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New Motor Mount rawlings at 11:39am 07.30.11 Day Sailers 3/1667 I need to purchase a new motor mount for my 1979 O'day 22. I currently have an older 2 stroke motor
Digby to Yarmouth and - Pictures! Roger Long at 11:34am 07.30.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/3573 There is a public Facebook album of pictures here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1694857
Yanmar overheating advice? SeacretSailor at 10:49am 07.30.11 Engines and Propulsion 6/3591 I'm getting high temp alarms on my Yanmar 2QW15 (raw water input) after it reaches operating temp.
Stereo/Electrical Question - New 1979 30' Hunter Owner Brianthomas at 10:48am 07.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2208 Hi All, I recently purchased a '79 30ft Hunter from my grandfather who no longer has the capacity t
Strange fuel tank behaviors jfrench at 10:28am 07.30.11 Catalina 22 3/1412 I added a second fuel tank last week, bought a new one with the Nissan name on it so that it fit pro
Importance Of Telltales Don Guillette at 9:02am 07.30.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 35/18160 Numerous articles and books (including mine) have infomation on how to read telltales. This subject
Larger Steering Wheel John in Edmonds at 8:59am 07.30.11 Catalina 30 14/4238 On my 1989 C-30, I want to replace my 28 inch diameter steering wheel with a larger one, perhaps a 3
Nice sail yesterday BobM at 8:27am 07.30.11 S2 2/1368 My Wife and I took my 14 year old niece Anne and her cousin, my 16 year old niece Sydney out for a s
backing up a hunter 38 grandcrew at 7:28am 07.30.11 Big Boats 14/4095 I'm a recent buyer of a hunter. The boat has a shoal draft, and the original 3 blade prop. I have ha
O'Day Ospray Questions P.LIZNPETE at 7:16am 07.30.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1414 Can someone tell me if the wooden trim on this boat is teak or not ? It's feeling dry and I'd like t
house bank/dedicated start bat confusion sailormanbigd at 6:54am 07.30.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3128 morning y'all, been reading NIgel Calder's boatowners mech and elect manual this am and my head is s
halyard pulleys (3) chrisgnh at 6:28am 07.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/5158 Good morning, I am a recent Venture 21 owner with a lot of work ahead of me and a few questions.
water heater hook up pullark at 6:15am 07.30.11 Catalina 30 2/2650 Hi, I have a 1989 Catalina 30 with Universal M25XP motor. I would like to install a water heater and
Seafarer 24 Sonhar at 4:25am 07.30.11 Seafarer 1/7503 Hi, everyone!! I just recently aquired a Seafarer 24 with futura deck. I will be doing lots of "clea
Replacing the table top jfrench at 4:11am 07.30.11 Catalina 22 16/3484 Has anyone got a good solution to replacing the particle board table top in a 22' once moisture dest
Bimini on Y25MKii ? g5665 at 3:38am 07.30.11 Yamaha 1/1667 Does anyone have a bimini or dodger on Y25MKii ? Pictures please. Thank you
MSD plumbing Joe at 1:32am 07.30.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3979 Hi Peggy.... I'm reworking the MSD plumbing to accomdate a new head. Question 1: Is it recommended
forward hatch for S2 8.6 2020robertearl at 10:57pm 07.29.11 S2 4/3393 I need to replace the forward hatch on my S2 8.6 meter. As you know the hatch is an unusual configu
Cutting fiber glass Mic Jones at 9:11pm 07.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/24459 Question what is the best tool to cut the fibre glass
Buying 1978 Hunter 25' jwvdkiv at 8:05pm 07.29.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1972 Planning on buying a Hunter 25' that needs some TLC. Any suggestions? Owner says no leaks... Were

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Nice boat, but has an extra rust keel, how big of a risk? HeelBoy at 4:17am 10.10.22 You should budget for those repairs in your offer. Yup, I'm calling to haggle tonight. What I'm wo
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit lalbert at 4:05am 10.10.22 Sorta bad news.. To get the splendide washer in (or out), cabinet surgery is required. It consists
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit artboas at 11:46pm 10.09.22 We have one - it came with the boat. It's located in starboard aft cabin to the right. It's in the
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? (1) Jamesiv1 at 10:56pm 10.09.22 https://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?5862 Boat plugs ordered.
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 10:37pm 10.09.22 The owner of that site is one of the big contributors here. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/foru
Nice boat, but has an extra rust keel, how big of a risk? sail sfbay at 8:18pm 10.09.22 You should budget for those repairs in your offer unless the boat is being sold as is and disclosed
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main jssailem at 8:17pm 10.09.22 The loose foot improves your sail trim options. When the sail is dropped the sail spills onto the to
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? jssailem at 7:57pm 10.09.22 I agree Terry, often regulations are established then ignored as far as enforcement is involved. It
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. rgranger at 7:53pm 10.09.22 Congrats!:beer:
Alternator Bracket SycloneDriver at 7:52pm 10.09.22 Yes, remains in place. Secured by same fasteners that old contraption used. Old contraption was app
Nice boat, but has an extra rust keel, how big of a risk? rgranger at 7:52pm 10.09.22
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit lalbert at 7:44pm 10.09.22 Would love to see any pics you have of the install. Washer is on the short list before we head to
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. (1) Tb0n3 at 7:40pm 10.09.22
Nice boat, but has an extra rust keel, how big of a risk? HeelBoy at 7:39pm 10.09.22 Photos? Only the stub keel is rusty on the outside? Keel bolts are OK? The whole keel is rusty, c
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. rgranger at 7:35pm 10.09.22
Through holes and prop dlochner at 7:34pm 10.09.22
Through holes and prop rgranger at 7:32pm 10.09.22
Nice boat, but has an extra rust keel, how big of a risk? sail sfbay at 7:25pm 10.09.22 Photos? Only the stub keel is rusty on the outside? Keel bolts are OK? If so, get a boatyard quote
Through holes and prop dlochner at 7:11pm 10.09.22 Do you really think it makes any difference with the tiny power output we have on our sailboat engi

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