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1965 Columbia 33drop keel problem Ben at 6:38am 10.23.04 Columbia 3/1535 I Have a 1965 Coummbia 33. I think I tightened tte keel up to tight. It will not drop. I even had di
ORIENTAL NC Paul8859 at 5:08am 10.23.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1171 Greetings,My significant other and I will be flying to Oriental on November 10 and staying for 3 d
Help! stuffing box ? Cherubini 27' pethia at 4:00am 10.23.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1782 My boat is out of the water and I wanted to change my packing which was leaking a fair amount at the
Holding tank Carl at 3:43am 10.23.04 Big Boats 0/735 We are replacing the aft holding tank in our 1987 h40. Have a Lectra/San in the forward head. Aft
Information please about a Cal 31.5 Norm Sprinthall at 2:19am 10.23.04 Cal 3/474 I have just bought a Cal 1979 in excellent shape but I could not get any information on upkeep or
Blisters bill van at 1:38am 10.23.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/761 Dave thanks for the info, yes, the blister look like little water droplets. However, I had a much
oday -25 bulkhead Mike O'Shurak at 1:33am 10.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/959 I have a problem with rotting and spliting of main bulkhead.What type of wood should replace the mai
Problem with circut breaker switch Don12380 at 1:20am 10.23.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/790 In my Hunter 34 I have a 15 amp AC circut breaker(on-off switch) on the control panel for the air co
Wind instrument suggestions? Dave at 1:04am 10.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/925 My O'day 28 has an old non-working Moor Electronics apparent wind indicator instrument and sender un
rudders CIGANIN at 12:55am 10.23.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/870 Has anyone replaced their rudders/brackets on an X? I'm looking for price, location, time frame for
New Beneatue 57, new J54 or used Swan 56 (1995) ? zamibc at 12:24am 10.23.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1362 If you had to choose between used Swan 56 (1995) and a brand new Beneatue 57, or brand new Jeanneau
outboard idle speed Ben16737 at 11:22pm 10.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1097 I have an outboard question. My 5horse Nissan 2-stroke is idling very fast lately. I realize that
Launching a 235 David L at 4:40pm 10.22.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2242 Can a 235 be launched using a crane. Similar to a J-24.Thanks,David
Yanmar Fuel Filter Neil McDonald at 3:04pm 10.22.04 Big Boats 5/1479 Just coming to grips with fuel filtration for the Yanmar 3GM30F engine on my newly acquired Hunter 3
H26 Trailer Re-build Pat Adam at 2:08pm 10.22.04 Smaller Boats 5/984 I recently completed the re-building project of my 1994 H26 trailer which I purchased as a boat/trai
Refrigerator in a 260? Greg A at 10:04am 10.22.04 Smaller Boats 7/949 Has anyone replaced the cooler with a refrigerator in their 260? If so what size will fit and how is
Water Tank Photos are now online Steve Dion at 9:25am 10.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1037 I finished the repairs to the water tank on our H31. I have posted these photos in the photo forum.
Barnacles Michael Fegen at 9:19am 10.22.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1240 We recently moved from fresh water to salt water and have encountered barnacles. Two questions:1.
New Hunter 33 Alan at 8:43am 10.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 13/2142 I am curious as to why there are at least 26 200x Hunter 33 Owners, but only 1 review. Is it becaus
Tuning a fractional rig George Bush at 8:35am 10.22.04 Big Boats 10/2278 I know that this issue has come up many times but now I cannot find any of the material I had previo

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hull speed, what it means. DrJudyB at 8:04am 08.31.20 The old formula, hullspeed=1.34 times the square root of waterline length, was developed by Anthony
Chartplotter Connector Brian D at 7:55am 08.31.20 Easier said than done. One will need a pin extractor to remove and seat pins 3-7 (actually it is a 7
Stripper Rings Hello Below at 7:53am 08.31.20
hull speed, what it means. (1) sail sfbay at 7:53am 08.31.20 .................what is the 'froude number' does it replace the concept of hull speed.............
Starting a B331 AdamCermak at 7:50am 08.31.20 Also, depending on the age of you B331, the original starter wire from the switch to the solenoid wa
Stripper Rings capta at 7:32am 08.31.20 Last time I needed a part for my old Lewmars, they emailed me the original designs to have the part
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank Panama Jack at 7:25am 08.31.20 Wow Peggy! Very interesting. Thanks so much for taking the time to answer. I am trying to get the s
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank Panama Jack at 7:22am 08.31.20 Interesting idea. But my Bimini precludes that, unfortunately.
2000 Hunter Passage 450 (refit help) Msweetnam at 7:16am 08.31.20 Hi @Shannon, I've had a 1998 450 passage for a number of years now. It is just a fantastic boat. I h
Chartplotter Connector Hello Below at 7:11am 08.31.20 added - I looked at both manuals and PIN 1 is +12dc and PIN 2 is -12dc. I assume that should read
Forepeak Bulkhead Mr. Dave at 6:52am 08.31.20 To your question about whether there were structural issues involving that panel, you can generally
Waste holding tank vs A/C duct daviddp at 6:48am 08.31.20 On my BO 323 I had to remove the waste holding tank because it was crushing the duct that ran to th
Waste holding tank vs A/C duct Don S/V ILLusion at 6:47am 08.31.20 Interesting dilemma -A/C or a toilet. My uninformed perspective is that it depends on how big a tank
Stripper Rings Msweetnam at 6:46am 08.31.20 Fantastic work, I didn't realize that there was a 3d printing service. That will be very handy. Ther
hull speed, what it means. rgranger at 6:44am 08.31.20 I was mistaken in this statement. It should have included sailing forums. :rolleyes: That just ma
Installing an electric bilge pump 1979 O'Day 30 eherlihy at 6:38am 08.31.20 I have done this. My O'day 30 is a '83 centerboard version, so our bilges may or may not look simil
Interior light replacement Beneteau 311 Ron20324 at 6:37am 08.31.20 I installed the red/white bulb ony at the nav sation. It comes on the red at first, and that is a go
hull speed, what it means. dlochner at 6:36am 08.31.20 I think the Froude number is good for starting arguments in yacht club bars I was mistaken in thi
hull speed, what it means. rgranger at 6:34am 08.31.20 Well I could have found a way to ask.. "what is the best anchor":biggrin:
Chartplotter Connector sail sfbay at 6:33am 08.31.20 does anyone know where to find a raymarine r69074 / r38024 7 pin power nmea cable for rc435 rc435i?

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