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Ventilation problem Chris Kurz at 5:03am 11.02.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/902 The weather here is humid all year and I'm having a problem with mildew inside the boat. I'm thinki
Help! Need to re-glass the rudder! Tim McCarty at 4:42am 11.02.01 Other Sailboats 3/1391 I've got a huge Bubble that has formed in the rudder of my Hunter 27. It's been there for years, an
Companionway doors Robert at 3:26am 11.02.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1296 Can someone point me to a site to purchase custom companionway doors? I think Sailnet or Westmarine
One more time on 37c sails Walt at 1:49am 11.02.01 Ask All Sailors 8/1835 For those of you who have purchased Tasker mainsails for your 37c's, I'd be interested in knowing wh
C 36: check your emergency tiller! Al Carlson at 12:10am 11.02.01 Big Boats 0/1054 The emergency tiller on a new Catalina 36 Mk II won't fit: the two slots milled into the rudder-post
Oday 322 Windows Keith Dellsperger at 8:41pm 11.01.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1241 Has anybody experienced a problem with the Lexan windows fo an Oday 322. I am presently looking to
Question about Mast compression??? Bob Haskell SV Blackmist at 3:15pm 11.01.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/777 On our 30'78 Hunter the standing rigging has slowly become lose and water seems to stand at the base
Headsail Driven Terry Goodin at 1:47pm 11.01.01 Mid-Size Boats 9/1631 I recently sold a Catalina 27 and bought a Hunter 31. A salesman told me that the Hunter was a 'mai
H23 Forestay Turnbuckle Gary Bridi at 1:24pm 11.01.01 Smaller Boats 0/757 I need to replace the turnbuckle that attaches the roller furler inside the anchor locker. I cant s
Sail Cloth Weight Luke W at 11:49am 11.01.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1345 What sail cloth weight would you suggest for a 150% genoa sailing on the Hudson River? We may go in
Hunter 25 Transporting Ken at 10:44am 11.01.01 Smaller Boats 6/1035 I'm moving a newly-acquired Hunter 25 and need some specifications, tips, and suggestions. I'm mo
Vibration while close-hauled Kobi Maru at 9:10am 11.01.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/987 There is a slight vibration while sailing close-hauled. I just purchased the 1999 Hunter 340 with t
26.5 hunter for the atlantic crossing ted at 8:36am 11.01.01 Destinations 45/6548 thining of taking our '89 26.5 hunter across the atlantic to the u.k.will oviously need a lot of w
good deal gone bad richJ at 8:18am 11.01.01 Ask All Sailors 9/1330 we need some direction on this one.I have a good friend who purchased his first sailboat last year.
Passagemaking Web Page - where is it? Anne Castleberg at 7:24am 11.01.01 Destinations 1/1461 I have seen a reference to a web site called www.passagemaking.com. When I try that I find nothing.
Repairing H26 Centerboard Tom Hultberg at 6:30am 11.01.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1062 I grounded my boat in sand this Summer, had a hard time getting it off. Every since then I have bee
25' swing keel w/an inboard ? Jeff Smith at 6:02am 11.01.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1078 Can anyone tell me if Catalina made an inboard version of their 25' swingkeel in the early 80's.
Decking - Soft Spots - How to repair Nick R at 5:31am 11.01.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/869 Looking at Hunter with about 3 sg. ft. soft spot on the deck, in front on the turn buckle. How diff
Chainplates Jim Ory at 4:49am 11.01.01 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1248 Can anyone give me an idea where a person can get replacement chainplates for my Hunter that won't k
Deck re-coring??? Johnny P at 2:41am 11.01.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/963 Does anyone have any info on replacing deck core material on a '77 Hunter 25'? The curved deck is n

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H260 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:19am 02.29.20 Forgot that one. Now @rgranger when are you coming home back to the mountains or the Seven Hills wa
Could Winter be over? jssailem at 6:18am 02.29.20
Why to Check those Stays and Shrouds ! Joe Blizzard at 6:00am 02.29.20 horrific story of 'survival at sea' What made the story truly horrific was that the only piece of
Could Winter be over? (1) Will Gilmore at 5:58am 02.29.20 175494 Well, the weather never stays the same in NE -Will (Dragonfly)
Old Man Going West!! sailnoproblem at 5:54am 02.29.20 I agree with jsssailem, stayed in Whitefish Montana last summer and drove through Glacier National P
Has anyone found a wireless camera that can connect to a RAYMARINE Axiom? jssailem at 5:47am 02.29.20 You will need to match the Axiom and Camera. Axiom Pro is needed to connect an analog camera. You wi
Lewmar Friction lever replacement gary16188 at 5:26am 02.29.20
Old Man Going West!! jssailem at 5:15am 02.29.20 Morning Dave. In typical retiree fashion, the saying in for a penny in for a pound should be a motto
Could Winter be over? Michael Davis at 4:54am 02.29.20 Looks like a post-card @Will Gilmore . We had about 4 in. of snow this winter, lasted a couple of da
Could Winter be over? jssailem at 4:48am 02.29.20 Darn. I thought there would be frost bitten chickens in the picture. Never seen chickens with frost
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Galvanic Corrosion (Collier 6) dLj at 3:45am 02.29.20 @JamesG161 I agree, we don't really need to go into the depths of redox equations unless in some asp
Why to Check those Stays and Shrouds ! Hydro Therapy at 3:44am 02.29.20
Could Winter be over? (1) Will Gilmore at 3:29am 02.29.20 175493 6 deg F (actually, we are usually about 3 deg colder on the Hill, than the reported temps in
How serious is this rot? Will Gilmore at 2:20am 02.29.20 I don't know your boat and that spot doesn't look like it will have a lot of impact on the overall s
Old Man Going West!! (2) Will Gilmore at 2:06am 02.29.20 Sailing in South Dakota Apparently, Lewis and Clark Lake is an active sailing lake. https://www.sout
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Beneteau 311 std prop specs CapitalistSailor at 9:31pm 02.28.20 Ron20324, I agree that 13,000 lb is pretty heavy, my B311 rates as 7800 or 8000 lb, stripped. I don'
Will Asymmetrical Spinnaker work? CapitalistSailor at 9:20pm 02.28.20 DrJudyB, thank you for the clear explanation and discussion of pros and cons. I hadn't thought abou
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Galvanic Corrosion (Collier 6) JamesG161 at 8:42pm 02.28.20 C + 2Crap ----> Carbon DiCrapite. I did it!:pimp: Balancing a Chemical Equation was not so easy,

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