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Bow thruster experience? Bruce at 10:04pm 08.04.05 Big Boats 6/1096 My wife and I own a 2004 44DS and are thinking of having a bow thruster installed over the winter.
Diesel Engine Spare Parts Phiggins at 9:55pm 08.04.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1162 I'm going a six month cruise in the Caribbean and want to bring along spare parts for my 21HP Univer
Ice box drain Wm at 9:06pm 08.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1108 I am thinking of connecting the icebox drain to the sink drain on my O day 25. Have others done thi
number of Quicksteps built? JMP at 7:31pm 08.04.05 Other Sailboats 0/789 I am interested to know how many Quicksteps were built. Ours was built by CE Ryder in Rhode Island.
top pop cover j v heijst at 6:45pm 08.04.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/754 i want to make a top pop cover for a macgregor 26s, i am looking for the drawingscan someone help m
Large Waves vs Rogue Waves John Nantz at 2:31pm 08.04.05 Ask All Sailors 42/2482 According to this article (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050804/us_nm/weather_hurricane_dc) very larg
Virginia area Columbia Owners, Rendevous/Raft up Larry Wilson at 2:03pm 08.04.05 Columbia 0/1201 Just wondering if any of the Virgina area owners would be interestedin a weekend sail/raft up ? Not
Old Boat for New Sailor Gary16080 at 1:01pm 08.04.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1008 Tried this post yesterday, but it didn't register.Just acquired a 1976 Catalina 22 that has been s
CT 38...Anyone?? J. Powers at 12:57pm 08.04.05 Other Sailboats 2/4455 Hello...We have been sailing our '84 CT 38 on the SF bay for a little over a year now, and absolutel
need Yanmar 2GM or 3GM parts Mike at 11:25am 08.04.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1092 Know anyone with a Yanmar parts engine? I need 3 rods, 2GM ' 3GM will work, also need a cam from a 3
Need help in Spinnaker Block Placement Steve Deturk at 11:10am 08.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1382 I have a O'Day Daysailerand wish to know what other owners have done as far as placement of blocks f
Should it be Swing or Wing Keel? Bob W. at 10:40am 08.04.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1084 I'm looking at used 1987 to 1992 Catalina 22 Swing and Wing keels boats. I want to dry sail the boat
seperation crack inbetween hull and keel what 2 do Sean O'Brien at 10:33am 08.04.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/800 The keel is in rought shape after taking it out of the water the fiberglass that was in the keel wh
Swim Platform Removal John@CdnRockies at 10:22am 08.04.05 Mid-Size Boats 14/1161 I currently sail a McGregor 26, looking to upgrade to a Vision 32 for salt water coastal cruising (S
How many fuel filters are there? Jerry Snell at 10:01am 08.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/733 I have had to change the two fuel filters on y Westerbeke 10Two three times this season? Keeps loosi
Stiff engine accelerator lever Bob Pezzoli at 9:14am 08.04.05 Other Sailboats 2/633 I have a 1987 E35 Mark 3. The engine throttel lever on the pedistal is very stiff. I have tried lu
How stable is an H22 motoring without sail? Pete at 8:41am 08.04.05 Smaller Boats 2/967 I'm planning a trip on a large lake this weekend and will have to motor thru some narrow channels an
Sad news - Stan Dent passed away this afternoon Jim Seamans at 8:11am 08.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1014 Stan Dent, a friend to a lot of us Chesapeake sailors passed away this afternoon. I don't have any f
bimini for h26 john withrow at 8:10am 08.04.05 Smaller Boats 4/791 Hey! has anyone put the short bimini they sell on the HOW site on their boat? Does it help? Can u
fixed portholes vincent Tobkin at 7:41am 08.04.05 Other Sailboats 3/827 anyone know where to buy replacement fixed portholes? I'm tired of fixing leaks in mine.

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Drop-in Lithium batteries Johann at 8:39am 10.23.20 Look at the Victron products. I know their SmartSolar controllers and Multiplus devices have a confi
Aft Bedding for a Beneteau 321 surfstud31 at 8:34am 10.23.20 I have to agree with those who say oversized is better than undersized. It looks like the California
I win! Jim26m at 8:08am 10.23.20 Congrats on the boat acquisition! Looks like good bones and a lot of stuff to work with. Should be
Replacing Danfoss 101N0210 with 101N0212 (1) RitSim at 7:59am 10.23.20 Have you checked the compressor windings for shorts or grounding, resistance? This is detailed on t
Yanmar 3JH3E Engine Maintenance Don S/V ILLusion at 7:48am 10.23.20 Two oil fills because access to the engine varies between boat manufacturers and one is sometimes ob
Sea Tow to discontinue Automated Radio Check Service Jackdaw at 7:22am 10.23.20 Hopefully someone else will pick up the service. Does anyone know why this was discontinued? Pro
Balboa 24 ; water getting in thru-hull somehow rgranger at 7:19am 10.23.20 I used to have a Balboa 26. I would also get a lot of water between the cabin liner and the hull.
98 hunter H26 - Add chair? (1) rgranger at 7:11am 10.23.20 Do a google image search for pedistal mounted seat. I just now did one and found this right away..
Sea Tow to discontinue Automated Radio Check Service BarryL at 7:11am 10.23.20 Hi, It worked fairly well from Mt. Sinai / Port Jefferson area. The sea tow radio was in Black Rock
Yanmar 3JH3E Engine Maintenance Gary Ryan at 7:07am 10.23.20 I have the manual that came with the boat, but it's pretty limited. Just states to add oil at the t
Hunter Legend - New owner saying hi sun sailer at 6:56am 10.23.20 Hi Andy. Just noticed you live in Brightlingsea . I live in Woodbridge and often go to colchester .
Yanmar 3JH3E Engine Maintenance justsomeguy at 6:51am 10.23.20 Do you not have a service manual? Here's one online for $20.00. https://www.emanualonline.com/Marine
98 hunter H26 - Add chair? CaptainRan at 6:49am 10.23.20 That is beautiful. The issue with my boat is that the aft section is at floor level. I will have to
Replacing Danfoss 101N0210 with 101N0212 buddybear at 6:43am 10.23.20 I userd the Kollmann tips too. You indicated that you are starting with the module. I would recom
Balboa 24 ; water getting in thru-hull somehow Scott T-Bird at 6:35am 10.23.20 I don't understand why you suspect a thru-hull when you are describing rain water getting into a boa
Engine Power Issue Witzend at 6:29am 10.23.20 There is a shovel connector that feeds current to the fuel pump located near the pump itself. This b
98 hunter H26 - Add chair? (1) RoyS at 6:28am 10.23.20 Not familiar with your boat but added seat to mine. Some of this may apply to your installation. Mou
H 34 anchor locker hose jk kudera at 6:19am 10.23.20 I completed that job yesterday, in my opinion, the worse job I have done on this boat. I replaced th
Cordage Joe at 6:15am 10.23.20 I have 5/16 on most everything but upwind sheets which I use 3/8 samson trophy braid. The rigid van
Sea Tow to discontinue Automated Radio Check Service shemandr at 6:01am 10.23.20 I didn't think it worked that well anyway, at least in Southold - where the international headquarte

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