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Water too hot Roy10289 at 2:16pm 08.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1388 I have a 6 gal Seward electric water heater on my 1995 Hunter 37.5. Since I have owned the boay (2ye
SL-140 Missing Items (2) starowl at 2:01pm 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 6/6296 Well, I revived an old SL-140 14' sailboat last week, but made a mistake in letting a novice take it
New Liveaboard-Week One butchrobbins at 1:46pm 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2393 Thanks to all for the info in my previous post, and now to share some thoughts from my first week ab
towing a fiberglass dinghy Carole M at 10:45am 08.15.09 Catalina 22 2/2239 How much drag do you have towing a fiberglass dinghy. I have a 4 HP engine on my Catalina 22. Does
Sun relief on a 9.2A BobM at 10:06am 08.15.09 S2 0/1235 Just not a lot of good options for sun relief at the helm of a 9.2A. So far my ventilated hat is th
Potomac and Chesapeake Sailors - NOR (1) rpwillia at 9:11am 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1443
Good Rainbow Photos (1) Larry7082 at 8:47am 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1209 Anyone got good rainbow photos? I took this in July just before we went out to see the fireworks...
Boat Listing Problem normhildreth at 8:26am 08.15.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1412 I have a 31' Beneteau First 1993 shoal draft. I bought the boat 3 years ago. At the time I noticed t
modifying the ladder OdayDave at 8:21am 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2026 My wife and kids complain that the ladder is uncomfortable on the feet when climbing out of the wate
Love that autopilot (4) OdayDave at 7:57am 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1918 I just finished a week of sailing on Lake Michigan and Green Bay with a buddy of mine (almost 200 mi
Gelcoat chip repair R.S.Cape at 6:56am 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1694 Has anyone used the gelcoat repair kits from West Marine? Or any other systems that work well?? We h
water in oil newboatowner at 5:44am 08.15.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1681 As a new boat owner after many years, I committed a foolish mistake and forgot to open the fresh wat
Xcite Rudder Hardware JDPeterson at 5:21am 08.15.09 Day Sailers 0/1473 Hi, Anyone know where I can find the hardware that mounts on an Xcite rudder? I need the entire a
Sail Magazine Cover / August Issue - Is That An Asymetrical Head Sail? Joe Mullee at 5:13am 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1538 I'm showing more of my ignorance by asking this question but I know very little about head sails oth
leaking centerboard mrlympi at 4:25am 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1310 I have a 1969 15 foot Oday and the centerboard is leaking. Where can I get parts? Thank you
vdo sumlog 34ac0002 at 2:40am 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2353 good day, all... i need a mechanical vdo sumlog sl speed indicator (30 knots-12 vdc), the impeller
Best place for a transducer? George16943 at 1:54am 08.15.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1688 I have a Mac 26 S and want to fit a through hull transducer (depth finder) but not sure of the best
Getting underneith stantions on 1979 l25 survivor at 11:03pm 08.14.09 Lancer 8/1819 My L25 has the 3 windows on each side and an inside mast support. my dillema is how to get in back o
Hauling my hunter out for the first time bigrock at 10:06pm 08.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2739 hello people. well next month i will be hauling my hunter legend 37.5 out of the water for the firs
lube for roller furling capta at 8:53pm 08.14.09 Ask All Sailors 5/7936 Hey all Just purchased a Pearson 530 ' all the sails are off the boat. Thought it might be a good ti

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Bent Wing Scott T-Bird at 7:29pm 04.01.22 Not related to fixing the keel - but for the life of me if its the starboard wing that is bent down
Looking for an Oday 240 or 272 cheeseNcrackers at 7:07pm 04.01.22
Rescue? I must be missing something shemandr at 7:05pm 04.01.22 That particular area is not friendly to slow moving vessels. We don't know if they were headed Nort
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Screen Saver at 7:02pm 04.01.22 I have been monitoring your post and when I was addressing the same issues: trying to cruise, havin
Bent Wing smokey73 at 6:33pm 04.01.22 Not related to fixing the keel - but for the life of me if its the starboard wing that is bent down
SWINOMISH CHANNEL BNSF SWING BRIIDGE to be closed in APRIL jssailem at 6:12pm 04.01.22 I'd love to join you, but I am reinstalling injectors on my Perkins. Have to be back in Salem before
SWINOMISH CHANNEL BNSF SWING BRIIDGE to be closed in APRIL Terry Cox at 5:59pm 04.01.22 Thanks, John, for that news update. Weather permitting, I'm planning on a one week cruise around the
Reuse shrink wrap? shemandr at 5:34pm 04.01.22 "I'm not a smart man..."
Fender cleanup Stu Jackson at 5:21pm 04.01.22 Don't use Acetone or other strong solvents Ace4rone is a lot of work --- Paint brush and roller c
Reuse shrink wrap? quadrille38 at 5:20pm 04.01.22 Oh yeah. Humping that cover up the boat ladder and lifting it over the boom was at the limit of my
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 4:54pm 04.01.22 204001
Rescue? I must be missing something Will Gilmore at 4:45pm 04.01.22 How was this an emergency? Shouldn't they have called a tow boat instead? I can appreciate that 35
Looking for an Oday 240 or 272 cb32863 at 4:31pm 04.01.22 I understand difficulties finding boats close by, I drove from MN to FL for my current boat. It's a
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor SycloneDriver at 4:14pm 04.01.22 That's not so. Turning the key off will just shut off the field current for the alternator, and it
Bent Wing shemandr at 4:08pm 04.01.22 The best thing about the wing keel on the H356 and other H models is that it gets weight down low on
Honda 2000 vs. Lincoln 140 welder SycloneDriver at 3:48pm 04.01.22 Maybe borrow a 2nd Honda and parallel them or borrow a different generator. Stick welder? FYI Loo
Fender cleanup dmax at 3:33pm 04.01.22 You can use Comet, Barkeeper's Friend (which has Oxalic Acid), Mineral Spirits and/or a Magic Eraser
Its funny Friday! SFS at 3:25pm 04.01.22 Man it was weird reading that potato joke. I have a skiing buddy whose sister dated Tom Brokaw for a
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 3:16pm 04.01.22 In France, they would say that joke was 'og rotten.'
Honda 2000 vs. Lincoln 140 welder thinwater at 2:47pm 04.01.22 No shore power? Make an adapter. It also depends on what you are welding. Tubing and railings at 25

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