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Capt Steve at 4:18am 11.19.12
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What is best Autohelm for 1997 Hunter 40.5? Also should i go with Mechanical or Hydraulic?
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We've relocated to the Tampa area and purchased a home on a canal with Sailboat access and we have o
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Just wondering (and I know Phil has the answer to this question) what are the green spots under the
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Has anyone out there have any experience with training course for the captains license, 6 pax, throu
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Hello all, I am interested in running my control lines aft to the cockpit but I am running into a
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I've added a circuit to my 12V panel - for a second bilge pump. I'd like to label the new switch.
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In my Mac 26d I find foam in the storage bins under the forward berth, and a few pieces in the overh
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so.... in the past there has always been a link to upload photos to my albums, I have had 2 albums f
vizwhiz at 7:58pm 11.18.12
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I have many times wondered what value was served by having the laz cover partially obstructed by the
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I am gathering parts to change to a wheel from tiller on my 1979 O'day 30' The tiller has its good p
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I'm curious as to what will happen after Sandy and the insurance claims. Will most of you do with y
Bill sanders at 5:05pm 11.18.12
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Everyone who has given advice and suggestions,thank you!! Now let the winter over haul begin!
MacNCheese at 3:25pm 11.18.12
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I had met the nicest couple who looked at my boat today and they solved my boat's biggest mystery.
CaptDon01 at 2:49pm 11.18.12
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Another Catalina 22 just signed up to attend the "Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention" making the C-22
Refuge at 2:43pm 11.18.12
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I'm looking at taking on a project-boat (1984 Hunter '31) and would like to get a sense as to what t
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I want to ask Santa for a new sailing harness. I would like some help in this selection as there is
Lost Parent at 11:47am 11.18.12
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Anybody ever considered puting in hull windows in the forward V berth on a Catalina 30
lehigh375 at 10:49am 11.18.12
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So Sandy more or less decimated northern Barnegat Bay, NJ, area. Houses, boats and land was washed
Phil Herring at 10:12am 11.18.12
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It's only taken a few years, but we've finally added a more logical section for downloads like owner
Phil Herring at 10:10am 11.18.12
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It's only taken a few years, but we've finally added a more logical section for downloads like owner

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sailme88 at 3:53am 01.04.23
Phil, You did it WRONG !!! You've set the bar so high that it will impossible for it to be topped..
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Will Gilmore at 9:59pm 01.03.23
Phil, there isn't an emoji to click that expresses how I feel about your post. I am grateful for wh
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Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:54pm 01.03.23
25 years ago I accepted your invitation to host a new "headmistress" forum on what was then just the
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David in Sandusky at 9:47pm 01.03.23
Profound thanks, Phil! Fair winds and following seas, my friend!
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc?
SV_Gonromin at 9:31pm 01.03.23
Thanks Tony @Bogart - how brilliant to find another owner of the same year and model! There is a re
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Allan12210 at 9:13pm 01.03.23
Thanks for this extremely valuable forum, Phil and Bly. The opportunity to share and learn has been
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Anzac78 at 8:33pm 01.03.23
Hello sailors and sister ships! I purchased my 1978 Catalina 30 roughly two years ago (Aug 2020) f
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rgranger at 8:30pm 01.03.23
Phil This site has become an important part of my every day. THANK YOU!
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Ralph Johnstone at 8:08pm 01.03.23
Thanks for the site Phil. It has certainly been a major source of boating information for me over t
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chuckwayne at 7:17pm 01.03.23
Thanks for all you've done for us, Phil Fair Winds
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Thanks Phil! I have enjoyed the website for more than 15 years. I've learned a lot. Good discussi
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Phil Herring at 6:56pm 01.03.23
Remember one thing, Phil. Life is not worth very much without purpose. It helps keep you young a he
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Terry Cox at 6:53pm 01.03.23
Remember one thing, Phil. Life is not worth very much without purpose. It helps keep you young at he
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Terry Cox at 6:48pm 01.03.23
Keep on making those videos - love watching them! You're welcome and thank you. Will do; I enjoy m
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I am a relative new comer here, only two years on the forum, but I have to say Phil you have done an
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You have truly created the best sailing site on the 'net. Yes it is! :)
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There was a video about putting inflatable cargo bags (used to hold cargo in place on trucks) inside
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Thank you, Phil, for setting up SBO so that we can continue 'messing about in boats', even when we'r

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