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Rigid Vang Larry7084 at 11:38pm 08.01.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1124 If you have a rigid vang, what is the purpose of the topping lift? No-one can give me a good answer
Help!!!! Larry7084 at 11:36pm 08.01.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/785 Just got back from a month of cruising on our 320. As the month progressed, there was a bad odor th
Lightning Strike! Rob at 11:16pm 08.01.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1149 Well this was the scariest weekend Ive had sailing....Sunday morning a wave of storms came up the ch
Classic Boats Paul McGhee at 10:23pm 08.01.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1058 I usually consider taste in boat design--any architecture, really--to be strictly a matter of fashio
'96 Johnson 9.9...Champion sparkplugs? rose20532 at 10:17pm 08.01.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1104 Could anyone quickly and easily tell me what kind of Champion sparkplugs are right for a '96 Johnson
water under the engine dave t at 9:53pm 08.01.04 Bigger Boats 0/989 Hi,I was inspecting for purchase a 1981 O'Day 28 in good condition and noticed about 1.5 inches of
cable from edson steering wheel to rudder steve at 8:38pm 08.01.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1266 I recently replaced a cable that broke. It runs from the chain around around the sprocket at the st
yanmar SB8 is hard to start steve at 8:10pm 08.01.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1119 Lately my yanmar SB8 on a Hunter 27 1978 is hard to start. I press the ignition button and all that
Raymarine Autopilot information please Tony L at 1:36pm 07.31.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1164 Hell all,Help please, this is my first boat purchase!I ordered a 37 ft yacht (7000kg or 15000lb di
Bermuda or bust! Carl at 1:09pm 07.31.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/800 OK, I have a Mac 24 "project boat"I have sailed, but do not consider myself a sailor by any means.
how should fresh water pump sound bruce at 12:54pm 07.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/905 Just purchased a 2001 Hunter 290 and am not certain the fresh water pump is behaving correctly. When
Lake or Coastal Sailing Scott at 10:03am 07.31.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1436 We live in New Jersey and must choose between lake or coastal sailing. I have experience with dingh
Hard To Raise Mainsail Sonny at 9:41am 07.31.04 Smaller Boats 5/2419 Main Sail is hard to raise, and hard to drop. What Might be the problem. I have spoken to several ot
HELP WITH HOSES jerry10848 at 8:41am 07.31.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1201 I bought a new toilet ' Shields "148" 1 1/2 (one and one half) inch sanitation hose. Although the
Test: Laptop to cell phone internet connection Tim Welsh at 7:33am 07.31.04 Big Boats 6/971 Time 4:30 P.M. Saturday July 31st 2004, Sky...Sunny,Wind....None, Temp.....Very HOTT!!!!!!!. Connec
Mast Tabernacle Crossbolt Gil at 6:48am 07.31.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1115 We recently tried to lower the mast on our Venture 25 while docked. We experienced a problem with un
Oven on CNG system not working Les Murray at 6:10am 07.31.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/890 My '86 C-36 has a CNG oven and stove from GSI, which I believe is original. On a recent two week cr
headsail/spinaker swap j cianflone at 5:23am 07.31.04 Smaller Boats 0/794 I have a spinaker from a 22 catalina I would like to trade for a hank-on headsail (cat 22). The spin
Peter Suah - Extendable Mast Crutch Wanted Steve677 at 4:25am 07.31.04 Smaller Boats 1/1038 Hi Peter,In your reply to a thread concerning mast raising systems you mentioned that you have a m
Where can I get a replacement carpet? Steven at 4:08am 07.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1184 I first want to thank everyone that has responded to my past questions. I have an '88 Catalina 30 a

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Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. (1) TomY at 11:33am 08.15.20 Anchored deep inside Winter Harbor on Vinalhaven Island. Only boat. A bald eagle is casually flying
Danforth anchor rules Ralph Johnstone at 10:43am 08.15.20 on granite. Tucks right in. If it's anything like my old Danforth, best to insert it with a five
Number one.....or number two? FastOlson at 10:40am 08.15.20 FWIW, I am voting with Ralph on the relative percentages of boating foolishness.
Cruising RPM. Don Lucas at 10:35am 08.15.20 I for one DON'T feel it is BEST to run the diesel at 80% (or some other mysterious high power output
Check your sink drain hoses... Ralph Johnstone at 10:33am 08.15.20 Does anybody have a suggestion for a reasonably flexible 1 1/4 ID reinforced hose for the replaceme
I just bought a new boat and the previous owner tossed the running rigging lines over board? dLj at 10:29am 08.15.20 Boy John, you were busy, that was a nice write-up! (well until I got to the part about the cute gir
Number one.....or number two? Ralph Johnstone at 10:27am 08.15.20 Ralph, that comment is the nautical equivilent of racism No nautical racism here. Just based on
Check your sink drain hoses... S/V Honu at 10:25am 08.15.20 Man: you did it in the water? How the heck did you do that? Even if you didn't replace the actual t
Check your sink drain hoses... BigEasy at 10:19am 08.15.20 My Bene uses the same corrugated hose and I have been suspect of it. I always shut the through hull
Check your sink drain hoses... BigEasy at 10:11am 08.15.20 Man: you did it in the water? How the heck did you do that? Ahhh... you must mean you put the plug
Remember the Sun Screen Captain Larry-DH at 10:11am 08.15.20 Here are the ingredients off the tube. No oxybenzone. :huh: the US version contains Oxybenzone. :
Check your sink drain hoses... smokey73 at 9:59am 08.15.20 Does anybody have a suggestion for a reasonably flexible 1 1/4 ID reinforced hose for the replacemen
Winch question justsomeguy at 9:53am 08.15.20 Must be something obscuring the keeper. Lightly dig around in the socket with a narrow pick? Who kno
Check your sink drain hoses... Bob S at 9:50am 08.15.20 My Bene uses the same corrugated hose and I have been suspect of it. I always shut the through hulls
New 37C owner (1) dLj at 9:46am 08.15.20 The only real difference is grounding. Which is not rocket science and parts. Same as. Hospital gr
Danforth anchor rules Bob S at 9:44am 08.15.20
Check your sink drain hoses... Ralph Johnstone at 9:40am 08.15.20 Been there, done that. See my post from 2016. Sorry you didn't see it sooner...... @Rich Stidger
Danforth anchor rules (1) Ron20324 at 9:34am 08.15.20 Fortresses in Maine are built of granite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555c99afe4b
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. sailme88 at 9:33am 08.15.20 so, some of us use totally different standards then others here. some love a crowd, i find crowds
American White Pelicans (1) Sailavie1 at 9:27am 08.15.20 They are truly incredible birds. We get them up into northern Alberta as well.

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