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Catalina 30 MK1 fuel tank dimensions ScottNeely at 11:14am 03.27.15 Catalina 30 5/5271 Hi I have a 1985 C30 mk 1 and my fuel tank sender went bad. I found a new reed style sender on Catal
secondary bilge (1) hummingbirdbassist at 9:32am 03.27.15 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1712 1980 hunter 30, right nowshe has a rule 1100 with sticky float(replacing with rule automatic) with i
78 H30 Rudder Support (1) Yeki at 9:28am 03.27.15 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1835 Hello All, We picked up a 78 H30 last summer. After pulling it out of the water, we found damage to
Adding a forward hatch on an oday 22 davidmhull at 8:17am 03.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/925 Good morning. I have a 1972 oday 22 I am fixing up and it did not come with a forward hatch. A frien
Looking for a Spare CNG tank for My Hunter (1) Steverhnm at 8:00am 03.27.15 Ask All Sailors 1/903 I live in the desert, so I am not near the usual locations that have/sell CNG tanks for out boats.
Shake and Break Skip Gundlach at 2:48am 03.27.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1301 Well... No, we didn't die, nor drop off the face of the earth. It's getting a bit crazy around
H 376 navigation electronics Diablito at 9:06pm 03.26.15 Big Boats 6/1261 Hello everyone. I'm a Southern California native and have lived within 10 miles of the beach for
mounting autohelm 800 longitudinally? Daveinet at 8:54pm 03.26.15 Ask All Sailors 3/867 Getting ready to mount the autopilot and I'm running into a problem. The back of my boat is so narr
Windex Light from a LED Solar Yard Light?? victorhoisington at 7:23pm 03.26.15 Ask All Sailors 5/2650 I'm interested in thoughts on making a windex light. Rather than running yet another set of wires
Metalmast 30 Salty Craig at 6:51pm 03.26.15 Other Sailboats 8/8029 Hey guys, I just purchased a Metalmast 30 in fantastic condition. I can't find much conversation ab
Suggestion for Furling Line? Ward H at 6:49pm 03.26.15 Ask All Sailors 36/8303 Planning to replace the 5/16" furling line on my Furlex 100 jib furler. As the 5/16" gets older it
finally got the compression test done cjfj at 6:19pm 03.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2207 Results: #1Cylinder has 400 psi, #2 Cylinder has 175 psi and #3 Cylinder has 150 psi. Think I mi
Pushpit hollow bolt FourPoints at 6:07pm 03.26.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1298 During a MOB drill last summer someone managed to overstress the hollow bolt that attaches one piece
'79 O'Day 23 raising the mast MDaniels at 6:00pm 03.26.15 Day Sailers 3/1558 I've read thru the post and haven't found what I need. I have a '79 O'Day 23 that I bought a few mon
New Alternator / Regulator RonRelyea at 5:58pm 03.26.15 Musings With Maine Sail 21/7088 MaineSail... I'm will be installing 4 GC2 batteries on my Hunter 32. Also plan on a couple of sol
1987 Hunter 31 Owners Manual BDRogers at 4:18pm 03.26.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/2311 Does anyone know where I can find an owners manual for a 1987 Hunter 31? I've searched the Internet
$25 Oil Filter!! rfrye1 at 4:17pm 03.26.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1900 Ok so I go online and find a Yanmar place and order an OEM oil filter for my 3JH2E for like $10-13.
Looking for cradle or stand designs for my Catalina 27 AtLastGSL at 4:11pm 03.26.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/951 Alas, The great salt lake is having a very bad water year. I need to pull my 27 out of the water and
solent or cutter? Mahayana1 at 12:43pm 03.26.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3591 We have a sloop rig, 120 roller furling jib and RF main. We are headed down US coast to Carib then o
Maderator Pump bobcat30 at 12:26pm 03.26.15 Catalina 30 6/1488 AS I decommissioned my boat last fall, I always run the Macerator pump after flushing the holding ta

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Downeaster Fourm Dave at 5:35pm 10.23.23 Along those lines, another owner's forum here, for "Pace Ships" has a link to a web page, paceship.
Well, now Ive seen everything. Rltgold at 5:10pm 10.23.23 I was telling my brother in law about this and he found Jim's Little Boat video on you tube about hi
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Tally Ho at 5:06pm 10.23.23 The spray should not happen AT ALL. The seal should not allow any water to leak through. The fact
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Scott T-Bird at 4:36pm 10.23.23 The spray should not happen AT ALL. The seal should not allow any water to leak through. The fact
Hunter 216 in light air Alan Backus at 4:31pm 10.23.23 What @shemandr said... plus give this a try and see what it does... strap first, if works, I'll n
Racor filter size Alan Gomes at 4:01pm 10.23.23 Forget about the filter on the lift electric pump, it filters nothing unless it is the first in lin
Downeaster Fourm shemandr at 3:49pm 10.23.23
Racor filter size (4) Richard19068 at 3:26pm 10.23.23 You can always check with Universal. I believe that the on engine recommended filter #298854 is a
Downeaster Fourm Argyle38 at 3:24pm 10.23.23 I have owned a Downeaster 45 since June of 2022 in Washington state. Is there a way to maintain a l
Racor filter size Stu Jackson at 3:20pm 10.23.23 Forget about the filter on the lift electric pump, it filters nothing unless it is the first in line
Lantern Advice Art12050 at 2:59pm 10.23.23 We have two on our boat, the large and small model. Both are bulkhead mounted on gimbals. As mention
Plugged Waste Vent Line Hayden Watson at 2:36pm 10.23.23 Nice article, Terry! ... A particularly strong pumpout can even implode a tank. ... The best way
Downeaster Fourm Argyle38 at 2:35pm 10.23.23 A very salty looking design.. To be honest I do take exception to a CA company naming the line Dow
Another dipsh@# trying to read a dipstick... Michael Davis at 2:33pm 10.23.23 This is what I love about SBO. Have a problem and someone will have a couple of great solutions.
Plugged Waste Vent Line Nodak7 at 2:29pm 10.23.23 Help! I am certain this brain trust has some innovative system for this! It appears that my vent li
Halyard mast clutch question thinwater at 2:29pm 10.23.23 The main cause of rope damamge by clutches is releasing them under load. The rope has to skid past t
Cockpit drain not draining pgandw at 2:16pm 10.23.23 Small toilet plungers are the favorite of ODay Mariner sailors to keep their cockpit drains cleared.
Plugged Waste Vent Line Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:12pm 10.23.23 Nice article, Terry! Holding tank vent lines 101: All tank vents have two main functions: to pr
Hunter 216 in light air (1) rgranger at 1:55pm 10.23.23 What @shemandr said... plus give this a try and see what it does... o senter line.
Square top main on water ballast? rgranger at 1:50pm 10.23.23 Two sets of reef points.... very nice! :clap:

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