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Synthetic Oil Ron at 2:16am 10.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1163 Has anyone used synthetic oil like Mobil 1 in their diesel?
Center board Roman at 2:05am 10.05.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1000 I'm loking for an experienced sailor who could tell me how to fix a center board in Hunter 20. The
South through Bahamas Tom at 12:49am 10.05.02 Ask All Sailors 2/961 I am going to sail from Miami to the USVI through the islands ( draft 30" ) and want to know best pl
Windex and Windmachine Jim Seamans at 11:16pm 10.04.02 Big Boats 9/1224 Hi All,Since I hope to get my 356 by the end of the month. The dealer wanted to know if I wanted a
Motoring in reverse Martin Bosman at 5:54pm 10.04.02 Bigger Boats 4/1223 Since I bought my O'Day 37CC, I am very much negativly impressed by the way she handles in reverse.
Thanks & temporary good-bye J. Hrab at 12:57pm 10.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/967 for now as I am leaving on a sabbatical this week end from Lake Champlain on the way to Florida +.I
Mast removal, O'Day 23 Warren at 11:34am 10.04.02 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1255 I will be taking the boat out of the water for the winter in a few weeks. I have a hauler meeting me
Calculating Speed Responses Jim at 11:17am 10.04.02 Ask All Sailors 0/976 Allen, Ed, and MarkThank you for your enlightening responses. They aremost appreciated, and helpf
Water in rear locker craig shaw at 8:49am 10.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1085 This our first year with our 1985 28.5 all summer I felt I had too much water in the bilge. The stuf
Insurance Ben at 8:28am 10.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1066 I was just quoted $350 a year for insurance on my new 26X.Seems like I have heard that the normal i
excessive weather helm Bill Greenberg at 7:59am 10.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1038 Is there anyone who has successfully eliminated the weather helm in a Catalina 28 tall rig when the
WINDLASS WORKING Terry at 7:45am 10.04.02 Big Boats 1/887 As I was trying to haul up my 40 pound Danforth anchor to reset it in rough waters at Ganges Harbor
Annapolis Boat Show - Phil are you coming out? Jim Seamans at 5:36am 10.04.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1015 Phil,I'll be working the Hunter booth for Crazy Dave. The man has got to be crazy to let me do tha
Joe C. (Windward Passage...?) Tom M. at 5:28am 10.04.02 Smaller Boats 0/885 Joe,Regarding your outboard/rudder connection you wrote:"I used all stainless components which we
Electronics and Hatches Martin Bosman at 4:28am 10.04.02 Bigger Boats 5/1227 Dear Reader,I'm in the possesion of an O'Day 37 CC,year '78. I bought it just a couple of month ago
mossy growth / water intake Konstantine Bakintas at 3:47am 10.04.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1070 Hello Everyone:We have a 28-ft sailboat in a year-around slip in Lake Grapevine and were curious a
America's Cup boats Pete Peterson at 3:36am 10.04.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1113 Now that the Louis Vuitton races have started, I'm curious about the boats that are currently using.
Speed Calculations Jim at 2:53am 10.04.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1221 Can someone tell me how to calculate Knots into Miles Per Hour, and viceversa? What is the formula?
Drop-In Re-power John at 1:49am 10.04.02 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1111 I have a 78 H30. I have seen various threads about re-powers, engine type etc... But my question i
Strange odor Jay Muller at 1:46am 10.04.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1259 We have a 2 year old Beneteau First 40.7 we buoy race on the weekend. As there is a porta potty at t

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Big repair Hunter 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:38pm 09.03.20 Yes the hulls and tank lid placements are identical. I received a private message but for a better
Smoke detectors and Carbon Monoxide detectors shemandr at 1:35pm 09.03.20 The last time I looked CO detectors had an expiration date. So, if you buy them on sale check those
Standard Horizon CP150 Mounting sail sfbay at 1:32pm 09.03.20 Suggest contacting Standard Horizon as they might be able to replace the mount, then mail it to them
Winch bits for a 3/8 right angle drill Ron20324 at 1:24pm 09.03.20 ... Looking for recommendations for a winch bit for a 3/8 inch right angle drill. What are you using
Beneteau 393 - water in start battery compartment shemandr at 1:17pm 09.03.20 I had water in my battery box for an I/O boat I had. It didn't make sense since the box was tucked
Hunter 170 furling Jib problem Crazy Dave Condon at 1:09pm 09.03.20 try this forum store as it is to Hunter specs. Dave Groshong can help you. Owner is former Hunter
Smoke detectors and Carbon Monoxide detectors Justin_NSA at 1:05pm 09.03.20 West Marine is having a sale on Fireboy CO monitors right now but I see it for less elsewhere. I'm t
Hunter 170 furling Jib problem kappykaplan at 12:44pm 09.03.20 @dfaherty349 , try Bacon's here: Sail search page
had the windows are done kappykaplan at 12:42pm 09.03.20 She's really starting to come together, @fred1diver ! :beer:
Turn Blocks on a 1984 Hunter 34 markwbird at 12:40pm 09.03.20 In reading some of the procedures other folks have done there is something I do not understand. Why
Cabin paint question (1) TomY at 12:22pm 09.03.20 What acrylic enamel product do you use? I usually hear of acrylic as water based, and enamel as oil
Cabin paint question DrJudyB at 12:11pm 09.03.20 I've used Acrylic latex on boat interiors for years- in both of mine and many customer boats. NEVER
Hunter 170 furling Jib problem dfaherty349 at 11:56am 09.03.20 OK thanks everyone. Now any suggestions on where to buy the jib? Furling Jib?
Yanmar 2QM15 injector pipe leaking. newage1461 at 11:51am 09.03.20 I wrote to Yanmar, and actually got a reply. Of course they had none, but he sent me info on a local
had the windows are done (3) fred1diver at 11:51am 09.03.20 well I'm back from working on the boat, finished the windows on the other side, started oiling the b
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Mickyfin at 11:37am 09.03.20 I didn't get to talk to the PO for as long as I would have liked to, and didn't think to ask him how
Engine Monitoring planoron at 11:25am 09.03.20 Thanks. Great info, Have a lot of work to get done to get her ready to cruise
Lake St. Clair anchorages sesmith at 10:57am 09.03.20 Thanks. We may try that one next time we're in the lake. We did take a look at Ford's cove the las
Big repair Hunter 260 Justin_NSA at 10:53am 09.03.20 Okay. My Mac 26S was a lot different. I don't envy the job ahead of you.
Ladder Step Pad kappykaplan at 10:32am 09.03.20 Are not Stainless unless I missed another item there. 304 stainless steel is listed at the top of

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