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life lines Terry Holt at 10:14pm 04.11.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1342 I have a Hunter 31, 1986, with a broken lifeline. It is the lower, fed through a hole in the stanchi
new to trailering bellsailing at 11:23pm 04.11.08 Trailer Sailors 9/2220 I just purchased a very clean 1987 Catalina 22 berthed in lake Champlain, Vermont. The trailer is a
Is it worth $3-5K to get a 2GM15 instead of a 1GM12? BobM at 11:46pm 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 19/3600 I am looking at a number of S2 9.2a's in the area 1978-81 vintage. Most have a 2cyl 15hp yanmar (2G
Inspecting the survey T37 Phil at 12:08am 04.12.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1416 Do you trust your surveyor? Whether you do or not, how comfortable would you be buying a 15-30 year
Nice day paulj at 2:39am 04.12.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1234 I think I will go sailing today.The mountians in the background Vancouver,CanadaTaken from Anacor
prop and shaft MIKE1009 at 2:30am 04.12.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1265 I had a new prop and shaft installed. What should I use to reduce barnacle build up and corrosion on
Bimini top for 1984 30 Alan at 1:48am 04.12.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1815 Can anyone recommend a place to either buy a used or new bimini for a Catalina 30. I got an estimat
Rudder sensor, plan C sailaway78 at 3:39am 04.12.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1277 Plan A for mounting the rudder sensor was to put it aft of the rudder shaft, under the helm seat. Pr
Looking for charliecobra paulj at 2:46am 04.12.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1330 paulj
fresh water system ChrisCRNA at 4:34am 04.12.08 Big Boats 11/1476 I have an issue when my freshwater system is on that the water pump runs in short bursts every few m
Anybody know anything about these Victory cabin heaters? (1) Rizzman at 5:57am 04.12.08 Yamaha 2/2170 Anybody know anything about these Victory cabin heaters? It looks like it runs on fuel oil or lamp
1986 Lancer 45 Motor Sailer Questions. SailingDog316 at 8:00am 04.12.08 Lancer 2/4982 There is a 1986 45 Lancer Motor Sailer in the San Francisco bay area that is for sale. Would anyone
Standing Rigging LeRoy Nooter at 9:35am 04.12.08 S2 1/1686 As these wonderful boats are starting to age, I was wondering: Where is a good place to find new sta
water heater coolant hoses fox islander at 9:01am 04.12.08 Catalina 30 3/1571 My new water heater tank just arrived. Following advice in the archives, I removed the old one by re
Cockpit Table Mod Ray at 9:42am 04.12.08 Catalina 310 4/2212 All, I have the standard issue table in my cockpit (the white one, not the teak) and my wife wants m
Local Sailor to SE North Carolina Yankee Sailor at 10:39am 04.12.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/961 Is there any sailors out there lives and sails in Southeast North Carolina? I am new to sailing the
Brydon Head for a 1985 Mirage sailboat Taz at 4:34am 04.12.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/5911 I have a Brydon head (59128-0000)that is allowing seawater into the bowl even it is set on "Dry Bowl
U.S. built or France Bing at 2:34pm 04.12.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1346 We are looking to purchase a 2001 Beneteau Clipper and would like to know how to tell where it was b
No HIN Number Bing at 2:46pm 04.12.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3115 I'm looking at purchasing a 361 Beneteau. The HIN number does not appear on the aft starboard side,
solar panels John at 4:25pm 04.12.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1202 To those who are familiar with solar panels: I have a line on two 65 Watt panels for under $200. Thi

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Angle of transom on 1990 35.5 Legend (1) sail sfbay at 11:35am 12.19.21 45 degrees looks about right from the diagram on SailboatData.com - HUNTER 35.5 LEGEND Sailboat belo
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Crusty Ol Salt at 11:25am 12.19.21 Anyone tried to call the number? Please call 440-356-1202 with any information. It could be like c
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina cymeyer at 11:23am 12.19.21 clearly, something is wrong. you are not Telling us everything. so??
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina cymeyer at 11:22am 12.19.21 Looking for my Daystar, 40 O'Day stolen from Safe Harbor Marina in Sandusky, was named Sandusky Harb
How old is Grandpa? Crusty Ol Salt at 11:20am 12.19.21 Popping the cardboard plug from the top of the bottle and spooning out the cream that settled to th
Removing Prop Shaft Hunter 410 sailing gal at 11:08am 12.19.21 Sooooooo much easier to remove and replace a cutlass bearing than to drop the rudder
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... dlochner at 10:48am 12.19.21 Yes, use a high temperature pipe dope. Bostick's Never Seize is one such product, available at McMas
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... jaysweet at 10:46am 12.19.21 I replaced the whole thing with a replacement from HDI about three months ago. Couldn't be happier
Mast wire deck tube gettinthere at 10:41am 12.19.21 There is an alternative to the Swan Neck tube for wires. Bent hose. inside the boat. Water falls on
Pick one... Tally Ho at 10:40am 12.19.21 Now throw in some cream residue and you have a biology experiment. This is how COVID started. That
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... jaysweet at 10:39am 12.19.21 Remember that the coupling has a CW thread on one end and a CCW thread on the other end. Right. At
How old is Grandpa? Tally Ho at 10:34am 12.19.21 Made my memory flash to the milkman (milk transportation technician now I suppose) giving us kids a
How old is Grandpa? Calif. Ted at 10:30am 12.19.21 Here in Milton, MA we still get milk delivery in glass bottles. Thatcher Farms Dairy buys old glass
25-II throttle cable replacement Syntonos at 10:28am 12.19.21 Save the cast original exhaust manifold and replace the mixing elbow and coupling, black pipe works
how to access forward head thru hull on Oceanus 400 Tally Ho at 10:25am 12.19.21 That was directed at Don s/v not the OP. I'm out of here! Ah, sorry. Greg
Removing Prop Shaft Hunter 410 Tally Ho at 10:24am 12.19.21 You don't want to remove the cutlass bearing on ANY boat unless you're replacing it. Far easier to
how to access forward head thru hull on Oceanus 400 joker460 at 10:20am 12.19.21
How old is Grandpa? Tally Ho at 10:19am 12.19.21 My Father-In-Law (84 YO) tells me stories of how the iceman would cut huge chunks of ice out of the
Removing Prop Shaft Hunter 410 Ralph Johnstone at 10:13am 12.19.21 I am thinking/wondering that removing the cutlass bearing would allow enough angle to get the shaft
How old is Grandpa? jssailem at 10:11am 12.19.21 Nothing beats opening the Cooler Tank and skimming the fresh cream from a Guernsey cow when the milk

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