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swingkeel cable - how much tear is too much? FixinHer'up at 12:48pm 05.08.09 Catalina 22 5/1648 I just bought the new cable/hose/turning ball kit - and when I had to trim the hose - I accidentally
Connecting a LinkPro Bob S at 12:21pm 05.08.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1786 There are (2) 1 amp fused connections going to the positives posts of both battery banks. Does anyon
Question on interior wood refurbishing David Sheridan at 12:18pm 05.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1285 I've got a 1997 Hunter 310, and want to oil the cabin walls and cabinets -- does anyone have a recom
... Marina ... Texas tbrown0921 at 11:48am 05.08.09 Destinations 0/73 Beware of the entrapment practices by Mr Wallace at this Marina. I have leased a slip there for many
Water Muffler - ?Maintenance Free Component? rardiH36 at 11:09am 05.08.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1388 The water muffler is next component down stream of the subject of my recent mixing elbow posts. Got
Cordage Hyak II at 10:56am 05.08.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1566 I live near Philadelphia and dock my boat in Middle River, MD. I need to replace some lines includin
Harford county strawberries(the first of the season) Ross at 9:05am 05.08.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1459 and fresh biscuits and custard sauce for lunch today. Boating has to wait.
Ethanol Fuel Issues Chuckbear at 8:38am 05.08.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1990 The EPA is about to move for an increase in the Ethanol levels for fuel without further testing to d
stove and oven combo goose at 7:58am 05.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1262 I want to remove the stove-oven combo in my 1990 Vision 32. I would like to replace it with a stove
Outboard motor connection to battery Marcia at 7:22am 05.08.09 Ask All Sailors 12/10259 What a surprise! For Mother's Day my husband REALLY surprised me with a brand new Tohatsu 9.8 outboa
Looking for owner of Beneteau 32s5 named "Riff Raff" Requip at 1:59am 05.08.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1937 I Thought that I would post this here. I am trying to locate the owner of a 1990 Beneteau 32s5 loc
'88 Legend 37 - What to Consider Before Buying SunHawk at 9:14pm 05.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1308 Hello, I am looking at a 1988 Hunter Legend 37. What should I look for in my survey and trial of th
Our first sail/trip..... (1) Sumner at 9:00pm 05.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1614 I'd posted here before how a few weeks ago we had tried to get out to Lake Powell only to have the J
cabindoor "header"shift on 1979 H27 fnuttersny at 8:47pm 05.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/1714 I found the overhead support for main cabin door pulled loose on stbd side on 79 H27. It hangs dow
Islander 32' wantanewboat at 8:33pm 05.07.09 Islander 8/17413 Does anyone know anything about these boats. We found one - sitting for 2 years...looks like cosmet
New Orleans and Gulf Coast Sailors Idratherbesailing at 8:23pm 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1359 Does anyone have any experience with anchoring/visiting Ship Island? I've noticed that the tourist
NAVICO DL 160 or DL 200 units Valentina at 7:47pm 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 2/4926 Hey, there sailors. Just bought a boat that has Navico DL 160 speed and depth logs in the cockpit. B
Bottom Job & Engine Work - Been a Busy Winter (5) Maine Sail at 7:47pm 05.07.09 Musings With Maine Sail 21/5884 I December I noticed I had a cracked bell housing that was due to a manufacturing defect. I live
H216 Clean Mast/Clean Hands/Clean Sails rangerpaul at 7:02pm 05.07.09 Smaller Boats 0/993 I trailer my H216 so I raise/lower the mast a lot. My hands always get filthy which spreads to the
Water leak at the emergency tiller chelsabella at 6:50pm 05.07.09 Catalina 30 11/4629 I have water leaking from my emergency tiller head down onto the stearing assembly inthe rear cockpi

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Christmas in March Tom J at 4:24pm 03.19.22 Good on you, Greg. Getting Tally Ho wet that early is amazing.
Looking for info on the head/toilet (1) sail sfbay at 4:08pm 03.19.22 Start by making a diagram of the system, raw water intake, vent, discharge and pump-out, overboard,
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? waterman30 at 3:32pm 03.19.22 Will do that. Since boat is on the trailer I fixed up what I have adding another half. Once launche
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? smokey73 at 3:32pm 03.19.22 I remembered I had the radio at home. I pulled the battery pack and the place that rebuilt my pack
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') Johann at 3:29pm 03.19.22
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? smokey73 at 3:19pm 03.19.22 I can't recall where I ordered them, so it may be of no help but: I googled a place that when I sen
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? jviss at 3:14pm 03.19.22 Get the battery case and use Eveready Lithiums (non-rechargeable).
Wheel Lock Question - Beneteau 311 with Wheel Steering CapitalistSailor at 3:10pm 03.19.22 I'm still confused after reading the above posts and looking at the sites. Kloudie and sail sfbay,
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information MikeHoncho at 3:06pm 03.19.22 Any input on what having a documented boat gets me? I thought it was a advantage when going into Ca
Wind angle CapitalistSailor at 2:53pm 03.19.22 Slider, These parts are often available on eBay for a discount. Some are new in the package and som
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? dlochner at 2:51pm 03.19.22 Try a place like Battery World and buy the individual cells. Or as @Ted suggests get a battery case
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 2:38pm 03.19.22 Then you could take them down to your local auto parts store and have them to test them. Thanks fo
Christmas in March Crusty Ol Salt at 2:38pm 03.19.22 Sound like a perfect spring day
Allied Titanium? Tom J at 2:38pm 03.19.22 :yikes: Yikes! I was going to suggest you contact the CIA and ask them to source some titanium from
Boat Bike "tech support" Tedd at 2:37pm 03.19.22 @John Nantz , I thought you'd be amused to learn that, despite my gushing about how durable my hub
broken filler cap for yanmar 3ym20 transmission Tally Ho at 2:36pm 03.19.22
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? Ted at 2:24pm 03.19.22 They are still available. Do a search for Standard Horizon FNB-121Li. As an option you can get the
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? Tom J at 2:22pm 03.19.22 Very frustrating. I had to scrap a $900 fridge for my RV because the motherboard was no longer avai
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? BigEasy at 2:04pm 03.19.22 Best known as consumer ripoff!
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? JoeWhite at 1:54pm 03.19.22 Best known as planned obsolescence

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