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Oberdorfer Water Pump Chief at 7:06am 05.07.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1158 Stopped off at the local Catalina dealer to buy some Universal Engine Parts, filters, pump impeller
Buying first sailboat Tom at 7:38am 05.07.08 Smaller Boats 12/1222 Hello, I am new to sailing and considering purchasing a used sailboat. I plan on using the bo
wood flooring MLA at 9:29am 05.07.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1626 I am considering putting wood flooring in the cabin of my 26D. I was thinking of using a solid teak
propeller strut rookie1 at 9:51am 05.07.08 Ericson 2/2019 hauled out my e35. bronze support for the prop shaft is off center by 2". also bent due to a dock li
Breaker Information Needed gpd955 at 10:04am 05.07.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1075 I am in the process of replacing the 30A main breaker on a friends '86 Hunter 31. The old one is an
sailability ratings? porsche at 11:36am 05.07.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1673 I am not sure what it is called but I have heard that there is a system that rates a boats ability t
Extra Halard for P303 Charlie at 11:46am 05.07.08 Pearson 6/1480 As some of you may have noticed, I have been responding to some of the 303 items. I recently purchas
Catalina 27 Starting Problem Bill Dorman at 12:29pm 05.07.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1738 My '84 Catalina 27 inboard Yanmar diesel has three switches to start.Turn ignition key to on.Pres
H216 Questions -- Mast base bolt hole posiiton and recommended tensions for uppe Lamar Sumerlin at 12:46pm 05.07.08 Smaller Boats 2/1391 While I know this has been discussed in the archives --- spent quite a bit of time there today with
Help- Halyard line broke in Roller Furling Selden Mast Yvonne Anderson at 12:55pm 05.07.08 Bavaria 1/2162 I was wondering if the mast had to come apart to re-rig the halyard or if anyone had any advice on h
Modification to rudder post cover patrick at 12:59pm 05.07.08 Big Boats 0/816 I have found that there are six fairly small screws (#10 - 2 inch or so sheet metal screws) which ar
mussels and boating - colorado news walt at 1:10pm 05.07.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/784 http://themountainmail.com/main.asp?SectionID=4
Changing Depth transducer Pat at 1:30pm 05.07.08 Ask All Sailors 11/2002 I have to change out my Raymarine ST50 depth transducer with an ST60. I looks like I have to just sc
Seidelmann 25 cabin windows? Ed at 2:16pm 05.07.08 Seidelmann 3/1870 Hey folks,Looking to replace the tinted cabin windows on my Seidlemann 25, as one is cracked and le
CNG Refill Update for Toronto Area Bill at 2:09pm 05.07.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1462 COntact Debbie at Enbridge in Mississauga (used to be consumers gas). they charge 20$/tank 1
scary event sailor Jack at 5:13pm 05.07.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1478 I am not the most experiance sailor, only four years now and mostly weekend type stuff on the bay wi
solo dock handling alans at 11:19pm 05.05.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1117 hi, i dock my boat stern in. my bow has a port and starboard piling. 90 percent of the time we have
Polarity Tester Brian at 11:05pm 05.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/849 On my 120 volt breaker panel is a "polarity tester". It is a spring loaded toggle switch. When I pus
Batteries tgrass462 at 10:54pm 05.05.08 Smaller Boats 14/841 Getting ready to launch my 94 H-26. I'm charging the batteries in the basement - put the Automotive
Shaft Packing Chief at 10:51pm 05.05.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/911 I have used the Gore GFO Packing for several years and try and replace every two. I am due and I bel

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Wilcox Crittenden to Raritan PhII kappykaplan at 12:35pm 05.02.21 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress should be able to answer your question. :beer:
Moving mast winch to cabin top for easier solo sailing Kings Gambit at 12:29pm 05.02.21 Hello all, I have old Barient 9's on the mast and would like to move one to the cabin top along wi
Adding a Bowsprit to a Std Rig Boat Sailfanatic at 12:23pm 05.02.21 Thanks for the quick and detailed replies guys. Like Sailfanatic said, using a #2 rather than a #1
Do all Hunter 34s have a false bilge? markwbird at 12:15pm 05.02.21 Not anymore.
Raritan Electro-Scan waste handling system In New York Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:06pm 05.02.21 Welcome aboard Sailboatowners.com Mathias! You'll find a complete list of No Discharge Zones organiz
Any advice re: a swim ladder for a 2011 26M? There's no way I'm getting up that itty bitty ladder by the transom Freedom77 at 12:02pm 05.02.21 Bought a stainless folding ladder from Blue Water Marine in Seattle. Substantial.
Imagin my surprise Freedom77 at 11:59am 05.02.21 CMACKG, Have you contacted Blue Water Marine in Seattle. They are pretty much the go to for Venture/
Riding Sail -- Use and Sources Tom J at 11:58am 05.02.21 I have used a riding sail to good effect. It is a plain sail, made by ATN I believe, and not the de
Racor Fun Yesterday JamesG161 at 11:30am 05.02.21 I tore the whole thing out and cleaned it up making it easier to change out the filter element: To
Racor Fun Yesterday Calif. Ted at 11:27am 05.02.21 I use a disposable Aluminum loaf pan under the filter which makes the filter with bowl attached easi
Transfer of Beneteau 31' from FL -> NY Tom J at 11:21am 05.02.21 That is a very tight timeline, even for an experienced sailor. There are too many variables to cons
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina Don S/V ILLusion at 11:11am 05.02.21 While I understand and agree with the local economics argument, it's not that simple. Before blindly
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina jssailem at 11:03am 05.02.21 You guys should reach out to your Governor and ask him for help. Keep Florida money in Florida for
LiFePO4 conversion (1) Tim22 at 10:57am 05.02.21 I have now completed the LiFePO4 installation and everything seems to be working properly. The final
Install an anchor Windlass jssailem at 10:54am 05.02.21 So true Ralph. But that would mean I need a crew...:yikes: :laugh:
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler (1) SandyFrank at 10:52am 05.02.21 193639 :beer: It lost some of its curve so the "wings" are sticking up a bit. In process with dril
What happened here... Tom J at 10:30am 05.02.21 Is it a derelict? When we sailed the Charlotte Harbor area, we often saw derelicts that would settl
H26 Bilge location Thaniel at 10:29am 05.02.21
What happened here... FastOlson at 10:26am 05.02.21 Quite a mystery. Looks somewhat like an old Venture 22, and none of those had positive floatation th
Racor Fun Yesterday (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 05.02.21 Perhaps an innovative owner could design a way to add a shutoff near the fuel filter Probably the

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