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rusted Yanmar 3gm30 engine mounts toliver at 4:50pm 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 7/3799 Does anyone know what the approx. cost of replacing (4) rusted Yanmar 3GM30 Engine mounts would be o
Seneca Lake 6/26/16 agprice22 at 3:17pm 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 5/429 Nice day for sailing on Seneca Lake, NY Hx8G3T03mG8
Motoring Control mrudman850 at 3:17pm 06.26.16 Catalina 22 15/1111 Launching our 1977 C-22 tomorrow for the first time. Have a 4 HP Yamaha four-stroke. Do you folks
stolen hatch Oday 20 Agustin at 1:26pm 06.26.16 Parts Search 2/781 yes believe or not the hatch door or little vent that goes on top front got stolen at the storage pl
Anybody else have a bad (medical) reaction using Cetol? RussC at 1:20pm 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 7/792 I decided to try out this wonder finish that I keep hearing about called Cetol on my Vic 18 teak. so
Catalina 27 Traveler upgrade questions sashaproctor at 1:18pm 06.26.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/3771 I've just pulled the traveler apart on my 1976 Catalina 27 to refurbish the teak that it sits on and
29.5 frameless window replacement Jim Watts at 12:46pm 06.26.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/1466 Considering doing all 3 myself. Have seen posts referring to archived posts detailing this subject.
Hunter 27 Cherubini Missing V Berth Cushions Dana Shields at 11:05am 06.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/739 I just bought a 1979 Hunter 27 Cherubini, and it is missing its V-berth cushions. Does anyone know o
Bad knock Ilanortho at 8:58am 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1009 Posting again; Bad knock I thought was transmission on Hunter 34 Yanmar 3GM30F/ KM3. Engine realigne
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement Ilanortho at 8:49am 06.26.16 Big Boats 7/1917 Hi; My Maxwell winches are nearing end of life; I have rebuilt - lubricated- then last summer and I
Pelican thread size bman88 at 7:06am 06.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/884 I have a 1983 Hunter 34. I lost one of the two pelican clips on the starboard side. From the remaini
Part identification and Parts missing. (6) Joeniver at 6:50am 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 2/701 Dear Sailboat Owners members: First, let me know if I am in the right spot! Chrysler (TMI or WELCRA
Squeaky impeller? scottmellloyditude at 6:38am 06.26.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1112 I recently changed my fresh water impeller (early Sherwood) and the first time I took the 27' Catali
Loss of power in forward. 1mcarlson at 6:35am 06.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/959 Last night I was motoring back to marina in 2 to 3 foot swells and no wind on Lake Michigan. After a
Grinding Bottom Paint (1) mfourn20 at 8:47pm 06.25.16 Catalina 22 2/876 I've started the process of grinding/sanding off many layers of bottom paint on the Catalina 22 I ju
Oday 28 main sheet lyricpekka at 7:40pm 06.25.16 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1448 My new ride is a 1980 Oday 28. I'm looking at the mainsheet layout, a 4 to 1 set up, traveller at th
Universal M35B, the dreaded Sherwood G908 and its Oberdorfer replacement mlaver at 7:34pm 06.25.16 Ask All Sailors 2/4047 This follows a thread I posted to the (wonderful) Catalina 34 list last fall. The background is that
Come sail away...God Bless You! BlowMeAway at 7:17pm 06.25.16 Ask All Sailors 2/450 My simple contribution to the beautiful family lost at sea near Sanibel, FL. My heart aches, new les
Polyurethane thinning ejet9999 at 7:14pm 06.25.16 Ask All Sailors 9/10612 I know Pettit says to thin the topside paint with"120 brush thinner" but at the price I thought I wo
Another Loss at Sea Rick D at 6:04pm 06.25.16 Ask All Sailors 37/10151 This has not been a good week for boating. Now three lost, four rescued (injured) from the back side

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Catalina 28 steering problem Siamese at 4:10pm 04.19.24 I like Catalinas, and have owned four. Own one currently. But, your faith in their quality is unwa
pour 1/16th inch of resin to firm up H260 wood flooring? Project_Mayhem at 3:53pm 04.19.24 It'll just crack. Resin doesn't have much strength by itself. If you want to firm it up, use resi
pour 1/16th inch of resin to firm up H260 wood flooring? Siamese at 2:04pm 04.19.24 It'll just crack. Resin doesn't have much strength by itself. If you want to firm it up, use resin
Disassemble Older Morse Shifter twodzusfittings at 2:02pm 04.19.24 It is very likely they were pressed on. There would be an inner and an outer stem. If you tried to p
Catalina 28 steering problem William Weeks at 2:00pm 04.19.24 Welcome to SBO William. Have you had the boat out of the water to inspect the prop and the rudder?
Compressed Natural Gas smokey73 at 12:57pm 04.19.24 Steel Dive tanks are the design as CNG tanks and dive tanks may even be at up to 3000 psig or more..
Compressed Natural Gas MikeHoncho at 12:39pm 04.19.24 I don't think so. Propane tanks are at a much lower pressure than a CNG tank. I don't think a pro
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? higgs at 12:25pm 04.19.24 I found Northport and Leland to be two of my favorite spots near Traverse Bay, but I have not been t
If H260 is suspended in air, or frozen, what happens? Davenport at 12:01pm 04.19.24 Never use lines to lift a h26 or h260? What if dont have trailer????????????? Have the marina SUP
Companion way H26 Davenport at 11:53am 04.19.24 A normal adult can slide thru the hole left if you leave the bottom h260 panel out. or use front ha
Lifting strap blocking (3) Ralph Johnstone at 11:41am 04.19.24 224246 224247 I'm pretty sure they will be able to accommodate you. I would be EXTREMELY cautious
Lifting strap blocking PaulK at 11:04am 04.19.24 It could be a precaution, but it would depend on how wide the lifting slings are. Most yards aroun
Blower Vent Hose Ralph Johnstone at 10:49am 04.19.24
Hunter 23.5 new windows (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:45am 04.19.24 This is the original Hunter factory install from 1998 : removed and filled with black 795.
Is a reinforced exhaust hose really necessary? Ralph Johnstone at 10:36am 04.19.24 I think a heated water bath would work well without damaging the material I've tried the hot wate
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? pgandw at 9:42am 04.19.24 You will probably want to limit any day's sail to less than 20 miles. If you go for a full day of s
Hunter Combination Steaming/Anchor Masthead Light Replacement jdrutten at 9:24am 04.19.24 It looks like the Aqua Signal 34 as well as the 40 tri-color lights may have been discontinued. I ha
Blower Vent Hose Fred at 9:19am 04.19.24
Blower Vent Hose jssailem at 8:54am 04.19.24
Catalina 28 steering problem (1) jssailem at 8:34am 04.19.24 William, while not good news at least you have identified what could be the issue. Nearly all rudd

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