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furlers and trailerability Clay Wright at 4:38am 10.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/903 Hi all,I'm one of those masochists who launches his boat off the trailer every time I want to go s
need advice re: getting 240 on trailer Gary at 4:19am 10.28.02 Smaller Boats 12/906 Next weekend I pull my new 240 from the lake for the first time. Can anyone give me tips on how to g
swing keel attachment Elliot at 4:15am 10.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1123 I've noticed that when at anchor my keel make a _lot_ of noise when the boat rocks. It just bangs ar
Motor Flusher Robert at 3:32am 10.28.02 Ask All Sailors 4/982 I have a 5 hp Tahatsu outboard. I have not been able to find a suitable motor flusher for this size
Air Conditioning? Darryl Lanier at 3:19am 10.28.02 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1032 I am toying with the Idea of installing A/C in my 1981 Hunter 33.. I was going to try to install it
Catalina `? Gisle at 2:39am 10.28.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/934 Dear Catalina owners.I am a Norwegian sailor who are in the market for a sailboat to sail the big
Deck Repair Questions Ken Lendeck at 2:24am 10.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1131 Now that my boat is out of the water for the winter, one of the major projects is the delamination o
portholes tim at 2:08am 10.28.02 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1367 heres the problem. The angle of the cabin house wall is so inclined that when it rains the water lay
Winterizing my domestic Water System Ron Fantozzi at 1:47am 10.28.02 Big Boats 9/807 I never had hot water on my boat before. I just purchased a 1987 Hunter 35.5 and she is now out of
Singlehanding Carter Steph at 1:30am 10.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1195 I am looking at purchasing a 1994 C270 and am interested in suggetions for singlehanding since the j
Topside Hatch Gasket Replacement Jim A at 12:53am 10.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1317 I have to replace the gasket material for my topside hatches. I was wonder if anyone who has done t
Mac 26M (new model)? Replacement for 26x? Dave at 10:58pm 10.27.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/906 I was reading through some of the articles here and somebody mentioned looking at a Mac "26M (new mo
Chain Plate Failure Clayton at 10:29pm 10.27.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/4057 The link will take you to some scary pictures of a chain plate failure on a late-model Hunter. Does
Transmission Oil Hunter 31 Yanmar 2GMF Dennis at 10:02pm 10.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1338 I'm wanting to change the oil in the transmission of my Hunter 31. It has a Yanmar 2GMF engine. The
how to install a windlass on a 1979 h30 jerry edwards at 9:50pm 10.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1387 I would like to install a all chain windlass on my boat, but don't think the locker is deep enough.
Interior walls and cabin floor. Mike at 8:45pm 10.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 13/1102 We stripped the walls and floor in the cabin of our '79 h33. Money and time being a concern we want
Wing Keel - sitting on your bottom Bill Potter at 8:18pm 10.27.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1666 Question for any "winged keel" sailors - I have the possibility of docking my 27 foot Catalina in a
Changing my oil for the first time Rick Daley at 6:01pm 10.27.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/865 I will be doing my own oil change for the first time. Is there any thing I should not do or do? My e
Water Stains on the Bulkhead MarcP at 5:51pm 10.27.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1384 While preparing our 1985 Cat 30 for the winter, we removed the Port Side Interior cushions and notic
College of nautical knowledge? SailboatOwners.com at 2:49pm 10.27.02 Ask All Sailors 98/2861 We've all seen some really dumb and unsafe things out on the water: the overloaded boat; the reckles

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First Sailboat - No Sailing Experience Acvt at 11:22am 04.27.20 My First 235 is a 1992 and was 10K not 100. Its a 23 (with rudder so a lil fudge there) footer. You
Marinas Essential in Ohio kappykaplan at 11:19am 04.27.20
Rabbit hole Tom J at 11:17am 04.27.20 thumb screw? where's that and what does it do? the M25xpb is self-bleeding, so there is no need
Removing Oxidation dlochner at 11:15am 04.27.20 I had a passer by recommend acetone to remove oxidation. Internet opinions are both for and against
SoCal being hammered Brian D at 11:11am 04.27.20 :facepalm:
Webasto Air Top Diesel Heater service? SG at 11:10am 04.27.20 I'd speak with Nat (or someone else who knows the Wabasto), bot my sense is that really hot connecti
Center board rgranger at 11:05am 04.27.20 @Crazy Dave Condon probably knows.... he helped design them.
Removing Oxidation Rich Stidger at 11:05am 04.27.20 @Rich Stidger , I see what you've done but somehow, somewhere in the past, I arrived at the conclus
Prop Walk when in reverse Schatzi at 10:54am 04.27.20 I go bow into my slip for the view while in the slip. When leaving, I have to leave against prop wa
First Sailboat - No Sailing Experience cb32863 at 10:49am 04.27.20 I originally started looking at new sailboat and the Beneteaus caught my eye very quickly but when
Why I love newbe boat owners Kings Gambit at 10:39am 04.27.20 Excerpt from Two Years Before the Mast sums it all up. Dana on the day of departure from New England
How do I trailer a sailboat? (1) Will Gilmore at 10:34am 04.27.20 put blocks under the back of sailboat trailers. arked trailered boat can cause dangerous pitching.
Removing Oxidation Ralph Johnstone at 10:33am 04.27.20 The bottom line for me is that if you want to really restore the oxidized areas to like-new, wet sa
First Sailboat - No Sailing Experience (1) Hunter216 at 10:29am 04.27.20 Thanks for all the advice. I am familiar with out of water marine surveys due to working in the Ins
Stay At Home projects: Lanyards and Helm Wheel Wrap (1) rgranger at 10:26am 04.27.20 i never preferred the twine wrap on my wheel but i hate no wrap at all. i love the elk hide coverin
Stay At Home projects: Lanyards and Helm Wheel Wrap jon hansen at 10:22am 04.27.20 i never preferred the twine wrap on my wheel but i hate no wrap at all. i love the elk hide covering
Why I love newbe boat owners rgranger at 10:20am 04.27.20 Well if you are ever in central Virginia and say A-pomm-A-Tox you might get shot.;)
An encouraging sight in Rockport Harbor (Me.) PaulK at 10:20am 04.27.20 That is one really cool potato harvester fork bucket. Our Frostbiting season ended in March. Glad y
Marinas Essential in Ohio Davidasailor26 at 10:20am 04.27.20
Webasto Air Top Diesel Heater service? Terry Cox at 10:19am 04.27.20 My duct work is not rigid ductwork but rather the flexible thin walled dryer duct 4 inches in diame

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