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Harvest Moon Nightcap Mickey McHugh at 4:09am 11.20.02 Racing 2/1324
Broken Rudder Chet Lawson at 3:54am 11.20.02 Smaller Boats 7/818 Yesterday, while sailing my brand new H-260 (4th time out) in moderate winds (15-18 knots, the stron
Stray ? electrical discharge Arthur Reynolds at 3:33am 11.20.02 Big Boats 1/988 My crew member swears he felt a tingle while his hands were in teh dishwater and while the gen set w
Do I have "SUCKER" written on my face ? Mike Wart at 3:32am 11.20.02 Ask All Sailors 20/1783 I am attempting to purchase a used sailboat. I have seen 20-30 and made offers on three. All three (
Mildew Arthur Reynolds at 3:31am 11.20.02 Big Boats 1/1025 If I use the paraformaldehyde as a preventer, ie. small amount in each cabin, wil it harm anything e
where can i buy a pilot chart of the medd. Steve at 3:14am 11.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/837 looking to buy a pilot chart of the oceans and europe. does anyone know of a company thatsells them
Gross Tonnage RonD at 2:35am 11.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1516 Does anyone know the Gross Register Tonnage (GRT) rating of the Catalina 320?Gross Register Tonnag
Standing Rigging Dimension Jeff Dunham at 11:00pm 11.19.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/737 Am in the process of replacing the standing rigging on my 81' H30. Does anyone have the dimensions
Honest answer Lee at 10:45pm 11.19.02 Smaller Boats 2/988 I am thinking about getting a Catalina 25. (late 70's or early 80's with a swing keel). I currently
Honest answer Lee at 10:33pm 11.19.02 Smaller Boats 11/1066 I currently own a hunter 23. (1988) I am thinking about getting a Catalina 25 with a swing keel (la
Excellent article, Gary Wyngarden! Peter at 10:30pm 11.19.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1084 I just finished reading your article in the December issue of SAIL. Congratulations! It was very wel
Lifelines Harold Robbins at 9:41pm 11.19.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/818 The lifelines on my boat all go limp if one end or the other is opened. Where can I find the hardwa
Inverter for hunter 28 Harold Robbins at 9:39pm 11.19.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1067 I am considering installing an inverter in my 89 Hunter 28. First, being a newbe, I am not sure of
Wiring question for battery charger John Horton at 12:59pm 11.19.02 Big Boats 4/899 I plan to install a Guest 2610 on board battery charger/inverter in my 1986 Hunter 34 and have a que
Wiring diagram Morgan at 12:01pm 11.19.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1293 I am looking for a wiring diagram for my 1984 O'Day 26. It has an inboard Yanmar 1GM engine and two
Bent Mast ? Jack O'Brien at 11:48am 11.19.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1028 I think the stinkpotters who forced the mast up on my boat before I bought it had the backstay ' shr
removing the keel...22ft cat tom at 10:58am 11.19.02 Smaller Boats 6/998 any info on removing the keel when the boat is on a trailer, and yeahi know it's heavy,just not sur
bought a 22ft catalina w/swing keel tom at 10:35am 11.19.02 Trailer Sailors 3/1918 after posting a few previous posts and the responsed i had received i went aheadand bought a 74 cat
Putting Snap Davits on C36 Mk.II Richard Gottlieb at 10:17am 11.19.02 Big Boats 2/1044 I'm thinking about installing "Snap Davits" (made by Weaver Industries) on my C36 Mk. II. Has anyone
Adding auxilliary sails to the 356 Deac at 9:41am 11.19.02 Big Boats 3/915 With one season under my belt with the great 356, I'm already starting the 'wish list' for next year

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Top it up and hope???? odaydokay at 12:06pm 08.15.20 Well, spark plug was nice and dry, but gave a few pulls with it out anyway. It took a lot of oil to
84 Catalina 27 bilge pump install Benny17441 at 12:05pm 08.15.20 If you are installing an additional pump you will need a new discharge line and thruhull fixture.
Cruising RPM. Don Lucas at 12:04pm 08.15.20 Never mind, people can run thier stuff into the ground and it matters nothing to me. It is rare for
Remember the Sun Screen odaydokay at 12:03pm 08.15.20 Yes, correct. I think Mexoryl is FDA approved as am anti-wrinkle ingredient but not as a sun screen
Cruising RPM. smokey73 at 11:56am 08.15.20 My Yanmar 4JH3E is basically just a tractor engine with a seawater cooled heat exchanger instead of
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. Meriachee at 11:47am 08.15.20 When I saw the subject I imagined I would see boats along the coast of maine.... But John, that s
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. (1) TomY at 11:33am 08.15.20 Anchored deep inside Winter Harbor on Vinalhaven Island. Only boat. A bald eagle is casually flying
Danforth anchor rules Ralph Johnstone at 10:43am 08.15.20 on granite. Tucks right in. If it's anything like my old Danforth, best to insert it with a five
Number one.....or number two? FastOlson at 10:40am 08.15.20 FWIW, I am voting with Ralph on the relative percentages of boating foolishness.
Cruising RPM. Don Lucas at 10:35am 08.15.20 I for one DON'T feel it is BEST to run the diesel at 80% (or some other mysterious high power output
Check your sink drain hoses... Ralph Johnstone at 10:33am 08.15.20 Does anybody have a suggestion for a reasonably flexible 1 1/4 ID reinforced hose for the replaceme
I just bought a new boat and the previous owner tossed the running rigging lines over board? dLj at 10:29am 08.15.20 Boy John, you were busy, that was a nice write-up! (well until I got to the part about the cute gir
Number one.....or number two? Ralph Johnstone at 10:27am 08.15.20 Ralph, that comment is the nautical equivilent of racism No nautical racism here. Just based on
Check your sink drain hoses... S/V Honu at 10:25am 08.15.20 Man: you did it in the water? How the heck did you do that? Even if you didn't replace the actual t
Check your sink drain hoses... BigEasy at 10:19am 08.15.20 My Bene uses the same corrugated hose and I have been suspect of it. I always shut the through hull
Check your sink drain hoses... BigEasy at 10:11am 08.15.20 Man: you did it in the water? How the heck did you do that? Ahhh... you must mean you put the plug
Remember the Sun Screen Captain Larry-DH at 10:11am 08.15.20 Here are the ingredients off the tube. No oxybenzone. :huh: the US version contains Oxybenzone. :
Check your sink drain hoses... smokey73 at 9:59am 08.15.20 Does anybody have a suggestion for a reasonably flexible 1 1/4 ID reinforced hose for the replacemen
Winch question justsomeguy at 9:53am 08.15.20 Must be something obscuring the keeper. Lightly dig around in the socket with a narrow pick? Who kno
Check your sink drain hoses... Bob S at 9:50am 08.15.20 My Bene uses the same corrugated hose and I have been suspect of it. I always shut the through hulls

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