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Blister Above the waterline leon at 2:42pm 08.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/1125 Has anyone had a better idea how to fix the 5 -6 quarter size blisters (or Boat Pox) above the water
Is a Mast float necessary on a 170? Ray Westbrook at 2:23pm 08.31.03 Day Sailers 9/1286 I just Bought a used 2002 Hunter 170. My previous sailing experience has been 30 years with a Sunfis
How to set Universal Diesel while sailing Arnie Hoffman at 12:43pm 08.31.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1028 I have an O'Day 30 with a 16 HP 2 cylinder Universal Diesel. Does anyone have a definitive answer w
Halyard Problem Bob at 12:09pm 08.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1051 Through no fault but my own, I am in a situation where I have no main halyard and need to know how t
Plexiglass scratches Bob Shafer at 10:53am 08.31.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/817 I made the mistake of trying to scrape some excess sealant off my plexiglass windows with a razor bl
Electrical Help Dan B at 10:37am 08.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/923 I just purchased a 1973 Catalina 27 and replaced the outboard witha Yamaha High Thrust 9.9 4 Stroke
uh oh ...backing up waste in bilge Rick at 10:09am 08.31.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2682 Peggy: I've had a couple of episodes now in the past few weeks where what's in the waste tank appear
engine compartment Antonio Maccagnan at 9:55am 08.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/890 Just bought a Cat 27, the atomic $ has been removed (which I was gonna do anyway as I did on my prev
Changing head sail - O'Day 322 1989 Dave at 6:22am 08.31.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1132 New to sailing. How do I change sails on my roller-furling.
Anchoring Woes Scott Narum at 2:46am 08.31.03 Ask All Sailors 15/1566 Whew...I just got back home after my worst anchoring disaster. I cruise the Columbia River on my Hu
New H33 Charles Frick at 2:06am 08.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/772 I will possibly be buying the H36 by yearend. HOWEVER, I have heard that there is a new H33 to be br
lowering the rudder and other questions george whitson at 1:08am 08.31.03 Day Sailers 2/1013 Thanks to everyone for all the ideas for our new DS 3. Sails great, yesterday had it in about 17 kn
Ballast Tank pump out GMK at 11:35pm 08.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/885 Noticed Bob Fliegel installed a bilge pump in his ballast tank. Great pics but I can only guess why
Capri or F 235 Joe M at 11:17pm 08.30.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1240 I'm trying to make a decision on my next boat.I'm down to either the Capri 25 or the First 235.I p
Clean Overhead Capt'n Bob at 10:52pm 08.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/850 My Hunter 35 was assembled in 1988.The cabin overhead (liner) needs to be cleaned and polished.Can
Adding Autopilot to H260 Wheel George H260 at 5:43pm 08.30.03 Smaller Boats 1/726 Based on what I've read in this forum the Raymarine ST4000 will work OK on the H260 Wheel set up. Ho
Adding throttle controls to H260 Wheel pedestal George H260 at 5:03pm 08.30.03 Smaller Boats 5/940 Would like to add throttle controls from 98 Evenrude 9.9 to my H260 wheel/pedestal. I've seen pics o
Assistance with Outlaw Historical Information William H. Oldfield at 2:35pm 08.30.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/859 Recently received an Outlaw, hull number 15. Beginning complete restoration. Can anyone possibly h
How much stress/torque Joe Refkin, SV/Skooky 3 Cat 30 at 2:22pm 08.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/873 can a C30 take without cracking the hull or breaking the mast?We sail the south end of Lake Michig
tillerpilot 1600 manual Tane' H at 2:20pm 08.30.03 Ask All Sailors 0/2338 I am looking for a tillerpilot 1600 manual. I've tried emailing Michael O' who said he might have o

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B and G H1000 Autopilot troubleshooting wsconner at 4:41pm 06.13.20 I get voltage into the act but the drive terminals (to the right of the power in terminals) do not h
B and G H1000 Autopilot troubleshooting jviss at 4:31pm 06.13.20 The only other piece of info i have is that I can confirm I have voltage in to the ACP computer, bu
Fresh water flush Mechone at 4:27pm 06.13.20 I just grab the shower head fill the toilet with fresh water before I leave boat and don't draw any
Morse MV-2 Parts for hunter sail sfbay at 4:18pm 06.13.20 Try Go2marine for a replacement. A photo would help to match up a replacement. Had one on my Correct
B and G H1000 Autopilot troubleshooting sail sfbay at 4:11pm 06.13.20 Sorry, cannot help you on an in-dock B&G calibration because the two Raymarine auto pilots I install
Catalina 27 - Cockpit Trim - Teak Disintegrated Aftkhar Aslam at 3:58pm 06.13.20 Congratulations an your new boat and welcome to the forum!! Plesse post photos of the trim you pla
Catalina 27 - Cockpit Trim - Teak Disintegrated sail sfbay at 3:58pm 06.13.20 Go to Catalina Direct and look up your model and search for yesk trim. They sell replacement plasti
bond abs to fiberglass dlochner at 3:56pm 06.13.20 Most of the transducers used today are made by Airmar. They make a transducer that has its own mount
44DS Mast Saddle Mount Nodak7 at 3:38pm 06.13.20 No pictures but it is pretty straight forward! Done it three times!
Fresh water flush Don S/V ILLusion at 3:35pm 06.13.20 Not a good idea because of the possibility of cross contamination. No valve is going to eliminate th
Catalina 27 - Cockpit Trim - Teak Disintegrated (1) Aftkhar Aslam at 3:30pm 06.13.20 Sorry forgot to post a pic - attached is a pic of the trim ring. Both sides are pretty much shot an
Survey Don S/V ILLusion at 3:27pm 06.13.20 Going on. Has the boat ever had blistering? If so, have they all been repaired; the ones you know o
Catalina 27 - Cockpit Trim - Teak Disintegrated sail sfbay at 3:18pm 06.13.20 Congratulations an your new boat and welcome to the forum!! Plesse post photos of the trim you plan
Clean up duties fred1diver at 3:07pm 06.13.20 spent the day at the boat today, got a lot done, removed the old liner from under the salon table, s
Air Conditioner Install Terry Cox at 2:49pm 06.13.20 Our 1991 boat came with reverse cycle MarineAir units, 16K BTU main cabin and 9K BTU aft cabin. Both
Survey Kings Gambit at 2:47pm 06.13.20 No, but the broker and seller are required to truthfully answer questions they know the answers to.
PSS Shaft Seal - Bellows Degadtion Rick D at 2:40pm 06.13.20 Bellows replaced three years ago. Just checked it; looks good. Whew
Survey MitchM at 2:34pm 06.13.20 there are 2 surveyors in my neighborhood. one has a boat, maintained meticulously. t
Survey Kings Gambit at 2:26pm 06.13.20 Buying a boat, unlike buying a house, 'full disclosure' is not required so no matter what, it is 'b
Cleaning up old teak (2) Hayden Watson at 2:18pm 06.13.20 I just did my teak and used a two-part cleaner and had much better results than the last time is use

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