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Ice Box Door Hunt at 12:19pm 06.15.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1061 I just installed refrigeration in my 1983 Catalina 30. The wooden door on the icebox is not well in
Single cylinder 4-stroke outboard vibration. Doug Rodrigues at 12:13pm 06.15.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3154 No one has mentioned it yet, but there is a problem switching from a two cylinder 2-stroke outboard,
Hunter 37 Cutter, needs new foot pad Samuel Owens at 11:51am 06.15.03 Big Boats 4/1025 I am a school teacher and am spending the summer working on my boat, a Hunter 1984, 37-cutter. I hav
PVC as hawsepipe? Paul at 11:28am 06.15.03 Ask All Sailors 7/2060 I'm installing a windlass on my Hunter 336, a boat that was definitely not built with a windlass in
Adding a pedestal guard.. Glenn Harvey at 11:06am 06.15.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1165 Has anyone added an Edson pedestal guard to their Yachting Specialties pedestal? The Edson catalog h
New port windows on the hull Ricardo at 10:57am 06.15.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/794 I would like to install new port wondows on the hull to get better light and ventilation.I will par
Batery charger installation Warren at 9:24am 06.15.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/904 I am in the process of trying to install a new Xantrex Truecharge 20 Plus on my 1989 Catalina 30. Th
Keel Bolt Stress Fractures Karen Gunderson at 8:42am 06.15.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1206 I am thinking about purchasing a 1979 Catalina 30. The surveyor has told me to walk away from the b
gas locker Chris Weinmann at 8:30am 06.15.03 Smaller Boats 2/1000 I am wondering why the port fuel locker does not accomidate the fuel line from the external fuel tan
Grounding alongside in a FIRST 305 deep fin Ralph Settatree at 7:42am 06.15.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1082 Can anyone tell me what happens when a deep fin First 305 drys out alongside? Although the base of
Rot in Catalina27 Stephen at 7:34am 06.15.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/826 I am thinking of purchasing a 1974 Catalina 27 for $3500.00. It sounds like a very good price, but I
Beneteau First 285 Jim at 6:16am 06.15.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1384 Considering buying a 1990 Beneteau First 285, but spreaders on the mast appear to angle downwardly a
36 Cat MC at 5:02am 06.15.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/894 does anyone have a spec sheet on the 36 foot Cat showing all the orginal sizes and measurements so I
Smallest Freezer or Refrigerator MC at 4:59am 06.15.03 Other Sailboats 3/802 Looking for the very smallest freezer or refrigerator to fit must be low wattage, or very low propan
Fiberglassing Holding Tak Rick Marine at 4:08am 06.15.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/968 Does anyone have experience fiberglassing over the exterior of the aluminum holding tank? The alumi
replacement parts/galley sinks Rodney Fougere at 3:33am 06.15.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1639 We have purchaesd a 1984 catalina, which require repair or replacement of both galley sinks. Could a
222 swing keel control rope jim at 11:51pm 06.14.03 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1066 My control rope is becoming badly worn and need replacement. What is involved and does boat have to
Storm hatch Mike at 11:51pm 06.14.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1048 I would like to install a storm hatch over the companion way hatch so that I can leave the center of
Roller furling/sail luff issue PD at 11:22pm 06.14.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/2181 Greetings,My new (used) boat came a new Harken MKIII furling system. The headsail is about 3' shor
snake in boom Rob Garneau at 10:03pm 06.14.03 Ask All Sailors 16/1106 I have a snake in my boom and when I sail it sticks its head out of the front of the boom and scares

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DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! BillyK at 9:11am 10.21.20 We sailors are, I fear, a dying breed. Our time has passed. I would say prime time has passed, bu
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Jackdaw at 9:00am 10.21.20 I pay $325 per season for a buoy on Lake Minnetonka through the City of Mound. A dock costs the sam
Alternator.... turning internal to externally regulated dlochner at 8:53am 10.21.20 Is the alternator the infamous Hitachi super dumb alternator? I seem to recall an article in Marine
Beneteau 435 Switch Panel NYSail at 8:53am 10.21.20 Check all of your grounds first.... dismantle the engine ground buss and clean thoroughly. Also, wh
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Justin_NSA at 8:28am 10.21.20 None of the "likes" you mentioned pertain the M's motoring (power sailing) ability. Is that importa
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Don S/V ILLusion at 8:19am 10.21.20 This is just my opinion and hope it doesnt offend anyone but - buy a real sailboat. This thing is a
I win! Glsawyer at 8:12am 10.21.20 I was thinking the same thing
Beneteau 435 Switch Panel Don S/V ILLusion at 8:03am 10.21.20
Alternator Won't Charge at Idle DennisL at 8:00am 10.21.20 I like the Powerline 120 alternator we have because it charges the battery quicker than the 80 amp D
Yanmar 3YM30 air filter frazzydee at 7:59am 10.21.20 Do you have a picture of this "piece of felt" ? Nothing like that on a 2GM 20F and nothing in the
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Jackdaw at 7:55am 10.21.20 Holy cow! My costs at a now undisclosed location are: $1185/season for a 30 foot floating dock wit
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Beautiful boat website rgranger at 7:28am 10.21.20 Also do a search for any post by @TomY he has an amazing eye and has posted a lot of beautiful boat
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Hunter216 at 7:27am 10.21.20
Replacing Danfoss 101N0210 with 101N0212 buddybear at 7:27am 10.21.20 Did you find the fridge to be user serviceable? Did you have to install your own service valves?
Neglected boats rgranger at 7:25am 10.21.20 Agreed. They are experimenting how to recycle fibreglass using moss and fungi. On a semi-serious n
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Jumpstart at 7:24am 10.21.20 "Hmmm must be caused by the better :beer: here! :) " Beer is expensive in Canada. Better? I'm not su
I win! rgranger at 7:22am 10.21.20 As an experienced boat owner my advice to any new boat owner has been "the best that you can hope f
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! dlochner at 7:17am 10.21.20

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