birth in the main cabin comfortable?The private cabins all
Stupid Question of the day 3rd child at 8:23am 08.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/848 Ok, I know the hunter 22 is just a cruiser but my friend has a Cal 25 and we like to match race each
tightening stays dkav at 7:46am 08.02.04 Day Sailers 1/1194 I am a new daysailor owner and my stays are loose. How do I tighten them. I thought I could just tur
What type of keel Don3086 at 7:31am 08.02.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1334 I need to get some opinions on the keel. I was told to look for a boat with a lead bolt-on keel. I s
Guess I should have started here... Tim McCarty at 7:11am 08.02.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1231 Peggy, I have a Jabsco head, and though I know how you feel about Jabsco's, mine has never really gi
Attn: Peggy Hall...some basic questions... Tim McCarty at 7:01am 08.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/875 I have a Jabsco Head on my boat, and, though I know how you feel about Jabsco's, it really has not g
Universal diesel 5411 parts Rob 1981 Cat 3019642 at 6:56am 08.02.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1453 I haven't bought the boat yet, but the surveyor said I need a new manifold, since exhaust was leakin
Compass Check Paul8753 at 6:54am 08.02.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1371 With the motor running I checked my compass against my Garnin 72 GPSCompass --Garmin GPS 0-
O'day 37 iron keel marty1920 at 6:28am 08.02.04 Bigger Boats 1/2159 I've had a problem with corrosion occurring at the junction of the cast iron keel and the hull. The
Port Gasket L. Matin at 6:19am 08.02.04 Big Boats 2/880 I need new gaskets for the opening ports on my 87 45 Legend. Any ideas where I can purchase them?
1974 Oday 22 Boom Vang mike alexander at 6:00am 08.02.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2386 I just bought a 1974 oday 22, took it sailing the first time and figured I need to get a boom vang,
Replacing Rub Strip Rick Ellis at 5:57am 08.02.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1138 I am replacing my rub strip on my O-day 25. (Just the section that is formed around the bow.) The re
"Charge" indicator Jim21895 at 5:52am 08.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/898 Sometimes the "charge" indicator light comes on while motoring - not always and typically while at i
Water coming up centerboard pendant tube? Kevin 13837 at 5:50am 08.02.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/928 While sailing in our home waters of Resurrection Bay this past weekend, I noticed (for the second ti
Replace Thru-hulls? Randy K at 5:46am 08.02.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1277 Our 1986 Catalina 22 has a plastic through-hull for draining the sink. The thru-hull appears to be i
New Jib or old Genoa? gop711 at 5:21am 08.02.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/932 My question is what would you sail with for club races, a new jib or an old Genoa.The races are us

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1986 Newport 27-3 first boat jssailem at 1:44pm 02.03.21 Tea Tree Oil Careful in the use. It is not the greatest to be breathing in a confined space for so
Mid Winter Cruise kappykaplan at 1:33pm 02.03.21 since Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow yesterday You just had to rub that in! But, there were thr
Mid Winter Cruise Terry Cox at 1:23pm 02.03.21 spring recommissioning in 6-8 weeks At least that long, since Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow yes
Emergency Tools shemandr at 1:14pm 02.03.21 Those towers look like pretty knarly rounding marks. We've used day marker poles on the St. Lucie r
Emergency Tools Bill19233 at 1:13pm 02.03.21 YIKES !!!! as long as it a soft bottom without any surprises (rocks etc)...and your draft is 3-4' n
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat Sailfanatic at 1:07pm 02.03.21 Sorry for the autocorrect. Winch slips, I'll have to research that. I was wondering if leaving th
Cargo Ship snaps in half Leeward Rail at 1:04pm 02.03.21 Well... I did find some other interesting cases where ships broke in half: https://offbeatoregon.co
Emergency Tools Bill19233 at 1:01pm 02.03.21
Cargo Ship snaps in half Leeward Rail at 12:58pm 02.03.21 Great Western worked to New York for 8 years until her owners went out of business. She was sold to
Mid Winter Cruise kappykaplan at 12:51pm 02.03.21 Good on ya, Terry. I'm looking forward to spring recommissioning in 6-8 weeks and making up for los
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat kappykaplan at 12:48pm 02.03.21 Yep, no obvious reason for the cut out in the cabin (yet). Tks for posting the photos you have.
Emergency Tools capta at 12:45pm 02.03.21 Heck, we're comfortable sailing with 2' under the keel all day, no problem. It's just mud. (Chesape
Emergency Tools capta at 12:44pm 02.03.21 We carry an electric grinder and a box of spare wheels. With half inch wire, I'm not sure we could c
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat (1) JohnRichard at 12:39pm 02.03.21 @kappykaplan Best photo I have at the moment, I can get much more detail tomorrow.
466 rudder stock/post play Scallywagger at 12:34pm 02.03.21 OkayI understand where your coming from. Thanks again for your insights. Bill
Cargo Ship snaps in half capta at 12:33pm 02.03.21 Wasn't the Great Western a victim.of that ? Flex until broken. Great Western worked to New York fo
Cal 2-34 at auction - what to look for? Justin_NSA at 12:29pm 02.03.21 :yikes:
Cal 2-34 at auction - what to look for? HonoraryCarioca at 12:25pm 02.03.21 I bought a CAL 34 in great condition five years ago and have still sunk close to $50,000 into it. OK
Hunter 35.5 #2 and #3 foot length shawanaga at 12:19pm 02.03.21 I also added a jumper strut to my mast which helps to tighten the head stay when using the back stay
466 rudder stock/post play JamesG161 at 12:13pm 02.03.21 they have several times had problems with the in mast furling. Not the furling Mechanism fault, bu

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