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It's hard to believe yks Alan at 8:34am 07.20.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1113 ...but Fuel Whistles sales just hit the 10,000 mark!! ...and I just made the first sale to Hawaii*
Best wax for new hulls and topsides Bob V at 10:14am 07.20.07 Ask All Sailors 5/2087 I have read a lot of good info on this site about how to restore fiberglass that is in need of a lit
Widgeonn Manual SaltyRob at 12:04pm 07.20.07 Day Sailers 1/1374 I just bought a Widgeon and would like to find an 'Owners Manual' for it. Thanks
Rewiring a catalina 22 - 1981 Al at 11:28am 07.20.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2568 We just purchased a Catalina 22 - 1981. It appears that someone previously atempted to rewire it as
Useable deck space? Travis at 12:04pm 07.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1159 I found a couple of great deals on the Mac 26Ms and am considering a purchase within 1 to 2 years.
Threading block & tackle... Roger at 1:48pm 07.20.07 Ask All Sailors 7/8209 I don't know IF that's clear? I attempted to--' did--run rope thru 2 blocks of 3 pulleys each to mak
Manual for O Day 15 Daysailer Katrine at 10:28am 07.20.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/935 I just bought a 1982 15' O Day with no manual. I have never sailed anything but a sunfish(not much
H260 HAL at 9:12pm 07.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/997 260 THROTTLE CREEPDoes anyone know if the late model 260 pedestal steering by Edson has a throttle
1978 Catalina 25, Brand of Marine toilet John at 10:03pm 07.18.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/3921 I would like to repair a 1978 Catalina 25 marine toilet. I can not see the brand name or model numb
motor for the 170 Bob at 9:41pm 07.18.07 Day Sailers 9/1496 My 170 is moored in a very congested area and it requires a motor to go about 200 yards to get into
Rudder Problem Karl Wilmot at 10:54pm 07.18.07 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1355 I'm the new owner of a 1980 Hunter 27, which for the most part works great. I do however, have a pr
Shroud tensions jsailor at 10:30pm 07.18.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1090 The shrouds on my 22C never appear to be tight enough but I have not a lot of experience with the 22
Where to get more keys Broke sailor SV Marcell at 10:30pm 07.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/890 Where can I get another one of those keys to open the diesel/septic and water covers on deck?Where
Advice on chart plotter Kevin C 26S at 10:21pm 07.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1236 I'm in the market for a chart plotter and wanted to get some advice before I pull the trigger.I'm
Javelin mast Maurice15605 at 11:09pm 07.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/898 Last weekend my mast broke in half. Where can I get a new one or can I fix the one I have?
Rub Rail End Caps (1) MED at 11:29pm 07.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1313 Can someone let me know how the rub rail plastic end caps are fixed to the bub rail and what is the
rudders Jos� Pelegrina at 11:34pm 07.18.07 Day Sailers 0/1095 Bought my used oday and realised that it was out of control going headwind, and this due to a rudder
Need a Handle for a YSM 12 Deseal engine JON at 12:21am 07.19.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/2111 I have a 1978 30 hunter with a YSM 12 Yanmare engine need a Handle to manual start because my starte
Starter motor jon at 1:19am 07.19.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1117 I have a 1979 30 hunter my starter motor is not working,looking for some advice.JD
Asym equipment required - H280 and/or H29.5 Clark at 1:28am 07.19.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/997 I have a pretty good idea for rigging an asym for my 280 except for the installation of a winch or s

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Rookies first outing, hunter 260 DArcy at 5:16am 10.25.21 The RUST series is a great way to get into racing and Konrad is a very experienced sailor.
H280 (1996) Survey Questions Keel Bolt Torque and Inspection Tally Ho at 4:59am 10.25.21
Why are marine toilet bowls so small? dlochner at 4:48am 10.25.21 Thanks Peggie. That's what I thought. Last year I did swap out the bowl. lt was an expensive but wel
Thanksgiving and Christmas Will Gilmore at 4:19am 10.25.21 The Boy Wonder was obviously a Fly Boy, not Marine. And shouldn't there be an apostrophe in 'corps'
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount dLj at 3:13am 10.25.21 I kept waiting for the punch line - did this fix the problem? I'm assuming it did, but I hate to ass
What is this? Davidasailor26 at 2:56am 10.25.21 Is an isolator necessary? There's a perko off/1/all/2 switch and the charger is for multiple batter
Port leaks CliffM at 2:29am 10.25.21 The seals are probably original, so 21 yrs old. Defender has seals for the older Lewmar ports (pre
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 1:44am 10.25.21 I'm glad to hear you got out there, and didn't go down the rapids ;) Racing with experienced crew i
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed jssailem at 10:01pm 10.24.21 the boat was a knot faster with the old baggy sail When you were tacking, seeking VMG to a point
Happy 246th Birthday, U.S. Navy! Mikem at 9:19pm 10.24.21 Happy 246th US Navy! And thanks to all who have served in that service over the 246 years. For th
I need help Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:56pm 10.24.21 While you may have eliminated most of the smell, your cushions (fabric & foam) are probably permeate
Another plumbing question? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:15pm 10.24.21 It works great but I'm pretty sure I got one thing wrong. I didn't install a loop from the toilet di
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount (7) Skipper at 8:03pm 10.24.21 Update: I replaced the heat exchanger. It was $100 to acid wash the old one and repair a couple of t
H280 (1996) Survey Questions Keel Bolt Torque and Inspection DArcy at 7:55pm 10.24.21 Wow, that's a new one. I've never heard of dropping the keel as a regular maintenance item before.
Flushing Outboard at Salt Water Slip Joe at 7:52pm 10.24.21 Well, it has taken many trips to mechanics, dealers and the internet to finally find a device that
Why are marine toilet bowls so small? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:51pm 10.24.21 Head compartments on most recreational boats used to be quite small before "cabin" boats became floa
MEDICARE SFS at 7:41pm 10.24.21 SBI does exactly that.
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed Mechone at 7:06pm 10.24.21 How much weight are you carrying ? I have seen this people living on the boat have it loaded down wi
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 DArcy at 7:05pm 10.24.21 We went out. Again and again. I started crewing on a race team. Last weekend we flew the spinakker
1994 Hunter 40.5 price new artboas at 7:05pm 10.24.21 Does anyone know what the 40.5 Legend sold for new, back in 1994? I'm trying to identify the depre

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