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Wooden Boatshow - Georgetown,SC Fly_H23 at 7:04pm 10.04.13 Trailer Sailors 0/1382 Anyone else headed to the Wooden Boatshow in Georgetown on Oct 19? https://woodenboatshow.com
Centerboard 39-2 mpbeagle at 7:02pm 10.04.13 Pearson 5/2410 I'm looking seriously at a 1987 39-2 but have some concerns: 1-Centerboard-What keeps it from clank
25.5 Hunter Oil Leak Jeremy21515 at 3:58pm 10.04.13 Smaller Boats 2/983 Have a 1985 25.5 Hunter with a 1GM10 Yanmar. It was laid up since 1998 but resurrected it last summ
Going to the Annapolis Boat Show? Phil Herring at 2:05pm 10.04.13 Ask All Sailors 42/4649 For the first time in... well, a long time, Bly and I will be at the Annapolis show this year.
Back Pressure Report hathawayr@theleeco.com at 1:54pm 10.04.13 Catalina 30 0/868 Well, I promised to report exhaust back pressure after my re-power of Nepenthe, our 1985 Catalina 30
42 Passage differences from 1989 thru 2005? rlamb at 1:19pm 10.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/880 All, My wife and I are preparing to buy Hunter 42 Passage and are looking at boats from 1989 thru ab
s2 tee shirts on ebay BobM at 12:11pm 10.04.13 S2 11/2452 Email the owner to see if your model is available and then specify size and model when you order. I
Removing Hot Water Heater from Engine Cooling Circuit Dreaming at 11:44am 10.04.13 Catalina 310 12/8185 Hello! I am the new owner of Catalina 310 Hull #31 S/V "Harmony". Due to a drip in the plumbin
Repowering a 1974 C30 The Garbone at 10:50am 10.04.13 Catalina 30 10/2257 I will be looking at a C30 this weekend that has an outboard. I have yet to hear from the owner bu
A couple of Winterizing Deals.. Solstice at 10:14am 10.04.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1445 For those of you that use Rotella 15W-40 engine oil, Autozone has it on sale for $5 off and for thos
keel hanger thread size question allen-deckard at 10:12am 10.04.13 Catalina 22 7/1568 gonna lower the keel on my boat this winter and inspect and possibly if needed replace the pin. I'
New mast stepping system just tried out allen-deckard at 10:03am 10.04.13 Catalina 22 1/1002 built my own mast stepping system this last week and man probably one of the best things I've put on
72 22ft Snowman80 at 9:53am 10.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2194 Hey guys i have the opportunity to purchase a 72 22ft oday. According to the owner he uses it curren
de-icer pelicanj45 at 9:34am 10.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1123 I'm looking for information regarding an ice bubbler/de-icer. Does anyone know where I can find a ,
looking trainmanjess at 8:52am 10.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2139 hello all I am looking at a 1976 O'Day 25 cb sailboat.... I am looking for information or opinions
New to sailing, few questions BobbyCG177 at 7:58am 10.04.13 Catalina 22 6/1358 Good day all, I'm new to sailing and will be self taught. I've already put my self in bad situatio
Genoa Sheet Load Calculator rardiH36 at 7:20am 10.04.13 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1482 Embedded in a recent thread was discussion about jib sheet loads at the toe rail blocks. Here is a
Replacing Jib Winches newage1461 at 9:10pm 10.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 20/5149 I am thinking about replacing the winches on my H-30 with self tailing ones. The current winches are
376 Swim Ladder kwalker at 8:38pm 10.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/942 My swim ladder on my 376 met a Catalina 42 in a boat parade incident, anyone know of replacements?
New on the site, looking for refurb interior for '93 Legend Pdilmore at 8:27pm 10.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1242 I am looking for tips on how to restore the wood veneer panelling inside the cabin. Has anyone done

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SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 8:37pm 06.02.23 Ahhh yes. Night sailing, or should I say re-sailing x3. Lol. Was it only 3? All that I know is th
2002 Volvo Penta heat exchanger bypass Ralph Johnstone at 7:11pm 06.02.23 If you have flow, and you see scale plugging the tube at the elbow, you found your problem. And i
bulb number Yanmar tach (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:02pm 06.02.23 Bulb size ? New one on me and I thought I knew something about Yanmar tachs. Don't bother with the
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report MikeHoncho at 6:46pm 06.02.23 Ahhh yes. Night sailing, or should I say re-sailing x3. Lol.
Marine diesel engine classes? xavpil at 6:34pm 06.02.23 Stu is of course correct. Here is an intermediate step that I believe would be valuable for anyone
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler dlochner at 6:29pm 06.02.23 Centek Marine is a major supplier of wet exhaust mufflers. They literally have pages of them. One of
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 6:14pm 06.02.23 Just wait to see what happens in part 4. :biggrin: Are you sure that we can't just skip part 4 an
Identifying Keel Layers - Need for Primer? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:11pm 06.02.23 Most dealer and yards applied epoxy barrier coats on lead keels. Cast iron keels need a primer pai
Anyone know where I can find one of these? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:04pm 06.02.23 Did you talk with Dave who is a salesman for U S spars near Gainesville Florida?
Addicted to Sailing mermike at 6:01pm 06.02.23 Tosca is named for an opera about a beautiful jealous woman, and they all die in the end. So appropr
First Boat Purchase Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00pm 06.02.23 @amistret As a former dealer, I asked my customers what they wanted to do with the boat as there
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising (1) skunther at 5:35pm 06.02.23
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Ralph Johnstone at 5:32pm 06.02.23 Hi Peter, Just returned from a few days at Port Graves and then back to Snug Cove before returning
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 5:32pm 06.02.23 All Hurth gears will eventually slip. It's a bad design and defective from the factory. If changing
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:27pm 06.02.23 I use to call it a K Whopper with the issues. I had a 23 wing keel on a KW trailer one time get s
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 5:24pm 06.02.23 As others mentioned your prop needs to be matched to your motor and boat. What is the maximum RPM
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 5:21pm 06.02.23 First, you are seriously over-propped if you reach maximum speed at 2000 rpm, you should be reachin
Cleat recommendations for Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:15pm 06.02.23 @kappykaplan thank you as I have to be careful. @WesternTraveler I know the boat well. In the V
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report jssailem at 5:11pm 06.02.23 Just wait to see what happens in part 4. :biggrin:
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 5:08pm 06.02.23 What trans do you have there??? I have the HBW50

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