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Replacement Gear Shift Scott P at 5:54am 04.29.08 Catalina 30 1/1213 Hello, all...My father has a 1986 Catalina 30 fin keel that is in perfect condition, except that t
Painting a transducer Stevep at 7:28am 04.29.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1149 Hi -- do you think that it would be ok to paint my through hull depth sounder tranducer with the sam
web site locks up Mike4116 at 9:13am 04.29.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/892 This forum is great! That said it seems that time and again after I attempt to submit a lengthy pos
The Restoration of Not Yarrr's Not Yarrrs at 9:50am 04.29.08 Lancer 10/1957 Arrrg! Nice to see a forum dedicated to Lancer owners! I have recently (4/19/08) purchased a 198
keel bolt repair bryan22105 at 10:31am 04.29.08 Ericson 0/1839 i am about to correct some leakage coming from 3 of the middle keel bolts. the leakage is moderate a
Bow Rail Removal Stinky at 11:48am 04.29.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1282 I'm in a quandry and wondering if anyone can provide some guidance or insight. Boarding my 272LE wh
Motor size for saltwater washdown Capt Andy at 12:06pm 04.29.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1351 I am thinking of adding a raw water anchor washdown, to my CM 440 and would appreciate any feed back
Tv while moored Wave Bye at 9:24am 04.29.08 Ask All Sailors 31/2290 Probably a question that is stupid, but since I'm not the electronics guru of this household..... C
Mast lights wiring Chilly Willy at 12:28pm 04.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1160 While raising the mast one day, I bent the ring on the male portion of the wiring harness for the ma
Gulf Coast Cruise RussT1950 at 12:24pm 04.29.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1470 Nice ' Easy, I would like to go with you guys on your trip on May 23. I keep my boat at Bo
Dripless packing gland The Pumkin People at 1:04pm 04.29.08 Morgan 3/3118 Our "dripless" packing gland seems to let in a fair amount of water... but not always.We got over
Who is at fault? higgs at 1:15pm 04.29.08 Ask All Sailors 32/2990 http://www.vimeo.com/946074
used mast steve at 2:09pm 04.29.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1116 i am looking for a used mast that I can use on a hunter 33 that i am thinking of buying. the existin
sunk at dock suds22334 at 7:47pm 04.27.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1262 A Friend boat sunk at the dock . He got the water out and stooped the leak.Does any one know how to
safety motor Kemo at 10:20pm 04.27.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1649 Hi sailorsWe have a 22 foot Catalina (and enjoying it!). We are also getting old (144 years between
Kim Chow Rolled By Rogue Wave Tsehum Pete at 11:04pm 04.27.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1511 Following is the text of a message I received last night. You may wish to visit his website as the p
Cockpit cushion backs, MacGregor launched Wave Bye at 10:03pm 04.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1398 We (the Captain and I) finally launched Wave Bye this weekend, and got her situated nicely in her su
Hatch cover & extender Christine Garner at 12:18am 04.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1223 Hi,My husband and I bought a 1984 22' MacGregor yesterday, and the seller told us that a canvas can
Changing out new halyards Gary_H at 12:12am 04.28.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1283 I've changed out most of my running rigging on my Cal 2-25 and I've left the hardest for last, the h
Cruisng Decision time!!!!! Pearson 323??? MoonSailer at 11:34pm 04.27.08 Ask All Sailors 17/5508 Well retirement is now one year away, We have a 1980 Pearson 323 with a volvo MD11C that is in reaso

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I think I have Termites - Help! acudavid at 8:13am 12.10.21 I am not a termite expert. My buddy has an exterminating service, he is pretty smart, and he does
Universal transmission failure while sailing dmax at 8:09am 12.10.21 Cool, now how about that oil in the bilge :) (it never ends).
Universal transmission failure while sailing SeaDogRun at 7:47am 12.10.21 Everyone, the morning always brings light! When we went back to the boat this morning, I was able t
H34 chainplate revisited. jmce1587 at 7:27am 12.10.21 I went back with a SS angle plate as well as SS rod on my H31 when doing this repair. Glad to hear y
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 6:49am 12.10.21 What should I rebed this with? 4200?
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 6:49am 12.10.21 What I found out was about over 5 years ago I took out my windlass to replace the bearing and rubbe
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 6:47am 12.10.21 FWIW I finally managed to get that outer bearing race and upper circlip out of the base plate. Ulti
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use (1) sail sfbay at 6:42am 12.10.21 Is your emergency tiller angled to clear your backstay like the one in this drawing?
H34 chainplate revisited. HelloOutThere at 6:41am 12.10.21
Water tank pick up Crazy Dave Condon at 6:41am 12.10.21 Call the forum store and ask. Now owned by a former Hunter employee
Port hatch repair Crazy Dave Condon at 6:39am 12.10.21 Former Hunter dealer in small boats. Send a private message with name and phone number. Advise if y
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? seadaddler at 6:34am 12.10.21 What I found out was about over 5 years ago I took out my windlass to replace the bearing and rubber
keel bolt torque RoyS at 6:33am 12.10.21 I doubt torque values are useful here. If you have a metal to metal interface, like an engine head b
Engine mount to stringer RoyS at 6:26am 12.10.21 Sometimes you can use a thicker lag bolt. Sometimes you can use a longer lag bolt. Sometimes you can
H34 chainplate revisited. HelloOutThere at 6:07am 12.10.21 I'm impressed and a little frightened. What prompted you to do this in the first place? How did y
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use kappykaplan at 6:00am 12.10.21 @Puesta del sol , could you post photos of your set up? Tks.
Universal transmission failure while sailing kappykaplan at 5:57am 12.10.21 Maybe the prop is fouled with a fishing or crab trap line? :plus: Been there, done that once.
A couple trailering questions Project_Mayhem at 5:55am 12.10.21 +1 for towing insurance. Some RV insurance covers trailers as well. I once had a truck leave me str
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:41am 12.10.21 Yes. The but the real reason for end grain is high compressive strength (balsa is hell weak the oth
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" Tally Ho at 4:57am 12.10.21 Guilty as charged! I'm out of my mind with boredom. (Obviously.) I was hoping someone would say it

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