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portlight shades Bill C320, Papillon at 1:32am 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1870 Anyone have any suggestions on how to keep out the mornig sun and/or provide privacy while in the sl
Dinghy Franklin at 1:06am 05.25.05 Big Boats 11/821 Two part question:1) Why is an inflatable dinghy so hard to row and is it just now realistic to ge
Where is hull serial number on an O'Day 17" Peter Johnson at 12:23am 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2076 I'm insuring my new-to-me O'Day 17' Daysailer 'Odie'. The insurance company wants the hull serial n
Bimini? Boom tent???? What is this thing??????? me262 at 11:14pm 05.24.05 Smaller Boats 9/1437 I am wanting to construct a cockpit shade. I have found after only two trips out in the Texas sun, t
Radiator flush? Bill O'Donovan at 11:08pm 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 1/960 Still trying to get an answer as to whether it's good to put Prestone radiator flush through the raw
Yanmar driving high output alternator Arthur Boas at 10:59pm 05.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1745 I installed a high output Balmar alternator on my Yanmar 4JH2BE (Hunter 40.5)I found continual bel
Hardware Vocabulary aquaholic1 at 10:28pm 05.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/948 Does anyone know of a website where mast/boom/rigging hardware is identified and defined? My sailing
New Capri 18 owner dennis hackbarth at 10:14pm 05.24.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/927 I have just purchased this boat and need to find a roller furling jib sail. Ithas a genoa which is
O'Day 25 hardware Charles Jones at 9:42pm 05.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/877 I have just purchased a 1979 O'Day 25 and would like to know if there is any source for the original
carbon monoxide detector "Safe T Alert" problems Al9586 at 8:43pm 05.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1572 Over the last week we have started to experience trouble with our hard wired, dealer installed CO de
considering this 88 M26D, opinions on damage Rick4852 at 3:19pm 05.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/996 Found an 88 26D I am considering. Overall condition of boat, gelcoat, trailer is excellent with the
Yacht/Boat shows in USA Mark at 2:43pm 05.24.05 Smaller Boats 8/785 Can anyone tell me which and when is the "biggest and Best" show in the USA?
PICTURES DAVE???avalonduet chet p at 2:33pm 05.24.05 The Cherubini Hunters 15/992 DAVE: I hope your wife is recovering and all is well. I have been away on vacation to Seattle and g
looking for a cal 39 or cal 40 brian at 1:26pm 05.24.05 Cal 3/1339 I am looking to buy a call 39 tall rig with the longer keel or a cal 40. The boat will be used for
Bilge water R. Glad at 1:02pm 05.24.05 Day Sailers 1/935 I have a 1971 model Daysailer I that I have owned for a few years. She has developed a crack in the
C28 sail combinations Paul Pfluger at 12:35pm 05.24.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1130 Ahoy there Catalina meisters! I'm looking for guidance on optimum sail combinations in differenct w
Help I'm SIRIUS Silicone Fan at 11:58am 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 1/956 I'm really getting tired of my radio interupptions when someone walks into my satellite signal. Any
anchor windlass barney at 11:04am 05.24.05 Big Boats 4/981 has anyone added an electric windlass to a 35.5? i need help with a solution. deck seems thin, no ch
Exhaust system question Stephen OBrien at 10:46am 05.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/857 I will need to replace my muffler sometime this year, but before removing the quarter berth panel, I
oday 20 robert at 10:45am 05.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1060 can anyone tell me the usual outboard size for a 20,and minimum that would reasonably move the boat,

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Cockpit Cushions Calif. Ted at 9:10am 10.04.20 There will be lots of opinions from this site. My cushions were purchased from SBO store., which a
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis Calif. Ted at 9:04am 10.04.20 There is a main engine fuse of 20 or 30 amps that powers instrument pod and starting, usually wrappe
Reinforcement areas (6) Ed Caldwell at 9:03am 10.04.20 @HD74185670 Screws for the jib sheet turning block don't have nuts and washers, so I am assuming the
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis Don S/V ILLusion at 9:01am 10.04.20
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available srimes at 9:00am 10.04.20 I'm wondering if anyone here burns waste motor oil after they do an oil change
What to do if you lose your rig. Hunter216 at 8:56am 10.04.20 @Jumpstart It appears you have had enough time to process the event and have a sense of humour in r
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis Cat36Amoore at 8:55am 10.04.20 So I just pulled the instructment panel to test the ignition switch and check the wiring. All things
Sextant cb32863 at 8:51am 10.04.20 Astronomy..... get the SKY VIEW LITE APP... IT'S FREE !!!! names EVERYTHING in the heavens a
Raccoon destroy the sailboat at boatyard ? What now? Meriachee at 8:50am 10.04.20 the question is i owe yard like 8 months but paid 3 year almost top price even much more than moori
Sextant cb32863 at 8:48am 10.04.20 Thank you everyone for your answers; I will pass them on to him. I personally will look into the US
37C Windlass (3) Bolander at 8:35am 10.04.20 Thank you Jim, Dave and Ralph, I've looked at your post and photos and videos. Jim, I like how your
Fixed portlights with painted-on trim kloudie1 at 8:32am 10.04.20 Looks old but not leaking?? UUuuhhhhhh.. "isn't broken--- don't fix it" comes to mind.. but.. they a
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis Cat36Amoore at 8:29am 10.04.20 I checked the batteries with voltmeter one read 13.5 and other 13.6. Plus once I connected to shore
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Cockpit Cushions (1) sail sfbay at 8:19am 10.04.20 There will be lots of opinions from this site. My cushions were purchased from SBO store., which ar
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Raccoon destroy the sailboat at boatyard ? What now? Davidasailor26 at 8:11am 10.04.20
Sextant Ilanortho at 8:05am 10.04.20 Thank you everyone for your answers; I will pass them on to him. I personally will look into the US

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