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Nissan 9.9 oil filter wrench Tim Gunderson at 5:26am 04.21.12 Smaller Boats 2/1118 Hi, I have a 2001 Hunter 260 with a Nissan 9.9 outboard. I like to change the oil myself but the o
Chartplotter Baffled Quoddy at 4:51am 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1526 Our chartplotter, Raymarine C70, has 9 different trip logs. Log Trip Log Trip Ground Log / Trip 1 Gr
'84 25.5 Hunter... can someone help me with information... (1) windsurfer101 at 9:00pm 04.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2299 Recently purchased 84 25.5 Hunter - NEED HELP Hello to everyone on this site! I recently purchase
LED Cabin lights, and electric water pump (3) MontanaSailor at 8:57pm 04.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3939 Installed 2 white LED 6 bulb surface mount strip lights. 1 above galley , 1 facing forward into a v
1981 hunter 22 light astern??? SenecaDaze at 8:13pm 04.20.12 Smaller Boats 23/5014 launched my hunter today for the first time,and seems to be front heavy,ill post some pics maybe tom
Hunter 240 Regatas? audriuskanape at 7:10pm 04.20.12 Smaller Boats 1/1057 Hi, is it any racing or regattas for the boat like Hunter 240 in Great Lakes region? Thanks
Bought a Venture 23 hull Seymore04 at 7:01pm 04.20.12 Trailer Sailors 15/9126 Well I bought myself a project to get back into sailing. I have purchased what I believe to be a 197
Toerail Blaise at 6:09pm 04.20.12 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1052 I had recently (last year) reported that I had replaced both toerails on Midnight Sun because of a c
Did I make a mistake buying this boat? (2) Ward H at 5:28pm 04.20.12 Ask All Sailors 59/23414
H23 Jib & Spinnaker Halyard Blocks in Mast (3) carboman at 5:16pm 04.20.12 Smaller Boats 3/1405 What are these really called? I need to replace two of these, but need the correct name for seaarch
B-4 and after settee (6) redhead78 at 4:30pm 04.20.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1491 Hey all here is some of what I have been doing this winter, I loaded 5 pics, would not fly, they are
Deck painting with interlux r.bostic356 at 4:14pm 04.20.12 Catalina 22 1/1229 Anyone with experience in spraying interlux 1 part epoxy? I am looking for the ratio of paint to sp
Motor Stand (1) cb32863 at 4:07pm 04.20.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1206 Not my design but I decided to build this today. Shelves for battery, fuel, and a tub to run it in t
this Cal sails itself.... seadude61 at 4:00pm 04.20.12 Cal 2/3197 Seasters, a 1979 Cal 31' I recently acquired, seems to be able to sail itself with little sail trim
First weekend on the boat!!!! Swee Pea 1976 at 3:34pm 04.20.12 Day Sailers 4/1569 Girlfriend loves to sail.. Can't ask for much more than that.
Installing Roller Furling vincejg327 at 1:55pm 04.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1004 The H27 I am looking at does not come with a roller furling on the head sail. What mfg. would you re
Thank you Good Old Boat RECESS at 1:44pm 04.20.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2161 Came in the mail today and after buying the Pearson 323 I was thinking I need a whisker pole. Page 4
st 4000 + compass deviation problem sgarber at 1:38pm 04.20.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 37/8911 Hope someone can help me with this. I recently bought a 97 c250 with wheel.....and st4000 installed.
cabin liner emergpa1 at 11:58am 04.20.12 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2363 yes i searched, even my own posts, but can't find the source for the cabin liner that most of us us
Bristol 22 Cockpit Drains (1) JAZ at 11:35am 04.20.12 Bristol 4/2877 I will be launching my Bristol 22 for the first time and have a question in regards to the transom c

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Single handing Will Gilmore at 8:29pm 12.08.22 Gradient and thermal . . . :beer: Wind going your way and wind blowing against ya. :cowbell: -Wil
Single handing jon hansen at 7:38pm 12.08.22 sailors and sailplane pilots play in the moving air. understanding such is a game changer
Evergreen jon hansen at 7:03pm 12.08.22 well, an AB is a trained able bodied seaman. they are trained lockouts. they are trained to report
Evergreen jssailem at 5:16pm 12.08.22 As for the AB failing to be aware of the route, it is his or her job to follow the pilots instructi
Single handing kappykaplan at 4:32pm 12.08.22 I thought you were asking the difference between True and Apparent wind. Nope!
Single handing WI Rigger at 3:53pm 12.08.22 I thought you were asking the difference between True and Apparent wind.
Evergreen garymalmgren at 3:39pm 12.08.22 Re: The Able Bodied Seaman at the helm failed to be aware of the route, failed to raise an alarm whe
Single handing jon hansen at 3:11pm 12.08.22 you tell em KK
Oh no, not that sticky! Crusty Ol Salt at 2:45pm 12.08.22 Use carpet glue on carpet. It comes in a quart size for smaller projects. https://www.homedepot.com/
Stain for Hunter Sailboat Interior Don S/V ILLusion at 2:45pm 12.08.22
Stain for Hunter Sailboat Interior (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:28pm 12.08.22 On my 2002 356 I was referred to the Mohawk line of products. This is what you would have been re
Winterizing the A/C Capt Robbie at 2:25pm 12.08.22 on my ac system, to make it much easier for winterize I installed a Tee fitting on the intake betwee
Oh no, not that sticky! Ralph Johnstone at 2:12pm 12.08.22 On their website, the 60 inch roll states "Holds up to 30lbs". I have to agree, they are accurate
Oh no, not that sticky! Project_Mayhem at 2:05pm 12.08.22 Hmm. That appears correct. The image above shows a 120 inch roll which "Holds up to 60 lbs" On the
Single handing kappykaplan at 1:48pm 12.08.22 there are only two types of wind, what are. they? Gradient and thermal . . . :beer:
Newbie. Catalina 18 (2) Monsterfish at 1:39pm 12.08.22 Suggest a CDI roller furling which I use to put on the 18 as a dealer now retired. Probably the F
Replacing control cables. karellen at 1:27pm 12.08.22 I replaced both cables on our boat a few years ago. One of the cables was secured such that the stee
Raymarine Axiom karellen at 1:20pm 12.08.22 Yes you will have to buy additional sensors. I have tach feed coming off the altenater . I had to
Winterizing the A/C George Braun at 12:45pm 12.08.22 I just disconnected the inlet and exhaust at the unit and used a shopvac to pull and push all the wa
tank sizes catalina 30 Stu Jackson at 12:27pm 12.08.22 You should find a manual for your boat. All of Catalina's boat manuals are excellent. For your boa

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