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2000 Hunter 310 Fuel Line Revere at 5:44pm 04.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1322 While changing the fuel hoses, I noticed there was no valve at the fuel tank for the return fuel. W
Dickenson Heater Report Roger Long at 4:34pm 04.23.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2578 I finally fired up the Dickenson Newport heater. There definitely is a learning curve to starting t
Licensing References joker at 1:55pm 04.23.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1557 My situation is that I am an American citizen living in Italy. I have just partnered into an Italia
Boater's World sailgirl at 1:05pm 04.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1387 Has anyone here shopped with the online company "Boater's World"? The prices look good, but a frien
UV lights in Diesel tanks to inhibit growth Hermit Scott at 12:47pm 04.23.10 Ask All Sailors 26/9575 Has any one heard of using UV lights inside the tank to kill whatever is growing in there? I don't k
Acrylic vs Polycarbonate Bob S at 12:18pm 04.23.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3387 I will be cutting an access hole into my diesel tank for cleaning. I want to fabricate a cover that
Hurricane prep old guys sail at 11:50am 04.23.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2375 This is definately a newbie question--I live in upstate SC, have a friend offering me a free slip in
Baja & Beyond-capable boat Zaren at 10:11am 04.23.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1720 Looking to buy my first sailboat to cruise down the coast of the US, Mexico, Central America and acr
H260 Centerboard Well Photos MikeH at 8:45am 04.23.10 Smaller Boats 7/3271 I have an older 260, a 1998 model that I bought in 2003 on Long Island (5 years in salt water), and
First Sailboat-Not my last problem! e3mikey at 8:35am 04.23.10 Day Sailers 8/1869 Purchased a DS3 end of last year. It was an 87 and actually came with the original owners manual. I
Hull serial number? vimocam at 8:02am 04.23.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/7312 Does anyone know where to find the hull serial number (BEY###) on a Beneteau? I have a 36CC 1998 or
Attaching a new cleat to the mast, recommendations? Sanford H. at 7:04am 04.23.10 Smaller Boats 3/2385 OK... Heres another one for the Brain trust... (and I don't think this one is covered on George's mo
Catalina Asso. for Chesapeake area?? SailingWebGuy at 6:52am 04.23.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1749 Hello Everyone! Are there any Catalina Associations/Clubs for the Chesapeake area?? I just bought
Is this really Irwin? epistosaurus at 6:45am 04.23.10 Irwin 3/3294 Hi Irwiners, I am looking at a boat to buy and came across one which I like. It is an Irwin 38 from
Any Pickwick Lake sailors out there? flynfol at 6:18am 04.23.10 Destinations 11/7235 I just spent a couple days in Savannah,TN. Pickwick looks like a good sailing destination. Nice area
Pins for stem head? Indysailor at 5:59am 04.23.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1299 Hi all, I bought an O'day 23 last fall and am in the process of getting it ready for sailing. I noti
Suzuki 6 Inital cooling? bcollis at 4:53am 04.23.10 Smaller Boats 4/1364 Hi Everyone, I'm a new owner of an 86 25.5, and I have a strange issue with the 2006 Suzuki 6hp 4
Pre-Launch Shopping List and some questions (7 images) (8) wonkodsane at 4:38am 04.23.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2404 I just finished my pre-launch inventory on my new (to me) 89 Catalina 30 Mk II and besides the stuff
Butane fuel source. MrBee at 4:00am 04.23.10 Ask All Sailors 13/4989 After reading the post about the use of Denatured alcohol and West M's high price, I thought i would
Digital Music Help WMA to MP3 Andy1237 at 9:02pm 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1999 Is there a quick and easy way to convert WMA files to MP3 files? Seems most of the files on my PC ar

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Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? Stu Jackson at 8:44pm 09.17.21 Wish I was still there. Spent an enjoyable 18 years in Grand Marina. Good luck. Sounds like a pla
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) HeatherE at 8:14pm 09.17.21 Hello! My wife and I live on a 1979 Cal 34 and I replaced the VHF with a Standard-Horizon a few yea
Hunter 410 Refrigerator Light Wiring Ralph Johnstone at 8:04pm 09.17.21 If you have proven power to the interior light receptacle, the problem is most likely the wrong pol
SPLASH! Roadking Larry at 6:53pm 09.17.21 Took the ketch out for the maiden/shakedown sail today. I was going to go out yesterday but had a co
New H240 owner - portable toilet question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:28pm 09.17.21 Fwiw, the active ingredient in AquaKem is formaldehyde...which, surprisingly is "biodegradable," it
Well, I made a $800 mistake by flipping the little switch on the engine on panel. twalker H260 at 6:12pm 09.17.21 If you have an oem extinguisher the switch at the engine panel should not have released the extingui
Well, I made a $800 mistake by flipping the little switch on the engine on panel. MitchM at 6:00pm 09.17.21 if it's an oem extinguisher install you should be able to get lots more info from hu
Small dog Ramp/Step Recommendations for hatchway Catalina 27 MitchM at 5:55pm 09.17.21 i spent a couple days building a beautiful folding wooden 'dog ramp ' with stainless hinge
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing twistedskipper at 5:47pm 09.17.21
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 5:26pm 09.17.21
New H240 owner - portable toilet question caverun at 5:24pm 09.17.21 That's good news- BTW I've had good luck with the Aqua-Kem chemical for the waste tank- really contr
Teak seats and trim. georgetheleo at 5:21pm 09.17.21 There are lots of foam teak looking products that just glue down on FG. Dont buy a China made one
Overprotection of prop (too much anode) on BENETEAU Oceanis 351 heritage at 5:11pm 09.17.21 Years ago while cruising in the Caribbean, we were having excessive barnacle growth on the prop and
thru hole replacement georgetheleo at 5:05pm 09.17.21 Better replace all with Forespar Marelon. Most of Benny s have cheap Italian made thru hulls and at
Hunter 410 Refrigerator Light Wiring Sailgunner at 5:00pm 09.17.21 The frig lights are connected to the Courtesy Lights 1. If your lights are not working its either th
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running georgetheleo at 4:44pm 09.17.21 These Volvo shaft log non-seals are just stupid!!
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler DAVA390 at 4:23pm 09.17.21 Trawler: driving inside, forward, laughing at the rain. Conversion, likely sitting in stern, in the
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? eherlihy at 4:04pm 09.17.21 IIRC you have to remove the fuel tank to get at the bolts for the strut. Quite a project. I repla
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? (1) Stu Jackson at 4:02pm 09.17.21 Stu: For sure I thought you would have the Garhauer adjustable system. Don, I raced back in SF wi
1997-H410 Stay chainplate cracks !! JamesG161 at 3:22pm 09.17.21 Some ideas: - To weld the cracks but also fill the smile shape cut with welding I have expert t

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