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What's Your Favorite Cruising Destination? Rob at 2:42am 04.21.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1039 What's Your Favorite Cruising Destination? Lets hear from you...My free on-line Cruising Guide is
LectraSan Question Bob at 2:32am 04.21.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1212 I have question about how a LectraSan unit works. I've reviewed their documentation on-line and I'm
Battan Boards for Companion Way Mike8082 at 1:53am 04.21.05 Mid-Size Boats 7/1103 I need to replace my battan boards on my hunder 27. It's looks like the last ones were made from ply
Stay tension Dave19333 at 1:45am 04.21.05 Smaller Boats 6/2239 Alright, I took everyones advice, and purchase a loos gauge. Now hunter recomends 20% on all stays,
Air Conditioning in '93 30T NuNees at 1:06am 04.21.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/815 I have just bought a '93 30T 88-94 ... Still on it's cradle.Looking forward to the splash date some
Spirit 38 jhugener at 12:59am 04.21.05 Ask All Sailors 0/881 I am a new owner of a spirit 28 and just like to know if there are any other spirit owners. I had a
standing rigging David11038 at 12:55am 04.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1171 I will be putting my new 170 in the water in a few weeks. A question to all of you more seasoned da
26S "Pop Top" R.A. Lueck at 12:36am 04.21.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1620 The following are questions regarding erection and use of the "Pop Top"/vinyl cover on my 1994 26S:
Deck Wax Dulce at 12:31am 04.21.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/776 Does anyone have a suggestion for waxing the non-skid areas of the deck, that would not make it slip
Seller Won't Return Deposit Cate at 12:23am 04.21.05 Ask All Sailors 17/2753 I am in the process of buying a used O'Day and put a deposit on one in upstate NY. I planned to pick
Buying Used O'Day 20-Bilge Water Common? Cate at 12:19am 04.21.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/931 First time buyer here. I was inspecting a used O'Day 20 last night and it was in the water and had b
Wet Suit/DrySuit/Swimming Suit? Gary Wyngarden at 12:15am 04.21.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1251 I plan to spend six of the next eighteen months doing mostly wilderness cruising off the coast of Br
Boat Buying Blues Cate at 12:04am 04.21.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/960 I am in the process of buying a used O'Day and put a deposit on one in upstate NY. I planned to pick
Anybody know the dimensions of the opening ports? Lauraine at 11:54pm 04.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/976 Does anyone have the dimensions of the two opening ports in the 80's C30's? We need to replace the
:( Nicro cowl vent mikejesse at 11:52pm 04.20.05 Big Boats 7/1279 I have a 1984 Hunter 34. I lost one of her Nicro low profile cowl vent and have not be able to find
Cruising Nantucket, Martha's Vinyard and the south Steve at 11:08pm 04.20.05 Ask All Sailors 7/3845 This summer I am planning a one week trip with my girlfriend from Chatham to Nantucket then to Marth
Damaged sail track? Malcolm McCune at 10:52pm 04.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 8/1714 I purchased a 29.5 last fall. When I raised the main, it took a great deal of effort. When I lowered
o Keel Movement Capt Tommy at 6:53pm 04.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1193 Hauled my '77 C27 yesterday and the keel sways a bit. There are no cracks in the fiberglass and all*
sry Replacement for Atomic 4 Capt Tommy at 6:48pm 04.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1015 Found a huge hole in the head of the Atomic 4 on my newly aquired '77 C27. Any cost effective repla*
C-22 back stay Timm R at 4:34pm 04.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1434 I have a 1973 C-22.It came with a split backstay.There is a block and tackle set up that is hooked t

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Single or double line reefing DougM at 6:15am 03.10.21 I have single line reefing with the line for each reef led back to the cockpit. My main sail has blo
Mast cleaning/buffing... without climbing? DougM at 6:07am 03.10.21
B323 fuel pickup DougM at 5:57am 03.10.21
Advice requested re. 1976 O'Day 22 (3) Sea&Air1 at 5:54am 03.10.21 And some additional photos of the cracking between the mast step and the hatch. I welcome thoughts
Advice requested re. 1976 O'Day 22 (2) Sea&Air1 at 5:51am 03.10.21 I just noticed the mast step is aimed slightly off-center. Is this normal?
Two new toys for testing antennas Don S/V ILLusion at 5:31am 03.10.21 Not unless you are getting RF on the separation cable
Advice requested re. 1976 O'Day 22 Sea&Air1 at 5:30am 03.10.21 Project Mayhem, Thank you. I spoke with Rudy about the chainpates. He was very helpful and sugges
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy rgranger at 5:30am 03.10.21 I could be wrong but that looks like it'd be difficult or impossible to launch at most ramps. :pl
Swing keel Mac 25 (1) rgranger at 5:23am 03.10.21 191368 If you are missing this hole, it is likely that the PO glassed over it to prevent water from
Gel coat scoring and rough spots Crazy Dave Condon at 5:21am 03.10.21 Private message sent to poster for additional info. Frank Butler is deceased and Gerry Douglas has
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles RoyS at 5:19am 03.10.21 I would buy new ones from Yanmar. Keep the old ones for emergency spares. I purchased an injector te
Two new toys for testing antennas All U Get at 5:08am 03.10.21 Just doing a little wire removal of dead lines left in the bundle behind my navigation panel. I nea
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles mermike at 5:04am 03.10.21 Yes, the manual calls out the torque and I have a torque wrench. Don't do what I did and screw up
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Pump sensitivity -Help? dhjay at 5:01am 03.10.21 You may well damage the shims while removing the injector pump. Just measure their thickness and pur
B323 fuel pickup fullbore at 5:00am 03.10.21 How about some photos of the tank and pickup tube. Seems odd that the tube isn't removable. Try c
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Pump sensitivity -Help? All U Get at 4:55am 03.10.21 Here we go, my money is riding on the high stakes game of boat repair. Did Sue approve of this and/
B323 Head fullbore at 4:54am 03.10.21 Are the torn segments part of the white Dacron sacrificial UV cover? It deteriorates fairly rapidl
Anti Corrosion Tape RoyS at 4:53am 03.10.21 I have been experimenting with gaskets made from sheet silicone which I purchased on Amazon. I would
B323 Head fullbore at 4:51am 03.10.21 I just responded to your other email. Sounds to me like that captain wasn't very good at delivery,
Swing keel Mac 25 justsomeguy at 1:36am 03.10.21 Where is swing keel lock bolt on Macgregor 25 It is not far from the pivot bolt. Should be above/s

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