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Anchor windlass graveline@usnd.org at 9:49pm 01.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1304 I have a 1997 Hunter 340 that I purchased during the summer of 2007 and I am doing some repair/repla
new to this duck at 6:59pm 01.14.09 Yamaha 5/2479 4 year owner of y36 interested in similar experiences.Lake Michigan boat since new 3d owner.Windows
Pettit Trinidad vs. Sea Hawk BioCop Dennis W. at 3:39pm 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 4/4055 It's time to repaint the bottom and decide on the best paint for the job. My boat is in saltwater o
Cleaning out boat and found a nice Power Squadron flag (1) caguy at 3:29pm 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1548 left there by the PO. The flag is 16x24 and in great shape. If you are a member and would like it
Irwin 38 MkII CC Potential Purchase mbrennan1 at 3:11pm 01.14.09 Irwin 0/2587 We are seriously considering moving up from our Endeavour 33 to a 1990 Irwin MkII center cockpit. Co
Erie Canal Capt Andy at 2:36pm 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1922 I am planning a trip from Great Lakes to the Atlantic, via the Erie Canal ' Hudson. Can someone give
O'Day 22 Mast and Sail Dimensions jaymenator at 1:09pm 01.14.09 Day Sailers 2/4755 I have a 1973 O'Day 22 in need of a new mast extrusion and sails, thought someone here might have th
Prop Skip5368 at 11:33am 01.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1353 We have a 98 Hunter340 and are interested in installing a three blade folding prop, any recomendatio
keel hull joint catherine at 11:19am 01.14.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2230 I have a 1991 First 285. This year when it was pulled out of the water, it had a small but noticeabl
121.5 MHz EPIRB Monitoring to cease Cest La Vie at 10:23am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1351 Just a reminder from the FCC that monitoring of EPIRB operating on the 121.5MHz frequency will cease
Staging MAC25 for painting mac25wmo at 10:10am 01.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1622 Last spring I had the bottom of my MAC 25 stripped down, blisters repaired and repainted with three
Anti-fouling paint mac25wmo at 10:06am 01.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3951 Last spring I had the bottom of my MAC 25 stripped down, blisters repaired and repainted with three
What is that through hull for? Waterborn at 9:41am 01.14.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1291 I recently purchased a 1995 Benny 281. I am trying to figure out what the through hull fitting is fo
Rig tension dvantong at 8:56am 01.14.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1527 I asked Beneteau the following question: Previous owner of my B321 did not tension the stays correc
Boat Capsize 2 dead sailaway78 at 8:49am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3710 Saw this on Yahoo this morning. Apparently just happened. Boat capsized, two dead, four injured.
Spinnaker Pole Cpt. Jon at 8:46am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 12/5307 Hello again, I have a symetric spinnaker that I want to use next season, but I do not have a spi
spinnaker walt at 8:41am 01.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4805 At some point in my sailing "career", Im thinking I need to try a spinnaker but have little knowlege
H37-Survey Completed-Strut problem Marko at 8:35am 01.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1541 Completed the sea trial and survey on the 1988 H37 that I have been considering. The haulout reveale
Prop for Hunter 340 capnsandy at 6:40am 01.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1554 I need to know the prop (2-blade) size for Hunter 340, 1999, Yanmar 30hp. Current gave me quite a st
Gulf Coast raft-up Chuck Creel at 4:31am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2578 Anyone interested in joining us on a raft-up along the Ms sounds like petti-boi island or horn islan

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Catalina 22 electric outboard Tom J at 10:17am 02.13.22 Thrust and Horsepower are two entirely separate concepts. There is no applicable conversion facto
Catalina 22 electric outboard SycloneDriver at 10:16am 02.13.22 Oh, yes you will! Carb issues! Search this forum for the nightmares some folks have had with LP/P
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 dLj at 10:11am 02.13.22 The yard is not going to stand around while you fiddle with the gland, unless you're going to pay f
Catalina 22 electric outboard jviss at 10:03am 02.13.22 On the other hand, thinking about this, if you are sailing dock-to-dock, and can plug in at both end
Catalina 22 electric outboard jviss at 10:01am 02.13.22 Thanks for the heads up! I found this thread that talks about fuel contamination. Makes sense. Lehr
Catalina 22 electric outboard Gene Neill at 10:01am 02.13.22 FWIW: Other than emissions, I see LPG as not much of an advantage for a C22. I'll add that LPG
Tiller .vs. Wheel jviss at 9:52am 02.13.22 ...it's the direction of the rudder which, of course, points the direction the stern moves. That i
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 Ralph Johnstone at 9:37am 02.13.22 The yard is not going to stand around while you fiddle with the gland, unless you're going to pay fo
Catalina 22 electric outboard IASailor at 9:23am 02.13.22 Oh, yes you will! Carb issues! Search this forum for the nightmares some folks have had with LP/P
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 9:21am 02.13.22 Oh, yes you will! Carb issues! Search this forum for the nightmares some folks have had with LP/P
Hunter 34 owners, hull & liner thickness near keel stub? Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 02.13.22 Guess it helps to be there from the start to get a better picture. Nice job of whacking off the val
Catalina 22 electric outboard jviss at 9:09am 02.13.22 I'm now looking at a 5 HP propane outboard. So, it won't be maintenance free but I won't have all t
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:09am 02.13.22
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 9:07am 02.13.22 I can keep two on the boat at all times and be just fine at home. The trick is where to store them
Galley Stove Gimbals jviss at 9:06am 02.13.22 I was thinking this thread's original purpose was petering out, so I hope the OP doesn't mind taking
Legend 40.5 (and others ?) - wine glasses jssailem at 9:00am 02.13.22 Spoken like a true beer drinking Sailor, Rich.
Catalina 22 electric outboard IASailor at 8:58am 02.13.22 Of course a gas outboard would also decrease in range in those conditions but an extra Jerry can is
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 8:57am 02.13.22 It doesn't look like Tohatsu makes a 6 HP in LPG. Their LPG model is 5hp. They probably used the
Catalina 22 electric outboard IASailor at 8:55am 02.13.22 I'm most likely going to buy this one: 5 HP Tohatsu LPG
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 JoeWhite at 8:55am 02.13.22 Have someone who has done it to show you how. It is an art and must be done correctly. I pack it wi

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