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frying your radio robert at 3:12am 02.13.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/956 Does anyone know or has experienced burning up their radios from static electricity out on the water
Pop Top Sean Coerse at 8:05pm 02.12.02 Smaller Boats 5/863 I'm considering purchasing the pop top enclosure for my H240. Anyone know much headroom I will have
De-naming Doug in Denver at 11:22am 02.12.02 Other Sailboats 0/733 Does anyone know what you do when you change the name of your boat?Doug
My first Hunter Boat Lou Adams at 9:09am 02.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/806 HiI am about to purchase my first sailboat.I have a very limited budget and I found,after looking a
Other Sails to consider Joe Barrett at 3:20am 02.12.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/986 Hi Bill
Tiller wheel conversion on a 345. Walter at 11:57pm 02.11.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1317 I am interested to know the best course of action in converting a tiller 345, 1986, to a wheel. Th
What size boat to sail across Atlantic? Brett B at 4:26pm 02.11.02 Big Boats 5/5020 I am in the early stages of investigating the purchase of a sailboat. I've been a happy motorboater
Mainsail reefing while running Bob F at 7:31am 02.11.02 Big Boats 0/1022 While taking my boat down to Ensenada last weekend from San Diego, the second half of the trip got a
winch Domenech at 10:29am 02.11.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1186 I have a 40 lewmar winch and decided to clean and lubricate. Everything went well until I was read
avoiding sales tax jim at 4:44am 02.11.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/996 We just purchased a boat here in florida. We've been told if we register it in deleware and store it
Magellan 320 Andy at 2:03am 02.11.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1110 We sail exclusively on the west end of Lake Erie. The extent of travel in the forseeable future is L
Adding lead toSwing Keel J. Folds at 12:06am 02.11.02 Bigger Boats 4/2150 MY Oday 22 swing keel seems really light weight. It seems to almost float which is why I think I hav
34, 110v Adrian at 1:26pm 02.17.02 Big Boats 1/1123 did all the 34's come with 110v or was it a add on? I see alot of 34's for sale that have nothing s
keel painting ???? ken schwinger at 5:44am 02.17.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1174 I have a 18.5 Hunter with a wing keel that has minor rust on her. I am going to sand away the rust t
Portlight replacements Keith Redfield at 3:03pm 02.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1084 My portlight dogs are frozen solid (liquid wrench and vice-grips be damned) and the plastic is extre
Engine for 26D Donald Cameron at 10:53pm 02.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1183 I want to replace the 4 HP motor on my 1988 26D with something more powerful and quieter. I've been
135% or 150% GENOA NORM at 2:14am 02.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1180 What is a better sail for my 25ft boat 135% or 150%.What is the sail area of the 135% and 150%I sail
Homemade boat stands? John Melohn at 7:53am 02.14.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3264 I need to get my MacGregor 26S off the trailer to work on the keel. Has anyone built wooden boat sta
Bomar Riser Arms Catherine Johnson at 10:02am 02.13.02 Big Boats 0/951 We have a 1991 Hunter Moorings 433 with Bomar extruded hatches Models 1000, 1011
OK...I bought it...now what?? Scott Narum at 11:53pm 02.12.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/967 OK..I just bought a new Hunter 326, I'll take delivery March 1. The 326 is essentially the same as

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Gear box oil change frequency and tips NYSail at 1:46am 07.17.20 Gearbox.... I assume you mean transmission. I change mine every fall when I change my oil. I have a
Stainless or aloominum rivets? (1) greg_m at 12:09am 07.17.20 Yes, indeed, I had forgotten. You can get flush stainless steel rivet nuts, like this: https://im
Installing a Visa Marine 319 MSD in a Catalina 22. greg_m at 12:05am 07.17.20 I am in the process of installing a "Visa 319 MSD" in our 1987 Catalina 22 New Design. This 18 lit
tighten a stay Will Gilmore at 10:48pm 07.16.20 Great advice here. Also, watch the mast for distortion and getting out of column. The goal is also
Hunter 260 Versus Seaward 26RK Tedd at 10:10pm 07.16.20 Hey guys, the issue isn't being ticketed, it's insurance not covering you because your load isn't le
Time for new AC. JamesG161 at 9:54pm 07.16.20
Time for new AC. Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 9:44pm 07.16.20 I left it running all winter and I monitor by web cams on board. Early spring I started having issu
Where to buy outboard? rgranger at 9:24pm 07.16.20 Onlineoutboards.com will mail one to your front door.
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ BigEasy at 9:15pm 07.16.20 Dave, Thanks for the clarification.
Finally stopped the leaking! stickinthemud57 at 8:54pm 07.16.20 I did the Google search suggested. Didn't find anything relevant to the Hunter 170. I browsed throug
Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 Benny17441 at 8:52pm 07.16.20 Do you have insurance? Report the accident and make a claim to your insurance company and let them
Catalina 30 Universal Model 25 Engine Starting Issues Stu Jackson at 8:50pm 07.16.20 Oh golly, I was wrong. Darn, yet again. I'll succumb to Model 25, labeled on the darned engine i
Head Happiness Terry Cox at 8:45pm 07.16.20 Another minor correction. In the first image that I posted of the toilet hoses, there are three show
Factory Installed AC Benny17441 at 8:42pm 07.16.20 I'm sure some h34 owners will chime in with indications and recommendations as to where to install t
Where to buy outboard? Ward H at 8:40pm 07.16.20
Finally stopped the leaking! Benny17441 at 8:31pm 07.16.20 Google keel trunk gaskets.
Where to buy outboard? Rich Stidger at 8:21pm 07.16.20 Defender in Waterford, CT? Out of your way, but I think they sell at lot of outboards.
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ dlochner at 7:43pm 07.16.20 Please correct me if I am wrong. AC ground wire (green) is never connected to a ground point on the
Catalina 30 Universal Model 25 Engine Starting Issues (3) sailnski at 7:41pm 07.16.20 Yes, thanks - I'll check out the Critical Updates. Pics below. Looks like the panel was replaced ba
1987 31 Huntet Hull Leak jmce1587 at 7:36pm 07.16.20 Did us drain your freshwater tank when conducting the latest test with engine running to pressurize

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