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Florida anchoring legislation CanuckSailor at 9:27pm 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 36/5286 Word has it that St. Augustine is going to request a ten day anchoring limit and a fairly large buff
Difficulties steering shanker at 9:23pm 09.26.11 Smaller Boats 9/1512 This past weekend I went out and the winds werearound 8 - 10 knotts. I put up the main and decided n
O'Day 23 Bow Pulpit ggreen at 9:01pm 09.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1534 Due to an unfortunate situation I severely damaged the bow pulpit to the degree it is not savageable
Mast Crutch for M25 davenlynn at 8:48pm 09.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/5986 Does anyone know of a source for a good stern mounted metal mast crutch for trailering? I want one t
aft cabin leak REOinRkfd at 8:02pm 09.26.11 Big Boats 6/1451 My 1986 34 Hunter has a leak where the water comes out of the light fixture on the wall in the aft c
Bought my H260 update shanker at 7:45pm 09.26.11 Smaller Boats 8/1728 Well after a long wait I finally own my 260!! :dance: I ended up purchasing it from a very nice coup
Latest pictures of H33 (3) jorgefife at 7:22pm 09.26.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1389 Thought I would post some pictures showing progress Please note: no shortage of fenders on port side
a/c (2) jorgefife at 7:09pm 09.26.11 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2021 Finally got a call from the Salvage Yard, and out of the blue, they gave me an a/c that came from a
Well I lost the Skeg on my 30)= Rebuilt it Rich Bright at 5:51pm 09.26.11 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1227 I made a skeg from wood and a piece of flat Steel. The rudder snapped off and I lost the skeg this
Anybody recognize these boats? (5) Ritdog at 5:27pm 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3639 My wife and I just bought these two boats- the small blue one is a circa 1958 LynCraft 1900 Contessa
Confused about engine cooling mellis18 at 5:03pm 09.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1657 I'm a little confused about the engine cooling of the 1984 Hunter 31 I just purchased. It has a Yanm
Manufacturing defect or design flaw (1) Tim R. at 4:09pm 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 21/3961 Some of you have been following my engine coolant issues in this thread: http://forums.sbo.sailboat
Sail Master 8HP help dscribner at 4:09pm 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3450 This isn't really a sailing question, per se, but I still need an answer. My kicker starts on the fi
P-31 rudder bushings jawzzy at 2:49pm 09.26.11 Pearson 1/1480 I have a 1990 P-31 with wing keel, and this fall I've had to remove my rudder to replace the shaft,
What Diesel Exhaust tells you... jimlay at 2:47pm 09.26.11 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3952 Greetings; I looked all through the threads and none of them jumped out at me with the answer to t
Rudder stuffing box Stephen Trapani at 2:43pm 09.26.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1480 I'm about to order supplies to re-stuff my rudder stuffing box and have a couple simple questions. I
Departure Plans Roger Long at 2:03pm 09.26.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/4138 October first was my target date and the weather forecast is perfect at this point for the long jump
Time to rewire. Ed Schenck at 1:55pm 09.26.11 Musings With Maine Sail 7/3332 Having read your "Making Battery Cables" for the second or third time raises the question. For a on
Outboard mount? jjsbiggs at 1:53pm 09.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1394 I have the original outboard mount on my boat and there is some wear in the pivot points which allow
Help. Looking for an O'Day 19 in N.E. andybassman at 1:27pm 09.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2344 Hello All: I'm looking for an O'Day 19 with a trailer in New England, preferably in MA or RI. Any

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Simple Engine Maintenance Log Sailfanatic at 9:17am 07.19.22 I haven't used this spreadsheet for that purpose, but I think a history log is a sensible addition
Sailing with no furling winch jssailem at 9:04am 07.19.22 Any suggestions to make single handing easier? Experiences adding a winch? Making life easier as a
Tee Tap for Macerator pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:58am 07.19.22 In that case, why not just flush directly overboard instead of into the tank? You're already plumbe
Hello rschuss at 8:54am 07.19.22 I don't know if you will be trailering / cruising your O'Day22, but I would recommend a new winch st
Dipstick for Hurth HBW 50 transmission on Universal M18 JoeWhite at 8:52am 07.19.22 Timm's idea of placing a nut then drilling a hole is an excellent idea. I had thought drilling a hol
There goes the neighborhood! Tedd at 8:36am 07.19.22 I can imagine a tug like design, clad in solar with a wind generator on a short mast... and an elect
Signet SL172 instrument py26129 at 8:24am 07.19.22 Thanks Kloudie. I'll be calling them as soon as they open to see what the possibilities are. Time
Hunter 34 Exhaust hose replacement kloudie1 at 8:16am 07.19.22 Then you have to find a small, flexible, tool-savy person to get into the locker (aka The Pit) and f
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat hunter240 at 8:15am 07.19.22 I took my 1998 240 boat to a yard and had it put on lift 2 years ago. As long as Crazy Dave follows
Signet SL172 instrument (1) kloudie1 at 8:12am 07.19.22 I sent my old Signet depthsounder and knotlog back to them for a rebuild a couple of years ago and w
Potter 15 Stuck Centerboard, Help LloydB at 8:10am 07.19.22 I've always thought that having a dedicated dulled handsaw for that type of situation might be a han
Hunter 34 Exhaust hose replacement (1) Charlie98117 at 8:03am 07.19.22 I know it needs to be replaced, I know what and where to buy the hose and mixing elbow, and I know
Dipstick for Hurth HBW 50 transmission on Universal M18 Timm R Oday25 at 7:39am 07.19.22 JB weld can work miracles indeed . My biggest concern would be getting the mating surfaces clean eno
Dipstick for Hurth HBW 50 transmission on Universal M18 dmax at 7:36am 07.19.22 If done right, JB Weld doesn't come apart - just give it a good yank to see if it holds. Timm's pin
Potter 15 stuck Centerboard, help! scottscotty at 7:35am 07.19.22 sounds like something is in the trunk along with keel! Can you get underneath with a flash light (sa
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit Leeward Rail at 7:33am 07.19.22 Is this gone ? My "new" boat only had an ice box. I have automotive AC experience in regards to re
Hunter 34 Exhaust hose replacement RoyS at 7:24am 07.19.22 As far as water in exhaust system you can just drain it into the bilge and let the bilge pump take i
Signet SL172 instrument py26129 at 7:20am 07.19.22 That's great. Thanks!
Hunter 34 Exhaust hose replacement dkinzer at 7:18am 07.19.22 Three inch seems overly large to me. This boat has the optional 56HP engine. It's possible that th
Signet SL172 instrument Leeward Rail at 7:15am 07.19.22 If the transducer is still working, and the display has failed, it is fairly easy to install a compa

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