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Advice on first boat Mark at 3:09pm 11.06.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1061 I am looking to purchase my first sailboat. I am a complete novice and plan to trailer the boat rat
keel wanted Bob Williams at 11:41am 11.06.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/868 I lost the swing keel on my MacGregor Venture 21. Does anyone out there know where I could get a rep
Freedom 20 Inverter David Ochoa at 11:18am 11.06.04 Big Boats 2/809 My 1997 H376 has a Freedom 20 Inverter with display panel, not sure if it was standard equipment on
HC50 and ebay John McWilliams at 9:42am 11.06.04 Big Boats 1/911 I was out of town on business and miss the final days of the HC50 auction on ebay. Does anybody kno
Catalina 30 buckling at aft lower shroud Steve at 9:14am 11.06.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1294 I am looking at purchasing a 1978 Catalina 30. Apparently the owner tightened the aft lower shrouds
Trapped on The Wrong Side of the LM Tip Thienes at 8:46am 11.06.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/836 I need help. I have to navigate a shallow channel to get to the Intercostal. I am talking about as
H26 Trailer Tongue Hose Pat Adam at 8:04am 11.06.04 Smaller Boats 2/836 I've posted an update to the trailer tongue brake hose I had to replace (again) in the project/photo
Replacement plexiglass hatch - Come in Mark Major Wanderer138 at 12:58pm 08.17.04 Smaller Boats 6/1122 Thanks Mark I really appreciate the info. In your list of travels you forgot to include the trip do
Info on replacement electric head Don at 7:23am 11.06.04 Big Boats 3/779 The Admiral has ordered replacement of the manual heads.Anyone have any advice or experience replac
Butane stove replacement ruedi ross at 7:17am 11.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/837 I have a 260 with a single burner butane stove. Is there any way to convert it to propane? Does anyo
satellite radio william at 6:10am 11.06.04 Ask All Sailors 15/1487 I'm interested in installing a satellite radio to listen to music and sports. Has anyone tried one o
Hunter 216 Opie at 5:45am 11.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/746 Any comments on the new 216? Value? Sailing fun? Comfort?Thanks.
Demise of the Hunter 260 crazy Dave at 5:22am 11.06.04 Smaller Boats 10/1012 This past Wednesday, the very last 260 came to my yard which is for sale. It was befitting that thi
rusting anchor chain Frederick15832 at 5:07am 11.06.04 Big Boats 6/1429 After 6 years my galvanized anchor chain start to rust.Is this normal? Does it weaken the strength?
Unusual distress signal - false alarm patrick at 3:29am 11.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/710 I went on an aerial search last night until about 0200 local. We were looking for an intermittent e
Spite Mast and Boom John at 1:20am 11.06.04 Day Sailers 0/1025 I have a Sprite with original wood mast and boom. The mast is rectangular and I want to get an alum
oday 23 fresh water system tom tarpey at 12:01am 11.06.04 Day Sailers 2/1199 I recently bought a 1980 23 footer.It has a slide out sink with a pump .The boat is on jack stands a
Shower Sump Discharge Renny Mitchell at 11:28pm 11.05.04 Big Boats 6/774 Okay here it goes. I don't know the name of the part I need but when my water is discharged from my
67 PIERSON SAILBOAT MARY at 11:15pm 11.05.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1336 NEED A ATOMIC 4 ENGINE FOR MY 67 PIERSON SAILBOAT. ANY HELP AVAILABLE, PLEASE COME MY WAY
Wrong filter? Bob at 10:31pm 11.05.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/2148 I have a Hunter 28.5 (1987) with a Yanmar 2GM20F diesel engine. I changed all of the fuel filters r

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Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later Tally Ho at 6:09pm 08.21.20 My John Deere lawn tractor was shutting off about 20 minutes into my run. I first thought fuel filt
10 Day Maine Itinerary w/ a 3 year old. PaulK at 6:00pm 08.21.20 Based on the reception we had a while back and more recent reports about it, (spoke last week with s
Boat Survey Tally Ho at 5:56pm 08.21.20 Might make sense if your purpose is to find any issues and fix them before putting her up for sale.
Hunter 240 dry weigths Rick Webb at 5:51pm 08.21.20 rick webb - If I do have any questions I will reachout. As while I am faily handy(replaced doors, i
prop stabilizer issue Kermit at 5:49pm 08.21.20 Aren't they the winglets that are on the bow of a submarine? :). (Theres o so many @Kermit comments
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? Davidasailor26 at 5:47pm 08.21.20 i suggest for definition clarification we should add: the advanced sailor should be able to turn o
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 5:27pm 08.21.20 So now get ready for a double storm dose in the gulf, double surge, double rain and double wind no d
Fuse ConFUSion Davidasailor26 at 4:55pm 08.21.20 Stationary connector blades riding on the slightly larger diameter glass body of the fuse? Bend bla
Ignition switch headache... Stu Jackson at 4:54pm 08.21.20 Those panels are pushing too much current through the key switch (unless they have added a relay, w
Roller furling track brake? Davidasailor26 at 4:50pm 08.21.20 The car should slide back as the sail unfurls, so it continues to pull both down and aft. If the car
Fuse ConFUSion heritage at 4:44pm 08.21.20 I noticed that two of the fuses are each supporting two loads. Not good. So you should consider a
Calif. Ted at 4:43pm 08.21.20 When I bought my boat there was an aftermarket cap and a small leak which I also thought came from t
Simulated Teak HMT2 at 4:38pm 08.21.20 I had the brushed down on the cockpit floor for about seven years. The only wear I had was a small o
Ignition switch headache... rpell1@msn.com at 4:26pm 08.21.20 Thank you for the input. Since my engine starts after a 12 second "pre-heat" hold of the key, at te
prop stabilizer issue Meriachee at 4:17pm 08.21.20 What are "stabilizers"? If you google that word I doubt you have any on your sail boat. Pictures wo
A wee bit of Scotland. PaulK at 3:55pm 08.21.20 Isn't the grass greener in Scotland? Didn't see trees like that in Dunoon. Wish we were there in M
Simulated Teak bhans at 3:38pm 08.21.20 Good day, To the people who have had SeaDek for some years. Do you have the "non-skid" pattern or th
Somes Sound On MDI PaulK at 3:21pm 08.21.20 They let catamarans in there now? We had a great romp in Somes Sound, having to tack out but findin
Invest 98L kappykaplan at 3:13pm 08.21.20 Just saw an update on Laura and TD 14 - it's not pretty. Looks like Laura is predicted to track a l
How do/would you do it? Davidasailor26 at 3:12pm 08.21.20 I would vote for not determining overall season champions. What's the point? It only diminishes the

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