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New Boat Prices wcole at 7:28am 04.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/968 I am considering purchasing a new Catalina 34. Is the price the dealer quotes firm or the start of n
Cockpit Drains Ernie14800 at 6:31am 04.02.05 Bigger Boats 5/1536 Hi all,I'm back, this time with a Boat! :)I just purchased an 87 O'Day 322, She is generally in gr
Rudder for Oday 15 Trey Bradshaw at 6:30am 04.02.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1050 I just picked up an Oday 15 that's in pretty rough shape. Only thing keeping me out of the water is
selecting an outboard - 15" or 20" shaft? joe lea at 5:39am 04.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4778 I've got my eye on a new Yamaha 4 stroke 8hp for my Macgregor 25. Would a the model with 15" shaft b
Steaming Light Problem Sandpiper20958 at 3:54am 04.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1563 Dear Fellow Sailors:I recently purchased a 30' Catalina. Great! However, the Steaming and Mast l
Dropping centerboard on a 26 Al Wharton at 3:21am 04.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/944 The drawings in the manual show a bolt with the nut inside the centerboard trunk. How in the world
Boom Tang!! Rick at 2:46am 04.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1292 This is not what you are thinking. When I rebuilt the boom on my 1986 C30 I had to ruin the tang at
Prop Nut Tim Pinkham at 2:46am 04.02.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1179 Hello All,I finally got my new prop. So I am anxious to install the new shaft and prop. My questio
216 Asymmetric sail K Floeter at 2:42am 04.02.05 Smaller Boats 5/1185 Has anyone purchased a 216 aymmetric sail from Hunter? How does it work?KF
Sailing In The Rain? Bad Obsession at 2:22am 04.02.05 Smaller Boats 4/1034 Usually, if I see rain moving in I bring the sails down and turn on the outboard. If you get caught
Mast Head Fly Don Guillette at 12:44am 04.02.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/2643 Mates: Yesterday I spoke by phone with a sailor in England (Isn't this internet amazing - years ago
Cutlass bearing Alex at 12:37am 04.02.05 Big Boats 8/1322 I just purchased an 87 Hunter Legend 37'. It surveyed fine, but was recomended to replace cutlass be
"WANTED" Cal25 Mike16341 at 11:47pm 04.01.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1268 Still looking for a Cal25, had no idea it would be so hard to find one. Please email me at mikekilli
Water heater Terry Flanagan at 11:47pm 04.01.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/828 I have to replace the water heater on a recently purchased 1989 Hunter 35. Does anyone have any sug
Centerboard line Al Wharton at 10:49pm 04.01.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1071 How do I replace the line to the centerboard. It is 10 years old and I do not trust it any longer.
Water ballast question Moon at 8:37pm 04.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1338 If water is left in the ballast tank for long periods,is there a risk of osmosis forming on the hull
Defend your Crew Robin at 6:20pm 04.01.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1379 There has been alot of talk about carrying some type of defense weapon while at sea. It is unfortuna
Help filling in some missing data Erich Neubert at 2:53pm 04.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/919 Hello, I acquired an older 21' model MacGregor circa 1969 (I think). It appears to have most of the
WHERE CAN I BUY A BIG PORTABLE GAS TANK FOR 26X FRANK SMITH at 1:16pm 04.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1005 I AM LOOKING FOR BIGGEST PORTABLE GAS TANK THE WILL FIT UNDER THE USUAL GAS TANKSTORAGE COMPARTMENT
Replace Hot Water Heater in 350 Roy at 1:05pm 04.01.05 Big Boats 3/1617 Has anyone replaced the Hotwater Heater (Tank) in the C-350?Seems like mine is leaking, very slow

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Engine panel cover. Worth it? JRacer at 8:45pm 03.26.21 Will Do. He made a nice bimini cover for us. Are you in the water yet? I hope to get my hull waxed
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' thinwater at 8:44pm 03.26.21 thanks to our government for publishing some confusing requirements. you have to laboriousl
1984 Hunter 37c conversion to sloop mermike at 8:39pm 03.26.21
fog scares me! All U Get at 8:38pm 03.26.21 Our success has been based on using radar, AIS, or the anchor. We never leave in thick fog and will
Insight Please - Beneteau 361 Windlass Install BigEasy at 8:24pm 03.26.21 I'm preparing to install a Lewmar V2 windlass on my 2000 Beneteau 361. My question is . . . to all
VHF Range? Kings Gambit at 8:24pm 03.26.21 Welllllllll, things happen. When I bought my current boat in 2018 the surveyor noted that the VHF
Cat 22 cabin cushions BOSSailor at 8:22pm 03.26.21 Check out the Stingy Sailor's page on cushions. He and his wife redid their entire set and they look
VHF Range? Rick Webb at 8:18pm 03.26.21 Not sure if anyone else covered this I did not read all the way to the end. A big advantage of the
New to me 2003 Hunter 386 JimP at 8:14pm 03.26.21 while you're at it, if you never go off shore think about removing all the hoses etc. for overboard
New to me 2003 Hunter 386 Mike Oldak at 8:03pm 03.26.21
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 03.26.21 Dock supplied, pressurized water is never a good idea in a boat. the result of the diaphragm ruptur
Gate Valve BigEasy at 7:56pm 03.26.21 Considering how the valve appears with salt / corrosion, should I try to close the gate valve or ju
Gate Valve (5) jssailem at 7:38pm 03.26.21 @Norway_31 Welcome and congrats on your boat. I can understand your concern. You identified a reall
PSS DRIPLESS question JamesG161 at 7:30pm 03.26.21 I posted the part number of the non-vented one. I just ordered and received it last week. Special
Thinking of using a Mercury 5hp Propane Outboard - Any Advice? rgranger at 7:11pm 03.26.21 Why not. You might even be able to use an electrical trolling motor doing away with all the smells-
fog scares me! rgranger at 7:08pm 03.26.21 Fog sucks.
Bottom Paint (5) FlimFlamII at 7:00pm 03.26.21 Yes, pics do help... My understanding is that Once I get the bottom "cleaned" I really don't need t
Thinking of using a Mercury 5hp Propane Outboard - Any Advice? dlochner at 6:48pm 03.26.21 We've got a Lehr 2.5 and a Tohatsu 5p propane, and after years of fighting gasoline and ethanol I'l
fog scares me! shemandr at 6:24pm 03.26.21 Not to mention listening for gong, bell or whistle buoys.
fog scares me! shemandr at 6:23pm 03.26.21 Re: 83.35. Sounds like a cacophony to me. Anyone who has operated in fog knows that tension is hi

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