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san juan islands, any recommendations on anchorage robert19784 at 2:05pm 06.13.04 Ask All Sailors 6/4713 I am going to the San Juan islands,WA,(cheaper to get to than vancouver) next week with my teenage s
Holding Tank on a '92 35.5 Tom at 1:31pm 06.13.04 Big Boats 7/2029 I stopped today to do a quick walk thru on what I hope to be my next boat. Due to the age of the bo
Linear Drive Autopilot on '85 Hunter 40 FurryPirate at 12:12pm 06.13.04 Big Boats 3/915 I am going to replace the ST4000+ that was on the boat when purchased. (Way to weak to handle the bo
Are through hulls shut when leaving the boat?? ken6736 at 12:09pm 06.13.04 Ask All Sailors 16/4080 I recently purchased a used Catalina 320. Are certain through hull valves supposed to be shut every
Generators for AC Unit RAFDC at 12:02pm 06.13.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/849 I am having a 12K BTU AC installed in my 77 Catalina. I need a min. of a 2K watt generator to run th
Peggy...I need your help John Eastin S/V Jollygoo at 11:46am 06.13.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1157 I just replied to a thread regarding a Thetford porta-pottie we installed to replace an illegal head
Hot water at anchor or while motoring Pat McCartin at 11:32am 06.13.04 Big Boats 2/972 If your boat is a 2000 or newer and you are having trouble generating hot water while motoring. Plea
Hot water at anchor or while motoring Pat McCartin at 11:27am 06.13.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/964 If you have a 2000 or newer boat and are having trouble making hot water while motoring please let m
oday 16' HELP joysail at 11:26am 06.13.04 Day Sailers 0/1005 I have a 16' oday and would like any information. Is there a manual available? I don't know how to r
Hot water at anchor or while motoring Pat McCartin at 11:22am 06.13.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/999 If you have a 2000 or newer boat and are having problems generating hot enough water while motoring.
Hot water at anchor or while motoring Pat McCartin at 11:20am 06.13.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1314 Is anyone having trouble getting hot water while motoring or at anchor. I'd like to hear about it. E
Cruising RPM...again.....and again....... Allen Freeman at 10:25am 06.13.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1111 I know that we have discussed cruising rpm in Yanmar engines over and over. I have read them, learne
Oday 20 kick-up rudder ddavenport at 10:13am 06.13.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/852 Does anyone have a lead on where I can locates a kick-up rudder for an O'Day 20?
steel vs. fiberglass hulls? YT at 10:00am 06.13.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1766 I am close to buying mny first real sail boat, and am considering the pros and cons of steel hull (l
Need service info for a Nissan 3.5B2 outboard Rich Stidger at 9:36am 06.13.04 Ask All Sailors 5/4368 Can anyone help me?I have a Nissan 3.5hp outboard with F-N shift for my dinghy. I have a water fl
Need advice for replacement outboard for 1988 26D bobn along at 9:17am 06.13.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1290 I have a 1976 Chrysler 6hp 2-stroke outboard I would like to replace with a new 4-stroke outboard an
Link rudder to the outboard RichardL at 9:05am 06.13.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/934 Some time ago I read about a company that produces a device to link the rudder and the outboard so t
27 O'Day - 1977 - Cockpit Tiller Attachment Repair High Life at 9:00am 06.13.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/945 My aluminum casting that attaches the tiller to the rudder post broke today while sailing in heavy w
diesel fuel carl1553 at 9:00am 06.13.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1273 is it okay to use gas station diesel in my yanmar 2qm15 motor. also, what type of fuel burn should
Auto pilots Michael G at 8:47am 06.13.04 Big Boats 9/1196 I have a 1993 Hunter 40.5 and want to install a below deck auto pilot. Can any one suggest what mode

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Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? gusc at 7:14pm 12.07.20 I wouldn't expect to have all the maintenance done on it by April 1st unless it's at a full service
1900 containers lost at sea Michael Davis at 7:02pm 12.07.20 Any way, there's more out there than just containers. I know there are a lot of loose logs up in th
Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? Project_Mayhem at 6:57pm 12.07.20 I wouldn't expect to have all the maintenance done on it by April 1st unless it's at a full service
Oscillating Tool vs 5200 Project_Mayhem at 6:44pm 12.07.20 I totally expect to mark up the gelcoat under the fitting and am ok with this. The gelcoat has a tex
Composting toilet vs. regular for resale value gusc at 6:36pm 12.07.20 Nothing wrong with thinking it through,,..a few good points noted... 1) I prefer a traditional hea
Oscillating Tool vs 5200 Captain Larry-DH at 6:36pm 12.07.20 If cabin top is relatively smooth you could try a guitar string or high strength fish line attached
Head mirror replacement project Timm R Oday25 at 6:34pm 12.07.20 Looks nice .Like it belongs there . The last thing I want to see first thing in the morning is my re
Identify this boat FastOlson at 6:30pm 12.07.20 While the length is close, it is not a shark. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/shark-24
Oscillating Tool vs 5200 twalker H260 at 6:24pm 12.07.20 If cabin top is relatively smooth you could try a guitar string or high strength fish line attached
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive dleckenby at 5:57pm 12.07.20 Our boat is 5 years old (I've owned it for 4 months), the engine has done 220 hours and I have no id
Oscillating Tool vs 5200 (1) Captain Larry-DH at 5:57pm 12.07.20 It will cut the 5200 very well, and it can be used at a low angle. But it will be very difficult to
1900 containers lost at sea Richard19068 at 5:42pm 12.07.20 A little off topic but last week on the way home from Catalina we spotted something floating and wen
Hole through Luran on Bow: Repair suggestions requested isaksp00 at 5:39pm 12.07.20 That sure looks like my H23, '91. It is not Luran, and no foam layer. It's just gelcoat on top of th
1994 37.5 Mast sliders kappykaplan at 5:30pm 12.07.20 Sailcote is a spray can dry lubricant :plus:
How do those new Double Mainsail's on the AC72's work? DArcy at 5:24pm 12.07.20 Ah, now I see, the shape creates more lift at a lower angle of attack than a normal sail. All this w
Identify this boat Project_Mayhem at 5:22pm 12.07.20 You want a serious advice, don't touch it even if they offer it for free. Once you take it the pro
How do those new Double Mainsail's on the AC72's work? (2) rpwillia at 5:14pm 12.07.20 @joker460, nice video. I did a bit more reading and here is what I have come up with.
1994 37.5 Mast sliders Terry Cox at 5:06pm 12.07.20 Sailcote is a spray can dry lubricate that I use to make sail hoisting and dropping easy as pie. Bef
C310 main sheet to helm position? (1) rpwillia at 5:02pm 12.07.20 Another option for single handling, although I do like Valcours set up as that is pretty slick. If w
Coolant Smoke or more? kappykaplan at 4:47pm 12.07.20 One of the first things done once the engine starts is look over the stern and verify water is bein

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