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37c 4' vs. 5' keel Garth Woodruff at 9:39am 02.03.04 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1314 I am considering a 37c purchase and am looking for feedback on the pro. and cons. of the two draft o
Northwester needs Southeast Florida trip info scott wilson at 9:10am 02.03.04 Big Boats 12/1263 I will be visiting the mother in law in Key Largo the week of March 22 and in an effort to minimize
rudder drawing Oday22 offshore yacht service at 7:31am 02.03.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/790 need info on rudder for 22 Oday,, drawing or photo with dimentions,,or complete assy. for retired cu
No power in reverse with 15 H.P. outboard Allan at 6:51am 02.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1295 I have a 15 h.p. Johnson outboard on my 1975 Catalina and I have no control in reverse. What can I d
Battery Powered light fixture for main salon Rodney at 6:50am 02.03.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/952 I am looking for a hanging lamp that I can attach on a bracket to the post above the table in my H33
Length of forestay on Catalina 27 tall rig Allan at 6:48am 02.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/2477 I would like to know the size of the forestay on a 27 tall rig. I hope some one knows.
Hunter 25.5 rope clutch Rich O'Rourke at 6:35am 02.03.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2749 I recently purchased a 1984 Hunter 25.5. I was planning on replacing the rope clutch. It is a doubl
Lower shroud redisign DaveO at 6:02am 02.03.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/852 I am re-submitting this because I think it may have gone into the wrong forum group before.I have
Mother Nature's Payback (1) Captain John Edwards at 5:13am 02.03.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1014 In December I posted all the late fall/winter sailing I was enjoying while the rest of you were look
Cruising Spinnaker Dennis at 4:21am 02.03.04 Ask All Sailors 12/1305 I'm looking into purchasing a cruising spinnaker for our 36 boat. Catalina.com sells a Doyle with th
Sailing Schools Don Guillette at 4:20am 02.03.04 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1699 Mates: I'm curious about what listers are seeking out of a sailing school? This topic is going on ov
whats up? Bud22665 at 3:30am 02.03.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/984 I can't find any of my posts. Am I banned? Is the site down? M y computer funky? Anybody know? R
Any Hunter owners in Kissimmee area? John Edmundson at 3:27am 02.03.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/995 We are going to Kissimmee for a couple of weeks and would enjoy meeting any Hunter owners in the are
Need help for knot meter Harry at 2:48am 02.03.04 Ask All Sailors 12/2040 My Navco(Navico?)knot meter is missing a tooth on the speed wheel and will not work. If I spin it by
Can't Hove-to David at 2:05am 02.03.04 Smaller Boats 9/1526 I was on a friend's Capri26 ('90 with wing keek) recently and was not able to hove-to (spelling?).E
3-blade prop for Hunter 310 Al - s/v Persephone at 1:58am 02.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1468 I'm not unhappy with my 2-blade prop, as it gives me hull-speed (7+ kts) in most circumstances with
anchor windlass chet p at 1:39am 02.03.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1159 i am about to (maybe) REPLACE my simpson lawrence SEATIGER windlass that has been neglected by the p
Lost lazarette cover Greg Ketley at 1:21am 02.03.04 Ask All Sailors 0/854 A friend of mine lost the starboard lazarette cover on his 1983 First 32 Benetau.Other than making
Icebound! Tom B at 12:54am 02.03.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1335 Greetings from a newbie/lurker who has enjoyed and learned a lot on this forum over the last few mon
47.7 Gary D Hooper at 11:40pm 02.02.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1090 I have a 47.7 that i made into a cruiser, love the boat, fast, fun .. but i have some promblems with

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An intro and a question (1) dsmoll at 9:09am 12.16.20
An intro and a question dlochner at 9:05am 12.16.20 Some offshore sailors add a removable inner forestay to the rig. This allows a smaller headsail to b
An intro and a question (1) dsmoll at 9:05am 12.16.20 Thanks for the reply, jssailem. Yes those are the designs for our boat. I have it rigged to the mast
Newport 27 Hatch Johnb at 9:02am 12.16.20 Tap Plastics is your friend. I use the one in El Cerrito. Just had a replacement made for a cracked
Electronics Ugrades - best approach? curt in CO at 8:51am 12.16.20 IMHO, The key to long term success is - start with the network. Install one modern network backbone
An intro and a question (1) jssailem at 8:46am 12.16.20 Glad you decided to join us Dakota. Welcome and congrats, I think< on your boat. No boat owner wants
Hunter 216 Bungee Chord On Rudder Pod Hunter216 at 8:37am 12.16.20
Hunter 18. jssailem at 8:32am 12.16.20 Just an off the wall, old school thought. ding drain line. Leaky drain lines do not belong on a boa
Should I lubricate my rudder post? Driftin II at 8:28am 12.16.20 Thanks for the advise - I was going to try silicone grease - the teflon sounds even better.
Hunter 18. billwnc at 8:26am 12.16.20 Yes. The scupper drain hose.
Hunter 216 Bungee Chord On Rudder Pod Parsons at 8:20am 12.16.20 That "VARA" rudder is just damage waiting to happen, so be careful. When I owned that boat, I abused
Anyone have pics of mast lowering Bridle attachment? (1) kmhalvorson at 8:18am 12.16.20 This is the diagram for my 23.5, the 26 uses the same system. If you have a mast crutch, it is just
Should I lubricate my rudder post? dmax at 8:17am 12.16.20 I have used teflon trailer hitch grease (super slippery) but any waterproof grease will do.
Texas December Racing (1) Jackdaw at 7:50am 12.16.20 . Chili contest portion of the regatta was cancelled due to Covid concerns. Normally two classes, ch
Moving chainplates outboard Kings Gambit at 7:40am 12.16.20 Hi all, I was reading the replies to joe28532 's leaking chainplates problem and don't want to hija
Texas December Racing Jackdaw at 7:27am 12.16.20 Yea, the time to keep a boat from driving over you is not when they are a lane up and overtaking, it
Moving chainplates outboard (1) Jackdaw at 7:06am 12.16.20 While this COULD be done, for your need its not worth the effort. For sure new longer spreaders, an
ipad for navigation sesmith at 6:57am 12.16.20 Also, let's address the cost. You can get a 13" iPad and a 7" iPhone for about $1,600 and the maps
The Proper Prop Crazy Dave Condon at 6:53am 12.16.20 @jssailem and @Daveinet At the age of 9 celebrating New Years Eve 12/31/59, my family was on the SS
Prop shaft zinc 321 DougM at 6:47am 12.16.20 Hi Doug, Have you looked at Boatzincs.com? They have magnesium shaft collars. not sure if they h

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