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super dome Joe Refkin, SV/Skooky 3 Cat 30 at 2:02pm 08.30.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1119 I have an 83 Cat 30 which I aquired at the end of last season. I had the holding tank pumped out fo
Mystery Boat! Help me identify this sailboat (1) Jerry M. Honeycutt at 12:52pm 08.30.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1148 Ahoy,I recently acquired this trailerable pocket sailer and am looking to identify it. I believe i
Crazed Hatches John Burns at 10:54am 08.30.03 Big Boats 11/1004 My 356 is now in its second season. I have noticed the two hayches are showing a lot of what I will
Boom Vang Joseph Washburn at 8:56am 08.30.03 Smaller Boats 3/1323 I am in the process of trying to "fix" the boom vang on my 1988 Catalina 22. The problem is that th
How to change sail on furling system - O'Day 322 Dave at 8:21am 08.30.03 Ask All Sailors 5/2946 O'Day 322 1989Being new to sailing I have many questions.I need to learn how to change my jib. I h
Converting to alcohol? Dennis at 7:28am 08.30.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1143 Has anyone ever converted their 4 stroke outboard motor to burn ethanol or metanol? If so what were
Anyone Else Following this Guys Progress? Rick Webb at 6:05am 08.30.03 Ask All Sailors 0/852 He beat a bout of cancer and decided to row around North America. He started Last Summer in Port Ara
perkins versus yanmar diesel Jim at 5:14am 08.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/4220 Hello owners of Catalina 320, wonder how you like either the Perkins or Yanmar diesels? Interested i
Spreader Manufacturers??? Frank at 3:39am 08.30.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1134 Time to replace them.Any one know of a supplier?Thanks.....
Hull Identification Chris Edmonson at 3:09am 08.30.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1074 As a clearinghouse for all manner of information I am hoping someone can help me I.D. a sailboat (19
Depth finder control head location Craig at 2:02am 08.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/936 I have recently purchased a Hunter 23 and am looking for recommendations for mounting the control he
Converting saildrive to standard driveshaft Jim Cook at 11:36pm 08.29.03 Bigger Boats 2/2915 I'm still having trouble with my saildrive. I need to replace it again, but Volvo doesn't make the
PVA formula change Tim Long at 9:53pm 08.29.03 AMF 6/3206 Evercoat recently changed thier PVA mold release agent formula from the original green formula to a
Cockpit Table Bruce at 2:42pm 08.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/820 I am planning to build a cockpit table. I would like to hear what you made and what material you use
Yanmar 3GM30 Electrical Connection Problem Dan Grosz at 1:04pm 08.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1632 Recently when I go to start my engine the initial warning light/buzzer does not come on. Some othe
Westerbeke 21 operating specs Dave Shore at 11:06am 08.29.03 Big Boats 1/1505 I have a Westerbeke 21 on my 1983 Shores Adrift H34 which I have had for three years, I have the spe
PLASTIC CABLE COVERS JERRY MITCHELL at 11:06am 08.29.03 Ask All Sailors 4/956 DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN GET 5/16 PLASTIC CABLE COVERS IN LENGTHS LONGER THAN 6'? WEST MARINE H
H30 Cradle? Dick Armstrong at 10:54am 08.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1028 Does anyone know where to get a good, solid cradle fit for an '89 Hunter 30? I've moved from the
Raising the Mast David Cooper at 9:45am 08.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/806 I have a 1975 O'day 25. I usually keep it in the water, however when I have had to take it for pain
Epoxy for cast iron swing keel Don K. at 6:47am 08.29.03 Ask All Sailors 18/3933 The cast iron swing keel on my Chrysler 26 starts to rust in a very short time no matter what kind o

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Recommendation on a New Outboard capta at 2:16pm 06.13.20 There's only one reason Yamaha is the best selling outboard in the world, even if they cost slightly
Survey capta at 2:10pm 06.13.20 IMO there are very few thing a good surveyor will miss. I've had surveys that lasted a day, some thr
Cleaning up old teak capta at 1:33pm 06.13.20 If you can remove the pieces nothing works better than Snappy Teak 1 & 2. It's caustic stuff and wil
Canoe stern and following seas jon hansen at 1:13pm 06.13.20 OP did not say they were bad. my bad. i was wrong again so what is the OP's point?
Survey Terry Cox at 12:54pm 06.13.20 Make it a point to follow your surveyor around as they do their inspection, ask lots of questions an
TV Antenna Rick486 at 12:51pm 06.13.20 Thanks Nodak, Don, and Rich. Very good information. My antenna has been up at the top of the mast si
S2 27 Benny17441 at 12:48pm 06.13.20 Seidelmann S2, a Canadian boat not quite up to the standards of a Frers. For the protected waters
Clean up duties (1) Rich Stidger at 12:39pm 06.13.20 I don't know how well this product will clean a really dirty deck, but I was very impressed with thi
1980 37c gelcoat color/supplier joe28532 at 12:18pm 06.13.20 11th file down the list here: Index of /wp-content/export/Miscellaneous Good luck matching it.
Head Door Sticks shemandr at 12:14pm 06.13.20
Red and White Cabin Lights jssailem at 12:07pm 06.13.20 The esthetics of your boat interior and the design limits/pocketbook of the owner are involved. Me t
Survey Kings Gambit at 11:30am 06.13.20 And don't expect the surveyor to find everything. There will be some things left for you to discove
146 Tiller Arm mstoffer at 11:29am 06.13.20
Canoe stern and following seas Drinky Crow at 11:24am 06.13.20 the OP said they were "bad" No I didn't.
Canoe stern and following seas jssailem at 11:18am 06.13.20 "Once is Enough":plus:... great read. Waves... Never pooped (yet). Avoid sailing is big, breaking w
Recommendation on a New Outboard catalanc at 11:04am 06.13.20 OK, good to know. cec
Survey Kings Gambit at 11:04am 06.13.20 I just had an in-water survey done three weeks ago @ $18/ft:yikes:. Now why would anybody do this? G
Recommendation on a New Outboard Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 10:36am 06.13.20 Ya, I had a Yamaha on my prior boat and indeed started with 1-2 pulls every time. I have read that
Help identifying portlight manufacturer Tricia at 10:11am 06.13.20 They're Bomar and they don't make that model in aluminum any more, but you can get gasket material.
Recommendation on a New Outboard Hunter216 at 10:07am 06.13.20

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