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thru-hull electronics djpryor at 11:19am 06.02.15 Smaller Boats 8/914 have a Raymarine tridata i50 (depth/speed) to install on my 1995 hunter 23.5 Because it is a water
Looking for Hunter waterline Tape BillSiemplenski at 10:26am 06.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/659 I am trying to locate the company who supplied the hull marking tapes used by Hunter for the waterli
Is '73 Catalina vs. Albin Vega stringhawk at 9:47am 06.02.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/2811 Both Catalina and Albin Vega are '73's. How is Catalina 27' better than the Albin Vega 27'? If you
Charger (2) 2 OLD PIRATES at 9:20am 06.02.15 Catalina 310 6/1488 Has anyone have one of these on their boat. For some reason I can't seem to get it to work. I checke
Steering Governor ? (2) 2 OLD PIRATES at 9:10am 06.02.15 Catalina 310 4/1502 I had this show up after I did a 180' :eek: I take it, it is a steering governor. I was able to fix
Forum for Barracuda Owners? Irfan at 8:23am 06.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/667 Hi I couldn't the forum for Beneteau Barracuda owners. Is there one on this site or any where els
Too Cool? Pat at 8:06am 06.02.15 Bigger Boats 4/778 Noticed Sunday that our 272 diesel (10 hp. Westerbeke) is running very cool; but I don't know if it
All aboard! Warren Milberg at 7:37am 06.02.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1338 Not a long time ago, a friend of mine who. like me, often sailed solo, fell into the drink while und
Farewell from 'Bout Time malyea at 6:45am 06.02.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/613 Ladies and Gentlemen, it's been a great 5 years being a part of the Cherubini forum family. We'v
Electronics refit on Irwin 43 malyea at 6:09am 06.02.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2029 Closed the sale on our "new" to us 1987 Irwin 43 and now it's time to outfit her with updated electr
Refinish for Cabin Sole wahoo42 at 5:37am 06.02.15 Big Boats 5/1225 We're thinking of refinishing the cabin sole on our 1992 HP42 while we're in Grenada (or Trinidad).
I was impressed! (2) SoSound at 11:31pm 06.01.15 Ask All Sailors 1/836 Sorry that I didn't post these at the time... Four months ago, my wife and I completed a 'trip of a
Seems Under Power Slow - Hunter 34 SabreToothedEngineer at 9:28pm 06.01.15 Big Boats 12/2739 My Hunter 34 six-months-new-to-me only makes about 4 knots under power at 2600 rpm. That seems awful
Standard Outlet vs. 30 amp Shore Power kvalerio at 7:59pm 06.01.15 Ask All Sailors 25/8667 We are sailing our new boat home Friday to our neighborhood dock which does not provide a 30 amp sho
Teak Grate on My Hunter 36 (1) LiveAloha at 6:29pm 06.01.15 Big Boats 11/2523 Finally Picked up the new Teak Grate for the head area in front of the sink on my 2007 Hunter 36. N
Shake and Break Part 10 Skip Gundlach at 5:50pm 06.01.15 Ask All Sailors 0/596 Shake and Break Part 10 - June 1, 2015 Well, we left you at what we thought was the end of stuff
Rudder Size 1983 Hunter 31 davejet at 5:40pm 06.01.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/703 Okay my rudder post is severely bent and torqued and can not be repaired. The repair guy has a us
Livin The Dream (1) gettinthere at 5:31pm 06.01.15 Destinations 9/2215 THIS is a destination!!
Finding that perfect boat Dalloway at 5:28pm 06.01.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1401 I'm not opposed to fixer uppers, so does anyone have a good suggestion other than Craiglist and sail
Diesel trouble HElP? Prime Time at 5:09pm 06.01.15 Ask All Sailors 20/3895 Diesel mechanic is stumped: Perkins Prima M60 Well maintained 4th trip of season. Running from Per

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Against the wind - in the docks Timm R Oday25 at 8:54am 07.10.23 This happens to us on occasion . What we do is as follows : we hoist the main and let the mainsheet
Weather forecast... Hayden Watson at 8:53am 07.10.23 That sounds great. I am leaving for a 2-week solo cruise while my wife is out of town and plan on s
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS dLj at 8:52am 07.10.23 The very best inverters will only be 90% to 95% efficient and that doesn't include the standby watt
Closet instead of front port door PatAndEuan at 8:52am 07.10.23 I haven't done it, but I have been thinking about a similar conversion. Never enough storage space o
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Hayden Watson at 8:46am 07.10.23 I'll have to walk through all the above and see how to do this. My inverter also consumes more powe
Weather forecast... jssailem at 8:43am 07.10.23 Hey Cruisers... This week looks to be nice weather. even a little breezes may fill your sails. From
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) RussC at 8:41am 07.10.23 I like the Tiller Tamer brand because it's adjustable for drag. some are just either on or off but I
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA rgranger at 8:40am 07.10.23 Awsome post.....
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) jviss at 8:36am 07.10.23 I have one I will never use, if I can find it you can have it. Stand by....
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) kappykaplan at 8:33am 07.10.23 Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and let go of some of those hard-earned $$$. :beer:
Life (sailing) after heart attack. (1) rgranger at 8:31am 07.10.23 Geeze.... that sounds like a close call. You said... bout six years ago, my son was working on his
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Philly2DC2LBI at 8:31am 07.10.23 Good point! Maybe I should try the real thing before I give up. I have just been doing DIY solutions
Life (sailing) after heart attack. kappykaplan at 8:31am 07.10.23 after prostate removal Good luck! Mine was removed in Jun 2020.
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) kappykaplan at 8:28am 07.10.23 Have you considered a Tiller Tamer? https://www.davisinstruments.com/products/tiller-tamer
Gooseneck Philly2DC2LBI at 8:25am 07.10.23 I definitely did something like that once trying to figure out how the roller reefing works. I got s
Life (sailing) after heart attack. kloudie1 at 8:25am 07.10.23 Glad to hear that things are looking up, Scott! Scary stuff.. A couple of weeks ago, I helped my bu
New owner Ventura County Rltgold at 8:13am 07.10.23 Congratulations on the New to you boat. Having it in the Ventura area great great ! I've spent alot
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Phil Herring at 7:59am 07.10.23 Wow. So happy to hear you survived that. The rest will all work itself out over time.
New owner Ventura County (1) akar7 at 7:48am 07.10.23 Hello, I was the second owner of your boat. I bought it in 2009 and sold it in 2014. I will contact
Head removal Tin Kicker at 7:44am 07.10.23 I am one of many who've gone to a composting head and will never go back for just the experiences yo

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