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Please help!! bill van at 2:05am 03.27.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1318 I am thinking of Purchasing a 1988 Capri 22 with a wing keel.What is the preferable boat Swing Ke
Knapps Narrows Dredging Warren Milberg at 4:48am 03.27.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1364 Now that some of us Ches Bay sailors are (finally) getting back on the water, I thought I'd post thi
comparative boats to the 170? Erik B at 5:08am 03.27.07 Day Sailers 7/1774 I'm interested in purchasing a Hunter 170, new or used because it's got a centerboard, is kind of be
I need a recommendation for a gas BBQ Rich Stidger at 5:56am 03.27.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1260 I am planning to buy a BBQ at the annual Defender Warehouse sale in a couple of days.I currently h
Finding a Trailer? Lynn Ocean at 10:05am 03.27.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/998 I am learning how difficult it is to find a trailer for an ODAY 222. The boat I am acquiring is in
wet sand/buff- I want this thing looking new B737 at 11:02am 03.27.07 Ask All Sailors 23/2325
insurance in Mexico Monty VM at 11:15am 03.27.07 Big Boats 7/847 I am trying to find insurance that will cover my vessle for the baja ha ha this fall. I have been wi
Removal of floor at helm 97 376 randy18488 at 6:24am 03.27.07 Big Boats 1/884 I have to get at my stearing cables at the helm, has anyone had to take the fiberglass floor were yo
Gary Wyngarden seanshine at 10:04am 03.27.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/983 Gary,congrats on having your picture on the back page of the new Sail magazine. Your description of
Exhaust flange Rick DeGregorio at 9:51am 03.27.07 Ask All Sailors 0/771 I removed my riser to clean it out in the fall,went to reinstal with a new gasket ,went together ea
CNG to LPG conversion Mike McKendy at 9:37am 03.27.07 Big Boats 3/869 I am in the process of converting from CNG to LPG (Propane). Read many of the archive posts but hav
radar reflectors? Bob at 9:18am 03.27.07 Ask All Sailors 24/3832 Now that i'm a new sailboat owner, I have looked into getting some info on radar reflectors in the a
33.5 questions LUCKY14693 at 8:13am 03.27.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/970 could someone tell me if there were any recalls or factory buletins for a 1988 hunter 33.5 model. m
FlexiTeak John Ehricht at 7:17am 03.27.07 Big Boats 9/1863 FlexiTeak comes on the new Hunter 38s. In addition, FlexiTeak is listed as standard on 33s,36s,38s,
Pan Oceanic "Sea star" Cap'n Ron at 7:10am 03.27.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1340 Any Pan Oceanic owners out there?Looking at a 46 ft Seastar and would like any negatives or positi
WaterTank Lid Leaks Glenn8732 at 11:28am 03.27.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/927 My water tank lid leaks when the boat heals over. I've taken the lid off and used silicone to seal
Battery indicator light Ken at 12:15pm 03.27.07 Ask All Sailors 2/938 The green indicator light has burned out on my power panel that usually glows green when one or both
Yanmar 2GM20F Alternator Bob at 12:07pm 03.27.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/4384 HI - I have a Yanmar 2GM20F, 18hp, in a 2000 Hunter 320. I think the alternator is a 55amp. Can I
Anchor chain gathers, tangles and stops Ivan Bekey at 12:26pm 03.27.07 Big Boats 1/873 I added 100 ft of hi test 5/16 chain to my primary anchor last fall. It works very well and lowers
To Bottom Paint or Not to Bottom Paint??? Rich at 12:24pm 03.27.07 Ask All Sailors 4/910 My new to me O'day 272 was painted in May of 06. Launched in late June of 06 and pulled out in late

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Removing Teak Cap on Holder 14 Keel Housing (2) sail sfbay at 3:12pm 06.15.21 Suspect you right about it being glued to the keel housing. Might check with the Hobie forum: Hobie
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed 19thol at 3:09pm 06.15.21 From my experience it sounds like a fuel delivery problem. One problem I had similar to your experi
Hunter 240 Boom Traveler shemandr at 2:59pm 06.15.21 Uhm. I think end of boom sheeting is considered better for sail control and not loading the boom.
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Fredct at 2:58pm 06.15.21 @ggrizzard I should have said that the tach broke on day 3 so speed is estimate. I cannot imagine ru
Paint for plastic portlight surrounds ggrizzard at 2:52pm 06.15.21 Where do you buy "SEM" paints?
Irwin sail sfbay at 2:50pm 06.15.21 Virginian.......congratulations on your soon to be new boat, if your sea trail and survey goes well.
Irwin Virginian at 2:46pm 06.15.21 Accepted offer to purchase. The vessel has keel bolts but the owner a licensed captain claims it is
Hunter Legend 37 Broken Keel Box? or just fa�ade. shemandr at 2:46pm 06.15.21 Did you have a hard grounding?
Question about Jib Furling System Tally Ho at 2:38pm 06.15.21 Good morning , an educated guess would be an FF4 model. You don't need to replace anything . There
Steering Cable Fell Off Captain Larry-DH at 2:36pm 06.15.21 Another possibility if, heaven forbid, your rudder falls off, is to use the motor for short burst s
Washdown pump location sail sfbay at 2:34pm 06.15.21 Check valve stops backflow from the pump to mitigate loss of prime on the suction side unless you ha
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:24pm 06.15.21 The only problem I see in this description is running the engine at 2,000 RPM. The recommended RPM s
Washdown pump location Ken Cross at 2:22pm 06.15.21 Great question!! You have a good plan to supply the washdown pump from an existing through-hull fi
eye candy (1) Michael Davis at 2:17pm 06.15.21 195229 One of my favourite sailing pics.
Washdown pump location (1) sail sfbay at 2:13pm 06.15.21 Great question!! You have a good plan to supply the washdown pump from an existing through-hull fit
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Fredct at 2:02pm 06.15.21 Elbow was replaced in 2017. I will check.
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Calif. Ted at 2:01pm 06.15.21 I'd check the exhaust elbow for clogging also.
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Fredct at 1:43pm 06.15.21 Don, like a large piece of dirt obstructing the flow from the tank? I thought about fuel pump and
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Don S/V ILLusion at 1:41pm 06.15.21 The only obvious possibility is a clogged pick-up tube in the tank but it could be lots of things li
Solent Stay H36 Jim Legere at 1:39pm 06.15.21 The H37C didn't have a "factory cutter option" - it was designed by Cherubini as cutter right from t

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