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spinnaker size for an H23??? Steven de Filippis at 5:25am 06.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/978 can someone give me the min and the max luff and foot for an H23' i am not experienced yet with a s
Water in the Bilge? Rick Ellis at 4:39am 06.25.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1016 I seem to take on water when underawy and none while at the dock. I just have an outboard. Any ideas
Charter Boat (1) Walt Remele at 4:21am 06.25.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1032 For those of you following Practical Sailor and their article on owning a Caribbean charter boat I c
Grounding mlf@storm.ca at 2:48am 06.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/967 Anyone know if the Hunter 30 - 1990 is grounded for lightening protection ?
Reefed main sail shape Michael Stephens at 2:42am 06.25.02 Smaller Boats 5/926 I sailed this weekend with my main sail reefed and had trouble getting any real pull out of the sail
Campbell Sailor Propeller JoeO at 2:29am 06.25.02 Big Boats 5/3466 Anyone out there have experience with a Campbell Sailor fixed pitch 3 blade prop? I'm thinking of b
Marine Toilet Paper Bud Cook at 2:07am 06.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5945 This may be an age old question, but I understand septic tank tolerant toilet paper is safe for mari
Smells like low tide! Rich at 2:07am 06.25.02 Smaller Boats 5/1243 Purchased a '98 240 water ballast on trailer and no trail sail.Shame on me!All Ok until I filled bal
hunter 280 asymetrical spinnaker sets Ryan at 1:50am 06.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1217 I crew on a hunter 280 and I'm looking for tips in running an asymetrical spinnaker on broad and bea
Backstay Adjuster Randy Williamson at 1:34am 06.25.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1152 I am looking for a backstay adjuster system for my Beneteau 445. The boat has two backstays that go
Ed, one more question on outboard gas tank.... Jane at 1:15am 06.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/939 I've now got a 6.5 gal tank like the one you referenced in the related link. One last question (tod
Rhode Island Lighthouses RREgge at 1:15am 06.25.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1018 Came across the site in the attached link.It has alot of information on past and present lighthous
boom lift Ken Cobb at 12:03am 06.25.02 Day Sailers 4/1581 It always irritates me to have the boom drop into the cockpit whenever we drop sails. Has anyone fi
Hunter 31 Hull Composition Bruce at 11:49pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1074 Interested if there is any location on a 1984 Hunter 31 where the hull is solid, allowing installati
Outboard help - Daysailer II Doug at 11:41pm 06.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2002 I just acquired a 1978 (I think) DSII, great condition. Looking to put a 4 to 6 HP outboard on it,
Leaking Hot Water Tank Gary Wyngarden at 11:26pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1491 I discovered some water leaking out from under my ten year old hot water tank/heater yesterday after
Getting Taller Gary Wyngarden at 11:22pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1217 My wife who is 5'8" has difficulty seeing over the top of our dodger and has to stoop to see through
Zincs Tim Op't Holt at 11:11pm 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1334 I noticed that the zinc placed on the prop shaft last summer is gone. I need some help from someone
Replies to raising a Mac 25 Thom Francola at 11:00pm 06.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1034 Thanks to all you replied to my inquirey on how to raise a Mac 25 on the trailer. Now it's time for
H25.5 Steaming Light Mark at 10:29pm 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 4/978 Does anyone know if the steaming light on an 85 H25.5 has its own switch or does it come on when the

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10 Day Maine Itinerary w/ a 3 year old. HobieDog at 2:35pm 08.26.20 Thanks for the feedback, everyone! It sounds like Carvers is not our scene, and so we're going to t
10 Day Maine Itinerary w/ a 3 year old. PaulK at 2:34pm 08.26.20 North Haven is more rustic than some other places. They have water and diesel at Brown's, but the sh
Mailsail furling jon hansen at 2:33pm 08.26.20 it don't get easier than that. nice job Doc
Rat tail swimming rgranger at 2:30pm 08.26.20 what is mung?
Beneteau 331 galley storage above fridge compressor sf34dtw at 2:28pm 08.26.20
o'day 20 rgranger at 2:28pm 08.26.20 Ask for a test sail. Make sure the main is not "blown". If you find that it is hard to keep the b
Invest 98L jon hansen at 2:26pm 08.26.20 so scary, so sad for all the locals there.
10 Day Maine Itinerary w/ a 3 year old. HobieDog at 2:18pm 08.26.20 You remind me of the delightful years we had sailing with our daughter and son when they were young
Mailsail furling DrJudyB at 2:15pm 08.26.20 I like my Tides Track system with retractable lazy jacks. xGvqgqYWUcg
Manual bilge pump on 41DS? Nodak7 at 2:01pm 08.26.20 The handle is in the Lazarette. The pump is located at the exit of the cockpit going to the swim pla
Invest 98L kappykaplan at 1:58pm 08.26.20 Indeed, sir. Indeed! Just read the forecast discussion from 1600 CDT on the NOAA site. Hope every
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 1:50pm 08.26.20 This is now big time scary... v-p1OTM-Zck Storm surge at near Katrina Levels and unsurvivable near
Strengthen H41AC cockpit table support system Valerio at 1:48pm 08.26.20 i change the back plate below the table with a wooden one, now the table does not move when raised.
wall mount tv on an 05 hunter 41 Valerio at 1:45pm 08.26.20 mont it on the bulkhead above the sofa with a folding mounting system so you can watch in the saloon
Mailsail furling Bob J. at 1:40pm 08.26.20 Despite what happened on the Hunter 38, I think in mast furling is an awesome idea. Sure takes the
Can i use it? mavourneen at 1:38pm 08.26.20 Thanks for the info. Sailboaters are the best
Propeller for a Hunter 41DS (2005) with engine Yanmar 3JH4E Valerio at 1:38pm 08.26.20 I have the same sailboat and same engine, with a clean bottom in flat water i can do at 2200 rpm 5.7
Mast climber Choies smokey73 at 1:28pm 08.26.20 Thanks @sailme88 What I imagined. I like the two pieces of plywood with the spacer in between to k
Mast climber Choies (4) sailme88 at 1:14pm 08.26.20 @sailme88 Thanks but don't make a special trip. I can wait but was just interested. Doesn't soun
OD34 M25 engine exhaust weekendrken at 12:50pm 08.26.20 So what happened to the flange end? It's a boat. There are just some things that are not explain

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