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Fresh Water system startup Mike 1 at 2:17pm 07.18.11 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1647 My 82 h27 has a pressure freshwater system that has not been used for about 10 years. I am going to
Poor man's autohelm Deadline at 2:16pm 07.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1904 Can I jury rig a tiller autohelm to a wheel? I only need it on long runs, so it's not permanent. Or
Garmin GPS installations woes Ken Cross at 1:54pm 07.18.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1813 I just tried to interface my new Garmin GPSMAP 441S with my almost new Lowrance LVR250 and I'm a lit
Performance of SBO. Ed Schenck at 1:38pm 07.18.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/3004 Anybody noticing a slowdown on our favorite website? I recently switched from M/S Explorer to Googl
Outboard HP for 22' trailer sailor drumbeater at 1:32pm 07.18.11 Trailer Sailors 14/5302 I've got an 82 Hunter 22. It currently has a 9.9hp Evinrude Yachtwin on it that has plenty of power
BVI to Panam cloverbay at 1:23pm 07.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1156 I'm looking to sail from BVI to Panama mid to late August in my 473. Should I go direct to Shelter B
macerator flow sight galss Don Lucas at 1:16pm 07.18.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/4429 Both the heads on my boat discharge to a holding tank (no overboard arrange) and have to be pumped o
Anchor chain Swivel Recommendations? NotCook at 1:02pm 07.18.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2995 When raising our anchor yesterday, we found we had raised a large rock (about 12" in diameter) in th
Need Xantrex LINK20 Battery Monitor Azor at 12:36pm 07.18.11 Parts Search 0/1874 A couple years back I purchased a Link 20 battery monitor. The meter has since failed, and replacem
Cockpit cushions for Catalina 27 appleaday65 at 12:17pm 07.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/5741 I am looking to replace the missing stern rail seat cushions on a 1993 Catalina 27. The rest of the
Yamaha 25 II Repo harryjak at 12:10pm 07.18.11 Yamaha 7/4391 I was the successful bidder on a Yamaha 25II that was seized by the harbor for non payment of moorag
1980 Catalina 25 w/Centerboard questions cb32863 at 11:54am 07.18.11 Smaller Boats 5/4549 I am hoping this will be the place to get some information on a 25 with a centerboard I am going to
Hunter customer service Sergio5320 at 11:30am 07.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2836 I am outraged. What happened to the Customer Service at Hunter ? Today I called Hunter at their 800
B311 vs B331 watercayman at 11:27am 07.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1219 Hi Folks, Thanks to the many great replies here and time spent looking over several B331s, I've nar
An odd sailing situation Mike 1 at 11:19am 07.18.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 25/14303 I am learning "big boat" sailing. I learned basics on a Oday daysailer II and have moved up to a Hun
Gulf ICW Bridge Clearances agaliha at 11:15am 07.18.11 Destinations 23/31600 I'm planning a trip from Mobile to Key West and want to use the Intracoastal Waterway as much as pos
So there we were . . .Again dscribner at 11:11am 07.18.11 Trailer Sailors 4/2861 I hope folks don't mind me jotting down our foibles. We really are a fairly intelligent couple. We'r
VHF radio "DSC ready?" jackzimmerman at 10:41am 07.18.11 Big Boats 3/1256 We have a 1999 Hunter 380. Regarding registering your boat with an MMSI#, how do you determine if y
sailing with jib alone dlewis812 at 10:18am 07.18.11 Ask All Sailors 21/9227 had a strong wind yesterday. reefed both the main and the jib. saw a fair amount of boats sailing
Beneteau 361 fuel consumption agaliha at 9:47am 07.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/4915 I just took a shakedown cruise to prepare for a longer voyage and got some good data on my fuel cons

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Through holes and prop Davidasailor26 at 3:25am 10.07.22 Seems unlikely that somebody would go that effort and expense for a 27-foot production sailboat. Su
Issues Sailing Upwind danstanford at 2:52am 10.07.22 You might be surprised at how much more effective your keel is at preventing that crabbing if you ge
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail JamesG161 at 11:45pm 10.06.22 First hand experience please, not opinions! I have a luff adjust with tiny cleat on the sail. I us
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail capta at 9:52pm 10.06.22 Wow, I didn't think there would be so many against battens in IMRF. My first thought was don't do it
Kanzaki KM35P gearbox fill level BigEasy at 8:31pm 10.06.22
Transducer question Cmccoy843 at 7:57pm 10.06.22 I got a toilet wax ring and melted the wax, poured it into a small dish and let it cool into a nice
Transducer question ShotgunSlim at 7:47pm 10.06.22 I got a toilet wax ring and melted the wax, poured it into a small dish and let it cool into a nice
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Tedd at 7:34pm 10.06.22 Simple, ugly, but it works. Thanks! That's more or less how my wife describes me, so it should be go
Transducer question Cmccoy843 at 7:27pm 10.06.22 What type of transducer are you planning to install? Depth and speed transducers are generally inst
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps ShotgunSlim at 7:27pm 10.06.22 I had the same problem on my C-22 and I simply took an old tube sock, wrapped it around the strap se
Through holes and prop FastOlson at 7:25pm 10.06.22 Count to ten, then everyone take a deep breath. Count to ten, again. There really is not enough info
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Will Gilmore at 7:23pm 10.06.22 This is one of my all time favorite movies. My kids still refer to the ocean as "the big blue wet t
Issues Sailing Upwind mermike at 7:21pm 10.06.22 Not trying to be a wise guy, but you DO have the keel lowered, right?
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 7:18pm 10.06.22 Not sure what you are saying here. Are you saying the gap between the prop hub and the strut is not
Happy Birthday to John Shepard mermike at 7:18pm 10.06.22 Happy birthday John. We're all sailing for adventure with you like missing out on a good birthday p
Keel Bolts for a 1999 Oceanis 461 Michael Atkinson at 7:15pm 10.06.22 Thanks Guys ,,,,,,, The PDF supplied in the keel bolt thread was perfect. many thanks !!
Transducer question sail sfbay at 7:13pm 10.06.22 What type of transducer are you planning to install? Depth and speed transducers are generally insta
Through holes and prop dlochner at 6:56pm 10.06.22 I've been cleaning boat bottoms for 28 years (many tens of thousands of service events) and I can t
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 6:51pm 10.06.22 209813
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 6:45pm 10.06.22 google it. Measure the distance when you're cleaning bottoms. The distance between the prop hub a

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