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Replacing hot water heater hoses Michael Wallach at 11:24am 06.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1054 I need some advise. I have a 1992 Hunter 33.5 which has a leak in a hose running from the engine to
removing traveler cars David at 8:51am 06.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1279 Today while attempting to replace the traveler lines I snapped the bolts on the traveler car. This
Renault deisel temperature question Jim Arrighi at 7:48am 06.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/949 I just bought a 1980 Hunter 27 with a small Renault diesel. It has a temperature gauge, which basic
cleaning shore power cable scott sale at 7:35am 06.01.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1384 Hello all! A very "interesting" situation happened on the dock last week. A fellow sailors boat ha
Ideas for a unique race Dan Geltmacher at 7:18am 06.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/970
Mariner centerboard trunk (in cockpit)-leaking ? Tim Daley at 7:12am 06.01.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1219 The centerboard trunk (in the cockpit) of my Mariner has two holes in the top of it - one (the more
Honda 1000 Generator/ Heart Charger/inverter OK? Rick D at 5:37am 06.01.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1823 pardon the ignorance here, but I was contemplating purchasing a Honda 1000 or 2000 generator, but a
tall rig heighth lee at 5:21am 06.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/952 can anyone tell me the mast heighth of a cat 30 and would anyone also know the heighth of themobil
Words to live and drink by..... Steven Dion at 2:57am 06.01.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1006 Light Beer and Sailboat LoveShe said:I don't drink rum, it makes me fat --Got to keep looking sv
I won the bird war - TaDa !! Arturo DeVitalis at 2:48am 06.01.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1102 I am victorious...the fecal flyers have been defeated thanks to Bird Barrier. From 8- 10 per week,
A.C. Bernard at 1:57am 06.01.02 Smaller Boats 7/1059 Good morning,I was wondering if anyone could tell me about installing an air conditioned unit on my
Rusted swing keel pivot Tom McCreary at 1:11am 06.01.02 Trailer Sailors 1/2273 Looking for advise as to how to free up a rusty pivot pin. Just bought this boat, it's my first.
Sailing out of Marathon Key Michael at 1:04am 06.01.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1167 Could anyone please let me know where I can rent a cruising sail vessel in the Marathon area? I will
Baltimore/Annapolis day sail? Michael at 12:58am 06.01.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1050 Good day all. I will be in the Baltimore/Annapolis area 6/2 - 6/5 on a medical conference. The wonde
UV protection Carl at 12:39am 06.01.02 Smaller Boats 8/1104 I have a roller furler but do not have uv tape on the jib.Is this somthing I can add myself or do I
O'Day 22 Manual is posted online George Chamberlain at 12:34am 06.01.02 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2852 First, thanks to Rich for the copy of the O'Day 22 manual. After receiving your email, I dug thru m
HEAT PUMP FIXED Terry Cox at 11:53pm 05.31.02 Other Sailboats 0/704 In previous articles I had inquired for help in diagnosing my forward cabin heat pump problem. Thank
Propane overflow valves john anderson at 11:50pm 05.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1079 On my 376 I have two small expensive! aluminum tanks made in 1997 that now have to be fitted with an
Peter... s/v Raven Greg at 10:00pm 05.31.02 Smaller Boats 4/779 Hey Peter,I noticed you were back... you must of had some serious blister damage. Hopefully you go
Leak in Fresh water tank? Jim WIllis at 9:18pm 05.31.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1010 We had this discussion before, about chlorox eating stainless welds etc.Anyhow, I had this mysterio

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Prep week and dress up day: AaronD at 3:08pm 08.17.20 Wow, she's looking pretty! Have a great time!
Pre-purchase survey checklist GSail at 3:05pm 08.17.20 Sir, your inexperience is shinning through brightly. You appear to know little of what you speak re
LITTLE TO NO WIND DrJudyB at 3:02pm 08.17.20
Hunter 240 dry weigths Caption James T at 2:53pm 08.17.20 caverun - I will add weighing the trailer by it's self to my list of things todo next time I put the
Pre-purchase survey checklist Kings Gambit at 2:52pm 08.17.20 You're 100% right! In my case surveyor "forgot" to check issues like delamination, standing rigging
How do you store capta at 2:47pm 08.17.20 Our solution was to stop doing that any more by buying one of these Easy Drain Valves. Couldn't be e
Hunter 240 dry weigths Caption James T at 2:47pm 08.17.20 Crazy Dave Condon - The trailer is the Magic Tilt that originally came with the boat at least accord
New to Oday 20, this drain near center of boat by cabin entry, been told it is rain drain. does it need to be plugged? (3) Sunbird22358 at 2:37pm 08.17.20 The fitting on the threshold for the companionway is the original centerboard pendant tube, boat is
Pre-purchase survey checklist GSail at 2:29pm 08.17.20 Most surveyors will only do a cursory check of running and standing rigging, engine, and sails. For
How do you store Johnb at 2:27pm 08.17.20 Where did the oil in the filter go? Back into the engine? Must have, where it joined the other sm
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof Giro at 2:24pm 08.17.20
How do you store dlochner at 2:18pm 08.17.20 After last use cleaning in a one gallon plastic milk jug with the top cut off. Extractor, tubes and
How do you store sail sfbay at 2:15pm 08.17.20 Ditto dlochner............equipment is drained and cleaned then placed into separate plastic bags an
How do you store Johnb at 2:10pm 08.17.20 After last use cleaning in a one gallon plastic milk jug with the top cut off. Extractor, tubes and
Doyle Stack Pack help Capn Vinny at 2:04pm 08.17.20
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof whudatt at 2:02pm 08.17.20 Hey, thanks for the tip !
LITTLE TO NO WIND RussC at 1:26pm 08.17.20 In those conditions, the 105% just might do better. the leftover slop plays havoc with big sails b
Hunter 240 dry weigths caverun at 1:19pm 08.17.20 I've seen that 550 lb. number for the 240 trailer, but I know it is a lot heavier than that. I've ne
How do you store dlochner at 1:16pm 08.17.20 Mine also stay home. However, when it is time to travel extensively (post covid) we will carry the e
How do you store Bob J. at 1:13pm 08.17.20 They are always oily and nasty. where do you store yours? Have you found an elegant solution? Ken

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