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Lancer 30-5 original owners manual Turtleman at 11:08am 07.16.14 Lancer 9/4814 I recently bought a Lancer 30-5 1985, and, when going through the documents, found an original owne
Also just joined . Help me Iter . (1) Seizethecarp at 10:54am 07.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 2/643 78342.vB Salvaged this 25' ? Hunter last week . Think it's 1978 . I have a million questions . Fi
What make is this roller furling jib (2) whinde at 10:52am 07.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2966 Can anyone identify what make this roller furling is, I am looking for a manual for it. https://l
Bus Bar - is this right? (1) SVTatia at 9:49am 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 3/966 By looking at the picture below (I got it from one of the posts here) not sure if this is a correct
top of leech flapping sailorsteve1 at 8:44am 07.16.14 Smaller Boats 4/1120 little problem with my capri 18. in pretty brisk wind say 12 to 15 the top portion of the leech of t
How long for hot water? Hayden Watson at 7:34am 07.16.14 Catalina 30 10/2093 How long should it take to make hot water when running the engine? I have a Kuuma water heater on m
Stain that will not dry Ckoerken at 7:21am 07.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 8/867 Over the weekend I took the doors and drawers out of my boat and took them home to refinish in the g
Anyone know how to drop the rudder post on a 1975 irwin 26? Joshua_Diaz at 6:42am 07.16.14 Irwin 0/2006 Tying to replace my stuffing box on the rudder post. But I can't seem to find a pin or bolt that rel
Mac nav lights (1) Justin_NSA at 6:21am 07.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3308 I was just perusing my latest copy of Seaworthy from BoatUS. It occurs to me that my 26S isn't up to
st4000 calibration garethreeves at 6:19am 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 7/7708 I posted this on the raymarine forum site but am having no luck over there. Has anyone seen this bef
e7 chartplotter goes down when I start my engine cramina at 4:48am 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1813 My Raymarine e7 chartplotter goes down when I start my diesel engine but stays on when I stop it, do
Mast Shimmy Ribration Johno at 1:27am 07.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1110 We have a Catalina 36 Mkll 2006 newly aquired. We find above 12knots of wind at anchor, we get loud
looking at an o'day 22 Kazz330 at 8:29pm 07.15.14 Ask An Oday Owner 20/3027 Thinking about going and looking at an o'day 22. he wants 2k for it, but needs some refurbishing.
New owner looking for a manual soulpoet at 8:03pm 07.15.14 Day Sailers 7/1293 Does anyone have an idea of where to find an owners manual for an Oday 23?
Self-draining holding tank Sandy Stone at 6:46pm 07.15.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/4266 Yes, again, but with a twist. I understand that plugging of the overboard drain line while the valv
Battery wiring on 1989 Catalina 27 Gcmiddle at 5:20pm 07.15.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/2684 I just acquired a 1989 Cat 27. Her batteries were not in her and so I replaced dead ones with new d
Outboard Power Trim Kper at 2:47pm 07.15.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2580 I currently have a 9.9 two cycle and was considering changing my motor mount since it has no spring
Anchor Roller install tight fit no bowsprit CPH at 2:39pm 07.15.14 Catalina 30 9/6601 So I may have leaped before I thought. I just purchased a 45lb. Mantus anchor to use on my standard
Can I DROP 26D Daggerboard on the water to replace lines? Snowbird One at 2:10pm 07.15.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1641 Sorry for the truncated title. Had to get it to fit. And also sorry if this has been answered. I did
raising rusted keel ambler at 12:05pm 07.15.14 Catalina 22 3/781 Late last year I purchased a 1983 Catalina 22. With the warmer weather I've been in the water to loo

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Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? BigEasy at 9:05am 06.14.23 Can I just drain the fluid through the dipstick hole with an extraction pump, then replace with n
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? jviss at 8:55am 06.14.23 crappy Hurth HBW 50 transmission Why "crappy?" I find those to be bullet-proof. And yes, you can
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 8:51am 06.14.23 You didn't read my original post well - I said a couple had broken, but thought to replace them all
Engine raw water thru hole location Capt_Andy at 8:49am 06.14.23 Water flows continuously. The hose runs through the compartment where the stuffing box is accessed.
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 8:40am 06.14.23 Ha, ha! Wow, you have a dozen of those stanchion blocks? That seems like a lot. I. think I might
Edson wheel size and leather cover? BigEasy at 8:33am 06.14.23 Mine is a rougher, suede-like leather and is the same as what I have on the rear edge of my dodger.
Thru hole and keel crack, dlochner at 8:23am 06.14.23 Searched all over for a water trail leak but couldnt find anything. Only moisture was water beading
Should I switch to hank on? morbidfollower at 8:21am 06.14.23 I used to sail with hanked on and when I wanted to change to a smaller sail, I would point up and th
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem BigEasy at 8:19am 06.14.23 I'm not a Yanmar guy, but that looks like a regular petcock, and used to bleed. I like to pump coo
Thru hole and keel crack, babadu at 8:13am 06.14.23 Yeah could be the condensation as described above. Ill look into the g-flex thanks
Edson wheel size and leather cover? jviss at 8:09am 06.14.23 Not sure what type of hide is used on my wheel; it is smooth reddish-brown hide with very little "g
Thru hole and keel crack, babadu at 8:08am 06.14.23 Searched all over for a water trail leak but couldnt find anything. Only moisture was water beading
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 8:08am 06.14.23 I ponder that Harken subsidies them secretly so that Harken can maintain higher prices, albeit real
Edson wheel size and leather cover? BigEasy at 8:06am 06.14.23 And that's a good thing! I didn't think you were supposed to put anything on elk hide. I rinse mi
Thru hole and keel crack, dlochner at 8:05am 06.14.23 Welcome to SBO. The hairline crack is a pretty common issue on boats with a bolt on keel. It is cau
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 8:03am 06.14.23 don't expect plastic to last forever but when it does fail, I expect a fair price on the replacemen
Thru hole and keel crack, rgranger at 8:03am 06.14.23 The drain looks fairly good to me. Why do you suspect it is the through hull? If water is entering
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M LouBegue at 7:42am 06.14.23 Hi Lou, I made the swap a few years ago. It was a lot of work, but doable. It is a good time to
Minor project: new teak companionway step (2) rgranger at 7:41am 06.14.23 I do need a replacement telescoping swim ladder, though, as the old one is getting pretty beat. The
Schafer Outrageous Pricing FastOlson at 7:40am 06.14.23 Schaefer. Yes... Sometimes great design and engineering... and sometimes not. I tried their stanchio

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