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Vibration Noise Dan Miles at 4:08am 02.21.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1114 I have had this C30 for 2 yrs and have always noticed a harmonic type vibration noise when motoring.
Deck Maintenance Robert9885 at 2:52am 02.21.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/927 My wife and I just bought our first sailboat, a 1981 Catalina 22. The boat is in good shape. I have
replacement bimini Ed13740 at 2:22am 02.21.05 Mid-Size Boats 10/1367 HiI have a 1981, 30 foot Hunter and need to replace the bimini. Any suggestions or advice.ThanksE
fresh water tanks Don Hall at 2:11am 02.21.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/954 I have a 1986 35' O'Day sloop. Due to the hurricanes in Florida I have had to be away from my boat
Don, Can't decide whether to add head sail RobG at 2:08am 02.21.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/783 reefing furler or not. My Oday 222 has a free flying furler (Schaefer Small Boat Furler) good for do
Draft Position Don Guillette at 2:00am 02.21.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/882 Mates: Last week we discussed draft depth (belly) and angle of attack. Now we'll discuss DRAFT POSIT
BIMINI TOP C27 Gregg W. at 1:21am 02.21.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/931 Hello: I have a 1981 C27 std. rig model with the wheel and the traveler over the entry to the cabin.
Standard Horizon VHF repair Sea Gypsy at 1:16am 02.21.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1570 In trying to contact Standard Horizon about returning my radio for repair, I discovered that they ma
Hampton Roads Oday Sailors Jonathan Romero at 12:51am 02.21.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/805 Just a query?? How many Oday Captains are there in the Norfolk area?? Anyone interested in meeting a
Rear Holding Tank Vinny Chianese at 12:15am 02.21.05 Big Boats 18/855 As most 40 owners know the holding tank in the prior to 1990 models is under the cabin sole and is 6
stale ballast Justin at 12:15am 02.21.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/911 We are going to leave our Mac26S in a lake slip this year. Are there things to consider when keeping
Best Reverse Cycle AC Unit Bob at 12:07am 02.21.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1555 We are going to install a reverse cylce AC unit in our 1988 Catalina 30 this summer. The feedback I
story in Cruising World Tom Monroe at 11:52pm 02.20.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1095 Wife gave me a subscription to Crusing World for Christmas, which is kind of like giving a case of b
De-striping : 3m Eraser Wheel T J Furstenau at 11:20pm 02.20.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1213 I know that many of you have used these with much success to remove vinyl stripes and/or lettering.
I-30 MK II keel bolts Kevin Brown at 10:57pm 02.20.05 Ask All Sailors 4/2634 I have looked in the bilde and don't see any exposed keel bolts. How were the keels attached in the
Motor Well Plug wnahr at 10:14pm 02.20.05 Columbia 0/1369 I have a 1975 Columbia 26 which I bought with the Motor-Well glassed over. I am installing a Wind-P
Which track for a 135 genoa? Shep at 9:11pm 02.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/806 A question for the cat 30 owners.I am considering replacing my worn 150 with a new 135. With the
Problems with Mast Support Post Andrew Harvilla at 3:33pm 02.20.05 Catalina 30 2/1332 I seem to be having a problem with Compression of thr Mast Support Post. Has any experinced this pro
Diesel smell in cabin Rob 1981 Cat 3019642 at 3:09pm 02.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/948 Someone suggested that I could route the breather tube (Universal 5411) into the air intake. Can th
hoist launch for cat 22 The Saint at 2:56pm 02.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1077 Rather than use my trailer for launching my swing keel 22, I'd like to use the hoist that is availab

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Installing new clutch on the deck of a Catalina 30 sailme88 at 4:48pm 09.10.20 My C34 is configured with a triple clutch. Genoa halyard. spinnaker halyard and slab reefing line.
Installing new clutch on the deck of a Catalina 30 Tpoo at 4:23pm 09.10.20 Hi Dave - you make a great point about the excess line ending up in the cockpit. Right now, the lin
Heat exchanger - 3GM30F jmce1587 at 4:14pm 09.10.20 +1 on .22 cal to clean out HEx on my 2GM
Heat exchanger - 3GM30F NYSail at 4:04pm 09.10.20 and when you open the ends have all gaskets ready to replace. The rubber gaskets are part of the re
Heat exchanger - 3GM30F garymalmgren at 3:37pm 09.10.20 Remove cylinder, Drop in a bucket of vinegar or brick cleaner and you have a new unit. (Commercial d
Persistent Coolant Leak Issue! Michael Davis at 3:05pm 09.10.20 I once broke the neck to rad. joint on an old Toyota I had. A quick and dirty fix was to clean the a
Advertising Advice for selling a boat shemandr at 2:58pm 09.10.20 I had clients when I lived in Greenport who had a Gulfstar - I think - 36. They were in their late
Merit 22 cockpit drain. (1) sloughsailer at 2:58pm 09.10.20 Here is a crude sketch. The hump under the deck drain is the problem. It may be some kind of structu
Heat exchanger - 3GM30F Michael Davis at 2:56pm 09.10.20 Ah!! I didn't think to look at the other end. I'll take another look. Is it appropriate to repla
Advertising Advice for selling a boat dmax at 2:56pm 09.10.20 As a point of reference, a Hunter 36 and a Hunter 386 in my yard (Massachusetts) sold quickly this s
Crack in Companionway Entrance - Catalina 30 MKII Hull #4984 dmax at 2:52pm 09.10.20 You need to get a moisture meter and determine what parts, if any, of your deck's core have high moi
Advertising Advice for selling a boat Donna & Rob at 2:52pm 09.10.20 I just took a drubbing on a boat but it's sold and the bleeding wound of storage is stemmed. I'm n
Heat exchanger - 3GM30F Scott T-Bird at 2:44pm 09.10.20 Ah!! I didn't think to look at the other end. I'll take another look. Is it appropriate to replac
Unknown Sailboat Type dLj at 2:43pm 09.10.20 I think that boat may well predate the HIN requirement. I going to guess you won't find one. I'd lo
Merit 22 cockpit drain. sloughsailer at 2:41pm 09.10.20 I'm going to try to make a sketch on Paint that might make it more clear than I can explain it.
Advertising Advice for selling a boat shemandr at 2:37pm 09.10.20 Price sells boats. Bite the bullet and sell it cheap... I just took a drubbing on a boat but it's
Advertising Advice for selling a boat Donna & Rob at 2:35pm 09.10.20 I've used sailboatlistings.com both to evaluate a sell price and also used to find one of our boats
Unknown Sailboat Type tosudbury at 2:33pm 09.10.20 That I know, but since the boat was free, and I maybe able to get some of this stuff used, I feel
Sail hull trawler conversion questions dLj at 2:33pm 09.10.20 You started this thread asking some questions regarding a specific boat. Perhaps you want to start a
Merit 22 cockpit drain. shemandr at 2:32pm 09.10.20 Can you re-route the hose? I'm thinking back to my Ranger which had a funky cockpit drain system.

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