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Crazy Engine Question.... Zed at 4:26pm 08.21.15 Engines and Propulsion 21/7075 MY WIFE, the Admiral, has just informed me that her long term wish was to be able to propel our litt
Voluntary swimming, but not by choice (3) Rich Stidger at 4:25pm 08.21.15 Ask All Sailors 14/2893
Yanmar 2gmF zinc(s) IH82BL8 at 3:44pm 08.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1062 The Yanmar service manual indicates the use of zincs on a raw water cooled engine. The 2gmf uses a
Jib Furling Direction Don Guillette at 1:55pm 08.21.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/5829 Mates: I get all kinds of questions by phone ' email from sailors all over the world. Normally, I ca
Fish finder VS depth sounder / instrument set? Macboy at 12:45pm 08.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1775 Our Mac came with a fish finder which gives us hull speed from a little paddle wheel on the back/bot
Hatch Latch (1) repawn at 12:28pm 08.21.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/787 Hi all, My 73 O'day 22 did not come with a forward hatch cover - finally made one last night. Sti
Windows H386 Adamt24 at 9:38am 08.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/588 Hi all I have excessive crazing on my 2003 H386 windows and was thinking of replacing them this wint
Where to put a generator on 373 Sjvaun at 9:37am 08.21.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2270 Wondering where I might put a generator (and what size) in my 05 Oceanis 373 to run the A/C and/or c
DIY Bow Sprit/ Anchor Roller (1) sunman at 9:36am 08.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/12101 Been looking at whats out there as far as Bow Anchor Rollers, and the $$$ built this one for under
Check out my custom hard dodger (5) wellfinishedpearson36 at 9:20am 08.21.15 Pearson 19/6750 This is my 1986 Pearson 36 with a custom hard dodger I designed and built. Hope you all like it.
Trade up to a larger boat fgraham at 9:15am 08.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/3 I want to move up to a boat that is a little more bluewater type. I have a nice Catalina 27 w diese
Documentation Dysfunction - Serious Issue for Buyers and Sel Roger Long at 9:10am 08.21.15 Ask All Sailors 44/5919 It is illegal to operate a U.S. Documented vessel without a current and valid Certificate of Documen
New engine for a 34? El Jackalope at 7:32am 08.21.15 Sabre Sailboats 5/3367 The original Vovlo MD11 in our 1978 Sabre 34 is running hot and we're thinking it might be time to r
Waterway guide / Explorer VS Active Captain MrBill_FLL at 7:31am 08.21.15 Ask All Sailors 6/3001 FWIW I was passed a link on waterway guide, and noticed the waterway Explorer (like active captain)
IMPORTANT! Survey about forums Phil Herring at 7:06am 08.21.15 Ask All Sailors 13/900 We are already in the process of upgrading some of the site features (boat and gear ads so far, docu
Steering Pedestal Placement agprice22 at 3:53am 08.21.15 Bigger Boats 15/2981 I am getting ready to install wheel steering in my 272. Perusing the instructions, I see that there
Winterizing Long Story at 3:32am 08.21.15 Catalina 310 4/1314 Last night was 43 here in WI - a hint that fall is around the corner and boating season is coming do
Learn to sail in the DC area? Indysailor at 3:04am 08.21.15 Ask All Sailors 18/2068 I have a friend who relocated to DC and is looking to get started in sailing. If you have experience
First 35 Decals Brown7477 at 7:43pm 08.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/632 I am looking for some Decal design ideas for my First 35. I am thinking about a dark blue 4" strip a
Hull depression cnc 25 (1) Ekvh at 7:34pm 08.20.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1690 Picked up a C'C 25 for a song on EBay. Advertised as sail worthy with a solid hull. It was noted to

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Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose Dalliance at 6:23pm 12.18.23
H36 "Bulkhead" separation? monocerosin at 5:45pm 12.18.23 They look OK to me. If you don't see any rotten parts around the hull side it's probably fine. I'm c
S2 7.3 Documented Vessel? mtb369 at 5:43pm 12.18.23 Simplified Measurement Documentation form
Re-rigging without mast removal. dlochner at 5:32pm 12.18.23 Standing rigging can be replaced with the mast up, however, it may not be a DIY job. Halyards are us
S2 7.3 Documented Vessel? mtb369 at 5:30pm 12.18.23 @dlochner & @Roland5048 Thanks for the replies, guys. I kind of figured it was unlikely, but I'll r
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns dlochner at 5:24pm 12.18.23 Anecdotal observation here, but ergonomic design seems more applicable than actual performance/func
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Terry Cox at 5:13pm 12.18.23 I assume the driver is the pin/blade that strikes the top of the staple or nail to drive it into th
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose Tally Ho at 4:37pm 12.18.23 Not trying to pick a fight with you NYSail, but if your stuffing box is adjusted correctly, and you
Prop rotation question Tally Ho at 4:29pm 12.18.23
How dispose of sailboat? SFS at 4:13pm 12.18.23 Sending you a Private Message.
Prop rotation question Stu Jackson at 2:30pm 12.18.23 It's not up for debate. The OP's pic is of an Autostream prop Not questioning you at all. Asking
How dispose of sailboat? QCI at 2:23pm 12.18.23 Thank you all for the great advice! I have the title and in the ad I put as a condition of sale that
How dispose of sailboat? ggrizzard at 1:24pm 12.18.23 "floating and upon the waters of the state" include the water in the marina! But you got to leave it
How dispose of sailboat? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:01pm 12.18.23 As a dealer taking a trade, I would inspect that boat to include registration and titling to insure
Fire Port gwoolverton at 12:56pm 12.18.23 Do you have a photo you can share? On my boat, the steps have to be removed in order to remove the
H36 "Bulkhead" separation? chichiflys at 12:50pm 12.18.23 Just looping back on this. It would appear SBO no longer has a consulting team for older Hunters.
Prop rotation question fstbttms at 12:46pm 12.18.23 So Scotty, whatcha really got dere, huh? It's not up for debate. The OP's pic is of an Autostream
Fire Port kappykaplan at 12:44pm 12.18.23 Do you have a photo you can share? On my boat, the steps have to be removed in order to remove the
Prop rotation question Stu Jackson at 12:44pm 12.18.23 That's an Autostream, not a Max Prop. Interesting for you, Scotty. If you compare the photos in p
Fire Port gwoolverton at 12:40pm 12.18.23 I can't speak directly to a Catalina 310, but mine is installed on the front cover of the engine ba

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