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Hot water at anchor or while motoring Pat McCartin at 11:20am 06.13.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1328 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 9/1123 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 0/865 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 2/1776 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 5/4380 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 7/1296 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 2/950 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 1/955 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 4/1288 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 9/1230 I have a 1993 Hunter 40.5 and want to install a below deck auto pilot. Can any one suggest what mode
First 435 keel winch replacement ? KLong at 8:35am 06.13.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1129 The winch on our lifting keel is shot and needs replacing. The logo on top looks like "S.I.I." as f
Screens for the portals 1985 Catalina 30 tall rig Belle at 7:58am 06.13.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1120 Where do we get screens for our 1985 Catalina 30 Tall Rig (over the wet locker and the head).
Windlass for tall rig 30 ft. 1985 Catalina Belle at 7:56am 06.13.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1359 We just purchased a 1985 Catalina 30 tall rig and want to install a windlass. Any suggestions?
26M, 26X, Hunter 260 or Catalina 250??? tavanw at 7:43am 06.13.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2606 I could use some advice. I'm interested in a trailerable sailboat for mostly day sailing in Souther
gel coat cracks ted5614 at 7:21am 06.13.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/925 I have the opportunity to purchase a 306 which was built in 2002 it is owned by a Hunter dealer but
A question about Hells Gate long Island Rich18890 at 6:36am 06.13.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1979 If I'm transiting south where is a good place to wait until the tide is right to pass through this a
Trailer for Hunter 22 keelintime at 4:55am 06.13.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1300 I purchased a throw away Hunter 22 two years ago. It is now a beautiful boat. I have had a boat ya
main halyard change Ron F at 3:28am 06.13.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/927 The current halyard on Temptation II, C-27 (5110) is a rope to steel cable hybrid.(not spliced, but
What is a Cal 24-3? fuzzred at 3:25am 06.13.04 Cal 1/2191 I found a reference to Cal 24-3 in the PHRF-NE DATABASE. This boat was =shown a having a rating of
Centerboard Side to Side Swing Olaf8571 at 1:39am 06.13.04 Smaller Boats 3/966 Going to put 23.5 on a lift, and one thing I want to check is the amount of side to side play of the

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asymmetrical Spinnaker Voyager1 at 12:44pm 12.24.20
Construction question on an O'Day 272 Project_Mayhem at 12:43pm 12.24.20 That space IS necessary. Moisture in the form of condensation or a leak needs to find it's way uni
S2 22 Wing Keel Drawing Project_Mayhem at 12:38pm 12.24.20 check sailboatdata.com
Help Choosing dLj at 12:27pm 12.24.20 1. Budget - I understand boats == money pits, and I am somewhat prepared for this. We would like a
Help Choosing Kings Gambit at 12:26pm 12.24.20 The principal difference between a deep fin keel and other types is that the deep fin keel gives a y
asymmetrical Spinnaker Hunter216 at 12:26pm 12.24.20
asymmetrical Spinnaker Voyager1 at 11:51am 12.24.20 Great information jssailem, exactly what I am looking for. Not sure on tack sheet, Oday 302 does
Got a new sailing dinghy jssailem at 11:40am 12.24.20 Lou the Shipwright on the Total Boat website provided all sorts of old school tricks. Here he discus
Help Choosing dlochner at 11:38am 12.24.20 With that said, when I look around Yacht World, there are several types and budgets. I was hoping t
Help Choosing Kings Gambit at 11:37am 12.24.20 ... my concerns over deep draft boats, what would be your thoughts? BMET1 Many yachts that were bu
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (2) jssailem at 11:32am 12.24.20 188488
Route from FL to the Caribbean? jssailem at 11:21am 12.24.20 KG great question. I had hoped to have some sailing experience in the waters but that got shut down
Help Choosing quadrille38 at 11:15am 12.24.20
BELT DUST Ralph Johnstone at 11:15am 12.24.20 DO NOT use belts from the engine manufacturer. Cheap junk at a premium price. Use good brand names
Help Choosing jssailem at 11:11am 12.24.20 Take a look at the morganscloud website mentioned by Dave. They recently looked at buying a boat to
BELT DUST sailme88 at 11:11am 12.24.20 Belt jumping is what happened when the load changes. Your alternator reacts to then need for more
asymmetrical Spinnaker jssailem at 11:04am 12.24.20
Construction question on an O'Day 272 sailme88 at 11:03am 12.24.20 That space IS necessary. Moisture in the form of condensation or a leak needs to find it's way unim
Help Choosing BMET1 at 10:37am 12.24.20 Thank you everyone for the kind replies! After reading through the responses, I realize that this i
Construction question on an O'Day 272 Tally Ho at 10:32am 12.24.20 This space between the liner and the hull is normal. The inner liner is a shell that contacts the h

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