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hot water pressure robert19826 at 12:19am 06.07.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1320 i have a catalina 380 2003 #379. for the past 1-1/2 years, the water pressure has worked perfectly.
91 O'day 024 Wayne Homer at 11:55pm 06.06.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1023 Just bought a 1991 O'day 024 with a wing keel, does any body have the specs. on this boat, or has an
Leaking Chain Plate Blues Clementine at 11:39pm 06.06.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1158 After years of sailing as crew I bought my first boat this year and am facing, for the first time, m
Sunbrella Hatch Cover pablo at 11:17pm 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 12/3492 My wife was feeling industrius this weekend and remade our hatch cover which was torn. The Sunbrella
Vanity drain to thru-hull on H356 Jim Seamans at 11:16pm 06.06.04 Big Boats 1/1131 Saturday, I was fixing a couple of small problems and decided to do what Peggie had suggested. Creat
Poliglow? Jeff 21307 at 10:42pm 06.06.04 Smaller Boats 10/1444 Has anyone tried Poliglow on thier hull? Thanks, Jeff
Two Weeks - Stamford, Ct to Nantucket and return Bob Keller at 10:28pm 06.06.04 Big Boats 3/2886 Hello All.We are planning to sail from Stamford, Ct to Nantucket and hoping to include, either goi
Keel Rust lazlo at 10:23pm 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1420 Hello All, I have finally gotten out to my boat to repaint the bottom and noted what appeared to
rust stains ce1993 at 10:18pm 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1285 I was working on my teak with steel wool, thought I cleaned up all the steel shavings. But when I re
sucking air in fresh water system zhenwu at 10:16pm 06.06.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/889 I am a new boat owner 1982 O'Day 34. My problem is in the fresh water system. I know that the water
Reverse Polarity Problem Kevin U at 10:00pm 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1246 I just got my boat in this weekend after completion of some fiberglass repair work. While attempting
universal exhaust problem Steve22066 at 9:05pm 06.06.04 Mid-Size Boats 7/2008 My exhaust elbow on my Universal 5411 finally broke in half last weekend while motoring the boat int
Hot Topic Tony 23718 at 4:13pm 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1371 Hello allI saw an article in a magazine where a bloke in the Whitsunday Islands (Australia) used ch
STORM JIB bulhddg757 at 3:25pm 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1056 Any input is appreciated. I bought a 22 Oday Sailboat. It came with a 100% and 130% jib. I will star
Kids Sailing Boats ex-admin at 2:53pm 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 55/5851 About 200 feet off the end of my slip is a float with half a dozen Flying Juniors sitting on it. Pre
transmission woes greg2238 at 2:33pm 06.06.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1017 Can anyone shed some light on this. I'm negotiating the purchase of '79 27. There is rust in tranny
Bilge pump outlet Paul Z at 2:32pm 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1256 Where does the outlet for the bilge pump go? I have a 24 foot that has never had oneI'm not sure w
updated main sheet traveler ? besnow at 2:17pm 06.06.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/999 My boat (owner of a month now)still has the original traveler system. the blocks on either side of t
H27 Rudder Stops, Emergency Tiller ddear at 1:48pm 06.06.04 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1564 This is my first year with my 81 Hunter 27, and on the third sail, I ran into a little problem. Wit
Name that furler! TomR5896 at 1:22pm 06.06.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1150 The jib furler on our 1981 H37C bears no visible identification. I'd like to figure out the make an

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Cracks in keel SailingLoto at 4:00pm 01.11.21 I don't know anything about encapsulated keels, but are you just looking for something to do? Unles
Cracks in keel SailingLoto at 3:57pm 01.11.21 I'm going with your previous post... I looked into it more closely and there is a thin layer of wha
P42 generator info kloudie1 at 3:51pm 01.11.21 That sure looks like a Yanmar 3HMF engine.. The HM shop manual says that the difference between the
Battery location H31' (83-87) (2) SFS at 3:50pm 01.11.21 I'll look for pics, stand by for a few minutes. I slept in the quarterberth, but there really isn't
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration justsomeguy at 3:37pm 01.11.21 you will see on #88 my system. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/h260-single-line-reefing.
Engine alignment issue? sandpiper10471 at 3:34pm 01.11.21 Shaft is normally offset so it can be removed without dropping the rudder Not on a Cherubini Hunte
P42 generator info JamesG161 at 3:30pm 01.11.21 For the record here's the side of my gen. If I figure out what engine it is I'll post it on this th
Replacement feathering prop fstbttms at 3:30pm 01.11.21 Has anyone had any experience with... a Brunton Autoprop? The blades hardly ever fall off those!
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? shemandr at 3:27pm 01.11.21 "...I don't have enough juice. I am quitting and I'm taking the system down with me..." I'm not s
Cracks in keel dlochner at 3:24pm 01.11.21 Suggest grinding off everything to bare metal keel, then apply new barrier coats (7 coats of epoxy)
Is this config acceptable? JamesG161 at 3:18pm 01.11.21 One other tip... When your boat is in the water and the thru hull valve is open... You can see the
Engine alignment issue? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:13pm 01.11.21 Ok, So trying to correct it while on the cradle is not recommended then? I did order a new shaft l
Cracks in keel Don S/V ILLusion at 3:11pm 01.11.21 There are a couple ofLaguna 26s on the hard at the local sailing club in Sarasota which have been fo
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Team118 at 3:07pm 01.11.21 Ward; Reading your response and looking up the various items you mention, it appears that this fits
Time for new AC. SycloneDriver at 3:00pm 01.11.21 It is the LOCK ROTER AMPs You have to exceed normal Amps to start it up. I have the Dometic Turbo
Time for new AC. JamesG161 at 2:55pm 01.11.21 My old unit would start/run with my Honda 2200 but I haven't tried this unit yet. It is the LOCK R
Cracks in keel shemandr at 2:54pm 01.11.21 I'm in the not structural camp. As unpleasant as it will be I'd take it down to gelcoat or even fib
Cracks in keel sail sfbay at 2:52pm 01.11.21 Suggest grinding off everything to bare metal keel, then apply new barrier coats (7 coats of epoxy)
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Team118 at 2:37pm 01.11.21 Thank you for the further clarifications
Cracks in keel LeeandRick at 2:36pm 01.11.21 Is that section hollow or have ballast? If it's the hollow section it may have become concaved over

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