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refregeration gilles provost at 10:12am 11.15.02 Other Sailboats 1/769 What are the options to convert the original icebox to something better. Access is pretty hard and i
Tacking woes Pete at 9:01am 11.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/959 My friend has a Hunter 306,(2002).Recently he has sailed in 15 to 20 knot winds. He states that he
hard dodger look-a-like Al B. at 7:18am 11.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1554 I own a 1978 catalina 30 and wish to make a hard dodger that has the look of a soft dodger and not l
why the capsize ratio on a 25 & 25.5 so def Steve at 5:42am 11.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1457 why does the 25.5 have a higher capsize ratio than the 25? what's so dif in design?
Hunter 54 Sail Plan??? Brandon Smith at 3:11am 11.15.02 Big Boats 1/1099 Anybody has any idea about how to get a hold of the Hunter 54 sail plan???
Dodger for 26X Gary Clenin at 3:06am 11.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/2631 Does anyone have info regarding Dodgers for a 26X? I had ordered one from Havencraft, only to find
How Many Hunter 37's were Manufactured Paul Dixon at 3:05am 11.15.02 The Cherubini Hunters 1/972 Does any one know how many Hunter 37 Cutters were made between 1978 and 1985and what is the best ye
Radio options and opinions Brad at 2:29am 11.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/870 Here's a topic that is sure to raise some debate.I want to get a new (and my first) VHF radio to u
Changes to Outhaul System Calvin at 2:00am 11.15.02 Smaller Boats 7/1128 Anyone out there made changes to the outhaul system on the 260? I want to change it so that I can ti
melting fuses!!! Jim & Jane at 1:56am 11.15.02 Other Sailboats 2/695 We have a problem with the fuse holder, the receptacle is not tight ' keeps melting the fuses.The fr
finally selling my H23 for a bigger boat. Steve at 12:49am 11.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/839 i posted it on the "for sale" part of this site. so what do you think? catalina 25 or Hunter 25? I
The Four elements Of Sail Trim Don Guillette at 12:47am 11.15.02 Ask All Sailors 0/922 Mates: About 8 months has past since I started the sail trim forum. Probably, in that time, new begi
Genarator for Hunter27 Jacques at 9:53pm 11.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/951 The next step to geeting an ac unit is to be able to power it while undrer way.. This means genarat
leaky opening ports Ron at 9:23pm 11.14.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1130 I have a 1996 440 and the opening ports look like they all leak from the rear closing lever. I have
Lazy Jacks for an O'Day 27 Capt. Pete at 8:47pm 11.14.02 Bigger Boats 2/1425 I'm considering installing a Lazy Jack system for the mainsail. Has anyone done this before and will
air conditioning Hunter 40 marc cohen at 5:54pm 11.14.02 Big Boats 0/909 I want to add air condtioning to my hunter 40. I plan to place the unit under the port side setee n
I hate my non-skid Susan Annala at 1:36pm 11.14.02 Big Boats 9/1064 Hi everyone.....I hate my non-skid.....it doesn't work anymore. I am all over the place with or wit
380 hunter, which prop should we use Sue at 12:50pm 11.14.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1081 We just purchased the 380 which has a 2 blade and I am interested in the oppinions on the 3 blade. A
US 30Yacht ron sloan at 11:17am 11.14.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1164 I would like to get some opinions on my problem with mast compression. I race my boat and I became,s
iron keel Chris at 10:48am 11.14.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/868 I am looking at an 87 h31.What is the story with the iron keel? is it more work? more expensive

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Cabin paint question TomY at 9:16am 09.03.20 I've found acrylic enamel (urethane fortified) lasts longer than oil, doesn't chip and flake like oi
Big repair Hunter 260 Justin_NSA at 9:12am 09.03.20 Your ballast tank goes that far forward?
Block size for Outhaul JohnShannon at 8:51am 09.03.20 A picture is worth a thousand words. So the line going from the end of the boom to through the clew
Beneteau 411 Main Sail (in mast) sail sfbay at 8:50am 09.03.20 Sorry I personally do not know of "a place in the US that offers very competitive rates for new sail
Ladder Step Pad jssailem at 8:50am 09.03.20 I made a step for the top of my ladder Nice Craftsmanship Roy.:biggrin:
Beneteau 411 Main Sail (in mast) balbontin at 8:35am 09.03.20 Hi SFSAIL - Hope all is well. Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. Do you know of a pla
HAS ANYBODY UPGRADED ENGINE MONITORING - YANMAR 3JH2E ? (1) sail sfbay at 8:26am 09.03.20 I know what you mean....I would like to have done that on my Hunter 386. Post 8 in the thread below
The WTF Thread jssailem at 8:13am 09.03.20 Crew is a dangerous job.
Cabin paint question Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 8:05am 09.03.20 Avoid acrylic latex paint, that's probably what's on there now. When latex paints are applied they
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Tedd at 7:36am 09.03.20 @srimes : You're right, I meant metacenter. Same argument, just shift the terminology.
Shushwap Lake good for a short cruise? Tedd at 7:33am 09.03.20 @sail sfbay : Good link, thanks very much! Not a lot of information on sailing, per se, but lots of
The WTF Thread kappykaplan at 7:27am 09.03.20 ouch. Ouch is right! :yikes:
Ladder Step Pad sailme88 at 7:06am 09.03.20 Go online to Catalina Direct. In the search bar type boarding ladder steps... options include bonde
The WTF Thread Bill19233 at 7:04am 09.03.20 WTF! Who left the hatch open! At about 6:40, ouch. FqPE09XKHdY
Cabin paint question sailme88 at 7:02am 09.03.20 What about applying gel coat ?
Cabin paint question dmax at 6:53am 09.03.20 There are some non-toxic, citrus based paint strippers that you might think about trying - they gene
Cabin paint question dlochner at 6:49am 09.03.20
Cabin paint question Mr Fox at 6:28am 09.03.20
H311987, Installing fuel level sensor Northshore at 6:16am 09.03.20 Good info Benny. Thanks for the details.
Cabin paint question dlochner at 6:04am 09.03.20 Avoid acrylic latex paint, that's probably what's on there now. When latex paints are applied they l

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