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Thru-HolyS#@! Devian at 8:29pm 11.02.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3350 So a thru hold valve failed sometime in the recent future and it almost sunk my boat today. 28" of s
Navigation Equipment for a 77 Catalina 30 dstaylor95 at 7:32pm 11.02.09 Catalina 30 4/2067 Currently there are no navigation systems on the boat except the compass. I would like to get one s
forward hatch logic Manny at 7:29pm 11.02.09 Ask All Sailors 17/7320 So... it seems like every sailboat i've seen with a hinged hatch above the v-berth has the hatch ope
Is it running aground? BobM at 7:14pm 11.02.09 S2 4/1544 I took the day off (sick...cough) but had to drop the boat off at the marina to be craned out tomorr
MK-II Wing Keel Diego-Don at 5:44pm 11.02.09 Catalina 22 1/1850 I'm thinking about an 88 Catalina-22 wing keel version. We sailed a 1980 Catalina-22 swing keel ver
"Ouch" I busted a chain plate Boom Magnet at 5:33pm 11.02.09 Catalina 22 7/2492 OK, so I take my newly purchased, '73 Catalina 22 for the maiden voyage and after 15 minutes (in 15
Pearson 303 boom has bend in it turk100 at 4:15pm 11.02.09 Pearson 3/1701 Is it normal for the boom to have a slight bend in it? Or, are all booms supposed to be perfectly st
Generator Exhaust Thru Hull (1) Frank P at 4:00pm 11.02.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2879 Hello All, I am looking for a stainless steel exhaust thru hull similar to what is shown at the webs
Looking for a sailboat with trailor Marilea at 2:03pm 11.02.09 Trailer Sailors 9/4489 Hello, I'm looking for a sailboat, with head room to stand up inside. I need a sailboat that fits
St. Pete., Fl area 27' Hunter oldgranpop at 1:08pm 11.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/971 I am the new owner of a 1982 Hunter 27' ' would like to meet up with owners of similiar boats to lea
Wing Keel width Salty at 1:02pm 11.02.09 Ask All Sailors 0/7 Would anyone happen to know the width of the wing on the Oday322 wing keel? I got a problem on my ha
Mast tuning hunter 336 Morning Haze at 12:16pm 11.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/4035 Hello there, I am a new hunter owner. We bought a hunter 336 (1995) and I have some problems tuni
Storing the boat on a sloped drive way Bill Leathen at 11:52am 11.02.09 Smaller Boats 4/1435 I have a slightly sloped drive way where I store my H23 over the winter in Wisconsin. In the past,
Water heater question butchrobbins at 11:44am 11.02.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1644 How long should it take for a 12 gallon tank tp get hot after starting the engine?
cabin table paphman at 11:43am 11.02.09 Catalina 22 19/7743 My wife and I sail a 1884 C-22. I would like to change out the cabin table covering and think it bes
How much horsepower? BiminiJack at 11:35am 11.02.09 Bigger Boats 5/1990 The engines in the boats that I'm looking at have about 50/50 Atomic vs. Diesels. Now the Atomic 4
Oday 322 Wing Dimension Salty at 11:16am 11.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/951 Would anyone happen to know the width of the wing on the Oday322 wing keel? I got a problem on my h
cruising south from New England Rayawl at 10:01am 11.02.09 Destinations 8/3738 When is it to late in the season to start heading south on a sailboat?
Can anyone help me with my Hunter 30? Lakeside1 at 9:17am 11.02.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1782 Hello. My name is Gordon and I just purchased a 1990 Hunter Open Transom 30'. I've been out of the s
Servicing a Merriman Pedestal ralphbell at 8:38am 11.02.09 Ask All Sailors 4/3260 Has anyone serviced a Merriman pedestal (circa 1982) as mine is getting sticky. How difficult is it

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Anchor locker leaks Davidasailor26 at 1:25pm 04.22.22 In case it provides any inspiration - We had a leak in our Beneteau anchor locker when the boat was
Needing a new motor for my Catalina 22 Leeward Rail at 1:22pm 04.22.22 Welcome to the forum. 9.9 is overkill 6hp Tohatsu Sail Pro Extra long shaft. Designed for sailboat
Anchor locker leaks smokey73 at 12:51pm 04.22.22 There are two threads about anchor leaks. Here is my fix but my location may be entirely different
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters smokey73 at 12:48pm 04.22.22 Here is the link. My fix starts at post #13 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/hunter-40-5-
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters smokey73 at 12:45pm 04.22.22 I tracked my water leak from the anchor locker to the drain near the bottom of the locker. On my bo
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters senang at 12:42pm 04.22.22 We have a 2005 H38 with a similar anchor locker leak. My analysis based on water leak traces is that
Anchor locker leaks Hollyberry at 12:20pm 04.22.22 Very odd that that location so high up in that area would leak in any significant way before the loc
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 04.22.22 Is the water gathering under your cushions? or appearing in a locker area below? A photo or two mig
Anchor woes fred1diver at 11:55am 04.22.22 I took a closer look at the cap and it has a recess to let the rode pass with the cap partly raised
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Hollyberry at 11:46am 04.22.22 Is the water gathering under your cushions? or appearing in a locker area below? A photo or two migh
Wooden interior steps (1) Hollyberry at 11:41am 04.22.22 Might I suggest an alternate? Reface them with Lonseal or possibly Plasteak... no more issues with w
X2Power AGM battery Scott T-Bird at 11:32am 04.22.22 Oh, you want specs @Stu Jackson ? I wasn't going that deep into the weeds! But here they are ... h
Diesel tank cleaning advise needed Ralph Johnstone at 11:20am 04.22.22 As for cleaning, I think I would use a garden sprayer to hose the inside of the tank with a de-grea
Anchor locker leaks Ralph Johnstone at 10:33am 04.22.22 So, @Ralph Johnstone , if you've got any System Three left, I may need to borrow some. :huh: Don'
Epoxy and stainless steel. senang at 10:24am 04.22.22 By the look of it this a standard Volvo lipseal. Volvo does NOT mention this arrangement with the wa
Diesel tank cleaning advise needed dlochner at 9:55am 04.22.22 Try special order from SBO Shop, ask @Dave Groshong
Diesel tank cleaning advise needed JRacer at 9:54am 04.22.22 Adding an inspection port is good idea. Do a search there are several companies that can provide t
Diesel tank cleaning advise needed senang at 9:48am 04.22.22 +1 For what Ritsim above posted. Cut a hole, thoroughly clean the insides, replace hoses. Cutting a
X2Power AGM battery Stu Jackson at 9:36am 04.22.22 but it doesn't appear that they all have exactly the same specifications WADR, your post includes
Ship/Maintenance log book DArcy at 9:32am 04.22.22 I use Microsoft OneNote for maintenance as well as To Do list and I made a Kanban board for all of t

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