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Need successful mooring techniques for a 170! jim g. at 10:32am 03.25.01 Smaller Boats 2/958 I plan on mooring my new hunter 170 this summer on the east side (subject to prevailing west wind) o
"Persian" Rugs John Richard at 10:04am 03.25.01 Big Boats 4/1321 Can anyone point me in a general direction for some floor rugs? I'm thinking for the two "stateroom
Bermuda anyone? Alan J at 9:29am 03.25.01 Destinations 5/1823 I just signed up for the Virginia to Bermuda rally with Steve Black's Cruising Ralley Association le
Bottom Paint Striping or Sanding Howard at 9:28am 03.25.01 Other Sailboats 1/805 The bottom pain on my old H 27 is chipping and spallig in places. I looks as if a water got behid t
Two questions... Tom at 9:17am 03.25.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1201 I was wondering what the best line to use for reefing my mainsail. I have a Catalina 27' with two r
but it looks just like a PSS seal steven f. at 9:11am 03.25.01 Other Sailboats 4/863 My H33 was recently hauled for a cutlass bearing change and after several day trips and a recent thr
Followed Justin's Advice and paid dearly for it david lewis at 8:58am 03.25.01 Ask All Sailors 6/1349 For the past two days I followed Justin's advice on keel preparation, stripped my keel down to bare
wing keel 22 mg at 8:35am 03.25.01 Smaller Boats 1/1137 i have a wing keel cat 22 and a couple of questions. what is the keel encapsulated in . it appears t
Is Loran-C still operating? Bill Stumpf at 7:51am 03.25.01 Ask All Sailors 1/4521 I have just purchase a 1987 O-Day 322 sailboat. It has a Apelco DXL 6300 Loran C Navigator. I know
owners manual h23 jacob at 7:47am 03.25.01 Smaller Boats 2/1144 i need a manual for my 1986 hunter 23....thanks jacob
Head holding tank Steve B at 7:24am 03.25.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/1047 I found blue fluid, probably disinfectant for the heads holding tank, in the bilge. Not very much,
No Y valve? Chris at 7:24am 03.25.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1604 I am faced with replacing a leaking y-valve and am considering just dispensing with the overboard di
Automotive vs Marine parts Mark Jones at 6:10am 03.25.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/973 Does anyone know if Motorola has a particular part number that identifies a marine part vs an automo
Interior teak Gloria at 5:53am 03.25.01 Big Boats 6/1236 We recently purchased a 1995 Catalina 36 MKII. Wonderful boat!I need to refinish the teak wall acr
boat names, mmsailor at 5:23am 03.25.01 Ask All Sailors 7/1764 previously on one of these sites I was directed to a site that was a data base of boat names ,I have
Oday manual J. Weidner at 5:02am 03.25.01 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1165 Having bought our Oday 26 a little over a year ago, I would very much like to see any information th
Identifing Wood Used Stirling Hasen at 3:31am 03.25.01 Big Boats 3/973 I have a 1982 Hunter 54, but this applies to most of the Hunters built in the era. What kind of inte
Adler/Barbour Refrigerator/Freezer Keith at 2:27am 03.25.01 Other Sailboats 1/1266 I have a 1981 Hunter 36 that I wish to convert the Icebox to a refrigerator and freezer. I have pur
Outboard cooling flush Brad Jones at 2:14am 03.25.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1129 My 1985 Marinar 8HP has a feeble water stream output from upper 1/8" stream outlet, even after insta
Tiller Master John Mesa at 1:09am 03.25.01 Mid-Size Boats 0/1263 I have an old tiller master auto-pilot that keeps blowing fuses when I turn it on. Anyone have any i

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Autopilot Recommendation dlochner at 6:22pm 04.08.20 A 43' boat is too big for a wheel pilot for anything other motoring in calm water. That puts you in
Bock Buccaneer 22 Project_Mayhem at 5:39pm 04.08.20 I want to thank both of you for your responses. Project Mayhem, your suggestion to contact the DN
Buzzer alarm sounding Hydro Therapy at 5:17pm 04.08.20 So I went back to the boat. The engine was completely cooled off. I confirmed again that all fluids
Old Man Going West!! PaulK at 5:06pm 04.08.20
Yanmar 3gm piston liner R R heritage at 5:04pm 04.08.20 Do you have a 3gm or a 3gm30? The 3gm30 does not have cylinder liners.
Boatless Summer? jssailem at 4:39pm 04.08.20 happy, happy, Happy, HAppy, HAPpy, HAPPy, HAPPY Birthday... No way I can print Happy that many year
Boatless Summer? jason flare at 4:33pm 04.08.20 Ditto. Happy Birthday @dlochner.
Lower shroud rigging breaking Crazy Dave Condon at 4:01pm 04.08.20 Use a smaller drill bit and then punch it out to the inside and remove the egg shell tang. Take off
Boatless Summer? kappykaplan at 3:55pm 04.08.20 Happy Birthday!! :beer:
Quotes on repairing sliding hatch Crazy Dave Condon at 3:49pm 04.08.20 Yeah I know but more often I can see more than what was reported
Boatless Summer? dlochner at 3:47pm 04.08.20 This afternoon I learned NY has declared marinas to be nonessential businesses at least until April
Sanitation hose layout diagram Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:29pm 04.08.20 Diagrams that I have seen that show a direct discharge from toilet to holding tank don't show a V-lo
Boatless Summer? (1) Tally Ho at 3:16pm 04.08.20 Sorry to learn that Greg. But that is yet another fear that I have should I find some way to commi
Propane - Can I Keep It Simple Tally Ho at 3:11pm 04.08.20 These poor folks had a propane explosion on their boat...he was lucky to be outside on deck when it
Propane - Can I Keep It Simple thinwater at 2:50pm 04.08.20 I really like the rail mounted BBQs and wish I had one. I've had a rail mount on my cruising cat a
Buzzer alarm sounding Hydro Therapy at 2:27pm 04.08.20 I just found a section in the owners Manuel that indicates the buzzer alarm is only activated by low
Foam cover for intake silencer on M-25XPB marchem at 2:23pm 04.08.20 The purpose of the oil catcher is to prevent a runaway if you start too get too much oil vapor in t
Hunter 18 Center Board and Flap Access Hunter216 at 2:10pm 04.08.20 The repair issue is one side of the flap got damage somehow and the thread is slowly unraveling and
Foam cover for intake silencer on M-25XPB Tom J at 1:56pm 04.08.20 For about 10 years, I would just buy a length of foam filter at the lawn mower parts section. For t
Lower shroud rigging breaking kloudie1 at 1:51pm 04.08.20 Can't be repaired.. it is a "swage stemball fitting" and is sized to the wire and the cup it fits in

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