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Stanchion repair Maranatha at 10:37pm 03.27.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1653 I have two loose stanchions, the second ones from the bow, port and starboad on an '87 catalina 30.
taking 1984 hunter to Aus Simon-V at 11:36pm 03.27.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/942 Hi. In the next 18 mths I intend to travel to the US and get a @1984 H34 and sail it home via Mexic
America's Cup Depression Tsehum Pete at 11:18pm 03.27.07 Ask All Sailors 23/2157 Being a transplanted Kiwi living 600 miles from my boat and the ocean, during a long, cold winter, I
COMPOSITE SOLE Wallace Shakun at 10:54pm 03.27.07 Big Boats 1/1006 What is suggested to clean the composite (Everwear laminate) sole?Have Hunter 44-2004
repower Tomfoolery1464 at 11:15pm 03.27.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/956 I am considering swapping out my Yanmar SB8 for a Yanmar 1GM10. Are there any surprises that I shou
GPS Strengths/Weaknesses Warren Milberg at 12:05am 03.28.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1584 Here is an interesting summary of some common strengths and weaknesses of the GPS worth reviewing, p
Anyone replace a 1gm water pump assembly Keith Fawcett at 12:59am 03.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/927 Anyone replace a raw water pump assembly on a Yanmar 1gm? Anything I should look out for ? Is the n
Uniden Solara DSC VHF radio rant CalebD at 2:48am 03.28.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1359 I am in the process of installing this new VHF in my boat. I was planning on using my Garmin GPS 76
Racing Sails ulpilotrmh at 2:29am 03.28.07 Catalina 22 2/1410 I'm just getting started in this "hobby" and will be entering the Annual Mug Race on the St. Johns R
SAIL MEASUREMENTS NEEDED SEADANCE at 3:11am 03.28.07 Other Sailboats 6/980 HI,WE PURCHASED A 1983 IRWIN CITATION SAILBOAT 34 'AND I NEED SAIL MEASUREMENTS FOR THE MAIN SAIL
Hunter 31 (1987) shoal keel performance vs fin rickriver at 3:29am 03.28.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/3033 I am about to purchase a 1987 Hunter 31. Most of the boats on the market are the standard fin keel
cry SALVAGE MY POCKET cry SEADANCE at 3:30am 03.28.07 Ask All Sailors 40/2709 WE JUST PURCHASED A 1983 IRWIN CITATION SAILBOAT AND I AM NERVOUS. THIS IS OUR THIRD SAILBOAT. OUR F
Tiller for O'Day 27 Shenanigans at 3:47am 03.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1144 I need a source for a replacement laminated tiller for my O'Day 27. Any suggestions?Don Shorts
Am I TOO Honest Nice N Easy at 4:39am 03.28.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1062 Am I too honest? The post about the Katrina boat made me wonder. Tongue in cheek here. As I stated
Mast height of 1991 C28? Joel5949 at 4:21am 03.28.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/4398 I am trying to find some specs on the 1991 Catalina 28... specifically the mast height. There is a s
SS Blocks for halyards Brenda at 7:35am 03.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1232 We are looking for SS block replacements for our 1982 25' Mac. I know you can get them in any Marin
Sail flaking systems Gene at 7:50am 03.28.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2907 I am looking for a sail flaking systme that was installed on my Catalina 28 prior to replacing my ma
C-310 PSS Shaft Seal Update Maine Sail at 8:12am 03.28.07 Catalina 310 7/2073 Hi Guy's,As promised I finally made it to the boat to take final pictures of my PSS shaft seal ins
TIME TO GET WET!!!!!!!! oceansail0 at 8:22am 03.28.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/725 Friday is the launch day!Getting "Latitude Chaser" (1984 h31) wet Friday morning at high tide and
A detachable step for the O'Day 222 (1) Joe11688 at 8:26am 03.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1085 I came up with this small modification on my O'Day 222 years ago after trying to get my 48 quart coo

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3GM30F Clean-up (5) Ken13559 at 6:54pm 06.15.21 part 2. Forum Admin, My apology. Do remove if these photos clutter up the forum.Thank you. Ken Y
3GM30F Clean-up (10) Ken13559 at 6:52pm 06.15.21 Here is the photos for the modification. These are not mine but downloaded from the a forum.
Bet'cha don't recognize this hull! (Help identify a mystery boat) rgranger at 6:41pm 06.15.21 Phil Bolger?
Summer in the Salish Sea Terry Cox at 6:41pm 06.15.21 What is your sail plan from Mystery Bay to Fishermans Bay? Going to head for Middle Channel?
Hunter 34 - Weeping Hull Capt Robbie at 6:38pm 06.15.21 that might be from condensation, I used to get something like that in the forward compartments on ho
3GM30F Clean-up Ken13559 at 6:37pm 06.15.21 Gee, whaddya think? Could it be as easy as maybe switching the inlet and outlet hoses on the pump?
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 JRT at 6:35pm 06.15.21 Cool, that bilge won't bother me, the bolts look very long like replacement but I'm not a 30 owner.
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Ken13559 at 6:32pm 06.15.21 Sounds like foul take-up tube, foul in water-separator head assembly. Had similar issue before. Ken
Hunter Legend 37 Broken Keel Box? or just fa�ade. Rick D at 6:31pm 06.15.21 This looks like the cosmetic issue I had on a prior boat. It was scary but turned out to be a zero.
Paint for plastic portlight surrounds Capt Robbie at 6:29pm 06.15.21 rustoleum spray paint white gloss from lowes home improvement Did mine five years ago still look ne
Solar Trickle Charger Captain W at 6:29pm 06.15.21 If I could open this discussion up again and apologies for my ignorance, but for weekend sailors lik
Question about Jib Furling System Dream Weaver at 6:28pm 06.15.21 Greetings, I have the exact same boat (LE) and furling system. My plastic piece also broke. Ther
Boat sails on the mooring ShawnL at 6:17pm 06.15.21 They are very short already. I was thinking they should be longer actually.
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 phobucket at 6:16pm 06.15.21 At the risk of a little thread drift, is your 120-hour estimate based on looking at a task and say
Bet'cha don't recognize this hull! (Help identify a mystery boat) shemandr at 6:02pm 06.15.21 I like the hard chines. Not New England pretty but dig those chines in and without a big keel and t
Removing Teak Cap on Holder 14 Keel Housing jeffcasto at 6:01pm 06.15.21 Thanks, sfbay. The Holder info on the Hobie forum is pretty sparse and no new posts about the Holder
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Charles Erwin at 5:54pm 06.15.21 Consider a vacuum gauge - maybe $12.00 US which will work as long as you can see it during operation
BELT DUST glaufman at 5:53pm 06.15.21 I'm thinking maybe a stick with sandpaper glued to the end... hoping that inspires some someone
BELT DUST Tally Ho at 5:47pm 06.15.21
Boat sails on the mooring Stu Jackson at 5:47pm 06.15.21 Why are you concerned about the boat moving around? Is it because of chafe on the mooring lines? H

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