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Advice on first boat Mark at 3:09pm 11.06.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1089 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 5/903 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 2/835 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 1/928 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 1/1312 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 9/885 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 2/856 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 6/1161 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 3/801 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 2/851 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 15/1570 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 0/763 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 10/1035 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 6/1641 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 0/731 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 0/1069 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 2/1294 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 6/799 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 4/1353 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 2/2236 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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Brown sludge water in bilge nveater at 8:46am 12.05.20 Having had a leak in my holding tank, you would(will) know if that was black water. Is this the fir
Catalina 38 jssailem at 8:46am 12.05.20 Possibly... Good Catch Holmes. :clap: Perhaps why Vince has not come back. It is always good to bur
New Boat Owner Help Scott T-Bird at 8:43am 12.05.20 WOW! What a difference a day makes! TomJ I can't thank you enough for your recommendation of Contin
New Boat Owner Help Art12050 at 8:34am 12.05.20 Hello Sailorman....our homeport is Ipswich Ma. I would contact Andrew at Greenspoint Boatyard in Ip
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:31am 12.05.20 @dlochner Being retired, I am now 70. Frank always asked me about new small boats or what to spice
Catalina 38 (1) Hunter216 at 8:25am 12.05.20 I think the OP was asking about the Catalina smile.
Halloween cruise jssailem at 8:22am 12.05.20 Not an issue I have experienced.
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? jssailem at 7:57am 12.05.20 @Crazy Dave Condon, the question was to "jack up the boat". Push it up using a jack so as to get und
trailer specs Crazy Dave Condon at 7:56am 12.05.20 Fixed keel boats wieght sit on the keel tray, otherwise, a swing keel is lowered onto a keel tray wi
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? dlochner at 7:56am 12.05.20 That is what Frank Butler, founder and owner of Catalina, once told me as a dealer. Now retired.
Catalina 38 sesmith at 7:51am 12.05.20 Not convinced he should skip the 350...
1979 Oday hull number ID/ Title shows make as G & L Marine on a 22 year old title??? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:51am 12.05.20 I would leave it alone as it will cause some grief and money to get GL Marine corrected.
which winch cable to use Crazy Dave Condon at 7:49am 12.05.20 Probably a trailer winch cable being a 21 footer. I would tell him to go to tractor supply or nort
Lake St. Clair anchorages sesmith at 7:45am 12.05.20 What was wrong with anchoring near Grosse Pointe? A couple nice coves near Grosse Pointe Farms wh
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:44am 12.05.20 First with the weight of the boat, are there enough blocks which to put the keel on? Are they smal
'77 Cal 2-27 I'm looking to buy - what do you think? Scott T-Bird at 7:34am 12.05.20 As with any old boat, you have a lot to work on! But I think you made a pretty sweet deal. You obv
New Boat Owner Help DArcy at 7:33am 12.05.20 @sailormanbigd sailboat data.com says the "I" dimension is 36.7'. that's from the cabin top to top o
4JH3E fuel cut-off solenoid Michael Davis at 7:31am 12.05.20
Best sailing midsize Hunter with arch & aft jib winches Tally Ho at 7:05am 12.05.20
New Boat Owner Help shemandr at 6:53am 12.05.20 I'm really happy things are looking up!

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