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Disappearing archived post henkmeuzelaar at 2:13pm 04.02.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/985 Phil,One of the HOW regulars told me he was unable to find my recent story on Rivendel's harrowing
Winch lubricant Bill18593 at 12:42pm 04.02.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1817 I've checked the archives and can't seem to find posts on what kind of lubricant to use when servici
Funkey Fin The Lousianna Purchase at 12:08pm 04.02.05 Big Boats 6/781 I had my H34 pulled to replace a prop and add a new zink. Can't afford a Bottom Job right now and I
Any tips on rebedding the traveler track ... Will Baker at 12:07pm 04.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1564 On an '85 25.5 with a moderate rain water leak coming from the track? Thanks...
Hot water from a Yanmar YSM-12 trent at 10:34am 04.02.05 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1168 Can any one tell me how to route the plumbing from the engine to the hot water heater it looks like
Change 3GMF Yanmar Diesel to 3YM30 Charlie L at 9:50am 04.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/894 Does any one have any experience changing out a 3GMF Yanmar to a 3YM30. This is an increase of 10 H
Teak and Awlgrip Clear Debra B at 8:47am 04.02.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1944 OK several folks around here have been talking about the new "high tech" teak treatment applied by s
Telltales - Part 1 Don Guillette at 8:41am 04.02.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/1769 Mates: I have to do this in sections because the subject is too long for this format. It is probably
outhaul on 350 keevers at 8:28am 04.02.05 Big Boats 1/1269 Can anyone help with this? Do Catalina 350s have an internal or external outhaul system. I became cu
New Boat Prices wcole at 7:28am 04.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/959 I am considering purchasing a new Catalina 34. Is the price the dealer quotes firm or the start of n
Cockpit Drains Ernie14800 at 6:31am 04.02.05 Bigger Boats 5/1500 Hi all,I'm back, this time with a Boat! :)I just purchased an 87 O'Day 322, She is generally in gr
Rudder for Oday 15 Trey Bradshaw at 6:30am 04.02.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1033 I just picked up an Oday 15 that's in pretty rough shape. Only thing keeping me out of the water is
selecting an outboard - 15" or 20" shaft? joe lea at 5:39am 04.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4534 I've got my eye on a new Yamaha 4 stroke 8hp for my Macgregor 25. Would a the model with 15" shaft b
Steaming Light Problem Sandpiper20958 at 3:54am 04.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1540 Dear Fellow Sailors:I recently purchased a 30' Catalina. Great! However, the Steaming and Mast l
Dropping centerboard on a 26 Al Wharton at 3:21am 04.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/936 The drawings in the manual show a bolt with the nut inside the centerboard trunk. How in the world
Boom Tang!! Rick at 2:46am 04.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1286 This is not what you are thinking. When I rebuilt the boom on my 1986 C30 I had to ruin the tang at
Prop Nut Tim Pinkham at 2:46am 04.02.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1170 Hello All,I finally got my new prop. So I am anxious to install the new shaft and prop. My questio
216 Asymmetric sail K Floeter at 2:42am 04.02.05 Smaller Boats 5/1169 Has anyone purchased a 216 aymmetric sail from Hunter? How does it work?KF
Sailing In The Rain? Bad Obsession at 2:22am 04.02.05 Smaller Boats 4/986 Usually, if I see rain moving in I bring the sails down and turn on the outboard. If you get caught
Mast Head Fly Don Guillette at 12:44am 04.02.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/2596 Mates: Yesterday I spoke by phone with a sailor in England (Isn't this internet amazing - years ago

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Need help finding reasonable Jabsco part Justin_NSA at 8:40am 03.08.21 Final update: the new Jabsco hinge set arrived. It fit up exactly to the old mounting holes. No mods
Fix or toss (1) Justin_NSA at 8:29am 03.08.21 191292
Fix or toss Parsons at 8:23am 03.08.21 I'm with @JamesG161 - If you're doing the welding & grinding and already have the equipment, it's ch
Marelon seacock maintenance JRT at 8:19am 03.08.21 I had a few that were difficult to operate and used the MareLube Liquid in the water with good resul
Marelon seacock maintenance Parsons at 8:03am 03.08.21 What model valve do you have? Great question - it's the original that came on my Catalina. The bott
Fix or toss Rick486 at 7:50am 03.08.21 :thumbsdown:
Fix or toss Allan12210 at 7:45am 03.08.21 Subject it to the float test. If it passes, keep it.
Cutlass Bearing/Plastic Bushing sail sfbay at 7:45am 03.08.21 Literature search suggests these bearings can have a 10 year life expectancy but this will vary with
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 daviddp at 7:44am 03.08.21 "My domestic hot water is heated by either 110VAC (there should be a breaker for this) or the engine
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 7:42am 03.08.21 Here's an interesting take on testing. From a statistical point of view it makes a lot of sense. IZ
Anti Corrosion Tape dlochner at 7:39am 03.08.21 this was recommended on another msg board (or this one can't recall). i'm doing a full mast refit
Fix or toss JamesG161 at 7:39am 03.08.21 It can be welded and then ground flush and be stronger, but Cost versus New is the issue. Jim...
Fix or toss jon hansen at 7:36am 03.08.21 is this a test? will we be graded?
Marelon seacock maintenance JamesG161 at 7:35am 03.08.21 but started leaking around the handle What model valve do you have? Sounds like the packing aroun
Marelon seacock maintenance JamesG161 at 7:33am 03.08.21 I plan to change all of my Apollo bronze valves, since I am restoring my boat. 1) What Series Marel
Fix or toss kappykaplan at 7:31am 03.08.21 Toss it! :beer:
Covid-19 Vaccination shemandr at 7:28am 03.08.21 ...IMHO they should have also immediatly ramped up antibody testing... I agree with that! We stil
Salon Table Finish rsaloman at 7:28am 03.08.21 This is what was posted previously From Beneteau Thanks!
Covid-19 Vaccination Don S/V ILLusion at 7:24am 03.08.21 Excessive desire to conform starts in the day care center. Ever watch the poor motherless children
Marelon seacock maintenance Parsons at 7:21am 03.08.21 What's the failure mode on these seacocks? My macerator sea-dump through-hull has never been exercis

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