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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 14/3946 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 30/6594 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 3/1369 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 1/2515 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 1/1940 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 8/2385 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 8/1965 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 5/2386 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 9/2855 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.
Spinnaker training weekend paulj at 7:35pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1282 :pix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXAMc275bA8'feature=player_embedded# paulj :troll:
Com Pac 19 - Long Island Sound xmo0n at 7:07pm 10.11.09 Com-Pac 5/18225 I am at least a couple years form making this happen, but I am doing my homework. This question is a
I need more rigging advice (5) Qoheleth at 6:41pm 10.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2658 Ok, I have some more pictures and questions. I assume that this first block might be for a downhaul
P-26 rehab the keel (2) shadylady at 6:40pm 10.11.09 Pearson 18/6943 I'm rehabbing a 1971 p-26 from the ground up. First project at hand was to remove bottom paint and s
Where is the O'Day Forum? Linda H at 5:52pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1618 Before I bought my used O'Day a month ago, I had a Catalina 22......There is an extensive forum for
H340 furling main vs not Cool_Change at 5:53pm 10.11.09 Big Boats 22/4741 We're looking at buying a H340... One we are looking at has an in-mast furling main, the other doe
Tortugas to Tampa sailaway78 at 5:38pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2759 After a week anchored up, and basically loafing, in the Dry Tortugas, headed out towards Tampa Frida

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New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences Dr. D at 11:42am 05.03.22 Last season I bought a Vulcan anchor, made by the same company making the Rocna. Although the compan
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension Richard19068 at 11:40am 05.03.22 That is the correct belt, and I (1) compared it with a brand new one and the length is exactly the
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 Stu Jackson at 11:40am 05.03.22 Better still, I will pull @Stu Jackson in to provide his expert opinion and resources on this, and
Misc Issues Roland5048 at 11:16am 05.03.22 Just had the same issue. Picked up some mono fishing line around the shaft between the prop and str
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 BKParks at 11:16am 05.03.22 Thank you, I do have the manual. It explains how the system works which helps understand how to com
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement Nichole340 at 11:16am 05.03.22 Kloudie, I like the design of the faucet you highlighted. I'll be at the boat later this week and
Deep stick rgranger at 10:59am 05.03.22 We're still recovering from that Google look up but maybe in the mean time, his best bet is to cont
Hunter 34 Port Light Shroud Length Hans Baart at 10:54am 05.03.22 Did all of mine a few years ago. I set up a jig and used a router and milled them down, just needed
ePaint update (1) Sailor Sue at 10:50am 05.03.22 Well done! Need some photos of the finished product. :beer: Sorry, didn't take any pictures before
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. splax at 10:44am 05.03.22 I made a fuel polishing system by connecting a furnace filter to the fuel line, and then to an elect
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 10:44am 05.03.22 205079
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement kloudie1 at 10:40am 05.03.22 Any way to remove the fixture and clean and lube it? May have some scale build-up in the valve that
Anchor locker leaks LloydB at 10:31am 05.03.22 You might try treating the anchor locker as if it were a fuel tank by plugging the drain and pressur
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 10:27am 05.03.22 Question, you say to fill back into the heat exchanger, why would not pour back into the coolant fi
Funny Friday!!! (1) lehighsail at 10:24am 05.03.22 205077
H34 chainplate revisited. (1) HelloOutThere at 10:23am 05.03.22 Managed to build new chainplates using scrap galvanized 4x4x5/16 angle iron and stainless coupling n
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement markwbird at 10:19am 05.03.22 I got a new at Home Depot. Works great. Check dims for fit
Lake Cruise April 2022 Ralph Johnstone at 10:16am 05.03.22 Perfect speed for the French press coffee. That's what gives it the taste :clap:.
Deep stick Udi at 10:15am 05.03.22 Yanmar 4JH4TE
Deep stick Ralph Johnstone at 10:11am 05.03.22 You still need to tell us what motor you have. We're still recovering from that Google look up bu

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