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Mixing metals? Bob S at 2:31pm 04.23.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1230 Should i have any concerns using a piece of aluminum angle to mount a Perko (bronze) sea strainer?
Stanchions CDC at 10:49am 04.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1600 We are moving onto a lake which is separated into two halves by a pair of low bridges (~5' clearance
Boom Vang recomendation Royal Flush at 9:20am 04.23.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1782 I have a 30 footer and broke my vang last weekend while not de-powering it under a brisk broad reach
Anchor Roller Pin Dan at 7:49am 04.23.09 Ask All Sailors 11/5775 Both my anchor and anchor roller have holes that line up at the forward end. I want to find a large
Windlass Hubert at 6:55am 04.23.09 Big Boats 1/1525 I have a 1987 36" and would like to install a windlass - too much strength and energy to pull up by
Replace port light earlkeim at 5:55am 04.23.09 Smaller Boats 2/1073 I am replacing the port light in the head. I have ordered a gray port light that fits the opening an
depth sounder wcaime at 5:39am 04.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1591 I have mounted a new Raymarine ST 40 transducer in hull on sailboat, using silicone. Worked great fo
Guest safety and instruction briefing breweraz at 12:14am 04.23.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2252 We have recently purchased a MAC 26s. We came up through years of Hobie and Prindale on big water.
tiller problems stevestephens at 11:29pm 04.22.09 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/2911 I have a 74 ranger 33 with a lot of play in the tiller. I know for certain in needs a bushing or som
Non skid area paulj at 10:26pm 04.22.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1342 I've used 3M non skid cleaner for a couple years on my Catalinas decks non skid area and it's time t
Mac 26x Steering Cable in aft bed streetpilot at 7:04pm 04.22.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1694 When I bought my used 26X I noticed that the steering and gear cables came through a hole in the cei
Dinghy Goo Alan K at 6:11pm 04.22.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1447 Has anyone found an easy way to clean up and prevent the "goo" :puke: which some of the vinyl part
C309 #91 Hello from Florida zeesmurf at 6:10pm 04.22.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/2053 New member from the Yahoo group, just wanted to say hello and how nice it is to have multiple sites
1981 H27 w/1GM - What size cutless bearing? SailormanDan at 6:02pm 04.22.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/1617 Hi, Does any one know the size of the cutless bearing in a 1981 H27? Not sure if I need to panic ah
1981 H27 Shoal Draft - How Much Bottom Paint? SailormanDan at 5:57pm 04.22.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1615 Does any one know how many gallons of bottom paint I should get for my 3'3" draft H27? Gotta paint i
Mystery? Where does the "donut" go? (2) Jim Dort at 5:34pm 04.22.09 Big Boats 1/1200 While sailing, my outhaul separated from the main's clew and I lost a "donut". When the sail was re
Mystery: where does the "donut" go? (2) Jim Dort at 5:24pm 04.22.09 Ask All Sailors 10/4223 While sailing, my outhaul separated from the main's clew, and I lost a "donut" when it did so. When
New Member J in Mississippi at 4:50pm 04.22.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2014 Hi everyone. Things seem a little heated in the Yahoo Groups 309/ IC30A now. W have too few members
New Portlights for 1981 Hunter 30' sloop mike4751 at 4:35pm 04.22.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1327 If you have experience installing new portlights now available from SailboatOwners for my old Hunter
Remove pulpit captrick at 3:09pm 04.22.09 Bigger Boats 0/1246 I damage my pulpit, Oday 30 and need to remove it to be welded. Before I jump in just seeing if anyo

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309 water leaking from mast area with main furling (4) dave_and_dd at 11:59am 03.19.22 Hey guys, my 309 also leaks water in through the mast step. its definitely not holding water in the
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) Tom J at 11:37am 03.19.22 Engine hours are only one criteria for determining impeller longevity. Another is shelf life. The
Wheel Lock Question - Beneteau 311 with Wheel Steering (1) joker460 at 11:35am 03.19.22 This might help or confuse more. See attached cross sectional drawing . Found this on another site.
Yanmar Engine Oil Change Tom J at 11:29am 03.19.22 Makes sense to me. In Northern latitudes, you guys haul out in October and don't splash again unti
Yanmar Engine Oil Change dLj at 11:14am 03.19.22 I'm going to disagree with the statements of oil filter change frequency. The oil filter is usually
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) BigEasy at 11:03am 03.19.22 With only 50 hours of use annually, changing every year would be overkill. I have low usage on min
Found a 2003 C310 Alansails at 11:00am 03.19.22 We are still jealous! Here on the Great Lakes we are still shrink wrapped and have not picked a laun
Yanmar Engine Oil Change BigEasy at 10:56am 03.19.22 The only reason to change it prior to laying up for the season is condensation which will happen wi
Replacing cabin sole in 1979 Hunter 30 MikeHoncho at 10:14am 03.19.22 I wonder if a 3m adhesive/decal removing wheel would work for the silocone removal? I have parkay f
Yanmar Engine Oil Change MikeHoncho at 10:10am 03.19.22 The only reason to change it prior to laying up for the season is condensation which will happen wit
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Davidasailor26 at 10:08am 03.19.22 I agree with. The other advice to not go poking at it and opening it up. That will only make things
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Alan Gomes at 9:58am 03.19.22 It's highly likely that you don't have a problem here and that you don't need to do anything at all.
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') mikeracca at 9:58am 03.19.22
Heat Exchanger to Raw Water Pump Hose - An Adventure in Maintenance. Tom J at 9:55am 03.19.22 I replaced the same hose on my M25XPB some years ago. It was part of a kit to replace all the raw w
Build a Better Boat Hook? WayneH at 9:54am 03.19.22 I broke a telescoping boat hook by pushing with it. Bent the pole so badly it would not retract. Aft
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? mikeracca at 9:47am 03.19.22 Good points. Here is a closeup pic. Im not seeing a hole here. I see light, but no hole. The glas
Yanmar Engine Oil Change Kings Gambit at 9:20am 03.19.22
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? xavierspl at 9:17am 03.19.22 You might learn a few things by tuning in to "Sailing Magic Carpet" on YouTube. This couple is on
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard BigEasy at 9:13am 03.19.22 Also, Check the AC power inlet receptacles on the transom and the plugs on the AC power cables. I
Hunter 31 1984 Life lInes Hello Below at 9:11am 03.19.22 'm thinking about looking at on line operations to see if they're any cheaper. :huh:Cheaper??? You

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