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Hunter 170 drain?? raleighhunter170 at 7:49pm 07.13.14 Day Sailers 7/3297 Ok...forgive me for my ignorance, but I just bought a 170 this summer. I keep my boat in the water
C-22 MK-II Pop-Top Cover CaptDon01 at 7:15pm 07.13.14 Catalina 22 7/1517 Getting ready to make way for Catalina Island next weekend,(no, not the "Catalina's to Catalina" cru
Companionway door Okey6772 at 7:14pm 07.13.14 Catalina 30 13/10148 Any advise or plans for DIY project to build a companionway door for our Catalina 30. Thks
Low oil pressure in Universal M4-30 ChangsinLattitudes at 6:58pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1260 Went out for a sail today and while motoring out, noticed the oil pressure was a lot lower than norm
Non Slip phxfan at 6:39pm 07.13.14 Catalina 22 0/774 Help Me Rhonda-- 73 Cat22, hull lnumber 3605 non slip is hellowing badly, gel coat on storage dooor
Evaporator Plates 2005 473 B473 at 6:18pm 07.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/658 Holding Plates 2005 473 Does anyone know who would have made the plates in my boat? 2005 Oceanis 4
Broken Mast Step? (2) SpenserSpratlin at 5:53pm 07.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1715 I've been sailing on a Hunter 23, and we've been having some problems with the boat, so we decided t
Can you splice Transducer wire? Depth Sounder question. (4) Sock Puppet at 5:53pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 8/5033 My boat has a transducer for the depth sounder mounted on the bottom of the hull. It was wired to t
Smart Gauge Installation dlochner at 5:22pm 07.13.14 Musings With Maine Sail 18/5590 Greetings, Looking for thoughts about installing a Balmar Smart Gauge. The gauge is going to be i
Fabric Spray "Paint" for old cabin cushions? rmwac at 5:16pm 07.13.14 Catalina 30 3/2038 We have an '84 Catalina 30 with the fabulous 80's tan 'Plaid' pattern. The cushions are in excellen
What's an "end tie"? pupluv at 4:33pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 12/5665 Please forgive my ignorance but what is an "end tie"? I think it's like a slip except there's a floa
need opinons on annapolis sail shops DAVA390 at 3:34pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1275 Purchased a 1988 Precision 23 last spring. Previous owner bought a new main from Scott sails in Anna
Unusual hot/cold water problem IH82BL8 at 12:55pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 1/672 This weekend I recommissioned my fresh water storage tank and water heater. I filled them and turne
Best hatch lens adhesive / sealant ? sailfree20770 at 12:38pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 32/19431 From what I've read so far, the 3 best options for plastic lens sealants are: 3M 4000 Dow Corning 79
Cheoy Lee/ Luders 36 Primary Winch Bracket Needed RaccoonTOF at 12:14pm 07.13.14 Parts Search 0/1095 Hurricane Arthur claimed the starboard primary winch on my 1975 Cheoy Lee/Luders 36 ketch. We recov
How many sailors does it take to change a light bulb? (1) Pat Hooyman at 12:11pm 07.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1119 I want to replace the incandescent bulbs on my 38 with LED's. I cannot figure out how to get the len
Tips or Suggestions for Mounting Tiller Pilot Ward H at 11:16am 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 16/6680 Just bought a Raymarine ST2000 tiller pilot. Spent about an hour measuring, remeasuring, second gu
What is this wooden clamp-like accessory? (1) flagbag at 10:16am 07.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 20/2506 Can anyone help identify this wooden clamp like accessory we found in a a '77 Oday Day Sailer II. Ab
Speed Loss michaeel at 9:55am 07.13.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 19/3160 Recently replaced the mixing elbow on my Yanmar 3YM20. The engine runs great as normal with no sign
Kenyon boom internal lines question jtmccue at 9:06am 07.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1084 I wanted to replace the tired and worn outlhaul line on the H28.5. A wire comes out the boom aft s

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Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 08.13.23 Is there no type of race or thrust bearing in the stern "bearing" or is it as it appears just the t
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? (1) Hayden Watson at 9:22am 08.13.23 I did the same a couple of years ago following a recommendation from @Hayden Watson . Yes, it was a
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement Hayden Watson at 9:16am 08.13.23 I have just recently started this project and would love to discuss. One huge question I have is i
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:12am 08.13.23 I have a diver coming Monday with a underwater video camera and we will check it all out. Is there
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:09am 08.13.23
1200 nm Completed (1) knappytime at 9:09am 08.13.23 Well finally managed to get everything headed in the right direction after taking a month off. Here
Topside Teak Trim morbidfollower at 9:08am 08.13.23 Remove it. That way you can re-bed it in the process, which probably needs to be done anyway. Two b
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 9:06am 08.13.23 That PSS Shaft Seal vent hose has always seemed to be an unnecessary vulnerability to me. The origi
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Tally Ho at 9:04am 08.13.23
Trailer Capacity Estimates? maddog2 at 9:01am 08.13.23 That is a good answer on the springs. There is probably already a safety factor calculated in the sp
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 9:01am 08.13.23
Topside Teak Trim Jacktar at 8:59am 08.13.23 Teak oil works real well for both! ha ha
Oday 20 Restoration Benny17441 at 8:49am 08.13.23 Welcome to the forum, we gladly can be of help advising to upgrades and in making your boat seaworth
Trailer Capacity Estimates? Tedd at 8:46am 08.13.23 I do not know the recommended percentage over the weight carried? Does anyone know what that percen
Swim platform grab rails anyone? jviss at 8:36am 08.13.23 Mine has a vertically aligned teak grab handle on the transom to starboard of the ladder and the ste
Trailer Capacity Estimates? maddog2 at 8:28am 08.13.23 Boat trailers the springs max capacity needs to be above the weight of the boat, trailer frame, moto
Swim platform grab rails anyone? Ralph Johnstone at 8:28am 08.13.23 Haven't seen anything like this on other boats, It might be more of a problem of finding somethin
Marina yard.... ggrizzard at 7:45am 08.13.23 Google "Marinas on the West Coast of Florida". Call and ask if they can help you.
DIY Electronics? Davidasailor26 at 7:30am 08.13.23 From a current standpoint 24 should be plenty. My understanding is that the reason for the ABYC limi
Merit 22 owners Merit of the Bay at 7:09am 08.13.23 Hey Digger, if you did receive the manual from Russ, would you mind forwarding it on to me? Libbyrya

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