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sail shape, roach Johnston Jeff at 6:28am 08.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1001 I am ordering new sails for my H25.5. I have decided to go with two full battens at the top on my m
Tow vehicle for 26x Paul at 5:51am 08.21.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1276 I am looking at SUVs and whan to know if anyone has experience towing a 26x with a Ford Explorer (V8
winch won't crank anymore Al at 5:30am 08.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2170 Yesterday, one of the winches on our 2001 H260 stopped cranking. The winch handle just spins around
Mainsail traveler pulleys Dave Shore at 5:13am 08.21.02 Big Boats 2/1519 Seems a new problem presents itself every couple of days. While out sailing this morning I moved the
Polar Chart Jim at 4:57am 08.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1517 Does anyone have a polar chart for the 310?Regards, Jim
Quick Release Wheel Nut Kevin at 4:07am 08.21.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1133 Does anyone know where I can buy a Quick Release Nut for the 361 wheel? I would love to be able to q
Help w/trailerable 23 to 26 ft purchase Bill at 4:04am 08.21.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1845 Want boat to cruise Lake Tahoe and Cali. Bays and coast. Trailerable with centerboard. Must be well
Rubber cushions under the seats Gary at 3:26am 08.21.02 Big Boats 5/862 In the cockpit, under the seats there are rubber cushions with a screw in the middle. Does anyone ha
Hunter Cherubini Hulls George Swan at 3:11am 08.21.02 The Cherubini Hunters 14/3140 I'm curious about the Hunter Cherubini hulls. Is the hull a stock Hunter hull or is it a stronger d
FYI Warning - Mac26x flips killing two children BostonClipper at 2:40am 08.21.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 41/4997 Please check warnings! Please email fellow Mac owners ASAP!http://www.ne-ts.com/ar/ar-407capsize
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m-3-20 repairs David at 2:25am 08.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/794 I just started to notice oil in my bilge. I had it checked out and was told that the main seal was
Holding Tank Pumpout M Gullett at 2:13am 08.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/850 Just purchased a '80 30'. Trying to figure out if you can pumpout the waste holding tank(well offsh
Westerbeke Diesel Not Pumping Water on 1983 H34 Debbie at 2:09am 08.21.02 Big Boats 12/1493 We just bought a used Hunter 34 1983 with a Westerbeke 21 Diesel Engine this summer. Most of our fo
Routing Transducer Cable Tim Dranttel at 1:14am 08.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1104 Okay, so my depth finder transducer quit working. This was verified through trouble shooting. So I
Ocean Sailing? Bob Vasile at 12:53am 08.21.02 Smaller Boats 2/916 I have just purchased a 1977 Catalina 22 with a new galvanized trailor. The boat is in great condi
Cost to Winterize and Store Sailboat in NewEngland David Tomlinson at 12:38am 08.21.02 Ask All Sailors 8/4039 We are getting ready to move from the Carribbean to Newport, RI. Can anyone give me a rough idea
Vetus Diesels John at 12:18am 08.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1145 Anyone have any experience or knowledge about Vetus diesels? How do they compare to the Yanmar?
cabin vent jack at 11:39pm 08.20.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1057 has anyone installed a nicro day/night vent in a 270?
Schaeffer Snapfurl roller furling Page Proffittq at 11:19pm 08.20.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1625 I am concidering purchasing a Schaeffer Snapfurl very soon for my 1978 O'Day 25. If anyone has any s

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Pop Top Gas Spring Addition TheSoggyDollar at 1:09pm 08.14.20 I will add, that this is better if you can do it with the mast lowered, (as we did) and have a some
Pop Top Gas Spring Addition TheSoggyDollar at 1:06pm 08.14.20 If you don't mind.....How did you determine placement of the gas springs? Based on the springs, you
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. jon hansen at 1:05pm 08.14.20 i dont care how how many are around me, as long as they are wild toooo.
Adding dedicated jibsheet winches to a H310 sail sfbay at 1:03pm 08.14.20 The aft pads are likely for spinnaker sheet winches. Locating on the gunnel or cabin top (that is wh
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. jon hansen at 1:02pm 08.14.20 so, some of us use totally different standards then others here. some love a crowd, i find crowds
Pop Top Gas Spring Addition MikeJB at 12:54pm 08.14.20 If you don't mind.....How did you determine placement of the gas springs?
Motor Starting Intermittent Benny17441 at 12:49pm 08.14.20 Check the voltage at the solenoid when you push the button. There is a common malady attributable
What GPS unit fits this mount? SailingIsGood at 12:40pm 08.14.20 Could be an old LORAN unit?? obsolete now.. If LORAN, there would probably be a place to screw a wh
Genoa Clew Ring capta at 12:32pm 08.14.20 I would bet you a beer that the webbing at the head Of the furling sail was strong enough when new,
What GPS unit fits this mount? kloudie1 at 12:26pm 08.14.20 Could be an old LORAN unit?? obsolete now.. If LORAN, there would probably be a place to screw a whi
What GPS unit fits this mount? Benny17441 at 12:14pm 08.14.20 That may seem like a radio antenna.
Genoa Clew Ring Rich Stidger at 12:08pm 08.14.20 sorry - I don't understand the question. How do I make the setup or how do I attach to sail? No.
Cruising RPM. Alan Gomes at 12:01pm 08.14.20 Isn't "all the time" what "continuous" means? Of course it is. The question isn't whether you can*
Genoa Clew Ring DrJudyB at 12:00pm 08.14.20 have had a soft head "ring" on the jib fail while sailing, so no, I wouldn't recommend it. I woul
Cruising RPM. Secret sail at 11:55am 08.14.20 Yanmar describes continuous as all the Time. Your engine should work non-stop at this speed. And th
Genoa Clew Ring kappykaplan at 11:53am 08.14.20 He wants to make the setup. :beer:
Cruising RPM. jviss at 11:50am 08.14.20 at its continuous rating all the time Isn't "all the time" what "continuous" means?
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D jviss at 11:48am 08.14.20 That's weird, in my experience, to describe conditions that way. One would typically talk of a rang
Cruising RPM. Secret sail at 11:43am 08.14.20
Genoa Clew Ring Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 11:35am 08.14.20 Very interesting. How do you create this attachment? sorry - I don't understand the question. How

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