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What's The Best Cheap $$ Upgrade You've Done?? R.C. at 8:58pm 01.12.06 Ask All Sailors 32/2521 I'll start.. The best inexpensive uprgrade I did last season was a gas tank for my inflatable that m
Need sail advice - furler or not? muised at 7:44pm 01.12.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1257 I am getting ready to order new sails for my O'Day 25. I do not currently have a furler but am cons
keel measurement for 22 footer beachdog57 at 2:14pm 01.12.06 Columbia 6/1673 I just aquired a 1970 columbia 22 footer.It's in the water and I need to know how many inches the fi
Cockpit Locker Modification Ron Williams at 12:44pm 01.12.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1155 While on deck lockers are adequate on the 295, I'd like to enlarge the starboard cockpit locker. Th
Stereo Speaker Wires Dan18109 at 12:14pm 01.12.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/931 Does anyone have any experience installing stereo speakers underneath the stern rail seats? I'm try
Anybody know a Ray with email address George H260 at 11:33am 01.12.06 Other Sailboats 1/668 Does anyone know of a Ray whose email address is x37calibur@juno.com (At least this was the email
fuel problem Dave Ball at 11:28am 01.12.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/871 Hope someone can give advice to a new Hunter owner with an old boat (1982 31'). Had a bad fuel prob
best placement for autohelm 2000 on tiller of cat2 spencer kligman at 11:05am 01.12.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1141 A friend lost his boat at the dock (destroyed)during Hurrican Isabel. The aouto pilot was home off t
Which white Awlgrip looks best on Pedrick 36'? David Hughes at 10:50am 01.12.06 Other Sailboats 1/962 Does anyone know the best color of white Awlgrip to use on Pedrick 36, there are several white color
Countertop conundrum Mook16712 at 10:45am 01.12.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1185 Okay, among the myriad of repairs I'm having to make this winter, one of the primary projects is rep
Fixing a 2 inch hole Rich L at 10:42am 01.12.06 Ask All Sailors 17/1318 I'm about to fix a 2" hole the previous owner drilled in a vertical wall of the cockpit. I'll do the
Black Pearl in Peril Capt Ron;-) at 10:13am 01.12.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1046 "The skipper wired in, water's coming in...Captain Paul Cayard, skipper on "Black Pearl" sent a mes
Jabsco leak Dennis at 10:06am 01.12.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1524 P:There is a leak at the bottom of my pump cylinder where it connects to the base. The cylinder is
Roller Furling anyone? Grant at 9:41am 01.12.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1724 Several rigging shops are giving me a $2500.00 estimate for a turnkey furling system. Has anyone don
Port Charlotte,FL nick maggio at 9:32am 01.12.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1025 I am wondering whats going on with home owners insurance in port charlotte,my retirement home will b
Stern Tube OD Darrel Harrison at 8:11am 01.12.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1011 Hauling soon to replace rudder. Want to change stuffing box also. Anyone know the stern tube outside
Ranger 33 Dave at 7:58am 01.12.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 3/2640 Anyone in need of Ranger 33 sails? I have a bunch.
Access From Aft Cabin To STB Lazarette On An H34 Joe Mullee at 7:32am 01.12.06 Big Boats 12/1592 This may be a dumb question but here goes; Reading thru the archives, some owners have cut an access
77 hunter 30 hull dimples???????? spike at 7:05am 01.12.06 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1390 two feet below the aft chainplates on either side of the outer hull there are concave dimples the si
Our 240 didn't make thru Hurricane Wlima bobjanzan at 5:31am 01.12.06 Smaller Boats 9/928 Well we thought she would be ok, but the storm surge came atipped her over right on the trailor. Th

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3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? wouterdebie at 8:46am 05.16.21 I had my 37.5 delivered this month and the delivery crew had a somewhat similar issue. After replaci
Question on M25 vent hose off of the valve cover dmax at 8:37am 05.16.21 It is the crankcase breather outlet, best to have a hose that runs to your air cleaner, keeps smells
Hunter 34 Transmission fluid? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:36am 05.16.21 Being too lazy on my part to look up the specs for a Kanzaki KM3-A, I would go by the plate info and
How do you remove adhesive from wheel? Ward H at 8:15am 05.16.21 They also make a rubber wheel that goes on a drill to remove vinyl pin stripping and lettering, tha
Electrical Panel Key jssailem at 8:14am 05.16.21 surprised that Catalina bothers to lock the panel. Haven't you heard the secrets Catalina hides be
Alternatives to NER Salsa (better price, less ugly) Ward H at 8:13am 05.16.21 Unfortunately I'm at least an hour away from a tiny WM, so feeling any of these options before I bu
How do you remove adhesive from wheel? Ralph Johnstone at 8:03am 05.16.21 Maybe move up one on the list of nasty solvents ? Try lacquer thinner with repeated applications bu
Alternatives to NER Salsa (better price, less ugly) jssailem at 7:54am 05.16.21 Samson Trophy Braid is my mainsheet choice for cruising and club level racing. :plus: NER will hav
False / Secret Bilge (2) kloudie1 at 7:53am 05.16.21 Welcome aboard, Andiamo! Hard to tell from that picture if the work was done. Usually when folks rem
361 where in boat is the dock AC inlet fuse ? fullbore at 7:52am 05.16.21
Hi! I am looking for a sailing partner, My boat and I are in San Pedro, CA. jssailem at 7:50am 05.16.21 the chief motive for this post is unclear. Let hope it was an innocent plea for fellowship ...:coo
False / Secret Bilge Sailor Sue at 7:49am 05.16.21 I don't know about secret bilges, but to me it looks like a sump for the shower drain.
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal (1) Marmalade at 7:47am 05.16.21 194201 the most expensive boats are the free ones... ;)
Diesel shutoff question Sailor Sue at 7:45am 05.16.21 Without re-reading all the responses in this posting I might have missed something, but if the shuto
Converting "Dry Box" to Freezer? BC Bernie at 7:45am 05.16.21 What's the amperage draw for the Cold Machine? Is it the potential battery draining monster?
Hunter 34 Transmission fluid? kloudie1 at 7:43am 05.16.21 The Kanzaki needs straight 30 wt engine oil, not multi grade (as in 10-40 etc) It only takes around
Hi! I am looking for a sailing partner, My boat and I are in San Pedro, CA. Kings Gambit at 7:43am 05.16.21 So.... a 58 year old is out of the question? How did you come up with those age numbers? When you
361 where in boat is the dock AC inlet fuse ? jssailem at 7:36am 05.16.21
How do you remove adhesive from wheel? capta at 7:34am 05.16.21 I assume you mean Goo Gone? Perhaps a paint remover would do the job. Put something under where you'
Hunter 34 Transmission fluid? Andiamo 34 at 7:29am 05.16.21 Thanks for the help, just didn't want to create a problem where there currently was not, but I know

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