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Picked up by Balboa yesterday -- Got questions. (4) rgranger at 8:38am 01.17.13 Balboa 2/3010 Hey All Yesterday I finalized the purchase and pick up of my new-2-me Balboa 26. It was advertised
Single Line / Jifffy Reefing Main Sail Blue Hull at 8:21am 01.17.13 Catalina 30 16/10214 I am interested in determining if there are any good single line reefing (jiffy reefing) systems for
Mainsail slide size :S joshc at 7:22am 01.17.13 Catalina 22 4/1895 Morning all Since I am nowhere near my 22 at this time, can anyone tell me the slug size for a Cata
Cast Iron Keel Esperanza1 at 6:33am 01.17.13 Ask All Sailors 15/7551 Hi, Just wondering who might have had great success with a particulat cast iron keel protectant and
davits H356 (2) Bob 04 H260 at 6:38pm 01.16.13 Big Boats 9/3586 I just installed a set of davits on our 356. They are made by Ocean Marine Systems. They were easy t
New old book (1) emergpa1 at 5:25pm 01.16.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1429 Thanks to you guys I got this book and have already put it to good use. Love you guys! (In a brothe
Pearson 31-2 wet decks obsailor at 4:52pm 01.16.13 Pearson 7/8270 I'm looking for a 31-2, late 80's. A current owner tells me to expect wet decks but not to avoid th
H34 settee heights? highmillr at 4:22pm 01.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2621 I'm redoing the interior from the last owner/madman.... Bought the boat empty......I need the heigh
Boat Portrait jlampley at 11:55am 01.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1448 We would like to give our boss upon his retirement a painting of his Hunter 36 (2006 or 2007?). Doe
You Need To Register For Havasu Asap CaptDon01 at 11:31am 01.16.13 Catalina 22 0/757 Hey, for those of you out there attending the 2013 Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention, if you've signe
Dogger for Pearson 26 AirBooss at 11:26am 01.16.13 Pearson 0/1350 Nevermind
Mercury 9.9 lighting stator rebuild. (7) Ritdog at 10:55am 01.16.13 Engines and Propulsion 3/3459 Hello all- I have a 1977 Mercury OB on my 2-battery Oday 25 that was not charging the house battery
Wanted: input on forum search Phil Herring at 10:54am 01.16.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 14/6767 I have a real, authentic, professional programmer working on a new configuration of forum search.
Boating Related Jeopardy Questions Maine Sail at 8:33am 01.16.13 Ask All Sailors 29/9569 Hi All, Working on a project for one of the events at our club where we will be doing a Jeopardy ga
fuel tank cubby and other mods... (5) centerline at 12:51am 01.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1823 I been working steady on the boat since I pulled it out of the water at the end of the season.... go
Low-friction blocks (1) Joel H. at 7:36pm 01.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1457 Anyone know where to get these.
Site search Phil Herring at 6:41pm 01.15.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1533 Just a heads-up that the system is right smack in the middle of an upgrade and the filtering options
Supreme court rules in favor of civilian woodster at 6:28pm 01.15.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1914 this may or may not be sailing related but i thought it interesting none the less with all the hula
Bow pulpit for '75 Catalina 27 Louminator at 6:22pm 01.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/5477 I have a Catalina 27 with a bent bow pulpit that I would like to replace or repair. My understandin
Has anyone ever hummingbirdbassist at 5:48pm 01.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/721 Has anyone ever tried to fabricate their own mixing elbow on Yanmar qm15, if so share how you did i

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Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Ralph Johnstone at 9:49am 12.01.22 I purchased the manual impact wrench. And if the bolts breaks at the deck ? ? ? ?
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 12.01.22 the screw will initiallly try to shrink but as the aluminum gets cooled, it willl grab the screw ti
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt QCI at 9:33am 12.01.22 I purchased the manual impact wrench. I will try it this weekend. I really appreciate all of the adv
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt QCI at 9:31am 12.01.22 Yikes, Thanks for the heads up.
Binoculars jon hansen at 9:17am 12.01.22 cannon electroniclly stabilized is my go to pair. that said, i bought the cheapest pair at west mar
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt kloudie1 at 9:14am 12.01.22 Laughing.. Ya gotta be fast with that because aluminum contracts about 20% more than stainless; the
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion flightlead404 at 8:47am 12.01.22
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:46am 12.01.22 There's also cans at the automotive store that will freeze the bolt but I haven't tried them Now
Binoculars Mark Maulden at 8:44am 12.01.22
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion Johann at 8:36am 12.01.22 Yellow/red is energized when engine key in the RUN position as d41 says above. The solenoid appear
hunter yanmar (1) Marmalade at 7:15am 12.01.22 From the ~1987 general Hunter Legend owners manual... but considering the age, should still confirm
Using and STORING a Bluetti AC200Max for AC power on a 310 kloudie1 at 7:11am 12.01.22 Understand.. I wonder why they don't advise side storage? All electrons settle to the side maybe? ;)
hunter yanmar Davidasailor26 at 7:05am 12.01.22 There should be a plate somewhere on the engine with the horsepower rating and model. There might be
hunter yanmar kloudie1 at 7:05am 12.01.22 Usually a plaque on the engine somewhere .. usually on the front gearcover ..
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion flightlead404 at 7:04am 12.01.22 Yellow/red is energized when engine key in the RUN position as d41 says above. The solenoid appears
hunter yanmar Rick.johnson at 6:58am 12.01.22 Got it thanks now i will do some work to find what the model number is on there 40 hp Thanks
Using and STORING a Bluetti AC200Max for AC power on a 310 Good Vibes at 6:57am 12.01.22 I agree the honda makes sense in many ways but as I already have this for home AND I want an inverte
Holding Tank Ventilation MikeHoncho at 6:57am 12.01.22 Hi @Peggie Hall HeadMistress , The advice from your book that I was referring to was the desirabil
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale HeelBoy at 6:56am 12.01.22 Yeah I coated it in POR Tuesday, in a rush to beat any humidity-cause rust. Sooo I missed the tacky
hunter yanmar sail sfbay at 6:54am 12.01.22 40 hp Boat Specifications (sailboatowners.com). That is the right size for that displacement. Marine

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