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Cabin Vent Leak (2) em-25 at 10:41am 03.19.10 Catalina 30 1/1570 Has anyone experience a persistent leak like this? We have a Catalina 30 Tall Rig. See attached pict
Fresh wather system Andreas7699 at 10:09am 03.19.10 Big Boats 5/1734 Hi. I am looking for new parts for the fresh wather system in my H 36 2008. Anyone know where and wi
Sealants Sailornels at 9:48am 03.19.10 Day Sailers 2/1410 I wiill be sealing where my chainplates go through the deck on my O'Day 23, as well as a through hul
Great Time peptobysmol at 9:38am 03.19.10 Smaller Boats 3/1108 Went out for a little jaunt yesterday for the first time this year. My 85 Hunter performs so well.
Prop Problems gerrysailing at 9:38am 03.19.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2637 Hi I own a Beneteau 36CC fitted with a 28hp Yanmar Engine, the performance going astern is hopel
Prop problems gerrysailing at 9:30am 03.19.10 Ask All Sailors 8/1789 Hi I own a Beneteau 36CC fitted with a 28hp Yanmar Engine, the performance going astern is hopel
Repower HR41 - what engine? bignorth at 8:59am 03.19.10 Hallberg-Rassy 2/4629 The existing engine (VolvoPenta MD21) in our Hallberg-Rassy 41 is now 32 years old. It is still runn
Trailer Bunks/ Height Dances with Wind at 8:45am 03.19.10 Catalina 22 9/2689 Just bought a '89 Catalina 22, fixed Wing Keel with 2.6' draft. I need to know the height of the tra
gauges btf555 at 8:25am 03.19.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1340 i have a Hunter 30 (1989) and i want to install gauges on the water and fuel tanks. any one have an
Stress Cracks green98tj at 7:21am 03.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1317 I purchased a 1986 34 Hunter last Spring. This spring someone told me I had stress cracks on the tra
5411 engine replacement Stephen Ray at 7:15am 03.19.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/2019 Has anyone replaced thier 5411 11h.p. on an older 1982 Catalina 30 with a newer universal diesel? H
'87 P31-2 Reefing blocks (2) CATNAP at 7:11am 03.19.10 Pearson 2/2173 Hello all, The reefing blocks on our '87 P31-2 have decided that years of sun have become too much
O Day 25 main cabin ports Dave K at 6:13am 03.19.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1319 Is there a sorce for the fixed ports in the main cabin of an O Day 25. Mine have degraded and the fr
Lost post williagl at 5:43am 03.19.10 Bigger Boats 5/1361 I Give up. A few days ago I posted a request for a owner's manual for a 1983 O'Day 28. Well I got 2
Wax on Wax off Weekend ahead jibes138 at 3:08am 03.19.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2121 Now that spring has finally sprung in the south it is time for a wax on wax off weekend. I plan to u
Anchor Windlass Water intrusion Lon Ashby at 9:32pm 03.18.10 Big Boats 2/1188 On our Hunter 2004 36' water intrudes into the windlass through the gear area, from the bow locker.
Omega 14 & Cyclone 13 info sought. Ray Bowles at 9:27pm 03.18.10 Smaller Boats 1/3588 At the end of last year I was given a 1977 Omega 14 and a 1978 (?) Cyclone 13. Both boats are in ve
through hull fittings and valves woodster at 7:17pm 03.18.10 Ask All Sailors 28/7354 just wondering if the apollo brand ball valves are ok for the sea cock valve....i see them in the pl
H40.5 creaking sounds near mast Brian R at 6:26pm 03.18.10 Big Boats 10/4481 I hear creaking sounds at the top of the salon ceiling near the mast in moderate waves and wind cond
H376 Kill Switch Cable lube rfrye1 at 4:23pm 03.18.10 Big Boats 3/1226 Good Afternoon, Looking at my springtime "to do" list and I realized I have never lubed my fuel cut-

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HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation Sailfanatic at 6:19pm 09.07.21 Thanks mate! Yes, have empty sheave and mast exit. Thanks for the tip on Rig Rite. I just got a "ma
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines jssailem at 6:12pm 09.07.21 Congrats on the new to you boat Terry-Buda Running rigging is a 4-5 out of 10 on the DIY scale. Ri
Bilge Pump - Siphon BACK! Sailfanatic at 6:12pm 09.07.21 If the bilge pump outlet is below water when the boat is heeling, and there is no check valve or ant
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation pparker99 at 5:54pm 09.07.21 Thanks mate! Yes, have empty sheave and mast exit. Thanks for the tip on Rig Rite. I just got a "mas
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines terry_buda at 5:25pm 09.07.21 So, I'm confused as to whether the mast is up on the boat now or not. If it's up take a lot of pi
Bilge Pump - Siphon BACK! Ken Cross at 5:25pm 09.07.21 Sounds like a tough trip. Hours are usually pretty much uneventful.
Will Soda Blasting affect the adhesion between hull and liner shemandr at 5:21pm 09.07.21 Not quite understanding the question. But aggressive SAND blasting of exterior bottom can and has t
Power washing the bilge? Tally Ho at 4:52pm 09.07.21 Someone in another thread has an old, mostly plastic, small boat that has a lot of mold and junk on
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation sail sfbay at 4:41pm 09.07.21 I think you are on the right track on feeding the halyard down the mast. Do you have a spare sheave
If you had one of these... shemandr at 4:24pm 09.07.21 That sounds like the joke about Soviet TV. 2 channels. When you switch from the government channel
Flying a spinnaker on a Hunter 320 in Jazz Cup sail sfbay at 4:23pm 09.07.21 We did the Jazz Cup and did fly a stock cruising spinnaker for most of the race. ............Should
If you had one of these... Hayden Watson at 3:52pm 09.07.21 Ah hell, I grew up in Twin Falls ID and we only had one channel. Who needs a remote!
Lewmar Wavespring 40 Winch parts (2) sail sfbay at 3:43pm 09.07.21 Lewmar Wavespring 40 winch stripper #17 in the diagram and Lewmar part #15000375 can be purchased he
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines shemandr at 3:35pm 09.07.21 So, I'm confused as to whether the mast is up on the boat now or not. If it's up take a lot of pic
Will Soda Blasting affect the adhesion between hull and liner BigEasy at 3:23pm 09.07.21 No, not at all. Depending on how aggressive the blasting is done, you may remove some of the gelc
Dufour 31 main halyard issues Captain Gary at 3:22pm 09.07.21 shemandr, thanks for the input. I'm having a rigger try to unjam it from the between the sheave and
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! Mooseman at 3:16pm 09.07.21 That's a Federal documentation number. When you bought the boat you should have sent in the signed
Rudder bearings H34 JamesG161 at 3:14pm 09.07.21 is it a secret? No. But there are bearings on the Boat side and Bearings on the Rudder shaft. Th
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! (1) Mooseman at 3:08pm 09.07.21
New toilet and holding tank system valcour at 3:00pm 09.07.21 Flying Jay - when you get the tank monitor for the black water tank, consider getting the two channe

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