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dirt stains! Fred G at 6:05am 06.19.02 Other Sailboats 1/760 I spent a considerable amout of time this spring washing, compunding, poilshing, and waxing my 81' H
Dutchman Sail Handling System Phil D. at 5:42am 06.19.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1871 Anyone have any experience with a Dutchman sail handling system? Pros ' Cons?
"Automatic" mainsail covers? John Visser at 5:31am 06.19.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1183 Anyone have any thought or experiences to share on "automatic" mainsail covers? These are covers th
Stuck Oil Filter Todd B. at 5:28am 06.19.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1122 My oil filter will not come off (Universal M18 engine). Does anyone have any suggestions? I alread
Looking for review of portable compressor cooler Nicholas Julga at 5:18am 06.19.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1095 I am looking for reviews/recomendations/and experience with portable compressor coolers. I have foun
HELP WITH MOTOR SELECTION MARK RIENECKER at 5:17am 06.19.02 Smaller Boats 3/1056 I HAVE A CATALINA 18 1987 AND NEED TO REPOWER...WHAT IS THE LARGEST MOTOR THE 18 AND SPRING LOADED M
Sailing from LA to San Francisco Bert at 5:07am 06.19.02 Ask All Sailors 4/10284 Returning from southern Ca. I want to avoid the traditional northern "beat". I'm planning on saili
can i go aloft in an h23 Steven at 5:00am 06.19.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/854 i have to remove a line attached to the top of my mast, the previous owner used this to step the mas
Tack Fastening mlf@storm.ca at 4:37am 06.19.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/937
choosing the right lazy jacks Paul Strine at 4:06am 06.19.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/913 We have just purchased new UK Tape drive sails, Our main sail is a full batten Batmain and is diffic
Depth Finders VS Fish Finders Curtiss Grant at 3:21am 06.19.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1968 I have been reading in SAIL where smaller sailboaters (20 to 30 footers) are replacing old depth/sp
Canvas Color 326 Ed at 3:13am 06.19.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/955 I am picking up a new Hunter 326 next week - I ordered it with "blue" canvas for the bimini etc. an
Check the Photo Forum George H260 at 2:50am 06.19.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/848 There is an excellent set of pictures/description on how to do the job in the photo forum.
Chesapeake charts Mike Linstrom at 2:33am 06.19.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/914 Is anyone aware of a website where you can view charts and basic chart data including soundings prio
Electra san John Williams at 2:31am 06.19.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2537 I want to put the Raritan electra san disposal unit is our boat. I would like to hear some of your e
1997 Hunter 40.5 Steaming Light Joseph Hankins at 2:25am 06.19.02 Big Boats 1/806 In an effort to change the steaming light we managed to drop both the old and new light overboard. N
Traveler for MacGregor 21'? Scott at 1:58am 06.19.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1345 Hello all, I purchased a 68 MacGregor that has not been sailed since the early 80's. The person I
Window Seals & Shower Pumps on 285 Dave at 1:57am 06.19.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1357 I have a 1989/90 285 and am having trouble with two things - finding a low profile pump for the show
Tank Monitor David Dick at 1:32am 06.19.02 Big Boats 1/947 I have a 2001 340 that has the new LED tank monitor, I would like to get a wiring diagram for it. Do
Mainsheet Traveler on 336 David Mackenzie at 12:37am 06.19.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1662 Has anyone repositioned the mainsheet traveller on a 336. I'm considering moving it from the top of

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110VAC Outlets KZW at 7:05am 08.09.20 Turns out, when the GFI outlet behind the microwave is reset, the forward AC outlets forward work as
Gas storage (1) twodzusfittings at 7:00am 08.09.20 In addition to what Benny wrote, it is dangerous to keep gasoline in any "non specifically designed
DC Electric Panel Fuse Question Ron20324 at 6:53am 08.09.20
82 34ft oday no water in sink facet Swaney at 6:52am 08.09.20 Thanks for all replies-I did clean the screen and actually took apart the facet-It is probably an ai
Mattress for aft cabin LUS at 6:35am 08.09.20 Thanks so much. This will probably be the route we take. Unfortunately, the 380 is not a full matt
Hull numbers.... again ShawnL at 6:27am 08.09.20 We found it. After cleaning up the interior the metal plaque was sitting on a shelf in the cabin.
Hunter 19-1 help a newb? Gerald Jarreau at 6:23am 08.09.20 Where is the tiller and rudder? I am not familiar with this boat but I have the 91-94 Hunter 19 and
Fuel Leak at HP Pump Injector Line - Yanmar 2GM NYSail at 6:21am 08.09.20 On my last boat I redid all fuel lines..... many have copper washers that need to be replaced......
Weather/Hatch/Crib Board Replacement ShawnL at 6:10am 08.09.20 I refinished my teak boards in much the same way -- started with 40 grit sand paper and worked up to
Repair swing keel trunk - Chrysler 26 dlochner at 6:03am 08.09.20 The first stop should be the West System website. The site will have several manuals and multiple ar
Tacking Etiquette dlochner at 5:59am 08.09.20 It (a roll tack) is just a tack where you use shifting crew weight to accentuate the heel of the bo
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 5:39am 08.09.20 @marchem My boat is freshwater, I've seen no real zinc deterioration in any of them. The slings is
Erie PA over night trailer sailor rgranger at 5:34am 08.09.20 Have you tried looking up marinas on Active Captain?
Replacing original Ray52 VHF Radio..... sailcapt340 at 5:15am 08.09.20 Richard, A friend of mine has a 2000 Beneteau 42, that has a Standard Horizon VHF and it has a pl
how can I keep my frig door ajar when off the boat Rick Webb at 5:15am 08.09.20 Just hang a towel over the door
Wiring Mast to Interior sailme88 at 4:40am 08.09.20 Pics can be helpful and sometimes leave perspective lacking. However, from what I've seen it would a
More propane outboard questions GSBNY at 4:26am 08.09.20
Gas storage LazurusLong at 4:20am 08.09.20 He keeps saying GASOLINE . Correct. Jesse
Gas storage LazurusLong at 4:20am 08.09.20 What kind of engine do you have? My old 272LE had a 10/2 Westerbeke diesel, with a 9 gallon tank fr
Tacking Etiquette Davidasailor26 at 3:18am 08.09.20

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