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Gemini Compass for 83 C-30 Greg Butcher at 12:01pm 04.06.08 Catalina 30 5/3926 I have a 1983 C-30 and need to find a Compass that fits the Pedestal I have the orginal Gemini compa
1978 Lancer 28' rigging ? tim at 10:34am 04.06.08 Lancer 5/2589 i just bought a 78 lancer 28. the mast is un-steped. and ther is absolutlly no rigging or hardware.
Seaworthiness Trevor Doig at 1:41pm 04.06.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/1114 I want a 30ft yacht to cruise solo New Zealand and Australian waters. Is the 30ft Hunter considered
Access Problems Joseph Shirley at 8:28am 04.06.08 Sails Call Lounge 4/4717 I'm no genius, and I guess I'm barely computer literate, but sometimes when I try to access one of t
Some carnage last night. (2) CharlieCobra at 7:50am 04.06.08 Ask All Sailors 22/1901 Went out in 30+ with the ebb and against the wind/waves. It made for some tall, short nasties. On
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 2/996 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 7/1159 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 39/4006 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 1/4721 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

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Nasty Stuff Leaking Steve_Catalina at 7:04pm 12.15.21 Hello fellow sailors. Among lots of other boat troubles this year. I arrived at the boat to find a
How old is Grandpa? Brian D at 7:02pm 12.15.21 @Leeward Rail, you never walked to school, 10 miles, in the snow, barefoot, uphill in both direction
Chapman's Piloting Publication (1) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:01pm 12.15.21 Did you get John to sign it for you? (I might get censored for this). John who??? Charles Chapman
Pick one... Leeward Rail at 7:01pm 12.15.21 Black and Bitter for me. Good coffee... well prepared... is not really bitter. Cream and sugar is
Beware of flopping jib sheets (1) SoSound at 6:52pm 12.15.21
How old is Grandpa? Leeward Rail at 6:47pm 12.15.21 On the other hand, many of the cultural references above are ridiculous. Reefer was legal when my
Masthead Repair (2) Blitz at 6:25pm 12.15.21 will sort of look like this when you get it out.
Hunter 34 engine alignment Luna Blue at 6:11pm 12.15.21 Thank you!!! Thank you for reading. I wasn't sure about adjusting the disk for the dripless.
Nasty Stuff Leaking Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:07pm 12.15.21
Removing centerboard? rs1sensen at 6:06pm 12.15.21 First of all - I'd like to echo all the statements by @Crazy Dave Condon about the importance of saf
Hunter 34 engine alignment MikeHoncho at 5:51pm 12.15.21 Please try and picture this. I think 5 people have been trying to picture this over what? 19 pos
Hunter 34 engine alignment MikeHoncho at 5:49pm 12.15.21 The dripless gland is pushing shaft and coupling to the engine. Please try and picture this. Tr
Hunter 34 engine alignment Luna Blue at 5:43pm 12.15.21 The dripless gland is pushing shaft and coupling to the engine. Please try and picture this. Try
Hunter 34 engine alignment MikeHoncho at 5:42pm 12.15.21 Loosen up the collars on the drip less to allow movement, align the engine to the shaft using the co
Hunter 34 engine alignment Luna Blue at 5:38pm 12.15.21 would like to slide the coupling back, center the shaft and align the engine.
Hunter 34 engine alignment MikeHoncho at 5:37pm 12.15.21
Hunter 34 engine alignment Luna Blue at 5:33pm 12.15.21 Yes correct. With the dripless shaft seal you don't get much play. I would like to slide the cou
Hunter 34 engine alignment MikeHoncho at 5:20pm 12.15.21 As stated prior, slip shaft coupling, PSS dripless. Yes, I have removed bolts between coupling.
How old is Grandpa? BlowMeAway at 5:15pm 12.15.21 In some places, like rural America, prices could have been that low. The average in '47 was around
How old is Grandpa? danm1 at 5:12pm 12.15.21 Well, I am 71 and remember 15 cent gas when I was was around 18. On the other hand, many of the cult

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