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Oceanus 473 jbouwer at 3:40pm 10.12.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1466 Hello All, Any for advise for a purchase of a Oceanus 473. Year 2003? Thanks Johan VA3JBO
Hunter 23 chain plates Bill Leathen at 2:47pm 10.12.09 Smaller Boats 3/2260 Within the last month, two ODay 25 boats on Lake Onalaska, have been de-masted when one their chain
sport utility sailboats (SUS) gmeyerga at 2:31pm 10.12.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2422 Just got back from Annapolis and was struck by the dearth of boats on display in the 27-32 foot rang
shaft allignment chusansail at 2:17pm 10.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1884 I have a flexible coupling on the shaft. does it require a special procedure when aligning the shaft
Hunter 23.5 Life Lines strobeone at 1:59pm 10.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1704 OK folks, I broke two life lines last weekend that apparently had a little rust on them. What is the
1978 30 water tank leeking John G at 11:40am 10.12.09 Bigger Boats 2/2484 The 40 gal. water tank on my 1978 30' O'Day is under the v-berth. The only access is from the top. I
H34 Mast Head Bob Poff at 9:53am 10.12.09 Big Boats 13/2148 Does anyone have a photograph of the 34 mast head? In particular the top plate. In general, is the
Flush issue Fly Away at 9:07am 10.12.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2915 1979 cat 30. I am having an issue with my head. When I set the selector to pull seawater to flush
UPDATE to Seized 2QM15 garylinger at 9:03am 10.12.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3938 I just pulled the head and found rust in the combustion chamber (opening for injector and the valves
Increasing Hull speed with OB... RogerHM at 6:34am 10.12.09 Ask All Sailors 30/6586 What modifications can be made to my hull to increase Hull Speed when motoring? (I have a 9.9 Merc
Roto-zip the shower seat? ybrad at 6:34am 10.12.09 Big Boats 3/1364 It's time to remove the 30 year old holding tank in my 37C. Using the search function on the site tu
Chain Plates sailfree at 6:18am 10.12.09 Catalina 30 1/2507 There seems to be quite a bit written about chain plate problems on the Catalina 30. We have a 1980
Looking for Pearson 23 manual elpasebo at 6:14am 10.12.09 Pearson 1/1932 I just purchased a '79 Pearson 23' and was wondering if there was an owner's manual or similar docum
New(to me) Boat Owner!!!! Catalina 25 Harleyworker at 5:58am 10.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2382 I have recently purchased a 1979 Catalina 25 fin keel. The tiller has been snapped off, I am in the
Covering the fuel fill John T1594 at 5:52am 10.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1276 Several recent posts about rain water in the fuel have caused me to wonder about some sort of cover
Can u help me identify this boat? pasterax at 5:43am 10.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1964 Do you recognize the make and model of this boat? http://s847.photobucket.com/albums/ab35/pasternax
Beaching mkinnane at 5:22am 10.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1420 I just purchased a Hunter 260. I have a McGregor 22 and have always moored it in a tidal area( water
Revised the revised swim ladder (1) paulj at 10:09pm 10.11.09 Catalina 310 5/2377 This last July trip, my Niece fell in the water with a SOS inflatable vest on, at the dock at Ganges
Replacement rope lighting on 40.5 hardaground at 7:46pm 10.11.09 Big Boats 9/2854 Have any of you 40.5 owners (or any others that have the courtesy rope lighting in their boats) repl
Reverse Cycle Heater Question 1 Andy1237 at 7:36pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1917 Turned my heater on without thru-hull open.OOPs. Opened valve and turned on and it would not pump.

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OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER Brian D at 10:59am 04.30.22 Can't you inboard guys just take the motor out of the water, like us outboard guys? (snicker - snick
OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER jssailem at 10:46am 04.30.22 Kloudie, I think it has to something to do with the transmission's ability to spread oil through the
OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER kloudie1 at 10:42am 04.30.22 I don't remember much guidance from the transmission folks until I saw the letter from Yanmar a few
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 10:32am 04.30.22 Leo... Those marketeers have no shame. That's Piggly Wiggly. I always insist that my bananas are
Mystic is Sold dLj at 10:25am 04.30.22 Hello everyone. I sold Mystic yesterday. I had her for 8 years but life changes and it was time to
Mystic is Sold jssailem at 9:57am 04.30.22 Congrats Steve. Fair winds going forward boat light.
Dealing with wind shear jssailem at 9:55am 04.30.22 David. You will need to adjust the draft of the sail to maximize the power for the wind conditions.
Need Advice for Reprop of '08 h36 (3) jssailem at 9:15am 04.30.22 Dan. My Cal35C came with a Michigan wheel. After running with it for a couple years, I decided to lo
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? jviss at 9:05am 04.30.22 I joined the FaceBook group "LiFePo4 Drop-In Batteries for boats Seems pretty active. This is my mo
Line Bags Tedd at 9:03am 04.30.22 Hi @thinwater , Yes, the boat I'm planning to buy has a line box molded into the deck. It's a nice
Reverse Polarity Problem Tedd at 9:00am 04.30.22 I usually carry a plug in tester to check the polarity of the power at Marinas before I plug in the
Wiring jssailem at 8:54am 04.30.22 :yikes:o_O
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 8:50am 04.30.22 Leo... Those marketeers have no shame.
How much does your slip cost per foot and what is included thinwater at 8:30am 04.30.22 $3.50, including water and electricity. I stay in all year. The Chesapeake Bay has a lot of coastli
Head Bolt Backing sailing gal at 8:27am 04.30.22 There is plywood in at least the forward head on my H410. I replaced the lag screws with expansion a
OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER Davidasailor26 at 8:09am 04.30.22 Best recommendation is to follow the transmission recommendation. This. Yanmar / Kanzaki transmis
OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER (1) jssailem at 8:05am 04.30.22 I put my transmission in reverse. It adds some drag (about .5 knots) but is better for me than burni
Funny Friday!!! (2) leo310 at 7:47am 04.30.22 204974204975
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters JamesG161 at 7:37am 04.30.22 I have been so tempted over the two decades to just seal the hole on the inside of the V-berth and
Hunter 25.5 outboard motor fuel tank mount Benny17441 at 7:05am 04.30.22 Have seen people hang a household 20lbs. (about 5 Gallons liquid volume) Propane tank off the stern.

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