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Right of way bruce Trotter at 12:34pm 06.16.03 Ask All Sailors 22/1592 This happened sunday and I am not asking if the guy was a jerk but who legally has the right of way.
MacGregor 21 for the oean? Rick at 12:27pm 06.16.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/875 I have been out of sailing for 8 years and am ready to return. I previously owned a Tanzer for 5 yea
Stuffing Box Richard at 12:17pm 06.16.03 Big Boats 4/813 I purchased a 2000 H340 last spring. I've been back in the water about 2 months now, and am wonderi
sailing and transmission tom r. evans- kennedy at 12:16pm 06.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/847 while sailing last weekend the crew wanted to know is it better to keep the trans.in neutral or in
Vent Hose Warren at 12:14pm 06.16.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1037 Have your book and have followed all of your advise so far. While replacing the head last week (Rari
How to check the fuel level on my 322 Chris at 12:09pm 06.16.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1021 I have just purchased an 89 O'Day 322. I am not sure how to check the fuel level. I have looked at t
Anchor locker latch Brooke at 11:37am 06.16.03 Smaller Boats 1/1684 Does anyone know where I can order a new latch for the anchor locker on the Catalina 25? Thanks.
under estimating the tide oops (1) Carl at 11:27am 06.16.03 Smaller Boats 5/777 I thought it was three hours till high tide. Actually it was three hours till lowthis is what they
Autohelm Wind Inst. + Processor on Console J Stage at 10:58am 06.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/759 How do you uninstall the display and processor from the console? Can it be done by taking out the bu
HARD TO MOVE THROTTLE HANDLE JOHN MCDERMOTT at 10:32am 06.16.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1074 MY SAILBOAT WAS NEW IN 1999. THE THROTTLE HANDLE WAS TIGHT TO MOVE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THIS WAS MY FI
Yanmar transmission vibration Bob England at 9:47am 06.16.03 Ask All Sailors 7/5284 My question is, what is the effect of overfilling the lube oil in the transmission of a Yanmar 1GM10
Celebrate Sailing, Celebrate Summer! Bly Berken, SailboatOwners.com at 8:59am 06.16.03 Ask All Sailors 4/850 The longest day of the year and the official start of summer is just days away. Don't for get to j
Bow Plate John at 8:52am 06.16.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1216 What is the "purpose" of the black bow plate on the front of my boat? It appears to be fiberglass,
Our first overnighter John Dodge at 8:24am 06.16.03 Ask All Sailors 3/864 It looks like we are going to attempt our first over night trip to Rock Hall, MDAny tips? warnings?
Leaking fresh water system Bill Greenberg at 8:06am 06.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/944 My Catalina 28 is a 1991 and for the first time I'm getting a serious leak into my quarter berth fro
Steaming Light/Deck Floodlight on H376 Don Alexander at 7:57am 06.16.03 Big Boats 2/761 Anyone know the type of bulb for the deck floodlight on my 1996 H376. It is a combination steaming
patching a rubber dinghy ron at 7:49am 06.16.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1002 I have two pinhole leaks close to each other on an open part of one of the tubes on my Achiles. Sho
prop pitch Greg Johnston at 7:19am 06.16.03 Other Sailboats 2/641 I have a 1984 Hunter 31 with a 13 hp yanmar. It began smoking badly two years ago and only producing
Mast foot leak on 376 John Anderson at 7:07am 06.16.03 Big Boats 3/777 After we trucked out 376 to St.Pete from Knoxville, the St. Pete dealer re-stepped the mast, rewired
Another Compression Post Solution (1) Jack at 6:14am 06.16.03 Big Boats 4/722 I was looking at some H34s for sale and this one advertised a stainless steel compression post and i

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Not rust, but what? (1) Bill19233 at 8:53pm 05.31.20
Annette Inlet Michael Davis at 8:50pm 05.31.20 Nice shot Michael. Perhaps you could use your clout with the border denizens and have them open it
Annette Inlet Terry Cox at 8:45pm 05.31.20 Nice shot Michael. Perhaps you could use your clout with the border denizens and have them open it u
Santa Barbara Island? Richard19068 at 8:44pm 05.31.20 Normally, I think, the north side of Little Harbor is a good spot to shelter from the prevailing we
Annette Inlet (1) Michael Davis at 8:09pm 05.31.20 180128 Back home in Lyall Harbour. A couple of jobs around the house then restock the boat and head
To cut or to dry? Gene Neill at 8:02pm 05.31.20 That grease would definitely fix any thread leakage. Looks like there might also be a leak in the ar
Anchor Chain Piling up in Anchor Locker Kings Gambit at 7:56pm 05.31.20
Passage 42 davits Paul Cossman at 7:26pm 05.31.20 Thanks for the info. my current dingy is an AVON 3.4 wood floor w/a 15 hp Mercury 2 stroke. I am l
Anchor Chain Piling up in Anchor Locker Sailgunner at 7:12pm 05.31.20 Yep. Use a boat hook to push it down.
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 7:07pm 05.31.20 180127
Demasted H260 IslandSouvenir at 6:58pm 05.31.20 @Hunter216 I'm finding some peace with what happened. You all have been so helpful, I feel I owe i
Passage 42 davits VanIslandGuy at 6:54pm 05.31.20 Our dingy is a Highfield aluminum RIB 3.1 metre with a Nissan 9.8 hp 2 stroke.
Anchor Chain Piling up in Anchor Locker quadrille38 at 6:52pm 05.31.20 Same boat same problem. i just keep pushing it down
Curtain hooks falling out Ron20324 at 6:34pm 05.31.20 Is there some trick to putting the hooks in the curtains that will keep them from falling out? pic
1988 ODay 322 Replacing Depth Sounder AlastairLC at 6:24pm 05.31.20 Go with wireless transducers. Saves a lot of trouble.
Uh oh! Recore foredeck blowingbubbles at 6:20pm 05.31.20 Hi BB.. I started my project wanting to redo the hull deck joint seal. The more i tried cleaning it
83 Hunter 40. Looking into AC, but worried about where to put it. Anyone already done so who can advise? Sinbad5358 at 6:09pm 05.31.20 My 1987 H40 came used with a 16,000 btu Mermaid installed under the port settee (aftermarket). Initi
Anchor Chain Piling up in Anchor Locker BobH57 at 5:55pm 05.31.20 Same problem. I just keep a boat hook near the bow and use it to knock the chain away from the windl
Template material Ron20324 at 5:55pm 05.31.20 ,, , but I use plastic sheet from Tap Plastic, $ 7.35 for 2X4 feet. Easily cut with scissors and use
Tank trouble (2) jssailem at 5:24pm 05.31.20 Andy, I just posted this Legend 37.5 fuel filter system upgrades? in answer to an engine dying fu

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