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Diesel Longevity Terry Cox at 1:49am 04.23.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/860 FWIW one of the transit style school buses I drive has 132,000 miles on the odometer and 8,800 hours
CAT320 mast weight Ron at 1:46am 04.23.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/967 Can anyone tell me the weight of the mast on my Catalina 320 ? It is a 40' twin spreader style. I
Standing rigging replacement Alan Porter at 12:39am 04.23.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1091 My Westerly Renown ketch was built in 1976 and has never had any standing rigging replaced. The boa
Important Customs Update! Gary Wyngarden at 12:29am 04.23.05 Ask All Sailors 38/2604 My wife and I took our boat to Canada yesterday for a day trip. On our way back I called the small b
sail buying cory h at 12:26am 04.23.05 Ask All Sailors 2/964 has anyone ever used national sail supply or crusing direct to buy sails and how was your it ?
DAGGERBOARD DEPTH Frank940 at 11:03pm 04.22.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1326 Just got a new Daggerboard has two lines instead of one. I guess the short line is for security is t
Wet Exhaust Hose Replacement Shep at 10:35pm 04.22.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1363 Well I pulled the wet exhaust hose out of the boat(one piece of 1 5/8 hose 23 feet long). Now I nee
Foaming the Mast? Phil at 10:24pm 04.22.05 Day Sailers 4/979 Some guys were going to evaluate this spring whether foaming the mast will reduce the risk of turtli
Source for Standard Horizon instrument covers????? Jim Logan at 4:21pm 04.22.05 Ask All Sailors 8/5385 Does anyone know a good source for plastic covers for the older Standard Horizon round instruments?
Synthetic oil Bill18593 at 3:25pm 04.22.05 Ask All Sailors 6/996 Am interested in opinions on the use of synthetic oils in four stroke outboards. What are the pro's
shoal draft or fin keel Jack B19783 at 12:27pm 04.22.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1733 I am considering a Freedom 21 with a shoal draft keel and wonder about the seaworthness of this desi
Hunter 31 Cradle Dimensions gr8 2 av8 at 11:22am 04.22.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/982 If anyone could provide me with the dimensions of a cradle for a Hunter 31 (84) I would really appre
columbia 36 bulkhead mike at 11:21am 04.22.05 Columbia 0/1247 I found a columbia 36. It's a different layout than I've seen on many I've looked at. The main thing
Mast hinge for a 34' mast? Larry Wilson at 11:14am 04.22.05 Trailer Sailors 3/1399 I want to install a mast hinge, for the single purpose of depriving the marina of the 190 bucks that
Boat Stereo Kuntekinte7 at 10:06am 04.22.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/751 If im putting in a CD player will i need to install an electrial panal to control the power from the
Scuba ian19147 at 10:05am 04.22.05 Ask All Sailors 17/1391 Before we go cruising in the Fall of '06, we want to get our open water scuba certification.Can an
catalina 38 brian in oakland at 9:37am 04.22.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/868 I am in the market for a used sailboat and am not clear on the different sailing properties of the C
Adjusting Furling Ken at 9:15am 04.22.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/961 BrionI have a 1995 Hunter 26 with a B'R rig. The previous owner had a cdi furling installed and it
How about the H-216? Mr.Ernie at 9:02am 04.22.05 Smaller Boats 0/634 I think al lot of owners and prospective buyers would like to hear from those that race, or plan to
Aft berth in 343 Russ2571 at 8:34am 04.22.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1057 Does anyone out there have a 343? If so how are you handling the aft berth with its two mattresses r

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Back-up Depth Sounders? Kings Gambit at 9:43am 09.26.20
Windlass Seized Clutch HandsOnTech at 9:42am 09.26.20 A "right angle" pneumatic impact wrench might be the ticket. They are not cheap though and very few
W21 NO POWER Benny17441 at 9:36am 09.26.20 80% of the auxiliary diesel engine problems are fuel related. Start at the fuel tank vent and make
Back-up Depth Sounders? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:31am 09.26.20 Charts are pretty precise depth indicators.
Lewmar folding wheel problem kloudie1 at 8:58am 09.26.20 https://www.tarpsplus.com/ball-bungee-100-piece-bag.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwzbv7BRDIARIsAM-A6-1eefiZy2g7s
Lewmar folding wheel problem Kings Gambit at 8:53am 09.26.20 Attach new bungee to a wooden toggle like those used for stringing signal flags. Maybe put an eye lo
110% Jib messes up jib sheet angle on my Hunter 26 dewhunter at 8:40am 09.26.20 Actually the tacking and sheeting times are faster and more accurate with the modified block set up.
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue smokey73 at 8:40am 09.26.20 Not sure where the pump suction line runs but is it possible you have a split in the hose above the
Lewmar folding wheel problem Sanfelice at 8:22am 09.26.20 Harbor Freight used to have similar ones
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? Kings Gambit at 8:20am 09.26.20 Design, construction, & wear are three different topics. The full-keel/skeg designs reflect intended
Lewmar folding wheel problem Don S/V ILLusion at 7:52am 09.26.20
87 Hunter 28.5 reefing the jib Warren Milberg at 7:52am 09.26.20
Lewmar folding wheel problem Sefuller at 7:51am 09.26.20 How old is this wheel? I don't don't know, I bought it used.
Lewmar folding wheel problem capta at 7:46am 09.26.20 How old is this wheel?
Lewmar folding wheel problem kappykaplan at 7:44am 09.26.20 Get some short bungy cords with hooks on the ends.
Hunter 34 False Bildge - How can you tell if the modification was done? (1) Allan12210 at 7:42am 09.26.20 Not done (yet).
W21 NO POWER FastOlson at 7:41am 09.26.20 All helpful suggestions, and good luck to you. Is the engine a 2 or 3 cylinder Yanmar? Also, double
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? Kings Gambit at 7:36am 09.26.20
Unstepping a mast 25 ft. Oday FastOlson at 7:34am 09.26.20 O'Day factory option for their 23 and 25 footers was a gin pole arrangement with as SS triangle plat
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue Terry Cox at 7:27am 09.26.20 A few more troubleshooting steps to take this week. 1. Test whether the shaft seal has failed. 2. C

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