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Repair of Zodiac inflatable Anne Taylor at 5:46am 06.13.05 Other Sailboats 1/827 I have "inherited" a 9 foot, fiberglass rigid hull, Zodiac Bombadier that will not remain inflated.
O'day 37 center cockpit blue water Craig Ciszewski at 5:02am 06.13.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/9432 Approximately 1 year ago I purchased my first sailboat (o'day 37 cc). Within that year I have great
GPS VIRGIN Al P. at 5:02am 06.13.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1026 We are looking for recommendations for someone who has not used a GPS as yet..We are value driven a
Venture 22' HIN location chixwithtrix at 4:16am 06.13.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1642 I am looking at a rundown MacGregor Venture sitting in a vacant lot and need to know where the HIN i
Aft head vented loop WuWei28 at 4:09am 06.13.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/905 Does anyone know how to access the vented loop for the main/aft head in a H40.5? I am thinking abou
Dinghy glue Gene at 3:08am 06.13.05 Big Boats 1/856 I recently removed two pads that were used for an old davit system from my dinghy, only to find out
Hunter 310 mast Peter de Bruin at 3:05am 06.13.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/2623 Last year, I have bought a second hand 1997 Hunter 310. The mast has a signwith the following : St
Reporting in Mike M16608 at 3:04am 06.13.05 Smaller Boats 4/924 H23 #335 has been recommissioned and stands ready for service at slip C54 in Mentor Lagoons off Lake
Hatch replacement - curved opening Randy Burns at 2:40am 06.13.05 The Cherubini Hunters 5/966 I may have learned something new about the earlier Hunter 27's or I am missing something. I am repl
Exhaust vented loop spraying water on my engine WuWei28 at 2:37am 06.13.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2051 The vented loop for the exhaust (mounted on the aft wall of the engine house) sometimes sprays water
Engine Control Question Cary at 2:05am 06.13.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/711 The last job on full restoration of our 1971 Catalina 27 (hull 15!) is to replace the engine control
stern height Justin at 1:46am 06.13.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/889 A friend of mine has a 9hp motor for sale with a 17" (distance from the transom mount to the cavitat
Main sail rigging Bill L at 1:41am 06.13.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1298 I have just partially rigged my 1969 daysailer. Installed the boom and after much ado, (not familiar
H2S Smell Andy at 1:27am 06.13.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1268 PeggyWhen pumping the head on my boat it smells like rotten egss. Horribly. Then it goes away, bu
sail repair? chad at 1:21am 06.13.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1043 My 150% genoa isn't looking too good. It has a few short tares along the edges. There is a strip of
What a weekend sonofasailorsailing at 1:20am 06.13.05 Ask All Sailors 4/949 What a weekend for sailing...not! Winds over 50 knots, ten foot seas. And we were gonna do an overni
Compac Yachts Drew at 1:15am 06.13.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1628 Anyone have any experience with Compacs? I'm interested in their boats, particulary the CP-27. Are
Improving Cooler Insulation - 30 Catalina ('88) Bob at 1:09am 06.13.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/3913 I have been discovering lately that the insulated cooler on the 30 does not keep cold that well desp
source for a remote kit for a 9.9 Honda outboard? Donald6441 at 12:50am 06.13.05 Ask All Sailors 4/3026 who has good prices on a remote throttle/start/shift control for my '96 Honda 9.9 outboard motor? An
Electric motor svey at 12:44am 06.13.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/860 I have a 9.9hp Johnson that failed me Saturday night. I would like to get an electric motor as a bac

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Winter Cover for mast up boats? CYQK at 5:11am 10.09.20 Try this one Get a roll of heavy duty vapor barrier. Get the red tape used in construction . Overlap
Winter Cover for mast up boats? sailme88 at 4:58am 10.09.20 Pantyhose? ;) Joe Namath hawked MANIHOSE.... 'member?
Winterizing the C310 engine? sailme88 at 4:56am 10.09.20 Add the fuel additive, motor to the fuel dock and top off.. This will ensure a good mixture.. A l
Winter Cover for mast up boats? Captain Larry-DH at 4:55am 10.09.20 Larry, I did grow up in that era... But I didn't wear them.... Pantyhose? ;)
Winter Cover for mast up boats? sailme88 at 4:44am 10.09.20
Winterizing the C310 engine? JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 4:32am 10.09.20 I agree with everything that @TomJ wrote except for the transmission fluid. I changed that every yea
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 NYSail at 4:31am 10.09.20 Change your oil & filter. Put the specified amount of oil in the engine as per the service manual.
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Benny17441 at 10:29pm 10.08.20 Pure deep cycle batteries are not suitable for use in boats because they are adverse to motion; they
Oil loss through oil breather Benny17441 at 10:15pm 10.08.20 The engine calls for 10w 30, is it ok to use 15w40 in it? Remove the oil fill cap with the engin
basic marine electrical system help Benny17441 at 9:45pm 10.08.20 I have the motor running shore power charger turned off belt is tight now some dust but not tons al
Winterizing the C310 engine? Tom J at 9:31pm 10.08.20 Sounds like a good plan for winterizing the engine. Don't forget to do the same for the fresh water
Hunter 29.5 , offshore capacity ? Seasong at 9:30pm 10.08.20 Jssailem : a 15 or 20 feet cruiser can indeed be "offshore capable" , but it sounds like an extreme,
Original sails Xstream at 9:22pm 10.08.20 Okay. A little background here: I live in Kansas and sail at Cheney Reservoir which has a well des
Cleaning bird contributions off of canvas (warning: content may not be suitable for all audiences) CarlN at 9:01pm 10.08.20 This Starbrite cleaner does a remarkable job on most bird crap (but not all) http://www.starbrite.co
Brands garymalmgren at 8:40pm 10.08.20 Hi Berkay There are a few problems with asking for brand recommendations. These include loyalty and
Hunter 420 furling main gets stuck when furling back in. JamesG161 at 8:12pm 10.08.20 The bottom 1 -1/2 feet of vertical edge the main sail is not inside the extrusion track on the seld
Brands rgranger at 7:47pm 10.08.20
Brands rgranger at 7:46pm 10.08.20 If cruising is what you think you are leaning towards the Catalina 22 is a good starter boat. The
Did the HOOK race glaufman at 7:12pm 10.08.20 Got it... Heard of that before on other models... Just showing my lack of experience..
Brands JohnShannon at 7:10pm 10.08.20 In the under 20 space you have "classes" which are boats built to a set of dimensions many builders

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