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Boat Cards Gary Wyngarden at 1:09am 10.01.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1099 A businessman would never think of leaving the office without business cards, right? Well, in our ar
Winch Repair Lee Calton at 12:46am 10.01.01 Destinations 2/1393 '89 Capri 22, wing keel, race packageThe starboard jib winch popped off yesterday after a tack in
Hello To All Terry at 12:09pm 10.07.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1040 Hi,We just bought an O'Day 25 this last weekend and wanted to say hello. We are open to any sugges
hunter-26 or hunter 28 nick at 3:44am 10.07.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1134 I am retiring and moving to New Bern, NC. I decided on a 94-96 Hunter-26 as a good first boat, until
Accumulator Tank Ted W. at 11:26pm 09.30.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1223 We're being distracted/annoyed by the 'water hammer' of the water pump pressurizing the plumbing sys
1982 Hunter 27 Furling system Ron Vanderveer at 12:35pm 10.06.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1045 We have just acquired a 1982 27 and it has what appears to be a Hood "direct line" or "line drive" (
Adding an inner fore stay Pat McCartin at 12:55am 10.06.01 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1037 This is proubably a good question for Mr. C but I'd like lot's of input (all opinions read).I have
Fresh Water Electrics Al Carlson at 3:20pm 10.05.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1294 After some years of experience fighting with continuously-clogged heads on chartered sailboats, I wa
Maxprop pitch for the 410? David Jackson at 3:26am 10.05.01 Other Sailboats 7/779 I just had a new Maxprop 3 blade installed on my 410. It runs beautifully, smooth as silk. Yard sa
Mac 26x trailer - fix or replace? Brad at 9:20pm 10.04.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/963 We have a 1999 Mac 26x and I have concerns about our trailer. It has been banged a bit, the ladder w
Important - Bilge Pump Alert! Rob at 12:01pm 10.04.01 Ask All Sailors 6/1240 Ah - where to start....After an afternoon sail today, I did a routine check on my bilge pump (1 ye
King starboard Bryan at 8:31am 10.04.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1251 I am interested in replacing some teak with "King Starboard". Has anyone used this material? Succe
should i buy a C Frank Urbanowitz at 4:24am 10.04.01 Catalina 22 0/1129 i live in germany and i want to buy a c
H23 beats J22 Bob Grogan at 1:36pm 10.03.01 Smaller Boats 3/869 Well Gang it finally happened, We raced 'Twinkle' 86 Hunter 23 to a 3rd place finish and a 1st place
It doesn't get better than this Paul Housman at 9:55pm 10.03.01 Smaller Boats 3/955 We've had our h26 a year now and have never stayed over night on her. So we decided to take some tim
"Made it to San Diego but now a few problems exist Susan Annala at 8:27am 10.03.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1100 Ahoy everyone!!! My beautiful H34 (yacht) has finally made it to San Diego!! I was thrilled to see
Newport Beach to San Diego Terry Goodin at 1:17am 10.03.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1096 Do any of you know how long it takes to motorsail from Newport Beach to San Diego ?Thanks
CE Certification Bob B at 5:37am 10.02.01 Big Boats 35/13289 I am curious, how many people that have purchased a new Hunter, in the U.S., since 1997, think their
Sea Hood Debra Stroud at 11:56pm 10.01.01 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1016 Where can I purchase (new or used) a sea hood to cover the foreward end of my sliding hatch cover? I
Hard to engage shifter Bob Rutland at 1:12pm 10.01.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/923 Our 84 H31 is hard to engage in foward, although reverse is fine. Should I start looking at the cabl

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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
True Wind Discussion Redux DrJudyB at 7:34am 05.13.20
what do you think ? too big ? Valerio at 7:34am 05.13.20 Dont know but must be like 160, i cannot sail it with more than 12 to 14 knots, and i cannot be over
Hunter212 (1) sail sfbay at 7:34am 05.13.20 Ouch!! Looks like you have a fiberglass repair job.Take a look at this thread that discusses center
Are you on your last boat? Solstice at 7:30am 05.13.20 We are probably on our last sailboat, because it is the perfect boat for us. We changed sailboats a
Running wire for masthead light Souellette at 7:28am 05.13.20 You mean 'steaming light' then , not masthead. Masthead is for anchoring. Steaming light is midway
Racing on Galveston Bay jon hansen at 7:20am 05.13.20 fun video, thanks for sharing Bill
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin Pizzazz at 7:18am 05.13.20 Answering the OP's question. You need to feed the Garmin NMEA 0183 MWD sentence. This can come eithe
True Wind Discussion Redux jon hansen at 7:11am 05.13.20 wana learn to read the wind, read Bethwaite
True Wind Discussion Redux jon hansen at 7:10am 05.13.20 no computer can see upwind, read the signs, feel the helm, ... just saying
True Wind Discussion Redux jon hansen at 7:08am 05.13.20 i tried to understand his new to me made up terms. his changing definitions. i know allot about how
Running wire for masthead light Justin_NSA at 7:05am 05.13.20 Th Thanks for the tip mcrow33. In my situation, it's a masthead light that I'm trying to rewire, n
Going to look at a 322 next week... AlastairLC at 7:00am 05.13.20 Hi Greg. Yes, the fuel cutoff was in the cockpit locker. For security? Maybe but dashed inconvenient
Old Failing Raymarine Electronics jaysweet at 6:56am 05.13.20 The ST60 wind transducer can be rebuilt with new bearings and seals. See my other posts on this is
Old Failing Raymarine Electronics jaysweet at 6:50am 05.13.20 The newest generation of transducers combine speed, depth, and water temp. Almost all are made by A

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