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depth guage & fish finder mavourneen at 4:58am 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 17/2193 I am looking to get a fish=depth finder. I have a 28' lancer. I believe iot is called a shoal draft.
Head Maintenaice Barry14722 at 6:17am 03.18.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1568 I had the dealer install a marine head with holding tank two years ago when I bought my Hunter 25. T
O'Day 240 Keel Repair jerry Robinson at 6:42am 03.18.08 Day Sailers 0/2101 Bilge showed signs of minor water accumulation late last year. When sloop was pulled for the winter
How to Fix Leaking Water Tank mlitzkow at 7:10am 03.18.08 S2 3/2045 Our water tank leaks when it's filled more than about half full. The S2 manual states that the tan
PURCHASEof O'Day 302 Ron Tyson at 7:09am 03.18.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1530 I am considering purchase of an O'Day 302. Any comments, things to watch for etc. etc. would be app
warwick, RI bobby g at 4:52am 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1098 I will be up in the Warwick RI area off and on in May for about three weeks. Is there anyone I coul
Type of paint for headliner Charpo at 4:09am 03.18.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1115 The headliner of my 1994 Morgan-Catalina (or Catalina-Morgan) has stains and I would like to know wh
Forestay replacement Kurt O. at 3:39am 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 0/924 Matt,Since replacing all my rigging this past year to include two new furlers, from what I read fro
Steering chair Richard Shay at 3:31am 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1110 I have a 1985/86 34' Hunter, and the steering chain that essentially runs from the wheel, inside the
House Battery For a Beneteau 331 Bum at 7:29am 03.18.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2225 Hello All, I am about to replace my Rolls 12HHG 185 battery which I have used mainly as my house bat
Marine mufler for 84 Catalina 30. Charles at 12:00pm 03.18.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1123 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 TR with an M25 Universal engine. I had the head gasket replaced and the me
How do you plan to get to your boat? Bad Obsession at 12:26pm 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 51/3829 With the price of gas and diesel going through the roof it is probably going to effect the way peopl
Legend Series Cabin Door Handle Springs Update 1 Rick D at 8:53am 03.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1139 You recall I was searching for some replacement torsion springs for my cabin door handles. Well, aft
Do you worry about drilling holes in your boat? dancing bear at 8:52am 03.18.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1239 I want to move all my devices (compass, gps, inclinometer and depthfinder) to one side of the compan
Hunter 27 & 28 1989-1994 Bill at 8:40am 03.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2009 I am looking at three different Hunters,a 1992 Hunter 28/SL, 1993 Hunter 27/SL inboard and a 1989 Hu
Wheel pedestal shift slippage question (1) Jim at 8:08am 03.18.08 Mid-Size Boats 9/2397 I am having a problem with the shift lever on my 1978 Hunter27 Edson wheel pedestal. The lever no lo
Yanmar 3YM30 overheating - finale Scott B at 8:03am 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2393 As a follow up to my previous post http://archives.sailboatowners.com/pviewarch.htm?fno=0'sku=200801
Deep cycle or dual purpose batteries Gary VanZee at 7:38am 03.18.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1573 I have a 9.9 Yamaha outboard on my 27 Catalina and do weekend trips. I need to repalce the batterie
GPS Recommendation McCoy Burnett at 12:42pm 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1329 For the past 8 years my wife and I have sailed beautiful Lake Texoma in north Texas on our 36 Hunter
GPS repairs? Andy1237 at 1:06pm 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1284 I have an old Magellan GPS 300. It is a secondary but when it worked it was a nice simple hand held

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bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Tedd at 10:58pm 11.27.21 If it has paint you may want to think about sanding it off to a nice smooth and fast bottom. This is
Limber Hole Too High Up Nodak7 at 9:49pm 11.27.21 Today I cleaned out the raw water strainer and replaced the impeller (last changed in 2018, we boug
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Justin_NSA at 9:42pm 11.27.21 You don't need bottom paint. If it has paint you may want to think about sanding it off to a nice sm
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Benny17441 at 8:22pm 11.27.21 He said it is pulled out of the water after each sail. Like Tedd indicated it would not need botto
Limber Hole Too High Up jssailem at 7:32pm 11.27.21 The current set up allows you to catch all the water in a single place. If it is easy to access than
Limber Hole Too High Up Don S/V ILLusion at 7:31pm 11.27.21
Tips on Finding a Deck Leak - 2007 Hunter 41DS njlarry at 7:20pm 11.27.21 Never tried it yet but it has been suggested to pressurize the cabin with a shop vac or low power le
Tips on Finding a Deck Leak - 2007 Hunter 41DS dkinzer at 6:58pm 11.27.21 Thanks. I did spot the mast wiring access plate, removed it and felt around inside as much as I coul
Tank system monitor take.yvr at 6:52pm 11.27.21 Hi Peggie, I talked with Dave at New Providence Marine a few weeks ago and he said they still provid
Tips on Finding a Deck Leak - 2007 Hunter 41DS Nachismo at 6:52pm 11.27.21 Remembering that water flows downhill, you can pull the mast wiring access plate just forward of the
Tank system monitor Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:40pm 11.27.21 New Providence Marine was actually the tech support part of Ferriello Sales, who made the Profile t
Tank system monitor take.yvr at 6:24pm 11.27.21 New Providence Marine create a Snake River compatible tank monitor. I haven't bought one yet, but th
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Hayden Watson at 5:46pm 11.27.21 A lot will depend on how long the boat will be in the water (especially salt) at any given time. If
Catalina 30 Tall rig conversion. Hayden Watson at 5:41pm 11.27.21 You should be able to switch the tall rig for the standard. As you pointed out, you will need to ch
Sailing and restoring #9874 Hayden Watson at 5:37pm 11.27.21 The Bimini makes sense. I could see doing that in order to run a fridge, assuming 200W on the Bimin
Access to manual bilge pump on 2004 Hunter 36? AndyL at 4:00pm 11.27.21 Yes - the handle is inserted on the outside of the locker I mention. The question is whether access
Sailing and restoring #9874 Gene Neill at 3:50pm 11.27.21 The Bimini makes sense. I could see doing that in order to run a fridge, assuming 200W on the Bimini
Catalina 30 Tall rig conversion. Rocky Coast at 3:23pm 11.27.21 I believe both tall rig and standard rig have the same draft, 5.25 ft. Fin keel. I will certainly me
Catalina 30 Tall rig conversion. Whatfiero1 at 3:04pm 11.27.21 Are you planning on switching the keels as the tall rig also has a deeper keel ?
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Tedd at 2:21pm 11.27.21 If I understand what you've said correctly, the boat will be on the trailer (i.e., not in water) the

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