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Beneteau 323 Performance Tips hfxns at 7:59am 02.05.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/6657 I am considering racing my B323 this summer (cruising class, we bought the boat last March), and I a
H233 Galley and Water tank placement SweetTrade at 6:44am 02.05.09 Smaller Boats 14/2115 Hi all, I have a H23 with the galley tbale bbut no sink or water tank. I bought a sink and foucet t
vanishing posts Ross at 8:06pm 02.04.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1676 A post was made earlier concerning synthetic standing rigging and it seemed familar. I recalled a si
H23.5 ballast tank questions albertlimsl at 7:57pm 02.04.09 Smaller Boats 8/3382 I have some questions pertaining to H23.5 ballast tank and hope to get some advices: Recently while
Adult humor Brian D at 6:52pm 02.04.09 Sails Call Lounge 202/44745 I THINK YOU ARE THE FATHER OF ONE OF MY KIDS A guy goes to the supermarket and notices an attrac
Water in Oil thaeni at 6:23pm 02.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1034 I have a Westerbeke 12CTWO with 667 hrs. I noticed oil is real thick and grayish in color. Engine ru
Dingy Storage? Bad Obsession at 3:58pm 02.04.09 Catalina 30 7/3361 Have any of you ever stored your dingy on the foredeck? I am sure that it is possible to store my 8
Black Water Odour BIBIS at 3:14pm 02.04.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1937 Hello: Late last season I purchased a Nonsuch 30C #24 and in the short time that I've had her I'
Any help please with 1984 H34 mast/boom specs? gordonac at 3:06pm 02.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1602 Hello Fellow Sailors, Gordon here. In an effort to re-rig my H34 after a dismasting I am in need o
Pirate Invasion Benny at 2:44pm 02.04.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1806 Getting ready for Gasparilla. For over 100 years pirates have been invading the City of Tampa. The
Sweet spot on a 1982 Hunter 33 norristm at 1:52pm 02.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1292 I have a 1982 Hunter 33 and was wondering if anyone know what the optimum heeling angle is for it. A
Sweet spot on a 1982 Hunter 33 norristm at 1:51pm 02.04.09 The Cherubini Hunters 6/5279 I have a 1982 Hunter 33 and was wondering if anyone know what the optimum heeling angle is for it. A
oday23 h2o hereford at 12:44pm 02.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1190 Hi Ihave Just Purchaced A 1972 Oday23 I Was Wondering If Any One Could Tell Me What The Deal With Th
Stress Cracks in Hunter 170 due to Freezing Wundrbar at 11:49am 02.04.09 Smaller Boats 0/1147 I understand that Hunter 170s are prone to stress cracks when exposed to extremely cold temperatures
Modification pictures - to the management walt at 10:45am 02.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1971 A few years back, there was a web site (guys last name was White I believe) which had a bunch of mod
Cleaning cloth boat interior pcedtech at 9:46am 02.04.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2149 Recently purchased a 30 year old boat with the orginal cloth coverings. In the process of trying to
Which Nav system for my 30' Newport? Bazzer at 8:41am 02.04.09 Ask All Sailors 28/5123 We have purchased a 1986 Newport 30 and I am wanting to install a Radar and Nav system, what would y
Dinghy questions Geoff K at 7:31am 02.04.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3892 Three dinghy questions; 1) Has anyone had an opportunity to compare Zodiac with Brig? Looking at
CDI reefer II Traveller at 6:46am 02.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1709 Does anyone know where I can get The upper and lower downhaul tensioners for a CDI reefer II system.
Understand 703sailandcruise at 2:10am 02.04.09 Sails Call Lounge 3/4316 So I walk into class, and naturally, sit down next to the cute girl I was eye flirting with the week

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Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 MikeHoncho at 9:36pm 06.15.21 Triple your time, quadruple the time you are factoring in for the kid labor.
How far down should she be dunked? Project_Mayhem at 9:05pm 06.15.21 I have an OMC saildrive and it's awesome when it works but so far it has a pretty miserable track re
Keel questions Lakeskiier at 8:34pm 06.15.21 I understand the keel is cast iron then covered with a thin layer of gelcoat at the factory. The cra
Summer in the Salish Sea (1) MikeHoncho at 8:29pm 06.15.21 Got into Friday Harbor at about 1430hrs and met up with a friend for a couple hours. The current was
3GM30F Clean-up Ralph Johnstone at 8:21pm 06.15.21 Part Number quoted in photo seems mistake. I see said the blind man :doh: ! Use the number in th
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed (2) Ken13559 at 8:01pm 06.15.21 I clean out the racor head assembly and use dinghy foot pump to blow back chokage to tank. Yes dirt
Looking at a boat - Potential issues with this rudder mount "fix" baw335 at 7:58pm 06.15.21 I appreciate the input from everyone! I went and looked at it and called Precision. They verified th
3GM30F Clean-up (1) Ken13559 at 7:52pm 06.15.21 Looks like inspecting the pump rotor is a breeze with the pump body on the exterior side of the eng
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 jssailem at 7:45pm 06.15.21 A dripless coupling is not supposed to drip at all. This will require being out of the water to repa
3GM30F Clean-up Ralph Johnstone at 7:36pm 06.15.21 Here is the photos for the modification. These are not mine but downloaded from the a forum. Look
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Fredct at 7:17pm 06.15.21 Thanks to all. Making it much better. It's all in the category of serious but fixable. Will inspect,
Solar Trickle Charger BarryL at 7:02pm 06.15.21 Hey, I installed this on my last boat: https://www.defender.com/product.jsp?id=2708256 It was ver
3GM30F Clean-up Ken13559 at 7:02pm 06.15.21 I didn't know there is a way to do that!:facepalm: Is it simply a different bracket? The impeller
3GM30F Clean-up (5) Ken13559 at 6:54pm 06.15.21 part 2. Forum Admin, My apology. Do remove if these photos clutter up the forum.Thank you. Ken Y
3GM30F Clean-up (10) Ken13559 at 6:52pm 06.15.21 Here is the photos for the modification. These are not mine but downloaded from the a forum.
Bet'cha don't recognize this hull! (Help identify a mystery boat) rgranger at 6:41pm 06.15.21 Phil Bolger?
Summer in the Salish Sea Terry Cox at 6:41pm 06.15.21 What is your sail plan from Mystery Bay to Fishermans Bay? Going to head for Middle Channel?
Hunter 34 - Weeping Hull Capt Robbie at 6:38pm 06.15.21 that might be from condensation, I used to get something like that in the forward compartments on ho
3GM30F Clean-up Ken13559 at 6:37pm 06.15.21 Gee, whaddya think? Could it be as easy as maybe switching the inlet and outlet hoses on the pump?
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 JRT at 6:35pm 06.15.21 Cool, that bilge won't bother me, the bolts look very long like replacement but I'm not a 30 owner.

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