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Omega 14 & Cyclone 13 info sought. Ray Bowles at 9:27pm 03.18.10 Smaller Boats 1/3737 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 28/8840 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 10/4960 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 3/1317 Good Afternoon, Looking at my springtime "to do" list and I realized I have never lubed my fuel cut-
Maine Boat Builders Show... (7) Maine Sail at 3:44pm 03.18.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3573 This weekend!! Friday and Saturday, 3/19- 20 - Hours = 10AM - 6PM Sunday, March 21 - Hours 1
Starting Deisel Engine sailboat09 at 1:23pm 03.18.10 Catalina 30 11/4415 I have a 1990 Catalina 30' with an Universal Deisel Engine. I am having difficulty starting it. The
Halyard choices (1) guidera48 at 1:22pm 03.18.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2196 I faught the jib all morning long. Finally got it out. The old furler extrusions were damaged at the
New parts to organize the Halyards r.oril at 12:40pm 03.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1175 I got a new Garhauer Deck Organizer (2 line) for my 68th birthday. Now I think I will locate it whe
Location of AC/Heat water pump sailthejazz at 10:39am 03.18.10 Big Boats 5/1559 Hi All. Does anyone know the location of the seawater pump for the Ac/Heat system on a 1994 Hunter V
frozen deck organizers sailthejazz at 10:14am 03.18.10 Big Boats 6/1257 Has anyone attempted or succeeded in replacing or repairing the four double quad deck organizers loc
Diesel addatives Bill1565 at 7:31am 03.18.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2197 I bought another cruising boat. I'm about to buy diesel fuel for the first time in a couple of year
Johnson 3 HP kicker cooling system beeteejr at 5:52am 03.18.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3634 I've tried getting an answer at the iboats.com website but so far, no luck. I'll try here since a lo
Tohatsu 8hp blues Mark Makai at 11:03pm 03.17.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2660 I've just joined up from Australia and hope someone is better than me at diagnosing outboards. My To
H23.5 Anchor Roller Installation douglata at 8:38pm 03.17.10 Smaller Boats 5/1726 I found a Lewmar anchor roller that fits very nicely into the anchor roller channel on my 1994 23.5.
Hunter 34 racing ranchu56 at 6:44pm 03.17.10 Big Boats 13/3200 Racing my 1984 Hunter 34 in club series this year (non-spinnaker) and I'm receiving many offers for
Lake Ontario slip? RonH at 6:04pm 03.17.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1509 Hello All, I am considering changing lakes this year and seek a slip on Lake Ontario near Buffalo
I guess I'm committed now. (1) Roger Long at 5:43pm 03.17.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2056 http://www.rogerlongboats.com/images/Committed.jpg Or maybe I just should be:eek: http://www.roger
Foresail paulj at 4:30pm 03.17.10 Catalina 310 14/3037 Just curious about what size foresails everyone has.......... paulj :troll:
Core Area Around/Under Mast H23 1987 carboman at 3:07pm 03.17.10 Smaller Boats 3/1234 After satrting to reseal some fittings up by the mast, I removed a pulley assy. and had water drippi
Everything you always wanted to know about S2's Doug Arey at 2:59pm 03.17.10 S2 6/3248 Hey folks, I've been looking - and not finding very much - for posts from or about S-2's and S-2 o

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Fuel Catalyst jssailem at 5:18am 05.16.22 There are diesel additives that will help keep your diesel fuel clearer of the infamous diesel bugs
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad Tater at 4:49am 05.16.22 The 40# MK should do fine. My 30# does OK but I have wanted a little more thrust. I haven't sailed i
Fuel Catalyst dlochner at 4:35am 05.16.22 Can you be more specific? Brand? I have use a Starbrite product in the past, I don' t know how muc
Fuel Catalyst sailme88 at 4:32am 05.16.22 WHAT exactly is being added.... did yo forget to attach?
Macerator for Hunter 34 jssailem at 3:20am 05.16.22
Cracked hull Will Gilmore at 3:19am 05.16.22 http://www.nautline.com/sailboat_plywood_plans.php#N350 The Naut350 looks like a great project to pu
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 3:02am 05.16.22 Can't wait to see the finished product! :beer:
Electric motors for sailboat jssailem at 3:02am 05.16.22 Welcome to the forum. A Catalina 250 on an inland lake is mostly a daysailer, not a coastal cruiser.
Should I run away from this boat? Will Gilmore at 2:53am 05.16.22 Walk away What's your thinking, Dave? A 70's Catalina in "Awesome" condition except she needs new
Boom reefing schematic or current practices... jssailem at 2:53am 05.16.22 The use of fiddle blocks appears to add complexity and bulk in an attempt to increase the power (or
Macerator for Hunter 34 Charlie98117 at 11:13pm 05.15.22 The wye is going into the pumpout line to connect a line TO the macerator. The vented loop should
Macerator for Hunter 34 Charlie98117 at 10:54pm 05.15.22 It would be simple to install a macerater in place of the manual pump. No extra thruhull, no extra
Operating the House/Start battery selector Udi at 10:24pm 05.15.22 Thank you very much everybody. I understand that its better to replace the switch but at this time I
Boom reefing schematic or current practices... Jaxn at 8:50pm 05.15.22 Those blocks sound more like an internal outhaul than a reefing system to me. Tie the fiddle block
Yanmar fuel problem: air leak? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:42pm 05.15.22 Well, that's just music to my ears...:). Ain't music your hearing, just the voice of reason. Fi
Macerator for Hunter 34 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:33pm 05.15.22 But if you look at his drawings you'll see that he has a y-valve in his toilet discharge line that a
Should I run away from this boat? mikeracca at 8:18pm 05.15.22 I would have to ask what work has been done in the past. I thought that the keel bolts were of the
Should I run away from this boat? stephen_i_w at 8:16pm 05.15.22 There are always boats in great condition for sale. Why buy a major problem? No doubt there are ot
Macerator for Hunter 34 kloudie1 at 7:49pm 05.15.22 The original configuration was that the head discharged directly to the holding tank; the discharge
Should I run away from this boat? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:43pm 05.15.22 Walk away

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