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Yacht Registration Guess at 9:51pm 03.02.15 Ask All Sailors 14/2241 Hello, I'm new to sailing and have a few questions concerning registration. I'm a US citizen retire
Missing antifreeze! Tally Ho at 8:02pm 03.02.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/2951 My new to me O'Day 322 has a Yanmar 2GM20F aux. While bringing her home late last season across Lak
keel restore 34 hunter hunter healer at 7:24pm 03.02.15 Big Boats 16/2746 I'm bottom painting the hull and needs some some sanding then barrier coating and paint but the keel
1984 34 Mr Mac at 6:51pm 03.02.15 Big Boats 10/1772 My wife and I were out and about here in So. Alabama (Orange Beach area) and we came across some gen
Stuffing Box Fiherrsh at 5:55pm 03.02.15 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2266 I am going to repack the stuffing box on my 1981 30. Any recommendations on type or brand of flax?
Tracking down 12 volt electrolysis issues FBSabre36 at 5:55pm 03.02.15 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5434 My Sabre 36 burns through shaft zincs pretty quickly (one a month and then some). The boat is kept
mixing elbow on yanmar 2GM(1983 hunter 31) j.r.brown at 5:43pm 03.02.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1624 Ive seen this part listed as a 90 degree or a 45 degree. The one on my engine appears to be 45 degre
chain-cable steering in pedestal j.r.brown at 5:37pm 03.02.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1048 Have a 1983 hunter 31. Anyone know the chain and cable sizes used on the steering system?
Right way to seat screws Richandhelen at 5:32pm 03.02.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1411 What is the best way to seat a screw where the fiberglass has been "stripped" (e.g. An old screw has
Johnson water pump volume? eianm at 5:29pm 03.02.15 Big Boats 1/518 I installed a new Johnson WPS4- rated at 15 liters / minute, but i am actually achieving less than 5
Water heater location on Com Pac 25 Don E at 5:28pm 03.02.15 Com-Pac 0/1850 Where is the water heater located in a Com-Pac 25? A friend on the other coast asked.
CAL 35 C owners jssailem at 5:26pm 03.02.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1714 I am a "new to me" owner of a 1974 CAL35C Cruiser. I would like to learn what I can about the boat a
Walked Out To My Mooring Today...... Maine Sail at 5:14pm 03.02.15 Ask All Sailors 36/5086 For the first time I have ever witnessed the Atlantic Ocean in front of our house has frozen solid e
Chartplotting apps keljohnso at 3:17pm 03.02.15 Catalina 22 14/2080 I was thinking about Navionics app on a tablet. What do ya'll think?
Attching the Mainsail P30Dude at 2:18pm 03.02.15 Pearson 1/999 I Folks, I have a new to me P30, the mast and boom are buried under about a foot of snow. My questi
Option for replacing kerosene stove mjwiseman at 1:49pm 03.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/533 When we purchased our 1980 Hunter Cherubini last fall we did so knowing that the kerosene stove was
Bimini placement Jim Eller at 11:08am 03.02.15 Catalina 22 5/2205 I have a Catalina 22 MKI '86. There times in Oklahoma when getting out of the summer sun is a relie
Propane Tank Modification Boconnor310 at 10:55am 03.02.15 Catalina 310 16/4476 Would like to modify my propane tank on my Catalina 310 so I can run a hose to my stern rail grill w
Outhaul mod Cowpokee at 10:34am 03.02.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/3011 I am installing an improved outhaul to the original boom on my 1994 26S so that the line will now go
Frozen Mooring (1) James19955 at 10:18am 03.02.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1180 Went to check on my boat at the marina and also the winter stick on my mooring. Thought you guys in

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Catalina 30 Survey dmax at 7:45am 10.12.23 A 1985 will have a plywood core in the keel stub, where the keel boats are - this is not a problem u
Water tank leak Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:16am 10.12.23 Your tank is polyethylene...and unfortunately there is no "glue" or sealant that will bond to PE per
Perkins M30 Heat Exchanger salt water intrusion into sealed side of system (3) ddines at 7:05am 10.12.23 Congrats on tracking down the problem, good detective work. I am writing to inform other who have th
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 6:36am 10.12.23 Yes. I've lived on an inland lake on an island all my life. I never think of tides. Yeah. That would
Precision 23 dock size tfox2069 at 6:15am 10.12.23 The widest part of the boat is at the gunnels and tapers down to the waterline. Currently, at our
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try mermike at 4:13am 10.12.23 I use OCPN more and more, as my Garmin 742 is obsolete and the remote screen function is unreliable.
1975 oday 22 Timm R Oday25 at 4:05am 10.12.23 I wasn't aware the earlier O'Days had no centerboard . That's one thing I really like about this for
yanmar ysm 12 engine and transmission seperation garymalmgren at 2:49am 10.12.23 Hi riverview. Pretty easy. Especially with the engine/ gearbox removed from the boat. Which is what
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try dLj at 2:44am 10.12.23 I started the way most of us start any new project... I did a web search for OpenCPN and quickly fo
Navionics price increasing dLj at 2:39am 10.12.23 I just login and it works. I have an Android phone and tablet, it also works on my iPad and when I
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help (2) FreedomCrawler at 2:21am 10.12.23 @patbratton @Monsterfish @FreedomCrawler Look at my response in general Hunterowners Looks like a
Topping Lift suggestions for trailerable sailboats FreedomCrawler at 2:19am 10.12.23
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (2) SoSound at 10:26pm 10.11.23 I started the way most of us start any new project... I did a web search for OpenCPN and quickly fol
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 9:10pm 10.11.23 All my sensors have never worked since I purchased the boat last year. Does your high temperature
Just how big is British Columbia? (1) SoSound at 7:57pm 10.11.23 Sometimes, when Mother Nature throws you a snowball, you just have to do the best you can do with wh
When to tack shemandr at 7:43pm 10.11.23
Catalina 30 Survey RitSim at 7:06pm 10.11.23 Had an '89 C30 TRBSWK model. Also look at door margins to the head. If the margins indicate that t
Catalina 30 Survey jofro at 6:57pm 10.11.23 Thanks Straycat. Sage advice. Last time I sailed out of Alameda was on a Hobie Cat, raced around tr
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 6:00pm 10.11.23 Thanks Dave! I just cut out paper templates 10.25" x 7.125" for the Duracell Ultra GC2. Going to
Catalina 30 Survey Straycat22296 at 5:35pm 10.11.23 In my opinion the major issues could be with Bottom blisters / bottom paint, sail age and condition,

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