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Ocracoke Island NC. Art at 10:31pm 02.02.03 Smaller Boats 0/901 We vacation on Ocracoke Island for 2-3 weeks at a time each year. I am looking for some information
Mast Cradles for transport Art at 10:20pm 02.02.03 Smaller Boats 3/3448 I have a 1984 C-22 and will be trailering it quite a bit. I was wondering if any one out there has
TV Coax Eddie at 10:18pm 02.02.03 Big Boats 11/1116 I was snooping around the insides of a new 350 at the Seattle Boat show and noticed that inside the
About to purchase new 260 Darren Mayes at 10:08pm 02.02.03 Smaller Boats 14/922 I will be purchasing a new 260 in the next month or two. I was wondering what current owners of a 2
Main cabin interior paint Steven Jones at 9:52pm 02.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/967 I am refurbing the interior of my Hunter27 (1979). I am replacing the old curtains with shades and w
temporary anchor light steve growcock at 9:37pm 02.02.03 Ask All Sailors 23/6825 I'm debating whether or not to install a permanent anchor light on my Oday 25. I looked through a W
Bolt rope replacement (2) Patrick at 9:21pm 02.02.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 11/5231 I've been told that the bolt rope on my main has shrunk causing the sail to be baggy. Is replacement
Ferroconcrete hulls David Moore at 8:49pm 02.02.03 Ask All Sailors 8/2458 My son wants to buy a 1977 36'ketch, 4 cyclinder Westerbeke, ferroconcrete hull. He has some experie
hey...does anyone have the fact. a/c diagrams? Andrew Najarian at 7:12pm 02.02.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/995 Hello, I am looking for the specific 440 model beneteau a/c diagrams showing exactly how the factory
sail flogging Mark at 4:30pm 02.02.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/6270 At times we get caught in heavy wind without time to reef.When we are pointing up in such winds we
Leaky Boat Lynn Toohey at 3:00pm 02.02.03 Smaller Boats 2/773 Hello All, I had my boat(H26)on the Gippsland lakes for a week over X-mas. After sailing each day
Two-foot-itis. Are you cured? SailboatOwners.com at 2:07pm 02.02.03 Ask All Sailors 70/4108 Maybe you learned to sail on a Butterfly or a Sunfish. Then maybe you wanted to stay drier and picke
What are the progressive changes to the H260 Bobby Duvall at 11:23am 02.02.03 Smaller Boats 14/1181 We're seriously considering purchasing an H260 in the next few months. Because of our budget and God
Wanted: Experienced California Coastal Skipper Michael Mc Collum at 10:31am 02.02.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1293 Hi All,I'm looking for someone with California costal sailingexperience to help me sail my 2001 H
GOING TO WEATHER R. KELLY at 10:26am 02.02.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/999 WHATS THE TRICK TO GET A ODAY 25' TO GO TO WEATHER BETTER. TIP THE MAST AFT A LITTLE? WHEN RACING W
OK, how about a power boat question??? (1) Mark Johnson at 9:49am 02.02.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1276 We just got this Pilothouse. Both the 50 gallon holding tank and the maserator pump are under the ow
Recommended Line Size Don K. at 9:30am 02.02.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1060 I am putting new halyards on my 26' Chrysler. 106sf main and a 230sf Genoa. Also new jib sheets.
Rudder Downhaul, Group Project (1) Brigg Franklin at 9:24am 02.02.03 Smaller Boats 23/3105 I would like to propose a group project, here on hunterowners.com, to improve the rudder downhaul sy
hull strength question David Bradford at 8:57am 02.02.03 Ask All Sailors 5/862 I have a question for the collective wisdom of the board. I'm looking at a 1979 O'Day 28, and I noti
hull strength question David Bradford at 8:56am 02.02.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/911 I have a question for the collective wisdom of the board. I'm looking at a 1979 O'Day 28, and I noti

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anchor light tfox2069 at 9:34am 09.16.20 Not much to go on here. You gave us the bulb, but not the application or the fixture its in. My as
Marinas... rgranger at 9:31am 09.16.20 Active Captain has a lot of marina reviews. They are be somewhat focused on transients rather than
Crack in Companionway Entrance - Catalina 30 MKII Hull #4984 weekendrken at 9:26am 09.16.20 Most prefer to use butyl tape to bed the sea hood. Check the clearance on the hatch scraping on the
Marinas... Davidasailor26 at 9:22am 09.16.20 Active Captain has a lot of marina reviews. They are be somewhat focused on transients rather than p
Main sheet twist Mark Maulden at 9:15am 09.16.20
Main sheet twist Mark Maulden at 9:13am 09.16.20 Super to hear, good luck. Yippee!!! Now we won't have to keep telling people how rotten it real
Main sheet twist Justin_NSA at 9:13am 09.16.20
Main sheet twist Kingjim91 at 9:11am 09.16.20
SV Preston Point rescue BigEasy at 9:09am 09.16.20 If the air crew knew they were approaching fuel limits; why didn't they pick up rescue swimmer befo
Rust Never Sleeps. Muttondressedaslamb at 9:06am 09.16.20 Let me preface with I know nothing about welding. This little bit of information below might mean t
Cunningham Rigging Kingjim91 at 9:00am 09.16.20 I have just a single block at the base of the mast. From there to a deck organizer, back to a cam c
First 235 Winch Swap (1) Jackdaw at 8:59am 09.16.20 Uummm.... don't you want to turn the stripper so the sheet feeds into the cockpit? Cruising yes.
Uh oh! Recore foredeck B_G at 8:58am 09.16.20 Hi there. You're starting now where I did 4 years ago now. Check out South African C22 thread for m
On the beach BigEasy at 8:57am 09.16.20 Great story! Stuff happens; it can happen to anyone....even this experienced crew.
First 235 Winch Swap Ron20324 at 8:54am 09.16.20 So it seemed that no matter what I did, my port Lewmar 16ST winch was a bit "grabby". Wouldn't spin
Main sheet twist Ron20324 at 8:51am 09.16.20 ... I know what to do if it fails. Thanks for all the suggestions! No worries, Mate. Just send
Any Recommendations on a Bimini (C25)? Whatfiero1 at 8:44am 09.16.20 Alot good choices on Amazon get the more expensive one with thicker tubes measure your combing in co
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings ToddS at 8:39am 09.16.20 I've never kept a boat at a dock (other than temporary tie ups)... only moorings. The obvious obstac
Loos Gauge near Canyon Lake? (1) markwbird at 8:35am 09.16.20 Seldon Mast Setup. Found it!
Loos Gauge near Canyon Lake? markwbird at 8:33am 09.16.20 May I suggest the Seldon Mast tuning guide? It relates the tension in the cable to the amount of st

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