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Sun Glasses Rasselas36 at 8:08am 12.04.12 Ask All Sailors 51/9176 I am buying a Christmas present and I am interested in your opinion as to the best brand of sunglass
Need Advice Adding A Wind Instrument To My Hunter 34 Joe Mullee at 7:42am 12.04.12 Big Boats 14/5273 I don't have a wind instrument and I'd like to add one. In the last two years I installed a Raymarin
270 V Berth kenh at 6:46am 12.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/3014 My wife and I are considering buying a 270, the aft cabin looks kind of claustraphobic, especially t
Kinda sorta sailing related DannyS at 5:07am 12.04.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2114 I'm not sure that landing in the sailboat was better or worse than going in the drink. http://youtu
Will Miss the 26D. Seen a Mac 19 for sale? MacNCheese at 3:42am 12.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3020 As most of you know, I had put my Mac 26D up for sale to fund the purchase of my next boat, a Mac 19
423 mast Rob Spicer at 3:32am 12.04.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3029 Does anyone know if the 423's were ever fitting with a shorter mast .
HAPS Cruise To Bell Harbor - April 12-14 thubbard84 at 10:05pm 12.03.12 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 4/2762 I would like to make reservations at Bell Harbor Marina ASAP for the HAPS April rendezvous. I need t
Cayo Costa State Park (4) patrickfarley at 8:04pm 12.03.12 Destinations 34/19981 A friend of mine takes her family to Cayo Costa every year for Christmas vacation. She will not mak
Shoaldrafter's Photos Roger Long at 6:36pm 12.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 15/7368 Shoaldrafter took these pictures of Strider going by a couple days ago. I believe they were taken ju
boom length on C30 drazlou at 5:19pm 12.03.12 Catalina 30 2/5617 The boom on my C30 MkII is at least 18" longer than the foot of the mainsail. Does anyone know why t
Raising H23 Up from Trailer (1) carboman at 5:13pm 12.03.12 Smaller Boats 9/2605 I need to raise my H23 up maybe a foot so I can finish the bottom of the keel. Any ideas? The atta
Mast electrical conduit dj2210 at 4:12pm 12.03.12 Catalina 30 12/2765 Not yet having my mast off I assume that the VHF and wind instrument cables travel thru a pvc condui
HAPS Welcome Aboard Mikem at 3:54pm 12.03.12 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 5/69159 To all Hunter owners in the Puget Sound region welcome aboard. We will use this forum for the exchan
Replacing Propane System Capt Gary175 at 3:34pm 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2161 I'm replacing an original (1987) propane system on a Pearson 39-2. The copper piping looks in good
Rebeding thru deck Stay Plates Andrew Eanniello at 12:12pm 12.03.12 Catalina 30 2/1161 How difficult is it to rebed the standing rigging stay plates that are mounted on the deck? It does
Centerboard Pendant (2) tmontalbine at 11:13am 12.03.12 Day Sailers 2/1384 I wanted to share this photo of my '84 O'Day 26 centerboard pendant. I bought the boat 4 years ago a
Boom 26 McGregor 1992 Model rexlilly at 10:43am 12.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1299 I need a boom for my boat. I just bought it and the boom is missing. If I have the specs I may be ab
McGregor 26 Boom rexlilly at 10:21am 12.03.12 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/7091 I need a boom for my 26 McGregor. I just got this boat and the boom was missing. So far I've been un
Rebeding Standing Rigging thru deck supports Andrew Eanniello at 10:09am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1808 General question. How difficult is it to rebed the thru deck suppports for the standing rigging? A
keel wings rusty liddiard at 9:57am 12.03.12 Mid-Size Boats 10/1909 I bought a hunter 310 last july in north carolina. when i did the servey when they lifted the boat

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VHF at helm (possibly hands free) FastOlson at 7:37am 06.08.22 We have been quite happy with a Simrad VHF inside, with their remote handheld remote at the helm. I
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) Davidasailor26 at 7:36am 06.08.22 +1 for the Simrad or B&G VHF with the wireless handset. A battery powered device with wireless conne
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) dlochner at 7:35am 06.08.22 We have a B&G H60 with 2 BT remote mics Because the mics need recharging every 7 or 8. Hours. Wired
Replacement Bulb for Steaming Light dkinzer at 7:32am 06.08.22 The bayonet pins are offset like they are on two filament automotive bulbs, e.g. 1157.
Catalina 25 electric Project_Mayhem at 7:27am 06.08.22 The switches on some or all 22's are in a terrible location because they are prone to getting hit by
1977 S2 Yacht 8.0 Mast type? I really need a step! (2) Sonofthesea77 at 7:18am 06.08.22 Ah! I didn't see it!.....I'm gonna try and attach a picture here,...I'm pretty sure this is the one
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) mikeracca at 7:14am 06.08.22
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 dlochner at 7:12am 06.08.22 Yes it is a Maxprop. I did not disassemble the prop but removed the grease fitting bolts and used a
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) kappykaplan at 7:10am 06.08.22 I have Simrad HS35 that connects to the Simrad RS35 radio in the cabin via Bluetooth.
Friction on CDI Furler DanMaine at 7:03am 06.08.22 incidentally, I'm not completely illiterate I can't see what I'm writing on this smartphone because
Friction on CDI Furler DanMaine at 7:01am 06.08.22 Dan, the CDI is definitely past its 'best before date'... When I replaced mine in 2015, I purchased
Specs or source for Catalina 30 cabin top wood trim (eyebrows)? (1) mikeracca at 6:50am 06.08.22 They are teak and the best I can do is provide a pic of what they should look like. You may be able
1977 S2 Yacht 8.0 Mast type? I really need a step! kappykaplan at 6:49am 06.08.22 @SailingLoto 's other post indicated the boat was in Lake of the Ozarks MO
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 zmarks at 6:48am 06.08.22 Calibration can be ruled out. What brand of prop? Maxprop? Did you disasseble the prop to greas
Water leak from my keel joint kloudie1 at 6:41am 06.08.22 Had a problem after smacking an unmarked underwater pipe.. Re-torqued the bolts and resealed the joi
Buff buff buff Parsons at 6:40am 06.08.22 Nice. I found that the buffer somehow accumulates electricity as it runs, so it keeps getting heavi
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 dlochner at 6:39am 06.08.22 When motoring in areas with no current or tide the SOG and knot meter speed are the same. Since I a
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 zmarks at 6:33am 06.08.22 How fast does it go under sail? Try a close or beam reach in 10 to 12 knots. You should be able t
Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave odaydokay at 6:33am 06.08.22 Great. I ordered it. This hole is so small that when I pumped up the boat and sprayed the suds, th
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 zmarks at 6:29am 06.08.22 How different are the two measures, SOG and knot meter speed? The calibration could have changed o

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