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THIS is a travel lift (1) higgs at 7:47pm 04.23.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2095 This I am using in my back yard
2000 Hunter 310 Roof Hatch Wires (1) Revere at 5:55pm 04.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1444 Opened the roof access panel. Noticed 2 terminal strips. 1 had heavy gauge wire for the mast top lig
2000 Hunter 310 Ground Wire (1) Revere at 5:50pm 04.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1340 While changing fuel hoses, noticed what appears to be a grounding wire not connected on 1 end in the
2000 Hunter 310 Fuel Line Revere at 5:44pm 04.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1369 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 11/2632 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 5/1593 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 3/1430 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 26/10836 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 9/3923 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 8/2645 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 5/1859 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 7/3315 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 8/2038 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 7/7686 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 3/2535 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 3/1839 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 3/3533 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 11/7812 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 5/1386 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 4/1395 Hi Everyone, I'm a new owner of an 86 25.5, and I have a strange issue with the 2006 Suzuki 6hp 4

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Catalina 22 Swing Keel Grotto at 6:45pm 04.15.22 I will attest to getting it sand blasted, I went the grinder rust converter route WAY more work.
Burning insense on a boat jviss at 6:23pm 04.15.22 How do I safely burn insense on a boat? Why? Is incense that important to you?
Burning insense on a boat gtg at 6:20pm 04.15.22 If I had to have something burning, I'd design something like this lantern sold by Weems and Plath,
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits jviss at 6:19pm 04.15.22 If the fuse terminal, battery terminal, and wire terminal are in contact, I imagine it doesn't matte
Burning insense on a boat gtg at 6:13pm 04.15.22 Never done it but if I were thinking to do so, I think I'd look for a completely sealed, with vent
Rudder repairs (8) racenmotorsports at 5:47pm 04.15.22 Finally finished the rudder and the last coats of the rustoleum marine bottom paint. This is a lake
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? jaysweet at 5:17pm 04.15.22 No offense: it's a meaningless distinction. If the force was being applied at the bow, we'd call it
Desperate leakinhg Crusty Ol Salt at 5:09pm 04.15.22 I read this again. I cannot figure out why your boat has not been pulled out of the water.
37C Portlight Dalliance at 5:03pm 04.15.22
Water Heater Discharge SV Bella at 4:55pm 04.15.22 I bought the new Kuuma. It has the temperature control system which is my real problem. Should be
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 4:47pm 04.15.22 204435
Binoculars jaysweet at 4:28pm 04.15.22 I have one from West Marine with built in compass. I really like them. To be honest, it's mostly for
Desperate leakinhg Mark Maulden at 4:28pm 04.15.22 I'm not sure you have the leak under control. If you plugged the tube, which, I think is a limber tu
What do you think of this...... NYSail at 4:23pm 04.15.22
What do you think of this...... NYSail at 4:20pm 04.15.22 Hey, I am not qualified to offer an opinion on this. I wonder how the swage will look once it's c
86 Hunter 25.5 RKMCCORKLE at 3:29pm 04.15.22 Mine was on a 86 Hunter 25.5 and after much of a challenge I checked the ice box and it was the over
Water Heater Discharge JamesG161 at 3:26pm 04.15.22 The lever was hard to move and once it did it did leak If it leaked around the stem of the PRV , t
Water Heater Discharge JamesG161 at 3:20pm 04.15.22 I took the pressure release valve off. Just push and lift the lever on it few times to re-seat the
What do you think of this...... BarryL at 3:17pm 04.15.22 Hey, I am not qualified to offer an opinion on this. I wonder how the swage will look once it's c
A Technically Sophisticated Repair DArcy at 3:16pm 04.15.22 That's interesting. I download my playlists and don't have any problems playing but am generally wit

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