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Cal 29 Flyflicker at 8:37pm 11.24.16 Cal 1/1190 Happy Thanksgiving to all. Tyrese I started looking at a cal 29 1976 but the boat has Port lights th
compression post 3 questions (3) BlueTequila at 7:22pm 11.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2551 QUESTION #1: I have a 1989 Hunter 33.5 that needs its compression post replaced...these are some of
Has anyone gotten AIS from a Standard Horizon 2200 to a Chartplotter? rpwillia at 5:10pm 11.24.16 Ask All Sailors 15/2176 Since the SH2200 puts out AIS data via NMEA 0183 what chartplotters can read it since most now have
gohoist Jacomo Sailor at 5:04pm 11.24.16 Catalina 22 1/765 An advert for this popped up on my facebook today. Looks like a pretty easy way to lift the boat of
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! (1) Phil Herring at 10:39am 11.24.16 Ask All Sailors 21/748 Here's hoping you all have a terrific day with family, friends, and wonderful food.
Wind,weather info HALE QUIGLEY at 8:17am 11.24.16 Ask All Sailors 11/859 Sailflow.com has quit it's web page. Does anyone have a web page like it?....at no cost.
HAPPY TURKEY DAY Jacktar at 7:30am 11.24.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/471 Happy thanksgiving to all Catalina Owners big and small, owning a Catalina sailboat is just one more
New Project: Telstar 28 (1) agprice22 at 7:28am 11.24.16 Ask All Sailors 9/2748 After 3 seasons of bringing our O'day 272 into great shape, my wife and I decided to embark on a new
O'Day 28 - What headsail size? Apex at 3:53am 11.24.16 Bigger Boats 7/959 I have a 150% currently, and am looking at new sails for No Worries. What headsail size do you have
What Sail Material/Construction to choose? Apex at 3:48am 11.24.16 Ask All Sailors 6/847 I am looking at a new suite of sails for No Worries this winter. I see there has been some recent p
Photo of funny business (1) Jackdaw at 10:38pm 11.23.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1197 At WYC if you place in at least one race series or sail in at least 25 races, you are awarded a trop
install new VHF antenna Dionysis at 6:25pm 11.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3256 I have a hunter 26.5 that I purchased with a broken vhf radio and no antenna. I want to know where i
Connecting the depth info from a Raymarine ST60 to a Garmin GPSMAP 441s chatplotter buddybear at 6:15pm 11.23.16 Catalina 310 2/710 Trying to send the data from the ST60 Tridata to a Garmin GPSMAP 441S chartplotter. I have read the
Keel Bolt Removal on a 1984 Beneteau First 38 Doug in Lakeview at 5:24pm 11.23.16 Ask All Sailors 34/10376 Hi all, We have a 1984 Beneteau First 38 and have just spent the last 4 days removing 20 Keel Bolts
V Berth Water Tank, 35.5 questions Steverhnm at 4:44pm 11.23.16 Big Boats 1/433 So last time I was down at my boat I noticed the wood bulging in the V Berth. A closer look showed
H34 Compression Post repair (1) Charlie98117 at 4:13pm 11.23.16 Big Boats 3/873 OK, I'm finally going to do it. I've got the yard scheduled to pull the mast and a rigger setup to
H216 - Cracks and bow repair - AZExpedition at 4:09pm 11.23.16 Smaller Boats 9/732 Ebay boat for $650. For a 2004 Sailboat that seems like a good deal. Let see if that is my opinion
40 CC port water tank twx at 4:06pm 11.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/498 For the life of me I can't figure out where the access to the port water tank is. The starboard is
Luff curve shawanaga at 3:38pm 11.23.16 Big Boats 6/1348 I have a 1990 Hunter 35.5 and I am wondering if anyone knows what the optimal curve built into the m
c27 slutter? jones20oo2 at 1:18pm 11.23.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/648 New to sailing and this may be a newbe question but hoping to find some insight. So I was talking to

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Man the Boats... jssailem at 7:41pm 10.13.23 Leaving for Maui tomorrow Oh boy. Enjoy the Sunshine.
Man the Boats... Tally Ho at 7:32pm 10.13.23 It is time for that last cruise. The weather patterns are aligning for a chance as an Indian Summer
Man the Boats... Terry Cox at 7:25pm 10.13.23 Thanksgiving November 23-26 the earliest and best chance at having a winter cruise. No time off befo
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Terry Cox at 7:17pm 10.13.23 My friends on S/V Jibsea tell me there is a 1/2" bolt just beneath the companionway steps. Our boa
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 6:45pm 10.13.23 The article from Crown battery describes sulfation which is what kills batteries. Of note and relate
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try stephen_i_w at 6:08pm 10.13.23 The problem was even though I had down loaded all the O-Charts for the area I was interested in and
1987 Hunter 28.5 Project Update rhwins at 5:01pm 10.13.23 Ahoy from Galveston, TX! A while back, I made an update post saying I'd adopted a 1987 Hunter 28.5
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 4:43pm 10.13.23
Man the Boats... JamesG161 at 3:56pm 10.13.23 The Solar Eclipse Path found here. 2023 Annular Eclipse: Where & When - NASA Science Oh My Gosh!
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? jssailem at 3:06pm 10.13.23 That's this thing. It's a mystery to a few of us! It is an electronic pulse devise that claims to
Man the Boats... jssailem at 2:57pm 10.13.23 @Terry Cox With your WALLAS heater a little frost is nothing... After all it is just "Frost on the
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try jssailem at 2:52pm 10.13.23 In order to deal with this you need to download the additional charts for the area you want covered.
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip Tally Ho at 2:48pm 10.13.23 Yes Ralph, that is going to be a tough installation in the shoe box. I wonder if the tank will work
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) jssailem at 2:47pm 10.13.23 Ok. I tried to reproduce the issue shown by @JBP-PA . I do not have the US Charts loaded for Erie. I
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (3) jssailem at 2:22pm 10.13.23 What it appears to be is a conflict between using Raster charts and ENC charts. Here I am using ENC
Tiller cover for clutch fred1diver at 2:12pm 10.13.23 You could always get your cover modified, just need to cut a slit where the clutch is, add some wing
Watches Rick486 at 2:02pm 10.13.23 Understated is my real-world mantra. Overstated is just my forum persona. And I don't even wear a
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 1:47pm 10.13.23 We are in a very secluded back bay wi4h little to no action. Now, we have had violent winds to the p
Best clear vinyl plastic window cleaner? thinwater at 1:43pm 10.13.23 I tested a bunch on my cruising cat. Also on test panels over a 4 year period. See Practical Sailor.
Best clear vinyl plastic window cleaner? Roland5048 at 1:42pm 10.13.23 why you need to read the product guidelines. In a past life I was a teacher. When we switched fro

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