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The Color of Teak? ian19147 at 12:47am 01.19.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1139 I am replacing some of my teak/holly flooring and I'm having a terrible time getting the color to ma
Please see note on home page Phil Herring at 11:57pm 01.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/812 We experienced a web site problem yesterday that caused Bill's replies from Tuesday to be lost. Unf
Spade or Delta anchor Mat at 11:19pm 01.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1230 I sail a 37.5 and currently have 2 Danforth anchors. I am planning a trip from CT down the ICW and b
My old but good sails Camerons Macgregor at 11:10pm 01.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/886 After saving my Macgregor Venture 24 from the junk yard crusher and beginning the restoration proces
Boom tent Bluebird at 10:53pm 01.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2160 Hi every body, hope one of you can help me out. I spent 4 months looking boats up on the net just t
Jeanneau Sun Way 25 joboy at 10:44pm 01.18.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1759 Can anybody let me know where i can get a copy in SPANISH of the Owner's Manual for the Jeanneau Sun
Legend 44 - what's the battery capacity ? Tracker at 10:40pm 01.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/849 I can't find the battery specs for the 44 model anywhere. Can anyone tell me what the UK spec factor
Can you reef a Roller Furling Jib Steve Carpman at 10:31pm 01.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/2592 Bill,We are having a new jib made and would like some advice on what can be done to make this new
Tethers? Tony Litvak at 10:21pm 01.18.05 C&C 3/2118 Hello,I am preparing my boat for single handed sailing next season (I will be doing day long cruis
c34 loose rudder bob at 9:32pm 01.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/937 Towards the end of last season, I felt a shimmy in my stearing. When hauling the boat for the winter
Sail Set Purchase John S at 2:26pm 01.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/908 The time has definitely come to replace the stock sails on my 26 D (1987). This has probably been ad
Ideas on how to re-bed stanchions? Ivan Edwards at 12:38pm 01.18.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1399 On my First 285, 1990, a couple of stanchions are loose, and leaking through the bolt hole beneath
O'Day 25 center board specs Jocelyn (Nipan 2) at 11:25am 01.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1404 I look for the O'Day 25 (1977) specs (dimensions)Can any one help?Thanks!
C-30 Wing vs Fin Keel Steve Romero at 11:21am 01.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1194 I'm thinking about buying a 1990 Catalina C-30, with a wing keel. I sail out of San Diego Bay where
lost digits patrick at 11:18am 01.18.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1124 where might one find the serial # on a universal m-30 5424? OK, OK, yes, I admit ...its a little dir
And now for the bad news: data loss Phil Herring at 10:48am 01.18.05 Ask All Sailors 30/2284 Today at 5:57pm Pacific time a delete command misfired and instead of deleting one reply, it deleted
no dc power John at 9:44am 01.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/852 I have recently purchased a 1987 28.5 .I have power everywhere except the ignition panel. I can star
Safety Rails and 250 Sails John Kessler at 9:08am 01.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/927 My Jib always seems to hang up on the safety rails on my Catalina 250. Any suggestions? Thanks!Jo
Full Batten Sail Adjustments Paul at 8:58am 01.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/963 Bill, my Seaward carries a full batten mainsail which supports quite a large roach. I read the previ
Show Off Your Boat! Jack4865 at 8:02am 01.18.05 Ask All Sailors 49/2853 What does your boat look like? C'mon, let's see it. Jack"Friendship"C350, #80

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Dyneema lifelines on Hunter 36 Richard19068 at 6:00pm 02.27.21 Andy, The lifelines should not contact the shrouds. Does not matter what material you use. If your
Onan 8K Gen losing coolant Terry Cox at 5:58pm 02.27.21 How is the coolant pumped? There is a cover on the engine at the end opposite the electrical genera
O'Day 30 Richard19068 at 5:55pm 02.27.21 I'm not familiar with an O'Day 32 that is not a center cockpit and I think they only made those unti
Dyneema lifelines on Hunter 36 jssailem at 5:00pm 02.27.21 Andy, The lifelines should not contact the shrouds. Does not matter what material you use. If your l
Anyone from the Coos Bay,Oregon area? jssailem at 4:57pm 02.27.21 J, Here is a link that includes info regarding the coastal trip you are considering. http://aquavit
Mast Pumping 1988 Catalina 36 MKI quadrille38 at 4:45pm 02.27.21 I found on my previous boat a Catalina34 that if I sheeted in the main sheet too tightly the mast wo
Question about replacing one of the Marinco 30A shore power inlets AndyL at 4:41pm 02.27.21 Speaking of boat fires, my wife makes the point that the cost of a marina electrician is small compa
Onan 8K Gen losing coolant HandsOnTech at 3:53pm 02.27.21 I am back. We just spent three days on the Bahama bank with no land in sight to any horizon and ther
2000 H450 Passage, Starter Battery DayDreamer41 at 3:34pm 02.27.21 @Nauticlops the Cole Hersee solenoid is powered only when the ignition switch is in the on position,
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. Michael Davis at 3:16pm 02.27.21 Fuel pump is tied to the starter button. Glow plugs disengage upon release of the starter button,
HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. skipperclaud at 3:07pm 02.27.21 The Dripless Box is not original equipment for the 2001 h320. We do not know what was done during
i got carried away... SailingLoto at 2:52pm 02.27.21 Wow, awesome! I've got some old rotten plywood to replace as well, because my '72 V222 predates the
HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. skipperclaud at 2:46pm 02.27.21 Repower with an engine / transmission that didn't really fit? No Richard that is the original Engi
What boats qualify as Affordable, Low Maintenance, Blue Water?? Tally Ho at 2:20pm 02.27.21 Greg, Glad you can enjoy Maui. Beats the heck out of winter around Lake Michigan. As for me, you co
2000 H450 Passage, Starter Battery Nauticlops at 2:01pm 02.27.21 Thanks to everyone for the resourceful info! My alternator is a stock 80amp on single v belt, an
Anyone from the Coos Bay,Oregon area? JCraig68 at 1:04pm 02.27.21 Thanks Terry. I have not sailed it yet as it's winter here and I'm pretty green to sailing,I'm going
Anyone from the Coos Bay,Oregon area? Terry Cox at 12:55pm 02.27.21 Nice clean looking boat. How does she sail? A good sailing route from Coos Bay to Charleston and bac
i got carried away... RustyVenture at 11:50am 02.27.21 Wow, awesome! I've got some old rotten plywood to replace as well, because my '72 V222 predates the
i got carried away... (2) SailingLoto at 11:40am 02.27.21 Glassed in a piece of 3/8 plywood to replace the liquid balsa that I removed.
Free Hood 810 for 43'-8" forestay Hayden Watson at 11:38am 02.27.21 I asked the moderators where I should put it and they told me here since it is free. I am not sure

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