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Companionway Hatch Dave Noack at 2:07am 07.30.03 Smaller Boats 2/751 Have only had my '87 h23 since April, I've just been tying my companionway hatch in the open positio
interior BOB at 1:40am 07.30.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/965 i just purchased a 1981 catalina 30 and realized that most of the 30 s have a drop down table. mine
Polars for Passage 450? Drew Dolak at 1:17am 07.30.03 Big Boats 1/984 I have MaxSea Nav software with the Routing option. It allows route calculations based on a vessels
FRANKENSTEIN CAN'T SAIL UPWIND SH at 12:50am 07.30.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1135 Hello,I have just realized that I have purchased a 1977 stub keeled Oday 22 that has been Frankens
Water Tank Vent Jim P. at 12:16am 07.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/884 The plastic water tank in my cat 34 is slightly expanded--It's bulging and I can't seem to find the
3JH2E starter sometimes does not kick in John H380 1999 at 11:49pm 07.29.03 Big Boats 26/2836 I have a 1999 380 (3JH2E) and four times in the last month when pushing the starter button I only he
CO Sensors and Refrigeration Bob Keller at 11:45pm 07.29.03 Big Boats 1/697 First, thanks to all who responded to my questions regarding our CO sensor going off. Just an upda
Help! Cleaning out Diesel Fuel Tank Rick Belisle at 11:00pm 07.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/862 HI, all. H285 here w/ 12 gal fuel tank. I've never completely emptied it (11 years)and feel I probab
Spongy Decks Paul Bradbury at 9:27pm 07.29.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1100 Recently purchased a 1996 36s7. Have noticed a couple of areas on the deck between the bulkhead wher
Warranty Solutions Shamus Murphy at 5:59pm 07.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/882 I'm in the process of purchasing an out of state new 2003 Hunter 456 because of price considerations
Help: Jauge on fresh water tank GERAUDIN Alain at 5:51pm 07.29.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1015 Hello, In advance, thank you to give some ideas about installing a jauge on the fresh water tank.
240 jib cleats again Angela at 3:15pm 07.29.03 Smaller Boats 15/884 Cannot secure the jib sheet in the cleat when the jib is under load. At first attributed this to in
Cruising Spinnaker Alan Liebnick at 2:58pm 07.29.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1674 I own a 1986 HUNTER31. I have the opportunity to purchase a used cruising spinnaker w/sleeve for $50
need a new wood tiller for 1978 22..cant find a so lyman samuel......lymancat@aol.com at 2:54pm 07.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/974 need tiller for 1978 22.....cant find a source
Honda 9.9 doesn't start easily like last year Rick Macdonald at 2:36pm 07.29.03 Other Sailboats 5/944 Well, I confess I don't know anything about outboard maintenance.When I bought my '95 23.5 with an
drifting... keel not down? Nick Bowman at 2:11pm 07.29.03 Smaller Boats 7/1177 I just purchased a 1979 swing keel Catalina 22 about a month ago, and was very happy with it until a
Ordorlos & CP Rob McClain at 2:00pm 07.29.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1318 Peggy, Your book is great, I even enjoyed reading about waste systems - thank you! I used KO in my
Oday fuel tanks Rick Boaden at 1:47pm 07.29.03 Bigger Boats 2/1218 This may be of interest to those who own a mid 1970 to 1980 boat with a steel inboard fuel tank. Che
356 - PHRF Ratings Jim - WDSM at 1:32pm 07.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1024 Have a new 356 -- wing keel, autofurling mainWhat ratings have your boats been assignedemailed H
Trojan Batteries Jack Bollinger at 12:48pm 07.29.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/836 Hello Everyone,I am looking to use two six volt batteries to create my "house bank", has anyone us

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Insurance question (yawn) ... Scott T-Bird at 11:23am 06.09.20 The racing question is a means of declination and or premium enhancement. The fact of the matter i
Insurance question (yawn) ... Scott T-Bird at 11:14am 06.09.20 My experience with insurance cost finds the cost roughly 1% of Agreed Hull Value. As you probably k
Datamarine 5000 masthead unit sailme88 at 11:13am 06.09.20 When we first looked at our boat, the DMI pod was off for refurb. It was identical to the one pictur
Insurance question (yawn) ... Scott T-Bird at 11:09am 06.09.20 It seemed that the "agreed value" stipulation stimulated a request for "in-water" survey. I said I
Insurance question (yawn) ... dlochner at 11:07am 06.09.20 Did you call GEICO or BoatUS? If you called GEICO directly you may not have talked a person who is k
Is it Trisail or Trysail? Kings Gambit at 11:06am 06.09.20 The definitions suggest it replaced a sail normally gaff headed; that it was oriented fore & aft on
Insurance question (yawn) ... sailme88 at 11:06am 06.09.20 The racing question is a means of declination and or premium enhancement. The fact of the matter is
Holding Tank Justin_NSA at 11:04am 06.09.20 If it's like my 30T, the tank is under the battery floor. Mine is port side. Not too hard to open an
Changing Coolant Stu Jackson at 11:02am 06.09.20 The larger question is where you put the coolant into the system @bawlmer I looked at your photo
HANK ON FRUSTRATION Alan Gomes at 11:02am 06.09.20 John and Alan (& Stu for mentioning it), thanks so much for that insight. I would never have consi
HANK ON FRUSTRATION Ben4195 at 10:59am 06.09.20 John and Alan (& Stu for mentioning it), thanks so much for that insight. I would never have consid
Insurance question (yawn) ... Stu Jackson at 10:58am 06.09.20 I'm insured with BoatUS, never asked about racing, and it's been 22 years. Something sounds very fi
Holding Tank dlochner at 10:57am 06.09.20 Holding tank waste is acidic, so it could be the tank or the welds that have failed. What makes you
Insurance question (yawn) ... jviss at 10:56am 06.09.20 So, you bought the boat?
Datamarine 5000 masthead unit jviss at 10:53am 06.09.20 I wonder how many people in the world need a new masthead unit for a DataMarine wind instrument, and
New Macgregor 26d owner - How do I rig the sails? srimes at 10:45am 06.09.20 Harder to see with the mast down, but you won't use everything all the time. The eyes where you have
Free Navigation Apps odaydokay at 10:44am 06.09.20 Thanks, much appreciate.......learned to navigate many years ago, so "re-learn" might be the better
Free Navigation Apps rgranger at 10:38am 06.09.20 http://globalaquamaps.com I just checked out the webpage. It looks interesting.
Hunter Legend 37 Deso25 at 10:35am 06.09.20 With CNG? This is strange but easy to fix for me.
Holding Tank Justin_NSA at 10:32am 06.09.20 It's probably galvanized steel like mine if it isn't plastic. I debated whether to replace mine when

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