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New 26X Ben at 12:11am 08.17.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1055 I am in the process of purchasing a new 26X. Next week I pick the options that I will want. How ab
Refinance RD at 11:07pm 08.16.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/832 My email spam is full of ads for the home market to refinance their loans.Has anybody taken advant
C 22 what kind of covering (carpet) on cabin floor Bob Lufkin at 11:06pm 08.16.02 Smaller Boats 2/1059 Just wondering what do you folks have on the inside cabin floor? (not that its so large....) Mine ca
Owner's Manuel Larry O. at 10:35pm 08.16.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/821 17 August 2002Hello fellow sailors,I just purchased a 1988 Hunter 18.5 which came without a owner'
Sailboat Salvage Yard? Dale Wilson at 10:28pm 08.16.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1192 I'm still looking for a part for my Merriman pedestal. My guess is that there might be some salvage
Two alternators on the engine Kevin Gregory at 6:12pm 08.16.02 Big Boats 3/870 Like most people I like to keep my batteries fully charged but I found that I was not getting enough
Shoal Keel Saolboats tbmars at 1:45pm 08.16.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1200 What arwe the characteristics of a shoal keel sailboat. I'm having difficulty in getting her to tac
battery bank Guest at 11:21am 08.16.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1426 Is a 1000 lb battery bank too heavy for 36 cat (4 under aft bunk and two in lavarette)agm concordes
Polars for O'Day 37 ?? (1) Rich Kinard at 11:08am 08.16.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/976 Does anyone have or know how to get "Polar Diagrams" for the O'Day 37?
Converting 37' center cockpit sloop to cutter rig (1) Rich Kinard at 10:56am 08.16.02 Bigger Boats 3/1708 Has anyone converted their center cockpit sloop to a cutter?I have the original alternate cutter r
mac 22 rudder... (1) Droo at 9:48am 08.16.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1050 I was just wondering if this was an origional rudder for a mac22. Or, if anyone knows how I could ge
Mushroom Anchor Moorings Tom Hadoulias at 7:21am 08.16.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1662 I have moved from a marina to open water just off the intracoastal in Central Florida. I am currentl
Mast crutch for H23 Cara at 6:29am 08.16.02 Smaller Boats 6/949 Help! We cannot find the mast crutch for our 1985 H23. Is there somewhere we can buy one (if so, h
Stereo Snafus.. Any Ideas? Rick D at 3:19am 08.16.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1000 I have a Pioneer stereo and CD player. The AM/FM/Cassette unit just tanked again. This is my second
Opinion on 23 Oday pop up Patrick Hooper at 1:31am 08.16.02 Ask An Oday Owner 15/1504 I have been looking at 23 Odays for a while hoping to make a purchase in the next couple of years.
Head treatment change Monty at 1:08am 08.16.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1922 Why the change from KO to odorlo?
Propwalk J.B. Dyer at 11:38pm 08.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1054 I have a 1983 34 with a severe propwalk. Talking with one other 34 owner that I know, he has the sa
Spiders in the air intake Bill Miller at 11:17pm 08.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/906 Has anyone has problems with spiders in the air intake of an outboard, fouling the fuel mixture. My
Spinnaker and main furling for Hunter 240 Don at 11:11pm 08.15.02 Trailer Sailors 1/1890 I like to single hand my Hunter 240 in the Hudson River. As some of you may know that's not very ea
Front Hatch Gasket Mike Turner at 10:03pm 08.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/883 I have a leak in the front hatch of my hunter 27. Is there any place to purchase a factory gasket? O

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Windlass relacement - Catalina 34mk2 Kings Gambit at 9:12am 07.05.20 Hi. The Maxwell Windlass (VW500) on my Catalina 34MK2, while still working, has become a liability,
Attaching an outboard to a rudder/tiller justsomeguy at 9:03am 07.05.20 I saw a video clip of a small sailboat (Seaward 17) that had a kicker attached directly on the till
Fuel filter relocation Chuck Powell at 8:43am 07.05.20 Thanks all for your info. I've got mixed info from Westerbeke. One from the main office. One from a
engine will not remain running when shift into gear buddyshea at 8:36am 07.05.20 Yea spin your shaft to make sure everything unstuck. Then easy into gear then ease into reverse to
Loss of Power Kings Gambit at 8:35am 07.05.20 A year in the water w/no monthly/bi-monthly hull cleaning service? Do you actually expect a dive ins
engine will not remain running when shift into gear buddyshea at 8:33am 07.05.20 Can you rev up the engine without it stalling? Check to see if there something wrapped around you
Spectra install on a Hunter 410 sail sfbay at 8:31am 07.05.20 In case you have not seen the Cruisers Forum thread on water maker noise and locations and the Sail
engine will not remain running when shift into gear buddyshea at 8:30am 07.05.20 What is the engine idle speed? Too low? Don, the engine runs and sounds fine. Im not sure of the i
engine will not remain running when shift into gear buddyshea at 8:27am 07.05.20 Like Don I suspect your idle speed could be too low. You can try one thing, start the engine wit
Hunter 26.5 Revv up at 8:20am 07.05.20 Which keel do you have? I wouldn't consider a wing keel optimum for racing, but you can still have
Turning block replacement questions jssailem at 8:20am 07.05.20 You could experiment with the units. My experiments did not go well. But they were fun to take apar
Can someone identify this furling drum? BOSSailor at 8:18am 07.05.20 I recommend the new style drumbeith the wider open face Any idea if it's possible to replace just
Turning block replacement questions BOSSailor at 8:17am 07.05.20 I'm thinking new block. The metal sides that enclose the sheave are all bent and distorted, probably
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 8:16am 07.05.20 Leo you crack me up. Just to imagine such stuff. You must really be hung over after celebrating Cana
engine will not remain running when shift into gear buddyshea at 8:15am 07.05.20 Hello Joe, Engine starts fine and runs up to high speed. when I shift to either gear, engine drops i
Turning block replacement questions jssailem at 8:12am 07.05.20
engine will not remain running when shift into gear buddyshea at 8:12am 07.05.20 Can you rev up the engine without it stalling? Catalina 27 1985 with M18 Universal engine starts
Will this go boom? shemandr at 7:59am 07.05.20 That tank is indeed vintage!
Loss of Power Hello Below at 7:52am 07.05.20 We have arranged for a diver, but will require going out and anchoring because our marina prohibits
Will this go boom? Timm R Oday25 at 7:28am 07.05.20 I'm assuming you are referring to the port side compartment . That indeed is for the fuel tank . For

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