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headstay wire Charlie Rohrer at 9:13pm 05.26.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1021 Ihave a 1978 hunter 25ft. Iwant to install a reefing furler for the head sail but i don't know the h
Mysterious rigging - HELP! Martha Lovejoy at 8:49pm 05.26.02 Day Sailers 2/958 My husband and I recently bought an Oday 19. There are two lines (one on either side of the mast) a
Follow-up on mailsail/ boom preventer rigging. Ray Bowles at 4:03pm 05.26.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1187 Last week I asked if anyone knew how to rig a single line boom preventer. I recieved some very good
Oday optional mast raising system for 25 Jack Spencer at 3:44pm 05.26.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2547 Oday made a optional mast raising system for the 25. There is a picture of the system posted on the
Loos gauge. Mark at 2:48pm 05.26.02 Smaller Boats 5/1147 OK so I now have the loos gauge.Without having to go through the archives can I please have just th
Mac 26 X Main sail Dave Daniels at 12:39pm 05.26.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1254 My main sail ('99 Mac 26X)is difficult to raise and stops about 1 foot short of the top of the mast.
Charging cable from motor to battery Peter at 12:34pm 05.26.02 Smaller Boats 2/891 On my 1986 C22 the motor is mounted on the port side and the battery compartment is aft on the starb
Trailering a Hunter 30 Eric Lindstrom at 11:58am 05.26.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/2558 Okay, for those of you who haven't been following the exploits of me trying to get my Hunter 30 home
Damaged Stern Safety Rail SS Jamie Miller at 11:36am 05.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/981 I have a '92 Hunter 28 and the stainless steel stern railing (port side) has been bent. Does anyone
Rudder bearing and gate valve replacement question David Michaels at 10:00am 05.26.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1289 First off, we've owned our '79 H27 less than 24 hours, but it feels like home already. We looked at
Free sailing video Carl at 9:55am 05.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/681 you can get a free sailing video by logging on to www.discoversailing.com
Beneteau 50 Boat test? Hamish. A. Littin at 9:06am 05.26.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1306 Hello Fellow Beneteau boaters!Does any one out there have a Beneteau 50 boat test they could e-mail
Mixing Exhaust elbow Chris Behre at 8:32am 05.26.02 Other Sailboats 0/689 I've owned my 1978 Hunter 30 For 8 years now, and it looks like I am replacing my Exhaust elbow for
leaky hot water heater Scott at 6:58am 05.26.02 Big Boats 5/960 So I've noticed a small amount of liquid draining toward the bilge from under the dining settee on m
backstay length Del Wiese at 6:42am 05.26.02 Big Boats 1/986 The backstay on my 89 Legend 37 broke yesterday. Fortunately no one hurt, and the mast stayed up.
trouble raising and lowering mast JOC at 6:40am 05.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/787 Lowering the mast the mast raising pole kept leaning to starboard and finally it bent pulling rivets
Installing a fixed mount VHF in O'Day 22 (1) George Chamberlain at 6:01am 05.26.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/995 I originally posted this (by mistake, oops) under "bigger boats", before I read the caveat about 37f
Installing a fixed moount VHF in O'Day 22 (1) George Chamberlain at 5:54am 05.26.02 Bigger Boats 4/1489 I am installing a Standard Horizon Interpid VHF with RAM mic in my O'Day 22. I would appreciate any
Replacement Keel for Hunter 28.5 Rob Miller at 4:22am 05.26.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1343 Althouth I sail in the second deepest lake in the world (Lake Tahoe), the marina water level is too
dimensions of working jib for 22' Oday Robert Thomson at 3:49am 05.26.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1422 I purchased this boat (Oday 22)last year and just love it. It's perfect for the rough, windy lakes s

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almost vacation time rgranger at 1:39pm 07.15.20 :worthless:
Hunter 170 jib partial unfurling not working for me. Pointers? Hunter216 at 1:39pm 07.15.20 The reef shouldn't pull the headboard below the forestay - you might invert/bend the mast backwards
Hunter 26 Outboard prop rgranger at 1:38pm 07.15.20 Well the Tohatsu did come with the high thrust prop so maybe I'm spoiled.:thumbup:
Catalina 30 Windlass questions sail sfbay at 1:38pm 07.15.20 2. I stand corrected...........this source suggests 1/4" is OK for your boat. https://www.westmari
Vessel Assist hits my boat DRhoads at 1:33pm 07.15.20 You actually got the details several years ago.
Catalina 30 Windlass questions sail sfbay at 1:24pm 07.15.20 1. You might find the related thread and youtube videos helpful: https://forums.sailboatowners.c
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ Davidasailor26 at 1:22pm 07.15.20 Thank you for that info. I am curious about the example of a generator - either diesel or portable
Hunter 170 jib partial unfurling not working for me. Pointers? Hunter216 at 1:07pm 07.15.20 Hmmm maybe time to start shopping for a bigger boat ;)
Hunter 170 jib partial unfurling not working for me. Pointers? DrJudyB at 12:56pm 07.15.20 @Hunter216 We were typing at the same time. Great minds think alike :)
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ dlochner at 12:54pm 07.15.20 [QUOTE="walt, post: 1645753, member: 64128" This also means that if the swimmer simply moved away fr
Hatch covers for hunter 34 Runningman at 12:50pm 07.15.20 I don't see hatch covers on this web site, anyone know of any stock hatch covers for 1983 H34. Lo
Hunter 170 jib partial unfurling not working for me. Pointers? Hunter216 at 12:49pm 07.15.20 So, now some follow-up questions: 1. How would I go about researching options for a reefing furler
272 speed under power Justin_NSA at 12:48pm 07.15.20 It might be hard to say. From what I've read on here, the prop has to be pitched properly for max ef
Hunter 170 jib partial unfurling not working for me. Pointers? DrJudyB at 12:48pm 07.15.20 .... snipped.... So, now some follow-up questions: 1. How would I go about researching options fo
Hunter 170 jib partial unfurling not working for me. Pointers? stickinthemud57 at 12:47pm 07.15.20 Thanks!
almost vacation time fred1diver at 12:38pm 07.15.20 so here's an update, I completed the floors, just need to glass them over, finished the basic layout
Hunter 26 Outboard prop DetroitAC at 12:24pm 07.15.20 rgranger, yes I know about hull speed. Kindly stop stowing away on my boat and observing my throttl
Hunter 170 jib partial unfurling not working for me. Pointers? sail sfbay at 12:17pm 07.15.20 ........1. How would I go about researching options for a reefing furler for the 170? 2. Is there an
Solenoid shut-off switch Artey1 at 12:17pm 07.15.20 Hi Claude, I'm actually in the process of this right now. I'm having a bit of a challenge in making
How do I properly secure outboard motor mount bolts when they are not perpendicular to the transom? (1) tanstaafb at 12:13pm 07.15.20 I contacted Garelick and they sent this article, for anyone else curious. The recommendation appears

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