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Packing Gland Nut Bob S at 7:22am 07.27.09 Catalina 30 3/1747 Does anyone know the size hex nut used on the packing gland? It's a bear to get at it, it's just und
TV reception on Hunter 36 MicMac at 6:53am 07.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2572 We have a 2-year-old Hunter 36 and discovered in June that our Sole TV (installed by manufacturer) i
Running from a storm (1) Jim Seamans at 6:49am 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1856 Wahoooo. Was out with three other boats this weekend - of course partying and drinking. We were co
Bedding port lights Florida sail at 6:47am 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2418 Has anyone had any experience using butyl tape to bed portlights rather than Life Seal as Don Casey
Honda outboard problems Mougly at 6:42am 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1954 Hello all I seem to be having a problem now with my outboard, I noticed what looks like an oil le
1/2 inch scratch resistant smoked acrylic BobM at 6:39am 07.27.09 S2 3/2583 There is a guy on ebay selling 1/2 inch smoked acrylic sheets. The ad says to ask him if you want c
Help with DRS head sail. asymmetric spinnaker (3) Scotian at 6:36am 07.27.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/9409 With my new to me sailboat there is an asymmetric spinnaker that vendor called a DRS sail. It has a
Electrical Problems??? Duplicate from Ask Catalina Sailors jfreeman at 6:34am 07.27.09 Catalina 310 14/4067 Had an interesting occurrence this weekend. Our 1999 C-310 is in great shape, and we had just left t
Vision 36 Steve White at 6:28am 07.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1266 Anyone have any comments ( good or bad) on the Hunter Vision 36. This is the model with a free sta
Impeller Problems cbsailor at 6:18am 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2592 I had a new impeller self destruct after less than 10 hours run time on my Yannie 2GM. The center hu
Electrical Problem??? jfreeman at 6:13am 07.27.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2189 Had an interesting occurrence this weekend. Our 1999 C-310 is in great shape, and we had just left t
Question for Keith, Rich, Rick, et. al? Shoaldrafter at 6:06am 07.27.09 Ask An Oday Owner 22/3398 Keith, Rich, Rick, et. al: During your work rebuilding your boats, have you found the coin from th
Stuffing Box Leak Aftereffects lehigh375 at 5:52am 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1401 I just had my stuffing box adjusted because it was leaking too fast. Now I would like to remove the
Size of propeller? Bekker at 4:50am 07.27.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/5504 Hi Guys, I'm a new member in here and a happy owner of a Mac 26M. The boat is working great exce
rub rail parts ditch946 at 4:29am 07.27.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1292 The rubrail on my 2005 Beneteau 423 took a major hit and needs to be repaired. Who is the manufactur
New Boat curley at 12:37am 07.27.09 Big Boats 1/1801 I am about to buy a new C-350. Any advice out there as to some things to watch out for? Any "if I di
Objects at aft end of bilge smithms47@suddenlink.net at 9:03pm 07.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1052 On my '77 O'Day 25, there are two heavily coated metal ring-like objects at the aft end of the bilge
Hunter 170 Hull problems Richard K Whit at 8:32pm 07.26.09 Day Sailers 12/29534 New to sailing and I'm thinking of buying a Hunter 170 and the owner states the hull is in new condi
Help with water pump rebuild SB8 bsavulis at 8:26pm 07.26.09 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1496 I am about to reassemble the water pump on my Yanmar SB8. Can any shed some light on the proper orie
Yanmar motor problems David M Jackson at 8:10pm 07.26.09 Mid-Size Boats 9/3003 I just purchased a 1978 H27. I had recently asked about waxing the boat but now I have a bigger prob

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Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor SycloneDriver at 8:46am 04.02.22 Gave you an idea? That's exactly what I have been saying! :) You are correct, I hadn't read the
Sea rail scepter mounting - First 345 Amanda_dk at 8:44am 04.02.22
the great lakes are open. the season is underway DougM at 8:36am 04.02.22 Edgar B. Speer was the first upbound boat through the Soo locks on April 1.
TRAVELER RE-LOCATE jssailem at 8:30am 04.02.22 Very well said @PaulK It is your boat and you have to sail it. The helpful discussion hit all the
SWINOMISH CHANNEL BNSF SWING BRIIDGE to be closed in APRIL jssailem at 8:18am 04.02.22 Thanks Terry. Some days it is all Love and Kisses... Some days it's a maelstrom... Kind of like s
TRAVELER RE-LOCATE PaulK at 8:02am 04.02.22 It can be done, but as others have mentioned, the cure might be worse than the disease. Moving the t
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Alex S at 8:00am 04.02.22 I believe the 'working' email for Ward is.. ward.richardson@beneteauusa.com I'm considering re
Bent Wing smokey73 at 7:55am 04.02.22 What is an "unprotected trailer?" If it was a professional boat shipping company that had it on its
SWINOMISH CHANNEL BNSF SWING BRIIDGE to be closed in APRIL Terry Cox at 7:51am 04.02.22 Happy Birthday to your wife. I'm sure you'll treat her well.
Fender cleanup BigEasy at 7:22am 04.02.22 I use simple green on mine, does a decent job. Have never tried tilex: however, looks good. I woul
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer John Marrone at 7:15am 04.02.22 Is it difficult to get this device out of its position? I'd imagine having to rammer the old unit ou
Hydraulic Lift Arm for Refrigerator PaulK at 7:09am 04.02.22 Try Auto Zone? This sort of thing is used a lot for car trunks, hoods, and pickup covers. Look up
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 6:44am 04.02.22 I suspect that the heavy load on the alternator is causing the issue, but I do not know why the gov
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 6:42am 04.02.22 This gave me an idea. With the engine running turn the key off but do not kill the engine. Try the
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. senang at 6:26am 04.02.22
Bent Wing W.P. Smith at 6:14am 04.02.22 Thank you for your input everyone. For clarification, the keel is lead. Both wings were damaged (t
Reuse shrink wrap? (1) lehighsail at 6:03am 04.02.22 Several years ago I reused my Fairclough cover, originally for my H290, for my H33. I added a secti
Cutlass bearing kappykaplan at 5:51am 04.02.22 @Dave Groshong should be able to help you.
TRAVELER RE-LOCATE Timm R Oday25 at 5:43am 04.02.22 As an owner of a sailboat that has the exact same arrangement ,my suggestion would be to leave it wh
Window Advice Joe at 5:37am 04.02.22 @Joe @Calif. Ted So you both think I should just do a complete reseal of the windows? I assume it's

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