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Preventative Maintenence that never gets done geoffschultz at 7:51am 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2343 Yesterday I had to pull the head Y valve to clean and grease it so that it would turn. The instruct
1980 Ericson 30 Questions and Advise irisharmada at 7:26am 04.12.12 Ericson 2/5704 Good Morning Everyone, I have the opportunity to take possession of a 1980 Ericson 30 for the treme
H23 Rotten Deck Core at Mast (3) carboman at 5:45am 04.12.12 Smaller Boats 7/1729 While working on the area around my mast, I realized the wood core was still wet. I tried to dry it
Stay Tension sailliny at 5:03am 04.12.12 Catalina 310 0/1234 Done any one know the specification on the stay tension on the 310? I have a friend that has a meter
Great Catalina 30 Photos rbmcintire at 4:01am 04.12.12 Catalina 30 9/5358 Some may already have dug these up, but they were new to me. Great being able to see various rigging
Anyone sail from Chicagoland to Florida? STXCUTTTER at 11:27pm 04.11.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2708 :cussing:
Rope Clutches SVPardonMyFrench at 10:07pm 04.11.12 Big Boats 6/1465 Hi All - I want to replace my aging rope clutches on my 93 40.5 would anyone know where i can
Ten Year + Bottom Paint .................... Ralph Johnstone at 9:55pm 04.11.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2162 .......................... life expectancy, at least that's what they claim. Has anyone ever tried
One hand washes the other jfrench at 8:33pm 04.11.12 Catalina 22 4/1188 Have any of you replaced the hand-pumped galley faucet with an electric pump? I use the galley sink
Mac25 Mainsheet Traveler Anton at 8:09pm 04.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2398 Hi... Does anyone have a photo (or a really good description) of how to properly rig the mainsheet t
Splish Splash :) c_witch at 7:59pm 04.11.12 Trailer Sailors 4/2463 Ok well I have today ordered 4 Quick Attach eye terminals so that I can shorten the shrouds on our b
Gunwale & rub rail needs repair/replacement PeterBeckley at 7:51pm 04.11.12 Bigger Boats 1/1432 Any ideas as to obtaining a replacement rub rail ' gunwale for a 28 foot, 1982, O day sloop? My mobi
Cleaning Dingy Sails (1) Sail123 at 7:40pm 04.11.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1160 What do you use to clean dingy sails?
circuit breakers (4) Mike Hinson at 7:16pm 04.11.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3792 i have a 1984 hunter 31 that the main 110 volt circuit breaker has died. mine has 5 lugs on the back
Honda BF8AH Expertise Required (1) Fred at 6:52pm 04.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1047 Has anyone noticed a significant amount of play between the camshaft pulley and the mounting plate f
Source for gas springs for ice box cover robertsapp at 6:13pm 04.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2562 Does anyone have a good source for Attwood Springlift gas springs? I need an SL2-20-1 for the ice b
Rig Tuning Question JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:38pm 04.11.12 Catalina 310 0/1281 Has anyone used a Loos Gauge to tune their rigging? I have not tuned a split back stay rig and I am
Repaired, New Boot Stripe and Bottom Paint (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:33pm 04.11.12 Catalina 310 8/2623 The fiberglass repair is complete. (let's not talk about why it was needed :cussing:) But you can't
Catalina 30 model? longterm at 5:07pm 04.11.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/4368 I'd love to find a good* Catalina 30 model; I've seen the Cat 27 model, but its proportions look al*
Windlass problem oceanis 36cc carlager at 3:45pm 04.11.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3065 The windlass (leroy-somer S801) on my Oceanis 36cc has stopped responding. I have checked the conne

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Another Auto-Pilot Accident Scott T-Bird at 9:58am 09.06.22 Sounds like he must have been having a nice sound sleep!
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Ralph Johnstone at 9:58am 09.06.22
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Don S/V ILLusion at 9:46am 09.06.22
Another Auto-Pilot Accident (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:41am 09.06.22
McLube........ McLeak? Bob S at 9:31am 09.06.22 Expensive but I bought a quart can about 5 years ago after finishing a spray can. I use an acid brus
Another Auto-Pilot Accident DArcy at 9:29am 09.06.22 Not a very informative article but I have to assume the autopilot just wasn't working properly. I'm
Battery cables H260 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:20am 09.06.22 Yes I did install the battery selector in the port cockpit locker. There was a place for a second b
33.5 fuel tank leak Don Crowther at 9:17am 09.06.22 How much trouble is it to remove the fuel tank? I've seen a few posts about tank leaks and wondering
Tips for top down furler? flightlead404 at 9:10am 09.06.22 I cannot find any documentation on the CDI code-O furler, but is does not sound like a top-down fur
41DS Refrigerator Replacement JamesG161 at 8:59am 09.06.22 You should have ample current on a 15 amp line to run both. Both the Microwave and Frig do have a
Tips for top down furler? Hayden Watson at 8:59am 09.06.22 I purchased it used from a forum member, it is described as "CDI Code Zero with torsion cable with
Mainsheet morbidfollower at 8:57am 09.06.22 That cleat angle is designed to be adjustable.The cleat angle moves in relation to the block. Likel
Tips for top down furler? Hayden Watson at 8:57am 09.06.22 I cannot find any documentation on the CDI code-O furler, but is does not sound like a top-down furl
Question regarding how to winterize seacocks when boat kept in the water all winter Monheganlover at 8:50am 09.06.22 Leaving a boat in the water means leaving the seacocks closed. Have a way to keep your bilge pump
Question regarding how to winterize seacocks when boat kept in the water all winter Monheganlover at 8:48am 09.06.22 I've been using this same technique on my Cat30's for about 15 years now. Never had a freezing pro
Question regarding how to winterize seacocks when boat kept in the water all winter Monheganlover at 8:47am 09.06.22 I've been using this same technique on my Cat30's for about 15 years now. Never had a freezing pro
Hunter vision in mast wires JamesG161 at 8:45am 09.06.22 There are a group of wires running from your DC panel to the Mast. You may have to Step your mast p
41DS Refrigerator Replacement gfrazzle at 8:35am 09.06.22 You should have ample current on a 15 amp line to run both. If you think about it, many households
Hunter 37.5 - Dinette Table Stuck Scott NIelsen at 8:19am 09.06.22 You might want to spray some WD-40 at the top of the tube so it can weep down the post. Let it stan
Bottom Paints Ralph Johnstone at 8:19am 09.06.22 Start here: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/failed-bottom-paint-puget-sound-options.12499

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