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Gulf Coast raft-up Chuck Creel at 6:42pm 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1585 Looking forward to some sailing this wek end but weather forecast is calling of a nor-easter that we
Help me find a week's cruise destination Rich Stidger at 6:40pm 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2581 Every year I take my work crew out for a week's cruise. Besides being fun, it's a small payback for
Line Drawing for the Hunter 41 Mystique at 5:51pm 03.16.09 Big Boats 2/1831 Anyone have a line drawing of the Hunter 41? Please forward - thanks!
O'Day 32' elalamo at 5:46pm 03.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/997 I'm thinking about purchasing a 1987 O'Day 32'. However, I don't know much about her reputation. I'm
'81 Cal 2-25 Fin Keel...anyone got any opinon or input?? stephenronning at 5:45pm 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2518 Hi Gang. I just bought a Cal 2-25 Fin Keel and am looking fwd to sailing her here in the Puget Sound
wish list (98) Witzend at 4:59pm 03.16.09 Catalina 310 16/3059 Well the wish list grows. Our 310 is not very well endowed in electronics. Just ST Depth and Speed i
Heat exchanger Juggernaut at 4:18pm 03.16.09 Bigger Boats 3/1678 Pulled the engine zinc out. Lo and behold, the socket the brass plug screwed into disintegrated. So
Not the Compression Post..the Beam above ontheroadgiv at 4:16pm 03.16.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1302 I have a 84' 31. I removed my compression post and it is fine. The fiberglass I-beam is not. The w
Mistakes were made Roger Long at 3:42pm 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2111 The PO of my boat crudely cut a couple of slots in the boom about 4 feet from the gooseneck end so h
Throttle Cable Kaibleu at 3:39pm 03.16.09 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/2344 I have a '78 Ranger 30 with an A4. The throttle cable came out of the pedestal mount yesterday. It
Broken Stanchion Peter Lougheed at 3:26pm 03.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1087 Hi there! Had a stanchion on a 1998 Hunter 340 break over winter in bad storm. All four 1/4 in bolts
Updated electrical system spreadsheet Bill Roosa at 3:22pm 03.16.09 Big Boats 0/1211 Hi All During the recent discussion on charging of batteries I realized that my initial math on batt
Holding Tank Leak Mike H. at 2:38pm 03.16.09 Big Boats 5/1228 We just took delivery on our 1994 Vision 36. After motoring across the bay, our bilge was full.
Belize Guatemala Info sailaway78 at 2:19pm 03.16.09 Destinations 4/3275 Anyone spent any time recently in the Belize-Guatemala areas. Primarily interested in cost of livin
Reduce smoking (exhaust) headhunter at 2:00pm 03.16.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1678 I have a 2000 Hunter 290. The boat is like new with 280 hours on engine. However, it is only used
Odd Leaks Bad Obsession at 1:55pm 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2153 Two of the lexan windows in my Catalina 30 (The front windows that don't open up) were leaking last
cleaning fuel tank drm at 1:54pm 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2666 I own a 2002 Hunter 356 and keep on Lake Superior. I have never had the diesel fuel polished or the
Replace Holding Tank? davidwigler at 1:34pm 03.16.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/3340 Peggy, Last year after much help from you I replaced all the hoses with Trident. I replaced the
6 Horse 66 Johnson for Parts Lee Coller at 1:15pm 03.16.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/266 I have an old 6 Horse 66 Johnson that's been sitting in my backyard for the last 5 years that I'd lo
Outboard sizing for a 25 captian dave at 12:39pm 03.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1821 I am looking at purchasing a new outboard motor. I currently have a 9.9 suzuki it is a breast. I wa

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USCG Registry versus State jviss at 8:00am 02.23.22 Asking strangers on the internet.... So, you're rejecting the entire concept of this entire forum.
Leaky Windows mikeracca at 7:59am 02.23.22 I have used many of those products when I was an auto body tech, but I would love to hear how well t
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:58am 02.23.22 Interesting. Unless you have external regulation I think typically you charge the AGMs with the alt
USCG Registry versus State FastOlson at 7:58am 02.23.22 Asking strangers on the internet vs asking the appropriate state agency....um, yeah, tough choice!
Another Ship is burning. dlochner at 7:43am 02.23.22 Don't expect good deals on VW cars in the near future. 1,100 lost cars will put a big dent in the Ea
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 7:37am 02.23.22 ... and gasoline processed at a plant that gets its power from coal. -Will
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dlochner at 7:26am 02.23.22 I don't think flexibility is an issue. If you look closely the current teak toe rails are proabably
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback sail sfbay at 7:24am 02.23.22 Cons: need to be thicker since it is more flexible and might require stainless steel reinforcement.
Starwind 19 project boat Project_Mayhem at 7:13am 02.23.22 How is your O'Day coming along? Last I read you were doing a bunch of deck work. It's a never endi
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:11am 02.23.22 What year is the boat?
Leaky Windows Project_Mayhem at 7:07am 02.23.22 I've had good results using a scotchbrite wheel on a drill to remove old sealant. They also work wel
Newport 30-3 grab rails sail sfbay at 7:04am 02.23.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! How many loops are you looking for?
BATTERY BANK SETUP dlochner at 6:57am 02.23.22 Well, here we are again. A relatively new member asks a question that generates more questions and l
Expanding Hardening Foam sail sfbay at 6:42am 02.23.22 What is the application? What is your compression strength specification? Do you want to be buy it
Replacing portlights with screwless, VHB tape mounted windows (2) kloudie1 at 6:35am 02.23.22 Some folks have used temporary screws (as few as possible) to hold the frameless glass in place unti
BATTERY BANK SETUP captcoho at 6:32am 02.23.22 As Scott T-Bird mentioned, there has been no consideration for any basic house loads, especially vhf
BATTERY BANK SETUP Scott T-Bird at 6:21am 02.23.22 The other difficulty is that when you put your batteries in series to supply power to your motor, yo
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 6:21am 02.23.22 202889
LiFePo4 Refresh Johann at 6:18am 02.23.22
Rudder Reference Installation Hunter Vision 36 Jim Ferguson at 6:02am 02.23.22 This video from my Youtube page show a bit more detail for the Rudder Reference installation -> uXDT

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