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mast mount for VHF antenna Brad at 5:31am 07.30.03 Smaller Boats 4/807 I am having the VHF radio's antenna mastmounted('03 260). as a gift my father bought me a 8ft shak
1989 33.5 Jib Track Removal Pat Taylor at 4:19am 07.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/863 I just purchased a 1989 Hunter 33.5. The surveyor suggested that I rebed the port jib track. Has an
Symmetrical spinnaker in a sock... Dale I at 3:49am 07.30.03 Ask All Sailors 9/3579 The archives have little information regarding symmetrical spinnaker usage in a sock and I am wonder
Cruising Spinnaker R. Young at 3:35am 07.30.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1736 An article on the NeilPryde web site on Cruising Spinnaker, shows the usable sailing angles for a cr
Older Hull Number? Rod at 3:19am 07.30.03 Day Sailers 1/1248 I have an older Javelin and don't know what the hull number tells me. I have looked at all of the w
240 Boom Lines Nathan Schaan at 3:02am 07.30.03 Smaller Boats 2/845 Anyone tried to re route the lines coming out of the boom (topping lift, outhaul, and reefing) to th
u dinette conversion Darren Chilton at 2:54am 07.30.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1079 I am currently in the process of buying a cat 30 and want to change the dinette to u shape i recentl
Tar Removing from the deck Jim A at 2:27am 07.30.03 Ask All Sailors 8/6156 Anyone have a solution for getting tar off a fiberglass non-skid deck. The wife drops the dock line
Reefing the Main Jacque at 2:24am 07.30.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1107 My husband and I hit some stiff gusts of wind this past weekend. We are new to sailing, only 1 1/2
Companionway Hatch Dave Noack at 2:07am 07.30.03 Smaller Boats 2/801 Have only had my '87 h23 since April, I've just been tying my companionway hatch in the open positio
interior BOB at 1:40am 07.30.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1020 i just purchased a 1981 catalina 30 and realized that most of the 30 s have a drop down table. mine
Polars for Passage 450? Drew Dolak at 1:17am 07.30.03 Big Boats 1/1052 I have MaxSea Nav software with the Routing option. It allows route calculations based on a vessels
FRANKENSTEIN CAN'T SAIL UPWIND SH at 12:50am 07.30.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1237 Hello,I have just realized that I have purchased a 1977 stub keeled Oday 22 that has been Frankens
Water Tank Vent Jim P. at 12:16am 07.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/969 The plastic water tank in my cat 34 is slightly expanded--It's bulging and I can't seem to find the
3JH2E starter sometimes does not kick in John H380 1999 at 11:49pm 07.29.03 Big Boats 26/3152 I have a 1999 380 (3JH2E) and four times in the last month when pushing the starter button I only he
CO Sensors and Refrigeration Bob Keller at 11:45pm 07.29.03 Big Boats 1/775 First, thanks to all who responded to my questions regarding our CO sensor going off. Just an upda
Help! Cleaning out Diesel Fuel Tank Rick Belisle at 11:00pm 07.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/974 HI, all. H285 here w/ 12 gal fuel tank. I've never completely emptied it (11 years)and feel I probab
Spongy Decks Paul Bradbury at 9:27pm 07.29.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1340 Recently purchased a 1996 36s7. Have noticed a couple of areas on the deck between the bulkhead wher
Warranty Solutions Shamus Murphy at 5:59pm 07.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/992 I'm in the process of purchasing an out of state new 2003 Hunter 456 because of price considerations
Help: Jauge on fresh water tank GERAUDIN Alain at 5:51pm 07.29.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1116 Hello, In advance, thank you to give some ideas about installing a jauge on the fresh water tank.

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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
Anchor chain question..... JohnShannon at 8:32am 11.06.20 Somewhere on the internet someone wrote quite a discourse on anchoring. His ultimate point is that
Windlass for a Hunter 380 senang at 8:32am 11.06.20 Our 2005 H38 came with a Quick 1000W 12V Windlass. Engine & gearbox is below deck. The only problem
Anchor chain question..... Kings Gambit at 8:26am 11.06.20 Because, it is a system, not a bunch of individual parts. :thumbup:
Adding an electric fuel lift pump on older Hunter's with Yanmar diesels, Johnb at 8:25am 11.06.20 I wrote crankshaft driven and it actually is camshaft.
2 inch sanitation hose Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:01am 11.06.20 I would have bet $1 that you used the outer diameter measurement to arrive at 2" hose size, but to b
Anchor chain question..... capta at 7:53am 11.06.20 I do not see any value in stronger chain as it still will never be strong enough to hold your boat i
Oh, one more thing..... (1) Jackdaw at 7:40am 11.06.20 Sorry about that, Rachel insisted... ;) LOL, she's learning more and more about sailors. Jodi had
Oh, one more thing..... cb32863 at 7:37am 11.06.20 Only down side was that I had to put on long pants for a day! Sorry about that, Rachel insisted...
Anchor chain question..... shemandr at 7:27am 11.06.20 I can't think of many, or any, places on LI Sound where you would anchor in 60'. Most places I can

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