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Limit of responsibility to assist? Kings Gambit at 8:18pm 10.25.15 Ask All Sailors 42/6015 So, my wife and I were anchored in Landing Cove at Santa Barbara Island late one afternoon in August
Newbie trying to get in touch with ken g brown for rigid mast raising system using gooseneck slide rwaterhouse at 7:35pm 10.25.15 Catalina 22 0/510 Newbie to the group trying to locate Ken G Brown for pics of his mast raising system using gooseneck
Shaft removal (1) Tim22 at 7:28pm 10.25.15 Engines and Propulsion 8/1886 I opened up the stuffing box today with the idea of re stuffing, but found quite a lot of gummy buil
Butt splicing different gauge wires? Dan_Y at 7:13pm 10.25.15 Musings With Maine Sail 7/38465 Adhesive-lined heat shrink butt splice connectors seem to come in 3 popular sizes. 10-12, 14-16 ' 18
Can you sail with one of these? allen-deckard at 3:38pm 10.25.15 Catalina 22 13/5271 I see these covers. Looks pretty cool. But you cant sail with it could you? and if not what purpo
1982 c30 companion way cover teak replacement (1) lpbosch at 2:11pm 10.25.15 Catalina 30 2/838 I need to replace my companion way cover teak guides. Does anyone know where I can purchase some?
!! Modification alert !! (2) Phil Herring at 11:59am 10.25.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/587 1. The main forum page now has a list of new posts above the fold, front and center. From all foru
Ysb trouble shooting dougphurd at 10:57am 10.25.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1244 I have a 1977 O'day 27 that has a YSB 12 Yanmar diesel engine. The engine is becoming more and more
How do you rig your boom vang? stvnm at 10:17am 10.25.15 Smaller Boats 8/2881 Hi fellows, Does anyone have pics or a reference on the correct/best way to rig the boom vang on a H
Zeehag survived hurricane Patricia Stu Jackson at 10:02am 10.25.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2155 From a post just this morning on cruisersforum, thought you'd like to know: It's been a scary past
Whisker pole (1) bawlmer at 9:51am 10.25.15 Ask All Sailors 8/3927 Fellow sailors. I went to the boat show and saw a whisker pole at a great price so I bought it. I fi
Prayers and thoughts for a missing sailor... Henry Scurlock at 9:01am 10.25.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1378 The missing, and sadly presumed drowned, sailor is a friend from church. Tom just returned to sailin
Throttle/gear change Padrone at 7:58pm 10.24.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3167 Has anyone moved the throttle and gear lever on a Catalina 30 1983 TR? how do the levers dis-assembl
The end is not near. (1) Skipper at 7:09pm 10.24.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1062 Endless summer
Pls recommend anti-siphon/vented loop for 3gm30f PGIJon at 4:55pm 10.24.15 Big Boats 10/1403 I need to replace the raw water exhaust anti-siphon/vented loop valve. I seen a few out there by Ja
Recommendation for marine window specialist puget sound area matts997 at 2:36pm 10.24.15 Ask All Sailors 2/466 My Hunter 280 needs all Plexiglas windows to be reset and re-sealed or replaced all together. Don't
Recommendation for marine window specialist puget sound area matts997 at 2:32pm 10.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/329 My Hunter 280 needs all Plexiglas windows to be reset and re-sealed or replaced all together. Don't
Question about new posts for the Saturday brain trust Phil Herring at 11:58am 10.24.15 Ask All Sailors 9/154 Since everyone is in a meta-debugging mood today... I wonder if it would make sense to put a big "n
Heat exchangers- when to replace? Rodd at 11:42am 10.24.15 Musings With Maine Sail 1/856 Thinking about heat exchanger replacment this winter. I have 3 on a Westerbeke 58, oil, transmissio
With new format of site, what size of photo file can be uploaded? centerline at 9:56am 10.24.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/701 I have tried uploading a couple of photos, but the popup box says they are too large to be processed

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Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 7:11am 08.06.23
New Campbell Sailer Prop (1) SycloneDriver at 7:09am 08.06.23 The nut might have been just more than finger tight. The prop came off so easily I don't think I e
New Campbell Sailer Prop (1) SycloneDriver at 6:56am 08.06.23 Just by fact that you are missing a couple of sections of blade while adjacent sections look smooth
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. chriscampbell at 6:33am 08.06.23 Replacing the joker valve helped a lot with the pumping efficiency. Super fun job, too. Haha. The ol
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Joe at 6:14am 08.06.23 Why not. Beats learning to punctuate.:D
Outboard Fuel Hose Recommendation JBP-PA at 6:12am 08.06.23 Hmm. The only fuel hose I've had that hardened were ones not compatible with ethanol. The ethanol s
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery barnstormer at 6:09am 08.06.23 Geez, sorry to have stirred up a hornet's nest about battery cables! I was just trying to tell jonel
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type Ward H at 5:35am 08.06.23 Catalina flush mounts the thru hulls on their boats, at least earlier boats. Mine are flush mounted
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type dlochner at 5:07am 08.06.23 Welcome to SBO. I'd take Option 3.
Life Is Good (2) ShotgunSlim at 5:00am 08.06.23 Late spring weekend boat camping with all the fun: swimming, lounging, drinking, cockpit cooking, lo
Catalina Metal Plaque ShotgunSlim at 4:54am 08.06.23 When I first looked into having my plate re made by the factory, it was $35. When I finally got aro
Bomar hatch dog jviss at 4:35am 08.06.23 I saw your post about the punch. So I went to harbor freight and bought a basic pin punch set. It
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment Maine Sail at 3:36am 08.06.23 Manual lift pump seems pretty fickle on my 3GM. On Yanmar engines, the manual pump just needs th
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery jonelli at 12:51am 08.06.23 I don't refute any of these claims about battery cables. My experience is the polar opposite. My
New Campbell Sailer Prop jssailem at 10:44pm 08.05.23 Now I need to inspect all the thru hulls. :plus: Yes. Do you have room for a shaft zinc? You will
New Campbell Sailer Prop (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:42pm 08.05.23 Just by fact that you are missing a couple of sections of blade while adjacent sections look smooth
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment skunther at 8:51pm 08.05.23 I am skipping putting a priming bulb in the engine compartment. Seems a bad idea. Putting a bulb clo
Bomar hatch dog BTC1984 at 7:02pm 08.05.23 I saw your post about the punch. So I went to harbor freight and bought a basic pin punch set. It w
J/24 anchor roller? Joe at 7:00pm 08.05.23 :Again, check with Garhaurer Marine. I found one that fit my new Mantus perfectly. That style ancho
Hunter 146 boom pulling away from gooseneck rivets Eric S. at 6:34pm 08.05.23 Thanks @CurtisC, I did pretty much exactly as you said and I'm back in business! It was easier than

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