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instrument troubleshooting Brian at 3:30am 03.04.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1501 My knot meter has power, but always registers zero. I checked the paddle wheel and it is spinning,
Traveler Upgrade Carlos J. Esteves at 3:29am 03.04.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/834 Does anyone has upgrade the mid boom traveler?I have two options Garhauer and Catalina Direct, I th
Additional storage Kevin at 3:02am 03.04.03 Smaller Boats 0/678 There appears to be some unused space above the small storage slot behind the head. It is inline wi
Question about KNotmeter Paul Aubrecht at 2:05am 03.04.03 Mid-Size Boats 9/966 I have a 93 Hunter 28 which has the OEM knotmeter.It registers very minute amounts like if I'm saili
Pensacola or Destin marinas....Is one area better? Charles at 12:05am 03.04.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1392 I am moving my boat to the Pensacola or Destin this Spring. Any advice on marinas and the sailing co
Hunter 240 - What Gives Nathan Schaan at 12:04am 03.04.03 Smaller Boats 20/11311 Just curious, I hardly ever see info about the 240 on the boards. We love our 240 and are always lo
80' Oday 28 hull deformity Steve Slaughter at 11:54pm 03.03.03 Bigger Boats 6/1410 I was getting ready to purchase a 1980 Oday 28. There is a problem where the hull is "caved in" a bi
Mast pumping... Sean Herron at 11:19pm 03.03.03 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1091
Propeller Richard Stanley at 8:51pm 03.03.03 Mid-Size Boats 7/1055 I have a Hunter Vision 32 with a Yanmar 3GM30F engine. I need a new propeller. It now has a 2 blade
H 31 false bilge-how to reach the true bilge?. Jim Oursler at 1:55pm 03.03.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1969 As I learned on my 34, the bilge area is actually the liner, with the true bilge below the liner. I
Re Gel Coating our Legend 37 Barrie at 1:40pm 03.03.03 Other Sailboats 10/1035 What is the current opinion of regel coating an older boat. I recently sawe an 1970's boat with a ne
Diesel Fuel filter replacement Barrie at 1:24pm 03.03.03 Other Sailboats 5/753 OK This is a rather simple foolish question but Ihave to ask it. My Hunter Legend 27 has a Yanmar Di
Re power from 5411 Randy at 1:02pm 03.03.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/939 I am in the process of re-powering from a 5411 Universal Diesel to a new M3-20 Universal D. The hull
Securing the portable toilet Sam Kramer at 12:55pm 03.03.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1329 I took possession of my brand new 26X in Oct'02 and I can't wait to get it in the water for the firs
Chainplates - In Need of Repair? Adam at 11:32am 03.03.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/829 I recently bought an O'day 27. I had to remove the mid-ship chainplates as the bulkhead was rotted i
Proper Tension for Shrouds Nick Batounis at 11:21am 03.03.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/820 Need a little advice. I have a Hunter 33 which I have attempted to race. One of my primary problems
Circuit Panel Lights John Wendt at 11:14am 03.03.03 Big Boats 8/776 does anyone know of a source to get the tiny clear bulb with two wires extending from its base that
Rigging Tension clif at 10:56am 03.03.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/910 I have an oday 23 1973,I had to take the mast down for some work. Does anyone know what the riggin
Free Garmin Updates . . . Good time to update D J at 10:41am 03.03.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/768 As do several GPS manufacturers, Garmin provides free updates to their GPS units, and to Mapsource.
New owner with questions Brian at 10:01am 03.03.03 Big Boats 5/806 Just spent the weekend on boat for first time and have a couple of questions. 1998 passage 42, I fou

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Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 8:03am 05.13.20 Not sure why... but this one made me think of @Kermit
Bottom Paint Sanding dlochner at 7:58am 05.13.20 Check out this article from Practical Sailor on a DIY dustless system - I think it was written by D
True Wind Discussion Redux jon hansen at 7:57am 05.13.20 i disagree with his made up definitions. the true wind is the wind over the surface of the earth. al
Bottom Paint Sanding jaysweet at 7:56am 05.13.20 I'm going to be sanding and applying bottom paint this weekend for the first time and one of the re
True Wind Discussion Redux jon hansen at 7:53am 05.13.20 thank you Barry!
23.5 Mast Raising Pole? (2) rgranger at 7:53am 05.13.20 179047 My Lowes sells SS versions of these but if you have a hard time finding them, Tractor Supply
Bow thruster - is it a plus or minus? Solstice at 7:51am 05.13.20 This is exactly the type of engineering logic that eases my mind. Reportedly, this bow-thruster wa
True Wind Discussion Redux jon hansen at 7:51am 05.13.20 why not read the speed of the true wind with your eyes!
True Wind Discussion Redux Davidasailor26 at 7:50am 05.13.20 i do not accept his terms / definitions for the winds we sail in. Jon, How else do you propose tha
Bottom Paint Sanding dmax at 7:50am 05.13.20 Check out this article from Practical Sailor on a DIY dustless system - I think it was written by Dr
rgranger at 7:49am 05.13.20 :poop:
True Wind Discussion Redux BarryL at 7:48am 05.13.20 Hey, I think you are making way too big a deal from this. You understand the difference between Tru
What to mount on the bulkhead? Ron20324 at 7:48am 05.13.20 I used to be at L & M docks at HHN until they moved me to put in the new haul-out bay. You might not
Hunter212 rgranger at 7:48am 05.13.20 Not a big deal to fix. First you will need to get it off the trailer. Do you have a picnic tabl
True Wind Discussion Redux jon hansen at 7:43am 05.13.20 i do not accept his terms / definitions for the winds we sail in.
Old Failing Raymarine Electronics jaysweet at 7:42am 05.13.20 Supposing that the wind transducer overhaul fails: does anyone know if the Raymarine wind transducer
Bottom Paint Sanding rgranger at 7:40am 05.13.20 Not sure if the yard would allow wet sanding. It keeps the dust down. I read years ago on this site
Boat shopping and getting interesting feedback Leeward Rail at 7:38am 05.13.20 Yup, that's us. Sorry no new videos lately! We've been cursed by weather and other circumstances th
Are you on your last boat? Justin_NSA at 7:36am 05.13.20 The couple we bought Bella from were 80. They bought an RV and are seeing the US. They still sail wi
Boat shopping and getting interesting feedback Leeward Rail at 7:36am 05.13.20 @ShotgunSlim That table does look familiar. Congrats on the boat purchase @TheSoggyDollar She's a

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