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30T Rudder design flaw Steve Parfet at 9:41am 03.11.10 Seidelmann 1/2424 My 1980 30T rudder was made with dissimilar metals which almost caused a catastrophic breakdown. Wh
Seeking Marina recommendation -Mid Chesapeake area Royal Flush at 9:09am 03.11.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1614 I'm looking for a marina that won't break the bank. I might be able to keep the boat if I can get my
Fresh to salt water boating pbf3 at 7:48am 03.11.10 Big Boats 7/1414 I have a 1997 Hunter 376 in great condition. What is required to convert it from fresh water (it has
M-25 Electrical rbmcintire at 7:00am 03.11.10 Catalina 30 16/2283 New C-30 owner, "long-time listener, first-time caller". I've read several of the threads on configu
max crew-laden weight-im restoring hull floor. wulfe67 at 5:41am 03.11.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1603 hello,im wondering if the wood deck in the hull floor when first made counted against the 628lb disp
Gush and Bilidge Pump (2) Lookout at 4:56am 03.11.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/2127 I am the new and proud owner of a Catalina 27, 1977 hull number 2525. I have a few head scratching q
Time for another head malyea at 3:32am 03.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1173 My new to me '82 H30 has a Mansfield Model 751 that needs a rebuild kit. I haven't tested it yet - b
Rudder bearing basia at 1:29am 03.11.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2217 Hello Everyone, I'm trying to find where to buy a rudder bearing for Bavaria 39. If you could tell
Rudder bearing basia at 1:26am 03.11.10 Bavaria 1/2624 Hello everyone, I'm looking for a rudder bearing for Bavaria 39. Could You tell me where to buy it?
Noisy Head Pump Handle med2463 at 11:39pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 2/288 We are starting to use our boat now after po and us not using it for several months. The head pump
Leaving finally sailaway78 at 8:50pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 15/2365 Well, after sitting here on my duff for seemingly months, finally going to get out of here tomorrow
Mounting a wind vane & mast float on 146 esterhazyinoz at 8:26pm 03.10.10 Day Sailers 15/8037 I noticed some photos posted on this forum showing some owners (146/170) that have a mast float and
Fiber glass work under keel blueberry at 8:02pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2700 I have my 31 foot Irwin sailboat in my backyard on trailer. I would like to do fiberglass work und
What Digital Depth Sounder to use? estopa at 5:53pm 03.10.10 Day Sailers 5/1675 I need to get a depth finder. Was looking into this one, Humminbird HDR 610 In-Dash Digital Depth S
Leak at the top of the mast ridetheocean at 5:34pm 03.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1456 Hello Folks, I have a 1995 Hunter 336. I have seen an interesting problem arise this winter due t
Sail upgrade for O361 bsmith15 at 4:34pm 03.10.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1393 I have a O361 sailing on an inland lake. The Neil Pryde sails are wearing thin and it is time for a
fastening external sail tracks okawbow at 3:39pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1537 I have removed the damaged external sail tracks from my Cheoy Lee 31 mast and boom. They were fasten
Cabin Heater Tank (1) Roger Long at 2:44pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 13/3013 I discovered that my main fuel tank is just a few inches too low for gravity feed to the Newport die
Keeping 3M 4200 Ken at 2:04pm 03.10.10 Catalina 22 2/1394 I'd imagine will work just as well for other brands. Like everyone else I once had one heck of a ti
Hatch interior trim gregreinhard at 1:03pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2087 I need to replace my headliner on my 1986 Cal 28. There is a small 14"x9" Lewmar hatch with interior

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Tongue weight question. Mr. Dave at 10:37am 09.06.21 Yeah, I was way off. So 0.3% of, say, 1000 lbs, is like 3 lbs, ya? I can see the impact on drivabili
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:21am 09.06.21 The alignment was done to 0.025 to start. So not perfect, but I would think I'd see some improvemen
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear Tom J at 10:16am 09.06.21 That looks like some sort of flexible coupling. I think, in order to align it, the flexible core wo
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear dlochner at 10:13am 09.06.21 The spacer is likely a flexible shaft coupling. These are often designed to shear if the prop hits s
Tongue weight question. Tedd at 10:11am 09.06.21 So a couple of inches (2 specifically) would be how much of a percent?... Zero point three percent
How hard is it to replace a prop annode while the boat is in the water? Ralph Johnstone at 10:10am 09.06.21 Looks like the anode is in good enough shape to last me through the season. Looks like it's still
How hard is it to replace a prop annode while the boat is in the water? Davidasailor26 at 10:08am 09.06.21 I finally got around to diving under my boat. Looks like the anode is in good enough shape to last
Tongue weight question. Tedd at 10:06am 09.06.21 @Mr. Dave 's comment about "tongue weight" got me thinking about how misleading the whole "tongue we
What would you change in this plan? (fiberglass part of a rotten core job) sandpiper10471 at 10:05am 09.06.21 I use 1708 stitchmat. About 1/16" per, or four pieces to a 1/4". I would guess you would need at lea
Tongue weight question. Mr. Dave at 10:04am 09.06.21 It's 1 percent for 6 inches, on my trailer. So, about a thousand times as much as you think. So a
Last follow up on "Pulling my hair out" rpell1@msn.com at 9:56am 09.06.21 If your 97 Catalina MKIII has the same engine configuration as 1980 circa Catalina 30's Contents (c
Tongue weight question. Tedd at 9:53am 09.06.21 Raising or lowering the ball a couple of inches has approximately 0.001% effect on the weight. Rais
Fuel delivery issue Tom J at 9:51am 09.06.21 Engine is Universal M25XPB. Stu: I saw that check ball valve when messing with my Racor. I'll ve
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear (1) nikki4296 at 9:44am 09.06.21 How "not perfect" is the alignment? A popular maximum is .003" spacing between the shaft and tans
Hunter 212 ... I have some questions after getting her going .... and what should I know? (1) sail sfbay at 9:24am 09.06.21 Congrats on your new 212!! 1. Tipping propensity - sure since it has a centerboard, low ballast (14
Fuel delivery issue SV At Last at 9:00am 09.06.21 Pretty sure Tom has provided you with the answer. The fuel tank is above the fuel/water separator so
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear sail sfbay at 8:57am 09.06.21 I think you have listed the obvious areas to look. I had similar issues on previous boats......one
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear MikeHoncho at 8:54am 09.06.21 How "not perfect" is the alignment? A popular maximum is .003" spacing between the shaft and tans c
CDI Furler question Bill Baur at 8:24am 09.06.21 Greg, Thank You. I will let you know how it works out. Bill
Impromptu Boat Hook Storage rgranger at 8:17am 09.06.21 :beer:

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