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removing wood mike at 10:12am 11.02.03 Smaller Boats 3/831 I'd like to remove the teak from my cabin top for refinishing this year. Can I do this from the out
Cruising Destination - Texas Gulf Coast Don at 9:54am 11.02.03 Destinations 3/4859 I will be moving to Houston, Tx in Feb, 2004 from Vancouver, B.C. and am wondering about cruising de
Genoa sail cloth weight Don K. at 8:54am 11.02.03 Ask All Sailors 4/3519 I am looking into a used 170% genoa that the cloth weight is 4.5 oz. This will be a non furling head
1978 Hunter 30 Compression Post MAST SAG steve rainey at 8:44am 11.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1560 I have a small sag problem at the base of the mast. Probably the head liner above the compression po
listing to starboard Tim Pinkham at 8:35am 11.02.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1147 Hi,My B310 seems to lean to starboard for some reason. I've tried shifting weight around but haven'
what kind of paint is in bilge and under seats? william at 8:02am 11.02.03 Smaller Boats 4/928 i think i am going to d a little glass work around the battery/water area on my H23. after that i mi
Furler and Adjustable Backstay? Clayton at 7:48am 11.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1113 Hello all,I'm getting ready to install a headsail furler on my 26.5 and have a question relating t
Water Supply Cat 30 Ken Skoglund at 7:44am 11.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/905 Trying to understand the Water System. Have 2 tanks Starboard side and Bow. Do the tanks feed each o
Strippers for removing bottom pain Patti at 7:35am 11.02.03 Ask All Sailors 10/1272 We are considering using a stripper this year for removing the bottom paint. Someone had posted a w
Emergency tiller Steve at 7:29am 11.02.03 Big Boats 5/972 Recently purchased a 2000 340. Did not notice during the survey and sea trial that the emergency ti
Open Transom Dave Y at 7:26am 11.02.03 Smaller Boats 5/5734 I am looking forward with great anticipation to my retirement, (20 months to go), and with that the
prop size richard smith at 4:58am 11.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1028 I have a 1978 hunter 30. It is propelled by a yanmar 12 hp. ysm12. I am interested what type of pro
Standing Rigging Tension Tim at 4:05am 11.02.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1255 In preparation for replacing the standing rigging I used a Loos tensionometer to measure the tension
Swing keel cable failure. Frank Carcio at 4:04am 11.02.03 Smaller Boats 2/1219 Any and all suggestions, comments and/or advice would be welcome concerning swing keel cable/pendant
Blue Water Sailing School in Florida-anyone been ? Jeff M. at 2:49am 11.02.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1422 I've been checking-out this sailing school in Florida that offers week-long off-shore sailing lesson
Propane Stove ? Bill Kahn at 2:25am 11.02.03 Big Boats 4/899 My new Passage 42 (1997) is great, but can't get the stove or oven lit...I have plenty of propane...
Rigging knife...standard or serrated blade? Bob at 1:01am 11.02.03 Ask All Sailors 12/5195 My first mate (wife) wants to buy me a rigging knife for xmas. I see I have a choice between std bla
Hull ID number Matthew Telep at 12:35am 11.02.03 Smaller Boats 5/6293 I just purchased a '79 Catalina 22 but I am having trouble locating the hull ID number. I was under
looking for info Peter at 11:09pm 11.01.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1038 Im am looking for a full spec sheet for a 92 first 310
Vent line hull fitting Stan Burnett at 10:26pm 11.01.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1320 Peggy,I know that you recommend using a 3/4" vent line, but what type of fitting do you put on the

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problems filling diesel tank sailme88 at 5:10am 10.24.20 Thanks, sailme88, i appreciate it. Any idea where the nipple is? Looking at the first of your 2 p
Diesels love their oil like a sailor likes his rum. DayDreamer41 at 3:14am 10.24.20 I don't have any experience with a Westerbeke, but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night..
Replacing Danfoss 101N0210 with 101N0212 JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:16am 10.24.20 I replaced the Danfoss module, still compressor would not come on. I bypassed the thermostat same p
Can't Connect Hose to Seacock sgiarc at 12:06am 10.24.20 Don't grind anything down. Just use boiling water. If you can't dunk it in the water just boil a ket
1GM10 yanmar diesel Redrover1425 at 9:32pm 10.23.20 Noodat Lady: The first time this happened the air filter was not attached. My son, who is a mechanic
Problems with fresh water manual supply Tally Ho at 8:44pm 10.23.20
Can't Connect Hose to Seacock surfstud31 at 8:42pm 10.23.20
Universal M25 Bad Noise, Engine Stop Benny17441 at 8:35pm 10.23.20 If you have an electric fuel pump by turning off the key switch you actually cut power and fuel to t
The kind of year it has been mermike at 8:32pm 10.23.20
Invest 95L kloudie1 at 8:30pm 10.23.20 More like a Cajun slang term for a foolish person.. "Look at dat coo-youn feeding dat alligator!"
Sea Tow to discontinue Automated Radio Check Service Tally Ho at 8:25pm 10.23.20 I just go for a sail, and when I see a ship in the area, I hail them and make sure they see me...and
Can't Connect Hose to Seacock Tally Ho at 8:20pm 10.23.20 a few ideas (use at your discretion)... 1). Dip the end of the hose In Boiling water to soften it 2
Battery Sizing jssailem at 8:18pm 10.23.20 I have paid $150 at the company business office in Seattle.
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Tally Ho at 8:15pm 10.23.20 I was enamored with the idea of the 26M when I first started thinking about a boat. I sail on Lake
Eternal Father - Navy Hymn Ron20324 at 8:11pm 10.23.20 As one who lives in Annapolis, It makes me feel good when I see all the Navel Academy students on th
Just starting out....am I thinking right? Leeward Rail at 8:10pm 10.23.20 what a wonderful learning curve it has been. Below are some photos of Mariah under sail. It has bee
Battery Sizing Benny17441 at 7:59pm 10.23.20 I think it would be very adequate with redundancy built in. Make sure you precool the refrigerator
Can anyone relate? Ron20324 at 7:57pm 10.23.20 Lilly Tomlin used to say, "Is this the party with whom I am speaking?".
Just starting out....am I thinking right? Leeward Rail at 7:53pm 10.23.20
problems filling diesel tank Tally Ho at 7:49pm 10.23.20

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