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checklist for winterizing G.N. Davis at 11:32am 10.26.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1280 Is there available a checklist for winterizing this boat? Still in the water and plan to try to sail
ST4000 Catalina installation david at 9:58am 10.26.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1112 I recently purchasesd the ST4000 MKII wheel A/P for installation on a 1990 Catalina 30. Is this som
Roller Furling: Cruising Designs Reefer II Brad Elbein at 1:02am 10.22.01 Ask All Sailors 3/5017 Out for a sail yesterday in brisk winds, my roller furling jammed up. It's a 15 year old Cruising
What's a cunningham? Stuart at 9:20am 10.26.01 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2476 Read your book. It's great, understand most of it
What size engine for a 22 mark alba at 8:14am 10.26.01 Smaller Boats 4/1028 I just purchased a Chrysler 8hp engine for my Cat 22.It is a short shaft. Is that Ok for this boat.
Uh oh! Clog at bottom of tank? Jack Betts at 12:44am 10.22.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1291 On our 1981 h37, we've got a Wilcox-Crittendon Imperial Jr. toilet with a 15-gallon (nominally, anyw
Chartplotters W Hall at 7:28am 10.26.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/962 My Hunter 410 is currently equiped with the following ST50 Plus instruments: GPS, Wind, Depth and Sp
ST 50 Wind Tom Huffmire at 6:58am 10.26.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1206 I currently have both ST50 Tridata and wind, but the Tridata head (LED) is bad ... can not read whil
Propeller Care Jack at 12:18am 10.22.01 Big Boats 6/1150 My prop has a very large build up of growth and barancles. This has caused an unbalaced situation a
Idylle 10.5 Ray Allen at 6:35am 10.26.01 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/4658 I am considering the purchase of a 1985 Beneteau Idylle 10.5 here in Sydney.I can't find any revie
Bow Eye For an O'Day 25 Jason at 5:29am 10.26.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1009 I want to start trailering my O'Day 25. It does not have a bow eye for pulling the boat out of the
Ocean Sailing Roy at 12:05am 10.22.01 Smaller Boats 6/811 I'd like to take my H240 out into the ocean. Just done river and bay sailing so far. How do the wate
O'day 302 Jim Sullivan at 4:58am 10.26.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2301 Does anyone know why we have nothing on the Oday 302 on this web site.. not even a place for review?
Circumnavigation in a Catalina? Vernon D. Baker at 1:37am 10.26.01 Big Boats 4/2989 Getting close to retirement and the big cruise. I have sailed both Catalina and Hunter coastal, but
Swaying single axle trailer. John Averell at 11:11pm 10.21.01 Ask All Sailors 6/2255 Trailered my 1981 Mac25 for the first time on its (correct, I think) single axle trailer, and it beg
Rudder for a 25' 1981 Hunter Frank McGurk at 1:01am 10.26.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/938 I would like to get a diagram of the Rudder and the maintainance process required for my H25'. Any h
Advice on Changing Oil - Yanmar QM15-Diesel Richard at 12:16am 10.26.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2305 Just purchased O'Day 30 with a Yanmar QM15 diesel inboard. Needs an oil change - what's best type an
340 Water Heater Fluid Mitch at 9:12pm 10.21.01 Big Boats 6/1092 While draining my drinking water system for the winter, I found some green colored liquid dripping f
POWER FOR ST4000 INSTALLATION Bill Robb at 11:31pm 10.25.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1150 Bill, I want to use the power going to my compass light for my ST4000 installation. My dealer said
Wheel doesn't turn upon start-up Roc at 10:27pm 10.25.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/870 Bill,I have an ST4000 plus. It is 2 years old. A friend was at the helm and flipped the lever, di

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Oceanis 331 Keel crack dLj at 6:44am 05.18.20 Your photo is not allowing us to see what's actually going on. You'll have to remove paint and begin
merc 9.9 outboard on my 260- help please Crazy Dave Condon at 6:40am 05.18.20 @AndyVS Thank you for the picture as it will help. The mercury 9.9 was built by Tohatsu Crazy da
How many H23s were built? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:34am 05.18.20 Actually produced in late 1984 till 1992. What year is your boat or better yet your hull number wou
Bitter sweet first launch OS2Dude at 6:28am 05.18.20 There should not be plastic thru-hulls below the waterline. Define 'Plastic'. To my knowledge, M
Oceanis 331 Keel crack BigEasy at 6:12am 05.18.20
Looking for new mast Crazy Dave Condon at 6:10am 05.18.20 The mast is actually a Z Spar mast when I saw Z 170. Z Spar bought out Kenyon Isomat in Charlotte d
Navionics CF cards Scott B at 5:41am 05.18.20 Do you have a computer with CF reader capability. If so go to the Navionics website and you can pur
Rub Rail Adventure jaysweet at 5:28am 05.18.20 I got the yard to do similar repairs on my h326 rub rails about 2 years ago. Leaks on starboard sid
Rub Rail Adventure jaysweet at 5:22am 05.18.20 Interesting adventure. I think poor workmanship can likely be found on any boat. We've all seen it
True Wind Discussion Redux sailnoproblem at 5:17am 05.18.20 Wow after reading all these reply's to the OP made my head spin. I am glad I just sail for pure plea
Oceanis 331 Keel crack DougM at 5:16am 05.18.20 I wonder if there was some fairing compound in the original casting profile. The keel itself origin
Looking for new mast (1) DougM at 4:56am 05.18.20 Ah, ya. Me too, Andres boat is definitely on the list for nicest on the lake. I did not mean to
C310 Bulkhead replacement cost? SawyerCurt at 4:48am 05.18.20 I did the Buytl tape method 4 years ago and still no leaking.
F!$#ing Scupper hoses* ontherocks83 at 4:46am 05.18.20 Hayden can you send pics / description of your propane locker. I want to put in a propane stove buy
Yanmar 2GM20F: please criticize my plan! jaysweet at 4:45am 05.18.20
Yanmar 2GM20F: please criticize my plan! jaysweet at 4:38am 05.18.20 Hope you had a raw water pickup while running the engine as that impeller can burn up if ran dry in
Uninstalling a Weems and Plath AutoMAC alternator control CMF Hunter 27 at 4:38am 05.18.20
Yanmar 2GM20F: please criticize my plan! jaysweet at 4:33am 05.18.20 Go for it! Looks like a good plan. All of the remaining engine work can be done in your slip. Than
Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty jtg at 4:27am 05.18.20 RE: oil/water signals crossed. I am discounting this for the time being as it is the water light t
Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty jtg at 4:25am 05.18.20 RE: burping and/or water heater circuit This was the issue when the water gauge AND the alarm were

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