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Penetrating Oil Study John T1594 at 4:45pm 10.22.13 Ask All Sailors 19/6861 A friend sent this to me and I have no way to verify it but I thought I would pass it along for comm
Bulkhead replacement fitting problems Ritdog at 4:42pm 10.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1553 I'm in the process of refurbing an Oday 25- I pulled the bulkheads out because they were getting old
core klif at 4:36pm 10.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1255 Does the 29.5 1994 hunter have a core center hull?
Rudder bearings Replacement bobcat30 at 4:23pm 10.22.13 Catalina 30 1/1376 I have a 1995 30. My rudder has a slight give to it when I shake it (on the hard) My zinc on the sh
Cradle construction question Sefuller at 2:31pm 10.22.13 Ask All Sailors 7/3559 I need to have a storage cradle built this year, and have been working with a local welder, but woul
vibration in rudder under sail? puddlejockey at 2:19pm 10.22.13 Ask All Sailors 6/4449 Hi guys; I'm getting a vibration...more like a throbbing, in the rudder of my H27 while under sail,
new owner trainmanjess at 1:54pm 10.22.13 Kittiewake 2/3108 hello all I am the new owner of a kittiwake 23 sailboat... it is a full keel boat designed by Carl
What PFD/Harness bootht at 12:27pm 10.22.13 Ask All Sailors 7/3902 My wife and I have been sailing for several years managing to survive with your basic orange Type II
Annapolis Power and Sail Boat Show observations Mikem at 11:40am 10.22.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/2888 As Ruth and I represented HAPSat both the Annapolis Power and Sailboat shows this year (in conjuncti
Running an additional halyard bshock at 11:03am 10.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1090 Hi All, As a new-ish owner I'm running into a lot of "firsts" with this boat. This next first has
Lost half my rudder! (2) Flyboy69 at 10:42am 10.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1748 Afternoon all! Look what I noticed when my Karma Girl was hauled out of the water for the winter las
Date & Time on a Raymarine Nodak7 at 10:32am 10.22.13 Big Boats 4/8293 I have a Raymarine E80 MFD on board our boat. I have a Navionics Map set up in it and within the Map
smelly bilge smell solved cherub78 at 9:37am 10.22.13 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1092 Hi thanks for all the ideas.my cross timbers were delaminated and saturated for years of my 78 27ft
Mothball Fleet (1) Benny17441 at 8:03am 10.22.13 Ask All Sailors 23/6093 Ran into this Mothball Fleet in the California Delta. Just waiting to be sold for scrap I guess.
Hunter 31 or 34 in Seattle? Phil Herring at 7:29am 10.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/769 If you have a 1980's vintage 31 or 34 at Elliott Bay, Shilshoal, or on Lake Union (or elsewhere, eve
Repowering from a 40 yr old Volvo SailMaster at 7:20am 10.22.13 Engines and Propulsion 7/1617 Hello all, We are going to stop throwing money into our old Volvo MD2B and repower with something
wet/dry storage dlewis812 at 6:43am 10.22.13 Ask All Sailors 1/909 after 2 past seasons wet storage thought about dry this winter; maybe good to let sit out for awhile
hunter 33 traveller mod? rufus1138 at 6:22am 10.22.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1542 anyone with the cherubini 33 ever modded the traveller to line control instead of the dummy stops? i
Oceanis 41 Transom issues zoya at 6:04am 10.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1373 Has anyone had issues with their transom on the new Oceanis series? On mine, both plastic fittings
O'Day 28 head Apex at 5:00am 10.22.13 Bigger Boats 3/1224 Anyone have information on the original layout/tankage for the head on 79 oday 28? The PO moved the

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Dockside water connection George Braun at 11:13am 06.19.23 If you have a transom shower, just T it into the cold feed. Very simple Art - how would that then
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 11:10am 06.19.23 You can also rebuild the HBW 50 for about $500. Hurth HWB 10 Transmission Rebuild dissassembly par
Oberdorfer N202M-908 Pump leaking stevenhagberg at 10:56am 06.19.23 I have a Catalina 30, 2001 hull number 6444. When I bought the boat with 560 hours on the Univeral M
Rub Rail Adventure (2) Brinky63 at 10:30am 06.19.23 Hi All, I figured I'd keep the thread going! Attached are two photos from the stern which show the
Do you trailer with the motor attached? Hayden Watson at 10:16am 06.19.23 Trailer Leaf Spring Hangers \| Trailer Suspension Hangers In truth, on the Clipper 26 I preferred t
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? LloydB at 10:14am 06.19.23 Do you have a diagram of how this supply system is supposed to work with the variable pump?
Help finding the right boat jmackdaddy at 10:10am 06.19.23 I can only comment from my experience.ASA 101 is not sufficient training for a 40ft sailboat. You m
Rub Rail Adventure Brinky63 at 10:08am 06.19.23 Hey Jay. Nice work on the deck/hull joint! I saw this thread pop up and wondered about an update. I
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! JFDuBu at 10:06am 06.19.23 This is a bit of a bump and story about my over temp issue. After I install a complete new wiring ha
Do you trailer with the motor attached? Tedd at 10:00am 06.19.23 That would have been nice on my Clipper 26 but the spring mounts were welded in place and would not
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 06.19.23 Anyone have a recommendation for a replacement model (that woudl be relatively easy to install ?
Help finding the right boat JoeWhite at 9:43am 06.19.23 I can only comment from my experience.ASA 101 is not sufficient training for a 40ft sailboat. You mi
Low fresh water pressure dlochner at 9:41am 06.19.23
Help finding the right boat Davidasailor26 at 9:21am 06.19.23
Mice vs. Sail kappykaplan at 9:20am 06.19.23 why patch an old worn-out sail. sailing with old stretched sails is a buzz kill. lesson nu. one i
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems (1) spadaforaj at 9:03am 06.19.23 Hi all - found this image in an older forum - this is what is on mine - should I also start by repla
Mice vs. Sail jon hansen at 8:49am 06.19.23 when buying a used sailboat, the first thing i do is buy "new" sails. always have , always will. w
Low fresh water pressure Ralph Johnstone at 8:40am 06.19.23 But that night was the first time the water pump didn't come on several times during the night. :th
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems Ralph Johnstone at 8:35am 06.19.23 Thanks - just pump some coolant into the intake until it comes through on the outlet pipe ? If yo
Low fresh water pressure WayneH at 8:34am 06.19.23 When we bought our boat, she was a project. Surveyor said to replace the water lines as they were no

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