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Professional Mariner Battery Charger Bob Camarena at 12:27pm 09.12.00 Ask All Sailors 2/1640 While at the yacht club the other day I picked up a discarded Professional Mariner "Flyback 20-3" ba
Tape removal BobB at 12:18pm 09.12.00 Ask All Sailors 3/1345 I would like to remove the striping/name from my boat for painting purposes and would like to know
Broken tiller Denis at 12:08pm 09.12.00 Smaller Boats 5/1072 I broke the tiller on my Catalina 22 and can't find the place to buy a new one. Can anyone help?Th
Rent your trailer (O'day 25 C.B.) for a day?????? Rick Leger at 12:03pm 09.12.00 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1449 I'm trying to figure out an economical way to trailer a (1981)25' O'day Centerboard model from Wareh
Sourcing waste leak J. Hrab at 11:36am 09.12.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1390 Someliquid waste has been seeping into the bilge and I have not been able to find the leak. The hold
Help-O'Day 31-1984 Tish Jepsen at 10:37am 09.12.00 Bigger Boats 3/2677 I own an O'Day 31-1984, that I sail in the Thousand Islands. Recently, I discovered a leak in the s
Autohelm installation photos... Mark Kissel at 9:51am 09.12.00 Smaller Boats 4/921 ...are now online in the photo forum. For those who inquired, sorry it took so long. My scanner ab
YANMAR NO STARTY OVER WITH HAND CRANK john edwards at 8:30am 09.12.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1106 OK I FINALLY DID IT. My 16 month old daughter just needed to watch that dreadful barney video again
ODay 23 Draft Neil Lambert at 8:10am 09.12.00 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1299 I am currently looking at purchasing an ODay 23. The current owner believes that the boat has a 4 f
Loose stringers on a Hunter 34 Tom Mercer at 7:17am 09.12.00 Big Boats 3/1095 I have a 1983 Hunter 34 with a 21hp Yanmar diesel which has a serious vibraton problem between 1700-
O'Day 23 pop-top skirt Will White at 4:31am 09.12.00 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1778 can anyone tell me where to find plans or patterns for the canvas skirt that encircled the pop-top o
Fishing from a sailboat Dan Miles at 4:14am 09.12.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1378 I have a Hunter 23 on the Gulf and the fishing has been great this year. I don't see many people fi
Hey Gordon!!!!!!!!!! Ron Hughes at 3:53am 09.12.00 Other Sailboats 2/898 Gordon, I wrote a series of questions for you sometime ago under the title: " Life with my 4JH2E".
Hunter - Sandpiper Garth at 3:40am 09.12.00 Smaller Boats 1/997 I am interested in finding out about the differences between the Hunter 19' (or 20'), and the Sandpi
TO: Jim Grant Scott at 2:56am 09.12.00 Smaller Boats 0/872 Hi Jim, I mentioned it to my dad and we are interested in selling the boat in as is condition for $2
Pete, George Kornreich at 2:20am 09.12.00 Big Boats 3/1078 Do you have a digital photo available?
34-36 Boat Search Pete at 2:12am 09.12.00 Big Boats 4/1024 Hi,I planning to buy a 34 or 36 ft Catalina for next season, new or recent boat, on Lake Erie and w
PHRF rating - Oceanis 281 Phil at 1:42am 09.12.00 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4981 I am racing (jib and main) on a Oceanis 281. We have furling jib (140%), furling main, folding prop
The Pump Station was down DICK MCKEE at 12:04am 09.12.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1376 Peggy..you have give me some great advise on the replacement aluminum tank on our 95 430. After the
Honda sheer pin woes Bill Welsch at 10:57pm 09.11.00 Smaller Boats 4/893 Backing out of our slip the other day I pushed the lever on my four cycle Honda (5 hp) forward and..

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FUEL CONSUMPTION smokey73 at 7:53am 03.09.20 My thoughts go back to when this happened. I think I was confusing a dirty hull with a prop that wa
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 7:47am 03.09.20 simple little strategy save us from? Only those who do not employ it will ever know. -Will (Drag
FUEL CONSUMPTION Hello Below at 7:44am 03.09.20 Dirty or clean the RPM should yield nearly the same fuels consumption but vary the distance travele
Where is Kermit? (1) Will Gilmore at 7:43am 03.09.20 I've always wanted a burial at sea, two round shot tied to my ankles. Any metal can be found by tre
H41 holding tank sending unit. Very eratic Tucker67 at 7:38am 03.09.20 So I have a 2007 hunter 41 and need to replace the holding tank sending unit, I have the new sending
H41 holding tank sending unit. Very eratic (1) Tucker67 at 7:38am 03.09.20 So I have a 2007 hunter 41 and need to replace the holding tank sending unit, I have the new sending
Cleaning under the sole dlochner at 7:33am 03.09.20 Assuming the boat is on the hard, it may not be perfectly level, that will let water pool in places
Winch help Benny17441 at 7:31am 03.09.20 We know you want new winches, go BIG you may need to hoist someone up the mast one day.
Sterling Pro Charge Ulta for LiFePO4 battery mermike at 7:28am 03.09.20 All Posts - Victron Energy is an active forum for all things Victron. The main website www.victronen
Trailer tongue extension Joe Blizzard at 7:25am 03.09.20 I don't need a whole lot of extension, so I used off-the-shelf parts to extend my hitch rather than
Winch help Hello Below at 7:22am 03.09.20 Save your money. Disassemble, clean and properly lube your Barients. +1 But as a backup I would t
Where is Kermit? FDL S2 at 7:20am 03.09.20
FUEL CONSUMPTION jssailem at 7:18am 03.09.20 I have to have the throttle open a lot more with a dirty hull than a clean hull so it take more fue
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Metals Aboard (Collier 8 - 12) Will Gilmore at 7:04am 03.09.20 I have just read through Collier's chapter on iron-based materials. There is a lot to digest there
Rabbit hole BillyK at 6:56am 03.09.20 Mine failed a couple of years ago. The problem is that Catalina created a lip on the molded area of
Lewmar Winch Sale Pirate Dave at 6:52am 03.09.20 I just called Defender for fun. They will adjust the price to match the BOGO. They will even throw
Winch help Ted at 6:50am 03.09.20 Your problem could also be caused by the sheave at the masthead not turning.
Hunter 23 Bimini knotatwork2 at 6:48am 03.09.20 Thanks for the info
37C Cabin top core thickness sandpiper10471 at 6:33am 03.09.20 Pull apart one of your dorade vents and you will see the coring for measurements. Or access by remov
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Self-Corrosion (Collier 5) Witzend at 6:31am 03.09.20 Yea I have a zinc on my chain, will try the AL though. Thanks for the info on the maps very cool!

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