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happy new year everyone! looking for recommendations for a new roller furler for my H34? just a l
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Getting ready to pull the trigger on a 74 alden dolphn 47. She has been stripped of all floors. A
RolfSail at 10:08am 01.02.22
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FYI: Good Old Boat Magazine has a review of the H260 in their Jan/Feb issue.. pg 8
MNIAW at 9:10am 01.02.22
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Anybody done it? I fly solo most days and it's a real pain to have to leave the tiller to move forwa
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Want a nice one hopefully elongated.
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Well, an overnight New Year spent at our Caladesi Island State Park Marina was a wonderful experienc
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This AM Sunday I can't get my New Posts feature to work. All I get is a fast menu bar flash and the
Light air at 4:47am 01.02.22
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I just bought an 85 Hunter 25.5. The seller was the 2nd owner but had her for at least the last 10
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I have a raymarine A75 chartplotter. Every time I start the engine (last year only, before, it was o
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Just made the deal on a '84 25.5 Hunter. Needs some cleaning but nothing structural. She has a 9.9
Dave in Rescue at 3:37pm 01.01.22
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Good Day Everyone, I recently purchased a 1984 Hunter 37c docked in Vallejo, CA. The boat is in go
teacherspet at 3:12pm 01.01.22
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So, since I have had my Vision 32. The floor in front of the toilet was springy. I pulled off the br
dkinzer at 2:02pm 01.01.22
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When our Hunter 41DS was hauled out for the pre-sale survey I was surprised to not see a speed trans
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I pulled my rudder off my oday 25 this week. The seam that faces the boat seems to be split, this i
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I have looked everywhere trying to find an anchor light for my Hunter 420 passage. If anyone knows w
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Happy New Year to all friends and family. May your blessings be many and your heartaches be few. Pe
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I'm looking for a fun winter project under the cover. We're spending more time on board in season th
Project_Mayhem at 4:49pm 12.31.21
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I discovered that the wood in the middle of the transom is soaked. My boat is the inboard model and

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Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?"
Kings Gambit at 5:31am 07.15.24
Veer can also mean a shift of wind direction clockwise; versus back, a shift of wind direction count
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?"
dLj at 5:29am 07.15.24
This is the specific link: OED Scope nautical Hmmm, that link takes me to the Oxford English Dicti
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes
mermike at 5:27am 07.15.24
After more testing yesterday, I'm abandoning the spurling pipe, for now at least. I retrieved the r
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?"
Hayden Watson at 5:25am 07.15.24
Putting zero into the calculation to mix your drink can work to 'float your boat' as a proportion b
Anchoring woes
dLj at 5:18am 07.15.24
What do you mean by a bridle? I currently have 30ft of chain and around 100ft of rode. When we anch
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?"
Kings Gambit at 5:18am 07.15.24
It is common nautical vernacular - did it on all the large gray things I sailed on. Allowing an an
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue.
ethanknox at 5:01am 07.15.24
Regarding strainers. some plastic strainers are top fixtures with in/out fittings that screw a bowl
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?"
kappykaplan at 4:58am 07.15.24
Is that common nautical vernacular It is common nautical vernacular - did it on all the large gray
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?"
jviss at 4:55am 07.15.24
25 ft veered out I have never heard the expression "veered out." Is that common nautical vernacul
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?"
Scott T-Bird at 4:54am 07.15.24
Scope is the length of line let out relative to the depth, so it is the hypotenuse (ignoring centen
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue
3GGG at 4:39am 07.15.24
Please, just throw money :biggrin: . :laugh:
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306
Brinky63 at 4:15am 07.15.24
Can you take measurements from your existing arch? Sure.
Damaged gel coat
east coaster at 4:06am 07.15.24
The chandlery here in Dartmouth Nova Scotia has a "machine " that will match your gel coat colour re
Anchoring woes   (1)
fred1diver at 2:18am 07.15.24
Looking at your bow, I'm wondering if using a bridle might work. How much chain do you have and how
What a day!
Foswick at 12:05am 07.15.24
Hmm ... I didn't realize the orcas really ventured inside (east) of Whidbey. Could you tell who the
What a day!
Hayden Watson at 11:03pm 07.14.24
My crabby buddy broght his gopro to see what is happening on the bottom. We got about 72 minutes of
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?"
Hayden Watson at 10:56pm 07.14.24
1 to 1 is a 45 d angle. I believe the format is horizontal to vertical. The hypotenuse isn't a fa

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