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Need Help With Venture '22 1972 Floyd Hall at 7:02am 04.02.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/966 I recently purchased a 1972 Venture '22 that needs renovations and a outside paint job. Does anyone
Tape Drive for day cruising? Or other recommends? Patrick Randall at 6:58am 04.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1038 I was hoping to make the old (original!) UK sails on my 91 H30 last till next year before replacing.
Have you experience with Charter Lakes Ins? Jack at 5:53am 04.02.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1308 I have been with Boat U.S. for over 20 years claim free. I just received a quote from Charter Lakes
Bottom touchup Pete Peterson at 5:13am 04.02.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1101 Just got back from looking at my boat after the cover came off. The bottom was power washed last fa
correct way of hanging a boom bill at 5:00am 04.02.04 Smaller Boats 3/902 I have just purchased a 986 h23. The boom is currently hung by a 3/8" line from the mast. Would
Hinged Mast Step and Mast Raising Kit MLB at 4:58am 04.02.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1097 I am thinking about retro-fitting the mast on my 1973 V21 with a hinged mast step so I can use a mas
Keel reinforcement lcm1947 at 4:25am 04.02.04 Mid-Size Boats 9/2012 I am going to be reinforcing my keel with 1/2 Inch X 10 inch stainless steel lag screws that I purch
Reviving dead batteries Bob F at 3:15am 04.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/805 My shore plug was knocked loose at some point and my 2 4D house batteries were completely drained by
Teak Roy at 2:55am 04.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/924 We just purchased a 1985 Hunter 31. The teak is rather dark and I would like to refinish. What are m
Bavaria 820 A. King at 2:24am 04.02.04 Ask All Sailors 3/3490 I recently purchased a 1984 Bavaria 820 (27'). This is a model that Bavaria made between 1982 to 19
Wood Treatment? Jerry Snell at 2:08am 04.02.04 Bigger Boats 3/1237 I need to refinish my exterior wood. It has turned quite gray in color and I would like to refinish
Mast rake Ken Prichard at 1:57am 04.02.04 Ask All Sailors 39/4368 I understand there is a formula for calculating mast rake.I have been unable to find it.Does anyone
water guage Allan Pursnll at 1:16am 04.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/844 The guage to tell me how much water is in my fresh water tank on my 2000 Hunter 340 doesn't work. I
Safe for fiberglass paint remover Mark Crociati at 1:00am 04.02.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1251 Anyone aware of a paint remover for anti-fouling that won't harm a fiberglass/gelcoat hull?Your re
Topping lift Rudy at 12:40am 04.02.04 Smaller Boats 1/1109 I have a 22 with two rear back stays and would like to add an ajustable topping lift and get rid of
Winters Sails Joe M at 12:23am 04.02.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1184 I just bought a Capri 25 and it has what appear to be a great set of sails, very very crisp and appe
Lilfelines for O'day 23' year 1973 Jim B at 11:55pm 04.01.04 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1096 I purchased a 23' 1973 O'day and the lifelines were not on the boat...I was wondering if anyone has
Anchor windlass Eli Melnick at 10:57pm 04.01.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/972 Need help. What model windlass will fit a 340? Huntermarine says that they used a Simpson Lawrence
Battery location in H 34 Geoff at 10:32pm 04.01.04 Big Boats 7/1196 I am contemplating the relocation of the two batteries on my H 34 from the bottom of the tomb in the
Cushions from Catalina Yachts! Paul at 10:30pm 04.01.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1955 Several weeks ago I ordered from Catalina Yachts a complete set of new cushions (foam and covers) fo

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Coolant Smoke or more? Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 12.09.20 When flying I had a checklist that was followed every time before and after I started the engine. N
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking forbin at 9:18am 12.09.20 At the least give the SBO sailors a chance to share their knowledge. Definitely I will be doing
which Sani Hose justsomeguy at 9:13am 12.09.20 Are the White sani hose and the black sani hose interchangeable? Our black fiber hose sweats and ca
do you sail in the fog? walt at 9:00am 12.09.20 If you have a little time, this link is a well written S. California trailer sailor trip to Catalina
Coolant Smoke or more? jssailem at 8:58am 12.09.20 Hose inspection should be a routine activity. It is for me. I get to my boat maybe every 4-6 weeks.
Redoing 1984 H34 reefing system kappykaplan at 8:41am 12.09.20 An option to make reefing safer in heavy winds is to furl the jib, then use the iron jenny to drive
Head mirror replacement project capta at 8:39am 12.09.20 When we needed to replace a mirror in the passenger bath, we went to a glass & mirror place. The guy
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive drewlamparello at 8:21am 12.09.20 I had mine pulled out November 2019 when I acquired it as a 30 month old boat with 340 hrs on the en
Procedure for ensuring no water in cylinders of 3YM30 before cranking? Justin_NSA at 8:02am 12.09.20 AF/Water is not compressible. If there is liquid in the cylinders you will need to remove the injec
Procedure for ensuring no water in cylinders of 3YM30 before cranking? Maine Sail at 8:00am 12.09.20 AF/Water is not compressible. If there is liquid in the cylinders you will need to remove the inject
Procedure for ensuring no water in cylinders of 3YM30 before cranking? tfox2069 at 7:45am 12.09.20 You can empty into the bilge the section of the exhaust by disconnecting the exhaust hose below the
Coolant Smoke or more? RoyS at 7:23am 12.09.20 Regarding engine cooling water hose seacock. How many times have people posted here that they forgot
Trojan SPRE smart carbon batteries skipmac at 7:23am 12.09.20 In regards to voltage sag there is no comparison to LiFePO4 but better than FLA deep cycle for sure
Trojan SPRE smart carbon batteries Maine Sail at 7:23am 12.09.20 One question on the Firefly, how is voltage sag under high loads compared to standard FLA batterie
Trojan SPRE smart carbon batteries skipmac at 7:19am 12.09.20 Not even in the same league. The Firefly is carbon foam and still under patent protection. The Troj
do you sail in the fog? Terry Cox at 7:16am 12.09.20 Beware the rocks on the coast of Maine. Yes, and beware of the rocks of PNW waters. Well charted,
Trojan SPRE smart carbon batteries Maine Sail at 7:15am 12.09.20 Pardon me if I missed anything but a search didn't turn up any recent posts on these batteries. Is
Trojan SPRE smart carbon batteries sail sfbay at 7:01am 12.09.20 You might find this thread comparing the TrojanSPRE to Firefly battery helpful: https://www.cruiser
The Proper Prop Barn-dog at 7:00am 12.09.20 Thanks kloudie1. The guy I bought our 34 from, raced it. So, I assume that he changed the prop to
The Proper Prop Barn-dog at 6:58am 12.09.20 First thing is to check your tachometer with a laser one to see what the real RPM is.. The Yanmar t

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