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C krugan at 4:42am 06.28.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/920 I am thinking about purchasing a new boat. I am looking for something with more performance than my
rigging tension for the 320 R4576 at 4:38am 06.28.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1302 What is the required rigging tension for the 320 ? I used a Loos guage on my previous boat, but can
Mast strut adjustments...Crazy Dave can you help!? Tom2909 at 4:24am 06.28.04 Smaller Boats 3/1499 Since I've owned the boat (a 1999 H260) the port side strut has been bowed. the dealer tried to str
who makes the cabin curtains ? R4576 at 4:21am 06.28.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1372 I have a Cat320 and would like to know where to get extra accordian-type curtains. Anyone know who
So Cal Hunter Rendezous rfrye1 at 4:03am 06.28.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/787 Just got a letter from H'S yachts announcing a Hunter Rendezous at Two Harbors, Catalina Island Augu
books on sail trim and tuning the rig josh3259 at 3:47am 06.28.04 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1442 Does anybody know of any good books on sail trim or the intricacies of tuning a rig for different ty
Centerboard Problem Paul17586 at 3:24am 06.28.04 Day Sailers 4/1408 I have had a perennial problem with lowering my centerboard. The half keel that encases the centerb
Datamarine Wind indicator Anthony at 3:11am 06.28.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1489 I have a 1982 O'day 37. The DATAMARINE wind indicator (model 100 series) at the top of the mast is
Cabin Leaks Pres18310 at 3:09am 06.28.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/918 My wife and I are new to Catalina ownership and sailing as well. I discovered 4 leaks in our newly
Ice Box filling with water BZSPIN23241 at 3:06am 06.28.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/727 Peggy any suggestion on the repair or where to find information about the foot pump on a 30 Catalin
O'Day 39 History booty at 3:00am 06.28.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1045 Iam trying to learn allittle history about my O'Day 39 Hull #60Did O'Day Purchase 60 ormore of thes
Which Hobie Float? Joe1455 at 2:57am 06.28.04 Day Sailers 3/1269 I see a number of Hobie Floats...$100-$180.00. Which one? All are rated #/water displaced. See the L
:{ URGENT!! Hit Bottom - need new SKEG bottom Steve Ord at 2:55am 06.28.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1150 I hit a sandbar (in a channel marked as dredged to over 6 feet) and snapped off the lower 6 inches o
Racing tgrass462 at 2:48am 06.28.04 Smaller Boats 2/917 This weekend we entered Grasshopper II (1994 H 26) into our first race. We did very poorly ... had
Roller furling jib RichardL at 2:46am 06.28.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/910 Does anyone know if I can I still raise and lower the mast easily with the mast raising kit if I hav
Oday 22 forward hatch cover Paul17588 at 2:38am 06.28.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1081 The forward harch on my 1974 Oday 22 needs to be replaced. The original had some sort of translucent
Oday 22 winch handle replacment Paul17588 at 2:35am 06.28.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1134 I have an 1974 Oday 22, last year the winch handle went over the side. It fit into the winch from th
Tiller adjustment screw problems..... sailordll at 2:17am 06.28.04 Smaller Boats 4/1167 Hello,I know this was recently discussed but I can't seem to find the posts in the archives (archiv
Wesley Tire Bleach John J6388 at 2:14am 06.28.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1018 I had recently read that this is good for cleaning life-lines, and it is. After cleaning apply a coa
Sellable Sails? fredsb at 2:07am 06.28.04 Smaller Boats 2/937 My boat (84') came with Roller Furling (Schaefer SnapFurl) when I bought it a year back. The last o

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O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? Richard19068 at 11:24am 11.06.20 How do you like the boat otherwise? Pros and cons. The short answer is we've enjoyed it very much
Hurricane Eta... Cat 4 (1) jssailem at 11:23am 11.06.20 ETA is being a bit of a pain for all who live in the Caribbean. ETA dumped torrential rain fall on p
2 inch sanitation hose FastOlson at 11:05am 11.06.20
Question about eye splice FastOlson at 10:59am 11.06.20 Andy, I agree that splices are very cool and I have done a few over the years. If... this is for a
2020 haul out. Bob S at 10:57am 11.06.20 I want to know how you manage to get these beautiful pictures and still drive the boat!
2 inch sanitation hose Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:53am 11.06.20 An off-the-wall idea that may or may not be a good one, but worth considering to save at least $10/f
Dinghy Floor Repair Hunter216 at 10:44am 11.06.20 What filler would you use to repair cracks in the wooden floor boards of a dinghy? 2 of my marine
Anchor chain question..... Stu Jackson at 10:40am 11.06.20 Because, it is a system, not a bunch of individual parts. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: 250 feet of
Speaker Install For Radio and Music? S/V Honu at 10:33am 11.06.20 No offense meant, Day Dreamer, the graphics WERE referring to Pago Pago and trying to get out of her
Question about eye splice AndyL at 10:19am 11.06.20 Urgh...I re-read the instructions a few more times and think I did trim the core too early in the pr
Hunter 23.5 Rear Berth Crazy Dave Condon at 10:15am 11.06.20 Placed boats at marina there. Gus Grissom started training at NASA Langley with Mercury program
Question about eye splice justsomeguy at 10:08am 11.06.20 n4tU2G31Bus
Anchor chain question..... Kings Gambit at 10:08am 11.06.20 Clearly not a sheltered cove where the sea does not enter. Try re-reading what I wrote and tell us h
Anchor chain question..... (2) capta at 10:03am 11.06.20 Yeah. But such reports often speak in a vacuum and are irrelevant musings in some actual settings.
2 inch sanitation hose Justin_NSA at 9:18am 11.06.20 It's the gold reinforcing wire!
2 inch sanitation hose Johann at 9:03am 11.06.20
Anchor chain question..... Mark Maulden at 9:02am 11.06.20
Hurricane Eta... Cat 4 JamesG161 at 8:54am 11.06.20 The newest GFS tacking model has a Hurricane Eta hitting South Florida on November 8-9 Keep close w
Anchor chain question..... (1) Kings Gambit at 8:47am 11.06.20 Somewhere on the internet someone wrote quite a discourse on anchoring. His ultimate point is that
My Favorite Job of the Year Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:40am 11.06.20 Dave is right...any lubricant that's thin enough to flush will wash out in a few flushes, making it

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