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Mercury alternator leads Bob Shafer at 12:01am 09.08.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/866 I have a twenty year old Mercury 9.9 that came with a Catalina 27 that I just purchased. There is a
Reefing the 170 Den at 11:06pm 09.07.03 Day Sailers 2/1232 I have the reefing holes in my 170 main but am not sure of the best way to reef the sail. I have tri
Cleaning the 170 hull Den at 11:05pm 09.07.03 Day Sailers 4/1380 Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clean the 170 hull?Mine has 'black' dirt which cleaners
Battery Charger and AC Power Marcio Bodnariuc at 10:54pm 09.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/782 I just purchased a 1985 Hunter 34 and would like to ask the following.Is there any harm in leaving
Helsen Mike Pelham at 10:49pm 09.07.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1361 Does anyone know if Helsen is still in business? If so, do they have a website. I just bought a 22'
Up to the top bob greenfield at 10:09pm 09.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1014 Silly question but the anchor light on the top of my mast is burnt out. How do you operate a bosun
Hatch holding up well Mark at 8:16pm 09.07.03 Smaller Boats 0/628 Recently I posted a message about the hatch repair to keep that bloody rain out.Well a few weeks on
Boat Odor Jerry Keil at 7:36pm 09.07.03 Big Boats 3/819 My 356 is in its second year. We experience odors resulting from standing lake water in 2 locations
First time's the charm SailboatOwners.com at 3:32pm 09.07.03 Ask All Sailors 141/9542 How big was your first sailboat?Did you learn on a day sailer or did you roll into a trailerable b
Auto Pilot (1) Dick at 1:29pm 09.07.03 Smaller Boats 11/1086 Location worked best for me. Out of way of outboard. Also, easy to run fused 12v DC power receptical
Cabinet door, need replacement Leslie at 1:02pm 09.07.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/934 My father has been looking for a replacement cabinet door for his 98. Can anyone help where to find
Lost my electronics! Russell Egge at 12:48pm 09.07.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1194 Everyone says not to depend on them too much because they will fail when you need them most, well th
shifting from neutral to forward - slipage Bill Greenberg at 12:33pm 09.07.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/914 The last two times I've taken my 1991 Catalina 28 out, my engine doesn't shift easily into forward a
What to look for in a 25 Cataline swing keel Lynne at 12:26pm 09.07.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1095 I currently have a 22 Tanzer and have changed my sailing location and would like to move up to a 25
To trailer or not to trailer, that is the question Steve C at 12:22pm 09.07.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1269 I have a Beneteau 23.5 wing keel. Displacement is about 2310 pounds. Draft is about 3 feet, keel doe
Auto Pilot install Dick at 12:12pm 09.07.03 Smaller Boats 0/704 Worked best in this location for me. Not in the way of the motor and easy to add a 12v fused outlet
Cleaning the Bottom Tony Carlisle at 11:59am 09.07.03 Smaller Boats 3/1061 I've had my Catalina 22 for about eight months. I had her bottom painted with two coats of red Bott
Major Mistake? Graham Kalbli at 11:52am 09.07.03 Smaller Boats 5/740 I have a 1984 Hunter 20 which I love. Recently I bought a brand new Ford Explorer to tow it with.
It works and It doesn't work! Martin Bloom at 10:48am 09.07.03 C&C 1/1719 When trying to discharge overboard way out at sea I have success on one occassion and then the next
Anybody from Maine going to the Atlanta Boat Show? Richard Marble at 10:28am 09.07.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1170 My brother and I are talking about going to the Atlanta or maybe the Miami Boat show in January or F

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Water heater tech question wdonovan at 3:24pm 11.16.20 Both answers above right on: think of your hot water tank as a still. Inside the tank is a metal pi
Water heater tech question Claude L.-Auger at 3:19pm 11.16.20 Both answers above right on: think of your hot water tank as a still. Inside the tank is a metal pip
Hunter 30. Swimming platform locker Moodymike at 3:18pm 11.16.20 Sorry, I can't help as I've never seen such a 'new' boat up close! This is the model with the walk
ODay 34 Reefing Lines mgarner at 3:17pm 11.16.20 right now at the gooseneck
Water heater tech question wdonovan at 3:15pm 11.16.20 Hot antifreeze/water mixture passes through the water heater to heat the water in the tank. Hmmm t
Hunter 30. Swimming platform locker ggrizzard at 3:14pm 11.16.20 Sorry, I can't help as I've never seen such a 'new' boat up close!
My turnbuckle has failed........ (3) FasterHorses at 3:12pm 11.16.20 Thank you for all the responses, collectively your responses are making me a better, more knowledgea
Water heater tech question kappykaplan at 3:09pm 11.16.20 Hot antifreeze/water mixture passes through the water heater to heat the water in the tank.
Hunter 30. Swimming platform locker Moodymike at 3:07pm 11.16.20 Is that an American import or a British built Hunter? Thanks for the reply, it is a American Hunte
Irwin Citation 34 Furler replacement Dave Groshong at 3:04pm 11.16.20 The CDI FF9 is about the same price as a Harken ESP unit 1 furler: https://shop.sailboatowners.com/p
Water heater tech question ggrizzard at 3:04pm 11.16.20 It should be distilled water with a 50/50 mix of anti freeze. I can't tell you which coolant to use,
Hunter 30. Swimming platform locker ggrizzard at 2:58pm 11.16.20 Is that an American import or a British built Hunter?
Christmas... ggrizzard at 2:57pm 11.16.20 Brian, I'm sending my 2 attack cats to your boat this week!
ODay 34 Reefing Lines daviddp at 2:56pm 11.16.20 Will your lines be brought back to the cockpit? Mine terminated @ the mast/boom connection so the m
Oil Mystery ggrizzard at 2:53pm 11.16.20 How many cylinders?
ODay 34 Reefing Lines dmax at 2:47pm 11.16.20 Sorry, I thought they were all Isomats - it's probably pretty similar but hopefully someone with the
ODay 34 Reefing Lines mgarner at 2:32pm 11.16.20 I am currently in the middle of that project as well. It depends on what type of reefing system you
ODay 34 Reefing Lines (1) dmax at 2:29pm 11.16.20 I am currently in the middle of that project as well. It depends on what type of reefing system you
Lowering mast On Mac 25 justsomeguy at 2:16pm 11.16.20 Did you carefully select that fence post length to match or be shorter than the distance to the for
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 dmax at 2:13pm 11.16.20 Thanks to both of you. Since the cover is already on, I will wait till spring, Dremmel out the core

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