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Bad oder from ice box drain John Dodge at 12:13pm 07.17.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1430 My wife and I completed our first week of sailing our (new to us) 1984 Hunter 31 on the bay. Magohty
Can the Captain have a Seat? Nice at 12:10pm 07.17.03 Smaller Boats 7/887 Any ideas on how to put a seat on the stern rail to rest my weary backside and see over the boat whe
okay.. how bout tires for the one millionth time.. tom b. c-22 at 11:47am 07.17.03 Trailer Sailors 6/1762 single axle, around 2800 lbs.,22ft boat
Aftermarket stern rail seats Dave at 11:00am 07.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/2563 The cockpit of my '89 C30 gets a little crowded when a bunch of kids come aboard. Stern rail seats
Barnacles on 2nd year bottom paint Jay at 10:47am 07.17.03 Smaller Boats 5/798 I have a question about anti-fouling paint and barnacles.Last year (2002), we did _lots_ of bottom
Oh Oh that smell Nice at 10:20am 07.17.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1110 Got a JABSCO pump head with a holding tank and when we pump it to flush - whoh! you get a smell in t
Throttle & shift lever disassembly Cal Adams at 9:56am 07.17.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1117 My shifter lever is sticking due to corrosion on the spacer between the shift lever and the fibergla
Looking for a new tiller/rudder for a Widgeon Charles Sutton at 9:23am 07.17.03 Trailer Sailors 1/1546 I am a new sailor. I capsized my fourth time out, on Cliff Pond in Nickerson State Park on Cape Cod
interior cushion fabric Jim Driscoll at 8:30am 07.17.03 Smaller Boats 2/873 I have a damaged interior cushion on a'86 Hunter 23. The fabric is rotten and torn. It's that blue
Tim water tank? Cameron Root at 8:27am 07.17.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1008 port side location, how do counter balance the weight of 40 gals.? I am interested in putting a fle
Paint match to gel coat William Niessen at 7:18am 07.17.03 Big Boats 2/858 I would like to paint the nonskid sections that are white on my 89, 37 Legend. Does anyone know of a
what kind of boat? (1) Swede at 7:07am 07.17.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1080 Hi all. (From sweden so please excuse my bad english)I am a beginner to the wonderful world of sail
Jib sheet pulling out of the cam cleats Doug at 5:44am 07.17.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2346 A couple weeks ago we were beating it back to the docks in a building breeze -- I'm guessing 15-20 k
Companionway Hatch Replacement Jim Arthur at 5:39am 07.17.03 Ask All Sailors 9/4525
Manual for a 1977 Hunter 25 Tom Teagle at 5:13am 07.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2437 Am willing to change my young son's first name to yours if you can point me towards a source for a 1
Bad Tank Monitor = Overflow Gary C at 5:08am 07.17.03 Big Boats 6/932 New H410 delivered April, but used only a few short weekends. First vacation- 9 days last week. Mo
SL 520 CHARTPLOTTER Waldo Emerson at 5:00am 07.17.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/960 hOW BEST TO SET LIGHT/CONTRAST FOR VIEWING IN THEDAYLIGHT WOULD BE APPRECIATED FOR A SL 520 CHARTPL
New Boat Warranties Frank A. Varisco at 4:24am 07.17.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/910 Dear Owners,Can anyone clear up some rumors I've been hearing regarding Catalina Warranties?First,
Calling all Puget Sound 37C's Bob Miller at 4:16am 07.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 0/892 I'm trying to build a data base of all of our 37C's here in Washington or the Puget Sound. I have in
Water Cooling Unit... Michelle at 4:00am 07.17.03 Other Sailboats 3/772 We purchased a Super Cold Machine with the additional water-cooling unit approximately 9 months ago

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Hunter H26 Where's the ballast pump? CaptainRan at 7:37pm 11.01.20 That would by the bilge pump, there to pump any water that might make its way into the bilge. Gosh,
Hunter H26 Where's the ballast pump? Bobbi Ullinger at 7:35pm 11.01.20 That would by the bilge pump, there to pump any water that might make its way into the bilge.
I have a rigging question Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo at 7:24pm 11.01.20 Capta....I tried to send this comment to you as a private message but don't seem to be able to figur
Yanmar Engine Life??? Benny17441 at 7:15pm 11.01.20 A well maintained Yanmar turbo charged engine should be good for 10,000-15,000 hours.
Ventilation for Catalina 25 Benny17441 at 7:06pm 11.01.20 Whatever you do, do not drill holes in the bow end of the deck. Borrowed an h34 from a friend and o
Mystery parts! CaptainRan at 6:53pm 11.01.20 Hatch covers? They look like they have snaps. What has snaps on your deck? Good question, I' searc
Replace the sheave on a block Benny17441 at 6:50pm 11.01.20 Blow the rivet, find the proper size sheave and use a bolt and 2 nuts(counter tighten) to secure.
I have a rigging question Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo at 6:46pm 11.01.20 I understand...but obviously I've been responding to the helpful comments so I haven't gone away...a
Mystery parts! MikeHoncho at 6:45pm 11.01.20 Hatch covers? They look like they have snaps. What has snaps on your deck?
Mystery parts! CaptainRan at 6:43pm 11.01.20 Thanks everyone, 2 mysteries solved. The canvas covers are too small for wheel covers and way too bi
Mystery parts! MikeHoncho at 6:41pm 11.01.20 interesting enough, my last name is Rickey so you were actually right. I use MikeHoncho on the inter
Mystery parts! CaptainRan at 6:36pm 11.01.20 Oops, I meant Mike.
Mystery parts! CaptainRan at 6:35pm 11.01.20 the thing with the carabiner is a shock absorber for the anchor rode. you need two prussic to attac
Radar Head Elevation On Mast (1) MikeHoncho at 6:32pm 11.01.20 What's in the manual. I'm not a radio frequency guy so I'm open to interpretation.
Spinnaker working loads? Meriachee at 6:28pm 11.01.20 A line of cattle excrement would not quite suffice. You -cannot- effectively use the factory crane w
teak oil Alan Gomes at 6:22pm 11.01.20 For the interior, I use Formby's Tung Oil. It's a wiping varnish. I apply it with a rag.
Propeller shaft key material SailingLoto at 6:13pm 11.01.20 The key is to protect the prop and shaft in the event of impact. It should be the softest part. U
Radar Head Elevation On Mast dlochner at 6:12pm 11.01.20
Fold or flex? justsomeguy at 6:09pm 11.01.20 Without getting wet, the only access to prop shaft is between trans and dripless seal. What are the
Spinnaker working loads? Calif. Ted at 6:05pm 11.01.20 Our boats use an Isomat NG1 masthead which has an internal spin halyard using a small roller at the

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