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Strait of Juan de Fuca YVRguy at 10:42am 04.06.14 Destinations 10/11194 For our BC and Washington State brethren: Later this year my buddy and I are planning a trip on
H26. Willemvan at 10:33am 04.06.14 Smaller Boats 1/545 Well. I may have missed out on the H260, but we did purchase a H26. Looking forward to getting her
engine sealant gettinthere at 9:17am 04.06.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/3149 I have a hairline crack in my mixing elbow. Pulling it with the flange that attaches to the heat exc
1995 Oceanis 400 - Fwd waste Holding tank QuincyKDR at 8:39am 04.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1778 Can anyone post some detailed pictures or diagrams of the Forward waste holding tank. Specifically
Removing rust stains from head/shower floor rlamb at 8:32am 04.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/980 I have just replaced my manual heads with electrics and have rust stains on the head floor where the
New Autopilot (2) YVRguy at 7:24am 04.06.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2381 So in preparation for our 2nd year of sailing my buddy and I had a new Raymarine Autopilot installed
Installing CD internal 8:1 outhaul question(s) (1) HillbillyWanderer at 6:48am 04.06.14 Catalina 22 19/2391 Ok, I got out the internal outhaul 8:1 purchase I bought from Catalina Direct this morning, read di
C28MKII Pre-Rigging Maintenance ? jeanjunker at 5:32am 04.06.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/600 I am soon purchasing a (1997-2004) Catalina 28MKII and will have it transported to my local lake. I
Oceanis 45 Sewage Holding Tank Questions LordByron at 4:52am 04.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/5302 Can someone please answer a couple of basic questions re the holding tank on my Oceanis 45? (and yes
Need to contact admin? sknrzgirl at 9:28pm 04.05.14 S2 7/1436 Ahoy...we have just purchased an S2 7.3 meter that is listed here in the owners group. How can
cabin window shades Bill Greenberg at 9:26pm 04.05.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/2448 I'm looking for cabin window shades for my 1991 Catalina 28. Any suggestions where I can purchase a
37c Prop and shaft for 2qm20 kwaai at 8:44pm 04.05.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1197 Advice please, I had my shaft snap, so I am looking to replace the shaft and have a 2nd as a spare.
garmin 740s and airmar transducer have different connectors Jared1048 at 7:11pm 04.05.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1492 Hello, I recently bought a garmin 740s chartplotter and a airmar in hull p79 transducer. Problem
New to me Catalina 30 TRBS burnswelds at 7:10pm 04.05.14 Catalina 30 2/1282 Hello all, I picked up a 1980 Catalina 30 this spring, the boat has been sitting on the hard for abo
anchor roller Mike4116 at 6:48pm 04.05.14 Bigger Boats 6/1431 Has anyone installed an anchor roller on an O'day 28? My boat is a 1980 model with bow nav. lights m
Replacing a Raymarine ST40 depth sounder with an wagemaker at 6:31pm 04.05.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5731 I40??? Does anyone have experience replacing a Raymarine ST40 depth sounder with an I40? The orig
Cal 25-2 for bluewater sailing? Veladora25 at 6:16pm 04.05.14 Cal 10/13096 Hey everyone, I'm leaving the army in a year or two, selling everything and sailing from CA to FL vi
drilling thrue deck chokrisandy at 5:48pm 04.05.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1372 Dear friends, i have a hunter 30 1981, i am going to install new deck organizer (2) and some rope cl
Dinghy races/regattas on Lake Michigan? Audrius at 5:29pm 04.05.14 Ask All Sailors 3/904 Races/regattas on Lake Michigan for a beginner ? I have the 26' Hunter 260 , dose anybody know any
1979 Newport MKII Cockpit drains Buzzlovelace at 4:49pm 04.05.14 Newport 4/2947 Hello All, Can anyone tell me why the forward cockpit drains go directly to through hulls below the

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1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... dmax at 7:27am 06.19.23 The hull is solid glass, just the deck is cored. Jenneau built the 39's and 40's.
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... (3) Tally Ho at 7:21am 06.19.23
Keel bolts mkI dmax at 7:16am 06.19.23 If you have water coming in through the keel bolts then the adhesive/sealnt between the keel and the
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems Jim 5757 at 7:15am 06.19.23 Ours had a "tempering valve" about 1" diameter 8" long 'L' shape. If you have that you should remove
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (1) Mike Oldak at 7:13am 06.19.23 To All I was looking at my anchor locker today and was trying figure out what the purpose of th
Hunter 27-2 clear plastic engine control panel cover B type jssailem at 7:12am 06.19.23 It works well. Be aware, it is still a clear plastic. Like your boat deck you need to care for it.
Lowering mast before expected storm? captcoho at 7:08am 06.19.23 I'm assuming the boat is at anchor, not in a slip? Either way, I would give no thought to the mast
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... dmax at 7:07am 06.19.23 Oh yeah, the anchor locker is shallow - it can fit a danforth style anchor and rode. I have a Manson
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... dmax at 7:05am 06.19.23 Agree with Greg, unless you have reason to suspect the bolts have deteriorated or the adhesive has f
Keel bolts mkI captcoho at 7:01am 06.19.23 Hard to give a good answer not knowing how the smile might have been repaired. First thought is if i
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? captcoho at 6:48am 06.19.23 Did you adjust the pressure of the bladder in the accumulator? That will affect how much water will
1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. Scott T-Bird at 6:44am 06.19.23 I'm a little confused by that void in the picture that doesn't show any support for a replacement pa
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems captcoho at 6:40am 06.19.23 New Kuma water heater worked great for a season - and now won't heat through the heat exchanger R
Hunter 27-2 clear plastic engine control panel cover B type MBroderick at 6:36am 06.19.23 I purchase one from online from a Yanmar dealer for around $40. but i'm rethinking it as I see what
Swing Keel Line routing help (o'day 222) Wood Jigger at 6:27am 06.19.23 Unremarkable. I too replaced the swing keel lifting line on my 222. There is only the one block an
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... Tally Ho at 6:21am 06.19.23
2gm20f will not start BigEasy at 6:20am 06.19.23 If I can make a suggestion here : "DON"T TAKE ANYTHING ELSE APART IF YOU WANT THIS ENGINE TO RUN A
Fresh water cooling system elcojo2 at 6:10am 06.19.23 Thanks so much for the responses and direct me in the right direction.
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems Hello Below at 6:05am 06.19.23 So it's unlikely that the pump is your problem. :plus: Was the water heater not winterize last yea
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? capntmitch at 5:49am 06.19.23 I tossed

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