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missing some boats BobM at 11:03am 02.12.10 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/2140 Phil, When you get a chance can you add the following non-metric boats to the S2's? 22, 27, and
Adjustable Jib Fairleads for a H23 RobertG-NJ at 10:10am 02.12.10 Smaller Boats 1/1774 I want to install adjustable fairleads for general trimming of the jib, including trim when furling
Spares for my Hunter 336 jasdip5 at 8:26am 02.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1730 I am looking for parts for my Hunter 336. Most of the parts i now need are original factory type par
Is my oday 27 worth fixing? Hover212 at 7:31am 02.12.10 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2716 Hello. I am a newbie to the site as well as a newbie sailer and boat owner. I have always wanted to
What Is This (1) kloudie1 at 7:05am 02.12.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2790 Some friends took this picture off Tampa acouple of days ago..There were Coast Guard boats escorting
Where to buy that new boat? BoxedUp at 6:39am 02.12.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1845 I bought my first boat at a local show and now that I'm preparing to buy my next boat, I'm wondering
America's Cup shemandr at 5:55am 02.12.10 Ask All Sailors 29/5280 Its on right now on my computer. BMW blew the start. I'm a middle of the pack in club leved racing
Charter Company - Solo Sailors Need Not Apply?? Joe Mullee at 5:40am 02.12.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3742 I was all psyched because I found a place in the middle Florida Keys that would charter a Catalina 2
Caught on time (1) Chuck Creel at 4:54am 02.12.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2818 While deciding to give Jacob's Dream a complete face lift with awgrip paint from keel to maast step,
Boat to cross Atlantic (1) Hmm at 4:32am 02.12.10 Ask All Sailors 48/13357 Hello I'm interested in buying a smallish sailboat to be sailed mostly single handed. After spendi
8.0B crack in the keel tpothen at 3:35am 02.12.10 S2 5/1936 Hello all, I am looking at a 1979 S2 8.0B, I have not seen the boat in person but the owner says t
rear commadore bad_com_pany at 2:59am 02.12.10 Smaller Boats 5/1955 what are the general duties expected from the rear commadore?
Windvane in action.... Joe at 2:51am 02.12.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2819 For Hermit and the rest of you blokes regarding the recent discussion on windvanes, here's a clip I
Mac 25 Mast Base: From Slot to Hinge? David Styer at 9:37pm 02.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/6808 I want to replace my MAC 25 Mast Base (the original receives the slotted mast) with the "hinge" mast
Is 27ft oday worth fixing Hover212 at 9:14pm 02.11.10 Bigger Boats 11/9395 Hello. I am a newbie to the site as well as a newbie sailer and boat owner. I have always wanted to
O'Day 302 1987 Lifeline diameter Paul4374 at 8:53pm 02.11.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1695 I am planning to install pelican hooks on the life line midships to permit easy exit for line handle
Winter H31 Cover (2) ComoxOrion at 8:46pm 02.11.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1750 I have just had a custom made sunbrella boat cover installed on my H31. This cover is designed to co
Hunter 35.5 Jumper Strut George8396 at 8:11pm 02.11.10 Big Boats 0/1247 Hunter 35.5 Owners: I have found and gotten a quote on the Jumper strut originally produced for the
Ronnie Simpson is at it again! Hermit Scott at 7:37pm 02.11.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2225 http://openbluehorizon.com An enemy RPG couldn't stop him and neither did losing his self steering,
mac 25 (1) fido at 7:16pm 02.11.10 Trailer Sailors 2/2824 hello sailors,this is a pic of my mac 25 have been sailing her for 4 years, and having a lot of fun.

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386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA markv340 at 8:59pm 05.23.22 That's a lot of motoring in a big boat with a small motor. Often overlooked is having clean fuel (p
Air conditioner water pump not working JamesG161 at 8:54pm 05.23.22 If I understand correctly you have 2 AC units. You may have to start both AC's, set to Cooling. My
Air conditioner water pump not working Capt Robbie at 8:54pm 05.23.22 some of the little giant pumps are oil cooled sealed units and if run dry without any water resistan
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem Ralph Johnstone at 8:51pm 05.23.22 If you're willing to skip the knotmeter, you may be able to mount the assembly as an interior mounte
Dirty Fuel Dalliance at 8:26pm 05.23.22 Ditto everything dlochner said and I would add: check your fuel vent line configuration. Does it go
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem jim.m at 7:44pm 05.23.22 Yes it is a wing keel and I'm pretty sure the depth finder is just bouncing off the wing. Odd that
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water smokey73 at 7:41pm 05.23.22 While a particular Coast Guard stop and inspection might not issue a citation, it is a federal regul
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem (1) jssailem at 7:02pm 05.23.22
Transferring from Blaine to Everett Terry Cox at 7:02pm 05.23.22 Nice. They also have a pump out station inside the marina. You'll enjoy the walk over the Rainbow br
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water Terry Cox at 6:54pm 05.23.22 When I was stopped for an inspection by the CG awhile ago, when it came to the macerator seacock, th
swing keel spacer bearing dLj at 6:44pm 05.23.22 I'd buy a piece of this and make the part. https://www.mcmaster.com/uhmw-polyethylene/slippery-uhmw
Flush thru-hulls flange/head size on Catalina 42. (1) jssailem at 6:22pm 05.23.22 Looking at your images it appears the concern is the diameter of the flange is an issue. You said th
swing keel spacer bearing snick at 6:19pm 05.23.22 If you have a photo or sketch of the part you are looking to replace it would help to answer your q
swing keel spacer bearing snick at 6:12pm 05.23.22 A couple pieces of schedule 160 3/8 PVC might work or maybe even just a stack of washers an inch an
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water jssailem at 6:00pm 05.23.22 @smokey73 is correct. In the US when in no discharge zones (pretty much the entire Puget Sound) the
Dirty Fuel (2) jssailem at 5:54pm 05.23.22 exhausting changing the fuel filters What type of fuel filter system are you using? FWIW... I have
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water smokey73 at 5:07pm 05.23.22 I was under the impression that the holding tank overboard discharge valve was required to be "secur
Life Jacket recommendations (2) pclarksurf at 5:00pm 05.23.22 I haven't really looked into how people rig up a harness line for walking around the boat, but woul
St Marys Boat Services smokey73 at 4:41pm 05.23.22 Surprised to hear that but maybe they haven't recovered yet. Despite that, visit Cumberland Island
Port hatch on Hunter23 help Billleathen at 4:11pm 05.23.22 Thanks

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