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Changing the fluid in enclosed fresh water system Bob at 8:41pm 11.11.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1135 I have a 1994 29.5. The engine is a 18hp Yanmar. The model number is 2gm20f. How do you change the
Furling Line Bunching up Bob F at 2:07pm 11.11.02 Big Boats 9/2444 The furling line on my 376 (headsail) has started to coil unevenly as I un-furl the jib. Which cause
Diesel Fuel Additives Bob F at 2:01pm 11.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1038 My 1998 376 only has 200 engine hours, so needless to say not much fuel is used. I live in Phoenix a
C 27 mast removal James Guida at 12:37pm 11.11.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1287 Just bought a early 70's c27, Does anyone have a drawing of a method of removing and installing the
Replacement jib blocks Brad A. at 12:19pm 11.11.02 Day Sailers 1/1077 Who has repalceed the stand-up jib sheet blocks on their Oday 22? The sheaves on my original Shaefe
CDI FF2 Furler Problems T. Clark at 11:03am 11.11.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1402 While pinning the forestay one day, I noticed what appeared to be an excess amount of play within th
stanchion setup clif at 10:20am 11.11.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1116 11-11-02I found some stanchions for my oday 23 1973.Can anyone tell me how far apart (2 on each
knot meter Don at 8:34am 11.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1394 I resently purchased a H27 sailboat and I'am working on fixing some of the things that are in need o
Yanmar Solenoid (revisited) Carl Reitz at 7:54am 11.11.02 Big Boats 3/1103 A bit more on the magnetic switch (solenoid) for the starter on a Yanmar 4JHE.There have been a fe
Cetol spills Dale at 7:50am 11.11.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1833 I recently purchased a used Catalina 22 in great shape except there's quit alot of Cetol spills from
Stepping the mast on H23 Mark at 6:39am 11.11.02 Smaller Boats 5/1505 I had to pull my H23 out of the water for two tropical storms this year and am finally getting ready
H26 weater helm - rudder out of the water Tom Hultberg at 6:17am 11.11.02 Trailer Sailors 0/1534 Here is a photo taken of my boat last Summer in about a 15 MPH wind, with one reef in and the jib pa
Hunter 212 and Kids Ed Boswell at 5:23am 11.11.02 Smaller Boats 15/1352 I am looking for a trailerable (volvo v70 wagon tow vehicle) to sail primarily in smaller lakes of M
watertank leak Jim & Jane at 4:36am 11.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/924 We have a Passage 42, We have a leak in our aft watertank, has anyone had the experience, any advice
Another type of leak in the 35.5 Richard Lanas at 3:35am 11.11.02 Big Boats 5/1050 Ok. gang, this is another leak story. I noticed that water was coming into both compartments of the
Marskeel Lead Torpedo Weight for Keel? Craig at 2:29am 11.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1826 Has anyone bought the add on weight torpedo from mars metal in canada? I have been emailing them and
H26 Trailer Tires Rich & Lynn Clough at 2:28am 11.11.02 Smaller Boats 3/849 I bought a used 1996 Hunter H26 Water Ballast and need new tires for its twin axle, Hunter Trailer.
Will "Damp Rid" work in the fridge? Brian at 2:11am 11.11.02 Ask All Sailors 1/8714 Has anybody ever tried "Damp rid" or a similiar product in the fridge to prevent frost build up in t
Power Windlass neil brand at 2:07am 11.11.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1265 I am considering adding a power anchor windlass to my Catalina 28. Does anyone have any advice as to
used boat parts CLIF at 2:06am 11.11.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1081 11-11-02Where can I find some used stanchions?Also I where can I get good pricing on some sunbre

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OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 11:12pm 09.25.20 Sorry, but it's simply a courtesy "thing." "gen" or "snowflake" is almost always projection. Sad
Beneteau 35 cockpit leaky cooler Ron20324 at 9:47pm 09.25.20 Probably for when you wash the inside area with water, it can drain out.
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? arf145 at 8:37pm 09.25.20 I'm nowhere near either of those Gens, and it reads like yelling to me! Also, just plain harder to r
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? Stu Jackson at 8:29pm 09.25.20 ...that whole caps = screaming is more of a gen X gen Y /snowflake thing which I think is pretty st
Text a buoy and it'll text you back Tally Ho at 8:09pm 09.25.20 This service is awesome. I use it all the time. It makes you realize how wrong weather predictions
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 7:49pm 09.25.20 Ok, welcome Sailing Free, first there is no need to use all caps. All caps is generally considered
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 7:47pm 09.25.20 No yelling intended....the caps are just there to make it clearer....that whole caps = screaming is
Beneteau 35 cockpit leaky cooler sgiarc at 7:12pm 09.25.20 No insulation on any of the beneteau cockpit area so it was probably designed for empties. At least
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? dlochner at 7:06pm 09.25.20 Ok, welcome Sailing Free, first there is no need to use all caps. All caps is generally considered t
Pretty her up glaufman at 6:32pm 09.25.20 Every couple years I make my first wife (er first mate) do the same thing...
Windlass Seized Clutch Terry Cox at 6:23pm 09.25.20
Yanmar 3YM30 Help Meriachee at 6:07pm 09.25.20 water. Hey Ralph! I think we just found that leaky elbow that sank the last boat.
What are these? ScottySailor at 6:02pm 09.25.20 Cool! I'm bringing my niece-in-law's family of 4, my wife and myself. See you tomorrow! :biggrin:
What are these? justsomeguy at 5:58pm 09.25.20 If anyone is going to be in San Francisco let me know and you can stay on my boat Cool! I'm bringi
What are these? ScottySailor at 5:54pm 09.25.20 Awesome thanks to everyone who posted much appreciated. If anyone is going to be in San Francisco
Pretty her up Justin_NSA at 5:40pm 09.25.20 Looks nice! A P.O. teplaced all of Bella's brightwork with grey composite. Zero maintenance and al
Boat mover jmce1587 at 5:33pm 09.25.20 Try Thomas Duncan. Thomasduncantrucking@yahoo.com 903-445-7964. He moves a lot of boats in/o
jet bow thruster shemandr at 5:30pm 09.25.20 I'm trying to decide if a boat system sales person is better or worse than an RV salesperson -forget
Pretty her up shemandr at 5:18pm 09.25.20 Looks great. TBTG there isn't more of it. Lotta strings there!
Beneteau 35 cockpit leaky cooler Davidasailor26 at 4:36pm 09.25.20 I always figured it was just storage and open by design. We use ours for storage of things like inst

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