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Latest Ches. Bay boater lost, questions. DAVA390 at 5:29pm 08.10.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1646 Local news reports are all over the map. Some say lost boat was a fishing boat ,some say a sailboat.
Does anyone know the packing size for A C-30 stuffing box? jrowan at 4:46pm 08.10.15 Catalina 30 6/1814 Hello all, Getting ready to haul out tomorrow for some much needed maintenance ' bottom job. Doe
O'Day Widgeon manual Bertafitz at 4:46pm 08.10.15 Day Sailers 57/14608 We inherited my mom's O'Day Widgeon sailboat that she bought second hand in the mid 70s. There's no
Big Sound From a Little Unit (2) RJD at 4:35pm 08.10.15 Catalina 22 4/878 For those looking for an inexpensive sound system for the Catalina 22, I can recommend the Tech Acou
Experience transporting across country sandiegosailor99 at 3:40pm 08.10.15 Ask All Sailors 5/908 I'm looking at transporting a Hunter 38 across country (Maryland to San Diego). Does anyone have an
Leaking keel Rofin at 3:10pm 08.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/523 My 1991 Hunter 30T is leaking water at the rate of approx. 2 gal./hr. The leak isn't coming from any
1984 30' TR #3608 rudderpost w/wheel Fogg at 2:51pm 08.10.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/712 I am having leaking from rudder post area. Haven't yet dived into the space. Anyone have drawings wh
Hunter 36/356 motoring (only) in high wind/waves deacm at 2:26pm 08.10.15 Big Boats 7/2461 This past weekend we were sailing home on Lake Erie for 36 miles and the wind went to 20-23 on the n
Water Witch chicagodave at 2:09pm 08.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/676 I have read in the forum that because of the shallow bilges many of you have replaced the standard f
Ortho Home Defense pump Ron20324 at 1:51pm 08.10.15 Ask All Sailors 4/973 Encouraged by the post about treating spiders on boats, I went to Home Depot for a $14 gallon jug of
Hunter 410 Webasto air top heater Don Lucas at 1:22pm 08.10.15 Big Boats 0/512 has anyone out there installed a Webasto air top heater in their 410? Where did you decide to mount
2QM20 throttle Alctel at 1:19pm 08.10.15 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1004 Hey chaps Does the throttle on your 2QM20 'stay' forward all the way? If I push my forward in for
Adding engine ventilation njlarry at 12:59pm 08.10.15 Bigger Boats 0/465 I would like to add ventilation to my engine compartment for better air flow to the engine and the r
Refrigerator on Shore Power (Newbie Q) SailingErrant at 12:59pm 08.10.15 Catalina 310 7/1377 New (to me) Catalina 310 almost one year ago, but still plenty of newbie questions. In fact, each ti
Electric Head Upgrade jimmcgee at 12:55pm 08.10.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2403 We have a manual Jabsco head in our 95 Catalina 30 that is working fine (touch wood), bu the wife is
The Neglected Steering System (6) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:24pm 08.10.15 Catalina 310 3/2950 The poor steering system on Smitty had been neglected. According to the manual from the manufacture
Adding engine ventilation njlarry at 11:57am 08.10.15 Bigger Boats 17/3898 I would like to add ventilation to my engine compartment for better air flow to the engine and the r
Removal of a toe rail screw (1) FlimFlamII at 11:27am 08.10.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1106 Does anyone have an idea on how to remove the forward screw in the attached photo? The screws are n
There is a hole in my boat! repawn at 11:25am 08.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1167 Hi all, I removed my outboard mount from my Oday 22 to replace the backer -the old one was rotting.
Engine space ventilation Graycruiser at 11:14am 08.10.15 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1044 On our 1994 Catalina 320, the blower is on the output side of the air flow. Originally, it was wired

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Floor board replacement on a hunter 306 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:13am 02.08.23 @Dave Groshong I know you have the build list for this boat, can you help this fellow out?
Hull void/de-lamination LakeShark at 8:12am 02.08.23 You might want to circle the suspect area in your photos as the bubble is hard to see and the video
Why paint bottom? Rich Stidger at 8:04am 02.08.23 I think* that if there is even a slim residue of fouling, it will be conducive to promoting faster*
Why paint bottom? Alan Gomes at 8:03am 02.08.23 I have painted the bottom of my boats forever, but now that I own a small boat, 19 feet, I wonder i
Black residue in transmission (1) JamesG161 at 7:03am 02.08.23 Mine is a Synthetic Oil per Owner's Manual. I changed mine to higher Viscosity Oil, used by Highway
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 7:00am 02.08.23 212849
Floor board replacement on a hunter 306 (1) JamesG161 at 6:49am 02.08.23 The Deck in the cabin is meant to support weight.
Why paint bottom? JamesG161 at 6:46am 02.08.23 Most boats paint for protection of Fiberglass and keeping it smooth for faster sailing. Your Boat,
Floor board replacement on a hunter 306 RoyS at 5:43am 02.08.23 Are you talking about a PVC glue down product? If so, is this to go in the cabin or on the deck?
New autopilot seadaddler at 5:38am 02.08.23 Thanks all I think I may go for the new evo 100 but maybe still use my old wheel drive my head went
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 dlochner at 4:54am 02.08.23 Always helpful to provide hard data/experience to support one's opinion about a product's quality/r
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 Terry Cox at 4:46am 02.08.23 Kanzaki they suck Always helpful to provide hard data/experience to support one's opinion about a
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 (1) Tally Ho at 12:31am 02.08.23
Black residue in transmission Tally Ho at 12:09am 02.08.23 ATF is red. If it has any black or maroon color the transmission probably needs to be rebuilt and h
C&C 38 Landfall - Haulout question Leeward Rail at 9:51pm 02.07.23 as someone at my club inferred that it it might not be able to handle the weight. They have no ide
C&C 38 Landfall - Haulout question Leeward Rail at 9:40pm 02.07.23 In regards to the adjustable pads for a cradle... Drill and tap holes in the side of the tubes wher
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 7:48pm 02.07.23 Finishing up this week. Got HE painter, new gasket both ends, now zinc. After soaking raw water tube
Meet your new Forum Administrator Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:04pm 02.07.23 It's highly unlikely that anything posted by "dlochner" will ever will ever run afoul of the admin!
Electrical Output from Outboard Motor AaronD at 5:58pm 02.07.23 So, dumb curiosity question (possibly demonstrating a terrible ignorance of magnetos and alternators
Meet your new Forum Administrator Scott B at 5:36pm 02.07.23 Phil just doesn't want to leave ( I mean Hal ) 9W5Am-a_xWw

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