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Anybody recognize these boats? (5) Ritdog at 5:27pm 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3698 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 6/1729 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 21/4006 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 10/3632 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 1/1546 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 5/4062 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 3/1552 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 7/4209 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 7/3441 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 3/1431 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 11/2470 Hello All: I'm looking for an O'Day 19 with a trailer in New England, preferably in MA or RI. Any
Trailer bumper? (1) jjsbiggs at 1:23pm 09.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1947 The rubber bumper for the front of the boat on my trailer has a few cracks in it and I was going to
Trailerability and launchability Squidd at 1:06pm 09.26.11 Trailer Sailors 26/12431 Hi, new guy here, Caught the sailing bug again... 20 years ago I had a Sunfish type boat sailed i
Exhaust system rickc198 at 12:38pm 09.26.11 Engines and Propulsion 3/2652 I recently repowered my Pearson 33 with a rebuilt from Moyer. I discovered that my real issue was b
Marelon Thru-Hulls Warren Milberg at 12:19pm 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3161 My H28.5 has four white Marelon thru-hulls. All are a foot or more above the waterline (anchor well
1980 Catalina 27 Keel Question Ajay73 at 12:17pm 09.26.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/3963 I just bought a 1980 Catalina 27 and have a "smile" question. Currently the boat is out of the wate
How fine a filter needed for raw water cooled intake? JonnyQuest at 11:46am 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 8/1810 have a couple of different filters and both seem to have larger sized screens than I had expected. I
Link 10 Negative wiring sail4340 at 11:27am 09.26.11 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2365 Could you please provide instructions as to how to wire a housebank of 3 group 31 batteries in Paral
Seasmoke is coming available again... CharlieCobra at 11:27am 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 43/7901 The current owner has reached his personal stopping point and is walking away. Over 55% of the hard
Mac V22 on Craigslist rgranger at 11:19am 09.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1324 No affiliation... http://lynchburg.craigslist.org/boa/2605953072.html

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Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 8:14am 10.11.22 Common I believe. Hopefully a early C22 owner can advise which fitting to use. At the very least
Cleaning bilge smell from carpet? rgranger at 8:09am 10.11.22 If you replace the carpet, I'd recommend carpet tile. Save a few pieces and when you have an issue
Sea water filling holding tank Kings Gambit at 8:00am 10.11.22 If you have a ball valve atop the thru-hull, the mechanism between the handle and the ball can corro
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 7:59am 10.11.22 The other through hull that is below the waterline is the large rubber hose clamped to the "volcano
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:57am 10.11.22 The one on Amazon is NOT the MSD version. You don't see any fittings on it. And if you "visit the
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? stickinthemud57 at 7:46am 10.11.22 A 26S sailor here. How well my boat points depends on the sail I am carrying vs the wind I am saili
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? Project_Mayhem at 7:46am 10.11.22 I like the idea of a nutsert or rivet nut but my gut is telling me that it might form small cracks i
Cleaning bilge smell from carpet? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:46am 10.11.22 PureAyre does eliminate diesel odor WHEN USED AS A DIRECTED. It's the only product I've found that
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? AndyL at 7:37am 10.11.22 Accessible - yes, but not easily. In addition, although I can see some of the screws by removing a
Tongue Extensions Tedd at 7:28am 10.11.22 @SycloneDriver , After seeing your photos, I'm glad I have a swing keel! That extendable crane is q
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 7:14am 10.11.22 The stringers are what the motor mounts are attached to. Ah ha! I had a feeling. Thank you for cla
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Sandy Stone at 7:11am 10.11.22 Is the OP financially prepared to re-power? If the engine fails he has a pretty expensive large as
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 kappykaplan at 7:07am 10.11.22 Stringer spacing? The stringers are what the motor mounts are attached to.
Cleaning bilge smell from carpet? Leeward Rail at 6:40am 10.11.22 Diesel is persistent and the only way to get rid of the smell is by getting rid of the diesel.
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 6:38am 10.11.22 Try to find an engine that uses the same stringer spacing. Stringer spacing? I've tracked one down
Cleaning bilge smell from carpet? Project_Mayhem at 6:37am 10.11.22 If the normal PureAyre doesn't do the job call the manufacturer. After going through the motions the
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 6:37am 10.11.22 Engines 101 - The BIGGEST & BEST collection of M25 Series Universal Engine Information on the Inter
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 6:36am 10.11.22 Welcome to the forum! Any photos of your new treasure? :beer: Thank you! I'll see what I can do
Oday 28 want to know more before I buy Project_Mayhem at 6:21am 10.11.22 Look carefully at the bulkheads that the chainplates connect to. It's a common spot for leaks. If it
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? Project_Mayhem at 6:19am 10.11.22 Is the bottom of those bolts accessible so they can be through bolted? If that's the case, a full le

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