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SoCal Boat Lost... Rick D at 12:48pm 10.04.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1327 ...possible/probably in a collision with a barge. See the link. I wrote the following to a friend (a
Bleeding Engine?! TonyO at 10:13am 10.04.08 Ask All Sailors 6/2104 Just bought a 32 foot O'Day and ran the fuel tank dry. I have a Yanmar 2GM20F. Well, just like the
Party... (1) frank balcer at 7:39am 10.04.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1760 Another weekend, another dock party! Two weeks ago I moved my boat about a mile upriver to another m
Still No Photo in Photo Caption HukilauMike at 7:29am 10.04.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 30/4506 I tried Brian's suggestion about logging out and deleting all cookies. I still can't see any photo
Canvas How-To Sites on Web? Delphis at 6:37am 10.04.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1888 There seems to be a forum on the web for most any topic or interest. However. I've been having a har
79- Hunter 30 rudder/skeg removal Ross B. at 6:03am 10.04.08 Ask All Sailors 6/4180 The rudder skeg on my boat seems to have some slack at the joint to the hull after being grounded by
On-Line Chart Viewer Trinkka at 4:55am 10.04.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1101 I've found this site by the Office of Coast Survey, On-Line Chart Viewer, to be pretty useful in lea
Volvo MD2030 Engine Failure - Lack of Support (3) firehoser75 at 12:21am 10.04.08 Bavaria 11/7517 Approximately 2 weeks ago, my 2004 Volvo MD2030D engine (I have had since new) suffered a complete f
Volvo MD2030 Engine Failure - Lack of Support (3) firehoser75 at 12:17am 10.04.08 Ask All Sailors 25/8780 :eek:Approximately 2 weeks ago, my 2004 Volvo MD2030D engine (I have had since new) suffered a compl
New search - please give it a try Phil Herring at 9:58pm 10.03.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/1934 Only on SailboatOwners right now. Under the Forum tab, called Forum Search. http://sbo.sailboatown
Going to look at impulse at 9:43pm 10.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1098 I'm going to look at a 1985 hunter 34 is there anything I should look for? (If it passes my and my w
change the type color.... Joe at 9:27pm 10.03.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/1924 these old eyes can't read the white type on the light gray background that exists on the left hand c
Surveyor negligence Andreas T at 9:19pm 10.03.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2000 I request advice how to deal with an annoying and expensive experience. I bought my 1995 Hunter 336
Raritan Water Treatment Kit Bob V at 8:51pm 10.03.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/4587 I installed a new Raritan head to replace my Jabsco and while I was at it I also installed the Water
Rudder problems. (2) Jenni at 5:11pm 10.03.08 Ask All Sailors 11/2466 My rudder recetly failed rather spectacularly, and here is my story for any that are interested. W
Nature's head composting toilets. JohnG at 4:19pm 10.03.08 Ask All Sailors 10/3366 Okay so another question for us is a composting toilet, we have been looking at a natures head type
Ross - question about your GPS Manny at 1:40pm 10.03.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1475 Do you still have the corrupt display on your GPS or was there ever a resolution? I think my Garmin
Morgan 38 C/B sheave fullkeel904 at 1:06pm 10.03.08 Morgan 1/2787 I'm looking into a 1970 Morgan 38'er c/b model. The owner has had the c/b pinned in the upright pos
ODay 22 keel height knag at 12:59pm 10.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1451 Hi there! I'm modifying a trailer to fit my ODay 22, and I need to know the height of the keel fr
Engine Starting Video / Real World Amp Load Data (1) Maine Sail at 12:21pm 10.03.08 Musings With Maine Sail 20/11451 Hi All, I saw a need for something often debated but rarely ever clarified. Many sailors/boaters o

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1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question Tally Ho at 2:31pm 01.20.22 I totally dried out the keel and then put a paper napkin down. The napkin slowly started getting w
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered dlochner at 2:23pm 01.20.22 Alas (for me anyhow) - the world is organized such that one must pay, pay, pay. Us boat owners are
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered dlochner at 2:21pm 01.20.22 Here in NY as well as in most (all) states as has been said you have to register the boat, however
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered smokey73 at 2:10pm 01.20.22 @Charles Erwin Here is SC, there is a sales tax, but it is capped at $600 for cars and boats and t
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Charles Erwin at 2:03pm 01.20.22 I would not go so far as to say "as in most (all) states you have to register. I've seen several r
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered smokey73 at 1:38pm 01.20.22 I would not go so far as to say "as in most (all) states you have to register. I've seen several re
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered NYSail at 1:33pm 01.20.22 Here in NY as well as in most (all) states as has been said you have to register the boat, however i
It just keeps going... Project_Mayhem at 1:24pm 01.20.22 I used Six10 to fill old holes under the rub rail. It would sag a bit out of the hole so I put a pi
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Caboteur at 1:21pm 01.20.22
ZF 12M transmission 2:1 Stu Jackson at 1:02pm 01.20.22 All along the wisdom was to leave the trans in reverse when sailing Was told yesterday that now its
Gelcoat Cracks near skylights on Hunter 356 Mat Fournier at 12:17pm 01.20.22 Thanks for the replies, for sure we will have the humidity checked by the surveyor.
Exposed and oxydated metal on Hunter 356 Keel Mat Fournier at 12:13pm 01.20.22 Thanks, I am glad to learn that this is common and not a big problem. Also glad that know that the 3
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration Mat Fournier at 12:08pm 01.20.22 Thank you for your replies, this information will be very useful to fing the source of the leak.
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:53am 01.20.22 My surveyor took extensive meter readings on Mirage with a Tramex moisture meter. Temperatures appe
Fairleads Stu Jackson at 10:33am 01.20.22 To add to Joe's and Roy's answers: moving the leads in & out are used for both going upwind to get
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? AlastairLC at 10:07am 01.20.22 My surveyor took extensive meter readings on Mirage with a Tramex moisture meter. Temperatures appea
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:07am 01.20.22 How do you know it is leaking from a keel bolt? My boat sits on the hard every winter here on the G
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:05am 01.20.22 like others have eluded to - check every through hull for leakage, around the engine in the raw wat
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:02am 01.20.22 There are a significant number of owners of sailboats over 20 or 25 years old who believe that thei
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 9:57am 01.20.22 I can only speak from my own personal view, but being a maintenance freak on my own H-310, I would

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