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Note on maintenance from Mack Boring Class Steve Dion at 3:08pm 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1500 Here are some notes that someone took from a Mack Boring Class. Remember these are someone else not
Need Performance Info: Catalina 22 vs. Columbia 23T Skippy at 3:02pm 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1237
v berth mattress stevenewman3g at 2:54pm 05.25.12 Pearson 4/2546 Where can I either recover or buy foam cushions for the v berth of a Pearson 30?
looking for a place to park/moor my 22 ft boat in SoCal newsailor72 at 1:42pm 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1230 got my macgregor 22 sailboat last year but haven't had a chance to sail it yet due to 2 job changes
Ripple33 mikej21 at 12:42pm 05.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1168 I have a 2005 Hunter 33. I was thinking about putting bird spikes on the spreaders, however I notic
oday 222 rigging specs diagram Mike in Maine at 12:07pm 05.25.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/8583 Just purchased an O'day 222 1988. Does anyone have an owners manual or rigging specs they would be w
H30 stuffing box drip rate malyea at 12:00pm 05.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1475 Sitting in the cockpit, kahlua coffee in hand waiting for the dew to dry so I could add another coat
Mast on, launching today redhead78 at 11:52am 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1118 Hey all we r gettin close. Spent the day at the boat yard yesterday, doing all that stuff we do, ya
Yanmar SD20 Sail Dirve - Oil Change Hello Below at 11:08am 05.25.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/12227 Yanmar SD20 Sail Drive - Oil Change I really don't know if I want to ask this question because I am
Tall Ships shemandr at 10:52am 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1309 The tall ships are in here in Greenport! I'll try to post some pics but it's too foggy now to get p
H37C Blocks in Kenyon Masthead Stuck svmakai at 10:44am 05.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2535 We have not sailed the boat much in the last 3 years. And I had not removed the jib in many years.
Manual rbdods at 10:43am 05.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/3230 I'm looking for a copy of the Beneteau 281 manual, or a scanned version would be great too
bouncy trailer for a 25 Ritdog at 10:35am 05.25.12 Day Sailers 3/1490 I have an Oday 25, centerboard keel on a double axle trailer. Getting it to the harbor and back , th
Thrown Out of Town! (1) Roger Long at 10:13am 05.25.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/4832 It finally happened. After over 5500 miles, I made a town too hot for me. In a seaside commun
hunter 460 holding tanks lorisjohnson at 8:21am 05.25.12 Big Boats 2/1472 My forward holding tank leaks at the intake and exit to the macerator. It looks like the hoses have
New Interior upholstry (2) brentjen at 8:16am 05.25.12 Bigger Boats 5/1610 I had posed a question on the cost of interior upholstry refinishing some months ago and I wanted to
Change of Sail Drive Oil Bobbaynton at 7:02am 05.25.12 Bavaria 7/4834 I always change the sail drive oil during the annual haulout. For various reasons, this year I will
Anybody want a boat . . . . cheap! (2) Ed Schenck at 6:08am 05.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 23/3705 Got up at 0530 to be at the boat by 0800. Figured I had about six more hours of work on the mast af
Under the Furler (3) njwtech at 6:07am 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1874 I have a CDI furler on my Watkins and it works pretty well, but I have a concern. When I got the bo
Boom Vangs and loose foot mains? neilmcc at 5:31am 05.25.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/6589 How much difference does adjustment of the boom vang make to the shape of a loose footed sail?

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Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 fox9988 at 8:58am 11.06.22 Looking good. What engine was in it? What's going back in? Are you burning wood or charcoal? I'm su
Do you put your bimini down? stickinthemud57 at 8:14am 11.06.22 If you cannot stand up straight with the bimini and you are not happy with the design then you shou
Looking for help with installing a Raymarine EV-200 on a 2006 Hunter 33 stewnash at 7:59am 11.06.22 So.... what's your update? How did installation go? I am also installing a RAYMARINE EV-200 LINEAR T
Solar Confusion Johann at 7:33am 11.06.22 The Victron manual for the 150/60 calls for a minimum circuit breaker rating of 70A and a maximum of
Sanitation hose recommendation requested Terry Cox at 7:13am 11.06.22 Our 1991 boat came with two Jabsco brand electric macerating toilets. A bit noisy when in use, but t
Solar Confusion JBP-PA at 6:45am 11.06.22 A victron 150/60 should have been precinfigured to limit the output current at 60 A. You could try
"Dry" delamination from repeated load/flexing? JBP-PA at 6:42am 11.06.22 In addition to above ideas, if this is a small spot where people step, you could reinforce it from t
Coupling removal kloudie1 at 6:19am 11.06.22 That coupling has a "cross" piece inside that is kind of like a universal joint. I think that the se
Coupling removal dlochner at 6:11am 11.06.22 Once the coupling is disconnected from the reverse gear, slide the shaft aft until there is enough r
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Tally Ho at 6:07am 11.06.22
Folding prop dlochner at 6:02am 11.06.22 http://www.martec-props.com/blank-6 Once separated, have the prop refurbished, it will make a world
Its funny Friday! dLj at 5:57am 11.06.22 One day an old dog lost his way while chasing rabbits. Soon he noticed a lion in the distance runnin
Coupling removal Evil Daddy at 5:45am 11.06.22 I am trying to remove it. I would like to replace the stuffing box, cutlass bearing, and then drop t
Coupling removal dlochner at 5:42am 11.06.22 What are trying to do with the coupling? Replace it? Remove it from the shaft?
S3 Espar D5E heater dlochner at 5:25am 11.06.22
Looking at an s2 7.9 Indysailor at 5:21am 11.06.22 We'll, it appears they did make a small number with a fk, according to Practical Sailor. The ones
S3 Espar D5E heater Bob S at 5:02am 11.06.22
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 (4) Cederholm at 4:23am 11.06.22 A damn good scrubbing and some teak oil and the interior trim is getting reinstalled. Soon she'll be
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 (3) Cederholm at 4:20am 11.06.22 I have no photos of how good the deck came after cleaning, but it was remarkable. the Gel coat has v
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 (3) Cederholm at 4:12am 11.06.22 With the promise of beer and a burger and a good friend joined me in full hazmat gear to power wash

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