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Replying to a reply?? Guest at 10:24pm 09.08.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1011 If a person replys to your posted question and asks you to contact him directly, but doesn't include
Perkins 3 cylinder, 18 HP in C270 Lou Potente at 10:00pm 09.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1431 Considering purchase of a 1994 270. Any comments on the Perkins engine vs Yanmar. I've had a Yanmar
Perkins 3 cylinder, 18 HP Lou Potente at 9:56pm 09.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1012 Considering purchase of a 1994 270. Any comments on the Perkins engine vs Yanmar. I've had a Yanmar
Newbie or Old Salt? SailboatOwners.com at 1:55pm 09.08.02 Ask All Sailors 72/3451 Are you a relative newcomer to sailing or are you an old salt with a weathered face and a gray beard
Water-water everywhere! Daniel Jonas at 1:33pm 09.08.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/898 Well here is a new one I havn't seen in here yet. Went down to the marina today to buff and fluff t
Volvo MD6A owner's manual? Ben Lambert at 11:54am 09.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1351 I'm looking for an owner's manual for my C27's Volvo MD6A engine. I need to get some detailed diagr
Bought it today Mark at 11:47am 09.08.02 Smaller Boats 5/1009 22 years ago my wife and I started saying "someday" "someday" "someday" About two weeks ago a frie
Outboard for a Tempest Denis McAuliffe at 11:30am 09.08.02 Day Sailers 2/1132 I just got a 69 Tempest. It does not have a motor. Can anyone tell mw what the best size motor is
Pump it all the way to the tank?? Tom Martin at 10:41am 09.08.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1376 Peggie,I spent five hours yesterday rebuilding the head in a Beneteau (to no avail), then uncloggi
re-gluing a dinghy Wayne Small at 10:24am 09.08.02 Big Boats 4/4559 I was given a PVC dinghy and pieces of it need to be reglued. All of the pontoons hold air but the
Lewmar Parts Needed -16ST From a 1983 H34 Joe Mullee at 10:23am 09.08.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/791 One of my Lewmar winches froze up recetly. I took it apart and two of the teeth on the very bottom g
Motor power versus safety? Rich Songer at 10:10am 09.08.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1104 My wife and I are new to the sailing world. In fact, we are considering making the Mac '25 (1983) ou
Wax over Easypoxy Michael Allen at 9:48am 09.08.02 Smaller Boats 0/910 I have just painted my deck using Easypoxy. I would like to wax the deck. My question is which pro
Taking on water neil at 9:14am 09.08.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/913 I'm a new owner of a 77 O'Day 23. During aggressive sailing I seem to be taking on water and have to
new on the San Francisco Bay area, Roger Fernandez at 8:31am 09.08.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/964 We just recently moved from the Southern California and sold our boat before moving, we are currentl
Venture 21, Worst Case Senarios?? Kenn Lewis at 7:02am 09.08.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1384 I am very interested in learning about the worst case senarios experienced by owners of Venture 21;
Why do they call them "Marine" toilets? Tom Boles at 5:57am 09.08.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2100 Peggy, you've been active in the RV world and since I have a boat ' a TT, I thought you'd be the per
Shaved off keel on 22 Tina at 4:56am 09.08.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1036 It was suggested that because my keel only measures 17-18 " instead of the 23" that the previous own
West Coast Hunter Cherubinis. Dana Kern at 3:16am 09.08.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/862 Why is it that I do not see any Hunter Cherubinis at my home port in San Diego? Many times I have ha
8 amp charger to 10 amp smart charger Bob at 1:47am 09.08.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1025 I am interested in changing the ten year old 8 amp charger to a 10 amp smart charger, what things sh

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Painting non-skid (2) williamtl at 12:38pm 08.18.20 <p>
Checking more off the list Ron20324 at 12:38pm 08.18.20 A while back I recommended putting an opening Beckson port in the transom to replce that portlight.
LITTLE TO NO WIND DrJudyB at 12:30pm 08.18.20 PS: ouch!! on second thought.... maybe I'll wait for the movie. I may not be smart enough to read i
Install Lewmar V1 windlass on a 376 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:29pm 08.18.20 The Lewmar V1 on a 376 seems light but that, of course, depends on your ground tackle. Read the Lew
Backstay Failure (1) thetone at 12:23pm 08.18.20 183975
Backstay Failure odaydokay at 12:22pm 08.18.20 Huh? I used ring type cotter pins for decades and never saw any evidence of them working their way
Backstay Failure (1) thetone at 12:21pm 08.18.20 183974
Checking more off the list Scott T-Bird at 12:20pm 08.18.20 Looks good! What is the black box next to the smart plug? When you say "wire the charger" do you m
LITTLE TO NO WIND (1) DrJudyB at 12:17pm 08.18.20 I found an older edition of Frank Bethwaite's book, High Performance Sailing, . Here is one page fr
Backstay Failure (1) thetone at 12:17pm 08.18.20 183972
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Mag97 at 12:15pm 08.18.20 Gin & Tonic, Rum & Coke, Bourbon & Whisky. Did I miss any? vodka, tequila, pisco
How do you store (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:13pm 08.18.20 Our solution was to stop doing that any more by buying one of these Easy Drain Valves Really thou
Prep week and dress up day: pclarksurf at 12:12pm 08.18.20 The air looks kinda light, what's your biggest headsail? :biggrin: Indeed-- and thank god the heat
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter sailorskier at 12:11pm 08.18.20 I want a replacement panel not a new trim ring.
1991 Hunter 35.5 Legend-Head Faucet Replacement (1) ttibbits at 12:05pm 08.18.20 Gentlemen....I am a 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 owner and have found myself in an identical predicament.
Racing on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 12:00pm 08.18.20
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Mag97 at 11:58am 08.18.20 Ouch! So sorry to hear that news. Do you have the Genset on the upper platform like we have? If so
LITTLE TO NO WIND RussC at 11:51am 08.18.20 Frank Bethwaite is a pilot and a glider pilot too! very good book. I'll have to check that out.
Pearson 39-2 1988 chainplate removal jssailem at 11:50am 08.18.20 It is frustrating when beautiful wood joinery appears to get in the way of standard boat maintenance
LITTLE TO NO WIND RussC at 11:48am 08.18.20

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