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Big wind chaser Carol M. at 10:25pm 07.17.01 Smaller Boats 7/1036 I love sailing in heavy wind. Big adrenaline junkie with little sailing experience. At what wind s
Anchor rode for 380 Carl Krave at 10:13pm 07.17.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1131 I intend to replace my 22# danforth anchor with a 45# CQR (with 25' of 3/8 chain) on my Hunter 380.
Mastlight connector Joel at 9:50pm 07.17.01 Smaller Boats 3/857 I was out on my 1987 H23 again yesterday and once again, the two prong masthead light connector on t
25 spinaker F SONDERGAARD at 9:31pm 07.17.01 Smaller Boats 2/1037 We have never used our spinaker and decided to get it out, only to find it has no sheets. Any idea h
Blue Water Hunters? Al Sandrik at 5:33pm 07.17.01 Mid-Size Boats 7/1054 The H-28 review mentioned below and other critiques of Hunters brought these questions to mind.Has
Spreaders Don Rizer at 4:04pm 07.17.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1208 Hi...My name is Don Rizer. Just a couple of days ago I broke the mast spreader on my O'day 20. Anyo
Jensen Don Rizer at 3:57pm 07.17.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/978 Does anyone here have, or know about O'day 20's made by Jensen in 1978?E-mail me back at:dtpriz@ou
The Four Element Of Sail Trim Don Guillette at 1:58pm 07.17.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1480 The Four elements Of Sail Trim To take the mystery out of sail trim is to essentially und
Mast height Bob C. at 1:42pm 07.17.01 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1536 I am considering a hunter 37 cutter. The mast has been cut down by 4 feet to accomodate the bridges
Buy a 34, 35 Mark at 1:18pm 07.17.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1078 I recently sold a Catalina 30 and am in the market for a larger boat. I'm considering an Oday 34 or
Yanmar YSB12 limits Dave Abbott at 1:08pm 07.17.01 The Cherubini Hunters 1/2951 I have always heard that the Yanmar diesel engines arebullet proof, but are also underpowered. This
Jib size/dimensions? KenG at 1:06pm 07.17.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/902 Anyone know dimensions of the jib for the ODay23? My boat is in Florida and I am in Oregon, so I ca
Hood 705 LD furling problem Fred at 12:40pm 07.17.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1531 When the new sail arrived the sacrificial strip was on the "Wrong" side. (It rolled inside)(my fault
Ease of launching a 26X ? Jack Kelly at 12:08pm 07.17.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1336 I am considering a 26X and am curious if it really is as easy to launch and retrieve using the motor
N.C. Rendezvous? Bruce at 11:57am 07.17.01 Smaller Boats 0/784 I was just reading in the Summer 2001 Hunter "Knotline" that Dave Condon is planning a Trailerable R
Stinky head solutions? Marty at 11:57am 07.17.01 Big Boats 6/955 I've started to develop the problem of stale seawater in the head intake line stinking up the boat.
First time buyer needs advice Dave K at 11:02am 07.17.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/942 I am considering buying a Mac 23 and would like to know what the problem areas of this particular bo
outboard remote control installation steve at 10:52am 07.17.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1555 Looking for advice on mounting OMC outboard controls in the cockpit- location, type (are there speci
Wheel lock for H31 Darren at 10:02am 07.17.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1027 Does anyone know where to purchase a replacement wheel lock for a H31 with a Yacht Specialties pedes
Chesapeake Bay and Baltimore Brad Elbein at 9:45am 07.17.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1002 I may--just may, if the sailing gods are with me--have the opportunity to regularly sail the Chesape

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Masthead rig DArcy at 7:31am 05.01.20 Increasing foot length doesn't give you as much gain in performance as increasing luff length. Talle
Sailing with a High dlochner at 7:29am 05.01.20 Go ahead, Jim, rub it in, make us Northerners jealous.:poke: :stir:
raising the mast mark rocco at 7:26am 05.01.20 Mark... are you doing this on your own or with a helper? By myself
Thru-hull replacement and hull thickness (1) jaysweet at 7:24am 05.01.20 Just for interest sake: here's the difference between the old brass fitting (5/8" hose barb to 1/2"
New sails dlochner at 7:21am 05.01.20 The lofts that actually build their sails on site are becoming few and far between. I believe Mack S
New sails Michael Davis at 7:17am 05.01.20 You may save a few $ going online but I like to support my local loft and I know he'll be there if t
Daggerboard Combing Heights ScourgeOfTheHudson at 7:17am 05.01.20 I checked the id, last three are 989, so Sept of 1989. so, thanks all.. curiosity solved! lol
raising the mast Noodat Lady at 7:12am 05.01.20 Mark... are you doing this on your own or with a helper?
13hp Yanmar 2gmf de-winterization dmax at 7:11am 05.01.20 "A good practice that you may want to use in the future: Before starting your engine on a new day, o
26 Jib Track Install Goatman at 7:07am 05.01.20 My plan is to purchase some 1/4" thick aluminum sheet material the same size or a little bigger than
Cleaning heat exchanger Hayden Watson at 6:56am 05.01.20 A bore leaning kit is a good suggestion but the tubes on my heat exchanger are 5/32" which would be
Oil Painting of Legend 40.5 AlastairLC at 6:51am 05.01.20 Brava!
Oil Painting of Legend 40.5 Will Gilmore at 6:39am 05.01.20 Excellent. Composition and the ability to lead the eye around the painting are the hardest parts to
Cleaning heat exchanger Ken Cross at 6:20am 05.01.20 +1 for the bore cleaning kit. It's easy, fast, cheap, and no worries about eating up the metal. Ken
13hp Yanmar 2gmf de-winterization RoyS at 6:19am 05.01.20 A good practice that you may want to use in the future: Before starting your engine on a new day, op
Okay, Im Officially Stumped. Red_Dog at 5:52am 05.01.20 Should be a red wire from alternator B+ to the starters battery connection post. Depending upon th
raising the mast DougM at 5:46am 05.01.20 Have you considered attaching the shrouds to the chainplates before raising the mast? We did this
Okay, Im Officially Stumped. Maine Sail at 5:32am 05.01.20 Should be a red wire from alternator B+ to the starters battery connection post. Depending upon the
1989 Catalina 30 Recommended Points for Pre-Inspection Klaussic at 5:09am 05.01.20 Try www.Sailboatlistings.com Use the search function https://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/64825
Okay, Im Officially Stumped. Red_Dog at 4:56am 05.01.20 When you fed the alternator directly to the house bank, did you open the loom and remove the jumper

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