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Rigid Vang Larry7084 at 11:38pm 08.01.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1197 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 3/853 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 6/1244 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 3/1130 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 3/1209 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 0/1079 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 4/1370 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 2/1181 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 6/1246 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 2/889 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 3/991 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 4/1674 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 5/2474 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 4/1278 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 6/1072 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 1/1185 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 0/962 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 0/879 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 1/1081 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 1/1243 I first want to thank everyone that has responded to my past questions. I have an '88 Catalina 30 a

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luger 26 chasfrank at 8:00am 01.30.21 Hmmm... I think I'm doing it wrong I know I am :-) :)
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Covid-19 Vaccination sail sfbay at 7:12am 01.30.21 ...............the deaths from Covid19 will not stop until we reach Herd Immunity. Herd Immunity i
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Beneteau 35S5 Hatch sail sfbay at 6:51am 01.30.21 Suggest measuring the hatch and confirm hatch type, e.g., low profile, and look up size in the chart
Covid-19 Vaccination jon hansen at 6:51am 01.30.21 go packers :clap:
Covid-19 Vaccination Don S/V ILLusion at 6:48am 01.30.21 @Don S/V ILLusion - you list your home port as FL. I am assuming your data reflects the situation
Mystery stainless grappling hook? Any clues? jon hansen at 6:48am 01.30.21 i guess that mike just won the prize. most logical reason it's on your boat. spring the boat off th
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need MaritimeOliver at 6:45am 01.30.21 Looks like plenty of folks have chimed in with proper advice, but I'll give my two cents because the
B&G Vulcan dlochner at 6:30am 01.30.21 FYI, there was a release of the B&G App last fall that had a significant bug. That bug has been fixe
Replacing The centerboard line on a Hunter 19-2 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:29am 01.30.21 I sent a private message as it appears a mistake will happen. Trying to stop you in advance. Will
Covid-19 Vaccination smokey73 at 6:26am 01.30.21 As of mid-January here, the unemployment rate here was 4.6%. Not great but certainly well toward re
B&G Vulcan dlochner at 6:24am 01.30.21 l have a Zues2 a predecessor to the Vulcan. B&G makes good gear. The sailing features, once you figu
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 6:13am 01.30.21 Tim, Bloomberg reports that there have been deaths associated with vaccination treatments in some
Replacing The centerboard line on a Hunter 19-2 Panotaker at 6:12am 01.30.21 Mine didn't come out by wiggling it, I tried that. I had to tap on the longer bolt from the inside t
Covid-19 Vaccination TimFromLI at 6:10am 01.30.21 Tim, Bloomberg reports that there have been deaths associated with vaccination treatments in some
Covid-19 Vaccination DougM at 6:09am 01.30.21 We got our first shots this past Thursday (Moderna) Second shot will be2/25. (We had signed up thro
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