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Re-insatalling a Centerboard robert sardo at 8:31pm 10.08.11 Bigger Boats 2/1563 Oday 30, Re-insatalling a Centerboard I recently purchased a 1979 Oday 30, hull 161, named "Paloma
What's the best way to clean cushions? Fore Sail at 7:55pm 10.08.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3095 Hi gang, I got a 78 Catalina 22 that needs a major cleaning and the cushions have a lot of milde
Water in H29.5 Stern Locker tlowum at 6:21pm 10.08.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1355 I have a 1994 H29.5 which I've owned about a month. Today I took a look in the starboard locker bac
Solved Mystery Leak Hunter 260 jimfrankelly at 6:19pm 10.08.11 Smaller Boats 2/1766 The mystery leak was from the anchor locker drain. There was no caulk or gasket under the plastic n
Fuel line for Tohatsu merlinuxo at 6:07pm 10.08.11 Trailer Sailors 8/3558 Can anyone tell me if the smaller (5/16" line) Tohatsu and Yamaha fuel line fittings are the same? T
Yanmar over heating thaeni at 4:04pm 10.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2904 I have a Yanmar 3GM30F. While motoring I increased the RPM to 3400 for about 40 min then the over he
How much rain? KingAirDriver at 3:49pm 10.08.11 Catalina 22 9/2257 Boy...this may sound silly... I am a bit nervous...we have been getting pounded by 40 kt winds, and
Intuition Roger Long at 2:24pm 10.08.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3072 I sometimes wonder about my instincts, like the time I suddenly decided not to fly a plane on a perf
Chainplate torn through deck. teacherspet at 2:02pm 10.08.11 Ask An Oday Owner 36/6609 Just got my boat back in the water. It was tied up on the dock slip. The slip next to it has a overh
Pearson 31-2 Cabin Sole Construction Question gundaddy at 1:58pm 10.08.11 Pearson 2/3673
Bow anchor roller! ttac at 1:54pm 10.08.11 Big Boats 7/1850 Hello, I have a 1991 Hunter 42 Passage, I have a side by side anchor roller and need to find replace
Hunter windshield Ideas Cor280 at 1:02pm 10.08.11 Mid-Size Boats 9/2176 I have a Hunter 280 with the Hunter windshield as I like to call it. Does anyone have any pictures
Mystic in a Week Roger Long at 12:34pm 10.08.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3346
reviews/opinions of Bavaria 38 Ocean Center Cockpit grande4 at 12:07pm 10.08.11 Bavaria 4/15196 I've looked at two of the above for possible purchase recently; years 98 AND 99. I've started a sear
porta-bote Styx at 10:36am 10.08.11 Ask All Sailors 10/4442 I have a 26' S2 and need a dingy for two that I can row. At the Annapolis boat show I saw an 8' fold
O'Day 27 rudder head jeferie at 10:24am 10.08.11 Bigger Boats 3/3367 Hello,all. Having recently put my '76 ODay 27 sloop up for the winter - yes, it does snow in Erie, P
Tides Marine sail track sailordel at 9:24am 10.08.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1954 Has anyone had experience with the plastic sail track and slides from Tides Marine? My mainsail is
First oil change Juice6576 at 9:12am 10.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1722 Getting things together for my first oil change. Looking for recommendations for a good oil change p
Adding Chartplotter H295 rlrmystic at 9:09am 10.08.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1157 Over the winter. I expect to add a plotter to the helmswheel. Giving up two drink holders I think th
P Strut Lose nathan@needel.net at 8:01am 10.08.11 Seidelmann 0/2179 My Diver sent me a note that my P Strut is lose. I knew this day would come and have the diagram a

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Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil jssailem at 12:09pm 10.28.22 Good question. @4Winds . When I reach these conundrums, I always break down and search for a manual.
Hunter 240 in mast shroud holes Crazy Dave Condon at 12:08pm 10.28.22
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:07pm 10.28.22 I know I'm late into this fracas but this is the worst idea I have ever seen for solving a cooling w
Recommended anchor for Hunter 50 jssailem at 12:03pm 10.28.22 Spade suggests the following on their chart. https://www.spadeanchorusa.com/anchor-sizing-charts.php
Fisher Panda 12 mini (3) Laid-back at 11:51am 10.28.22 I replaced the elbow on our 12 mini as seen in the photos. You need a wobble socket adapter to be a
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 10:52am 10.28.22 Just a quick update: the pump arrived but in reading the manual I discovered that it is not a contin
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil 4Winds at 10:44am 10.28.22 Service manual indicates 3L https://j109.org/docs/yanmar_3ym-2ym-service-manual.pdf Thank you!
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil Don S/V ILLusion at 10:41am 10.28.22 Service manual indicates 3L https://j109.org/docs/yanmar_3ym-2ym-service-manual.pdf
Outboard for Sirius 21? SiriusCanada at 10:18am 10.28.22 :)
Outboard for Sirius 21? jssailem at 10:16am 10.28.22 Lucky... or shrewd :biggrin:
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase jssailem at 10:16am 10.28.22 I reviewed a thread about buying a boat on Cruisers Forum. A link to a Surveyor's opinion provided a
Al Fooks Leeward Rail at 9:06am 10.28.22 I wonder why the Labor shortage. Likely the same reason everyone else is having staff shortages an
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Justin_NSA at 8:40am 10.28.22 I used Blue Devil radiator flush back in '20. I think I will drain it again next spring and see what
Al Fooks JamesG161 at 8:37am 10.28.22 You would think picking up Catalina Parts, moving new warehouse to Florida, dodging Hurricane Ian mi
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Project_Mayhem at 8:19am 10.28.22 Again, unless there is some very obvious softness in the deck, it's not an issue that can't be atte
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 8:13am 10.28.22 Are these for your instrument set up? If yes is it because the pedestal guards are full of cables
Outboard for Sirius 21? SiriusCanada at 8:12am 10.28.22 It was actually, 9.9 mercury..heavy as hell and big...sold it and will be able to buy new 6Hp with t
Pleasant Surprise/Docking kappykaplan at 8:11am 10.28.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/1666968382364-png.210464 Same for this one . . .
Pleasant Surprise/Docking kappykaplan at 8:10am 10.28.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/1666968248086-png.210463 @rgranger , shouldn't this
Outboard for Sirius 21? Project_Mayhem at 8:09am 10.28.22 @SiriusCanada - That looks like a decent motor hanging off the back. Was that included in the sale?

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