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Catalina 22 towing question Marky Marc at 1:36pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 15/10001 I'm getting ready to purchase a 1976 Catalina 22 with a trailer (with brakes) and motor.My concern
perplexing leak Kevin at 1:45pm 07.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 16/1666 Hi Folks,I seem to have a leak on my 1979 Oday 23. I went out sailing today and had a dry bilge at
Removing gunk on fenders? Dave 85 Catalina 30 at 2:16pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1823 I have fenders that are in good condition except each one sems to have collected a coating of black
Turning into the wind Trev at 2:17pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1815 I am having difficulty keeping my Mac 25 from turning into the wind. She heels at 15 degrees with a
Jeanneau 35 VS. Beneteau 323 - Help choose Jonathan at 2:16pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1441 HELP! I am trying to choose a boat to buy, at the same price I can purchace a 2004 Jeanneau 35 OR a
Rockets dread glare SailbotOwners.com at 3:17pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 22/2611 Did you celebrate Independence Day on your boat?Here in Seattle, a popular July 4th activity is dr
Hunter 23' 1985 model? Lou at 3:57pm 07.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1317 I bought a used Hunter 23' sailboat and was told it was built in 1985. I wanted to see if I could f
Procedure for changing the rubbing strip (gunnell) Med at 4:11pm 07.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2164 Can someone let me know the procedure for replacing the gunnel rubbing strip. Especially how to remo
Electric diagram Patrick Doyle at 7:05pm 07.08.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1124 Can anyone help me find a proper electric diagram for my 423 .Thank you .Patrick .... pvvdoyle
Wheel Movement Jack at 8:01pm 07.08.07 Big Boats 7/997 On my 2000 340, I have been noticing that the wheel is not centered anymore. I have a rope marker o
Gearbox issue for '83 Hunter 27 with 1GM Yanmar. Keith Fawcett at 9:35pm 07.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1052 When I am under sail with a nice breeze and the engine is running. Motor sailing I am not getting fo
Replacing bolts Mac at 10:00pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2466 I've been reading some of the past posts on stainless steel. It seems that there is some lower grad
Rules of the road ignored.... Maine Sail at 9:51pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1951 I'm posting this as a service to the many fisherman who ply the waters of the US and who are constan
Need critique and advice Hugh4753 at 10:47pm 07.08.07 Big Boats 13/1108 We were out sailing Saturday when a thunderstorm came up "real fast". We were on a port tack close
Shore Power Cord Gunk John T1594 at 12:02am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1720 This happenes every year about the middle of the summer. My shore power cord becomes covered with so
O'Day 25 opening port replacement dicknatta at 12:08am 07.09.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1680 The opening ports on my O'Day 25 have been gradually falling apart -- it was time to replace them.
surge brakes Vrs, salt water Malcolm & Darlene at 12:35am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2315 I just bought a trailer with surge brakes that aren't working,,I would like to rebuild them, However
Refrigerator problems Melody at 12:22am 07.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1444 Hi all! I have a 1989 Beneteau 390 and am having problems with the refrigerator. It is a drop-in m
Cool sailing......... Glenn17427 at 12:40am 07.09.07 Day Sailers 4/1257 Hi all,Dawn and I arrived at Ventura Marina Sunday morning around 10:00 am, after about 30 minute
Motoring Speed Gerry Bogert at 12:57am 07.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 8/1743 I have a Hunter 31 (1984) with the Yanmar 2GMF engine and a 3 blade prop (not sure of size). What s

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Synthetic oil for a M-35B (1) Mechone at 2:44pm 09.13.21 Unless you have rebuilt your engine with Viton seals like they switched to in automotive stay away
Synthetic oil for a M-35B Rick Webb at 2:07pm 09.13.21 Synthetic oil messing up your seals is in the same category as having to wait a half hour after eati
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) (1) Carmelmike at 2:06pm 09.13.21 Hello! My wife and I live on a 1979 Cal 34 and I replaced the VHF with a Standard-Horizon a few year
Kirie / Elite owners - need rudder dimensions for Elite 324 (1) kloudie1 at 2:04pm 09.13.21 If worse comes to worse, these are scale drawings of the boat. They are un-dimensioned, but if you h
Kirie / Elite owners - need rudder dimensions for Elite 324 (1) sail sfbay at 1:59pm 09.13.21 Replacement Rudders and Centerboards \| Foss Foam Products (newrudders.com) Rudder Craft \| Custom Rud
Kirie Elite 324 help needed (1) sail sfbay at 1:58pm 09.13.21 Replacement Rudders and Centerboards \| Foss Foam Products (newrudders.com) Rudder Craft \| Custom Rud
Leak from my rudder tube? kloudie1 at 1:50pm 09.13.21 I have no idea except that the fitting looks like a thru-hull whose nipple end has broken off at tha
Yamaha 35CS - Any information? sail sfbay at 1:46pm 09.13.21 Do an internet search on "yamaha 35CS images" and you will see plenty.
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation pparker99 at 1:29pm 09.13.21 Hey Parker99. I know this is an old thread but I also have a 376 in San Diego. Maybe we can go ove
Bringing dogs aboard Hayden Watson at 1:26pm 09.13.21 I could never convince my dogs that it was ok to use a pee rug. If we had shore access, I took them
Dripless shaft seal replacement question Hunter 410. Sailgunner at 1:02pm 09.13.21 You do not have to remove the rudder. The challenge is getting the hub off the shaft. I tried last y
H26 from lake to sea (2) h2o_snow at 12:45pm 09.13.21 We trail and sail our H260 in the San Juans/Gulf Islands almost yearly. As Dave said - preventati
Synthetic oil for a M-35B (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:35pm 09.13.21 OK.... My boat, screw you guys....:cowbell: A mite harsh, but well stated :clap:. Out with the
Leak from my rudder tube? Heathwaite at 12:17pm 09.13.21 The next time I'm at the boat I'll try to get more pics, but my repair patch will still be on it. T
Corrosion of brass nipple Ralph Johnstone at 12:17pm 09.13.21 This system eliminated the need for a thoughull. I don't know if that's ingenious or not :rolleye
Hunter electrical system 35.5 FDICsailing at 12:08pm 09.13.21 i will. thanks so much for your research.
Leak from my rudder tube? jssailem at 12:07pm 09.13.21 Do not know about any "hydro lubrication chamber" used on an Irwin 35. Can you get more images from
Heat exchanger zinc anode. (1) jssailem at 12:01pm 09.13.21 Where exactly is it located on shaft? Glad that the info was provided to reduce your concern about
Leak from my rudder tube? Heathwaite at 12:00pm 09.13.21 jssailem Thanks for the reply. That's just it... I don't know what the fiberglass structure is. It
Hunter electrical system 35.5 Marmalade at 11:56am 09.13.21 Try these specifically: Electrical Legend 35.5 & Owners Manual: Legend 35.5 More information on t

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