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Propane, CNG and BBQ's Pat Spino at 11:12pm 02.06.03 Big Boats 2/895 I read in the archives where Carl Reitz decided to use the propane grill as the primary cooking sour
Rutland Wind Generator Pat Spino at 10:39pm 02.06.03 Big Boats 1/874 I read in the archives about John Nantz's installation of the Rutland on a Legend 37.7. I am intere
EPIRB - which one/what features? Ed at 10:31pm 02.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/840 If you were buying a new EPIRB today, which one would you get? What features are important? Where
16.8 knots in a Catalina 22? Colin at 9:18pm 02.06.03 Ask All Sailors 13/13200 I have just read an artical on the Sailnet website about sailing a Catalina 22 and hitting speeds of
Brooks & Gatehouse VHF Brent Headberg at 8:32pm 02.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1673 My Hunter 33.5 was equipped with B'G Instruments including a flush mount B'G VHF at the helm. Just
How big of a pole do you need? Brandon at 7:29pm 02.06.03 Big Boats 4/771 Whisker pole, that is. I want to get my dad a pole for his bday - what size do I need? Any reccome
Lesson in San Diego? Darline Spring at 2:20pm 02.06.03 Ask All Sailors 3/992 I'm planning to be in San Diego on March 20th and would love to take a sailing lesson that day, if a
Tiller autopilot installation Robert England at 1:39pm 02.06.03 Ask All Sailors 3/2249 My boat is a C'C 27 MkV, with a tiller. The rudder is transom hung. I installed an Autohelm ST 2000+
Need to replace fixed portlights on H-260 Pat at 12:59pm 02.06.03 Smaller Boats 1/915 Last fall I tried to back my H-260 into our boat slip with gusting 20 knot crosswinds in the dark si
Fore and aft trim Robert Dean at 12:33pm 02.06.03 Racing 2/1427 Question:When I'm racing - how do I know when I am in trim - fore and aft ??What are the indicat
PHRF Rating Robert Dean at 12:27pm 02.06.03 Racing 11/6155 Was asked in the last post as to my (PHRF) rating. This is a new put as we need thread traffic to ma
Kentucky Lake Chris Haake at 9:59am 02.06.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1260 Can anyone recommend a nice(clean is important)resort and sailboat marina on Kentucky Lake? We are p
1982 Hunter 22 Diagrams Travis at 9:56am 02.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2484 I am looking for some resources on where and how to obtain diagrams and blueprints for my boat. I ju
Check out this cool trailer mod! Chip Giles at 9:49am 02.06.03 Trailer Sailors 2/1552 Check out this cool trailer mod. If you trailer a sailboat, DON'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT!
Water in galley floor after hard rain Jim Wolfe at 9:38am 02.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 7/1068 Whenever there's a moderately hard rain, the galley floor in my 1994 33.5 becomes covered in water.
Hunter 40 Tony at 9:21am 02.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/904 I am going to look at a Hunter 40, 1984, anyone have any comments on what they think of the boat and
Accu-Gage for H'31 Holding Tank? Michael O' at 8:53am 02.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 21/2167 Has anyone ever added an Accu-gage tank monitor to their holding tank? If so, where was the module m
Voluntary Elimination of Y-Valves Jay Eaton at 8:17am 02.06.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1206 Peggy,I received an e-mail from a colleague. Attached to it was a letter written by the NMMA suppor
South Shore LI- Electrician and gel coat work Ed Fluss at 6:07am 02.06.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1069 Hi there,Im looking for a good boat electrican on the South Shore LI.I wanna have a LINK 20 instal
Catalina 25 Autboard Motor lift bracket Karl H. Heydeck at 4:43am 02.06.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1228 My Chrysler 9.9 hp. with remote electric start, shift ' one lever control in the cockpit is hooked u

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Shifting issues Beneteau 373 at 9:34am 07.30.20 Sorry, the gear wont's engage.
Hot water coming through cold lines Will Gilmore at 9:30am 07.30.20 mostly motoring, Do your water lines pass through the engine compartment? Insulation issue but wh
Hot water coming through cold lines jviss at 9:22am 07.30.20 My guess is that there's no check valve at the input to the water heater, and the hot is backing up
Shifting issues Justin_NSA at 9:15am 07.30.20 You mean the lever won't move, or the gear won't engage? Describe "will not shift".
anchor handling on a Hunter 34 Terry Cox at 9:15am 07.30.20 Our original anchor and system remain and works well. The Danforth anchor is kept mounted on the bow
Replacement Propane tank for Catalina 310 Calif. Ted at 8:50am 07.30.20 Not sure what the 3 prong vs. 5 prong valve is? I think he's referring to the OPD valve knobs havi
anchor handling on a Hunter 34 kloudie1 at 8:49am 07.30.20 No changes here.. I usually anchor in 8-10 feet of water with a max of about 25.. such is the Gulf C
Harvest Moon Regatta - pulled the plug jmce1587 at 8:43am 07.30.20 Online survey is new. Just popped up in my inbox yesterday.
anchor handling on a Hunter 34 markwbird at 8:41am 07.30.20 markwbird...I think you have missed the point of my question which cones from someone who has spent
Used sails from other boats? DrJudyB at 8:33am 07.30.20 So to clarify - in light of the fact that it is scientifically provable that the physical weight of
Real chance of capsizing? DrJudyB at 8:18am 07.30.20 . One way boats capsize is surfing down a large wave, the bow buries in the trough which stops the
H42 Anodes question Terry Cox at 8:17am 07.30.20 Ever since owning our boat (2002), two heavy zincs on the shaft only. These last twelve months. H42
Replacement Propane tank for Catalina 310 sail sfbay at 8:17am 07.30.20 The trick is to purchase a tank that fits your propane locker. Made the mistake of purchasing a Tri
kappykaplan at 8:09am 07.30.20 Here's the link to the ad that he posted. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/gear/gear.php?task=showad&
Kells 23 mast tabernacle Crazy Dave Condon at 8:05am 07.30.20 Can you take a picture so I can see better what you are talking about. Former dealer
How deep to launch LakeShark at 8:04am 07.30.20 You're extrapolating from one fairly extreme case to the general case. I've personally gone off the
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 7:59am 07.30.20 https://s3.amazonaws.com/lowres.cartoonstock.com/medical-doctor-patient-clean_bill_of_health-health_
Replacement Propane tank for Catalina 310 leo310 at 7:56am 07.30.20 Before you disposed the tank did you look at getting it re-certified as all it is a new safety valve
How deep to launch Tedd at 7:54am 07.30.20 unfortunately if your trailer falls off the ramp into the hole you will not be able to pull it out
Interior wood trim repair or other ideas jssailem at 7:54am 07.30.20 Forbin. What caused this to fail? Someone grab it? Push it instead of the dishes? The though of a

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