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Jim Arthur at 9:29am 12.23.02
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My wife and I are completely refurbishing a 1979 Hunter 30, including all interior wood. Nothing ha
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I have been reading about target speeds and polar diagrams being used to get optimum speed out of yo
Curt Middlebrooks at 7:25am 12.23.02
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I have a friend with a 1967 Tempest 23'2" that is a fixed keel with a thru hull rudder.He has lost t
Sean Herron...herrons@telus.net at 7:14am 12.23.02
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Hello, I am freaking mad now, this cold is driving the Macho feathers in me, nuts... Here is my se
Adam at 4:14am 12.23.02
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How does one know the length or height of the rollers/bunks that support the boat whiule it rests on
Jim B at 4:05am 12.23.02
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I have an opportunity to purchase a 1 year old cruising spinnaker at a very reasonable price. The di
Joe Turner at 3:41am 12.23.02
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Saturday Morning I awoke to a call from the Coast Guard telling me my boat (1984 22' Hunter) had sun
Sean Herron...herrons@telus.net at 1:05am 12.23.02
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Hello, I just bought a 22 last week and still have not hanked on the jib, I sanded the toe rails tw
Gary Wyngarden at 11:41pm 12.22.02
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I am not a racer. But I thought it was gospel in sailboat match racing that you covered the other bo
Jerry Keto at 11:40pm 12.22.02
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Although I miss Mystic CT I must admit life here in Canada this year has been great. This winter is
Jerry Keto at 11:15pm 12.22.02
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Although I miss life in Mystic CT it has been a very good year here in Toronto Canada. The winter s
Stewart at 10:13pm 12.22.02
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A few weeks ago I thought I read some discussion about units that cool the cabin, I should have made
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
Doug at 9:48pm 12.22.02
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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
Crazy Dave Condon at 9:44pm 12.22.02
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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
3/1398
Seems like our boat is a 21 footer, did not see it listed. We have a v-berth in which the porta-hea
SailboatOwners.com at 12:58pm 12.22.02
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Daysailing, races, weekend cruises, vacation cruises? How many days did you get out on your boat thi

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Great Salt Lake Fables
j_schoenfeld at 8:27pm 09.11.20
Now that was cool! Holy crap they got some heel on that boat! So now having seen that, using the hal
Manual Holding Tank Pumpout Pump in Odd Location . Or is it?
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:23pm 09.11.20
One of the locals said something about graft and corruption. His words afterwards? "Just get out in
Thru hull factory valves
Joe at 8:07pm 09.11.20
Big cost cutting decision on many production boats of the era. Catalina also... my 77 C27 was equ
M-25 oil pan hose
weekendrken at 7:59pm 09.11.20
AE Are you SURE you have an M-25? And not an M-25XP? The M-25 didn't come with a hose. Do you ha
Funny Friday!!!
Roland5048 at 7:54pm 09.11.20
I hope I'm not responsible for starting something, here. :facepalm:
Looking for a practical trailer sailer.
Justin_NSA at 7:47pm 09.11.20
A year older. I'm feelin' it :wahwah:
Advertising Advice for selling a boat
Tally Ho at 7:36pm 09.11.20
Storage is always up for discussion. We went from Maine to Florida and back without autohelm - we e
Great Salt Lake Fables
WayneH at 7:29pm 09.11.20
WGAzt-8minI This was done to get 80' of mast under a 65' bridge. What do you think his water draft d
Yanmar 3gmF wiring diagram?
pa391as at 7:19pm 09.11.20
THANKS! I'm currently installing the RS11. I replaced the oil pressure switch and water temp switch
Installing new clutch on the deck of a Catalina 30
Tally Ho at 7:18pm 09.11.20
The 3M hooks use an adhesive that can be easily removed. We have several holding up various things
Yanmar 3gmF wiring diagram?
pa391as at 7:18pm 09.11.20
I would be grateful if you or Mike would share some details on sensors and other details you might
Yanmar 3gmF wiring diagram?
pa391as at 7:17pm 09.11.20
I'll update the forum when I've got it working. I chose the RS11 due to price. As for your tach,
Adventures in reefing
WayneH at 7:16pm 09.11.20
My only complaint about two reefing lines is they are dammed obnoxious to deal with when putting the
Yanmar 3gmF wiring diagram?
pa391as at 7:16pm 09.11.20
I would be grateful if you or Mike would share some details on sensors and other details you might
Simple head plumbing
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:15pm 09.11.20
You'll prob'ly need a vented loop between the overboard discharge pump and the thru-hull. If all f
Manual Holding Tank Pumpout Pump in Odd Location . Or is it?
WayneH at 7:07pm 09.11.20
When my holding tank failed five years back, I replumbed it so that the head always went to the hold
sailing Lake of the Ozarks   (2)
SailingLoto at 7:07pm 09.11.20
After your description, if you learn to sail there, you'll be ready to sail anywhere! Post some pic
Adventures in reefing
Tally Ho at 7:06pm 09.11.20
What Greg describes is standard OEM on most boats. It's also called double line reefing: two separ
Thru hull factory valves
Calvin1Calvin at 6:54pm 09.11.20
Thanks, I will definitely change those valves and thru hulls. Previously I had a 1978 Hunter 27 and
M-25 oil pan hose
Richard19068 at 6:49pm 09.11.20
You can get something like this and set it up with a hose barb to npt connector or whatever works.

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