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alcohol stove ziptrip69 at 1:38pm 07.23.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1111 i recently purched my first boat 1981 hunter h-25 it has an alcohol burning cook stove which does no
supermax patrick at 12:49pm 07.23.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1288 I just picked up a c38 which came with a 40# supermax anchor and a 40# bruce with 100' of chain and
Sail straight Jib21855 at 12:22pm 07.23.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1191 Why can't I sail my 26X in a straight line? Every little wave causes the boat to turn. When I get
silly questions about wind gusts Alan Johnson8370 at 12:03pm 07.23.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1374 I've had two recent encounters with heavy wind on my O'Day 25, which responded differently both time
Tossing the head jerry10848 at 10:07am 07.23.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1421 After 15 years of trouble free and ODOR free service from the porta-potty in a smaller boat, I moved
Main Halyard replacement Dave at 9:42am 07.23.04 Smaller Boats 2/889 I am replacing my main halyard for my 85 h23. What length and dia line do I need? Also the block on
Spreader to Shroud Connection Hardware? Herb at 9:36am 07.23.04 Ask All Sailors 3/4600 What is on the end of a spreader that holds the shroud, or what is on the shroud that attaches to th
prop spec for a C310 C310-on-Erie at 9:35am 07.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/952 When I motor over 2000 rpm I get a vibration of about 1 Hz. The more over 2000 I go the worse it get
Tandum Trailer bccitenn at 7:05am 07.23.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/945 At one time there was a dealer near Cleveland, OH that would take a stock Macgregor26X trailer and a
Changing Oil Tips and Tricks Kip C at 7:00am 07.23.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1329 I know this question is a little early, but it goes with a previous post regarding what oil to use
Lazy Jacks BarryL at 6:25am 07.23.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1195 Hello,I want to add a LAzy Jack to my boat, a 1986 Newport 28.Any comments on how easy or difficu
Prop Walk Cookie4167 at 6:09am 07.23.04 Big Boats 7/1239 I have had conflicting reports concerning a hard pull to port when the boat is under power, which is
Sailing Magazine Suggestion Koen Loeven at 5:23am 07.23.04 Ask All Sailors 22/4873 Sail primarily a Catalina Coronado-15 and am planning to take some courses to introduce myself to la
Looking for a Cherubini 27 Bryner at 4:54am 07.23.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1058 Hello, I have been looking for a Classic Cherubini 27 for a little while now, as time passes, and
Navico WD 200 Harry at 4:54am 07.23.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1770 Last weekend my wind speed ' direction indicator stopped working. From the deck, it looks like the c
Bent Mast amir at 3:34am 07.23.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1087 I have a Hunter 336 (1995). The mast of it is bent backwards. I wanted to know how to straighten t
Prop Walk Cookie4167 at 3:20am 07.23.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1068 Has anyboby else with a Hunter 426, 44, 426DS or 44DS had a problem with the boat pulling to port as
Possible problem in the Forums Jack4865 at 3:19am 07.23.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1233 Phil, Trevor, et. al.,While looking at a message thread that extends to beyond 1 page, it seems th
rigging Jay20635 at 2:19am 07.23.04 Big Boats 1/1010 My backstay pins were lost when mast was unstepped and I was'nt told. Now I want to replace them wit
auto pilot/steering rzxtc at 2:10am 07.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1058 I recently purchased an '88 Catalina 30' and want to get auto pilot/steering to assist with coastal

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41' AC and DS Hunter owners ice breaker at 5:58am 01.27.21 Dockhand it is the same hull as 2005, through when ever they quit making the AC and DS 2010? The gr
Looking for a C250 for sale sail sfbay at 5:52am 01.27.21 There are a number for sale on these sites: https://www.sailboatlistings.com/cgi-bin/saildata/db.cg
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? Sailm8 at 5:50am 01.27.21 MJ Sailing I followed them since they rehabbed and aluminum boat in Indiantown and then sailed acro
Vend�e Globe? Scott B at 5:40am 01.27.21 Also looks like Louis Burton crossing the start line early and taking the 5 hour penalty was not suc
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats DougM at 5:21am 01.27.21 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The 2021 Beneteau First 53 is a beauty. However, I do prefer
12 volt charging at marina dlochner at 5:14am 01.27.21 The tech guys are a bit optimistic. At higher levels of SOC charging efficiency drops due to interna
A good first sailboat? Justin_NSA at 5:08am 01.27.21 There's a nice review of them in PS. It doesn't sail well into high wind https://www.practical-sail
Telltales kappykaplan at 5:07am 01.27.21 'Hair telltales stalled' Liked! :thumbup:
Telltales (4) TomY at 4:41am 01.27.21 I just typed telltales in my finder, and several of my photos came up. A knockabout out of Woods H
Barbecue Beefs (1) TomY at 4:24am 01.27.21 Ha! It's funny but I love the fact that the magma regulator just sort of swings with the 1 lb bottle
A good first sailboat? Whatfiero1 at 3:30am 01.27.21 Check sails as most valuable part lay out on ground see how flat they lay look at all 3 corners make
Telltales Whatfiero1 at 3:25am 01.27.21 As a kid, I grew up in 80's I'd use a little piece of duct tape and vcr tape or even cassette tape t
Telltales danstanford at 3:04am 01.27.21 Lots of telltales on the main of the America's Cup boats. I found it interesting that the rows have
Telltales Joe at 2:36am 01.27.21 I just call 'em "Tells". As far as location.... headsail luff and mainsail leech are absol
Redesign Binnacle Pod Marmalade at 1:31am 01.27.21
My new saildrive Mark Maulden at 11:22pm 01.26.21 Latest..Seems Twin Disc is not being very responsive. In their very weak defense, they (and Beta) m
Davits and Solar Panels desodave at 11:10pm 01.26.21 This local company (BC) - Ocean Marine Systems - has made davits to fit Hunter's for years and were
Barbecue Beefs Mark Maulden at 10:37pm 01.26.21 A cheap kettle with a few charcoal briquettes. Simple, easy, and cheap. Spent briquettes go overboa
Wallas Diesel Heater help jssailem at 9:38pm 01.26.21 The guys at Scan Marine are pretty good. They were helpful to me.
Telltales jssailem at 9:36pm 01.26.21 Arvel Gentry, when working to develop his understanding of sails, put tell tales all over the sail t

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