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Adding Second Bow Anchor on Hunter 44DS Rambunctious1 at 6:27am 04.02.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/469 Has anyone added a second anchor on the bow so both anchors are readily deployable? If so, please d
Faux Wooden Transom Plymouth Sailor at 5:39am 04.02.18 Ask All Sailors 23/1206 Dear Fellow Sailors: I have a Lloyds of London certified eighth of a inch teak plywood I want to pl
Cabin Access Security Loophole (1) dkerphunter at 5:31am 04.02.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1041 On two cabin versions of certain recent Beneteau cruisers (e.g. 41.1), the larger under-seat cockpit
Snow (1) seadaddler at 5:00am 04.02.18 Ask All Sailors 191/10215
Binoculars of 2018 Canonshooternb at 8:21pm 04.01.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1312 Looking for reviews and recommendation of binoculars for sailing and cruising. I have reviewed the
LED anchor bulb find (2) Skipper at 7:18pm 04.01.18 Ask All Sailors 12/867 LED's are not new, but I can still find specialty items to geek out on. This is a bay15 double cont
Video, Flipping a C22 hull CloudDiver at 6:57pm 04.01.18 Catalina 22 13/1975 Sorry guys, I've been holding out on you. I finally dug this video from the deep dark depths of iPh
Moving to Hampton Roads, Virginia area - Marinas? Lady Sophie at 6:23pm 04.01.18 Destinations 6/696 Hello, My wife and I are retired and live in cold Michigan and have sailed all our lives on Lake Eri
How many coats of varnish? chschell at 5:09pm 04.01.18 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 7/2654 I have re-stained and am varnishing the hatch pull on our Hunter 340 -- any recommnedations on how m
O'Day Javelin Transom Repair NewsailorMA at 2:48pm 04.01.18 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1779 Hello all, Transom on 14' Oday is shot...totally rotted out. Wondering if anyone had any repairs do
It's the Easter Bunny Brian D at 1:49pm 04.01.18 Sails Call Lounge 1/353 Happy Easter! 7FPELc1wEvk
Erickson Oyster Catcher 25 specs Hollymae D at 10:48am 04.01.18 Ask All Sailors 5/772 Im looking for help please. I have a 78 erickson, we bought last year. A boat that old is bound to h
What is the future of the Catalina 22? Gene Neill at 10:38am 04.01.18 Catalina 22 76/10210 Sorry, I don't mean for this to sound pessimistic or depressing. :) Does anyone know what the sales
Winch Maintenance Jacksail at 9:42am 04.01.18 Catalina 310 28/3888 Is there an alternative to the Harken or Lewmar brand winch grease? What kind of grease is it? I am
Finger holes in teak floorboards in cabin Chesapeake 331 at 9:26am 04.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1042 Still learning boat terminology so be kind. Our 2001 331 has the original teak cabin flooring. Most
It's all in the math... Brian D at 9:03am 04.01.18 Sails Call Lounge 4/526 XXCpC3SWzXc
Bene 361 Water Tank Dip Tube mcrow33 at 8:58am 04.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/495 My aft water tank has a dip/pickup tube that extends from the top of the water tank to the bottom.
Cushion re-cover (6) kbgunn at 8:12am 04.01.18 Catalina 22 7/987 I've been working on re-covering the cabin cushions over the cooler months. Working with foam + canv
Stolen boat found All U Get at 6:25am 04.01.18 Ask All Sailors 4/724 Hi all, Just heard on SSB radio that the catamaran stolen in the Florida Keys two days ago, was fou
41 owners input on crusing the ICW and Caribbean Tucker67 at 6:24am 04.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/3151 I am a Stinkpotter looking at purchasing a hunter 41s or 44s and would like to get input from owner

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I60 wind kappykaplan at 2:43am 07.14.23 and it should have the capacity to display TRUE wind data as well as APPARENT :plus:
Shooting some video in the harbor TomY at 2:31am 07.14.23 Tom, Not sure if you have come across this website. There are a few free videos on creating videos
I60 wind Joe at 12:05am 07.14.23 so I was thinking that wind instruments might help me get a bit more wind (to find it and adjust th
Winch handle safe use MikeHoncho at 10:50pm 07.13.23 With my non ST I kept them wrapped all the he time with the handle in place. With my ST I tend to do
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna BigEasy at 9:05pm 07.13.23 Everything they. Said about masthead is correct. I still went with a rail mounted vhf when the mast
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Grotto at 7:47pm 07.13.23 Everything they. Said about masthead is correct. I still went with a rail mounted vhf when the masth
I60 wind Ken13559 at 7:11pm 07.13.23 Always good to have more than you usually need, 'cos you never know when that extra instrument would
Catalina 315 Mainsail Furling Problems; Spinlock Clutch Skipper John at 6:23pm 07.13.23 I should point out that the clutch was replaced under warranty by our Catalina dealer.
ST4000 auto pilot Ward H at 6:14pm 07.13.23 Yes I did. I did a diagnostic on it as recommended by Raymarine. I believe it has some bad sectors
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Ward H at 5:53pm 07.13.23 @artleyt115 AC to Cape May does sound like a much better, more enjoyable plan. @Scott T-Bird s id
st 4000 and rudder position dlochner at 4:45pm 07.13.23
st 4000 and rudder position Tally Ho at 3:58pm 07.13.23 I've never owned a boat with a rudder position sensor/indicator, other than a tiller, but I can see
In boom reefing design (1) Tally Ho at 3:56pm 07.13.23
Bayview Sailor Lost / Drowning xavpil at 3:51pm 07.13.23 what happened? I donm't quite follow the "heat and smoke" Sad regardless
Trailer Bunk Positioning Tedd at 3:48pm 07.13.23 So it sounds like, at least in your experience, my understanding that a bunk provides lateral suppor
Potential new Hunter owner shemandr at 3:45pm 07.13.23 Standing head room on a 26' boat is not a necessity. My Mark 25 (C&C 25 with a fractional rig) had
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? PlaneTom at 3:27pm 07.13.23 Your Universal engine is a marinated Kubota The M25 is a D850 The M25XP is a D950 Most of the engin
Catalina Metal Plaque Stu Jackson at 3:23pm 07.13.23 Well after getting blown off by Catalina customer service You didn't get blown off, they just told
Potential new Hunter owner caverun at 3:19pm 07.13.23 Had a 240 previously, and the 260/26 is much more livable, no comparison. Enclosed head and function
st 4000 and rudder position PlaneTom at 3:11pm 07.13.23 I've never owned a boat with a rudder position sensor/indicator, other than a tiller, but I can see

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