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Remove the water heater on my 1982 H30 dbecker68 at 7:42am 04.06.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1207 I am removing the water heater from my 1982 H30, and I have run into a problem. I can't remove the
Transmission fluid for Universal 25 Jay at 6:46am 04.06.08 Catalina 30 4/1904 I bought my '84 Catalina within the past year and have found that certain things were only minimally
What goes at bottom of mast...with photos this time! jackhartjr at 6:23am 04.06.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1143 Hi folks, Jack again, I just went out and took a phot of the end of the mast and tabernacle.Is the
Lines for mainsail and jib ? Marty at 1:52pm 04.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/995 HelloDoes anyone recall what the original diameter and type of material the original Mac 26d used f
Barlow Winches doc2949 at 1:58pm 04.06.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1305 Last month I noticed that my starboard side halyard winch on my 1985 O'day had become excessively ti
Vision 36 solar panel McCoy at 2:09pm 04.06.08 Big Boats 7/1157 Help! We just transported our Vision 36 from Lake Texoma to Galveston, TX via truck and evidently th
starting a 5411 universal 11 hp diesel ( 1982 ) Tom23442 at 2:29pm 04.06.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 18/4760 this thing is a puzzle. the engine has been starting harder last 3-4 months until it would hardly s
Berth of the blues SailboatOwners.com at 2:48pm 04.06.08 Ask All Sailors 25/2595 How do you provision your berth for a night aboard?Are sleeping bags adequate, or do you go whole
Overhaul the inboard engine of Yamaha 25 ksl at 5:31pm 04.06.08 Yamaha 4/1895 Did any one have experience to overhaul the inboard engine. It is not easy to take the whole engine
Deck Hatch Lid Rick19254 at 10:28pm 04.04.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1121 My issue is the Deck Hatch Lid first does anyone have any suggestions on replacement is there a Web
Deck Hatch Lid 27' catalina Rick19254 at 10:27pm 04.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1749 My issue is the Deck Hatch Lid first does anyone have any suggestions on replacement is there a Web
Next paint question ........ white rudder Scott B at 9:00pm 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 39/4003 Ok, so I'm down at my favorite Chandlery last night buying the anti-fouling paint and I was asking t
Keel bolt again! Mac at 12:07am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/978 I'm getting ready to replace my keel bolt and wondered if I should get a grade 6 or 8 steel bolt to
Balboa 20 questions me262 at 12:43am 04.05.08 Balboa 1/4718 Juswt bought a '75 model 20' Balboa. Looks like a real solid boat! Has anyone had trouble with the g
looking for Hynautic steering cylinder K-1-C ChuckThomas at 12:51am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1559 A friend of mine is looking for above steering cylinder assembly. It looks like they might have bee
rebedding stantions and handrails ctalmage at 1:04am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 13/3416 Hi - I'm looking for some suggestions on rebedding the handrails and stantions on my Irwin 28. I'm
audible temp alarms alanf at 1:23am 04.05.08 Irwin 0/1525 i need to add audible temp alarm to my 1979 37cc perkins 4-108. where can i obtain alarm and where
Where I am Crazy at 1:29am 04.05.08 Smaller Boats 24/1938 When I was a Hunter dealer, I made it a point not to say who or where I was at out of respect for th
22 wing keel tomc23570 at 2:00am 04.05.08 Smaller Boats 2/1453 I am looking at a Catalina 22 with a wing keel. I believe it has a 2'8" draft. With this shoald draf
Broken wing on wing keel Ron Cousino at 2:55am 04.05.08 Big Boats 9/1273 About 18 months ago I hit the base? of a submerged day mark that had been previously knocked over, t

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Pick one... rgranger at 11:05am 12.15.21 ... A little salt and an egg shell from breakfast eggs. Boil it till the spoon stands up in the pot
Pick one... Roland5048 at 11:04am 12.15.21 My mug from back in Navy days looked mostly like that.. I have cleaned it up .. We used to joke th
Tall Rig or Standard Alansails at 11:03am 12.15.21 OR another exotic idea would be hire a helicopter to get alongside the mast,rise up and down to get
Beware of flopping jib sheets justsomeguy at 10:58am 12.15.21 The OP said that there was a flopping lazy jib sheet. OP never mentioned a lazy sheet, only "jib s
Chapman's Piloting Publication jssailem at 9:57am 12.15.21 never owned one Some DO! Others read. And some Do and Read... Thankfully there are Libraries.
Rigging attachment question jssailem at 9:52am 12.15.21 strategically located rail cleats are very handy. While they are "handy" caution in their use migh
Pick one... Justin_NSA at 9:50am 12.15.21 you can scrape your name inside the left one so no one else uses it:tongue:
Chapman's Piloting Publication patbratton at 9:49am 12.15.21 I have a 1917 first edition. --Peggie I'm kind of thinking that you have won this event.
Chapman's Piloting Publication patbratton at 9:48am 12.15.21 I come up a little short o cover a few times as a kid. I think that you just violated the copy wri
Chapman's Piloting Publication jon hansen at 9:45am 12.15.21 never owned one
Pick one... (2) jssailem at 9:44am 12.15.21 My Mom used to say she learned to make Navy Coffee from her Dad. Ground the coffee and put it in a p
Pick one... DArcy at 9:42am 12.15.21 That's why I drink coffee out of a black mug
Chapman's Piloting Publication (2) jssailem at 9:36am 12.15.21 I had to go check the Library. I moved a 45 vinyl record off the book (A taste of Honey). It has bee
Beware of flopping jib sheets SoSound at 9:26am 12.15.21 Yes, that's the control line fairlead for the screecher/code 0 furler. The OP said that there was a
Chapman's Piloting Publication kloudie1 at 8:47am 12.15.21 I lost two copies in a house fire .. I had a 1978 ish one that I got when I bought my first boat the
Pick one... kloudie1 at 8:40am 12.15.21 My mug from back in Navy days looked mostly like that.. I have cleaned it up ..
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch dlochner at 8:28am 12.15.21 You wont see too much in the way of new /detailed posts as my left arm/ hand are still 100% paralyz
Pick one... Will Gilmore at 8:25am 12.15.21 For what? I use old coffee mugs to dip paintbrushes. Some of them look just like the one on the le
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch Maine Sail at 8:19am 12.15.21 @Maine Sail Rod, good to see you back posting. You wont see too much in the way of new /detailed p
Pick one... Allan12210 at 8:05am 12.15.21 The one on the left is seasoned.

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