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TROUBLE BLEEDING YANMAR 3YM30 jamesplatz at 11:28am 03.25.17 Catalina 309 Group Forum 11/6078 I have a Catalina 309 with 1008 hours on an engine that has been well maintained. Repeated bleeding
Question - Boat rested on Swing Keel... (2) Gillingham at 9:01am 03.25.17 Catalina 22 5/3117 Hi Catalina 22 Swing Keel owners We are concerned about something that happened with our swing keel
Why can I see the boat lettering through my transom? greeneyedjack at 7:16am 03.25.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1877 1984 O'day 28. Just beginning to refit after a few years of neglect. Down below in engine compartmen
B423 Stack Pack Joyeux at 7:09am 03.25.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/763 Having just experienced a dismasting, I have the opportunity to change the boat's rigging. I did hav
Baffled again All U Get at 6:02am 03.25.17 Ask All Sailors 9/679 Hi all, I've been baffled by a few systems on our boat but this one might be slowly unveiling its s
Question about Racor filters AXEL at 4:50am 03.25.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1567 Which Racor fuel filter/water separator for Universal M25XPB? Specifically which flow rate and filte
New Oceanis 45 - additional equipment to be chosen Opty at 11:16pm 03.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/2921 Hi all, I just signed sell of my Oceanis 46 and want to buy new Oceanis 45. List of ''extras'' is no
Any input on the 3M sealant products ? C22BC at 6:55pm 03.24.17 Ask All Sailors 28/1181 I'm looking to deal with a leak on my new Cat 25 , I think it's the pan /deck joint in the front of
eBay steal (1) Jacomo Sailor at 6:52pm 03.24.17 Catalina 22 9/929 134591 Got this awesome Sailor's Tailor cover from eBay a few days ago. I was planning to have one
Outboard in transom cutout sjburk1 at 6:24pm 03.24.17 Mid-Size Boats 10/1923 This may have been beat to death already, but I have an '83 27 Tall rig with the outboard cutout tra
Advice The Iceman at 5:55pm 03.24.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/2036 Hi everyone need some advice and recommendations, I just purchase a Mac 25 , with a 7.5 Johnson for
Muffler kampuniform at 4:39pm 03.24.17 Yamaha 1/882 Just curious about the standard set-up on a Yamaha 33'. Lift, or water lock muffler. I'm in the fi
Propellor removal Hunter 34 jwerkjr at 4:11pm 03.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1501 I am having a heck of a time trying to remove my prop. Before I do any damage I thought I'd ask firs
28 Oday manuals shadowthecat at 4:09pm 03.24.17 Ask All Sailors 0/228 Hello, former Hunter owner who just purchased a 1986 28ft Oday. Does anyone know where I can get an
Unidentifiable wiring (1) jwerkjr at 4:00pm 03.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/749 Can anyone help me identify this wiring on my Hunter 34? The black wire with the double point connec
Stuffing box ? (1) jwerkjr at 3:53pm 03.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/641 I have a stuffing box (picture attached) that does not look like what I have seen in the books I've
2007 Hunter 33 Spinnaker Setup Caspurr at 11:53am 03.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/6852 I have a 2007 Hunter 33. Last summer was my first year with the boat so I never got around to flying
Beneteau swim deck shower rgbeuk at 11:15am 03.24.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1379 My swim deck shower covers have deteriorated, since 2004. One fell off and I removed the second one
Idylle 13.5 information...HELP!! Looking for ANY information, written or oral!! Birdsey at 4:31am 03.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/758 Hello, I have purchased a Beneteau Idylle 13.5 that has been on the hard for 10 years. She has
Another Dinghy Question Solstice at 3:55am 03.24.17 Ask All Sailors 4/466 Preparing to buy a new Dinghy next week and I'm deciding between a 16" diameter tube (9' 0") with fu

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New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Timm R Oday25 at 6:55pm 01.05.24 G Newboat, in general terms ,"tabbing " refers to fiberglassing a wooden partition ,in this case a b
60 best Boats 30' and under FastOlson at 6:45pm 01.05.24 "Comfort ratio" is a calculation that does not actually reflect how a boat really behaves in bouncy
iPad/tablet mounting quadrille38 at 6:06pm 01.05.24
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s dlochner at 5:59pm 01.05.24 The VOR boats were so fast downwind sailing became a beam reach because the apparent wind moved that
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light dlochner at 5:45pm 01.05.24
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead G Newboat at 5:43pm 01.05.24 Maybe I'm misunderstanding the terminology, but what are they saying in post #13- etc. when they tal
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light rgranger at 5:18pm 01.05.24 The masthead light on the 1/2 Ton is mounted about halfway up the mast and has 225 degrees. That i
Classic wooden boat owners Sanfelice at 5:15pm 01.05.24 When fiberglass boats came into the picture people used to say they never saw a hundred year old fib
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light pgandw at 4:59pm 01.05.24 On my past ODay 25 and my current Stuart Mariner (19ft), I hang (hung) a battery powered lantern on
Classic wooden boat owners dLj at 4:17pm 01.05.24 I'd imagine there are a number of us that are wooden boat lovers. But most have moved to another mat
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light stanirish at 3:11pm 01.05.24 The masthead light on the 1/2 Ton is mounted about halfway up the mast and has 225 degrees. I boug
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light stanirish at 3:07pm 01.05.24 He didn't say he had a 360 light. A "masthead light", often called a steaming light, is a forward f
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light stanirish at 3:06pm 01.05.24 Yes. If it was designed as a racing boat, it would unlikely to be out cruising and anchoring. Witho
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Timm R Oday25 at 1:38pm 01.05.24 I'm not quite sure what you mean "unfastened " . As I am also a huge fan of polyurethane ,apply seve
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light (1) rgranger at 12:26pm 01.05.24
iPad/tablet mounting kappykaplan at 12:14pm 01.05.24
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s danstanford at 12:11pm 01.05.24 Not the best photo but close to the condition I was describing. This looks like the flat top is 75 d
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s (1) danstanford at 12:09pm 01.05.24 222338
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light Richard19068 at 12:02pm 01.05.24
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light Caboteur at 11:30am 01.05.24

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