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What's your favorite anchorage? SailboatOwners.com at 9:58am 12.02.01 Ask All Sailors 54/3411 What's your all-time favorite anchorage?Is it a place with great natural beauty and tranquillity?
BAHAMA CRUISE PATRICIA KRAUSE at 2:53am 11.26.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1384 We are planning a trip to the Bahamas around the 10 th of Jan. We will be trailering our boat to the
lettering on sails Nicole at 9:09am 12.02.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1504 The lettering on my sails are peeling off... where can I purchase vinyl lettering?NicoleCyber_Nix
Winter Covering Marc Potkin at 7:39am 12.02.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1066 Just purchased a 1985 Catalina 30 and I am wondering if someone has figured out an easy and practica
Inflatable Boat Russ Garecht at 1:40am 11.26.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1154 Does anyone know of a good web site for honest reviews of inflatable boats and outboard motors?I a
alittle coastal sailing??? rick simmons at 7:08am 12.02.01 Smaller Boats 3/905 i own a cat 22
Charts D. Phillips at 5:34am 12.02.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1162 Hello everybody,I am hoping to cruise two areas during an extended summer vacation in 2002, Long Is
Naples to Key West Guest at 1:00am 11.26.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1307 I am considering sailing from Naples Fl. to Key West in January. Any comments, concerns or advice?
Hunter Boats and Racing Cliff Ruckstuhl at 3:43am 12.02.01 Racing 5/1671 I am on my third Hunter boat and have been racing them all. My first boat was the 23 that I raced w
Teak Refinishing Mike at 2:12am 12.02.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1022 This is the year! Our Teak needs to be refinished and we really don't want to go through the bother
Don Bodeman companionway hinged doors Terry Arnold at 11:15pm 11.25.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1171 Don, Thanks for the clear write up in the photo forum for the vertically hinged doors. They do ad
draft mike at 11:15pm 12.01.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1486 im in the process of buying a 30 ft hunter 77 model but due to the low water level on lake erie ha
Hunter23 Relocate battery Ted Sonntag at 11:09am 12.01.01 Smaller Boats 1/901 I'm thinking of relocating the battery from port to starboard to better balance the boat . Has anyo
Cutlass Bearing Check? Jim at 9:46pm 11.25.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1145 I just hauled my boat out for the winter and I'm doing routine checks. I feel some wiggle in the cu
Active Heavy Weather Tactics henkmeuzelaar at 8:28am 12.01.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1168 Several recent posts would seem to indicate that a renewed discussion of active heavy weather tactic
Computer Racing Jim at 4:26am 12.01.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/945 Has anyone tried the computer racing CD's? What is your opinion of these? Also where do you buy th
Diesel Smell Allen at 9:39pm 11.25.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/1104 I upgraded my A-4 gas engine to a diesel last spring. Since then, a diesel smell has started to for
answer to Rob R / rudder Ron F. at 10:48pm 11.30.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/987 The marina where I store the boat is gravel over rocky soil. This is the North shore of Long Island
Forward Hatch, trapezoid, needed for '79 27' David Carmack at 10:00pm 11.30.01 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2591 need to replace the forward hatch on my 1979, 27 footer. The hatch is a trapezoidal shape. Where ca
PROPELLER REMOVAL JACK at 7:12pm 11.25.01 Big Boats 5/2070 I would like to remove my 2 blade propeller and replace it with a 3 blade. Am I correct: To remo

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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
USING A BOAT LIFT ON A SAILBOAT Will Gilmore at 4:21am 06.19.20 The weighted keel hangs freely beneath the boat when in the water, except for the support of the wat
USING A BOAT LIFT ON A SAILBOAT RoyS at 4:01am 06.19.20 Will, you lost me with that statement.
Newport to Bermuda Race (2) Davidasailor26 at 3:53am 06.19.20 Last year during La Vagabonde's crossing @JamesG161 and I and some others had some good discussions
b and g Zeus touch date problem jviss at 3:52am 06.19.20 I think you can also update online if your MFD is connected to a WiFi hotspot, e.g., your phone.

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