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Mounting the Outboard Mike at 9:13am 06.18.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1478 Greetings,I had a Johnson 9.9 on my O'day 25. It finally gave up the ghost. Bought a 8hp fourstroke
cant get outboard into reverse Jack at 8:42am 06.18.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1118 i have a mercury 9.8 hp outboard. When docking yesterday, I realized I couldnt engage the outboard
Does a sailboat's HIN # reflect the sail # Chuck R at 7:01am 06.18.06 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1496 Here is the hin# for my 222 O'DaySURK 0356 K5 86Would the 356 be the number I would use for her
Rule manual waste pump rogerowens at 5:54am 06.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1060 The diaphram of my Rule Brand manual waste pump has dry rot and allows leakage into the deep cockpit
Salt Water in the Bilge after every sail jilken at 5:15am 06.18.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1273 I have owned CS22 #838 for three years and trailer it home each Fall, returning it to the Marina in
"Pretty Much" Rudderless! :( capt dj at 4:52am 06.18.06 Seidelmann 4/1430 Help! Pretty Much lost her rudder yesterday while sailing. Busted off at the rudder post. Anyone k
Hood Seafurl info needed Bill Webster at 4:48am 06.18.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/3993 I recently purchased a 1991 Hunter 30T which came equipped with a Hood 705 Seafurl LD (original equi
Gel coat mystery Ken at 4:47am 06.18.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1351 I purchased a used sailboat last winter. This weekend while sitting at the mooring I decided to try
Deck Delamination ?? RobL at 9:47am 06.18.06 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1489 Hi Everyone - We have recently become an H37 Cutter owner and thanks to all involved in this site fo
Dinghy Motor Mounting Christian15214 at 10:11am 06.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1053 Has anyone figured out where to mount a dinghy motor on a Hunter 41 DS? Is it acceptable to mount on
New or Rebuilt Engine for c30 cm16 at 10:05am 06.18.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1030 We are in need of replacing the transmission and engine for our c30. Should we buy rebuilt or new?
Charge/discharge warning lights Christian15214 at 10:37am 06.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/836 Next to the ignition key are two indicator light on my Hunter 41DS. One is green and indicates charg
First sail of the season david at 2:01pm 06.18.06 Day Sailers 3/1109 Took the boat out for the first time yesterday. Hot (96 degrees) and sunny with a great breeze, gue
Oday 192 ripped jib Priscilla at 11:04am 06.18.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1138 Is there any place to buy a Oday 192 jib? Ours has ripped, been repaired and ripped again .....Th
Rudder Post Lubrication Scott at 11:59am 06.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1277 I would like to know how to lubricate and with what for the rudder of my 280. The wheel is very har
Spinning in 40 feet of water and scared Eric14428 at 11:50am 06.18.06 Ask All Sailors 20/2099
Dancing in the dark (1) ex-admin at 2:53pm 06.18.06 Ask All Sailors 31/2286 You and the family have had a nice long sail. You pull into your favorite anchorage early and there'
spredder height? rob at 3:09pm 06.18.06 Smaller Boats 1/1165 hi all ive recently purchased a new flat sided mast from catalina and now that ive put the spredders
Intermittent Knot Meter Paddle Wheel Sensor Al - s/v Persephone at 11:41pm 06.16.06 Big Boats 8/3236 I just returned from a 5 day cruise up the coast and back. It was delightful except for one thing
Newbie! Breigh at 1:28am 06.17.06 Other Sailboats 2/794 Hey everyone. I'm a Newbie to the whole sailing thing. My parents are on a Lancer 36' and my boyfrie

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Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? shemandr at 3:05pm 06.21.21 I'm growing in confidence on the FS. It's getting hot and humid here so my trips will be more short
Sail Track Lubricant kappykaplan at 3:02pm 06.21.21 McLube Sailcoat is great stuff and can be used in a number of different ways and applications. :pl
Looking for a source for this part: Barnacle Bill at 3:02pm 06.21.21 Yep. Barrel nuts. Any good sailboat chandlery that handles stainless fasteners should have them in
Furler Twists Barnacle Bill at 2:59pm 06.21.21 Look all the way up the luff and try to decipher what exactly isn't working or what is happening. S
Does the thread ever stop unraveling? Scott T-Bird at 2:58pm 06.21.21 The arrangement on the C320 of the companionway stairs can be found at www.catalinayachts.com under
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? Barnacle Bill at 2:55pm 06.21.21 I learned to sail on a Flying Scot. Hull # 818. That was a long time ago. Raced it too. Great, f
Sail Track Lubricant Barnacle Bill at 2:51pm 06.21.21 McLube Sailcoat is great stuff and can be used in a number of different ways and applications.
Lets talk about DYI shroud swaging. Barnacle Bill at 2:49pm 06.21.21 One guy wrote about DIY swage fittings (or whatever) was not rocket science. The tools he displayed
UPS must hate sailors (1) JRacer at 2:48pm 06.21.21 UPS delivers 21 million packages a day in the United States. More than 30 million during busy seaso
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Fredct at 2:46pm 06.21.21 @Stu Jackson I am not the owner who got this installed. I know it was professionally installed and I
Furlex B drum repair Barnacle Bill at 2:36pm 06.21.21 Why don't you just buy one from Selden Mast?
Cracked motor mount on Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:32pm 06.21.21 @rgranger gave you good advice onbude of Gorilla Glue. @CaptainRan Replaced a mast once when th
UPS must hate sailors DayDreamer41 at 2:30pm 06.21.21 When it comes to anything over about 5# UPS has issues handling with care, I have had furniture deli
1972 Irwin 28 Barnacle Bill at 2:28pm 06.21.21 6'2" in the main cabin. I have a copy of one of the pages on one of the original brochures.
Looking for a new motor Captain Larry-DH at 2:25pm 06.21.21 A 5hp 4-stroke will weigh about 50 lbs More like 60+ extra weight with power tilt and start. Don'
Bet'cha don't recognize this hull! (Help identify a mystery boat) Barnacle Bill at 2:24pm 06.21.21 They are fast little boats. I think won the MORC Nationals when they came out. Lindenberg 22. The
Irwin Barnacle Bill at 2:22pm 06.21.21 Depends on the model. The Citations (which were designed to be more performance oriented) had bolt
UPS must hate sailors Barnacle Bill at 2:16pm 06.21.21 I know this sailor is not pleased with UPS. I've had nothing but trouble with the company when ship
What's in your toolkit? Barnacle Bill at 2:11pm 06.21.21 A little mirror in which handle telescopes some to see around corners, or if you want to spend more
Wind Generator Shopping ice breaker at 1:58pm 06.21.21 Might be time for more batteries too.

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