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Recall of Ball Valves DJ Sailor at 1:15am 09.24.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1139 I find Hunter's recall of ball valves interesting. The recall says, "Failures have taken place when
Globe impellers Warren Milberg at 12:49am 09.24.06 Ask All Sailors 3/919 Would like to hear from anyone having experience, pro or con, using Globe impellers in their raw wat
diesel leak Alice A. at 4:32am 09.24.06 Ask All Sailors 1/939 We have a '92 Legend 37.5 with an aluminum fuel tank. We filled the tank on Fri. afternoon(pretty cl
Inside Passage question NiceNEasy at 7:39am 09.24.06 Ask All Sailors 19/2161 As some of you know, I will soon be on my way south from New Jersey, heading back to Slidell with my
Replacing internal outhaul lines on catalina 27 jardinino at 8:15am 09.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2063 Hi there.. this is my first post on here! I recently bought my first boat - a Catalina 27 tall rig.
Yanmar Motor Mounts? (1) Rich Woodward at 9:03am 09.24.06 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1491 I have a recent problem with my motor vibrating rather violently when first putting it in gear. By
Converting Porta-Potty Rik19504 at 11:45am 09.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1476 I have seen a couple 22's at the toilet pump out station - they must have converted the Porta-Potty
37 with 2peice mast Daydreams at 11:20am 09.24.06 Seidelmann 7/1727 just bought a seidelmann 37, wanted to know if they have 2 peice mast ? mine has has . wanted to kno
Ballast water flowing through into the boat Capt. Allan at 10:10am 09.24.06 Smaller Boats 18/1615 All, Put the boat back in the water last Monday after painting the bottom. Everything seemed fine
Water Pump Cycling Mike McKendy at 10:05am 09.24.06 Big Boats 9/1770 The water pump on my 37.5 cycles every so often. When the tank is full, about every 2 and a half mi
battery maintenance during winter BURT at 12:35pm 09.24.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1301 I AM THINKING ABOUT LEAVING MY BATTERIES (WET CELLS) CONNECTED IN BOAT DURING WINTER LAYUP. I PLAN T
best wax? gary nelms at 12:49pm 09.24.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1141 Ask 5 people, get five answers! But, The mac 26X has the black portions which dull and oxidize real
Bimini coveres David Stanley Smith (david.smith@crcn.net) at 1:38pm 09.24.06 Other Sailboats 0/997 Eric talked about a bimini cover for his Sandpiper. Anyone else thinking of a bimini might find it
What would you do? SailboatOwners.com at 11:50am 09.24.06 Ask All Sailors 29/2135 You and your spouse are out cruising on a busy waterway. With very little warning, fog moves in, red
Winter waxing Tom11739 at 2:43pm 09.24.06 Ask All Sailors 29/1823 My boat will be stored inside this winter and I'm thinking of waxing it before it goes into storage.
Fuel shut off or emergency decompression? Dave at 3:53pm 09.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1024 I just bought a 1987 Catalina 27 with a M-18 diesel. Is the pull handle beside the instruents a fuel
How does one tell the difference... Brian D at 11:19pm 09.22.06 Ask All Sailors 68/4383 Between a blue water cruiser and a coastal sailer?I guess one could "kick the tires" so to speak.
new sailor, again chuck7799 at 3:41am 09.23.06 Smaller Boats 10/1614 I'm the proud owner of a Catalina 22--New to me but a vintage boat--Tried to raise the mast last Sun
Spinnaker Pole for Oday 322 Mike Fisher at 3:34am 09.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1046 I purchased an 1987 Oday 322 that has a spinnaker but did not come with the pole. I would like to bu
Cover for the main diesel tank Valen at 3:24am 09.23.06 Hallberg-Rassy 4/2539

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Need Help With Old Electronics RoyS at 6:09am 08.06.21 Look like my Raymarine chartplotter plugs. I have the C120 classic model. My instrument are ST60 and
Sailing or not RoyS at 6:00am 08.06.21 Knew a few older sailors who stopped sailing. One couple decided that they would use the saved marin
Cleaning exhaust and cooling passages - Very quick question Project_Mayhem at 5:41am 08.06.21 This would not be used on the gasket surfaces of course. Riser is aluminum. I was looking at a nylon
Hunter 33 Bilge hose setup RoyS at 5:38am 08.06.21 Think it was that ultra cheap, but highly flexible, corrugated bilge hose without elbows in the bilg
Mercury outboard extended warranty Project_Mayhem at 5:27am 08.06.21 From my experience with automotive warranties it's usually best to have a shop do maintenance work s
Having trouble feeding halyard through Selden mast, advice? sail sfbay at 5:26am 08.06.21 I am replacing a line so I know the basic path should be ok......... Since you are replaceing the l
H 240 table (1) sail sfbay at 5:20am 08.06.21 Welcome to the forum!! What is your table configuration? Does it fold down from the port side or s
Hunter 33 Traveler Stops RoyS at 5:19am 08.06.21 BTW, I just noticed, you can see my mainsail traveler and wooden base just behind the compression po
Hunter 33 Traveler Stops (1) RoyS at 5:17am 08.06.21 Rabe, I do not think I have them anymore. Removed that in 2003. Looking for something to do on your
Looking to buy Sirocco 15 sailboat 1970s sail sfbay at 5:13am 08.06.21 Here is one for sale: 1972 Sirocco S-15 Sailboat \| ksl.com Nice sailboat: SailboatData.com - SIROCC
A forewarning to those with cockpit drains and outboard rudders (also a crazy story) Project_Mayhem at 5:08am 08.06.21 Why don't they use a Kinetic rope for towing? Seems that would absorb the initial shock of the rope
Oday 15ft Centerboard rope replacement RaleighRancher at 4:41am 08.06.21 This diagram, though for a Javelin, might also help: O'Day Javelin centerboard issue
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 4:38am 08.06.21 I've heard this story quite a few times but this is the first time I've seen proof! :yikes::yikes:
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 4:30am 08.06.21 I'm sure that if it were the entrance that was having problems, they'd block it open. -Will
Pod Drive on Full Keel Sailboat? kloudie1 at 4:30am 08.06.21 If you are so inclined, these guys seem to have a good system: Electric Yacht - Electric Sailboat Mo
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 4:01am 08.06.21 I saw this at Walmart this week. Perfect illustration of the Hotel California Rule.
Transport Costs? Apex at 3:38am 08.06.21 Boat is on a lake, fresh water. So nobsailing back. Boat Logistics is doing the move, so good to he
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker (1) Maine Sail at 3:28am 08.06.21
Mary E All U Get at 2:06am 08.06.21
A forewarning to those with cockpit drains and outboard rudders (also a crazy story) Daveinet at 9:41pm 08.05.21 Why don't they use a Kinetic rope for towing? Seems that would absorb the initial shock of the rope

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