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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
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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
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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
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
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

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Advertising Advice for selling a boat
Donna & Rob at 12:14pm 09.11.20
New Question: We just discovered that the listing indicates that the boat is on the hard which is ce
Advertising Advice for selling a boat
Don S/V ILLusion at 12:14pm 09.11.20
I guess you have to trick the search engine! Try putting in this in both of the search boxes and i
Out for a while and off the water for a while longer
kappykaplan at 12:03pm 09.11.20
Just to close this out, PSA test came back with 0.021. They were looking for less than 0.1, so this
Anchor locker for M25   (1)
sail sfbay at 12:00pm 09.11.20
Might find these threads on MacGregor anchor lockers helpful: https://www.macgregorsailors.com/foru
Uh oh! Recore foredeck
B_G at 11:58am 09.11.20
You need the bulkheads to tie the shrouds to the inner structure of the boat. this could be achieve
Uh oh! Recore foredeck
B_G at 11:57am 09.11.20
The mast support post carries most of the deck and mast load. The bulk heads do bugger all to suppo
STEAM out the exhaust
Jim26m at 11:49am 09.11.20
Hey Guys ..Im baaaaack because of a strange turn of events its taken awhile ..So we put a new head
small boat halyard questions
sail sfbay at 11:48am 09.11.20
Don't see why you can', if that is the same diameter as you currently have AND will pass cleanly ove
Racing on Galveston Bay
Jackdaw at 11:46am 09.11.20
PPS - While some do, I don't like these solid RED and GREEN sheets. Better is the same light color f
Manual Holding Tank Pumpout Pump in Odd Location . Or is it?   (1)
kloudie1 at 11:31am 09.11.20
Mark, here is a shot of my system; it is as from Hunter originally. The hose below the hand pump is
Racing on Galveston Bay   (1)
Jackdaw at 11:31am 09.11.20
Thanks for commenting Jackdaw, always like hearing your take and getting your advice. Your advice i
Reupholster Cushions
sail sfbay at 11:26am 09.11.20
Great bargin!!
Looking for a practical trailer sailer.
DrJudyB at 11:14am 09.11.20
This thread is a year old.
Sad day, and no way to fix
Daveinet at 11:12am 09.11.20
OK, 288 bucks and so the saga is over. Or maybe just beginning as I search for replacement. It took
small boat halyard questions
SailingLoto at 11:07am 09.11.20
The only reason not to use all-line would be that the sheave might chew it up. By the time your she
Racing on Galveston Bay
Bill19233 at 11:00am 09.11.20
Well OK! Re re rig... the B&R design is sound, and in good condition it is very unlikely to just fa
Racing on Galveston Bay
PaulK at 11:00am 09.11.20
#6 a. AND NOT IN THE COCKPIT!!!
Simple head plumbing
thelilnauti at 10:59am 09.11.20
Thanks for the info folks. To clarify I intend to keep a pump out option on the deck as it were. As

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