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Flush (2) All U Get at 5:54am 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2237 Hi all, When does a Flush beat a Full House? When you finally get the new head working. It took many
Pics for Long Story (5) gpd955 at 5:52am 08.02.12 Catalina 310 2/1259 Sorry guys....I couldn't attach any pics of my water separator/fuel pump to my PM to Long Story via
Moving up to the 30's from a 26' swampcreek at 5:22am 08.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1442 We currently sail a 1993 Mac on the mid Chesapeake, we love it but need more boat. We're looking at
C320 mk2 lazy jacks and sail bag Brahmany at 2:11am 08.02.12 Big Boats 3/3665 Looking to get lazyjacks and sailbag made up but would like to see how other 320 owners have set up
Crunched a Daggerboard! (1) Brad1968 at 8:46pm 08.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1743 Managed to hit a mooring cable on the dredger racing with the Marina del Rey Venture Macgregor Fleet
Original wood stain mjmercer19248 at 8:13pm 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 17/6698 Anyone know the manufacturer and stain color used on the woodwork on a 1980 H37C?
tiller pilot advice fnuttersny at 7:28pm 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2664 I have been using 15 hp outboard on my 79 H27 for the last two years. I just installed a new repl
Boat ramp in Door county, WI audriuskanape at 7:06pm 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1159 Any advise, were we can launch our boat in Door county, with overnight parking?
Murphy's Law Addendum Witzend at 6:06pm 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3980 Murphy's Law: If anything can go wrong, it will. Schnatterly's Summing up of the corollaries: If an
1980 Hunter 30 Cabin Top Construction kmpetersen at 5:36pm 08.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1086 Does anyone know how the cabin top is constructed? I am planning to install a couple of solar power
17' Macgregor Venture centerboard info needed? tzirkler at 4:11pm 08.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1914 Hello, I am new at this so be easy on me...lol I had just got a 17' Macgregor Venture sailboat and
Create your own chart cards for chartplotters? jviss at 3:00pm 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2865 Does anyone know if it's possible to create your own chart cards for chartplotters? I was consideri
Anchor Light Long Story at 2:59pm 08.01.12 Catalina 310 1/1405 I am two hours from my boat, and will need to go up the mast this weekend. My marina is 1:15 min fr
need advice to choose adequate solar panel alfred gamil at 2:34pm 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2995 I would like to keep my 12 volt batterie charged without the use of an electric charger I am think
Why the label "Satan's Glue" Chris Nowell at 2:15pm 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 26/7953 I've been using 3M's 5200 sealant for years on the advice of the boat yard that I originally dealt w
Removing starter on Yanmar GM 2 mikenovit at 1:38pm 08.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2079 My starter activates after multiple pushes of starter button. Told I need to have solinoid rebuilt.
Olympic Sailing kpgraci at 1:31pm 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2155 I just discovered I could log on to the msnbc site with my AT'T U-verse credentials and watch live e
Standing rigging SBinNSB at 12:35pm 08.01.12 Catalina 310 3/1431 Anyone have a good drawing or photo of the 310 standing rigging? The yard is trying to put our boat
Belmontsail Belmontsail at 12:25pm 08.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1343 looking to buy a 2001 331 with a westerbeke engine-any feedback
First. Class 12 1988 astegall11 at 11:54am 08.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1804 Ones anyone know who made the rig on these boats? Is the rod navtec?

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Aft Cabin Headliner Partial Removal, Starboard Side, H41AC (1) dkinzer at 3:57pm 02.05.23 My base is secure with bolts from above and go through a threaded aluminum plate embedded in the fi
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? PaulK at 3:55pm 02.05.23 Our setup included everything: AWI, Depth, Boatspeed, True wind and Windspeed. We had it for about
Aft Cabin Headliner Partial Removal, Starboard Side, H41AC jdrutten at 3:29pm 02.05.23 Wow! Exact same thing happened to me. I didn't even see that my gate stanchion was bent and the surv
Aft Cabin Headliner Partial Removal, Starboard Side, H41AC dkinzer at 2:56pm 02.05.23 Yes. I've had it off as I had said. I suspect, however, that the nipple on the base is bent, too. If
Project update: Wooden "drop zone" organizer for H240 kappykaplan at 2:46pm 02.05.23 Looks great! :beer:
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Cederholm at 2:19pm 02.05.23 We liked the flexibility of wireless. You can put the displays wherever you want, without having to
Aft Cabin Headliner Partial Removal, Starboard Side, H41AC JoeWhite at 2:06pm 02.05.23 I do not have this vessel, but just looking at your photo it appears that all you have to do to remo
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat PGIJon at 2:04pm 02.05.23 Sorry... Everything that wasn't spoken for went was taken by Seatow to be demolished on 1/27.
Phasor and Next Gen Generators Captain Larry-DH at 1:33pm 02.05.23 Not familiar with either, but took a quick glance - the phaser 6kw uses the Kubota Lugger engine at
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. jon hansen at 12:30pm 02.05.23 when the prop is in water flow it spins. when verticle the pressure to spin is little. as your movi
Oday 302 keel surface (2) dlochner at 12:22pm 02.05.23 It is sand from the original casting. The molds are made of sand and when the keels come out, they a
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. jon hansen at 12:22pm 02.05.23 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/1579300947844-png.174133
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. Ralph Johnstone at 12:16pm 02.05.23 locked up verticle in the aperture is the fastest. as per the design of the boat. I must confess,
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. jon hansen at 12:13pm 02.05.23 :)
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. jon hansen at 12:08pm 02.05.23 not 2 bladed not hidden behind the keel in the aperture of a caravelle.
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. jon hansen at 12:04pm 02.05.23 Time for some research : 1. What make is your transmission and what does the mfg. spec for the pr
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. Ralph Johnstone at 12:02pm 02.05.23 Found it. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/fixed-vs-free-wheeling-prop-updated.107118/?hig
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. Ralph Johnstone at 11:44am 02.05.23 Anyhow still working on solutions, such as an alternate short distance coupling ete. Time for som
Lewmar windlass drum removal Ralph Johnstone at 11:32am 02.05.23 Lewmar website will have the user/service manual for your windlass once you have identified it. J
Meet your new Forum Administrator jfgy at 11:17am 02.05.23 Thanks Phil for your excellent work. All the best to Dave for carrying SBO forward. Excellent choic

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