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WARNING!!!! Alan at 4:37am 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1006 Today, the Environmental Protection Agency published the Clean Water Act proposal in the Federal Reg
How do I know if/when the swing keel is down? George at 5:54am 06.17.08 Catalina 22 3/2052 I have 1987 C22 with a swing keel. I know when the swing keel is up. How does a person know when t
Great Customer Service from Nicro/Marinco JohnS12875 at 6:28am 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1334 Some time last fall I bought a Nicro Day/Night solar vent and installed it to help keep the mildew d
Value of a 1973 catalina 27 with an atomic 4 inboard leo coombs at 6:38am 06.17.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1807 I am looking into a catalina 27 (1973) with an atomic 4 inboard. The vessel is in good shape w 5 sai
mast tuning procedure for hunter 25 Graham Brooks at 6:58am 06.17.08 Smaller Boats 1/1244 ref: hunter DWG# 258047A standing rigging dated 11/29/04 and tuning precedure that came with the 199
Bow Light on the Hunter 23.5 strobeone at 6:47am 06.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1208 OK, have looked everywhere, but no answer yet. I have a Hunter 23.5. In the front of the bow rail,
Carburetor tgrass462 at 7:30am 06.17.08 Smaller Boats 12/1315 Our 94 Hunter 26 is powered by a 94 Suzuki 8 HP Oil Injected outboard. I've changed the plugs - b
H260 electrical David - Fireball II at 8:10am 06.17.08 Smaller Boats 6/1067 Two quick items: one problem, one question.Installed both batteries: launched and engine started f
Live Aboard Question Bad Obsession at 8:28am 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 44/4080 I am beginning to think about becoming a live aboard. I am not talking about cutting my ties, leavi
oil leak in a Cat 28 Shelby Scott at 9:04am 06.17.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1190 I am buying a Cat 28 (1990) and the oil leaked out over the winter and drained into the bilge. Comp
Tiller conversion S299 Peter Reynolds at 9:43am 06.17.08 Seidelmann 0/1343 Hi,I am looking for recommendations on converting my tiller to a wheel steer on my S299?Can it b
What is my boat? (2) Dale Skewes at 10:10am 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1124 I have recently bought a sailing dinghy, but don't know what it is. Someone suggested a Vagabond.
rigging main sheet (1) VentureCrew at 12:14pm 06.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/752 Our youth group has a 1972 O22. Partially restored and ready for a new season. No one remembers how
Anyone familiar with Bucaneer boat sailaway78 at 12:20pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 19/19113 I have become friends with a guy who is looking for a boat. He first called about my old S2, which
Fuel fill hose/elbow Geoffrey Kloster at 1:07pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1507 three quetions will post separately. I'm installing a new fuel tank. Little space between tank an
Solenoid activating connection. Geoffrey Kloster at 1:11pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/833 Completely rewiring my engine. Took it apart 4 years ago and can not remember what it looked like th
Throttle and shift connections Geoffrey Kloster at 1:15pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1108 On an MD11c, does the throttle connection push to idle and pull to increase? That's how it appears.
Bottom Paint Trev at 2:13pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1457 Well I finally broke down and started the bottom repaint job. Choosing to do it myself, I started w
The Western Basin of Lake Erie (1) Chuck R at 1:16pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1123 This season is my third now with 222-O. Since I haven't owned a sailboat in the last fifty years it
Lowest HP necessary to Plane Rudy Gartner at 2:48pm 06.17.08 Lancer 2/1556 Greetings,I am sensitive to the need to keep weight and fuel consumption down while attempting to

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New upholstery and cushions ramoore at 7:26pm 05.10.21 Hi, I replace the foam in all of the seat cushions for the interior of my Hunter 44 (2007) last fal
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? Terry Cox at 6:51pm 05.10.21 If it were my boat, I would contact the block maker and ask whether and how to remove the pin. Most
Found a 2003 C310 Hayden Watson at 6:42pm 05.10.21 I was able to fit 4 GC in there, oriented port/starboard, used for the house. I put a G24 battery i
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 ronhanson01 at 6:42pm 05.10.21 I had to pull ours last year after the ply completely delaminated. I replaced with a plastic lam
Hunter 28 Seacock "Patch" Davidasailor26 at 6:34pm 05.10.21 Maybe put some kind of water alarm next to it so you (or your marina neighbors) get an early warning
Nav info on tv? Davidasailor26 at 6:24pm 05.10.21 If you have any old computer monitors with VGA input around you could try hooking one up to see if i
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? sail sfbay at 6:20pm 05.10.21 Good plan to replace all the running rigging to mitigate the risk of any further line failures. Bes
Nav info on tv? ScottySailor at 6:14pm 05.10.21 You need to make sure you have a VGA to HDMI adapter. Most people buy an HDMI to vga and think it w
Changing bulb nav station gooseneck light flightlead404 at 6:11pm 05.10.21 I use these tools to gently pry off boat light covers. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-4-Piece-Hou
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? (2) flightlead404 at 6:09pm 05.10.21 Yep.....time to replace the vang control line. Yes, time to replace ALL lines. I'm replacing eve
Nav info on tv? danooxnard at 6:04pm 05.10.21 You need to make sure you have a VGA to HDMI adapter. Most people buy an HDMI to vga and think it wi
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? flightlead404 at 6:00pm 05.10.21 Or, worst case, drill out the old pin and replace with new clevis pin and ring ding. Could those p
Genoa control lines for a Oceanis 50, 2018 Dave Groshong at 5:59pm 05.10.21 Samson MLX3 in 12mm has a breaking strength of #12,000 and is $1.83/ft https://shop.sailboatowners.c
Hunter 28 Seacock "Patch" ManicFarmer at 5:56pm 05.10.21
H38 Traveler "Upper Sheave" - can anybody post a picture or explain? (1) quadrille38 at 5:40pm 05.10.21
Survey on C310 #217 Calif. Ted at 5:35pm 05.10.21 The halyard exit plates on the mast were plastic, replacements in stainless available, CD didn't hav
Need a clean SS cut vhoisington at 5:33pm 05.10.21 The pipe cutter is your best idea, I have used it well in th east. Also, stainless steel is actual
Survey on C310 #217 marchem at 5:23pm 05.10.21 Great, what I will likely end up doing is putting tape to the wooden flag pole I currently have as
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:02pm 05.10.21 Make sure the seal around that floor is intact
Nav info on tv? ScottySailor at 4:58pm 05.10.21

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