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Rebedding Stanchions on C-310 (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:51am 01.06.11 Catalina 310 5/3935 As my C-310 brother gdp955 has said, it's time to start thinking about commissioning. One item on m
Beware boat ads Bonzai at 5:50am 01.06.11 Ask All Sailors 16/2858 Have just had my first experience of trying to buy a boat from an online advertiser.....ack!Thouight
Cleaning anchor chain seadaddler at 3:05am 01.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3964 Any good advice refreshing up my anchor chain and can be used to clean,no rust just dirty and salty
Carpet finally installed in C-27 (3) caguy at 1:26am 01.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2785 I am so stoked. My son-in-law installed the carpet in the C-27 tonight. All of the electrical is don
Water Pump jorgefife at 9:36pm 01.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 27/3286 Finally ordered a new one, because my old one cuts off and on, and I think it was time to replace it
Hunter 23' Bow Light Mounting carboman at 7:23pm 01.05.11 Smaller Boats 9/3112 I have a bow light mounted, but am not 100% satisfied with it. Another 23 in my marina has a stainl
Buying a used Furler Buzzlovelace at 6:52pm 01.05.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1852 For my 1971 Catalina 27' Bad Idea? Good Idea? What to look for? and What not to buy. Going down Sa
Air/Heat--What's a wannabe boat owner to do? ducatista at 4:16pm 01.05.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2374 So, my survey and sea-trial were scheduled for tomorrow. The guy my broker recommended to install h
Enough with the Paint questions!!! dscribner at 4:02pm 01.05.11 Trailer Sailors 5/3457 One more guys. Does anybody have any experience with "cold galvanizing" on a trailer? I've got som
Need boat work stand ideas. (2) Ed Schenck at 12:21pm 01.05.11 Ask All Sailors 17/3523 Probably a dumb question but here goes. I want to use some of these cold winter months to work on th
prop shaft deke at 11:05am 01.05.11 Catalina 310 11/3931 Upgrading the bronz prop to stainless. Can the shafts be removed/replaced without having to drop th
Davits Witzend at 8:26am 01.05.11 Ask All Sailors 40/20649 What works, what does not? Forespar Nova 153302 http://www.allinflatables.com/shopping/davits/fs/da
Under deck hydraulic autopilot Ken13559 at 8:25am 01.05.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2529 I'm curious. My friend's Bavaria 37 has an under deck hydraulic autopilot. His steering wheel is pre
Stolen engines from MacGregors glenn_cripps@yahoo.com at 7:49am 01.05.11 Trailer Sailors 3/3196 I have seen a number of MacGregors go up for sale once the engine is stolen. Is this a case of the d
Parts for a 12' O Day fjsheets at 6:55am 01.05.11 Day Sailers 4/1589 Does anyone know were I might find a goose neck for the boom end (female) of a 12' O Day cat rig? Or
Wishbone? Quoddy at 4:47am 01.05.11 Ask All Sailors 8/12099 What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of the wishbone boom? What about the vang and
Two Questions Albanach at 2:22am 01.05.11 Catalina 310 13/3414 1)Has anyone installed grabrails outside on either side of the companionway? I noticed my daughter t
lewmar bow thruster on a 1996 p42? smb at 10:23pm 01.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1426 I would really like a bow thruster, but i am not sure what size will fit in the small compartment be
The joys of a primitive marina Joe Snuffy at 7:47pm 01.04.11 Ask All Sailors 22/5407 My boat is located at the only marina on my lake with sailboat slips. For such a large lake, this ma
Woo Hoo goin to Lake Havasu! doehunter at 4:48pm 01.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1409 Ive been thinking about it since I first heard about it. The fact that there will be about 140 pock

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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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