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Parts from Hurricane damaged boats ? Ron at 10:48am 07.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1028 Where would I look on the web for a company that bought hurricane damaged boats for parts ? Is ther
Cleaning 216 Bill Montague at 9:48am 07.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/919 HelloCurious as to what products everyone uses to clean their boats? I have my boat moored and ha
Propellor Strut Craig Warren at 11:24am 07.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/911 Would anyone know where to find an aftermarket propeller shaft and strut for an Oday 27, 1974 model?
sailboat hardware drdeb at 11:52am 07.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/836 Can anyone help me find used guardrails/pulpit for a 21' MacGregor.?/thanks.
vacation in chesapeake bay usae at 11:55am 07.25.06 Mid-Size Boats 7/1178 I am new @ boating and this area upper/mid chesapeake bay, I am planning to take vacation in two wee
Replacing windows on a 26D lstyles at 12:38pm 07.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1296 I am thinking of buying a 26D and wonder how hard it is to replace the windows on either side of the
How tall can a spinnaker be for the 222 ? Chuck R at 12:01pm 07.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/938 I have found a Spinnaker from a 24' Neptune it is 27' tall. Since they are a billowing out type sail
BOW PULPIT CRACKS heather marie at 2:12pm 07.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/907 I HAVE A 97 30' CATALINA AND ABOUT 1999 I STARTED TO NOTICE CRACKS IN THE BOW PULPIT. HAS ANY ONE WI
Square-rigger question Bob at 1:42pm 07.25.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/2025 This one is a little out of the ordinary, but things are a little slow here lately anyway, so here g
Yamaha 9.9 4 stroke outboard troubleshooting ecoughlin at 1:59pm 07.25.06 Ask All Sailors 5/11677 There are lots of skilled people on this site...I have a 1997 Yamaha 4 stroke that runs like a cha
New sheets for spinnaker Seekswind at 10:18pm 07.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/947 Looking to replace the sheets on my spinnaker. Any suggestions or recommendations on what to go wit
Newbi and Spinnaker newbi Seekswind at 8:58pm 07.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/951 I was reading the spinnaker remarks last week. I am a newbie to sailing and defenitely a newbie to
Outboard popping up in reverse Rich L at 9:30pm 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 5/7266 I just changed out my prop to a 4-blade 5-pitch prop. Stock prop is a 3-blade, 7.1 pitch. It's on a
Year of manufacture Roger Moncrief at 9:57pm 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/993 I am looking at a 19' Macgregor that the owner claims to be a 1987 model. The pictures provided appe
Winter Outside Storage Kevin M at 10:05pm 07.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/888 Is there any value, advantages or disadvantages to shrinkwrapping your boat for outdoor winter stora
AC Circuit Breaker on 33.5 Ken Palmer at 10:08pm 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/842 There is one marina on Lake Ontario that uses Ground Interrupter circuit breakers on their main brea
liner air ted at 10:14pm 07.23.06 Big Boats 1/843 As I understand this, the Hunter is built using an inner liner that creates a space between the hull
Waterproofing External Speakers Bob at 10:40pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1365 I am going to install flush mounted cockpit speakers and have noted that the size and type available
Requirements to captain a boat pres18308 at 10:35pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1689 I am interested in taking folks out on my 27' Catalina for a fee. i.e. 4-hour sunset cruise. Has an
MYSTERY H2O LOSS Christopher Bayer at 11:20pm 07.23.06 Big Boats 1/784 Good morning fellow hunter owners. I just checked out Hunter Marine's new website. it's terrific!I

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Universal Diesel 5411 overheats with recirc line open, never gets warm with recirc line pinched closed Alan Gomes at 1:07pm 07.05.21 Looking at your diagram. The critical point is the thermostat. Are you sure that the thermostat is
Battery troubles dlochner at 12:56pm 07.05.21
Universal Diesel 5411 overheats with recirc line open, never gets warm with recirc line pinched closed jssailem at 12:56pm 07.05.21 With the recirculation line open, the engine overheats. With the recirculating hose closed, the eng
Electronic anomalies DougM at 12:55pm 07.05.21 Doug, you remind me of me... and my B323 ! I took 2 overnight cruises, post-covid, and IIRC, every
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter jaysweet at 12:49pm 07.05.21 It is a shame that there really is no affordable, long lasting, effective, copper free bottom paint
Hunter 376 Mainsail tack point shackle size needed Rob Hntr376 at 12:49pm 07.05.21 Thanks for the follow up. Glad you found a shackle that works. Is there concern that the screw pin
Inflatable RIB jssailem at 12:44pm 07.05.21 There are many ways, but for me the simplest is to attach the spinnaker halyard to the dinghy. I a
Added a second battery and solar panel. coreyjohnson99 at 12:42pm 07.05.21 Im also interested in hearing your opinion of the SeaDog clamps without a strut. Do you find that i
Battery troubles jssailem at 12:35pm 07.05.21 Learning about batteries and their care is not a simple "Do this all your troubles will be solved" a
Hunter 376 Mainsail tack point shackle size needed (2) jssailem at 12:19pm 07.05.21 Thanks for the follow up. Glad you found a shackle that works. Is there concern that the screw pin
Jib traveler.... Project_Mayhem at 12:10pm 07.05.21 An impact driver may make it possible with only one pair of hands so long as you don't over tighten.
Best location for a Bilge Pump John Marrone at 11:56am 07.05.21 I guess we'll my wife get inside, close up the cabin and I'll start spraying water on the deck. This
Electronic anomalies Project_Mayhem at 11:42am 07.05.21 If you are experiencing connection/corrosion issues I'd recommend picking up a can of DeoxIT. Not ch
Do You Have a Safety Gear Diagram on Your Boat? (1) DArcy at 11:30am 07.05.21 I imported the layout drawing for my boat into Apache OpenOffice Draw then traced over the lines to
Propane storage on H44 Ac wyctoronto at 10:56am 07.05.21 Thanks!!
Hunter 376 Mainsail tack point shackle size needed (2) Rob Hntr376 at 10:46am 07.05.21 Sure. Rigging is one of my things. While at the boat on the weekend, I dug deeper through stuff f
Propane storage on H44 Ac Rich Stidger at 10:37am 07.05.21 Sorry, and where did you source the brackets? West Marine.
Propane storage on H44 Ac Rich Stidger at 10:35am 07.05.21
1987 C22 SK Fuel to Outboard (1) Gene Neill at 10:33am 07.05.21 Fuel line typically goes out through a scupper. I had to install an inspection plate to access my
Occaisional Head Smell sail sfbay at 9:55am 07.05.21 .........Zaal No-Flex Digestor--is actually the best one. Noflex Digestor. It's become the only tan

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