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Swing keel up or down? Brad at 10:03pm 02.22.02 Smaller Boats 3/1191 Just purchased a C25 swing keel and it is docked in a marina. Should the keel be up or down while do
Recommend an autohelm Wendell at 1:40pm 02.22.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1192 What recommendations do you have for autohelm?
ATM Tacker Experience? Mike Turner at 4:01am 02.22.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/2599 I'm considering adding an ATN "Tacker" and a used spinnaker to my sail inventory, for occasional use
Itty-Bitty Outboard John Thomas at 1:09am 02.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 9/1546 I'm shopping for a dhingy for my H30, and have settled on the Walker Bay 10. In looking for a motor
Municipal water Tony at 12:12am 02.22.02 Big Boats 7/1058 I am considering a directr water connection to use municipal water when at home or other slipsThou
BlueChart Chips Paul Akers at 9:21pm 02.21.02 Other Sailboats 0/781 I just bought a Garmin GPSMAP 182. Now I need to buy two BlueChart chips to go with it. Has anybod
Wash Stuart at 8:25pm 02.21.02 Other Sailboats 1/894 Planning to clean up and buff up our Hunter 340 this spring (1999 model).Suggestions on cleaning a
Thanks everyone Susan Annala at 1:58pm 02.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/797 THanks so much to all of you for reading my long questions and answering all the questions. I really
need 25 trailer (shoal keel ) or plans...help! Patrick Shannon at 8:52am 02.21.02 Destinations 3/1713 All,please gimme a hand here.I have an oday25 shoal keel 1976 modelwith hopes to put my baby on
PSS Shaft Seal Kim Efishoff at 8:11am 02.21.02 Other Sailboats 4/915 I had a PSS Shaft Seal installed on by 1977 Hans Christian 38 two years ago. To tell you the truth,
New home pages Phil - SailboatOwners.com at 6:49am 02.21.02 Ask All Sailors 5/978 User input is in on the prototype and here are the results:73% prefer it to the old home page18%
more info joe at 4:57am 02.21.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1090 I have a tartan 3800. I have a tartan 3800 1997. The warrenty is a limited 5 year hull warrent
Question for the electrical gurus Brian C. at 3:33am 02.21.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1787 Why aren't there any 12 volt airconditioners out there? (I am not talking about "cool currents" or a
SCUBA - mounting tanks Kobi Maru at 1:47am 02.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1017 I have a 1999 Hunter 340. I want to mount/secure at least three SCUBA tanks on board. I hesitate t
proper procedure for barrier coating joe at 12:09am 02.21.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1158 I am considering a barrier coat with interlux2000 done by a gentlemen who was recommended to fair my
Hunter 336 or Vision 32 RGT at 8:54pm 02.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1039 I am looking at two Hunters. A '89 Vision and a '95 336.Anyone have any experence with eather that
Centerboard Lock on 21 Jim Forrester at 11:41am 02.20.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1202 I have recently purchased a MacGregor/Venture 21. Having fun with it, but have read online about so
Plumbing Kim Efishoff at 7:58am 02.20.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1466 Peggy,The West Marine 2001 Master Catalog, page 526, shows several plumbing alternatives for the sa
Transat Andrew at 5:40am 02.20.02 Big Boats 2/1050 Here goes.I have recently bought a 1983 Hunter 34 which is been readied for the Transat late April.
Kenyon model 550 operation tips? Thomas Loftus at 4:17am 02.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1299 Just working through things on our new-to-us 81 H33, and I have a question on the proper use of the

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Real chance of capsizing? DrJudyB at 8:18am 07.30.20 . One way boats capsize is surfing down a large wave, the bow buries in the trough which stops the
H42 Anodes question Terry Cox at 8:17am 07.30.20 Ever since owning our boat (2002), two heavy zincs on the shaft only. These last twelve months. H42
Replacement Propane tank for Catalina 310 sail sfbay at 8:17am 07.30.20 The trick is to purchase a tank that fits your propane locker. Made the mistake of purchasing a Tri
kappykaplan at 8:09am 07.30.20 Here's the link to the ad that he posted. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/gear/gear.php?task=showad&
Kells 23 mast tabernacle Crazy Dave Condon at 8:05am 07.30.20 Can you take a picture so I can see better what you are talking about. Former dealer
How deep to launch LakeShark at 8:04am 07.30.20 You're extrapolating from one fairly extreme case to the general case. I've personally gone off the
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 7:59am 07.30.20 https://s3.amazonaws.com/lowres.cartoonstock.com/medical-doctor-patient-clean_bill_of_health-health_
Replacement Propane tank for Catalina 310 leo310 at 7:56am 07.30.20 Before you disposed the tank did you look at getting it re-certified as all it is a new safety valve
How deep to launch Tedd at 7:54am 07.30.20 unfortunately if your trailer falls off the ramp into the hole you will not be able to pull it out
Interior wood trim repair or other ideas jssailem at 7:54am 07.30.20 Forbin. What caused this to fail? Someone grab it? Push it instead of the dishes? The though of a
Facnor Shackie sail sfbay at 7:54am 07.30.20 Sounds like a good question for Facnor. R24 refers to the elliptical section on pages 12-13 from th
Marvin "Guy" Royal at 7:52am 07.30.20 I have a Peake tri-radial asymmetrical spinnaker with a CDI top down furler (used once), ATN sock a
How deep to launch LakeShark at 7:52am 07.30.20 Ready to launch. Fully extended....backed down till she floated off. WOW that's one of the rare ti
Solar Vent on a head hatch. capta at 7:50am 07.30.20 Capta, Marinco/Nicro calls it a shutoff damper. https://www.marinco.com/en/~/media/inriver/382
How deep to launch LakeShark at 7:49am 07.30.20 obvious, but sometimes overlooked.....if a kick-up rudder, make sure it is "up". If not a kick-up,
Eractic Tachometer and engine power capta at 7:46am 07.30.20 There should be a sensor located somewhere on the bell housing of the transmission. Remove the 2 w
Interior wood trim repair or other ideas forbin at 7:38am 07.30.20 Thanks!
dorade box cowl vent capta at 7:37am 07.30.20 Who cares about the air those dorades provide? They and the rest of the brightwork look fantastic!
Rigging a Capri 165 (1) Johnfranklin1 at 7:34am 07.30.20 Two answers at once....:)
Rigging a Capri 165 Johnfranklin1 at 7:31am 07.30.20 I think this is the appropriate part. Perhaps contact them to confirm for your specific boat. http

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