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Catalina 30 cockpit redesign ray guy at 5:43pm 05.03.10 Catalina 30 1/2440 The cockpits on the pre-1988 catalinas are lacking the T-cockpit design that many other manufacturer
Help needed. J Alfred Prufrock at 5:30pm 05.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3024 I am a complete novice and dumber then dirt when it comes to boats. I recently purchased a 21ft Mac
42 passage prop and stuffing box Matt at 5:25pm 05.03.10 Big Boats 12/3768 I have read the past posts on the props. I have a 1990 42 passage and would like to move form the 2
Water Tank Guage med2463 at 5:12pm 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 4/510 Water Tank Gauge The water tank gauge on our 1979 Hunter Cherubini 37c isn't working. Need to repla
weather helm piedpiperIII at 5:06pm 05.03.10 Catalina 22 16/3231 I did adjust my mast to 8" rake as I read to do. I was sailing in 20 mph winds and a gust took us to
Rudder Tube Bluechart at 4:51pm 05.03.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1399 I have a question on my Beneteau First 42 based in San Francisco. I have a leak around my rudder tu
Stanchion Base for 2004 Hunter 36 piper1277 at 4:48pm 05.03.10 Big Boats 3/1878 Looks like the Lake Michigan winds + Heavy winter cover has caused one of my lifeline stanchion base
Let the painting begin! (12) emkay at 4:41pm 05.03.10 The Cherubini Hunters 17/3726 This has been a busy week, I stripped the bottom and boot stripe, faired and barrier coated the keel
First Hunter (2) robert6749 at 3:03pm 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1698 I have been helping my friend work on a 1979 Hunter Cutter. He passed away and left me this great bo
Erie Canal mast raising & lowering Sailor Sue at 1:45pm 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1741 I'm wondering if any of you eastern Lake Erie sailors know of any yacht clubs or marinas near Buffal
Water and unknown fluid in bilge sloop6312 at 1:29pm 05.03.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1531 1995 C-30 with PSI dripless stuffing box. cannot determine where how water mixed with a petroleoum-
C30 Illustration (1) SailingWebGuy at 1:19pm 05.03.10 Catalina 30 3/2284 Another cleaned up illustration. This one is a side profile.
ArrrrrgH! (H.W. TP relief valve) Roger Long at 1:15pm 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 26/6592 I'm cleaning up the boat preparing for launch when the F.W. pressure set starts cycling every 15-20
O'Day 40 Ocean Sailing holmek at 12:27pm 05.03.10 Bigger Boats 0/1464 Hi Guys, I believe that Jim Hunt had an O'Day 40 that he circumnavigated with after some modificatio
What should I look for in H146 inspection? tpzahm at 12:00pm 05.03.10 Day Sailers 0/1531 I'm going to look at a 2005 Hunter 146 tomorrow, with the hope of buying it. Since I'm new to Hunte
Leaky fresh water system GWG at 11:27am 05.03.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1772 Is it common to have fresh water leaks? I seem to have them too often, generally caused by washers t
Show me your vang Marc Bergmueller at 10:42am 05.03.10 Bigger Boats 5/1905 My Oday 28 does not have a boom vang. I can find no evidence of a bail or other attachment on the m
Diesel Additives Bad Obsession at 10:33am 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 17/3353 What is your favorite Diesel Additives that you put in your boat? What does it do? How well does i
Leaky keel ells at 10:21am 05.03.10 Day Sailers 1/1512 Has anyone ever worked on a leaky Oday 19? I know the part of the leak is around the screws that ho
pulpit repair StillFloat at 10:07am 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1738 i have old pulpit with worn out tap screw on bracket where pulpit stanchion connects. Does anyone kn

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Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:51am 06.16.22 You photo shows two well defined "oyster lines" and is a textbook case of cyclic failure due to tens
Should I install a main sheet traveller on b323 ? arf145 at 11:41am 06.16.22 Garhauer Marine sells travellers made to fit, I believe. This is just one of them: Traveler MT-UB-3
Helm seat on 280 chp at 11:39am 06.16.22 We leave ours in place the vast majority of the time but ours has cutouts that allows it to hang se
daysailer1 boom needed Bob mchugh at 11:33am 06.16.22 Thank you all for your input. I was fortunate to find a boom in a neighboring state.
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 (2) flightlead404 at 11:18am 06.16.22 One looks sheared, one looks like it backed out, the other two are in place - did not check torque.
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 smokey73 at 11:08am 06.16.22 It's really hard for me imagine a "shear" of this bolt if others are not also sheared. If this one
delay relay for when bilge pump on Justin_NSA at 11:04am 06.16.22 I installed the Aqualarm Smart Bilge Pump switch. It has an alarm and a delay Aqualarm
delay relay for when bilge pump on Dalliance at 10:49am 06.16.22
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 06.16.22 would the load change to more of a shearing load as each cylinder fires and twists the drive shaft?
Legend 40.5 Chainplates ben solomon at 10:33am 06.16.22 I'll ask on cruisers forum to see if anyone knows, there.
Bilging Every 3 Minutes dlochner at 10:16am 06.16.22 It is most probably cycling because of water back flowing through the hose. It should be easy to che
Bilging Every 3 Minutes PaulK at 10:13am 06.16.22 We found our bilge pump recycling a lot too, but not enough leaks to account for it. Until... we de
Mystery wheel Hollyberry at 9:51am 06.16.22 Same idea as today's twin wheeled cockpits... get the driver outboard for visibility.
Replacing engine instrument panel Hollyberry at 9:47am 06.16.22 I imagine the washers/spacers were there to allow the wheel pilot drive ring to clear the panel.. no
Should I install a main sheet traveller on b323 ? robsant at 9:37am 06.16.22 I am struggling to get the original Lewmar one. Do anyone know the make / model of a complete travel
Bilging Every 3 Minutes Hollyberry at 9:37am 06.16.22 How long does it pump each time? If very brief (and you don't see much water exiting the discharge)
1987 Cat 22 Companionway and Hatch Screens AaronD at 9:31am 06.16.22 Our quick solution was a bed net draped over the boat. ~$15, and works with the pop-top up or down.
Bilging Every 3 Minutes Plymouth Sailor at 9:27am 06.16.22 Every 3 minutes would definitely concern me. Routine causes of nuisance bilge water include keel st
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 9:26am 06.16.22 Close but no cigar :biggrin:. The loads on the bolts are pulsing tensile loads. With angular misal
Replacing engine instrument panel Scott T-Bird at 9:21am 06.16.22 Hey Scott, Maybe time for a home built solution? I'm thinking something that puts the gauges on bo

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