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Deckfill caps Nick8473 at 1:00am 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1039 I need your help. I have recently acquired an O`Day 26, which was built in 1984. The pump out waste
Look ma, no hands (1) walt at 1:01am 09.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/811 Some modifications are over the edge of acceptability - this one is probably in that category althou
bent stanchion on a 420 Persy at 3:36am 09.18.07 Big Boats 2/967 I have a 420 and bent a stanchion to about a 30% angle an inch up from the base. What is the best w
Annapolis Boat Show/Sailboat Owners.com Rendezvous tcbro at 3:41am 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 21/1878 Somebody on another thread mentioned how nice it would be to put a face to some of the names we keep
Starter manufacturer for a H34 Andr�L at 3:57am 09.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/949 I have a H34 1983, I've read many articles in the archives regarding cold start thats goes well and
Catalina 27 holding tank Gary8065 at 5:09am 09.18.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2486 I have a 1986 Catalina 27. I would like to remove the old holding tank which is under the v-berth an
Hull Specs Tide-N-Knots at 5:01am 09.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/826 I am making a trailer for a Hunter 30 1978 and was wondering if all the Hunter 30 1974-1984 have the
Zinc my swing keel? Monica at 6:03am 09.18.07 Catalina 22 3/2105 I keep my 25 swing keel Catalina in the marina year round, Do i need to zinc? I was chatting with so
Foam in mast Kevin at 8:08am 09.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1023 I have an Oday Mariner 2+2. My question is that everytime I step up and lower the mast there seems
should I upgrade to a macgregor? don at 8:29am 09.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1357 Ok heres the deal.... In the past I have had some sailing experiance, but mostly in small boats. We
Trailering and Roller Furling Aldo at 8:36am 09.18.07 Catalina 22 3/1545 What's the story on trailering and roller furling? I know that when I trailer my C-22 without rolle
Bypassing The Racor Joe Mullee at 8:40am 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1481 Thanks to everyone who has helped me with my engine problem. I have a new list of things I will chec
Hull Speed Mergatroid at 9:43am 09.18.07 Smaller Boats 8/1144 The specs show the hull speed of 6.4, is that knots? MPH would be aprox 7.36, sound about right?
Forestay Failure Yes Dear at 9:51am 09.18.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1017 My forestay was sheered off by the Jib Furler! The boat is only 5 months old.Luckily she was at po
Mounting transducer (1) Kevin C 26S at 8:34am 09.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1679 Hi,I got my new chartplotter/depth finder and it comes with a transom mount transducer. I know it
How difficult is it to pull injectors? Persy at 8:32am 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 5/996 My generator (Northern Lights) has black smoke coming out of the exhaust. I have had some problems
Where to buy a dodger for S299? Peter Reynolds at 11:16am 09.18.07 Seidelmann 1/1630 Hi,Still searching for information on upgrades to my new boat.I am looking to add a traditional
owners manual brian herr at 11:25am 09.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/829 I'm loking for an owners manual and a stern railing for my 1990 mac 26d. Any help would be appreci
Lectrasan Lid broken! Alan Pond at 10:23am 09.18.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1198 Had the boat since last Feb. Sailed her to NOLA and the Lectrasan in the aft head was new to me, so
ODay 27 Bathroom ports oday27jfc at 10:16am 09.18.07 Bigger Boats 4/1398 Anybody know the Original Manufacture and or who to use as a replacement?

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Hunter 49 Variprop (1) sail sfbay at 11:49am 10.31.21 Ditto Terry Cox.............I also like my fixed three blade propeller (photo below) on my Hunter 46
Running hot Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 10.31.21
Running hot (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:15am 10.31.21 A 50/50 mixture of AF and water is a better heat transfer fluid than straight water, Maybe you mi
Mercury 3.5 Hp Water in oil Nichole340 at 11:13am 10.31.21
Marelon Seacock fail! Hayden Watson at 11:06am 10.31.21 Hayden, you mentioned you used G Flex epoxy externally, one of the reasons given was it stuck to pl
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kappykaplan at 10:54am 10.31.21 Slow and steady. You'll be ready to go next spring, Jim.
Hunter 49 Variprop Terry Cox at 10:54am 10.31.21 A lot of money for a half knot. I really like our three blade fixed. Plenty of speed, highly maneuve
Mast track Car Hunter Passage Terry Cox at 10:50am 10.31.21 May have to go for a drive. Thank you. You're welcome. That was a couple of years ago. The boat wa
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (4) JamesG161 at 10:37am 10.31.21 After a "Gentle" Push on the Yard, we finally started moving forward on the Fiberglass work again.
Hunter 49 Variprop Georgedoyle at 10:32am 10.31.21 I have a 21 R 18, which works well under power.
Running hot MikeHoncho at 10:17am 10.31.21
DIY Fuel Polishing System MikeHoncho at 10:04am 10.31.21 There was a filter container from the 70's, that let you put a roll of toilet paper in the containe
Beneteau 43 Main Line Replacement Davidasailor26 at 9:55am 10.31.21 the plant in Marion is now closed/"hibernating" The manufacturing plant is closed (sold to a pool
Hunter 49 Variprop (2) jssailem at 9:05am 10.31.21 Currently running the three blade fixed What type of "Fixed Blade" prop do you have? I have had 2
Old Salts capta at 8:57am 10.31.21 When we got to Auckland, NZ we knew no one and had no idea of where to find a slip as we were told (
Fuse in small solar setup thinwater at 8:48am 10.31.21 I'm going to add a small solar panel system to keep my battery charged. I want it to be small and m
Fuse in small solar setup (1) DArcy at 8:31am 10.31.21 I have a Blue Sea 5006 fuse holder like this one with a 50A fuse e fuse holder. Don't use the cheap
Adding Internal Spinnaker Halyard / Sanity Check jssailem at 8:24am 10.31.21 Ok @TWISTED. I did not blowup the image to find a hidden from view sheave. You appear correct in tha
Aft control sj21 jssailem at 8:15am 10.31.21 Super advice @Joe. :plus:
Sling Positioning - Oceanis 430 jssailem at 8:09am 10.31.21 positioning the slings at the bulkheads. Basic...Simple. :plus:

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