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Off shoot question from "boom riding low" blowinganddrifting at 6:10am 10.08.09 Catalina 30 1/1396 How much real difference would it make to raise the goosneck 6" compared to buying a "new style" big
Water System Antifreeze JCDSAIL at 6:09am 10.08.09 Catalina 310 15/3857 Its that time of year again. Is there a way to bypass the hot water heater? I generally fill the ent
Want mikejoe at 5:17am 10.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1368 Anyone know of a source (new or used) for block, sheaves for steering system. Converting from tille
masthead light wiring ybrad at 4:38am 10.08.09 The Cherubini Hunters 11/3215 Splashed + 1 week Well, we launched our H37C, Miss Bobbi, last week :) after a 5x schedule overr
Konstantin Survived Journey! Shoaldrafter at 4:31am 10.08.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1369 The Russian Viking, Konstantin, survived journey, see: http://forums.oday.sailboatowners.com/showt
doorway to left of daggerboard, to make front room tomm joyhnson at 11:20pm 10.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1706 Has anyone put in doorway to left of daggerboard, to make front room which if bathroom is opened up
Flying a Spineker JMonda at 9:07pm 10.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2036 Hi Folks, I have a Mac 26S (I think its about a 1993 model). I've learned to sail on it...sort of.
Old sail threads ripped, can I fix it myself effectively? Hermit Scott at 7:50pm 10.07.09 Ask All Sailors 25/4275 I tried putting the main sail on in heavy chop and high winds by myself with Txtowman at the helm. w
searching for winch handle 1974 mac 21 (1) shine at 7:34pm 10.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1685 Im looking for a winch handle for a mac 21 . 1974 here is a picture.
Deck Fairleads tonycathy68 at 6:27pm 10.07.09 Morgan 2/2275 I am looking for deck fairleads, I broke a couple of them and I am haviing a hard time finding a rep
Play in Rudder - Bad Bushing? (1) remo7e at 6:14pm 10.07.09 Yamaha 3/3714 I've had a Yamaha 30 for the last year. After a recent typhoon I noticed a lot of play in the tille
Should I buy an ODay 21' for $400?? vintagephilg at 6:14pm 10.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/8480 I have an oportunity to buy an ODay 21' (or 23'??) for $400, I think its from the 1970s or 1980s, no
Baltoplate vs VC 17 In Freshwater Ducati at 5:57pm 10.07.09 Ask All Sailors 2/3245 Will Baltoplate Offshore work in fresh water? Generally we use VC 17 on the Great Lakes and are hopi
need trailer jwyoxall at 5:50pm 10.07.09 Day Sailers 1/1362 Hi I just was gifted with an O-day 23 from a friend. It needs some work and I need to get it out of
Bilge cover sole aluminium trim jorge fife at 5:34pm 10.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2329 I will be rebuiding my sole with teak ' holly Where do I find the aluminium trim that goes around t
yanmar 3gm30f to a new yanmar 3ym30-hints Jana Barter at 4:44pm 10.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/12233 Hunter vision-32- Our Yanmar 3gm30f needs to be totally rebuilt, so we are considering replacing
New Boat Purchase Franklin at 4:09pm 10.07.09 Ask All Sailors 26/5026 Due to the recent post about a purchase of a new Hunter and the problems the new owner had, I though
Depth Meter markmcb at 3:23pm 10.07.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2950 I once saw a post in this forum that someone had a depth meter that was attached inside the boat, no
reefing bobcat at 3:12pm 10.07.09 Catalina 30 3/2784 I am presently refurbishing my 1981 catalina 30. I am now running all new lines and have hit a probl
I can make curtains for a Catalina 30 montyk at 2:19pm 10.07.09 Catalina 30 9/5683 Hi If anyone is interested I have made two sets of curtains for Catalina 30s. One for our boat and

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Burning insense on a boat jssailem at 1:18pm 04.14.22
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out (2) Growl at 1:14pm 04.14.22
A Technically Sophisticated Repair kappykaplan at 1:12pm 04.14.22 I still have a VHS player at home Me too! And LPs . . . :beer:
Burning insense on a boat DArcy at 1:10pm 04.14.22
Burning insense on a boat jssailem at 1:07pm 04.14.22
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jssailem at 1:01pm 04.14.22 I removed the belt. Put a drop on one bearing. Then I rotated the drive wheel a few times to spread
A Technically Sophisticated Repair DArcy at 1:01pm 04.14.22 Hey, What's a DVD/CD? Just kidding. I was thinking the same thing but didn't say it because I st
Starting fluid kappykaplan at 12:49pm 04.14.22 Spark plug hole. :poke::stir::poop:
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult BarryL at 12:47pm 04.14.22 Hey, I've have a number of boats with the Furlex 200S system. I like it and think it works well. A
Starting fluid MikeHoncho at 12:45pm 04.14.22 How would you get mmo into the diesel cylinders? Spark plug hole. Lol
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 12:43pm 04.14.22 Should I use the T 9 on the ball bearings? I guess I can saturate a Q-tip and wipe it on the ball be
A Technically Sophisticated Repair rgranger at 12:29pm 04.14.22 Hey, What's a DVD/CD? Just kidding. I was cleaning out the crawl space under the stairs and pull
Burning insense on a boat Parsons at 12:29pm 04.14.22 If I had to have something burning, I'd design something like this lantern sold by Weems and Plath,
1994 Hunter 23.5 - Motor Mount replacement Sailing Tiger at 12:07pm 04.14.22 Hi Tiger, there is a thick aluminum mounting plate embedded in the fiberglass. The plate is tapped
Vernazza, Italy rgranger at 12:04pm 04.14.22
Burning insense on a boat (1) rgranger at 12:02pm 04.14.22
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice ggrizzard at 11:41am 04.14.22 Remind me not to go there in a storm! Thanks for the info.
A Technically Sophisticated Repair kappykaplan at 11:23am 04.14.22 Okay, I'll try one more technically sophisticated adjustment; pulled the unit out of its cubby and
A Technically Sophisticated Repair BarryL at 11:10am 04.14.22 Hey, What's a DVD/CD? Just kidding.
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jssailem at 11:02am 04.14.22 Should work... Again... Use with care... A little goes along way with both of the products. I'd use

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