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Florida gulf coast anchorages Don K. at 11:13am 10.03.03 Ask All Sailors 5/4451 My boat is docked in Hudson and I would like to sail down to Tampa Bay for a cruise. I like to anch
tranducer Linda at 9:27am 10.03.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/791 Thinking of buying a garmin 188 any suggestings where to mount a transducer on a Hunter 27' Thanks
Bilge/water pump question Andy T at 8:18am 10.03.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1015 New to the forums.Just a quick Question for you guys........I am looking for a 12V pump that will
taking mast down procud at 7:46am 10.03.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/938 has any one out there made an attempt to lower the mast by hand.does the mast just lower or does it
new traveller for 33.5 michael Wallach at 7:39am 10.03.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/914 Out of curiosity, have any 33.5 owners replaced their mainsheet travellers with new, low friction un
Throttle cable trouble. Mike at 4:41am 10.03.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1401 We are having trouble with the throttle cable on our '79 h33. It has stopped operating at the pedes
adding 2nd mainsail reefing Bob Middleton at 3:39am 10.03.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/819 I want to add a second mainsail reef to my 1987 Catalina 27. Does anyone know if the track at the e
STARBOARD!!!!!!!!!!!! OH CRAP Cliff Ruckstuhl at 2:57am 10.03.03 Racing 13/1978 Last race of the season, my Favorite is the Port Clinton Yacht Club's Snow Flurries Regatta. We had
Fabian made leaks worse! C Robb Worthington at 2:05am 10.03.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/865 Hurricane Fabian didn't destroy my boat, as it did many others, but it did make a slow leak much wor
25.5 Rudder Dave Weir at 1:54am 10.03.03 Smaller Boats 1/830 My foam-core rudder has finally died, and I an considering building one with a wood core and fibergl
curtins lee at 1:51am 10.03.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1000 I am brand new to sailing and just bought a "86 catalina 27. The boat is in great shape with the ex
Connection to Trailer Kevin at 1:14am 10.03.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/842 Last time I was winching the boat on to the trailer the U-bolt connector on the boat that the traile
Trailering a 25' Wing Keel Karin Glass at 12:21am 10.03.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/877 When you load a wing keel on it's trailer should the wing keel be resting on the trailer pad or rest
rebuild or replace Yanmar YSB-12 PD at 11:57pm 10.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/3415 I have had a few too many issues this year with my engine. Lately, after running the engine for a wh
Best way to mount 6" plotter & Autohelm head? Patrick Randall at 10:54pm 10.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/852 I've noticed that most of the "Navpod" installations seem to be on a a "cranked forward" pedestal gu
Best way of mounting 6" plotter & Autohelm head? Patrick Randall at 10:51pm 10.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/741 I've noticed that most of the "Navpod" installations seem to be on a a "cranked forward" pedestal gu
oday 222 compression post neil r ostrofe at 10:20pm 10.02.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1439 i just took delivery of an 84 oday 222 and noticed that their is no compression post in the cabin un
Vision 32 Mast Weight Doug at 9:57pm 10.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1401 Can someone give me the weight of the Vision 32 mast? Also useful would be the distance above the de
Complete Rudder Assembly Paul Daye at 8:34pm 10.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/998 Hurricane Damage,I am looking for a complete rudder assembly for a 27' 1981 Hunter, anybody have a
Internet scams originating from Africa Doug Rodrigues at 2:12pm 10.02.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/868 The latest internet scam from Africa after I advertised my boat for sale. However, I'm having fun w

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changing that AIS boat name JasonFromJersey at 6:34am 06.19.20 Hey, it looks like if I can find the damn NAIS 400 unit, I can reconfigure it thru a USB cable with
changing that AIS boat name JasonFromJersey at 6:27am 06.19.20 That is inaccurate. I have had two USCG documented vessels, MMSIs associated with both, and both w
changing that AIS boat name jviss at 6:26am 06.19.20 If CG wanted to encourage the use of AIS and corresponding MMSI #'s they could do a lot to simplify
USING A BOAT LIFT ON A SAILBOAT (2) reworb at 6:23am 06.19.20 Here's a couple of pictures I just took with my phone. Yeah I know I need bottom paint, I'm waiting
Hunter 28.5 bilge question Benny17441 at 6:22am 06.19.20 Yes, and the amount of water trapped can usually be measured in gallons. Some of the water gets rel
Part ID on Hunter 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:13am 06.19.20 Ok guys. The deck hardware for the 260 and 270 are the same as same hull and deck. Difference one
changing that AIS boat name shemandr at 6:04am 06.19.20 If CG wanted to encourage the use of AIS and corresponding MMSI #'s they could do a lot to simplify
Idaho and Center board uphaul Crazy Dave Condon at 6:03am 06.19.20 This is not an easy task gentlemen as the boat has to lifted in order to replace the centerboard lin
An adventure with my mast light Jackdaw at 5:52am 06.19.20 Harbormaster threatened everyone to not be out after dark if you don't have ALL working navigation
REPLACEMENT BIMINI p3dave at 5:34am 06.19.20 I will give them a call but i had already checked and my boat wasn't listed along with other later m
USING A BOAT LIFT ON A SAILBOAT p3dave at 5:31am 06.19.20 Thanks for all the responses so far, inherently I thought the keel needed to be supported but didn't
Fat head main on frac rig (1) Jackdaw at 5:24am 06.19.20 Nah, big genoa too much grinding I weak - singlehanding. Fathead, big roach, small overlap say 135%
changing that AIS boat name jviss at 5:12am 06.19.20 look up your MMSI here: License Search - Ship License Search drill into Call Sign...what shows up
USING A BOAT LIFT ON A SAILBOAT HMT2 at 5:04am 06.19.20 All of the sailboat on lifts that I have seen around here have a central beam on which the keel si
USING A BOAT LIFT ON A SAILBOAT reworb at 4:50am 06.19.20 All of the sailboat on lifts that I have seen around here have a central beam on which the keel sit
REPLACEMENT BIMINI Crazy Dave Condon at 4:49am 06.19.20 They were a hunter option available thru Hunter and now thru the forum store as you have the frame a
changing that AIS boat name jviss at 4:35am 06.19.20 does anyone know how to update the name of the boat in the AIS transponder? Which transponder do y
changing that AIS boat name (1) jviss at 4:33am 06.19.20 Your AIS identity is tied to your MMSI. This is also inaccurate. While there is a name associated
USING A BOAT LIFT ON A SAILBOAT dlochner at 4:27am 06.19.20 The weight of a cubic foot of water is 62.4 pounds. If you have a fin keel that is approximately 6
changing that AIS boat name jviss at 4:22am 06.19.20 Your AIS identity is tied to your MMSI. If you are a USCG documented vessel your MMSI would have

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