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Finding waterline on hull weh5748 at 3:48am 04.16.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/932 Spent another day on my back in tight space preparing hull for bottom paint, grinding and gel coatin
New Purchase of 79 Cat pagehopper at 3:01am 04.16.13 Catalina 22 3/918 What kind of hull restorer products have you found to be effective, hopeing not to waste my money?
Leak Rob Spicer at 2:21am 04.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1839 We have an annoying leak that proving hard to track down When on the mooring the yacht is dry , no
Raymarine Mark Maulden at 10:49pm 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1035 I currently have an E7D/HD digital radar and an X-5 pilot. I know I've bashed Raymarine a few times
Sliders for a Hunter 28.5 (1985) robertcgscott@yahoo.com at 9:19pm 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/906 Hello everyone, I only just purchased a 28.5ft Hunter that was in storage and realized that I have
Cockpit seats guidera48 at 8:58pm 04.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/907 Has anyone installed gas lifts on the cockpit seats. I just missed loosing a finger this past weeken
another project finished (2) trainmanjess at 8:36pm 04.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1672 Hello All i think spring has finally gotten here... i have had some really good days and have star
H376 Shower Sump rfrye1 at 8:09pm 04.15.13 Big Boats 3/1063 Gotta love this. My shower sump stopped working. Disassembly showed that the pump itself was shot, a
repairs teacher63 at 7:49pm 04.15.13 Smaller Boats 4/1088 I have a question, about the gel coat on my Hunter 23 it seems to have a number of they call them st
fresh water flush 6HP Tohatsu OB Bob 04 H260 at 7:46pm 04.15.13 Engines and Propulsion 7/8868 I would like to be able to flush the salt from my OB motor with fresh water. My Honda had a port for
H356 Galley Faucet DanoDano at 7:45pm 04.15.13 Big Boats 4/1116 Do you have to remove the sink to change out the faucet?
Main boom Rigging on a 37C dave1977 at 7:23pm 04.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1471 I have recently acquired my Hunter 37C (S/N: HUN37174M80G) and had to remove and strip my main boom
Catalina cushions Lost Parent at 6:38pm 04.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1066 Anybody know how thick the cushions are on my 1982 Catalina 30 , my boat is to far away to get to it
Swift Trawler Owners (1) rclarke246 at 6:23pm 04.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1276 Hello, We're proud owners of a 2012 Swift 44. With this new model we'd like to communicate with oth
Close up your floor hatches! Big Moe at 5:55pm 04.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1340 Hello Fellow Sailors: I broke my cardinal rule over the weekend. I left a floor hatch open to dry o
C-22 News Letter CaptDon01 at 4:45pm 04.15.13 Catalina 22 1/746 NEW FEATURE TO BE ADDED TO THE NATIONAL C-22 WEB SITE, A NEWS LETTER We are planning a new newsle
New Hatch Doors (3) JWH2050 at 4:20pm 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2162 I posted about hatch doors a few weeks ago and decided to make my own. These were made from salvaged
Tall Rig without bowsprit? KennyBene at 3:57pm 04.15.13 Catalina 30 4/2302 Can anyone tell me if Catalina built any tall rigs without the bowsprit. I own hull #5787- 1990 C30
wiring question garethreeves at 3:36pm 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1130 Hi All, I am replacing the Raystar 120 GPS unit that has intermittent problems with an NMEA ever
Following 25 years later's footsteps (1) RubyJean at 3:25pm 04.15.13 Bigger Boats 37/7083 Brought my O Day 27 home from the warehouse this weekend to start the re-fit and paint. The only pro

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Need Recommendations capta at 1:07pm 05.02.23 If that is a hydraulic tranny, running it w/o oil, the clutch plates are probably trashed. If it is
3 Blade Prop Swap? Dudenhoeffer at 12:59pm 05.02.23 @dlochner - Thanks for the insights. One question - We plan to step the mast before departing in Ro
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:58pm 05.02.23 Why would you need a grease gun to lube the pump??? Just stick the nozzle on the tube of grease up
Sailing Movies? capta at 12:57pm 05.02.23 I'm too lazy! Ha, ha. Plus, since my move, I'm not even sure where the DVD player is. So, it's a
Need Recommendations dlochner at 12:16pm 05.02.23 I have used Fred Warner Marine and Outdoors. Bought my last transmission from them. If there is not
How to remove drain from s600 for anode install dlochner at 11:57am 05.02.23 A large open end wrench or adjustable wrench will probably work, however, the HW outlet will need to
Reconnecting water heater and bleeding the system? JoeWhite at 11:56am 05.02.23 I read a while ago about somehow filling the coil in the water heater with coolant before connectin
Universal M25 Crankcase vent line? JRT at 11:44am 05.02.23 The original is how all 3 310s in our Marina are setup. I've never smelled anything, maybe because w
Reconnecting water heater and bleeding the system? JRT at 11:34am 05.02.23 No idea about reconnecting, but there is a air bleeder valve on the top of the engine where the cool
Replacing Sheaves on a Catalina 27 shank at 11:33am 05.02.23 Thanks for the great info, Joe. The diagram is especially helpful. Both my main and jib halyards a
My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration (2) Secondwind2008 at 11:26am 05.02.23 Speaking of Crazy, Here's what my lake looks like from about a week ago to today and why I would ne
3 Blade Prop Swap? dlochner at 11:22am 05.02.23 We will set out from Rochester up to Oswego, which we hope to complete in 1 day... If all goes well
Universal M25 Crankcase vent line? Stu Jackson at 11:12am 05.02.23 Wow, that doesn't look like the M25 I remember in my 1984 Catalina 36! Mine had an intake manifold
My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration Secondwind2008 at 11:09am 05.02.23 Thanks Crazy Don, It was a lot of work but in a way I made that boat uniquely mine.
3 Blade Prop Swap? Dudenhoeffer at 11:04am 05.02.23 Now, about that long trip. Where are you starting? When do you plan to leave? Oswego to Waterford c
My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration Crazy Dave Condon at 11:02am 05.02.23 I am impressed and you deserve to be proud of your workmanship skills. Thank you for sharing @Secon
Hunter vs. Catalina 22 Crazy Dave Condon at 10:55am 05.02.23 Use to be a hunter and Catalina dealer and worked with the owners closely particularly the water bal
Honter 33 2006 keel repair Crazy Dave Condon at 10:29am 05.02.23
Honter 33 2006 keel repair Ralph Johnstone at 10:21am 05.02.23 3. Just grind it to make it even, before repainting with anti-fouling paint (it is not big enough t
3 Blade Prop Swap? shemandr at 10:01am 05.02.23 I agree it's better not to change the prop before a trip like this unless there is adequate time to

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