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Mast leak - wood floor damage Bill P. at 2:35am 04.13.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/907 I guess I was too long from the boat but yesterday I noticed damage on the forward wooden floor on m
Front Hatch Lee Henderson at 2:13am 04.13.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1093 Has anyone done a recent front hatch replacement? Is that a brand that will fit with little deck mod
Where Do You Get a 9 Digit DSC Number? Joe Mullee at 1:23am 04.13.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1610 I purchased an ICOM "IC-M402" VHF radio with the DSC emergency capability. I want to get the nine di
Simrad WP30 on Edson. (1) Ed Schenck at 1:14am 04.13.03 The Cherubini Hunters 14/3039 A couple of Cherubini owners had asked about mounting the Simrad autohelm. I took some pictures yes
WHERE TO FIND> JOE AND LYNN at 1:00am 04.13.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/937 MY WIFE AND I JUST PURCHASED A 1984 CATALINA 30. WE ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME!WE WANT TO PUT UP SOME
SF Bay area Cherubini cruise/meeting? Sanders LaMont at 2:22pm 04.12.03 The Cherubini Hunters 1/929 Are any of you interested in trying to get together somewhere in/around San Francisco Bay this summ
Electrical panel R A Larson at 1:41pm 04.12.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1011 I recenty bought a Cataline 22 at an auction. Great little boat and it cleaned up well, but prior t
Changing out the Keel J Collins at 12:17pm 04.12.03 Big Boats 2/960 Hi, all,We pretty close to buying a new Catalina 35; however, it has a keel that is over 6 ft deep
Water in the bilge Tom Cooper at 10:58am 04.12.03 Other Sailboats 0/632 I can;t find where the water is coming from. The keel looks good.
Cabintop Handrail Replacement Lou Phillippi at 6:01am 04.12.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1015 My cabintop handrails on my '85 H-28.5 are cracking and need replacement. The rail replacements at W
Just bought H-36 Gary Storm at 5:39am 04.12.03 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1324 Hi.... Just bought a Hunter 36 1981 model...Seems like a good boat...Anyhing we should be on t
Cruising Spinaker size for 410 Mike Druet at 3:27am 04.12.03 Big Boats 3/866 We are thinking of adding a cruising spinaker for our 410 and was wondering if anyone can advise the
Water tight "wet locker" on H260 (1) Brigg Franklin at 3:22am 04.12.03 Smaller Boats 7/1284 I'm in the process of moving my batteries into the port side wet locker in the back of the head in m
Bimini Ed Williams at 2:34am 04.12.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1381 Has anyone had any experience in buying a bimini from Boat U.S, West, etc., for a cruising sailboat?
Main Electric Panel Barrie McDonald at 12:14am 04.12.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/771 How does one go about working on the electric panel of a hunter Legend 37. I want to add a new bil
Lazybones splashed... Bob Todd at 11:59pm 04.11.03 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1349 Friday morning! Mmmmm...sailing...
Need info on Charleston SC marinas Bill at 9:33pm 04.11.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/886 We're taking Someday Lady (H34) from Hilton Head SC to Charleston the last weekend in May. Planning
Source for Parts Roger Haft at 3:36pm 04.11.03 Big Boats 3/880 Just (finally) got my 40.5 out of charter (I know, will never do it again) and delivered to Guam. N
Bimini and boom height on H23 Dave Smith at 1:32pm 04.11.03 Smaller Boats 5/889 I want to add a bimini to my hunter 23, but the boom is so low, I can't get any head room. Has anyon
Pros & Cons of radar locations Rusty at 1:21pm 04.11.03 Big Boats 2/977 Hello,,, I have never had radar ' ready to install on our '83 Hunter 34.The unit I bought came with

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CB UpHaul Line H26 rgranger at 10:55am 10.07.20 putting a woven loop on the ends is not my forte. Stick some dental floss into a needle and ru
H26 rounding up and old mainsail? twistedskipper at 10:47am 10.07.20 Another thought, make sure your rudder is not cut short and is ALL the way down. alan In my case,
Lightning Protection JamesG161 at 10:40am 10.07.20 My last comment on this thread... The strike charge depends on the Cloud Charge at time of strike.
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue jssailem at 10:39am 10.07.20 a choice between Beef stroganoff or perhaps spaghetti? What about steak grilled by your own chef,
Whisker pole CapitalistSailor at 10:29am 10.07.20 Dr. D, I recommend that you acquire a collapsible whisker pole. With a three-segment pole you can s
Boat opinion. Glsawyer at 10:25am 10.07.20 Before you buy a donated boat, make sure there are no back taxes or registration fees due. In Cali
O'Day. 40- reefing setup? jssailem at 10:21am 10.07.20 To assume that all boats are the same is to believe that all people basically look alike. You need
Boat opinion. Justin_NSA at 10:20am 10.07.20 Before you buy a donated boat, make sure there are no back taxes or registration fees due. In Cali
Boat opinion. DrJudyB at 10:18am 10.07.20 Before you buy a donated boat, make sure there are no back taxes or registration fees due. In Calif
Whisker pole Jackdaw at 10:14am 10.07.20
Splicing jssailem at 10:12am 10.07.20 Dyneema life lines seem like fun. In your freshwater lake probably will last your boats lifetime. Sa
Boat opinion. Glsawyer at 9:59am 10.07.20 I know the Pivers well. They are great fun, for a first generation trimaran. Most were home built w
Boat opinion. Justin_NSA at 9:59am 10.07.20 Do your homework. This is a huge undertaking. The boat is only a bit of a liveaboard dream. With a l
Lightning Protection rgranger at 9:57am 10.07.20 What if you ground your mast through your anchor rode (chain)... and if you do, what is the best anc
Boat opinion. capta at 9:56am 10.07.20 I know the Pivers well. They are great fun, for a first generation trimaran. Most were home built wi
Boat opinion. Glsawyer at 9:55am 10.07.20 That boat is in Alameda, in the Oakland Estuary on San Francisco Bay. I have kept a boat there for
Splicing cb32863 at 9:49am 10.07.20 Once a line starts to "stretch" it really tightens up. After I get some little things done, then it
Splicing BigEasy at 9:46am 10.07.20 It works well on a new line. Much harder or impossible on old line as it does not slide or expand.
Lightning Protection asalotto at 9:45am 10.07.20 Most of my reading suggests that grounding the mast (or not grounding it) has no impact on getting s
Bye Bye Birdie capta at 9:34am 10.07.20 In Charleston City Marina, I would say we had a mild, but persistent bird problem. One owner had or

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