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Garry Elmer at 10:06pm 12.22.02
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Greetings! We just sold our 1980 33 (traitors we are, bought an old IRWIN) and the new owner is look
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I need to get the back of my sail raised about 18" so the boom will clear an installed bimini when t
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I would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays. I will be off the forum for a week and a half. Will
Don Bodemann at 7:44pm 12.22.02
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Happy Holidays friends! I've been sailing 9 years starting with a sunfish working my way up to my c
HunterOwners.com at 3:12pm 12.22.02
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The customer service folks at Hunter have informed us that the factory will be closed through Januar
David at 2:13pm 12.22.02
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I'm a new owner of a 376. Raising the mainsail takes two strongmen to accomplish. Has anyone come up
Paul McKune at 2:02pm 12.22.02
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Seems like our boat is a 21 footer, did not see it listed. We have a v-berth in which the porta-hea
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Daysailing, races, weekend cruises, vacation cruises? How many days did you get out on your boat thi
Tom Hrkach at 9:57am 12.22.02
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While changing out the water supply line on the sink in our head, I snapped the PVC connector that a
bill at 9:56am 12.22.02
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I have a Hunter 28.5 1985 , the mainsail hanks have started to break so I would like to replace the
Roger Shope at 9:03am 12.22.02
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I recently had a PSS installed on my Hunter 356. I noticed this weekend that it still leaks a small
Mark at 8:47am 12.22.02
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I am purchasing a Hunter 30 and would like to know if anyone knows how high the mast is from the wat
John at 8:22am 12.22.02
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I am in the process of installing a PSS shaft seal on my 380. Did the grunt work of getting the flan
Art at 6:32am 12.22.02
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Here is a question: When retrieving a C-22 the trailer and the boat are not in the same plain. Ie.
Per Albinsson at 6:05am 12.22.02
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Lidkoping, Sweden on the shortest day of the year, sunrise at 9 pm, sunset at 3 am. We have had a pe
Colin Wightman at 4:24am 12.22.02
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Although the harbor is solid right now, I'm trying to figure out how to improve my control downwind.
William Niessen at 2:00am 12.22.02
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Am looking for information on jiffy reefing. I have a 37.5 Legend that is rigged for one point jiffy
Bud Cook at 12:53am 12.22.02
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We have a 37.5 with a factory installed solar panel that has long ago bitten the dust. We're thinkin
Stephen Ord at 12:27am 12.22.02
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How does one rig the lines (straps) that one should clip your safety harness to in order not to fall
Ken at 10:54pm 12.21.02
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I am thinking ahead to extensive trailer sailing upon retirement, and am really wanting information

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Advertising Advice for selling a boat
shemandr at 1:48pm 09.10.20
Can you move the boat to a larger market? Potential buyers may not want to travel as far as Maine (
Merit 22 cockpit drain.
shemandr at 1:43pm 09.10.20
Is the problem that you want to replace the hose and can't or is the problem the hose clogs easily?
Advertising Advice for selling a boat
JRT at 1:40pm 09.10.20
Well you look like the cheapest 380 on Yacht Trader, but the original sails and canvas being 20 year
Heat exchanger - 3GM30F
markwbird at 1:38pm 09.10.20
Pull the back cover off as well and push the clogs through. Replace the O rings.
Drilling hole to run lines through cabintop mounted traveller
eherlihy at 1:38pm 09.10.20
Contact Garhauer. They have risers that bolt onto your deck, and will give you plenty of room to run
Advertising Advice for selling a boat
markwbird at 1:34pm 09.10.20
Price sells boats. Bite the bullet and sell it cheap. Also, lots of good photos
Persistent Coolant Leak Issue!
ice breaker at 1:33pm 09.10.20
Thanks for the question. Now I understand why I always have a little pink stuff under the engine af
Sail hull trawler conversion questions
shemandr at 1:31pm 09.10.20
William Hand is some eye candy! Does it come with a boatyard full of craftsmen?
Heat exchanger - 3GM30F
DJAY at 1:30pm 09.10.20
The black ring is in fact an O ring. It is likely baked hard and removing it will destroy it. The bl
Eternal Father - Navy Hymn
Michael Davis at 1:23pm 09.10.20
Yes, sorry and I just added the 5th verse to my post above. USNavy loves Marines.... Jim... Yet a
Sail hull trawler conversion questions
JohnRichard at 1:18pm 09.10.20
In reading your original post it looks like you may really want a catamaran. So far as I know all b
Drilling hole to run lines through cabintop mounted traveller
Paleolithic at 1:12pm 09.10.20
For clarification, this is a 28. It's not moulded in, it's bolted through and caulked on. Any hole
Merit 22 cockpit drain.
Hunter216 at 1:07pm 09.10.20
I just bought a Merit 22 and have been sorting it out and fixing problems. One problem is the cockp
Drilling hole to run lines through cabintop mounted traveller
eherlihy at 12:59pm 09.10.20
On a 34/35 this riser is molded into the deck. Drilling a hole through it would be like drilling two
Sail hull trawler conversion questions
LloydB at 12:38pm 09.10.20
In reading your original post it looks like you may really want a catamaran. So far as I know all bo
How to work my inverter/charger
Stu Jackson at 12:29pm 09.10.20
I have a Freedom 15, but no generator. Those units came with a very good installation manual with d
Battery Planning Time
dlochner at 12:28pm 09.10.20
In terms of bang for your buck in FLA batteries, going with golf cart batteries wins. They are robus
Battery Planning Time
Monterey385 at 12:04pm 09.10.20
Wow, thank you both. As a long time member of this group, I revere Maine Sail's material and comple

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