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Terrible Day Sailing? Jim Logan at 11:42pm 01.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/720 Sorry in advance if this sounds like a dig at those poor unfortunates who live where the water is ha
tillers penna1@aol.com at 11:07pm 01.05.03 Ask All Sailors 2/955 Dear Sailors I,m looking for a shop that will sell me a new wooden tiller for my Beneteau 235. Than
recondition sails penna1@aol.com at 11:05pm 01.05.03 Ask All Sailors 12/1288 Dear Sailors,I,m interested in getting my sails cleaned and reconditioned. Please let me know of
Help reading tide tables and charts Don at 9:57pm 01.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/854 This is a copy of todays and part of tomorrows tides in Olympia, Washington2003-01-06 8:41 AM PST H
H26 step loose Markk Ware at 8:48pm 01.05.03 Smaller Boats 1/888 The rubber tread on the step into the cabin has come loose. Has anyone good experience with a partic
380 Engine Question Bob Knott at 8:40pm 01.05.03 Big Boats 3/933 Greetings All and Happy New Year,I'm away from my 99 380 and need to know the model number of the Y
Drinking water taste? Dennis at 7:51pm 01.05.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1210 Is there any tablets or something that will keep drinking water tasting fresher, while stored in on
interior Bulkhead ports Mike at 1:22pm 01.05.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/939 Does anyone know about the ports on the v-berth bulkhead on the 320 model. Earlier versions had the
Leaking Back Locker Ed Upton at 12:25pm 01.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/921 Went to my boat today to check on it and found my aft locker was again full of water. By the way, t
Insulating the hull Ivan Edwards at 11:42am 01.05.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1086 1990 First 285 -- as I contemplate the headliner replacement(you know, foam backing crumbled) I dec
Main Sail Rigging ???? Tom at 11:40am 01.05.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2167 I bought my 1981 Mac 25 last spring. Being a rookie sailor and because the guy a purchased the boug
Bimini cleaner Stewart at 11:31am 01.05.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1108 The bimini cover is mildewed , it was on the boat (mac 26x) when I bought it, I'm not sure what colo
Reefer drain pump for H30 Bruce Z at 11:13am 01.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1211 Hi out there,The reefer drain into the bilge is a pain. I was thinking of putting a small Rule pum
Fuel pump replacement Pete at 10:46am 01.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1052 I am going to replace the fuel pump on my 1998 2GM20F Yanmar diesel.Seems fairly straightforward jo
Ideas about docking my dinghy... Sean Herron....herrons@telus.net.... at 9:49am 01.05.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/836 Hello,I have been thinking about how to make my docking easier...I have thought about big rare e
Rust beginning to show on engine mounts David at 9:48am 01.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1127 My 2-year old Universal M25XP is beginning to show some rust on the engine mounts and bolts. Can I
Bottom Paint Lee Henderson at 9:39am 01.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/873 I wanted to ask any Panhandle sailors what the average length of time bottom paint would last in our
Spinnaker useage w/ roller furling... Dick Lemming at 8:49am 01.05.03 Day Sailers 1/1872 Excuse my ignorance of flying a spinnaker, but last summer I flew my cruising spinnaker for the firs
Campbell Sailor Prop Brian at 8:03am 01.05.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1488 Installed a Campbell Sailor Prop on my H380 over the weekend. Overall, the performance was much bett
Crazy Dave and Jeff Wingo JD at 7:30am 01.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/737 Gents,I'd appreciate your help if you are out there since you two seem to be the duty experts. I h

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West Wight Potter P19 FastOlson at 6:30pm 09.24.20 Do a web search for your owners' group, the famous "Potter Yotters". A friend of mine started out cr
Pensacola BigEasy at 6:27pm 09.24.20 Just taking a quick look around the area on a google map, it seems there are plenty of mangrove are
Windlass Seized Clutch HandsOnTech at 6:20pm 09.24.20 Progress!!! So much easier when the whole team is working on it. KG, thank you for mentioning the
West Wight Potter P19 David in Sandusky at 6:13pm 09.24.20
Yanmar 3YM30 Help NYSail at 6:05pm 09.24.20 That zip tie holds the engine to the boat!! Ha just pay attention to your engine and you will see. S
Steering wheel 82 34ft oday SFS at 5:53pm 09.24.20 Sent you a PM.
Jack stands Bob S at 5:44pm 09.24.20 It also depends on how deep your keel is. https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/document.
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel jaysweet at 5:30pm 09.24.20 Wow all this just to open a hole! Well... it is in a difficult place (amid a ton of wires that I d
Tank Sizes Hunter 49 artboas at 5:11pm 09.24.20 If the tanks aren't accessible, how do you replace hoses (they don't last forever), add or replace
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice artboas at 5:04pm 09.24.20
Jack stands Mechone at 4:57pm 09.24.20 Are you on Lake Ontario Frenchman's bay? If so your most likely better off with a cradle there are
Roll that beautiful blue furler! Meriachee at 4:56pm 09.24.20 This seems dumb. Why not use a smaller line? 5/16 seems like a little large.
Roll that beautiful blue furler! Tally Ho at 4:54pm 09.24.20 Damn Autocorrect!!! should read "uncored line..." :huh: Have you been drinking again?
Roll that beautiful blue furler! dlochner at 4:51pm 09.24.20 very little uncared line out of the furling drum. Damn Autocorrect!!! should read "uncored line.
Roll that beautiful blue furler! Tally Ho at 4:49pm 09.24.20 Details, details, details. Yes you are correct. It should be unfurled. At least I got it right in m
Roll that beautiful blue furler! dlochner at 4:47pm 09.24.20
Roll that beautiful blue furler! dlochner at 4:45pm 09.24.20 Friction is a monster, but that is usually caused by tortured leads, send a few pictures of how y
Roll that beautiful blue furler! Tally Ho at 4:45pm 09.24.20
Dining Table Refurbishment or Replacement artboas at 4:38pm 09.24.20 This is a great question. The salon table on this boat is a complex mechanical contraption complete
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank dlochner at 4:30pm 09.24.20 Great photo. i think I am going to go there and thanks for reminding me about the gauge. I had forg

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