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Keeping Cool Olaf at 11:59am 06.23.02 Smaller Boats 3/828 Does anyone have experience with the Davis "Sail Windscoop" (2002 Boat U.S. pg 500) or the West Mari
engines? ken at 11:48am 06.23.02 Other Sailboats 2/864 I'm trying to find out when and at what HP yamar goes to two or more cylinders I have owned a boat w
Atlantic Beach, NC Fishing Trip D. Moore at 11:22am 06.23.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/843 We are coming down to Atlantic Beach in mid-July for a family vacation and are planning to charter a
st. michaels md jeff #14640 at 11:15am 06.23.02 Smaller Boats 3/910 we are planning on spending our honeymoon in st. michaels, md. does anyone know of a good bed and br
I 'll try one more thing Jim Rushing at 10:42am 06.23.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1257 After about four years the head in my '95 35.5 started to smell. I have tried chemicals, ozone gener
O'Day 23 Hatch George Berrier at 10:04am 06.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1330 The hatch cover on my 23 is made of a tinted plastic material. Does anyone know if it would be ple
Batteries - Where to buy Bob Knott at 9:37am 06.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1136 Went to the boat today and found my starting battery dead. Want to replace both my starting battery
Outhaul Gene at 9:37am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1020 I am shaking down my '81 Catalina 27. It is my first boat and it was purchased long distance over th
wet deck core fred winter at 7:21am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1737 need advice, starboard deck area from waste pumpout to last shroud attachment point shows moisture i
Hunter 27-7 Gene at 7:18am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/973 I am looking at a 1979 27' Hunter. The owner says it is a 27-7 with a volvo engine. Is this the sa
Atlantic Beach, NC Fishing Trip D. Moore at 6:59am 06.23.02 Ask All Sailors 1/949 We are coming down to Atlantic Beach in mid-July for a family vacation and are planning to charter a
Owners Manual Jennifer Grounds at 6:47am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/892 Hello, I have just purchased a 1981 Hunter 27 and am looking to find a copy of the original owners m
Owner Manual Jennifer Grounds at 6:42am 06.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/791 Hello All. I have just purchased a 1981 Hunter 27, and am looking for a copy of the original owners
O'day Ospray 1968 Andrew at 4:55am 06.23.02 Day Sailers 2/1559 After a couple years of messing around with title problems, I've got my boat titled, registered, and
Sean Fleming re Sealand 911M28 John Rich at 1:28am 06.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/900 Sean,If you are still out there, did you ever finish the head replacement on your 23 and did you u
Nissan 5hp Carb woes Paul Akers at 1:26am 06.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/942 Last fall I laid up my Nissan 5hp dinghy motor. I fogged the carb ' cleaned it up. I've owned it
Doing Your Own Research Really Helps Stu Jackson at 12:03am 06.23.02 Other Sailboats 2/736 Many tanks to this section. My condenser fan wasn't working. Instead of asking the proverbial "Wha
Weather Forecasts Fred Mueller at 11:37pm 06.22.02 Ask All Sailors 5/985 I am looking for suggested sites that will provide thorough and understandable weather information.
Lost my prop today (1) Jim Cook at 4:38pm 06.22.02 Other Sailboats 0/729 Dear Sirs,I have a VolvoPenta MD7A with a 110S sail drive unit.The prop just "came off" today and
Speedy struck by lightening? Who's fried? or BS? Ray Bowles at 2:58pm 06.22.02 Other Sailboats 2/874 When we arrived at the slip where we keep Speedy, our 95 H 26, we were told by two of our neighbors

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Fun playing in the wind. capta at 8:34am 06.24.20 We certainly wish we could do a bit of sailing. We asked whether we could go out day sailing and fis
Dont Be This Guy FastOlson at 8:31am 06.24.20 A stunning ad for replacing zincs in time.......... Looks a warning about 'stray current' as well.
Gelcoat- Color Match 1990 (1989 Hunter Legend 35.5) ttibbits at 8:27am 06.24.20 In my humble opinion, with gelcoat, there is no such thing as perfect match, it takes an artist.
Gelcoat- Color Match 1990 (1989 Hunter Legend 35.5) ttibbits at 8:25am 06.24.20 Once I inquired at a Sherwin Williams storage they said if I brought in a tintable gel coat they co
Excessive wiring thinwater at 8:24am 06.24.20 Nope, not unless they are in the way. My first boat had some wiring stupidity. I removed some of it
Excessive wiring FastOlson at 8:22am 06.24.20 If your boat is over XX years old, any 'old wiring' is likely way past being safe. Old insulation wi
MMSI agent..... capta at 8:21am 06.24.20 First thing you will need is a vessel station license which last I heard was us$160.00. Then, though
Excessive wiring jviss at 7:58am 06.24.20 Leave them! You never know when you'll need another wire or two from here to there.
Question on anchor chain size for SL Windlass on my Hunter 45 cc Z83 at 7:51am 06.24.20 Was looking a 3-strand since that's what the MFG recommends.
To paint the spars or not to paint the spars.... shemandr at 7:42am 06.24.20 I regard painting a spar an off season project. I did mine in February on Long Island. There are e
Excessive wiring Justin_NSA at 7:39am 06.24.20 A noble cause Brian. I clean mine up as I take on new projects but I still have wires I haven't sket
Excessive wiring rgranger at 7:37am 06.24.20 Good plan... I redid all of the wires on my boat and know where they go... but I still think I need
Theres a hole in my boat! Project_Mayhem at 7:35am 06.24.20 The multiple passes made me think I was doing it wrong on past projects. Thanks Dave!
Legend 45 Prop. alankeene at 7:33am 06.24.20 Hi SailSF Bay. Thanks for that info. I contacted WbyN and based on my Yanmar 4JH-TE 55 hp with 2.17
HELP - Another strange voltage plus unexplained charging current question smokey73 at 7:31am 06.24.20 The only thing that's an issue is the 12.31/11.76 voltage measurement, that means that you probabl
HELP - Another strange voltage plus unexplained charging current question jviss at 7:23am 06.24.20 The only thing that's an issue is the 12.31/11.76 voltage measurement, that means that you probably
B and G H1000 Autopilot troubleshooting wsconner at 7:23am 06.24.20 dave - hadn't thought of that.. so i could test this by removing my linear sensor and manually movi
Purchase advice - Puffer, Sunfish or other? RussC at 7:21am 06.24.20 One of my first boats was a Puffer. great little sailboat that will teach you a lot about sailing. v
HELP - Another strange voltage plus unexplained charging current question smokey73 at 7:12am 06.24.20 Holy cow, RTFM! Which model do you have? I just looked at the manual for the 702, searched for "c
Midship toe rail chock for Hunter 40.5, 42, 43, coming soon... save some $$ Rick D at 7:11am 06.24.20 Wow! Nice!

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