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electric vs. gasoline John Lovas at 11:21pm 12.16.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/792 Does any Mariner, or similarly sized boat, owner use an electric motor instead of a gasoline one? I
Whisker Pole and Accessories juancho at 11:31pm 12.16.06 Big Boats 10/1203 I am planning to install a whisker pole to my Hunter 37.6. I will like to know where I can find the
radar info needed tom h at 11:56pm 12.16.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1099 I have a radar antennae (closed) that I don't know the specs on. The whole unit is a 1970 Raytheon
Alpha Marine Auto pilot NYSail at 11:49pm 12.16.06 Ask All Sailors 4/3355 Hello all,I have an Alpha Marine 4404 Auto-Pilot that came with my boat (P36-2). It is a below de
Universal: Washers from the oil pan that failed. M.P. Marino at 12:05am 12.17.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/993 I have a 1991 Catalina and had the washers or at least one of them fail with the oil blowing out of
Impellers in winter Warren Milberg at 11:05pm 12.16.06 Ask All Sailors 20/2299 I recently read an article in "Good Old Boat" that recommended taking the impeller out of your raw w
Fitting eyelets/sliders Ken Hastie at 12:59am 12.17.06 Smaller Boats 5/1292
Bottom Paint Quetions Greg W at 2:58am 12.17.06 Ask All Sailors 7/959 As a first time boat owner, I am going through the school of hard knocks, but thanks to this forum n
Replacing transom wedge peterbud at 2:51am 12.17.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1370 Ihave decided to replace my outboard to a new 4 stroke on my 1984 222. As a result I am changing out
furler for 1975 oday 22 wrenchs wench at 3:04am 12.17.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1527 has anyone installed a CDI furler or other brand to his oday 22 and can u tell me if i can do this m
Oday 26 Diesel Engine Jim V at 5:18am 12.17.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1014 I have just purchased an 1984 Oday 26 with the Yanmar diesel in it. Any words of wisdom from other
Hunter Service - FL Panhandle Bill P. at 7:42am 12.17.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/960 For those Hunter owners in the panhandle area of FL, I was wondering where you took your boats when
replacement equipmentI gulfstar mk 43 WHITE LOTUS at 8:10am 12.17.06 Other Sailboats 1/876 I have to replace a couple of the large opening portlight, any new replacements out there KB
water in battery and engine bilge Syversens at 9:54am 12.17.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 37/3208 Hi all, took the weekend to get familar with the boat and its functions (as many as I could manyways
I Need Some Help Richard Wallace at 8:50am 12.17.06 Ask All Sailors 6/857 We are coming up on Christmas and my wife asked for a boat related gift. She wants to be able to ha
356-36 Dodgers nick8481 at 8:15am 12.17.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2137 My new 2007 36 will be coming soon and need to decide on the dodger,i had a very good dodger on my
waste cap stuck Syversens at 10:03am 12.17.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/5060 Hi all, I wanted to pump the waste tank as we do not know how long it is since it was emptied. Howev
Deck the decks ex-admin at 10:00am 12.17.06 Ask All Sailors 5/928 Do you celebrate the holidays with your boat?Lights on the halyards, a wreath on the bow, ribbons
Companionway door locks davidtre at 1:33pm 12.17.06 Big Boats 3/1780 I have been concerned that the companionway door locks are not very secure on my 44 AC.This door con
Running rigging sailgirl at 6:03pm 12.17.06 Big Boats 3/1154 We have just purchased a new C387. We will be commissioning her in the spring so we are in the proc

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Behavior of marine batteries Scott T-Bird at 4:45am 05.26.21 In my opinion, I think that running all your house loads on one Grp 27 is inadequate, if you are goi
Is there a Hunter 27 Edge out there? s greg at 4:32am 05.26.21 Here is one in Florida Thanks for looking, I contacted the site the boat was sold, that seems to
running aground on a sandbar! jon hansen at 4:32am 05.26.21 i prefer the spinnaker halyard, less strain on the shives.
Inboard has been removed, replace with?? jon hansen at 4:25am 05.26.21 you don't need to add any weight, the boat will sail fine without it. prolly faster. take a photo o
running aground on a sandbar! dlochner at 3:49am 05.26.21 Hope the skipper has towing insurance. Did you notice the Boca police had a heavy gun belt on and
Inboard has been removed, replace with?? dlochner at 3:24am 05.26.21 As others have said, the outboard is a cheap, but not particularly desirable option. If you all you
After 35 years of sailing I fell in today MitchM at 2:54am 05.26.21 when a guy in our marina fell off his transom fussing w some fiberglas work, , he lost his
Paint and non-slip flooring kappykaplan at 2:41am 05.26.21 Looks great, @stickinthemud57 ! :beer:
After 35 years of sailing I fell in today (1) Jumpstart at 11:08pm 05.25.21 Ralph, we are very fortunate to have nice floating docks at our sailing club. Great facilities. Our
Best genoa for Catalina 30 JRR at 10:52pm 05.25.21 Yes, it needs tuning, the PO told me to rock the halyard. i am disappointed with myself for giving h
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start AndyBC at 10:46pm 05.25.21 My 30 yr old 2GM20F gives off white smoke for a few seconds after the first cold start of the day, a
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start Tedd at 10:39pm 05.25.21 If none of the other suggestions works, it's worth checking for a missing valve stem seal. It's unli
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start dmax at 10:22pm 05.25.21 A leaking injector would have those symptoms..
After 35 years of sailing I fell in today Ralph Johnstone at 9:07pm 05.25.21 I worked my way down the dock finger to the end where there is a safety ladder and climbed out easi
Inboard has been removed, replace with?? Tom J at 9:04pm 05.25.21 You will notice the effect the light stern has when the outboard pops out of the water when you are
WINDOW REPLACING AND WHICH SEALER Hayden Watson at 9:03pm 05.25.21 That is why I like the VHB tape. It holds the lens in place so that the silicone has the time to cu
Inboard has been removed, replace with?? FastOlson at 9:01pm 05.25.21 The Newport 28 is a fast and great-sailing design, but that is way more boat and a taller transom th
WINDOW REPLACING AND WHICH SEALER (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:59pm 05.25.21 If I may ask, what was the thickness of the of your acrylic and ball park figure for the acrylic Th
After 35 years of sailing I fell in today Tom J at 8:58pm 05.25.21 Emergency ladders on the docks are a great idea. Glad you were ok!
Hunter 34 Pedestal Cupholder/Instrument Mount YVRguy at 8:55pm 05.25.21 Should have put drain holes in the cup holder ? Easy fix

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