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sailboat rental, panama city Tom Monroe at 5:43am 12.18.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1309 Anyone know a good source to rent a small keelboat (22-25 ft.) around Panama City? I'll be down that
Renault Marine Deisel on Hunter 30 Larry at 5:06am 12.18.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1001 I am searching for an oil filter for a 1978 Hunter 30 with a Renault RC16D deisel engine. I simply
Chartering in Sweden David Foster at 4:51am 12.18.03 Ask All Sailors 1/928 The Admiral and I have arranged to charter a 37 footer from Stenungsund on the West Coast of Sweden
TRAILERS FOR TEMPESTS GARY DOBBINS at 4:34am 12.18.03 Day Sailers 1/1044 TO ANYONE KNOWLEDGEABLE,I HAVE TO HAUL AN ODAY TEMPEST OUT OF LONG ISLAND SOUND AND TRAILER IT TO
Hydraulic salon table base Andrew North at 3:15am 12.18.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1352 I have a 1983 Catalina 30 that I am replacing the salon table. The owner is wanting a hydraulic pist
bimini top Jack Spencer at 2:15am 12.18.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1097 I'm considering a 6 ft bimini top for my 23. However, with the mainsheet arrangement, I must place
Paging Fred Ficarra......H34 arch question Marcus at 1:21am 12.18.03 Big Boats 8/972 Hello Fred-Got any advice for purchasing and installing an arch on my 34? I need somewhere to mou
another rudder failure newly anonymous at 1:02am 12.18.03 Big Boats 2/1378 Mike Harker's 466, Wanderlust, lost its rudder while offshore. Full story at link below.
ridgid bimini davits combination tom at 12:56am 12.18.03 Ask All Sailors 0/1069 We need a place to mount solar panels so a rigid bimini. Then while we are welding a frame together
Removing or "Instant Glass Cote" Lou Potente at 11:34pm 12.17.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1824 Gel cote has been treated with a Starbrite product .."Instant Glass Cote". I believe this is a clear
Looking for a toe rail Steve Lawrence at 10:53pm 12.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1588 I'm looking for a source for a new toe rail (port) for my 1987 Hunter 34. Would appreciate any lead
Update on Honda EU2000 Generators John Richard at 9:38pm 12.17.03 Ask All Sailors 22/2322 Santa (First Mate) gave me the go-ahead to get one of these little buggers. However, I quickly foun
Tracking diesel hours Dave at 1:06pm 12.17.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1024 Can anyone tell me if there is an easy and inexpensive way to equip a diesel engine with a meter tha
Considering a 1998 Hunter 310 Morgan at 11:04am 12.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/2242 I have vacillated between a Catalina 320 and a Hunter 310. My wife is most taken with the Hunter(you
Diesel Thermostat question Bill Ogilvie at 10:41am 12.17.03 Ask All Sailors 1/953 My new boat, a Cheoy Lee Offshore 27, has a Volvo MD1 diesel engine in it. Soon after I bought the
Drippy Engine John Burns at 10:18am 12.17.03 Big Boats 7/965 I have a 2002 Mercury 2 cycle 8 HP outboard. I hang the out board on the stern rail of my 356 when n
Dumb Question on Stereo/DVD Interface Rick D at 9:04am 12.17.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1174 I don't know how I get into these things. After a friend showed me how great his boat DVD played thr
H380's and following seas Cap'n D at 8:53am 12.17.03 Big Boats 15/1141 Not just in the H380, but related designs, do any of you have experience with how the boat handles i
Replacing Companionway Slide on Legend 40.5 Steve Perry at 8:29am 12.17.03 Big Boats 2/1130 I have recently purchased a Hunter 40.5 with broken plexiglas in the slide over the companionway. I
FYI - Roller Furling Check (1) Bob Fliegel at 7:51am 12.17.03 Smaller Boats 12/1115 I had dinner with a sailing friend over the weekend who suggested I check the forestay shroud, insid

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Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port Tom J at 4:56pm 10.29.20 Everything seems to indicate that you have some sort of steering quadrant under the cockpit, and the
make stanchions removeable? gfroch at 4:52pm 10.29.20 Yes. I had a Hunter with the same stanchions. Made it simple to drop them for tarping. We just left
Starbrite antifreeze recall Bob S at 4:48pm 10.29.20
Starbrite antifreeze recall sesmith at 4:39pm 10.29.20 All the more reason to always check the bottles yourself with a refractometer when winterizing.
Funny Friday!!! leo310 at 4:33pm 10.29.20 As I'm retired every day is Friday unless I'm golfing or Sailing then its Saturday. BTW the island h
Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port catalanc at 4:19pm 10.29.20 Hi Ron, Everything looks OK, inside and out. I think the problem is that there is no stop and the
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Hunter216 at 4:18pm 10.29.20 The mast is long for the size for the boat, and cannot be laid flat with the base attached. I alway
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 (4) SailingLoto at 4:15pm 10.29.20 Semi flush mounted windows installed, 2 bulkheads painted and a bunch of sanding and oiling on teak
Starbrite antifreeze recall berner73 at 4:12pm 10.29.20 Don't suppose anyone knows who makes antifreeze for West Marine? Will try to find out tomorrow. Lo
Toerail damage B323 finding a replacement TimFromLI at 4:11pm 10.29.20 I have a similar ding, (also no discussion of how it happened but suffice to say I was not the one a
Hunter 45 CC: Lost the shackle in my Selden furling main... Davidasailor26 at 4:09pm 10.29.20 If you borrowed a strong enough magnet, if your Allen wrench hasn't rusted to anything, you should
Funny Friday!!! (2) Tally Ho at 4:04pm 10.29.20 During COVID, and working from home, I have taken to making different types of bread, Today I made
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Jackdaw at 4:03pm 10.29.20
Hunter 45 CC: Lost the shackle in my Selden furling main... Rick Webb at 3:59pm 10.29.20 If you borrowed a strong enough magnet, if your Allen wrench hasn't rusted to anything, you should
How to start my Ericson 31 1977 Tally Ho at 3:53pm 10.29.20
Starbrite antifreeze recall rgranger at 3:49pm 10.29.20 Good on them for owning in such an aggressive way. Wonder how that employee is doing
How to start my Ericson 31 1977 Don S/V ILLusion at 3:38pm 10.29.20
Jabsco PAR pump parts All U Get at 3:33pm 10.29.20 Waiting for it to load, thank you.
How to start my Ericson 31 1977 Hunter216 at 3:28pm 10.29.20 I do not know how to sail my marina needs to inspect my boat and they have requested a detailed ste
Starbrite antifreeze recall dlochner at 3:25pm 10.29.20 Thanks. One has to wonder if other brands are using the same facility and had similar issues. :huh

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