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Hunter 30 biggest engine? twobitdad at 6:25pm 11.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1440 I am looking to buy a 1978 Hunter 30 that is in great condition. Either the current or a previous o
O'Day 19 saved (1) Mike19 at 4:51pm 11.19.12 Day Sailers 15/5800 Hi all: I found this sad looking little boat in a storage facility where my Dad keeps his recision
Racing the 19 (1) Mike19 at 4:27pm 11.19.12 Day Sailers 0/1074 Hi Folks: Is anyone racing the 19, in either PHRF or Portsmouth? This is the model made between a
small boat heavy wind technique Hollyweirdos at 3:23pm 11.19.12 Trailer Sailors 41/16106 Hey all, I was caught out the other day in a rain shower that created some heavy winds. I would est
what type of oil captcoho at 3:01pm 11.19.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1124 Hey, Anyone with thoughts on the type of oil to use in an experienced M-25 XP ? The owners manual c
hot water heater S2sailorBob at 2:09pm 11.19.12 S2 14/3827 I would like to replace my rusted out 110 hot water heater with one that will hook into the Yanmar i
So now that we are in the "off-season"... gpd955 at 1:22pm 11.19.12 Catalina 310 9/1787 ....what does everyone have planned for their boats?? I will be: Must Do Oil/Filters Replace lip
webasto 3500blows only cold air Jeffrey Condit at 1:14pm 11.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1127 out of the blue..... no jets taking off..... no tap tap tap...... just cold air......where do I need
wet core under hull port-light 40.5 bustedrudder at 12:25pm 11.19.12 Big Boats 7/3418 I'm goin in... When we bought Leilani our surveyor found wet core from the aft end of the galley po
Varnish the floor boards? (1) Euphoria2011 at 12:12pm 11.19.12 Bigger Boats 4/1445 I am in the process of varnishing the woodwork on my oday and was wondering if it would be wise to g
Write an article for Mainsheet Magazine bobjames at 11:43am 11.19.12 Catalina 310 0/1229 Hi Captains and Admirals: You probably just received the Winter 2012 issue of Mainsheet Magazine
Twist Don Guillette at 11:23am 11.19.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/22004 I'm sure a lot of you have tried to describe some concept or other over the phone to a person who do
Kick Up Rudder Available c22sailor at 10:29am 11.19.12 Catalina 22 1/1425 Several people contacted me wanting a kick up rudder for their Catalina 22. At the time I did not ha
Power Tiller on outboard, Catalina 27, or something similar The Garbone at 10:15am 11.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/3753 I asked this question already over at the c27org forum but thought I would also give it a shot here.
O'day 23' Pulling electrical wiring rs8684 at 9:43am 11.19.12 Day Sailers 3/2359 Anyone have any suggestions on replacing/pulling the wiring on a '79 Oday 23? My Mast head light wi
Cutlass Bearing, How Much Play? jimmcgee at 7:35am 11.19.12 Musings With Maine Sail 13/24303 MaineSail, As part of my winterization checklist I checked my cutlass bearing and am feeling a bit o
New Outboard tgrass462 at 7:06am 11.19.12 Smaller Boats 23/5200 Currently - Grasshopper III (our 1999 H-260) is powered by a 1999 vintage Tohatsu 2 cycle - 8 HP Out
emergency tiller Pearson 36-2 chapinjim at 7:01am 11.19.12 Pearson 7/3459 Has anyone obtained or fabricated an emergency tiller for a Pearson 36-2? My boat did not come with
Removal of Helm Seat Section on h260 rcaw at 6:45am 11.19.12 Smaller Boats 6/1996 Greetings, I have a 99 h260 and ran into a couple breakdowns this summer. The boat has wheel steer
Any ideas on the purpose of electronics? (3) MacNCheese at 6:18am 11.19.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1007 Two electronic questions: 1) My used 26D came with a Autohelm that tells depth and speed manufacture

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Is There a Bleeder Screw on My Stuffing Box sailme88 at 3:33am 02.15.23 The bolt head is possibly a point to affix a bonding cable....
Is There a Bleeder Screw on My Stuffing Box Marmalade at 3:28am 02.15.23 Looks similar... Water Cooled Stuffing Box
DX Cup (1) Drinky Crow at 9:37pm 02.14.23 ^^Thanks for that^^ $2 hun a side w/splice......hmmmm https://www.premiumropes.com/dx-cup# https://p
Superstitous steps FDL S2 at 8:26pm 02.14.23 I'm convinced most of us are somewhat traditionalist when it comes to our boats . After far too lon
DX Cup FDL S2 at 8:08pm 02.14.23 I replaced my jib sheets with Marlow D2 Club lines last summer. The dyneema core is sk75 vs sk78 in
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 8:06pm 02.14.23 213004
Is There a Bleeder Screw on My Stuffing Box (1) Tally Ho at 7:50pm 02.14.23
Ouch! Tally Ho at 7:42pm 02.14.23 I am in a municipal marina on Lake Michigan, about 20 miles south of Chicago. I just paid my slip f
4JH-2TE oil sender Passage 42 Ralph Johnstone at 7:29pm 02.14.23 I Also found this potential candidate: Oil Pressure Sender for Yanmar Diesels perhaps the best of b
Ouch! WayneH at 7:27pm 02.14.23 My old marina got bought out last year. The new owners are catering to powerboats. Not just any powe
Superstitous steps rgranger at 7:23pm 02.14.23
Water system leak rgranger at 7:22pm 02.14.23 If you can drain any remaining water you might be able to pressurize the lines with low pressure ai
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:21pm 02.14.23 Very nice looking indeed. As a matter of fact, I think it would be even better if you didn't instal
Water system leak twalker H260 at 7:00pm 02.14.23 If you can drain any remaining water you might be able to pressurize the lines with low pressure air
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Ward H at 6:03pm 02.14.23 Very nice! Remember, we all started somewhere.
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer (2) mforum at 5:59pm 02.14.23 I found a local engineering shop and the really nice guy there cut the G10 backing plate for me for
4JH-2TE oil sender Passage 42 juznip at 5:41pm 02.14.23 Yikes, I just looked up the price for that part at one supplier, ~$150! I have the 3 cylinder ver
Halyard Diameters 1979 H37C Haul Away Jeff at 5:13pm 02.14.23 Thank you. You confirmed my decision.
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit Crusty Ol Salt at 4:40pm 02.14.23 Because it sat for five years, I would be inclined to change out the fluids and filters before star
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit dmax at 4:31pm 02.14.23 Because it sat for five years, I would be inclined to change out the fluids and filters before start

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