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Condensation Water in Oil or More??? SailMaster at 10:07am 08.15.15 Ask All Sailors 4/978 Hi Guys, Our Volvo MD2B had not been turned over in 10 months. We finally started getting her ready
Winter Storage: Mast Up or Down? catalanc at 9:22am 08.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/4945 I'm considering a boat cover vs. shrink wrap for the long winter sleep (I know, I know ... way too e
St. Clair/Detroit River Piratenorm at 6:58am 08.15.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2910 Any Great Lakes sailor familiar with the St. Clair and Detroit River, Lake St. Clair area with some
Masthead Sheaves Piratenorm at 6:52am 08.15.15 Catalina 30 2/4243 Has anyone fitting a double masthead sheave/halyard assembly to an older 30 rig to allow the use of
Rudder head repair on oday 27 1983-1984 (3) One arm sailor at 6:24am 08.15.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/948 HiI everyone! I foolishly left my tiller swinging in the waves and both the rudder head and tiller h
Gas gauge does not work Jmccoy at 5:45am 08.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1168 I have a 1989 Catalina 30 Tall Rig. I have 3 gauges on the same panel. Temperature/Fuel level/Batter
Rigging the M26 Tykeflawless at 3:11am 08.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1476 Dear all, I have recently acquired a macgregor 26 s ( I am a bit confused as to whether it is the
Windvane Dubai at 3:00am 08.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1140 Out in a bit of a blow recently on my Hunter 326 and my mast top mounted wind vane has been destroye
Hunter 380 Arch - Standard or Factory Option sandiegosailor99 at 10:15pm 08.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1832 I just wrote a contract on a 1999 Hunter 380. The boat has the traditional rigging of the traveler
3 cyl yanmar loosing coolant FB111A at 5:25pm 08.14.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/2050 After sitting on the hard for 6 weeks we splashed today and after running the diesel for 10 minutes
Sealing the mast base Sylvaintu at 4:50pm 08.14.15 Ask All Sailors 1/735 Hi, does anyone knows how I can acces the base of the mast fo seal the inner post without removing t
Cutless bearing replacement CYQK at 4:13pm 08.14.15 Ask All Sailors 7/2570 Hello Replaced the 30mm cutless bearing on my boat Came off and went on for the most part as adverti
Ahhhh Comfort sartorst at 3:16pm 08.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/894 Just finished removing lower cushions for a wash and air out foam, well I was thinking about the foa
Hunter Legend 45 -- Boom Height Tomol at 3:12pm 08.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/949 We bought our 1986 Hunter Legend 45 last November and have been mostly very happy, even with all of
Hunter 30 jomallett at 2:29pm 08.14.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1044 We are looking at a 1989 Hunter 30. It is through a broker and the price is $31,000. It is in exc
Thru hull depth sounder burnswelds at 2:03pm 08.14.15 Catalina 30 5/1296 Has anyone replaced a thru hull transducer in the water ? I just wonder if I'm out of my mind :)
Genoa sizing readerbill at 9:22am 08.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1480 Hey Guys and Gals, I am looking at purchasing a new genoa for a '79 Hunter Cherubini and am not s
Rudder fix info needed jmczzz at 9:02am 08.14.15 Catalina 22 10/3395 I just did a check out 22 mile 5 day cruise on my good old boat. It was on the Ozark Mountains damme
Battery Charger Replacement buddybear at 8:40am 08.14.15 Catalina 310 18/4043 Looking to replace my old battery charger. Have been looking at the Promariner PronauticP series. Ha
Edson Pedestal Top Adaptor Plate 335/336 shoemelbch at 7:21am 08.14.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1517 1986 Oday 272 Edson no longer sells top adaptor plate for 335/336 pedestal, only avail for 402/4

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Re-anodising boom and holes RitSim at 10:50am 12.01.23 There is probably also a weakening in the heat affected zone which will be larger than the holes. W
Hunter 285 aft berth redesign. LaDonaMina at 9:45am 12.01.23 I used sports foam which has antimicrobial and was fairly inexpensive, you get it in different dens
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 Salty Jack at 9:43am 12.01.23 Thank you to all who have responded. Your information/advice will be so helpful for my decision. Be
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 9:39am 12.01.23 They are definitely not 2 AWG. I have some of that lying around from an RV I just upgraded to lithiu
Catalina 310 battery wiring question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:25am 12.01.23 should I ever need to replace one of the 4/0 cables? Are you sure you are installing AWG 4/0 cabl
Hunter 285 aft berth redesign. Jkutyna at 9:20am 12.01.23 I hope you used a proper insulating foam such as Armacell marine grade which has microban and not so
Electric Motors Johann at 9:12am 12.01.23 I thought it was funny while Kika was smirking as the guy from EP Tech was telling her that regener
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 (2) jssailem at 9:10am 12.01.23
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 David in Sandusky at 8:55am 12.01.23 Another endorsement for the Campbell 3 blade prop if you are going for 3. Ours shows no reduction in
Electric Motors kloudie1 at 8:37am 12.01.23 I, like a few others here, am not a fan .. I do acknowledge that there is a market where electric dr
Manual Bilge motosail_SD at 8:34am 12.01.23 That looks like an owner modification. With ropes attached and the cleat nearby I would suspect it
New MaxProp came today! fstbttms at 8:30am 12.01.23
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 dmax at 8:20am 12.01.23 I had a Catalina 30 with a 3-blade prop - definitely more bite than a two blade but it affected sail
Thanksgiving Cruise mermike at 8:19am 12.01.23 I have not seen that movie in years. Thanks for the reminder.
Thanksgiving Cruise jssailem at 8:07am 12.01.23
Manual Bilge jssailem at 8:02am 12.01.23 That looks like an owner modification. With ropes attached and the cleat nearby I would suspect it h
Thanksgiving Cruise (5) mermike at 8:02am 12.01.23 221673 As planned, we stopped in at the Thea Foss Waterway. We stayed 2 nights at the Dock St. Mari
Hunter 285 aft berth redesign. (1) LaDonaMina at 7:37am 12.01.23 Well I ordered 3 - 5'x12' Antimicrobial formica sheets in off white eggshell matte finsh (there are
Manual Bilge motosail_SD at 6:53am 12.01.23 The pictures help but do not show the pump. Is there a working pump or are you pulling a plug that
New MaxProp came today! CrispyCringle at 6:47am 12.01.23 You're going to love the feel in reverse, and enjoy no windmilling prop if yours did that before.

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