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MOB Prime Time at 6:28pm 06.20.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1685 Had my first experience recovering a MOB last Weds. night during our usual race on Raritan Bay. H
'70s-era Hunter hardware DianaOfBurlington at 6:26pm 06.20.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/1187 Looking for 'period' stuff for Diana, all of which is hard to find cheaply: - Original ('70s) Schae
41s5 motor maunual tony & viv at 6:23pm 06.20.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1064 Can any advise were we can get our hands on a service manual for a Perkins M50 please
Bottom redo - Keel Fairing (2) brccd at 6:15pm 06.20.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2171 Hello...looking for some advice... Well its an 1985 Beneteau, and its time to strip the bottom...wh
Depth Sounder Keel Offset jwhuhta at 6:06pm 06.20.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/8109 I just installed a New Depthsounder on my 1979 Catalina 27. The transducer is about 4" above where
H30 88-94 2gm bruce1309 at 5:59pm 06.20.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1293 I need a new mixing elbow kit including the u elbow off the manifold, the joint and the u mixing elb
Head System rpearlberg at 5:35pm 06.20.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2024 This is our first season with our 1983 Pearson 303. We have yet to flush out the water/head system
Find info on leins surlee at 5:15pm 06.20.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2514 Buyin our boat hopefully on Monday. I think I have the checks in place that'll allow for deal, paym
Head/Water System Set up rpearlberg at 4:48pm 06.20.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1284 This is our first season with our 1983 Pearson 303. We have yet to flush out the water/head system.
Rope clutch and organizer upgrades TonyN. at 4:38pm 06.20.10 Big Boats 5/1660 Hello to all out there. I recently purchased a new set of rope clutches and deck organizers and plan
Condensation and small leak front starboard window earlkeim at 4:03pm 06.20.10 Smaller Boats 3/1668 Hi, I have a Hunter 260, 2002 and have never had any leaks to date. This weekend it poured hard for
access to upper rudder mount Lee Hunter at 2:34pm 06.20.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1544 Does anyone know how to access the upper rudder mount from the inside on a 1986 Catalina 25? We're
Simrad AP14 handheld remote Error message Evening Star at 1:46pm 06.20.10 Ask All Sailors 0/2074 The handheld for the AP14 Autopilot shows an error message when plugged in. The LED flash code on t
No centerboard rope, 222, what do I do, the boat is already in the water? Carloswen at 12:23pm 06.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1808 Hi everyone! To all those who know, I am in Portsmouth ,Ri, and my boat is already in the water, a
309, Would You Buy It Again Or Something Else? sigbear at 11:08am 06.20.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 12/5015 If you had it to do over again would you buy the Catalina 309 again? What have you experienced wit
The 4 Elements Of Sail Trim Don Guillette at 9:10am 06.20.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/3839 The great golfer Bobby Jones said" There are any number of people who have devoted enough thought, t
Scaredy Cats timebandit at 8:43am 06.20.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1096 I ran across this movie I thought some might be interested in. It shows that a sailboat with a lit
back pressure Berndahle at 8:19am 06.20.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/7558 I feel a lot of back pressure when pumping out the head and get a really bad wiff of air on deck whe
The restoration of Lady J, the beginning... (6) CharlieCobra at 8:00am 06.20.10 Ask All Sailors 23/3574 I took the train down and rode with the new owner to inspect a Kettenburg 40 rumored to be hull numb
Sad End kloudie1 at 7:43am 06.20.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1684 Saw this in the paper.. a kind of a sad end for a grand old boat.. Not a sailor, but a piece of hist

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Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:16pm 10.03.21 Swivel cam clear over fixed one position. Winch unnecessary Picture of mast base please
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? BierBarge at 3:10pm 10.03.21 ...You can do better for a lot less than you'll spend not being able to sail for a while... There a
Leaking Boat Stanchions (1) sunlover at 3:08pm 10.03.21 First layer port side. Hopefully, it will keep the rain from pouring in.
I left the lights on shemandr at 2:50pm 10.03.21 Can you do something like hang your car keys on the switch or near it to help you remember? Regardin
Water Heater replacement for H31 Galind at 2:33pm 10.03.21 I looked at that one but it is too deep. It would impede on the galley sink drain.
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair Tedd at 2:30pm 10.03.21 You might want to look into some of the threaded inserts that are designed to work with composite ma
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair Williammiller100 at 2:12pm 10.03.21 This is something we have in mind if we can't get the holes repaired. But what's the best faster for
Bottom Paint Issues Along Scumline Davidasailor26 at 2:10pm 10.03.21
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair Williammiller100 at 2:08pm 10.03.21 I found a drawing of the yanmar motor mount. Diameter of the mounting hole is 12.2 (I assume metric)
Water Heater replacement for H31 Steve_Catalina at 2:05pm 10.03.21 Has anyone replaced their water heater with heat exchanger on a H31? The water heater locker is 16"
Leaking Boat Stanchions (1) sunlover at 2:02pm 10.03.21 here's the port side. I'll have to get a welder to fix the toe rail. The rain just stopped, but I'
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B kloudie1 at 1:48pm 10.03.21 These guys have the concept and a product: Sea Flush
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? Mr. Dave at 1:30pm 10.03.21 But to the OP, if you're new to sailing (not saying you are, just speculating) and you value your ti
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? Mr. Dave at 1:27pm 10.03.21
Stern rail seats sail sfbay at 12:52pm 10.03.21 Here you go: SternPerch sailboat seats for stern rails of older boats. (zarcor.com) AND DIY Add More
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair Tedd at 12:47pm 10.03.21 Or redrill and retap for oversize bolt if there is a glassed-in (probably aluminium) plate. It's d
Leaking Boat Stanchions sunlover at 12:35pm 10.03.21 Is that an end grain balsa cored deck or plywood? Strange design for the stanchion base, appears
Hunter 376 Water Tank Shut Off Access (1) senang at 12:22pm 10.03.21 H38 2004 build. If similar setup the water line to the pump leaves the tank at the aft bottom end an
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B Stu Jackson at 12:18pm 10.03.21 I have what i consider an easier way of feeding in fresh water while on the hard, every fall when i
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair senang at 12:10pm 10.03.21 Or redrill and retap for oversize bolt if there is a glassed-in (probably aluminium) plate.

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