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VHF question mpaxman at 10:19am 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1661 Is it standard for the microphone of a fixed VHF radio to act as a speaker when not transmitting? T
Oil in the bilge higgs at 10:46am 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1382 A friend of mine pumped out his bilge recently only to discover a fairly prominant sheen on the wate
how old is my boat jcmckellar at 10:54am 09.12.07 Smaller Boats 3/1321 i have two catalina's and would like to sell the 22'. however, i am not sure of the year it was made
Cutter rigs higgs at 10:34am 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 16/3360 I bought a Nassau 34, a medium displacement (14250#), offshore cruiser three season ago. I moved he
Alternator Poles Wayne at 11:52am 09.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1116 I am replacing my tachometer and need to know the number of poles my alternator has for my 1988 Univ
Old Sailor New Boat Sailor for Life at 11:32am 09.12.07 Bristol 1/2319 Shipmates: I have owned many sail boats of various seizes, and am now looking at the last (ya right
Stay tension J. Barrett at 12:11pm 09.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1670 On my last outing I noticed that my side stays had noticible slack on the lee side while under sail.
moorage depth - 22' O'Day Gordo at 12:16pm 09.12.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1132 I am relocating a 22' O'day to a moorage spot that has plenty of depth most of the time but in Oct.
battery charger Jim at 12:44pm 09.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1154 Hi,I have a "unique" problem with the battery charger on my C27. It never stops charging the batte
Need parts for Nissan 2 stroke Pat at 1:55pm 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1225 My plastic fuel tank has sprung a leak where the cap screws on. I don't think I can patch this with
Sandusky / Catawba Mike B at 1:37pm 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1189 I recently sold a Hunter 23 that I had for 15 years . I am looking for a larger boat and a place to
1972 Catalina dccheverus at 2:15pm 09.12.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1262 I am considering th e purcchase of a 1972 Catalina and would appreciate suggestions on which areas
Where did the letters... Brian D at 3:47pm 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1005 P, E, J, and I come from? Do they mean anything other than what they define? This is one of those qu
Race breadman at 4:15pm 09.12.07 Day Sailers 5/1321 Tim you interested in racing at the end of the month let me know and I wont press the daughter into
Having a Great Sail seadaddler at 9:49pm 09.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/702 We were having a great sail.I can't believe the admiral wasn't yellinghow much the boat was heelin
Great Sailing seadaddler at 9:45pm 09.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/800 Are we having fun yet,August is gone and Sept is herewith great wind.We were out sailing this past
Catalina 27 ice box/cooler Bernie at 9:03pm 09.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/5396 Dear Friends, On my 1986 Cat 27' I find the built in cooler in the galley to be useful but strange!
Sailing metaphors Deadline at 8:59pm 09.09.07 Ask All Sailors 23/3366 Pundits and economists love these. Add your own...Uncharted watersRighting the shipOn an even ke
Winterizing JSCox at 10:56pm 09.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1029 Generally I let the marina handle winterizing all my systems. That of course can get rather costly.
Replace Mariner C/B Pennant BobCzech at 11:24pm 09.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1418 I want to replace the pennant cable for the centerboard on my O'Day Mariner. How to I raise the boat

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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:
Marelon Seacock fail! Ward H at 7:57am 10.31.21 Poor instructions and the assumption that folks are experienced. They probably assume that most are
DIY Fuel Polishing System Terry Cox at 7:55am 10.31.21 Hi Jerry, never had a need to polish our fuel; always clean as mentioned in a previous post, since m
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends Timbo33 at 7:55am 10.31.21 "Engineer said" how the heck does that mean anything to anybody??? Without a physical inspection,
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends Timbo33 at 7:45am 10.31.21 Those J bolts and nuts are galvanized and not stainless. Big mistake there. The sistering I mention
Marelon Seacock fail! Ward H at 7:43am 10.31.21 Hayden, you mentioned you used G Flex epoxy externally, one of the reasons given was it stuck to pla
Worst mistake by a boat idiot Captain Larry-DH at 7:32am 10.31.21 @Ken Cross I thought of the same thing, but this manifold was to the uptake side of the freshwater p
Mast track Car Hunter Passage Easy at 7:19am 10.31.21 May have to go for a drive. Thank you.
Sling Positioning - Oceanis 430 DougM at 7:05am 10.31.21 If you cannot find a manual and the sides of the hull are not marked at the rub rail, the only thing
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Terry Cox at 6:51am 10.31.21 All I can say, when coming into an anchorage in a blow, I will drop the anchor and pay out the appro

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