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Propane Tank Windkissed at 12:14pm 12.20.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/1105 Does any one know where to get a 7 1/2 lb Propane tank for the Mark ll 30
Hunter 333 Jay at 10:26am 12.20.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1882 In the owner's manual for my Hunter 23 ('91), there are specs for several other models. In particula
O'day 22 Projects Jim Hand at 9:26am 12.20.01 Bigger Boats 5/1512 I posted photos of some of the major projects I completed on Elysium, a 1978 22' shoal draft O'Day.
Hunter 34 Owners Manuals Gary A. at 7:10am 12.20.01 Big Boats 20/1968 A while back I scanned all of the pages from my 1983 Hunter 34 owners manual. There were many reques
Thanks to All Ron at 4:45am 12.20.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1190 Just got in from a three week trip in my "OTHER" boat. An 18 wheeler. Wanted to thank everyone for t
Don Alexander Julian Sandford at 1:14am 12.20.01 Ask All Sailors 0/946 Don, could you contact me as I would value your sage advise as a noted laptop afficionado (YM, PBO e
PROPELLER PROTECTION Tim Leighton at 12:29am 12.20.01 Other Sailboats 1/1211 I, like the rest of you, have been looking over the years for the "holy grail" of propeller/shaft pr
Best Tool For Cutting Fiberglass Kevin Whalen at 11:22pm 12.19.01 Big Boats 8/4566 I,m getting ready to add cockpit speakers and have several tools that could be used to cut the holes
TOP SPEED FOR HUNTER 30 with a YSM12 steve rainey at 11:01pm 12.19.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2876 I'm trying to decide if I've got my YSM12 running at optimum. The hull speed I understand is 6.5 for
Help Loose Strut on Irwin Bill at 7:40pm 12.19.01 Other Sailboats 1/1119 When the boat was put up this fall I found the strut to be loose. I'm use to the big heavy power boa
Catalina 350? Pete at 7:20pm 12.19.01 Big Boats 26/3260 Catalina is advertising the 350 model in the new Cruising World. There's nothing on the Catalina we
Need manual for my H-22 Jim Adams at 1:00pm 12.19.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/932 I recently bought an H-22 and have enjoyed it so far. I would like to have a factory manual of copy
Catalina Smile (alias: Keel Crack) Brian Giersch at 9:27am 12.19.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1184 My C 36 was commissioned in the Fall of '92. Haul it out every two years to dry the hull and (hopef
Whisker Pole Size, 27' Cat. Jim H SR at 7:22am 12.19.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/863 Need to know correct size whisker pole for 27' tall rig. To use with 155% Genoa, maybe smaller sail
How often should you bottom paint carl gamble at 3:53am 12.19.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2623 How often should you have the bottom painted on a boat. I purchased a new Hunter 310 in June 2000
PC power Julian Sandford at 2:10am 12.19.01 Ask All Sailors 10/1298 Hi all!Anyone power a laptop from the boat's batteries? My question is how much power does it draw.
Depth Finder Ken Koons at 1:30am 12.19.01 Ask All Sailors 20/2413 I need to put a depth finder on my boat as I'm planning to trailer her to unknown waters next summer
Keel jim jackson at 11:06pm 12.18.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1191 Looking for a 4'11'keel for my 40' oday. Also interested in ICW water depths and problems people hav
Pipe fittings/engine cooling Rodney at 9:37pm 12.18.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/893 I was replacing all of the cooling lines on my 5411 only to find that the previous owner had used mu
Boat prices, what did yours cost? Josh at 9:33pm 12.18.01 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1499 Greetings all,I'm curious. I've looked around at many diffrent boats trying to get prices on all t

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Worn through? jaysweet at 5:05pm 05.24.20 Shadows?
Uh oh! Recore foredeck Whatfiero1 at 5:01pm 05.24.20 Last one I did I installed ripped aluminum sheet to give extra strength then used closed cell spray
Uh oh! Recore foredeck shemandr at 4:55pm 05.24.20 Since there is likely a bow in the deck you might consider using thinner sections of marine ply whic
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F Ken13559 at 4:48pm 05.24.20 Fitted brand new Fuel Lift Pump. Changed fuel line from LP pump to secondary filter. Change all copp
Life Rafts, Once Again shemandr at 4:47pm 05.24.20 I have no personal experience but the accounts I've read about of those in life rafts in rough weath
lifes journey Timm R Oday25 at 4:41pm 05.24.20 Quite often I was referred to as the Eddie Haskell of the bunch ,most parents thought I was up to in
Screws into fiberglass jaysweet at 4:38pm 05.24.20 Way, way stronger, and the wood won't rot. Really, do you want to use wood in the bilge? I needed
New tactical device Davidasailor26 at 4:36pm 05.24.20 What happens at the start when your eyes are busy looking at a screen instead of at the boats aroun
New tactical device PaulK at 4:17pm 05.24.20
Running Rigging questions flipwalker at 4:16pm 05.24.20 How long would the bowsprit need to be to attach the asymmetrical spinnaker? I've done some googling
Screws into fiberglass thinwater at 4:04pm 05.24.20 I guess the alternative is epoxy, a block of wood, and a wire tie screwed into the wood? If so, wha
Catalina 22 wont turn at low speeds (1) garymalmgren at 3:49pm 05.24.20 Thanks! I talked to their publication department but they wanted more than $100 for both the manual
FIBERGLASS REPAIR Sandy Stone at 3:45pm 05.24.20 I could be wrong, but I think the deep keel on the 35s5 actually was made of lead, and I'm pretty su
Unable to pull the daggerboard out, Any idea Hunter216 at 3:33pm 05.24.20 When we had our Mac 26D I added a block overhanging the daggerboard trunk and removed the fairlead
Life Rafts, Once Again capta at 3:31pm 05.24.20 On small non-passenger carrying pleasure craft I feel a life raft to be a static life saving device.
Unable to pull the daggerboard out, Any idea Ken Cross at 3:30pm 05.24.20 When we had our Mac 26D I added a block overhanging the daggerboard trunk and removed the fairlead t
Uh oh! Recore foredeck Hunter216 at 3:27pm 05.24.20 I apologize if I discouraged you by my previous post. Quite a few experienced Cat 22 owners here t
Nimble 20 yawl - whats the displacement? sail sfbay at 3:18pm 05.24.20 Joe the Sailor, Appreciate the clarification as I agree displacement refers to the volume of the bo
Worn through? Ken Cross at 3:15pm 05.24.20 Likely it's worn gelcoat Ken
Worn through? rgranger at 3:12pm 05.24.20 Could be... or maybe needs some mold and mildew spray

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