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Swing Keels, just some general questions... Josh at 5:20am 11.05.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1042 These are just some questions I have after reading about the lack of pointability on swing keels whe
Wind indicator's goofy Mike Linstrom at 2:08am 11.05.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/850 I have a set of Datamarine instruments. The wind indicator behaves strangely at times. The digital s
little rubber stopper/bumpers Greg aboard 'BlueBerry' at 12:48am 11.05.01 Big Boats 7/1099 ok, so I don't know what they are really called....BUT...on my L-37, there are MANY little rubber bu
Depth Sounder Nicole at 8:33am 11.11.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1095 I have a 30 Catalina and need to replace the original depth sounder. Can anybody give me information
ST 1000 trouble Brooke Willson at 11:41pm 11.04.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1025 My trusty ST 1000 took a fall to the deck when I tripped onboard Friday and dropped it. When I powe
Fall Cruising So. Cal David R at 3:30am 11.11.01 Big Boats 5/1004 I would appreciate any suggestions for over night (1 or more days) alternatives from Los Angeles exc
Cherubini 33 Dorothy at 1:41pm 11.10.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/6923 We are considering purchasing a 78 Cherubini 33, but can find very little information on the sailboa
External fuel tank for 5 hp o/b Ernie Rogers at 1:49am 11.10.01 Smaller Boats 4/3179 I have a 5 hp Nissan o/b on my '86 h23 which has about a half gallon tank. I'm looking for advise o
beef-up the deck richj at 9:51pm 11.09.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1121 I have a problem and Id like some imput from you all, maybe you have had simular problems and Id be
Holding Tank Selwin Gray at 3:02am 11.09.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/910 What size holding tank I get into my C 27 ?
Winch Servicing Questions Jim A at 11:09am 11.08.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/958 I have read that you should service your winches every season. I just got my 1992 H28 and it seems
Arch for an oldie? David Foster at 8:35pm 11.07.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1138 Some of the features on new boats are questionable, but the stainless arch/traveler on the new Hunte
flush mount stove Sailorpam at 5:23am 11.08.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/1132 Does anyone know what the original alcohol stove was for a 1980 Hunter 27? I thought it was an Orig
hunter 30 davits Ken Forman at 6:20am 11.07.01 Mid-Size Boats 0/1020 I am about to mount a StCroix rotating davit system #400 on the back of my Hunter 30. I thought of m
Anchor Swivel with Bruce Anchors OK?? Gary A. at 9:51pm 11.06.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1157 I just added one of these barrel swivels to my ground tackle. It makes getting the anchor back up th
Autopilot for 26X Bob Campbell at 12:10pm 11.06.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1115 We are considering an autopilot for our 26X. Does any one have one? What success in using it? Was
Pulling left on hunter legend 1988 Charles Milgrom at 6:41am 11.06.01 Big Boats 7/1181 I BOUGHT A LEGEND THIS SPRING. ONCE LAUNCHED, I DID SEA TRIALS AND DISCOVERED THE BOAT PULLED DANERO
Icebox upgrade Aaron Gregg at 4:16am 11.06.01 Other Sailboats 5/977 I am interested in purchasing a 12/v refrigeration system for a 1989 catalina 34'. Holding plate or
Quick Attach swageless fittings Doug T. at 1:18am 11.06.01 Ask All Sailors 0/1157 Has anyone used the above mentioned fittings? They look MUCH easier to use than Norseman or Sta-Lok
Sail slide lubrication Bill Hatton at 10:10pm 11.05.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2786 I need to lubricate the slide channels in the mast on my 290 Hunter. Do you have any solutions with

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Coronavirus related travel in the Eastern Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia jssailem at 9:20pm 02.29.20 Maybe. But the perception is creating a panic. This will reach the ports of Entry and I believe sail
Anyone else following the Sail GP series this year? jssailem at 9:08pm 02.29.20 Training? Do we need training. What about the Nike way... Just Do It. Swoosh... One problem was pr
Navionics App Issues rgranger at 9:04pm 02.29.20 Just tried mine on my iPhone 6 and its working fine. Its now called "Boating" rather than Navionics
Big scare with new standing rigging Muttondressedaslamb at 9:02pm 02.29.20 Pretty Norseman fitting. but at least the problem wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Maybe you l
Big scare with new standing rigging jssailem at 9:00pm 02.29.20 Pretty Norseman fitting.
hit a rock in the keel Ralph Johnstone at 8:40pm 02.29.20 This is now a puzzle to figure out or is it a pool? Who's for lead? I got ...................
Valve thru hull fittings..... to remove Ralph Johnstone at 8:28pm 02.29.20 Ouch ! ! ! ! The body appears to be SS and the hose/MIP thread adapter is cast bronze (sand castin
hit a rock in the keel Will Gilmore at 8:18pm 02.29.20 This is now a puzzle to figure out or is it a pool? Who's for lead? Who's for iron? Who's for steel
Second time replacing this pump, any better ideas on hand pumps? Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 02.29.20 I know that in the Great Salt Lake here in Utah I think you're on the wrong lake. That look more
IN-MAST FURLING MAINSAIL chuckwayne at 7:54pm 02.29.20 my sailmaker uses a pair of welding vicegrips - flat jaws - to work the sail out
hit a rock in the keel artboas at 7:46pm 02.29.20 most hunters had steel keels instead of lead. Lead is a soft metal, I would be surprised hunter wo
Strut lubrication? smokey73 at 7:34pm 02.29.20 Thanks, just wanted to confirm that. Just wanted to a make sure.
My first sail of 2020 Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 7:27pm 02.29.20 Nice!!- we had that kind of day yesterday- only 75 degrees. Today the winds were over 20
Strut lubrication? Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 7:25pm 02.29.20 yes they are water lubricated
Anyone else following the Sail GP series this year? Michael Davis at 7:20pm 02.29.20 It would make the cruise slip by before we could blink. 40 knots. Would be 30 minutes between ancho
Strut lubrication? MikeHoncho at 7:20pm 02.29.20 The set screws keep the bearing/bushing in place which in the strut, with my wakeboard boat, was co
Outboard motor ingramsail at 7:14pm 02.29.20 My old boat had one of those. An oldie but a goodie! I didn't keep it long (the boat or the motor)
Could Winter be over? Lazy1 at 6:48pm 02.29.20 Funny how the warming climate makes us less patient for warming weather. Just an observation.
My first sail of 2020 justsomeguy at 6:44pm 02.29.20 Nice! He had that boat on its ear! :biggrin:
Anyone else following the Sail GP series this year? jssailem at 6:32pm 02.29.20 It would make the cruise slip by before we could blink. 40 knots. Would be 30 minutes between anchor

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