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170 Boat Cover George H260 at 10:58am 06.17.03 Day Sailers 4/1501 Any ideas on boat covers out there? I don't have a garage or shed I can put my 170 in and I plan o
Got the fuel tank out of my '82 27', and now . . . Tom Hrkach at 10:45am 06.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/972 I'm in a quandry about what to do next. I've looked a little at prefab poly deisel tanks but not eve
Oday History George at 10:43am 06.17.03 Bigger Boats 2/1088 I've been searching the web for the history of Oday sailboats but haven't been able to find anything
Garmin GPSMAP 76 Jerry Raznov at 10:36am 06.17.03 Ask All Sailors 1/973 I just purchased a new Garmin GPSMAP 76. I downloading and installed GARMIN GPSMAP76 Software Upgrad
Found some bronze deadlights! Olivier Ruhlmann at 10:13am 06.17.03 Bigger Boats 1/2413 Francois,I finally found some deadlights for the V-berth. They are made by A'B Industry. That we
Steaming Light on the mast Matt Wolf at 8:26am 06.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/933 I believe (hope) that I need to replace my steaming light. It's about 3/4 the way up the mast. Doe
Boat Speeds Richard Cain at 7:48am 06.17.03 Big Boats 10/1094 Since the Hunter 356 is a relatively new design, it's difficult finding other owners locally. Can an
Prop shaft strut (1) Brian at 7:40am 06.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/993 I just had a line wrap around my prop shaft the other day, ripping the strut out of the bottom of th
Stuffing Box repacked John at 7:28am 06.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1221 I was wondering how often do you think the stuffing box on a Catalina 27 needs to be repacked? I've
Swinging at Anchor - 240 is wild!! R. Thompson at 7:23am 06.17.03 Smaller Boats 14/1142 When at anchor my 240 swings (surfs) as much as 90 degrees - other boats are pointing nicely into th
Keel Damage - what now? R. Thompson at 7:17am 06.17.03 Smaller Boats 4/687 During the first weekend trip of the season I hit my first Reef!Luckily the keel was raised and we
Replacing Marine Air conditioning compressor Jim Logan at 7:10am 06.17.03 Ask All Sailors 16/10825 I've decided the compressor in my 16kBTU Marine Air Systems air conditioning system is dead - I was
Engine Speed for C-30 w/M-18 Bill Byrd at 7:05am 06.17.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1063 There will probably be as many different answers to this question as there are respondents, but, her
What size stuffing for stuffing box on 1980 Hunter Richard Marble at 5:56am 06.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1220 I want to order new hemp for my drive shaft stuffing box. Has anyone done this? What size did you u
roller furler Brad at 5:42am 06.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/912 I have a CDI Flexi Furler that always seems like the line used to furl/unfurl the sail is stretching
Looking for pro/cons for living aboard a sailboat. ted at 4:54am 06.17.03 Ask All Sailors 20/3239 My wife and I have always envied our dock neighbors that live aboard. We would like to sell our our
Keel/hull crack Jim Knack at 4:44am 06.17.03 Big Boats 5/1085 My 2001 410 had a 20" crack at the aft end of the keel/hull joint after one summer of sailing. The
Under sink fridge installation for HV32 Dave Dickey at 4:33am 06.17.03 Other Sailboats 2/833 The compressor of a newly acquired refrigerator sits quite well under the sink. Has anyone had expe
Catalina 27 Travler Bob Middleton at 3:49am 06.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1334 I previously owned a Catalina 25 with the travler mounted at the stern. I had had to mount the bimi
Rain leak from mast Arthur H. Sa at 3:45am 06.17.03 Big Boats 4/1092 I own a 1993 35.5, which leaks rain water from the mast base.Does anyone else have this problem?

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Documentation versus State Registration dlochner at 4:18pm 10.19.20 Remember folks when it comes to taxation and registration every state is different. Some collect sal
Transport recommendation MitchM at 4:16pm 10.19.20 nice to hear of a good local boat mover. i can highly NOT recommend 'uShip' which adv
Winterizing Fresh Water Tank/Water heater (1) sailme88 at 4:14pm 10.19.20 186312
Documentation versus State Registration sailme88 at 4:10pm 10.19.20 The CG now advises states of NEW acquisitions so that the states can assess sales tax. The real ki
New Tender shemandr at 4:10pm 10.19.20 ...and did i mention john harris, founder of of CLC actually answers the phone when y
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel MitchM at 4:09pm 10.19.20 when i went to engineering school SWL safe working load was 5x breaking load strength.
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Don S/V ILLusion at 4:09pm 10.19.20 How long is the sailing season there? $$$/day must be pretty impressive.
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! dlochner at 4:09pm 10.19.20 Well, I won't be moving my boat to Lake Minnetonka anytime soon for lots of reasons. Even the WYC sl
New Tender MitchM at 4:04pm 10.19.20 check out the chesapeake light craft 'eastport pram', a 62#, 3 person capacity. row and
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Michael Davis at 4:02pm 10.19.20 Here is the good news. WYC owns our land, our building and docks debt-free. If you sail and race,
Documentation versus State Registration Dr.No at 3:57pm 10.19.20 Documentation also enables liens to be traced more easily, making it easier to sell the boat when t
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Jackdaw at 3:54pm 10.19.20
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! MitchM at 3:54pm 10.19.20 worse than florida!
any way to fix a bad topside paint job? Sailfanatic at 3:52pm 10.19.20 I found a decent 1997 Hunter 376, well equipped and good condition for a very good price. We drove
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Michael Davis at 3:52pm 10.19.20
Anchor light Sailfanatic at 3:48pm 10.19.20 I prefer a camplight hung from the forestay, especially in a location with much company...
pressure switch fail? MitchM at 3:44pm 10.19.20 ah, it's so good to see the old belt drive fresh water par jabsco still working a
I win! Glsawyer at 3:44pm 10.19.20 Our 3 cylinder Kubota diesel in our genset gave us 18,000 hours of good service, so take care of yo
I win! capta at 3:40pm 10.19.20 As to the motor... runs. And moves and steers! As she should!. All i have to do is replace the jabs
Raccoon destroy the sailboat at boatyard ? What now? MitchM at 3:35pm 10.19.20 one fall, a pair of squirrels got in to our house, (which is in a wilderness-typ

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