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Merry Christmas Mike at 10:44am 12.23.02 Big Boats 1/795 Hope everyone has a merry Christmas and a new year full of new sailing adventures
$$$$ and Lazyjacks lionel at 10:08am 12.23.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1285 gOSH THE PRICE OF THESE LAZYJACKS FOR A 41 f BOAT !!!ABOUT $400.00DID ANYONE MADE LAZYJACKS SYSTEM
Paint or Portlights. Which First? Jim Arthur at 10:02am 12.23.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1006 Here's another question about a total refurb. Should I install new portlights before or after I pai
Indentations in Hull George Pysor at 9:30am 12.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/903 We are experiencing hull indentations caused by anything that touches the exterior gel-coat. We have
Should I Use Marine Grade Plywood? Jim Arthur at 9:29am 12.23.02 Ask All Sailors 12/1992 My wife and I are completely refurbishing a 1979 Hunter 30, including all interior wood. Nothing ha
Polar Diagrams for 1980 H30 Stephen Ord at 8:57am 12.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1011 I have been reading about target speeds and polar diagrams being used to get optimum speed out of yo
1967 23'2 fixed keel, thru hull rudder Curt Middlebrooks at 7:25am 12.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1168 I have a friend with a 1967 Tempest 23'2" that is a fixed keel with a thru hull rudder.He has lost t
Another really dumb question... Sean Herron...herrons@telus.net at 7:14am 12.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1003 Hello,I am freaking mad now, this cold is driving the Macho feathers in me, nuts...Here is my se
How to modify a trailer? Adam at 4:14am 12.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/974 How does one know the length or height of the rollers/bunks that support the boat whiule it rests on
Cruising Spinnaker for an ODay 25 Jim B at 4:05am 12.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1146 I have an opportunity to purchase a 1 year old cruising spinnaker at a very reasonable price. The di
Catastrophic Leak Joe Turner at 3:41am 12.23.02 Smaller Boats 9/860 Saturday Morning I awoke to a call from the Coast Guard telling me my boat (1984 22' Hunter) had sun
A really dumb question... Sean Herron...herrons@telus.net at 1:05am 12.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/957 Hello,I just bought a 22 last week and still have not hanked on the jib, I sanded the toe rails tw
Racing Tactics Gary Wyngarden at 11:41pm 12.22.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1021 I am not a racer. But I thought it was gospel in sailboat match racing that you covered the other bo
Merry Christmas From Aboard In Canada (1) Jerry Keto at 11:40pm 12.22.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1013 Although I miss Mystic CT I must admit life here in Canada this year has been great. This winter is
Merry Christmas From Aboard In Canada Jerry Keto at 11:15pm 12.22.02 Ask All Sailors 0/893 Although I miss life in Mystic CT it has been a very good year here in Toronto Canada. The winter s
Air conditioning/cooling Stewart at 10:13pm 12.22.02 Ask All Sailors 6/881 A few weeks ago I thought I read some discussion about units that cool the cabin, I should have made
1980 33 Where are the serial numbers located? Garry Elmer at 10:06pm 12.22.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1051 Greetings!We just sold our 1980 33 (traitors we are, bought an old IRWIN) and the new owner is look
raising the bar Doug at 9:48pm 12.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1035 I need to get the back of my sail raised about 18" so the boom will clear an installed bimini when t
Vacation Crazy Dave Condon at 9:44pm 12.22.02 Smaller Boats 2/766 I would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays. I will be off the forum for a week and a half. Will
beginner spinacker (1) Don Bodemann at 7:44pm 12.22.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1038 Happy Holidays friends! I've been sailing 9 years starting with a sunfish working my way up to my c

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Looking to buy c22 questions. rpludwig at 2:55pm 09.12.20 could be it was simply retrieved off center onto the trailer - the keel has some side to side wiggle
Repairing or Replacing Origo alcohol atove Tally Ho at 2:43pm 09.12.20
Seeking info for wind-vane replacement kit for 2000 Hunter 320. sail sfbay at 2:34pm 09.12.20 Not much to maintain, except possibly o ring replacement. You can do an internet search on owners m
1996 HUNTER LEGEND 40.5 DEPTH AND TRANSDUCER ISSUES BLUEBURD at 2:09pm 09.12.20 Hello to all and thanks for all the suggestions concerning the depth display & transducer issue I ha
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates. thinwater at 1:56pm 09.12.20 ... The hrd part, other than access, is going to be trying to figure out how to get some effective
Adventures in reefing Scott T-Bird at 1:34pm 09.12.20 @Scott T-Bird Thanks, it's starting to make sense. If I run the line through the sheave at the en
Advertising Advice for selling a boat Donna & Rob at 1:07pm 09.12.20 I have known some really good brokers in the NW, over the last 40 years. For a little teeny while i
Advertising Advice for selling a boat Donna & Rob at 12:56pm 09.12.20 I'm probably gonna get roasted for this, but I had very good luck using POP Yachts to sell my last
plastic fuel tank repair thinwater at 12:41pm 09.12.20 On a Hunter 45 CC with a Yanmar engine ? a. The OP said gas. b. Yes, diesel too, enough that yo
Cabin paint question Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 12:36pm 09.12.20 Gelcoat is the same on the interior and exterior of a boat correct? Very few interiors have gel co
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates. dLj at 12:30pm 09.12.20 I guess a one piece backing plate should handle that though. That's what I would try to do... dj
plastic fuel tank repair Ralph Johnstone at 11:55am 09.12.20 The OP asked about repairing a "poly" gas tank. Not too clear which fuel tank the OP refers to.
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates. Richard19068 at 11:52am 09.12.20 If some of the nuts prove difficult to remove, use a nut splitter tool to break them. Clearly you n
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates. Richard19068 at 11:50am 09.12.20 What's the core? Plywood? Plywood can be a backing plate, but there should be a washer at least. I
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates. Richard19068 at 11:46am 09.12.20 Any chance that there are aluminum plates laminated in the fibreglass to which the bolts are attach
Cabin paint question Project_Mayhem at 11:27am 09.12.20 good ideas, but the original post was about interior paintsi Gelcoat is the same on the interior a
Cabin paint question Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 11:19am 09.12.20 Based on my five or so years of experience here's what I would recommend. Try soap and a stiff brus
Funny Friday!!! justsomeguy at 11:00am 09.12.20 Too many people these days are so judgemental. I can tell just by looking at them.
Sailing hunter boats across oceans David in Sandusky at 10:40am 09.12.20 Good luck with your adventure, Fabian! The best resource on offshore preparation to my knowledge is
Things are about to get tight... cb32863 at 10:39am 09.12.20 I went to Garhauer for mine. Just told them the size I needed and the sent them out.

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