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Mast Grounding on O'day 25? Mikesab at 8:25pm 04.19.14 Day Sailers 4/1381 In doing all the re-work on the cabin top and mast hinge, the only wiring I encountered was a 3 cond
Changing Strut on 40.5 (6) SVPardonMyFrench at 8:05pm 04.19.14 Big Boats 4/770 Anyone changed their Strut on a 40.5 or similar. Mine broke in half 2 inches under the hull due to
Side Power SE 55 Bow Thruster Marc14857 at 7:13pm 04.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/874 Anyone have any experience removing the Zinc from this unit. I've been able to unscrew the retaining
Engine shut off cable Calvin1Calvin at 7:09pm 04.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1223 I have a 1983 Hunter 27 and the engine cut off cable is frozen. I have sprayed WD 40 on the cable,
Performing a fuel tank ectomy (7) 31seahorse at 6:23pm 04.19.14 Ask All Sailors 32/6858 Hello SBO Members, To describe Friday as "Good Friday" would be a misnomer in our case. Eileen and I
Rebedding stanchions on 1984 23-2 Ziradog at 6:07pm 04.19.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/726 So, how do I get to the nuts/backing plates? It looks like they are under the liner material. Do I
What is the tube of fiberglass under the cockpit on an h23? (1) Paladin27 at 5:48pm 04.19.14 Smaller Boats 18/1603 Anybody know what this tube of fiberglass is that's on the bottom of the port cockpit seat in the la
Mast stepping darryl1974 at 5:31pm 04.19.14 S2 7/1557 Anyone have a good way to step the mast on a 7.3
Irwin 30 Citation slide out bunk? onthesea69 at 4:31pm 04.19.14 Irwin 4/2844 Hello all, new to the forum but hope someone can help me with this question. I have an Irwin 30 cit
Sticking Throttle kwiggy at 4:18pm 04.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/1058 Hi, has anyone had a problem with the throttle sticking on their Hunter? I have a H310 ' recently my
Is this a correct mast pin? (1) gitpicker2007 at 3:30pm 04.19.14 Catalina 22 8/2008 This is the bolt/nut the previous owner used for the wooden beam used to transport the mast during t
finding Excalibur 26 parts? (1) CharlzO at 3:19pm 04.19.14 Islander 0/2044 If anyone by chance has any idea where to try for finding some 70's Excalibur 26 pieces, would be gr
Mast Collar (2) abyssal at 3:13pm 04.19.14 Catalina 310 1/714 Our mast collar has pegs that hold the blocks that run lines from the mast to the deck organizer; th
Motor Boat question shemandr at 2:47pm 04.19.14 Ask All Sailors 5/995 I have a runabout I bought after the painful sale of my 356. It gets me out while I'm looking for m
37c. For sale Bill1565 at 2:25pm 04.19.14 The Cherubini Hunters 19/2682 Mary found a37c. for sale in Punta Gorda. Not ours. 1979 model allegedly completely rebuil
Fuel filters RR-Universal-details learned Skipper at 12:10pm 04.19.14 Ask All Sailors 19/1559 I've changed fuel filters before. This is the 1st time on a Universal M-18 (Other models are similar
oh oh, the anode broke! odaydokay at 11:42am 04.19.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2463 Nice NE weather has me out doing my mechancial work. Removed the pencil anode from the heat exchang
raymarine ST4000 autopilot conversion luken7 at 11:29am 04.19.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/5059 Old day all. We have an ST4000 wheel autopilot which I think is grossly underpowered for our Bene361
Kickup Rudder Pulley charmlt at 9:55am 04.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2344 I bought a 85 Hunter 23 at the end of the season last year and only now have I learned what's wrong
Yanmar 3GMF Transmission Oil Question Joe Mullee at 9:44am 04.19.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1824 I'm using the same oil in the transmission that I use in the engine, Shell Rotella T 15W-40. The "fu

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Thoughts on Stepping the Mast stickinthemud57 at 9:19am 10.02.22 stickinthemud57: Thank you for the reply. It's a great system but, I really would like to keep a ha
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping kappykaplan at 8:48am 10.02.22 @capta , they are both standard Rule pumps and not centrifugal. :beer:
Thoughts on Stepping the Mast ...3TacksontheWater at 8:48am 10.02.22 I believe the plans for his mast raising system are available in the Catalina 22 Tech Manual form t
Thoughts on Stepping the Mast ...3TacksontheWater at 8:44am 10.02.22 I would submit my rig for consideration: https://macgregorsailors.com/mods/index.php?page=item&id=
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping capta at 8:44am 10.02.22 On my pumps, the check valve is within six inches of the pump. When you disconnected the hose from
It's groundhog day Ralph Johnstone at 8:17am 10.02.22
33.5 swim ladder (2) Don Crowther at 7:42am 10.02.22 I got the swim ladder off the other day and cleaned it up. I would like to have a couple of steps ad
Loos gauge questions Leeward Rail at 7:41am 10.02.22 @Stu Jackson and @dlochner replies are right on the money. Here is a Web page my friend used for hi
Loos gauge questions Stu Jackson at 7:28am 10.02.22 When I had my C25 (87-98) I thought about gauges, but learned that the two sizes of shrouds on my 19
Shaky Tiller shank at 7:11am 10.02.22 Thanks so much for things to check over. I was concerned that the rudder was about to fall off becau
Loos gauge questions dlochner at 7:01am 10.02.22 Typical tensions are based on a percentage of breaking strength, usually in the 10-15% range. I use
Shaky Tiller dmax at 6:39am 10.02.22 The washer is free floating though it may become stuck by paint. I don't know the C-27 but it looks
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Tally Ho at 6:28am 10.02.22 Previous boat didn't have one, 1 yr in on the new to me boat, never found ANYTHING in the strainer.
Getting cold out here jssailem at 5:16am 10.02.22 It is said about cars, most accidents happen within 3 miles of home. When out afar we are on alert
Ian's third landfall dLj at 5:06am 10.02.22 I just got back to the dock in New Smyrna Beach Florida (just south of Daytona). Intuition is afloa
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping kloudie1 at 5:01am 10.02.22 Another thing to check after a restricted hose or stuck check valve is the electrical supply wiring
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Apex at 4:48am 10.02.22
Finally did it Will Gilmore at 4:05am 10.02.22 The Google engineer who sees company's AI as 'sentient' thinks a chatbot has a soul -Will
Finally did it Will Gilmore at 3:53am 10.02.22 2001??? :beer: :facepalm: It's been a long time; much more that 21 years, and now look where we ar
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Davidasailor26 at 3:44am 10.02.22

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