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Teak Lumber RJK at 2:39am 02.07.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1181 Anyone know where I can get some teak or mahogony lumber, plywood etc at a reasonable price. New or
Questions on Hunter 23 Bob Olen at 2:11am 02.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/892 I just bought a Hunter 23 year 1978. I would like to find out what thetwo wood straps on side of co
Owner's Directory problem. Ed Schenck at 1:00am 02.07.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1020 Hi Phil,When I try to access the Owner's Directory the URL changes from .hunterowner. to .sailboato
380/386 shower teak flooring Greg G. at 12:43am 02.07.02 Big Boats 2/1166 I was at the Atlantic boat show and saw a "new" 386....which looked like a 380 with a different numb
New main sail questions Doug at 11:22pm 02.06.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/937 I am presently looking for replacements for my 16 year old sails. Several questions arise.1. Should
Newbie question Peter Meyer at 11:21pm 02.06.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1055 OK, first question: The foot of my main is about 16" - 18" shorter than the boom. Would it have been
New Int Cat 30 (Ballerina) (1) Brad McEachern at 5:46pm 02.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/931 This was our winter project. The link is our sunday racing team.I made the webpage, and the guy in t
Assymetrical Spinnaker Scott Narum at 3:02pm 02.06.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1065 Hey!I'm looking to get an assymetrical spinnaker for my Hunter 326. I have a couple of questions.
Spinaker Sock Gybe Andy Falls at 12:06pm 02.06.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/913 Do you always have to sock an asym. spinaker on the same side as the side you launch it on?For exam
Black Sails in the Sunset? Jim WIllis at 11:23am 02.06.02 Other Sailboats 4/1230 This is about Dacron Sail Material. I had a customer contact me last week with a yellow boat and a b
genoa questions Bob Zanowicz at 10:57am 02.06.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1134 I've thinking of buying a 130, 135 genoasail. I have a CDI furler for my Hunter 23wing keel. Some
Parts catalog for Yanmar 3GM30F diesel Terry C. Griggs at 10:06am 02.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2607 Howdy all: I am need of obtaining a part number for the packing/seals for injectors on a 3GM30F Y
Looking for S.F. Bay owners Ben Eastwood at 9:35am 02.06.02 Big Boats 1/936 Hello everyone. I am in the process of trying to decide on what kind of boat I want. I am very attra
Deck and sailplan drawings David Patelke at 8:58am 02.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1229 In my winter cleaning of boat stuff I found copies of the deck and sail plans for the Oday 22. I wou
Another question Paul at 8:57am 02.06.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/998 How can you tell if the sails are now beyond useful life and should be replaced? Any tips on checkin
CNG to Propane Eagledancer at 8:47am 02.06.02 Big Boats 1/1195 Has anyone had any experience with converting CNG stoves to Propane? The ability to refill CNG tanks
28.5 forestay diameter Jeffrey Posner at 8:30am 02.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1043 Does anybody know the standard spec for the forestay diameter on a (1985) 28.5?
UPS dowsing sock conversion bill walton at 6:46am 02.06.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1047 I purchased a UPS and have never been able to make the furler work properly. I've tried more, small
Rub-rail Domenech at 5:27am 02.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/951 I just purchased a 30' catalina 1990. The rub rail needs to be replace. Where can I buy one at a re
Welcome to Doyle Sailmakers Forum! Bill Colombo and Mark Ploch at 4:31am 02.06.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/977 Greetings Sailors! We would like to welcome you to our Doyle Sails forum and invite you to ask any a

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Solar Vent on a head hatch. capta at 12:10pm 07.29.20 A bit off-thread, but wondering: what is people's long-term satisfaction level with solar vents?
Making Donations jviss at 12:10pm 07.29.20 I had one on the Catalina that chronically loosened, and I now have a habit ingrained over 20 years
Life Jacket with Harness reviews/recommendations Jackdaw at 12:09pm 07.29.20 Dyneema is not a particularly good choice for jacklines for a couple of reasons. It is round and wi
Making Donations Scott T-Bird at 12:06pm 07.29.20 So when they say "quick release" they aren't kidding. Ha, I didn't notice that! I don't think it
A woman was killed in an apparent shark attack on the coast of Maine. Makes me think of Pogies, thick as clouds of locusts? Maine Sail at 12:06pm 07.29.20 Back in college when I was competitively fishing for Blue Fin tuna on 130 and 80 class we had what w
anchor handling on a Hunter 34 Ron20324 at 12:05pm 07.29.20 Ron, perhaps you missed the part about the drain at the bottom of the locker. Well, like everone's
Life Jacket with Harness reviews/recommendations dlochner at 12:03pm 07.29.20 I made mine with dyneema. Low stretch and the clips slide nicely. Very affordable too. Dyneema is
Making Donations Justin_NSA at 11:59am 07.29.20 So when they say "quick release" they aren't kidding.
Life Jacket with Harness reviews/recommendations Jackdaw at 11:58am 07.29.20 Hey, I have some serious questions about tethers, jacklines, harness, etc. How many of you actual
Making Donations (1) Scott T-Bird at 11:57am 07.29.20 Is this the big, knurled, stainless steel Edson knob? https://cdn10.bigcommerce.com/s-a3x5y9g98l/p
Real chance of capsizing? DrJudyB at 11:55am 07.29.20 These waves were right about the size of my beam, and "spilling" some. What do open-water breakers
Inspecting the hull/ballast tank and looking for a trailer for a Hunter 23.5. Dfed at 11:53am 07.29.20 Thanks. A local dealer is building a quote on that trailer. Curious, sailboat data shows slightly
Maine Visitors Rick486 at 11:44am 07.29.20 Interesting. CT is number 4 (tied with MA) in death rate among US states,. U.S. COVID-19 death ra
Real chance of capsizing? srimes at 11:43am 07.29.20 Boom vang is my next project! Think I can scrounge most of the parts already. I do need to decide on
anchor handling on a Hunter 34 Charlie98117 at 11:38am 07.29.20 Claude, on page 4 it looks like you have a nice bath tub- if you don't mind some rust. Ron, perhap
M25 transmission mystery? byeager at 11:37am 07.29.20 Great question, but I am 99% sure I have the right bolt. I didn't take any pics, but it looks right
What does AC in fault overtime mean? justsomeguy at 11:37am 07.29.20 I have had problems possibly w/ my inverter and so let open air circulate around it while sailing a
Life Jacket with Harness reviews/recommendations srimes at 11:31am 07.29.20 d like. I only use the short leg of the tether 99% of the time and can reach everything for norma
Life Jacket with Harness reviews/recommendations BarryL at 11:31am 07.29.20 Hey, I have some serious questions about tethers, jacklines, harness, etc. How many of you actuall
Leaking mainsail traveler on Mac 26M (09) jeffjuneau at 11:30am 07.29.20 Thanks rgranger, That is exactly what I needed to know. You don't happen to know if there any torq

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