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outboard storage Larry M. at 6:41am 06.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/979 looking for a place to store outboard 9.9 and dive gear, I put a bracket on my push pit to hold engi
Opening ports Pat at 3:04am 06.16.02 Bigger Boats 1/1491 We need to replace the opening ports in the head area of our O'day 30. The original ports are PYHI
Oceanis 311 Julian at 2:44am 06.16.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1484 I would welcome any feedback on the 311, particularly sailing performance, and on the Beneteau drop
Long Trip Preparations Gary Wyngarden at 2:36am 06.16.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1277 We're leaving at the end of the month for a three week trip on the boat to Barkley Sound on the West
Mast foot / tabernacle for 272 Leon Scott at 2:22am 06.16.02 Bigger Boats 1/1396 Recently purchased an 86 O'Day 272 with C-Spar Mast and I'm not wildly enthusiastic about the Mast f
Starwind info ??? Vic at 1:55am 06.16.02 Trailer Sailors 3/1877 what about steping the mast. Hardlly ever hear much about it. And how many pounds i can carry in my
Prop Size D Powell at 12:10am 06.16.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/921 I have recently purchased a 1987 37 legend with a 2 blade prop and would like to chane it to a three
Macerator Pump Paul at 12:03am 06.16.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1169 OK,I have rebuilt my Macerator pump. It is a Jabsco model. The problem is, I just don't see how
XM Radio on boat? Steve Feinsilver at 11:37pm 06.15.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1154 Anyone try installing XM radio on a boat? Suspect range might be better than FM stations from shore.
Steering Binds Lou Adams at 8:23pm 06.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/917 Just purchased a 77 Catalina 30.Moved up from a 79 Hunter 25.She sails like a dream but a few days a
Mast raising device Mark at 2:35pm 06.15.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1275 A year or more ago I saw a web page from a guy in Texas that makes a mast raising device that mounts
Jack Tyler of St. Pete Fla, Could you contact us Ray Bowles at 1:54pm 06.15.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1140 through this site's owners directory. It concerns your reply to my earlier posting on boat taxes.
Hunter 420's Inverter Draw Selector...how used? Jim Dort at 1:06pm 06.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1378 I think I know some things about my inverter selector control on the left side of my electic panel,
windward without the headsail ? Paul Wetmore at 12:36pm 06.15.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1149 I am a new owner of a 77 25 Oday fin keel. The boat came with the standard sails including working j
Motor Size and Set-up Wayne Jackson at 12:29pm 06.15.02 Smaller Boats 1/999 I own a 1998 Catalina 250 and would like to know whether you would recommend a 9.9 HP or 15 Hp 4-str
I have ventured over to the dark side . . . a PWC Steven Gautney at 11:10am 06.15.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1244 In an effort to get my wife and one of my sons on the water I purchased a personal water craft (PWC)
turning key off w/ engine running? Leo Irakliotis at 8:25am 06.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/2130 I am the second owner of a 1990 Hunter 30', without the original manuals and with the following ques
Bahamas Rondevous? Jamie at 6:59am 06.15.02 Smaller Boats 3/915 I was down in the Bahamas a couple years ago for the Luhrs Owner's Tournament and noticed that the H
Sailing to the bahamas? Jamie at 6:49am 06.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2246 I have a 26S which is water ballasted and daggerboard, and have been thinking about where to take it
Decommissioning 1982 Hunter 33 Dana Kern at 6:21am 06.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1164 I am in the process of decommissioning my newly aquired Hunter 33. The crane will arrive on wednesda

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Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof RussC at 6:31am 08.13.20 Thanks for for the reply & the pic, your roof looks about a thousand times better than mine & pain
Weather forecast and the JdF (1) jssailem at 6:20am 08.13.20 Good morning Forbin Looking at the Friday 14 August forecast for the Juan DFuca from Port Townsend
Corroded aluminum tank replacement Justin_NSA at 6:19am 08.13.20 Great solution! Both aluminum and plastic leach undesirables. Ours is p!astic. My project list cont
Corroded aluminum tank replacement dLj at 6:10am 08.13.20 Coatings and aluminum are difficult to get to work together. The problem is getting the surface of t
EPA Sticker Mike A at 5:54am 08.13.20 They sent lots of pictures of the motor and interior area below the companion way steps and I have t
Hunter 290 with no arch Justin_NSA at 5:43am 08.13.20
Finally jssailem at 5:40am 08.13.20
Coolant Recommendation? jviss at 5:36am 08.13.20 Thanks, @Maine Sail for the specific recommendation. And thanks to everyone else who replied. I
Fuel Leak at HP Pump Injector Line - Yanmar 2GM RoyS at 5:34am 08.13.20 I think there are delicate valves under those fittings. Consult manual for gaskets and torque value.
New 37C owner dLj at 5:33am 08.13.20 When it comes to electrical work on boats, I feel one needs to do an objective reflection on one's o
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. shemandr at 5:28am 08.13.20 Soundings magazine, which I just got, has an article about Covid and the Maine Coast crowds. I have
H-34 Manual Fuel Check RoyS at 5:28am 08.13.20 :plus:To keeping tank filled. Should you run into serious chop you may pick up air with a near empty
Hunter 290 with no arch Art12050 at 5:28am 08.13.20
replacing cdi halyard kjdoyle1 at 5:28am 08.13.20 So to replace, do you have to use the halyard with the ferrule from CDI or can you use regular line
HANK ON FRUSTRATION shemandr at 5:27am 08.13.20 When I had the Ranger 29 the sails were hanked on. My wife sewed a bag with instructions from Sailr
Corroded aluminum tank replacement RoyS at 5:18am 08.13.20 There must be a coating that you can apply inside with a roller that will seal the tank. The tank is
Coolant Recommendation? Maine Sail at 4:50am 08.13.20 Our engine came from the factory with the original Dex-Cool formulation. It was HORRIBLE.... Dex-Coo
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof whudatt at 4:32am 08.13.20 Thanks for the info,it sounds interesting & i'll try to find them online ! Did you have to do a lot
HANK ON FRUSTRATION Herb Parsons at 4:22am 08.13.20 I didn't see much written about bags. We have 3 sails on our 25, a 150, 110, and a small storm sail.
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. sailme88 at 4:08am 08.13.20 Things are a bit crowded down here in Casco Bay as well. A whole slew of Cayman Island boats.

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