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Main Sail track glides Ken - Kerr Lake NC at 10:27pm 09.06.04 Smaller Boats 4/1148 2001 260 main sail track glides Has anyone had to replace? I have had one break and am thinking of r
backs to Port Sam at 9:11pm 09.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1278 We recently purchased a 89 hunter. When we are docking it backs to port making this a difficult pro
Vent Ports Uwe at 8:47pm 09.06.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/981 I just removed and cleaned up the two vent ports on my boat.If you want to know how its done Post t
Removing hull graphics brianb9836 at 8:46pm 09.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1024 I just bought a 1993 Hunter 23.5, and I am considering removing the hull graphics. It consists of 2
S/V WindSong In A Watery Grave Dave Laing at 5:41pm 09.06.04 Smaller Boats 10/994 Hurricane Frances took her toll on Central Florida. This evening I went to check on my h-23,"WindSon
Steering at close reach Dave Bloch at 1:17pm 09.06.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/926 Thanks to good advice we received here last spring, we purchased a 1974 O'Day 20.She seems to be in
What's my boat??? Joe McGinty at 12:47pm 09.06.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1065 I just bought a 1979 22' boat made by MacGregor. I love this boat, but I don't know whether its a M
Bow roller for H40 Tom11579 at 12:45pm 09.06.04 Big Boats 0/828 Does anyone know where to get a replacement bow roller for a H40? It looks like it's about 2 inches
catalina 27/5411 diesel exhaust les h at 11:45am 09.06.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1697 The exhaust system on my 1983 catalina 27/universal diesel 5411 has corroded and needs replacing. I
OMC 9.9 w/ electric start EJ Tews at 11:43am 09.06.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/913 I have a problem with my 1984 OMC 9.9 OB with electric Start. I was not able to get the engine to s
Mariner features Larry Schmidt at 11:42am 09.06.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/917 We're cleaning out our '75 Mariner and found two stainless brackets attached to the inner hull floor
Chain to rope splice Jim Seamans at 11:41am 09.06.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1799 Mark and guys who were following this link. One of the suggestions was to interleave the three stra
Genoa for a H22 chelsabella at 11:01am 09.06.04 Smaller Boats 2/912 Sailing a 1984 Hunter 22 I am considering getting a Genoa. Any comments on what size and good and b
Batteries for a 336 with 3GM30F James10116 at 10:02am 09.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/997 We purchased a 95-336 this year. It has two new "big" gell batteries which the former owner added in
Yanmar 3GM30F Temperature Marty Pearce at 9:07am 09.06.04 Big Boats 5/7749 Does anyone know the temperature that the overheat alarm goes off at on a Yanmar 3GM30F? I've order
Trouble with boat sliding back on trailer... Lee at 8:43am 09.06.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2599 I've only sailed the boat once so far but cannot get the boat to stay up against the bow bumper on t
How to back a 36 Catalina Gary at 8:23am 09.06.04 Big Boats 6/2168 What type of prop do I need to be able to back my boat without killing myself?Portside pull is real
Side play in swing keel for Venture 21 Bob at 7:51am 09.06.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1011 Hello.....My swing keel has what I consider a lot of side play I look up in the trunk and saw that t
Urgent Advice Audie and Susan at 7:45am 09.06.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1388 We need advice...we have the opportunity to buy a new Beneteau 373 (which is basically a redesigned
Stinky Intake Hose Sandi at 7:29am 09.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1046 We closed all the thru hulls when we left the boat 2 1/2 weeks ago. When we returned and used the h

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Has karellen at 3:36pm 02.09.21 I did this recently on my 356. You may find some of my pictures useful. https://forums.sailboatowner
3GM30F runs rough when starting jssailem at 3:35pm 02.09.21 Perhaps in replacing the Throttle cable the idle point is just a little less then it was before. The
Inflatable boat trailers? dmax at 3:23pm 02.09.21 Go aluminum if you can, so much lighter.
Silly questions on engine mount (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:07pm 02.09.21 Don't want to make things worst than it is. My greatest recurring nightmare:
Shakleton Expedition kappykaplan at 2:46pm 02.09.21 How long is it aged? It's a blended malt whiskey. I can't find anything about how long it's aged.
Shakleton Expedition shemandr at 2:30pm 02.09.21 So how was the Shakleton Whisky? I was tempted to try it but it seemed a bit dear for what may be a
Bow damage repair Project_Mayhem at 2:28pm 02.09.21 Is it necessary to do gelcote below the waterline if you use a barrier paint?
More 3D printing Ken13559 at 2:27pm 02.09.21 most 3D printers would not have long enough bed but it could be printed in sections and glued toget
Shakleton Expedition 31seahorse at 2:24pm 02.09.21 I "sailed" the tractor and the snow blower up and down the driveway today to honor today's dusting o
Yanmar 3GMF engine transmission information wanted Mike Oldak at 2:21pm 02.09.21 Shamefully put on list
Silly questions on engine mount Ken13559 at 2:17pm 02.09.21 Thank you guys. Looks like a challenging job to me. I'll take baby steps on this repair. Don't want
Advice on Getting a Boat Project_Mayhem at 2:15pm 02.09.21 O'Day 25 is a lot of boat in a smaller package. Handles high winds and waves well. Very dry cockpit
Leaking keel on a Hunter 31 ggrizzard at 2:12pm 02.09.21 My 1979 H30C came with a lead keel. I think all the early Hunters did.
Requesting some positive vibes and thoughts... Project_Mayhem at 2:09pm 02.09.21 Sounds like you'll get the check. Put it in a separate account (maybe even at a different bank) and
Hunter 27 Cherubini: Things to Look for When buying ggrizzard at 2:01pm 02.09.21 That was a great write up on the things you found that need attention. Please consider posting this
Shakleton Expedition shemandr at 1:45pm 02.09.21 Nice.
Survey on C310 #217 kappykaplan at 1:24pm 02.09.21 I read that as the replacement engine has 5 months warranty left on it not the boat itself. :plus:
More 3D printing sailor832 at 1:21pm 02.09.21 That would be great technology to reproduce obsolete parts for older boats.. For instance, the pvc
Survey on C310 #217 Grichelli at 1:15pm 02.09.21 The engine replacement seems pretty fishy, but if it is new and inspection shows no issues I wouldn
Survey on C310 #217 Grichelli at 1:10pm 02.09.21 I wish I could buy an 18 year old boat with warranty!!!

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