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bite out of rudder gghost at 7:46am 03.06.10 Ask All Sailors 27/4667 Last fall I had a minor encounter between my rudder and a rock. Guess which one won! I have a piec
New to Sailing Brendan Carney at 7:25am 03.06.10 Trailer Sailors 6/2999 If anyone could help me find information on a 1974 24' Kells sailboat. Looking for information on al
1974 24' Kells Trailer Sailor Brendan Carney at 7:13am 03.06.10 Smaller Boats 2/4801 I recently purchased a project of a boat. I am looking for any information on a 1974 Kells. Even g
O'Day pendant replacement concerns scionrl at 6:46am 03.06.10 Day Sailers 3/1508 HI. I am replacing the pendant on my 1978 O'Day 23. I've read a lot of postings about this in the a
Go South seadaddler at 6:43am 03.06.10 Ask All Sailors 11/1576 Hi just wondering how many sailors made the trip south for warmer weather in Florida or Bahama's thi
My rudder is wet too... (2) emkay at 4:47am 03.06.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1916 Well, not for long! scrape scrape! And rip it open, cut out as much of the wet foam as I could, this
Beached In St Martin (1) Ducati at 3:15am 03.06.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1835 North east point of St Martin we spotted this beached sailboat.
Motor won't start when hot sailingmax at 1:57am 03.06.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1127 Ahoy! I have bought a Catalina 28 (2006 model) with a Kubota D1005E diesel motor., The motor starts
Boat bottom after 2 months on the hard timtriplett1 at 6:57pm 03.05.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1150 I have had my 33.5 stands for the last three months. It is sitting on 6 stands with the keel blocke
Mast Rigging 26macsailer at 5:42pm 03.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/72 I have a 1988 MacGregor 26D and noticed that the shroud rigging has different size cables approximat
El Sid Circulating pump (1) Roger Long at 5:04pm 03.05.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1649 I went with the non-marine El Sid pump for the hot water heating loop in my heating system. http://
El Sid circulating pump (1) Roger Long at 4:54pm 03.05.10 Ask All Sailors 0/7 I went with the non-marine El Sid pump for the hot water heating loop in my heating system. http://
33 Leaks Safeharber at 3:48pm 03.05.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1610 Several ports leaking on my 2006 Hunter 33. Very bad leak showing up in aft port cabinet next to mic
forward hatch wmacken at 3:47pm 03.05.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1484 Does anyone know the rough size of the fiberglass forward hatch on an Oday 25? I want to buy a drop
2003 356 battery box removal padozary at 3:38pm 03.05.10 Big Boats 5/1771 I am looking to replace my stock batteries with 4D's does anyone have experience removing the dual g
Another Stays'l boom ? (1) Morrie at 3:38pm 03.05.10 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1632 I'm stuck out here in the middle of the pacific (not too bad af a place if I have to be stuck). I've
Shipwrecked Sailor on WCVI - True? druid at 3:07pm 03.05.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2171 If this story is true, the guy's lucky to be alive, given his obvious lack of planning and open-sea
Polars for Ericson 34 II Tom G23558 at 11:25am 03.05.10 Ericson 0/2025 Does anyone know where to find polars for an 1987 Ericson 34 II.
1987 Ronco PE holding tank permeable? RobG at 10:09am 03.05.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/4732 My new to me Ericson 28 has the stinkies. I plan to rip all of the sanitation hoses (including the v
Pulled my shaft, it's not pretty... (5) emkay at 9:55am 03.05.10 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2049 I was expecting this to be hard, but it was very easy, unbolt the flange, unbolt the shaft from the

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40.5: Replacing Clutches TimFromLI at 7:20pm 04.24.22 I read that the garhauer and spinlock clutch rebuild kits are interchangeable. I have rebuilt my spi
PVC Valve Safe Between Holding Tank & Macerator? P12nash at 6:58pm 04.24.22 Hi Peggie, I do a lot of day sailing but also have an annual 7-10 day cruise and do many weekend cr
40.5: Replacing Clutches PAC3142 at 6:44pm 04.24.22 I'm adding a clutch on each side to the triple Garhauer clutches already there on my 1994 Hunter 37.
Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:25pm 04.24.22 Can you comment on how robust the mounting brackets are on the 975MSD? They're a good bit sturdier t
Need new deck surface rgranger at 6:23pm 04.24.22 I've used this before. https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/product/product-detail/97706/409327?gc
PVC Valve Safe Between Holding Tank & Macerator? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:20pm 04.24.22 Schedule 40 PVC might be a bit brittle in cold weather, but schedule 80 is ok. I just can't think o
Mooring ball pickup - single handed (1) rgranger at 6:20pm 04.24.22 The risk of dropping it overboard is directly proportional to the cost... So I'd get something sturd
Have you made cockpit cushions? HEINZIR at 6:16pm 04.24.22 http://msogphotosite.com/Scripts/StoryTechnical/storytechnicaldetail.php?id=149
Holding Tank vs Portable MSD rgranger at 6:14pm 04.24.22
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? rgranger at 6:10pm 04.24.22 Yup. In this case original design was fine other than needing better sealing. The oak would appa
O'day 222 manual rgranger at 6:01pm 04.24.22 Thank you very much, ya!! youbetcha;)
Add midship cleat to Vision 32? rgranger at 6:00pm 04.24.22
Add midship cleat to Vision 32? rgranger at 5:59pm 04.24.22 HWyXsIOM44I THAT! Is a well loved boat. I wonder if it is named Velveteen:biggrin:
Need new deck surface stickinthemud57 at 5:56pm 04.24.22 Looks like you have a good textured surface to start with. I wonder if a topside paint like Brightsi
PVC Valve Safe Between Holding Tank & Macerator? Rick Webb at 4:54pm 04.24.22 I'm curious on the point of the question. Is a PVC ball valve acceptable??
Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Alan Gomes at 4:45pm 04.24.22 There's not enough to installing to require much if any instruction beyond what comes with the pott
Replacing engine mounts on '86 H34 (1) WasabiRush at 4:16pm 04.24.22 After much research, I found this Yanmar bulletin. I'm going with the 100/75 setup.
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Tim22 at 4:14pm 04.24.22 HI Ralph I inherited a leaky chain locker when I got my 310. I tracked it down to rainwater running
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Will Gilmore at 4:12pm 04.24.22 Would staining the wood adversely alter the adhesion of epoxy used as a sealer ? Sure would be pret
Need new deck surface (1) patrickfarley at 4:05pm 04.24.22 cell phone trouble today

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