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Bill Crealock Passed away this week Ross in Tampa at 6:43am 10.22.09 Ask All Sailors 1/2139
Jessica - Around the World. Ed Schenck at 6:20am 10.22.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2277 I know there was an earlier thread re. Jessica Watson and the controversy about a sixteen year old a
water is oil pan newboatowner at 6:00am 10.22.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/3893 I found the oil pan full of clear water after two weeks with engine idle. It is a universal 18 dies
Marine Survey identified waste hose-concern over type chris11211 at 5:41am 10.22.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2488 Peggie I have received a recent marine survey from a broker. The following description of the hose
How do I remove the centerboard on my OD25 Paul DC at 4:27am 10.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 28/9771 Hi! This is my first boat and my first time on this site. I have to repair the centerboard and do no
Sea Trek "Trouble with tabernacles" (3) emergpa1 at 8:12pm 10.21.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1484 The saga continues... It seems like a long time ago I posted my first questions here on "sea trek."
Legend 40.5 prop hardaground at 8:12pm 10.21.09 Big Boats 2/1203 I have a 1997 40.5 with the Volvo MD22-L and was wondering if any knew what their factory prop was 2
3YM30 Overheating nautikaljeeper at 7:56pm 10.21.09 Big Boats 10/3479 Hello forum members, I recently purchased a 2006 Hunter 36. I am experiencing overheating with the
Oh Joy refit 10/21/09 (12) CharlieCobra at 6:22pm 10.21.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2534 We finally tracked down all of the hidden screws that attached the bulkheads to the house. It wasn'
H216 Rudder Cracks Ranger Paul at 6:07pm 10.21.09 Smaller Boats 4/1665 I recently found multiple horizontal hairline cracks in my rudder starting just below where the rudd
Kootenay Lake Pictures and Journal....... (3) Sumner at 5:59pm 10.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1835 http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/Macgregor%20Trips-2-Priest/Pries-Koot-193.jpg I finally fi
Anchor roller guide info needed for H37c (4) guidera48 at 5:20pm 10.21.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1406 Hi I will impose one more time on you all and see if I can gain some knowledge. I am sure many of y
Symetrica Spinnaker For Mac 26 Classic? hodge3000 at 4:45pm 10.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/5847 I've been sailing my Classic for a couple of years and would like to try to pick up those slow downw
How can one build booth and real table in 26d? Tom Johnson at 4:01pm 10.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1316 One flaw in old Mac 26s is lack of real table to lean back in or really good table to lean over,,, I
26d has 1 underseat bucket/cooler, can one buy similar for smaller seat holes? Tom Alex Johnson at 3:58pm 10.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1839 26d has bucket/cooler apparently from manufacturer which fits the hole underneath the large side sea
Water Ballast Cut Into, How Else to Get Ballast? Tom A. Johnson at 3:49pm 10.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2037 My new 26d as warned by PO has broken water ballast system, with original owner cutting half-foot s
New primary winch time. Art Gypsy at 1:59pm 10.21.09 Big Boats 2/1912 I have a 1987 C34 tall rig (new to me) with some hard to grind Maxwell 26 primary winches and no hop
Yanmar Diesel - 2QM15 (1) dwgifford at 1:03pm 10.21.09 The Cherubini Hunters 6/6814 I posted a question on this earlier but I need some more info. I have a tach for the diesel that r
Reefing the Main sail tore franzen at 12:53pm 10.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/2150 We own a 70's Venture 22 and have not needed to take a reef in the sails UNITL LAST WEEK. Just dropp
Bowsprit Dimensions Ksarna at 11:14am 10.21.09 Catalina 30 2/1549 Does anyone have the demensions for the bowsprit. I'm planing on fabricating one and need a little t

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Dimensions for a Catalina 28 Tall rig (1) brazenarticle at 1:06pm 04.20.22 Hello Flando - the specifications from the manual are 1/4 inch 1x19 wire and a 3/8 in diameter pin.
Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:02pm 04.20.22 The cleanliness of the prop is another consideration. This allowed me a max. of 2000 RPM BUT with m
Fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:59pm 04.20.22 I've never had a marine toilet and don't fully understand the procedure How does the toilet know whe
Epic Fail Will Gilmore at 12:56pm 04.20.22 The lake I use is mostly powerboat friendly. Many ramps have this issue. You have to keep a clear h
Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load fstbttms at 12:51pm 04.20.22 Having earned a significant portion of my living over the last 27+ years installing propellers, I ha
Anchor locker leaks (4) Ralph Johnstone at 12:45pm 04.20.22 My apologies @jaysweet for not replying sooner after heading out to the boat for ANOTHER look for t
Ship/Maintenance log book (1) Sailfanatic at 12:36pm 04.20.22 I have used a spreadsheet with separate workbooks for the different subjects to be tracked or logg
Dimensions for a Catalina 28 Tall rig Stu Jackson at 12:32pm 04.20.22 Almost all Catalinas have owners associations. They usually have access to and will share manuals a
Advice on gelcoat delamination on keel Art12050 at 12:29pm 04.20.22 I had the same problem on my 1992 Hunter 30 a number of years back. The fiberglass on the keel kept
Air Conditioner Failing buddybear at 12:24pm 04.20.22 Can't help much with out more information, but at those temperatures there is a chance it will fr
Fresh water flush Xstream at 12:12pm 04.20.22 How does the toilet know whether the water at the supply is fresh or salt? What difference does it m
Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load Silverman at 11:46am 04.20.22 Thank you for your comment, I have found some articles that indicate the cause is "too much pitch or
40.5: Replacing Clutches senang at 11:36am 04.20.22 The aluminium plate on my 2005 Hunter 38 is 10mm if my memory is still good. Normal procedure for th
Looking for suggestions for a free Wordpress template for a sailing club website. JoeWhite at 11:32am 04.20.22 Leeward, I use Drupal. Many free themes and modules that is open source. Visit mine Sail La Vie \| 1
Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load senang at 11:30am 04.20.22
Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load Silverman at 11:19am 04.20.22 Thanks for the response, will try it again on the actual sea trial. Current owner not providing/doe
Time to replace lifelines? Dalliance at 10:48am 04.20.22 Time to replace them. I did when mine started to look like that. Went with bare stainless and adde
Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load Don S/V ILLusion at 10:48am 04.20.22 Probably not (with emphasis on the first word) but rather than guess, if I was contemplating buying
Air Conditioner Failing DeniseO30 at 10:24am 04.20.22 Can't help much with out more information, but at those temperatures there is a chance it will fre
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jmczzz at 10:20am 04.20.22 I did not see where you said what type of furler you have. Some are very reliable and give decent

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