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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 6/1285 I have an old Magellan GPS 300. It is a secondary but when it worked it was a nice simple hand held
Repainting mast and boom Dalliance at 3:17pm 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 12/5108 The spars on my 1982 Hunter 30 were originally painted white by the manufacturer. Over the years th
how to install a V H F on a 22 O'DAy (1974) Gordon Shadburne at 4:20pm 03.18.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1109 I would like to add a V H F to my 22 O'Day-How do I do this-Is it best to run the wire up thorough
Worry thwart SailboatOwners.com at 8:48pm 03.16.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1628 Do you worry about leaving your boat unattended? Do you close ALL through hull seacocks before yo
9.9 outboard motor jhussey at 9:01pm 03.16.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1343 Has anyone had experience with the Nissan long shaft 4 stroke engine.
Rig tension Richard C at 9:36pm 03.16.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2253 HelloI just became part owner of a retired(2002 model) Moorings Beneteau Oceanis 473. I have two q
Roller Furling Robspan at 10:45pm 03.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2280 I have a 1994 MacGregor 26s. All the rigging is stock, original. This weekend, I took the boat acros
We splashed her on Sunday... Doug/Karen at 10:40pm 03.16.08 Big Boats 8/1141 and spent the rest of the day poking around all the nooks, crannies, storage areas, etc. of our new
Replacing Atomic4 on Ranger 33 jkc33 at 10:07pm 03.16.08 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 5/2958 I am considering replacing my atomic4 with a diesel. I need help - any ideas?
Starboard, or similar products? dancing bear at 9:41pm 03.16.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1246 I want to attach my depthfinder, gps and compass to a panel, which would be attached to the hull, in
Spinnaker Blocks Bill4867 at 11:00pm 03.16.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/993 Working on adding a spinnaker to my 35' boat. It looks like the sf of the sail would be around 1000
Pedestal Steering Problems Ted_30 at 2:25am 03.17.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1736 I have the Yacht Specialties (Merriman) pedestal steering in my Hunter 27. My problem is that I can
Speaker magnets and instruments. (2) Scott at 2:16am 03.17.08 Ask All Sailors 12/2516 I have a new stereo to install on our boat and as far as I can tell, there hasn't been any speakers
tuning an oday 20 Sam5214 at 2:54am 03.17.08 Day Sailers 2/1493 Does anyone have some information about tuning the rigging of my 1975 oday 20. Any rule-of-thumb adv
Owners Manual for ODay 25' Chance at 2:58am 03.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1122 Looking to find a copy of an Owner's Mamual for 1979 Oday 25' specifically how to raise and lower th
Wanting to buy - questions re where and transport SoSound at 3:21am 03.17.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1398 My wife and I are interested in buying our first boat. We kind of have our hearts set on either a B
Topside grip-tape Derelicte at 3:26am 03.17.08 Smaller Boats 1/2810 Hi all...again. I'm having excellent success using advice from all of you while bringing my '83 20

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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
Port hatch repair ggrizzard at 2:19pm 11.27.21 If the damage is wood rot, you should remove the hatch, replace the wood and properly bed it with 42
Access to manual bilge pump on 2004 Hunter 36? senang at 2:15pm 11.27.21 Where do you put the handle for pumping from the cockpit. That will give you the best idea of where
boat steers backwards??? Hayden Watson at 1:57pm 11.27.21 A C30 has a radial rather than a quadrant. With a quadrant (in front of the post) the right hand ca

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