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Propane gas - stove top / oven Nichole at 10:52pm 09.08.02 Big Boats 2/996 This past weekend, when I went to light my oven, it lit and then slowly burned out. I just thought
Windlass installation advice Paul at 10:49pm 09.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1133 Has anyone installed a windlass on a 336, or any other mid-sized Hunter?Do you just mount the wind
Owners Manual for 1977 O'Day 27 Capt. Pete at 10:33pm 09.08.02 Bigger Boats 1/1797 Second request for anyone with an 1977 O'Day27 owners manual. If you have one please contact me dire
Owner's Manual for 1977 O'Day 27 Capt. Pete at 10:32pm 09.08.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1081 Second request for anyone with an 1977 O'Day27 owners manual. If you have one please contact me dire
Replying to a reply?? Guest at 10:24pm 09.08.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1014 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 1/1435 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 0/1026 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 72/3484 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 6/902 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 5/1357 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 5/1041 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 2/1160 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 6/1394 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 4/4591 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 1/795 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 4/1117 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 0/926 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 3/928 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 5/969 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 5/1403 I am very interested in learning about the worst case senarios experienced by owners of Venture 21;

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Water heater jssailem at 3:10pm 09.02.20 Maybe previous owner needed long hot showers with soft music and candles. Clint Eastwood would obje
Adding a mid ship gate to a Cat 350 jssailem at 2:52pm 09.02.20 David You are talking about adding stanchions. Your boat was initially designed with out stanchions.
Adding a mid ship gate to a Cat 350 sail sfbay at 2:47pm 09.02.20 This Catalina 34 owner did the same as you are proposing. This thread entitled "Installing Midship
In Board Shrouds shemandr at 2:47pm 09.02.20 It's a fine line between avoiding the arms race with the checkbook and "Everyone gets a trophy." I
1978 Hunter 27 Shroud Tension MikeHoncho at 2:22pm 09.02.20 My H22 has quite a bit of slack on the lee when heeled over. what is the harm to this? if the for
Installing FireFly Batteries tfox2069 at 2:13pm 09.02.20 I'm similarly in my first season with Firefly batteries, having replaced two 4D monsters with two Gr
Catalina 310 Water Heater (1) marchem at 2:13pm 09.02.20 We just replaced our water heater in our 1999 hull #1 but it never leaked. Instead the fuel tank le
Stray Current? Jackdaw at 2:06pm 09.02.20 A galvanic isolator is a device used to block low voltage DC currents coming on board your boat on
Stray Current? Johnb at 2:04pm 09.02.20 A galvanic isolator is a device used to block low voltage DC currents coming on board your boat on
Shushwap Lake good for a short cruise? sail sfbay at 1:37pm 09.02.20 Looks like a nice lake, freshwater and great view!! Might find this thread entitled "Has anyone ever
Stray Current? Mechone at 1:33pm 09.02.20 If you have a GI you are a good actor. For years I was the only boat at WYC with proper shore powe
Installing FireFly Batteries B757Captain at 1:26pm 09.02.20 As a full time cruiser you should also take into consideration the availability for replacements.
Beneteau 393 - water in start battery compartment sail sfbay at 1:21pm 09.02.20 Is it saltwater or freshwater? Knowing that will help troubleshoot the source(s). Same issue on Be
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Mickyfin at 1:15pm 09.02.20 That's good to know. At least I now know how it was intended to be set up.
The WTF Thread Stu Jackson at 1:15pm 09.02.20 Professional mariners are not always that professional. Best to just avoid them when you can. OTOH
The WTF Thread jssailem at 12:58pm 09.02.20 If commercial traffic won't use or stay in their appropriate shipping lane, then what's the purpose
Sailing with Efficiency (1) Mr Fox at 12:54pm 09.02.20 This illustrates the effect well. Doing things wrong is learning and particularly fun on a boat (so
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Eclectic at 12:49pm 09.02.20 The mast deck plate on out M26S is IDENTICAL to your photo.
The WTF Thread jssailem at 12:45pm 09.02.20 I had a big power boat turn dead onto me on a collision course with about 100 yards to me. ..... So
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 12:34pm 09.02.20 This image popped when I started windows... advertisement for something. A LOGO for this year, that

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