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Disappearing archived post henkmeuzelaar at 2:13pm 04.02.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1003 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 2/1904 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 6/798 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 4/1572 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 4/1179 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 0/898 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 2/1952 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 7/1796 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 1/1284 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 3/966 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 5/1523 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 2/1042 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 10/4715 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 5/1555 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 1/943 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 0/1289 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 1/1174 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 5/1183 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 4/1016 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 0/2631 Mates: Yesterday I spoke by phone with a sailor in England (Isn't this internet amazing - years ago

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Looking for info on Paceship PY23 chasfrank at 4:18pm 03.21.21 I had one for about 3 years, had to rebuild the galley( on the hard too long, insects attacked the p
Prop shaft zinc 321 Wesleymi at 4:17pm 03.21.21 I don't have line cutter but mine was a charter boat out of Florida and has skag in front of the pro
Removing very old thru hull xducers Ralph Johnstone at 4:05pm 03.21.21 If the new transducer requires a larger hole Live in hope ........................... die in de
Dehumidifier Suggestions thinwater at 4:04pm 03.21.21 Has anyone had luck with models similar to this? It's cheap. Try it! That's how we learn.
Scrub the bottom-paint or leave it be ? dLj at 3:34pm 03.21.21 John, @jssailem has a AgCl reference probe to check his Zinc's and look for stray DC Currents. Pea
Venture 22 Rescue Project (3) RustyVenture at 3:25pm 03.21.21 I got a fair amount of work in today- sanded a bunch more old mildewy paint in the v-berth, I think
Dehumidifier Suggestions NINEv2 at 3:21pm 03.21.21 Has anyone had luck with models similar to this?
Cherubini was a genius. At least he had good sources. Bolander at 3:20pm 03.21.21 Hi Tally Ho, Appreciate your offer, though yes, I returned the Lewmar's to West Marine. I reinstalli
Removing very old thru hull xducers dlochner at 2:26pm 03.21.21 If the new transducer requires a larger hole, use a hole saw to cut the new hole and remove old tran
Scrub the bottom-paint or leave it be ? JamesG161 at 2:25pm 03.21.21 John, seems too frequent to me. Have you thought to double up your zinc's? John, @jssailem has a
PSS DRIPLESS question JamesG161 at 2:20pm 03.21.21 PSS with vent and hook it to the output of your raw water pump. :plus::plus: But before the high
Haul Out - Help with my shaft - SoCal Tally Ho at 2:16pm 03.21.21 Just chatted this weekend with one of my buddies that will be helping me. He is a very experience
Charging with solar Captain Larry-DH at 2:13pm 03.21.21 If the temps are in the 30's or low 40's (as has been the case around here lately) then 14.9v is OK,
Catalina 310 propeller sizes Deleted member 117556 at 1:59pm 03.21.21 @Cat 310 #1 in GA isn't your motor the smallest in any 310 because you have hull #1? @leo310 said
Charging with solar JohnShannon at 1:45pm 03.21.21 Well if you read the manual, I know desperate times call for desperate measures, you will see ther
Charging with solar JohnShannon at 1:29pm 03.21.21 14.4 doesn't seem too high for the CV portion specially considering the temp at 7C (about 45F). The
Scrub the bottom-paint or leave it be ? dLj at 1:27pm 03.21.21 Rick. Couple of directions used. If you get your boat out on the water and your able to push it at
i got carried away... (3) SailingLoto at 1:12pm 03.21.21 Built the seat for the starboard side toady. It is all laid up and curing now. This helped me add a
Removing very old thru hull xducers Ralph Johnstone at 12:58pm 03.21.21 They are very likely sealed with 5200. Original thinking was "no one's ever going to change these"
Scrub the bottom-paint or leave it be ? jssailem at 12:49pm 03.21.21

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