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John (oreana123) a question about........ (1) Sumner at 8:27pm 09.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1702 ..........the outhaul on your boom.... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/oreana123/led034.jpg
Lake Powell Zebra Mussel Update.... Sumner at 8:05pm 09.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2225 I talked to the director of the Zebra Mussel program at Lake Powell today and thought some of you mi
80's Oday Interiors Woodwork njlarry at 6:22pm 09.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 17/3810 Anyone know what type of wood finish was used on the wood interiors of O'Days in the 80's? Any sugg
Hunter 216 - 3 point wire sling for launch blsheldon at 5:47pm 09.23.09 Smaller Boats 0/1680 Does anyone have a system for mounting pad eyes for use with a 3 part wire sling so the boat can be
M-18 oil leak pcjrusso at 4:04pm 09.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1713 Hi Two weeks ago after motoring hard (2300-2500 rmp) for about 4 hours, I noticed oil seeping out
ALADO Roller Furling/Reefing ? pcjrusso at 3:41pm 09.23.09 Ask All Sailors 14/11192 Has anyone used a ALADO Roller Furling/Reefing I have a catalina 27 and want to add a roller furling
Oh no. Big change. Roger Long at 2:34pm 09.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2228 I just lost my beautiful boat shed. The wharf owner needs the space. He would also like the shed s
Air Conditioning Controls Mike1942 at 2:00pm 09.23.09 Big Boats 5/1500 I recently purchased a 2004 Hunter 36. It has air conditioning but no owners manual. The a/c conto
inflatable mattress burtseagul at 1:47pm 09.23.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2840 Has anyone used a thin 6 inch inflatable mattress in their cabin and found it more comfortable to sl
Genoa/Jib size johnchang7 at 12:52pm 09.23.09 Ericson 1/2391 Hello just bought a 1976 Ericson 23 but it doesn't have a headsail. Does anyone know the size of a g
Mainsail sheet on H356 (3) Patrik at 12:52pm 09.23.09 Big Boats 0/1335 After a season with our new Hunter 356 I felt that the control of the mainsail was not as I was used
Raising your boom? KandD at 12:32pm 09.23.09 Big Boats 2/1272 I have an '85 H40; what would be involved with raising the boom up a little? It looks like it's bee
North Sails Vs. Quantum PatSul22 at 11:57am 09.23.09 Ask All Sailors 14/19325 I am in search of new sails for my Oday 272 and am reserching a number of brands, North, Quantum, Do
windless anchor JANET KLEMME at 11:43am 09.23.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1521 We have a 40' 1985 Hunter sailboat with a shallow anchor well..We are planning to put the boat into
Advice on 98-00 Hunter 34 Soon2BeSailor at 11:37am 09.23.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1692 Finally sold my power boat and am currently looking for my first sailboat. I have been shopping for
Sail Area/ Displacement ratio sailorg at 11:07am 09.23.09 Ask All Sailors 9/8847 Just how important is this ratio to bost speed and performance. I've noticed that most Beneteuas an
Re-powering a cal229 cal229 zephyr at 10:43am 09.23.09 Cal 0/1827 What is the best diesel engine to use in re-powering a Cal 229. I have a Farymann a30 and it's getti
Cool Google Spreadsheet Tim R. at 10:26am 09.23.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3388 A guy named Mark is building this public spreadsheet that has boat stats for quick easy lookup and c
Electric Air Pumps Mike1942 at 9:50am 09.23.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1847 I have a Zodiac 260 Aero Dinghy and need a good electric air pump. Any suggestions?
Bird ID (2) Pat T at 9:15am 09.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1928 Was a few miles offshore Chicago and this guy hopped onboard. He was a pretty small bird and didn't

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Renogy jviss at 7:35am 04.12.22 @Maine Sail or anyone else, anything on this?
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? smokey73 at 7:33am 04.12.22 @kjdoyle1 If that is a fiberglass shaft (not shaft tube, but actually the shaft) IMHO you are abou
Hull Rot Scott300 at 7:25am 04.12.22 That looks like old bottom paint to me. Fiberglass doesn't "rot". The most common way for solid fib
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? (1) JamesG161 at 7:20am 04.12.22 From your owners manual , this might show a better picture.
Raritan rebuild? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:11am 04.12.22 The toilet is a Raritan PHII. You can download the owners manual from here Raritan SuperFlush Owner
322 Keel Material Tin Kicker at 7:08am 04.12.22 I found and resurrected this thread because the top of my keel had pin-holes in a blistered loose ar
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? (1) JamesG161 at 6:57am 04.12.22 This is what a new Quadrant looks like and the upper bearing it tight fit to that Quadrant
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? JamesG161 at 6:51am 04.12.22 If you remove that thru bolt your rudder will drop out of the boat. Sometimes it will not drop sinc
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? kjdoyle1 at 6:49am 04.12.22 Ahh, so you guys are saying the bolt should not be the primary means of attachment between the upper
78 H30 Water Tank Replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:46am 04.12.22 Bladder tanks are ok for water holding, but a good quality tank of that size will cost as much or mo
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? JamesG161 at 6:45am 04.12.22 Is this a bearing Yes, the whitish colored circle is the upper bearing. Normally made of UHMW. On
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? kloudie1 at 6:37am 04.12.22 OOPS, I didn't see that too well.. John is right, the steering quadrant needs to be split and maybe
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? jssailem at 6:31am 04.12.22 Perhaps that is the problem. Before surgery you may wish to examine the quadrant and the linkage as
Seams A Problem? jssailem at 6:21am 04.12.22 Reminds me of the term, Planned Obsolescence. :yikes: A real headache:banghead:
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? kloudie1 at 6:11am 04.12.22 Looks like the thru bolt has sheared and the hole is elongated. One way to fix it would be to epoxy
Hull Rot Siamese at 6:09am 04.12.22 I'm pretty sure his insurance company is going to require one anyway. His insurance company will
Catalina 309 Anode jssailem at 6:08am 04.12.22 @Alma check out the choices available at BoatZincs. Know the diameter of your shaft and the spaces a
Life's little lesson All U Get at 6:00am 04.12.22 Good news, they got the outboard running again.
Hull Rot rgranger at 5:58am 04.12.22 I've used a rubber mallot. A solid hull will ring (hum) and a delaminated one will thud.
Hull Rot (2) jssailem at 5:52am 04.12.22 204293 Never used a rubber mallet. Doubt it will serve the intended use. As so often is the case i

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