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Holding Tank Vent Charcoal Filter jviss at 6:47am 10.10.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 28/8680 I came across this in a recent thread here, and had never heard of it, or considered it before. We
Removing lead slug from centerboard Pearson21 at 6:47am 10.10.18 Day Sailers 5/932 My 1960/61 Pearson Electra (#19 hull) has a rigid centerboard/keel containing about a ton of lead. T
Anode Universal M25XP pullark at 7:56pm 10.09.18 Catalina 30 5/1870 Hi All. Just wondering if the water-cooled exhaust manifold on this engine has an anode somewhere? I
1988 26D through hulls leaking (1) Ms Hope at 5:13pm 10.09.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1622 I have an 88 26D and she has two through hull penetrations below the water line. They both leak jus
Fresh water coolant loss when not running..? Chenega at 4:58pm 10.09.18 Musings With Maine Sail 20/4917 westerbeke w58 After running and engine cools down, I loose about a pint of coolant in overflow t
Knysna Owners jewel at 4:53pm 10.09.18 Kittiewake 4/7180 Knysna Anyone own a Knysna? Just purchased a 2011 48 foot beautiful Knysna and would like to conve
Hurricane Michael Roland5048 at 12:32pm 10.09.18 Ask All Sailors 106/9192 To all our friends on the Alabama/Florida gulf coast. Please be safe and get the heck out if you ne
Adhesive Decking(or give me an idea) jroon at 11:54am 10.09.18 Ask All Sailors 18/2286 Hello! I have just taken ownership of a 25 ft O'Day that has had a repair to the fiberglass surroun
Forestay questions (1) itchybro at 10:27am 10.09.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/710 Dear hive mind, I seek your counsel. I recently had a a forestay disaster. I need to replace the cr
Mast Pins for O'Day 19 GerryG at 8:40am 10.09.18 Parts Search 2/748 I purchased a 1982 O'Day 19 yesterday and one of the pins that hold the mast in place was replaced w
Hunter 216 rig tension and masthole update (2) Hunter216 at 4:12am 10.09.18 Smaller Boats 4/2078 The following is a 2008 conversation about this topic and I thought I would provide an update due t
Catalina 18 vs Capri 18 Ajay73 at 2:48am 10.09.18 Smaller Boats 2/2869 I understand from what I read that Catalina changed the name of the Capri 18 to Catalina 18 in the y
Back filling toilet Gross!! Cruisin30MKIII at 8:05pm 10.08.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2014 Hi all. We have a Jabsco head in fwd stateroom. When flushing, it growls and bubbles then back fills
Aluminum Zincs? Ken Cross at 7:07pm 10.08.18 Ask All Sailors 19/1276 Last time I hauled my boat I talked myself into trying aluminum zincs. From what I read they should
O'Day 19 Drains and Windows GerryG at 7:05pm 10.08.18 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1915 I just purchased a 1982 O'Day 19. There was about a half gallon of water sloshing around the inside
P42 Passage - extra sleeping berth (3) Puesta del sol at 6:31pm 10.08.18 Big Boats 0/498 Tired of raising and lowering the table for a bed? Decided to make an easily storable and installabl
Catalina 25 hull cracks (3) Cruisin30MKIII at 6:11pm 10.08.18 Smaller Boats 1/1026 Folks. Friend has an 81 catalina 25 swing keel. This season when he pulled the boat out of the lake,
Shift cable replacement (2) Deleted member 117556 at 5:10pm 10.08.18 Catalina 310 10/1248 Wondering if anyone has replaced their throttle and shift cables on their 310? My shift cable faile
Happy Thanksgiving Richard19068 at 4:31pm 10.08.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/545 To all our Canadian friends!
Yanmar 3YM20 coolant change Paul8 at 4:04pm 10.08.18 Engines and Propulsion 22/9616 I have a yanmar 3ym20 (2007) and I want to change the coolant. On the port side of the engine near t

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To swivel or not to swivel Captain Larry-DH at 2:26pm 07.18.24 Mantus swivel. Just check your safety (seizing) wires periodically to make sure all is right.
Datamarine replacements Davidasailor26 at 2:04pm 07.18.24 May I ask, what is wrong with your depth sounder? Also, transducers are generic. Any 40kHz transd
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? Davidasailor26 at 1:59pm 07.18.24 Interesting. Thanks for following up. Do you find you have more weather helm with the proper foresta
To swivel or not to swivel dLj at 1:22pm 07.18.24 Maine Sail answered this years ago: https://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,4990.msg30400.html#msg30400
Looking for 1984 Hunter 27 rigging manuals or advice kappykaplan at 12:46pm 07.18.24 A diagram or something for the rigging for the main sail You may be able to find what you seek in
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? danstanford at 12:44pm 07.18.24 Further follow-up and improvement for those searching. I used the sailmaker's tuning guide to set
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System heritage at 12:35pm 07.18.24 This is what happens to an H27 emergency tiller after being in the bottom of the aft locker for six
Looking for 1984 Hunter 27 rigging manuals or advice givlucas at 12:34pm 07.18.24 A diagram or something for the rigging for the main sail
Looking for 1984 Hunter 27 rigging manuals or advice Don S/V ILLusion at 12:32pm 07.18.24 What specifically are you interested in finding?
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System (4) heritage at 12:03pm 07.18.24 226152226153226154226155
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Justin_NSA at 11:28am 07.18.24 Can you isolate the main bilge where the keel bolts are? This might eliminate other sources and see
Is a little water in the bilge okay? jviss at 11:11am 07.18.24 I'd install a fan before resorting to a sponge that can fester mold/mildew. Many people use a shop
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Project_Mayhem at 10:48am 07.18.24 I'd install a fan before resorting to a sponge that can fester mold/mildew. Many people use a shop v
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves Project_Mayhem at 10:46am 07.18.24 I would cut the lines at an angle and then offset them parallel with the line. This would create mor
I just don't get this dlochner at 10:18am 07.18.24 Size alone is not insurance against weather related disasters. The very design of the boat and its s
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question kappykaplan at 10:16am 07.18.24 And most importantly, keeps me in the cockpit to reef when the weather gets rough. :plus:
Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard Tally Ho at 10:02am 07.18.24 Nice! That defiantly looks like my system. So the only thing that should be attached to the top of
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question Project_Mayhem at 9:54am 07.18.24 While the convenience of a furler is huge, I find it to be a good safety device as well. It keeps me
I just don't get this thinwater at 9:43am 07.18.24 The Chi-Mac is a big deal. People spend lots of money to win those races and they push the boats to
Datamarine replacements jviss at 9:26am 07.18.24 I need to replace me 1980's Datamarine depth sounder. At the very least the transducer. DMI is no

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