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Hunter 37.5 Windex Jrtauber at 10:34am 07.12.19 Big Boats 3/743 is the Davis mast top windex on H37.5 a 10 or 15? Thanks. I need to repair it.
nowCOAST for Mariners! (1) JamesG161 at 9:17am 07.12.19 Weather and Forecasting 1/902 NOAA has continued to add amazing stuff to this web based Mapping/Forecasting. https://nowcoast.noaa
A start gone ALL WRONG Jackdaw at 9:02am 07.12.19 Racing 63/8642 This is the infamous 'Blue' start in race in puerto vallarta. Bad things are happening, and more wil
What to do with wet sails? Project_Mayhem at 9:01am 07.12.19 Ask All Sailors 9/3828 What do you do with your sails after you've been caught in the rain?
Messed up start of a race! (2) Jackdaw at 6:39am 07.12.19 Racing 18/2563 Our big (120 boats) Thursday evening series has a new wrinkle; two starting lines. While we have al
376 raw water impeller Randy R at 9:18pm 07.11.19 Big Boats 15/1493 1997 Hunter 376 with 150 hours on the engine (3 jh2) an alarm, steam out the exhaust; the raw water
Solar charging monitoring-we need advice Jimongee at 7:37pm 07.11.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1540 We are once again provisioning for our annual Canadian North Channel Summer sailing adventure. We
engine control at helm tom.p.brown at 7:23pm 07.11.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/480 i have a 2003 306. i noticed there is no way to disengage the transmission if i wanted to run the en
H30 Yanmar 2qm15 fuel pump installation newage1461 at 6:30pm 07.11.19 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1145 I'm replacing the lift pump. Got the old one off without too much trouble. Putting the new one on is
Flying the American flag Chief RA at 12:17pm 07.11.19 Ask All Sailors 60/10297 What is the general opinion of flying the American flag at highest position just below the starboard
zinc plated hardware Newbie3 at 10:53am 07.11.19 Ask All Sailors 8/715 I'm dealing with replacing a few non-crucial / non-safety items for the season and the costs are add
Exciting start! Wednesday Beer Can Ben4195 at 8:36am 07.11.19 Racing 13/1836 V5dopZ8HwTs The exciting bit is around 4:30. :)
Newport to Chicago Paperclip167 at 8:32am 07.11.19 Ask All Sailors 0/241 I need to transport a mast from Newport, RI to Chicago, Il and was wondering if anyone is trailering
Deck to mast electrical connection (1) Rltgold at 7:33am 07.11.19 Catalina 22 36/11950 Hopefully someone has already found a fix for this. I lost all but my anchor light on the last trip
Oh My Grouper, Look at that Shark! dlochner at 7:13am 07.11.19 Sails Call Lounge 12/1144 Amazing video! https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1903/dailyupdates/june28/media
Flakey Tach jviss at 6:32am 07.11.19 Engines and Propulsion 18/1512 I have an electric tach-hour meter, standard Westerbeke panel. It's flakey - doesn't always registe
H37c generators Jaxg at 7:31pm 07.10.19 The Cherubini Hunters 20/2739 what is a realistic (no major mods, no crazy money) way to use a generator while on the hook with my
My license has expired ??????? Calif. Ted at 7:28pm 07.10.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1016 Monitoring 16 on an older DSC handheld today and switched over to Wx to see what they were saying. A
Hull ID for mast style ID? Faraway at 3:52pm 07.10.19 Smaller Boats 4/832 Hi, I was trying to install a Hood 707 roller furler on my Catalina 25 and the extrusion I cut was
You May Think You're Insured But ................... (2) Ralph Johnstone at 3:00pm 07.10.19 Ask All Sailors 24/2957 As well as a few other earth shaking events in my life, my insurance comes up on July 31. A few budd

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Interior wood slats for C30? dmax at 7:52am 12.10.24 In my 1989 C30 they were definitely ash strips and not plywood, so they must've changed shortly afte
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? Project_Mayhem at 7:32am 12.10.24 Only if he winds the sheet the wrong direction ;) Every turn on a line increases resistance. I usu
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? SteveHughessails at 7:24am 12.10.24 Wait until you try and get the wrapped sheet off the winch :)
replacing portlights sailor832 at 6:58am 12.10.24 Thank you for the information I would never have thought they were that thick.
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 6:56am 12.10.24 Just a little update on this project... @Blitz was kind enough to give me a killer deal on a brand n
Overturned Mac???? mtwolf13 at 6:08am 12.10.24 You can't fix stupid.
Route & weather planning mermike at 6:05am 12.10.24 Predictwind was 50% off a couple of days ago.
Interior wood slats for C30? Project_Mayhem at 5:59am 12.10.24 Thanks Ward!
Interior wood slats for C30? Ward H at 5:47am 12.10.24 C30's were made in Florida starting with the 1990 model year until end of production. The PO claim
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? garymalmgren at 5:28am 12.10.24 They've destroyed our bimini ,dodger and some cushions I have seen a ship disabled at sea because
O'Day 240 Outboard Motor Shaft Length Project_Mayhem at 5:24am 12.10.24 If you find that you're lacking response and control, get the 20 lower in the water or go for a 25"
Interior wood slats for C30? Project_Mayhem at 5:23am 12.10.24 I had a feeling these might not be available or worth jumping through multiple hoops just to pay thr
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? Project_Mayhem at 5:17am 12.10.24 I've had mice in both my sailboat and powerboat over the winter . Even mice can do a fair amount of
Route & weather planning Screen Saver at 7:11pm 12.09.24 Ah it seems Luckgrib not available on Android or Windows :( Seems Predict wind is the next choice
Top Down Furler (2) DinghySailor at 7:05pm 12.09.24 Great vid and drone work. I have topdown furler envy. As for a tack attachment on our C&C, I came up
Catalina 28 Question - VHF radio cable Don S/V ILLusion at 6:44pm 12.09.24 Thank you - I did try number 3. I did check the connector at the radio but the mast head antenna
Route & weather planning Screen Saver at 6:12pm 12.09.24 From your list, the following are available in the LuckGrib software: Thankyou, sounds great and
Route & weather planning jssailem at 5:41pm 12.09.24 From your list, the following are available in the LuckGrib software: I have used these features to
Yanmar Engine mounts. Jan_H at 5:40pm 12.09.24 I changed out the engine mounts on my 3JH3E last year with Ellebogen mounts - 150s on the port side
Catalina 28 Question - VHF radio cable Surfside at 5:36pm 12.09.24 Do the easy stuff first. 1. Measure the SWR of the antenna and coax 2. visually inspect coax conn

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