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A simple man with a simple boat needs help Stevep at 2:39pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1587 Hi all -- My Contest 30 sailboat has no hot water heater, no refrigeration, and no pressure fresh wa
CDI Flex Furler Slim at 1:55pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2295 Greetings, I have a new CDI on my Rhodes22. The problem I'm having is that when I roll out my 17
Starboard gate stanchion Mary Beth at 1:41pm 10.14.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1046 I have read differing advice for replacing the starboard gate stanchion on a 30' 1988 Catalina. Shou
Lewmar Ports Replacement Gaskets Peter Fridman at 12:47pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 9/4631 TRIED THE LEWMAR WEB PAGE AND COULD NOT FIMD HOW TO ORDER REPLACEMENT GASKETS FOR LEWMAR MODEL # 389
SanFran Great Day Oct 12 (3) Jim Seamans at 12:36pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1238 Want to thank all you San Fran Bay sailors for providing a great day of sailing on Sunday. Fleet wee
Winterizing my cat 22 nimwegen at 12:25pm 10.14.08 Catalina 22 9/3127 I am a new owner of a 1984 Cat 22. She will be stored inside over the winter (fair ground, Wilmingt
PHII ? for Peggy Tim R. at 12:02pm 10.14.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2418 Hi Peggy, do you know if it is possible to reverse the bowl/pump layout of a PHII? IOW, I want the
Trailer extensions oldiesrocker2001 at 11:51am 10.14.08 Trailer Sailors 18/6163 My V21 is my second trailered boat and both boat/trailer rigs have one thing in common - too short.
Island Girl Cleaners shemandr at 11:41am 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1379 I have ordered some of this company's products for my non skid. The video and directions that came
Sailboat manuals mcchesney44@earthlink.net at 9:59am 10.14.08 S2 2/2218 I just purchased a 1985 8.6 and wondered if anyone knew whether a manual was issued with boat (not t
Happy Turkey Day ...... eh (1) Scott B at 8:29am 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1405 Yesterday was Thanksgiving up north here. We took Friday off and made it a 4 day weekend. What a hug
New cushions for the Meant to Be '79 Hunter (3) Ian McGain at 8:19am 10.14.08 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1657 New cushions for my 1979 Hunter the Meant to Be I thought I would share. Cushions from ad on this si
Why do I over/under trim? Brian D at 8:17am 10.14.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/3162 Is it me or is it me? Obviously it is me. Every time I trim I always trim incorrectly. I will chang
Pendant line on 85% jib Boat n Bus at 8:00am 10.14.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/5969 Don, The 85% headsail on my O'day 25 has a wire line about 18" that hooks from the tack of the sai
Need polar chart for a Hunter 35.5 Bert17825 at 7:21am 10.14.08 Racing 3/6549 Does anyone have a polar chart for a Hunter 35.5? A friend is interested in racing his boat, and co
California's fire season (1) Brian D at 6:49am 10.14.08 Sails Call Lounge 2/2609 Like Christmas, it comes every year. This photo was taken last night, 10/13 @ 21:40. These fires are
Will a 12' O'day sink? beddiro at 10:15pm 10.13.08 Bigger Boats 3/3310 I'm a new owner of an older fiberglass 12' daysailer. Since I am just learning how to sail with thi
Running aground/dude in his underwear (3) Hermit Scott at 10:12pm 10.13.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2251 My boat sat on the previous owners private dock for a month while I rebuilt the engine and reinstall
New Owner H23.5 Mark H at 9:43pm 10.13.08 Smaller Boats 16/2633 I am the proud new owner of the 1993 H23.5 I posted a pic of her a few days ago. She a real deal bea
O'Day Class Association Mr. Breeze at 7:16pm 10.13.08 Day Sailers 1/1499 I just purchased my O'Day222 this April , and I'm having a blast! There are several other 222's at m

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Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. smokey73 at 7:53am 01.23.22 can you load that file as an attachement so we can find it on our computers the next time we transf
Oil shortage JamesG161 at 7:47am 01.23.22 Hmmm maybe they use Oats as the basis of Synthetic oils. Thus my engine is Gluten free. All seriou
bent t-bolts and shroud replacement dmax at 7:44am 01.23.22 Rules of thumb for replacing standing rigging I've heard: 10 years in the tropics, 20 years elsewher
Oil shortage dmax at 7:39am 01.23.22 Thread drift: oats don't have gluten but they often come into contact with wheat on the farm, gluten
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? RoyS at 7:21am 01.23.22 Here is another test that you can try. With engine running, loosen injector fuel inputs one at a tim
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 RitSim at 7:15am 01.23.22 After tightening the puller to maximum, and heating to 350-400 deg F, give a sharp rap to the rear
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. rgranger at 7:15am 01.23.22 can you load that file as an attachement so we can find it on our computers the next time we transfe
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 rgranger at 7:13am 01.23.22 The 260 would be really small for anthing more than a couple. But you won't burn a lot of gas. :
Oil shortage rgranger at 7:10am 01.23.22 On a related note.... a few years back Quaker marketed a gluten free ver$ion of their oatmeal on the
Oil shortage JamesG161 at 7:00am 01.23.22 Will my old Perkins engine understand? I have been using Synthetic Oil in my Volvo Penta for 4 ye
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 rajhnsn at 6:54am 01.23.22 Well after the first try, I did not succeed. We attempted to press it off using a socket and the tr
Heat exchanger anode sailme88 at 5:56am 01.23.22 if your concern is having salt water drop onto your mounts, there are a couple of options. The exch
1989 Catalina 30 Control line size and length Dave Groshong at 5:49am 01.23.22 For a C30 I like 11mm (7/16) for a mainsheet, 10mm (3/8) for the vang line, and 8mm (5/16) for trav
Headliner Dave Groshong at 5:42am 01.23.22 We offer headliner and track https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=27&c=4&p=52360
Heat exchanger anode 2 OLD PIRATES at 4:54am 01.23.22 Had the same problem ........... just cut 1/4 " off of the bolt with my sawsall. Worked out just fi
"Hawkeye" SFS at 4:46am 01.23.22 Simon! I have missed your posts. Spend a minute and update us on how you are and what you are doing
"Hawkeye" jssailem at 4:38am 01.23.22 Good to see your post again Simon. How your well and still active in sailing. Is the reason the boat
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. jssailem at 4:32am 01.23.22 Nicely developed check list. Thank you.
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. BigEasy at 4:16am 01.23.22 Great list. That should keep me busy for a weekend!
"Hawkeye" kappykaplan at 3:56am 01.23.22 Welcome back, Simon!

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