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Raymarine or Navman Kailani at 1:27am 04.04.05 Ask All Sailors 16/1452 In an effort to compare two ~6" color display chartplotters, the Raymarine 435i and the Navman 5600,
Raymarine or Navman Kailani at 1:26am 04.04.05 Big Boats 0/753 In an effort to compare two ~6" color display chartplotters, the Raymarine 435i and the Navman 5600,
User Fees PrincessoftheLake at 1:02am 04.04.05 Big Boats 3/827 My husband and I own and sail a Hunter 34 on Lake Superior. We keep our boat in Bayfield, so the Apo
Cruising Fees PrincessoftheLake at 1:01am 04.04.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1179 My husband and I own and sail a Hunter 34 on Lake Superior. We keep our boat in Bayfield, so the Ap
Hanging Anchor on Bow Pulpit PhotoEd at 1:01am 04.04.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/4598 What do you call the little "do-hickys" that "hook" the anchor to the bow pulpit for temp storage?
Rub rail - dirt James at 12:58am 04.04.05 Big Boats 6/845 I tried without success this past weekend trying to clean my rub rail. Does anyone know a product th
Swaying back-n-forth while on the hook. PhotoEd at 12:24am 04.04.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1065 Hi all,Spent most of the day on the hook yesterday (it's been several years) and REALLY enjoyed it!
Edson Throttle Control Handle Paul Jaudon at 12:20am 04.04.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1200 I have managed to break my throttle control handle. It was on an Edson pedestal model 335. Has any
anybody know Alan Hadad's new email? George H260 at 10:15pm 04.03.05 Big Boats 1/919 I read Alan's very thorough article on Compression post replacement and tried to email him for the d
leaking rubber exhaust pipe Mario Grech at 9:21pm 04.03.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/891 I have noticed a water leak at the bend (goose neck) in the rubber flexible exhaust pipe, the pipe w
Creaking Bill4867 at 8:05pm 04.03.05 Big Boats 3/1359 Just spent the weekend on my C350 in the slip with quite a storm coming thur. I notice quite a bit
Hello Crazy! Mark at 2:10pm 04.03.05 Smaller Boats 0/718 Wondering if you have had a chance to check those phots yet??Not tooo keen to sail her the way she
License to sail ex-admin at 1:46pm 04.03.05 Ask All Sailors 96/7109 While some say power boaters and sail boaters are like Mars and Venus, we all share the water togeth
Varnishing stern rail seats Oliverhg at 1:01pm 04.03.05 Mid-Size Boats 9/1332 I bought my 33 new last year. Some of the varnish on the wooden slats on the stern rail seats are n
Using the furling jib MJohnson at 12:44pm 04.03.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/777 I just bought a 170 and never used a furling jib before....need some advice.Any advice on how to f
Yanmar Keys Panacea at 12:22pm 04.03.05 Ask All Sailors 14/4003
Schaefer Snap Furler Jason Alexander at 12:05pm 04.03.05 Smaller Boats 2/1255 Ok, I'm asking a lot of questions. Does anyone with a H26 have a Schaefer Snap Furler. I'm tryin
Bud, Please help!!!!!!! Jim at 11:54am 04.03.05 Smaller Boats 8/991 I have put the boat in the water and had the leak you spoke about. I am not certain that the leak i
Deck leaks Doug at 11:22am 04.03.05 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1196 I own a 1980 Hunter 27 and just discovered a deck leak. Where the bow pulpit is fastened to the deck
springlines H Trumbower at 11:16am 04.03.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1199 I am new to sailing and I would like to know what a spingline is and how it's rigged?All replies wil

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Hunter Legend 35.5 (1990) issue smokey73 at 5:13pm 03.25.21 Pictures please! If the holes allow any sweating from the surface of the tank to "drain to the bilg
Hunter Legend 35.5 (1990) issue Joseph Bauman at 5:03pm 03.25.21 I see what you mean by the thruhaul though.. I'm looking into it!
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port Ralph Johnstone at 4:56pm 03.25.21 I wouldn't wish this on anyone! Except for maybe the guy who said " 3M 4200 FC only has a
Hunter Legend 35.5 (1990) issue Joseph Bauman at 4:49pm 03.25.21
VHF Range? Tally Ho at 4:48pm 03.25.21 Seems like 50% of the time (maybe more) when someone calls radio check on 16 the coast guard replys
VHF Range? Tally Ho at 4:42pm 03.25.21 If you think of it in hours rather than miles you might feel more comfortable with 18 kts. Assume
Catalina 25 - how is boom supposed to be secured to gooseneck Panaphobe at 4:39pm 03.25.21 I went to sign up for the C25 association's forums today and it asked me for a payment after confirm
Aft Mounted Radar Pole on a Hunter 376 chuckwayne at 4:35pm 03.25.21 Garhauer made me a really nice stern pole with a custom antenna hoop and a tilt control to level the
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port SV/Journey at 4:27pm 03.25.21 <p>
Catalina 25 - how is boom supposed to be secured to gooseneck Stu Jackson at 4:25pm 03.25.21 1. Thanks for the link. 2. I figured I'd see what info I could get from free forums before I tr
Boat Transportation Service Recommendation rukidn at 4:22pm 03.25.21 Congratulations! We used Uship auction to move from TX to OH. Timing wasn't as desired, but we did g
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? SailorElliot at 4:17pm 03.25.21 Sounds good, thanks!
VHF Channels SailorElliot at 3:36pm 03.25.21 Okay, thanks for the advice!
VHF Channels dlochner at 3:12pm 03.25.21 Remember, transmissions on VHF are not private, any one with a radio within range can hear what you
VHF Channels Richard19068 at 2:43pm 03.25.21 Not that I probably ever will, but I can use channels 67 or 72 for just chatting to other boats? 6
Sailing to Catalina Island? jssailem at 2:30pm 03.25.21 A 20 foot sailiboat can handle waves that are just over 6 feet. Very quickly you will loose control
Hunter 260 Ballast Modifications Doug J at 2:26pm 03.25.21 They ruined a perfectly fine water ballast sailboat. I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot boat hook.
VHF Channels SailorElliot at 2:24pm 03.25.21 Not that I probably ever will, but I can use channels 67 or 72 for just chatting to other boats?
VHF Channels dlochner at 2:21pm 03.25.21 Here ya go, straight from the horse's mouth so to speak. https://wireless.fcc.gov/marine/vhfchanl.p
VHF Range? dlochner at 2:19pm 03.25.21 No one has mentioned the antenna cable and connections. These can degrade service quite a lot if the

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