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Universal M-18 electric engine kill? Jimski at 1:16pm 04.24.18 Catalina 30 11/2502 Was just wondering.... My C30 Universal M-18 is stopped by pulling the engine stop cable, which shu
I love DST (1) HMT2 at 1:15pm 04.24.18 Ask All Sailors 10/830 I love daylight savings time! I cut out of work early yesterday and made it out for an almost three
120v Rebuild - questions/opinions/advice (4) tipsyravensailing at 11:41am 04.24.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1441 Heya all Looking at starting to rebuild the 120 v side of my pearson and have the following simple
Water seeping through bilge (1) Chris87 at 11:33am 04.24.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1879 I've been looking at a 1987 Hunter 28.5 for three weeks. Great cosmetic condition! However, after tw
Oday 37' Center Cockpit dahert at 11:07am 04.24.18 Ask An Oday Owner 3/905 Hi all, Just bought a 1972 ODay 37' Center Cockpit down in Placida, Fl. It needs new V-Birth cushion
Oberdorfer impeller change wing15601 at 9:07am 04.24.18 Ask All Sailors 12/3241 In the spring of 2017 I replaced the water pump on my Universal 5411 with an Oberdorfer pump. Today
H 27 rudder heritage at 8:52am 04.24.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/357 Has anyone adjusted the stuffing box on the rudder post. I can barely see it under the steering qua
hull cleaning balao92 at 8:46am 04.24.18 Ask All Sailors 4/482 over the years, white substance from the rub rail has flowed down onto the hull, leaving white trace
Teak discoloration Northstar1014 at 8:39am 04.24.18 Ask All Sailors 4/554 Hello, About 2 years ago, I used Cetol Natural Teak + Cetol gloss on my cockpit coamings. Unfortuna
Unstepping Mast on N28 (9) MitchK at 7:39pm 04.23.18 Newport 1/1230 During the repair work on my N28, I became apparent that the mast needed to come down. I looked arou
3/8" ID Coolant Hose for M-25XP (1) Ward H at 7:11pm 04.23.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1625 My M25-XP has two short lengths of 3/8" hose running from the thermostat housing to brass adapters w
Hunter 41 keel composition Tucker67 at 6:59pm 04.23.18 Big Boats 7/1314
travel-lift / hoist in Pacific Northwest Hayden Watson at 6:13pm 04.23.18 Ask All Sailors 10/812 Is there a list of locations that have travel-lift / hoists in Pacific Northwest?
Who would like to read my survey report?!? (1) ScubaGuy2 at 4:56pm 04.23.18 Catalina 22 9/1028 We are under contract on an '84. Today, most of the survey was completed. I'm disappointed that he
removing old decals knotatwork2 at 4:01pm 04.23.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1025 Hello, I have an 1987 Hunter 23 and I was hoping to get the best method to remove the old decals o
Peanut Butter Simon Sexton at 12:19pm 04.23.18 Ask All Sailors 20/4364 Hey Everyone, Good afternoon! I wanted to share with everyone a really recourseful idea th
A/C raw water pump cavitating Frank H at 11:15am 04.23.18 Catalina 310 5/965 Hello Mates. Every time I clean the A/C raw water pump filter, the pump cavitates. I tried fillin
O22: Proper CB pivot play? (2) proto57 at 11:01am 04.23.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/621 149274 I just wrote to Rudy, but haven't heard back. When I do, I'll post the answer here. Meanwhile
Iron keel - white, acidic liquid? BrolleSenior at 10:32am 04.23.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1534 Hi! First year with my new old boat out of the water and I notice this weird, white, acidic liquid
Electric system for Hunter 240 Chern at 9:32am 04.23.18 Ask All Sailors 16/2241 I just got Hunter 240 and need to set up new power system. Batteries, solar panels etc. I need to p

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porthole gasket, 1974 Cal29 (4) jssailem at 8:29am 08.31.24
Catalina 16.5 mast support (2) Oldskoolguy at 8:18am 08.31.24 Bungees
Catalina 16.5 mast support Oldskoolguy at 8:11am 08.31.24 Thank you, Dave. Yeah, I figured it out that I needed to lash the mast at both supports, and also
Catalina 16.5 mast support Oldskoolguy at 8:10am 08.31.24 @Oldskoolguy please post a photo how the mast is supported at the transom. @pgandw gsve you advise
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario David in Sandusky at 7:57am 08.31.24 I, too would recommend a GPS, and/or app like Navionics on your smartphone. But I made my first, 40+
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario kappykaplan at 6:38am 08.31.24
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario kloudie1 at 6:23am 08.31.24 This is a great general reference for sailing : Chapman Piloting & Seamanship 69th Edition (Chapman
porthole gasket, 1974 Cal29 jssailem at 6:17am 08.31.24
Cascade Yachts - Robert A. Smith jssailem at 6:08am 08.31.24 Yes Cascade Yachts are still building yachts. Founded in Portland, Oregon ( the other Portland for y
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario shemandr at 5:54am 08.31.24 I second the suggestion of some "Power" Squadron training. Among other benefits you will develop an
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario (2) jssailem at 5:51am 08.31.24 Hello @shaant01 and welcome to SBO Forums. Simple is fine. It is called dead reckoning. Canada expe
Lubricate exterior through hull ball valves BC Bernie at 5:47am 08.31.24 Marelube for the Marelon valves
Boom is twisting, advice please? Joe at 5:41am 08.31.24 Disconnect the sail from the boom at all points, you can just leave the sail hoisted, but if it star
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario Joe at 5:02am 08.31.24 Forget the magnetic, analog compass. It's nice to have for watching your apparent wind angles or ke
What kind of propane regulator to use? (9) sailcapt340 at 4:53am 08.31.24
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario dlochner at 4:43am 08.31.24 There are no tides on Lake Ontario. There is a general west to east current, however on most days it
Lubricate exterior through hull ball valves kappykaplan at 2:27am 08.31.24 I've used a marine bearing grease. :plus:
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario Foswick at 1:40am 08.31.24 You've got the right idea. I will say that, if you intend to sail by magnetic compass, you can roun
Tank Sensors JamesG161 at 11:31pm 08.30.24 The old sensor had a problem when the float became waterlogged. I replaced mine. :biggrin::biggrin:
porthole gasket, 1974 Cal29 servechilled at 11:18pm 08.30.24 I just saw another Cal29, and it has the exact same portlights as mine, so now I think they are orig

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