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Headsail Storage Bags Browndog at 1:16pm 03.21.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1161 I'm looking into purchasing a headsail storage bag in the interim while I save to purchase a roller
Hollow Leach Jim at 1:08pm 03.21.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1582 I have been thinking of having a 105% Genoa made for my Hunter 31.My sailmaker wants to make it wi
rebedding forstay chainplate Mike Franks at 11:04am 03.21.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1000 I need to rebed forstay chainplate and bow roller etc. Is there anyway of getting to the interior n
Depth Sounder/Gage Denis Kingsley at 10:52am 03.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1092 Question:I sail on one of the finger lakes which goes to a depth of approximately 600'. I am consi
Modern Rigging for DaySailer II Dick Wilson at 10:03am 03.21.03 Day Sailers 1/1371 I seek information about rigging to update a DaySailer II. For example, best replacement vang, jig
lines aft Dennis Bidney at 9:27am 03.21.03 Smaller Boats 3/856 I would like to run the main and foresail halyards to the cockpit on my H25 (1980). Anyone with exp
bimini top leaks Ed Allen at 8:16am 03.21.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1289 Has anyone had any luck re-waterprofing sumbrella fabric. heard a lot of ideas including thompsons w
st4000 auto pilot parts craig shaw at 7:43am 03.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1048 I have a older sr4000 auto pilot and would like to find the hand held controll for it any help as to
Hull repair John Marth at 6:58am 03.21.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1004 Does anyone have a suggestion as to where to find a replacement rub rail and plastic under rail for
H37C Cabin Leak Mark at 5:24am 03.21.03 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1192 I have started noticing a leak (when raining) coming out from the overhead through the holes for the
FINISHING TEAK steve rainey at 5:02am 03.21.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1349 Well I've been doing alot of reading on refinishing teak on the outside of my sailboat. Whats the re
Thanks Phil Rick Webb at 4:36am 03.21.03 Ask All Sailors 0/989 I came home, took my uniform off opened a beer and was ready to respond to a post from this morning.
Autopilot Drive Unit Replacement Bob MIller at 4:33am 03.21.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/945 A friend of mine would like to replace the belt driven unit on his old Autohelm 3000 autopilot with
Any Chainplate Leakage? RonD at 3:26am 03.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1018 In some recent C310 posts it was evident that they have already experienced a history of chainplate
Hmmmm... John Visser at 2:59am 03.21.03 Ask All Sailors 10/1163 How boring this has all become! And for one who has been here for a couple of years, how dreadfully
Continuous Furling Lines (continued) ............. Ralph Johnstone at 2:58am 03.21.03 Ask All Sailors 13/1383 A few days back a post was written about end splicing a continuous furling line. I've been there an
Plumbing fixtures B. Smith at 1:45am 03.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1085 I would like to replace the taps and shower hosehead in my 1985 Hunter 31. Does anyone know of a sou
Vessel Property Taxes in California John Richard at 12:46am 03.21.03 Ask All Sailors 13/2003 We got the dredded Vessel Propety Statement for the State of California in the mail yesterday. Can
Cutlass bearing Charles at 12:25am 03.21.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/975 I need to replace my cutlass bearing on my C30TR.Does anyone know the proper size i need to purcha
Location of hot water tank Charles at 11:13pm 03.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/976 I have a new hot water tank that came with my C30 TR when i purchased the boat last summer. It is st

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Hunter 420 furling main gets stuck when furling back in. Daniel Shepard at 1:16pm 10.07.20 The bottom 1 -1/2 feet of vertical edge the main sail is not inside the extrusion track on the seld
Winter Cover for mast up boats? Captain Larry-DH at 1:12pm 10.07.20 although it is difficult to explain exactly why.. Not difficult at all... more likely to slip. Goo
Winter Cover for mast up boats? TomY at 1:11pm 10.07.20 That looks to have good pitch for discarding snowfall, but having the cover underneath the stand ba
Pulls to port under power Stu Jackson at 1:04pm 10.07.20 Almost every single inboard engine does that, assuming a fixed blade (i.e., not folding, special) pr
Winter Cover for mast up boats? ToddS at 1:02pm 10.07.20 That looks to have good pitch for discarding snowfall, but having the cover underneath the stand ba
H26 rounding up and old mainsail? twistedskipper at 1:02pm 10.07.20
Winter Cover for mast up boats? Sailfanatic at 12:55pm 10.07.20 ..... for discarding snowfall, but having the cover underneath the stand bases would give me a bi
Boat opinion. Joe Blizzard at 12:47pm 10.07.20 the fact I can beach at high tide to do things like scrap hull or swap out a fitting is very nice w
H26 rounding up and old mainsail? (2) Will Gilmore at 12:44pm 10.07.20 Rgranger's experience is consistent with the dynamics of sail balance. You can check your sail by lo
Winter Cover for mast up boats? (2) TomY at 12:40pm 10.07.20 This works for me: 2X6" high ridge supported by 3 A frames and a 30' X 50' plastic tarp. Mast up,
Whisker pole Davidasailor26 at 12:40pm 10.07.20 David, You might think about moving your jib car all the forward when you do this; or even better,
CB UpHaul Line H26 Chiriqui at 12:08pm 10.07.20 you guys are great...just what I needed something to reference. 2 hr drive to the boat to check and
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available JimInPB at 12:06pm 10.07.20 I never heard of a heater that could run on straight motor oil. But is there a reason not to dilut
Winter Cover for mast up boats? Sailfanatic at 12:06pm 10.07.20 Start with https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/winter-covers-full-cover-vs-cockpit-cover.12499
Marinas... jssailem at 11:37am 10.07.20 Where are you? "1soonsailing" is listed as a live aboard in Florida. I like to use the web to cont
When was my boat made? jssailem at 11:28am 10.07.20 Nick, welcome to the forum. I am going to guess the listing Catalina 14.3 in your post was a typo an
Boat opinion. capta at 11:27am 10.07.20 I think the posting is wrong. The only plans I found that match it are the nimble 30ft You are cor
leave h260 in the water over winter (1) twistedskipper at 11:23am 10.07.20 Also, the factory manual points out that the balsa core in the hulls will tend to insulate the water
CB UpHaul Line H26 (1) twistedskipper at 11:18am 10.07.20 Here is a photo of the centerboard uphaul and cascade line layout on my 1998 H26, showing no need fo
Catalina 27 compression post / mast leak esellwood at 11:16am 10.07.20 Also, I would guess that such an issue (for a deck stepped spar) was referenced in the purchase sur

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