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ST40 Wind/ST2000 Tillerpilot (again) Ed at 3:48am 10.11.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1007 Thank you for the previous response.2nd question:Since the ST60 Wind is available with either a S
MAST AND ROLLER FURLING HUNTER 30 JIM BESSINGER at 12:36am 10.08.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1187 I am in need of a complete mast assembly and dual line roller furling for a 30, hunter, 1990. I wou
Boat finish Chip Barnes at 12:52am 10.11.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1059 I have a 1980 catalina 22. I have two questions. First the previous owner did some patch work on the
solar panel a. glasson at 10:13pm 10.10.01 Smaller Boats 4/1158 I installed a 10-Watt solar panel on the split backstay of my H23. I ran the wire down one side and
Winterizing HSMignoni at 9:12am 10.10.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/980 I would like to winterize my boat my self this year I have the water system understood but am unsur
Step Jack and reefing Robert Smart at 12:51pm 10.10.01 Ask An Oday Owner 0/850 I see where my Ospray has what is called a step jack under the bottom of the mast. Can anyone explai
Adding WAAS Bob at 6:43am 10.10.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1019 I have a Raytheon 420 charplotter. Is there anyway to upgrade it to include WAAS or differential?
Radar detectors? Colin at 3:46am 10.10.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/827 As one coming from Canada and as such ignorant of radar detectors. Can anyone tell me if they work
Auto Pilot for Catalina 25 Bob Middleton at 1:52am 10.10.01 Smaller Boats 2/4246 What is the recommended tiller auto pilot for a Catalina 25? If you don't need to connect to other
question Conner at 9:53pm 10.09.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/866 My father has a MacGregor 25ft. His question is:How to rig "shore power" to the boat.Thank you.
PC connectivity Terry Fields at 10:37am 10.09.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/986 I have a 2002 Hunter 410 with a Raymarine Pathfinder network, including wind, depth, knotmeter, gps,
Where to sell? Steve at 7:47am 10.09.01 Smaller Boats 5/852 Need opinions on the best way to sell a 94 H26 Thanks...
Removing water heater Larry Colter at 5:45am 10.09.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/981 It appears that our water heater has bit the dust (rusted out) and we want to replace it. As it turn
Software updates Daniel Jonas at 2:25am 10.09.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/842 Bill,We have a RL70CRC with an HSB to a Raychart 520. Curious about software upgrades (how does t
Bulb Replacement Michael Stephens at 11:48pm 10.08.01 Smaller Boats 1/895 I need to know what bulb came as standard issue for the lamp on the wall just in front of the head.
Shroud bolt Selwin Gray at 10:34am 10.14.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/912 My '75 C 27 broke the fore shroud bolt which goes thru the deck.Is there an upgrade
Soft mounts Peter Albright at 10:16am 10.13.01 Other Sailboats 3/803 I am refitting a 1977 Hunter 30. I upgraded to a new Yanmar 3GM30f. I also replaced the prop, shaft,
Additional storage spaces Don Reider at 11:28am 10.08.01 Big Boats 4/1255 There appears to be an inaccessible area between the oval access ports directly behind the settee ba
Need to Vent the water tanks. Steve at 8:16pm 10.12.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/1019 I have two water tanks on my Catalina 30. One under the V berth and another under the starboard sete
rounding down Anthony Snider at 1:10am 10.12.01 Smaller Boats 2/1365 My wife and I bought and refitted a Catalina 22 and took it on its maiden voyage last weekend. We w

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capta at 2:10am 05.14.20 There should be some spectacular "eye candy" coming as you guys tweak your boats. It seems as you
Stay At Home projects: Lanyards and Helm Wheel Wrap capta at 2:03am 05.14.20 i never preferred the twine wrap on my wheel but i hate no wrap at all. i love the elk hide coverin
Newbie, needs some guidance jssailem at 10:00pm 05.13.20 @3224tm Welcome to the Forum. May you find many solutions to your sailing challenges here. If it wa
Practice your docking with the ISS justsomeguy at 9:37pm 05.13.20 Funniest thing to hear the copilot request a "go around" on a dead stick bird. :laugh:
Practice your docking with the ISS justsomeguy at 9:36pm 05.13.20 Pp4CTN6-kzQ
Yanmar 3GMF cant achieve running RPM Noodat Lady at 9:12pm 05.13.20 You haven't reinsulated or otherwise modified the engine cover? Unlikely in a sailboat I know, but a
Shroud tensions, Catalina 27, North sails Will Gilmore at 9:05pm 05.13.20 Get the mast standing straight, use the halyard to measure distance to port and starboard chainplate
Practice your docking with the ISS WayneH at 9:01pm 05.13.20 No Air resistance. You don't slow down just because you got off the throttle. I used to have a Space
Broken Divider between the sheaves mermike at 8:57pm 05.13.20 I just had to do this for a C-22. Layup 4-6 layers of fiberglass tape on a waxed sheet of glass or M
Newbie, needs some guidance (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:52pm 05.13.20 The perfect answer for @3224tm as he burns waste oil from the deep frier in his diesel, all the whil
Whale Gulper IC Waste Pump artboas at 8:48pm 05.13.20 I installed 2 of the 220 pumps in the showers on our boat they work great, until you pickel the boa
Shroud tensions, Catalina 27, North sails sailboatracer at 8:47pm 05.13.20 Ballpark numbers. Uppers between 12-18% of breaking strength of wire. Lowers between 10-14% of break
True Wind Discussion Redux Will Gilmore at 8:44pm 05.13.20 adding a heading sensor to the network, the current set and drift is accessible. But I'm not sure h
Inverter charger and neutral bus question mermike at 8:40pm 05.13.20 The neutral and ground are bonded on shore when running from shore power. The neutral input to the i
Yanmar 3GMF cant achieve running RPM Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 8:38pm 05.13.20 In addition to the mixing elbow, check your prop for growth and/ or fowling. If you have an adjusta
Practice your docking with the ISS mermike at 8:30pm 05.13.20 Don't rush it, especially at the end. I crashed.
True Wind Discussion Redux (1) Will Gilmore at 8:30pm 05.13.20 Pushaw :biggrin: Unfortunately, I am the antithesis of the lazy helmsman. My whole life, the Old
Socially distant racing? (1) Jackdaw at 8:14pm 05.13.20 Kudos to your club for not only dealing with the actual regulations and policy changes due to gover
First Disturbance of the 2020 Atlantic Season Benny17441 at 8:12pm 05.13.20 Just in time we need a little rain in Florida. Its rotation will bring us dry air on the backside t
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Hull and Motor (Collier 16 - 17) Will Gilmore at 8:10pm 05.13.20 Chapter 16 - Hull Corrosion discuss issues with construction, fasteners, materials and placement of

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