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Loose Keel Larry B. Maier at 8:13am 11.12.00 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1375 Dear 322 Owners,I am in the process of buying a used 1988 O'day 322. I just got the survey and it
Opions on the Capri 25 Ben at 7:42am 11.12.00 Destinations 1/1554 I am considering buying a Capri 25 - I'd be interested in getting your opinions on this boat
Is this price reasonable for a Hunter 26? Don B. at 7:10am 11.12.00 Smaller Boats 5/921 After looking at the posts in response to my question, "How good is this boat?", I am now serious ab
where's the zinc go? Bob Peters at 6:41am 11.12.00 Other Sailboats 2/840 Hi,I've had my boat for a year and bought a zinc for the engine. The engine is a Yanmar 3GM30F.
Help, I broke my mast Joe at 6:01am 11.12.00 Smaller Boats 12/1134 Well I'm hosed. I was raising my mast today, one of the lines was caught, I stepped to the back of t
Do you have any comments for Beneteau 411 Osman Togay at 5:29am 11.12.00 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1675 Dear Friends,I am about to buy Beneteau 411 Oceanis Clipper,I would like to know if you have any
How much trouble is the shallow bilge on the .... Bill at 4:58am 11.12.00 Mid-Size Boats 5/2118 earlier 320's? I'm about to make an offer on a 94 320 and the broker told me a little about the prob
Starting up a Club in NE Bob Peters at 12:32am 11.12.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/949 Below is a reply I posted to 11/8 note from Jane of Cape Code. I thought putting this at top of lis
JABSCO SERVICE John North at 10:58pm 11.11.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/998 Odoriferrous Emminations:I want to let everyone know how pleased I am with the service I have got f
solar power trickle charger Michael Wallach at 12:14pm 11.11.00 Mid-Size Boats 2/998 I am considering adding a solar panel to keep the batteries on my 1992 Hunter 33.5 "topped off". An
Swing keel in open seas Roger Cunningham at 12:12pm 11.11.00 Smaller Boats 2/2013 To Dave B. Dave...so you don't recommend the swing keel in open ocean? Can you elaborate a little
St. Marten or Grenada? Gary at 12:07pm 11.11.00 Destinations 4/1326 I have chartered bareboats in BVI the last 2 years and would like to try something different and a l
some time off R.W.Landau at 10:10am 11.11.00 Bigger Boats 0/1222 Sorry to hear about your problem. If that is the direct response form the surveyor it does sound tha
Cleaning the injectors (follow follow up) James Marohn at 9:40am 11.11.00 Other Sailboats 3/885 You start with a small, simple sounding project, you end up with...This is in regards to the 89 Ya
coordinating the notebook with the plotter George Kornreich at 9:18am 11.11.00 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1316 I have an autohelm gps/plotter/autopilot, running cmap/nt modules and a notebook running CD ROMS wit
Cleaning Da Bilge George Kornreich at 9:08am 11.11.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1223 Peggie, I posted this yesterday, but it seems to have disappeared into cyber never-never land, so p
Macgregor 26X height on trailer? Phil Sprinkle at 7:13am 11.11.00 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/4752 I plan on buying a 26X in the future...but first requirement is a garage for our cars. Would like t
VSI Rocket Water Pump Jack Roberts at 7:03am 11.11.00 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1202 Can someone please help me with information about repairing the VSI Corp.(VSI Receation Products) -
One last 240 project Eric C Lindstrom at 4:07am 11.11.00 Smaller Boats 4/837 Just remembered I want to attach my outboard to the tiller/rudder assembly for better and more accur
240 Winter projects Eric C Lindstrom at 4:04am 11.11.00 Smaller Boats 1/877 A short list of my projects to get accomplished this winter on my 2000 Hunter 240. I would welcome a

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Anchor roller modification capta at 10:34am 03.19.20 If you were to move the anchor by hand past the point at which the (I assume you mean the shank) hit
Kudos to Own of Our Own TomY at 10:33am 03.19.20 I was not aware Drew is here as @thinwater, until now. I fact I just read a great article in March G
Refrigeration - My big off season project Justin_NSA at 10:31am 03.19.20 Sigh. Nothing is simple on boats. My unit isn't cooling. I'm sure it's a refrigerant issue. There is
Adding to and Wiring house bank..... Maine Sail at 10:30am 03.19.20 Yes, you pretty much have that right. Also the Firefly's really like lots of charge current (.4C or
Replacing Jabsco with Raritan (1) Meriachee at 10:21am 03.19.20 Ive already sheltered in place (at the warehouse). When the rudder reference get completed, the PHi
Shelf Sheltering? JamesG161 at 10:17am 03.19.20 Other information about older people and the virus. Most problems occur by being sedentary which le
Starting your engine on dead batteries. kappykaplan at 10:16am 03.19.20 I have two, two-battery house banks. They are connected by a 1-2-Both switch, and I normally leave
Shelf Sheltering? JamesG161 at 10:11am 03.19.20 After listening to Task Force potential therapeutics for the virus, a bit of research I did indicat
Starting your engine on dead batteries. Head Sail at 10:11am 03.19.20 Either way, when the house bank draws down to 12.0v, starter bank remains at 12.6-7v. Been this way
Starting your engine on dead batteries. capta at 10:08am 03.19.20 While the battery switch remains on both, that seems to have little effect on whether the house ban
My I/O is for sale on boatrader.com Is this query a scam? Mr Fox at 10:07am 03.19.20 You can always have some fun stringing them along with absurd requests; ask to certify that the move
Shelf Sheltering? JamesG161 at 10:06am 03.19.20 Studies not peer reviewed or published and lab tests without human subjects are "good information"?
Replacing Jabsco with Raritan (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:57am 03.19.20 Simple, simple installation. Says you :doh::ass:. Bending Trident 102 requires the right arm of
Starting your engine on dead batteries. Terry Cox at 9:43am 03.19.20 Your running everything off both banks until there's no juice left, then your stuck. While the bat
Kudos to Own of Our Own Bob S at 9:37am 03.19.20 He doesn't need an award to be appreciated! Thank you Drew.
Down turn in the financial markets and FED money at 0%, what will that mean for boat prices. Will Gilmore at 9:24am 03.19.20 One response that I have not forgotten was "We can't spend money now, we're in a recession!" Wrong
Down turn in the financial markets and FED money at 0%, what will that mean for boat prices. JRT at 9:19am 03.19.20 i ain't selling any boats, so it's all mute to me :) nice guns Phil! i've always been thrilled
Catalina 310 history questions Witzend at 9:16am 03.19.20 Never had a problem with mine. Lighter weight cloth is a plus. Also halyard tension is key as well.
Down turn in the financial markets and FED money at 0%, what will that mean for boat prices. Dr. D at 8:47am 03.19.20 This is not to dismiss the importance of containing the virus, but rather to put it in perspective.
Adding to and Wiring house bank..... dlochner at 8:45am 03.19.20 Consider that when away from the dock your 720Ah bank of 6 GC2 batteries will have only about 30% u

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