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What Boat do I Have???? Darrell at 6:22am 09.24.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/844 Hey all, New Mac Owner here. I just bought a 1990 26S, I think. All I know for sure is 1990 Mac 26
Battery dry cells question Ed at 6:00am 09.24.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/847 I have four batteries on a 426. Two 4D's in the house bank, a 12 volt deep cycle as a start battery
Espar heater in a 350 Mike Aston at 5:13am 09.24.03 Big Boats 6/1609 I want to install an Espar Airtronics 4 heater in a Catalina 350. Has anyone got experience of such
Good places to Anchor near Mobile tom at 5:10am 09.24.03 Ask All Sailors 5/2503 Anyone have any suggestions as to good places to anchor around Mobile??? We are at Dog River and wan
I need a new jib Wright Ellis at 4:46am 09.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/805 My jib has succumbed to the elements and must be replaced. It is a UK 100% jib and I'm leaning to re
Mercury inflatables domenech at 4:05am 09.24.03 Ask All Sailors 9/1199 Anybody with information about the quality of inflatable Dinghys made by Mercury model 270 Valiant
Hauling points Charles Vega at 3:49am 09.24.03 Big Boats 3/868 Friends,:Need to know the lifting point for 35.5 Hunter Legend, I am planning in going in to the w
How is the cabin wood treated? Ken at 2:24am 09.24.03 Bigger Boats 2/1184 The interior of my 37 Oday seems to be a reddish brown. I was wondering if it had been stained, varn
HOT WATER NEEDED JOHN at 2:22am 09.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1376 I've had my 1985 Catalina 27 for about six years. She is equiped with eveything I wanted..well allmo
Where do I get Oday teak hand rails & hatch guides Ken at 2:21am 09.24.03 Bigger Boats 2/1346 I am looking for all hand rails for my 37 oday and at least the small ones don't seem to be standard
Annapolis Boat Show--who's gonna be there? Peggie Hall/HeadMistress at 2:12am 09.24.03 Ask All Sailors 22/2077 I will...Fawcett's carries a lot books published by Seaworthy (my publisher), and has given us a big
Reducing Swinging when Anchored Ted Friend at 1:51am 09.24.03 Smaller Boats 18/3470 Hi,Has anyone tried using a "bridle" to reduce the swinging that 260's and similar small boats do
How far do you drive to your boat? Steve C at 1:33am 09.24.03 Ask All Sailors 40/3605 How far is your boat from your home? your job?, or where ever you head to the boat from?Some of y
AM/FM Antenna Lynn Steimel at 1:01am 09.24.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/858 Has anyone installed an AM/FM antenna on the 240? I am looking for ideas on where to mount one. Than
Maxwell Winches Morgan Shallcross S/V Bubbles at 12:54am 09.24.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1060 I have single speed self tailing Maxwell winches on my 82 H27. While kedging off a sandbar, the star
Where to get a pump-out on the bay? Bob at 12:15am 09.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 7/1349 Unless you've been living under a rock or you're from the west coast, you have to know that the Ches
Fuel Locker Vents Dave Squire at 12:00am 09.24.03 Smaller Boats 0/972 I need to replace the clamshell-type vents on the port aft side of my 1976 C22. I believe these wer
jiffy reefing CORKY TROTTER at 11:51pm 09.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/997 When others jiffy reef do you also tie the main sail down at the reef points? I have always tied i
Towing a 23 Brian at 11:02pm 09.23.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1227 Has anyone used an Isuzu Trooper to tow a Oday 23 or like boat? How did it do?
problem with toilet richard smith at 11:01pm 09.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/796 I recently began having problems with my toilet. pressure builds up in the holding tank until liquid

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Lightning control? jssailem at 9:51am 11.21.20 Great podcast Mike. Understandable science of the lightning phenomena.
The strangest thing I saw in season 2020. (1) SoSound at 9:38am 11.21.20 Wait... I forgot about this one, maybe not as strange, but it definitely made me a little more nervo
Honda 9.9 - Is there an oil filter? kloudie1 at 9:37am 11.21.20 this 2001 owner's manual seems to indicate that there is an oil filter. Maybe not on older ones??. M
Ceiling Replacement Project DArcy at 9:30am 11.21.20 @william24424 I really like the look of that bead board. Replacing the vinyl headliner with bead bo
The strangest thing I saw in season 2020. (1) SoSound at 9:29am 11.21.20 We saw our fair share of seabird snacking, even took a couple of photos, but nothing was as strange
Honda 9.9 - Is there an oil filter? CaptainRan at 9:23am 11.21.20 I'd say NO. My 9.9 tohatsu doesn't of course, because it's a two stroke. But my 3.5 hp 4 stroke d
Honda 9.9 - Is there an oil filter? CaptainRan at 9:20am 11.21.20 Two or four stroke? It is a 4 stroke, which really made me question it not having a filter.
Pricing new Dodger & Bimini Kings Gambit at 9:12am 11.21.20 The person doing the fit & finish at the boat at least, for me, has been the proprietor of the busin
Pricing new Dodger & Bimini MikeHoncho at 9:06am 11.21.20
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 9:01am 11.21.20 This is the only hole in the hull and perhaps the largest damage to the boat. Oh well, a 13.5 ton
Interesting concept? (1) rgranger at 8:56am 11.21.20 Gamma irradiate it so it does not have to be refridgerated and put in a nice stout from of those in
The strangest thing I saw in season 2020. rgranger at 8:52am 11.21.20 WOW!! :beer: Wow is right!:plus: Thanks (as always) for sharing your adventures.
Long or short shaft rgranger at 8:50am 11.21.20 I use to be a Tohatsu/Nissan dealer besides being a sailboat dealer. Size of motor depends on the
On the Level rgranger at 8:49am 11.21.20 IMHO the info produced by this satellite will be useless. The sea level is constantly changing ever
Honda 9.9 - Is there an oil filter? Rick Macdonald at 8:49am 11.21.20 I had a 1995 Honda 9.9 on my 1995 H23.5 for several years. No oil filter that I ever saw. Same for m
Pricing new Dodger & Bimini mermike at 8:45am 11.21.20 Thanks for the tips, Terry. I'm going to start a separate thread and see if I can garner some more.
Pricing new Dodger & Bimini Tally Ho at 8:24am 11.21.20
Sail wrinkles Tally Ho at 8:21am 11.21.20 Greg, thank you for sharing. Those look relatively wrinkle-free to me and I note you are in a slip
The strangest thing I saw in season 2020. Claude L.-Auger at 8:20am 11.21.20 No pix either but funny anyhow. Years ago I watched a cormoran come out of the water with a pretty b
We need to grind down the cockpit coaming and paint it. We do not care to save the non-skid, so all we want is a nice smooth surface. What type of san (1) All U Get at 8:18am 11.21.20 Do you think it would work under the winches?

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