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A request from your neighborhood webmaster Phil Herring at 1:38am 10.21.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/879 Hi folks,Just a reminder that the Ask All Sailors forum is for topics of interest to _all_ boat ow
growth on the skeg richard smith at 1:32am 10.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/847 I recently hauled my 78 hunter 30 out for the first time, mainly to have it checked out by the insu
Over-Sizing Motor 26M JonBill at 12:49am 10.21.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1101 I am close in a decision on buying a new 26M and really would like to pull grandkids on skis amongst
Looking for Mac19 Bo Tretta at 12:21am 10.21.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1055 I'm looking to buy a Mac19 somewhere in California. Prefer 1990 up. If anyone knows of any for sale
Hunter Main Sail J.B. Dyer at 10:51pm 10.20.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1554 I recently went sailing with a friend of mine that has a 33.5 Hunter with the pre-bent mast. The ma
cuttless bearing replacement J Olson at 9:48pm 10.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/884 Hi Guys , I need to replace my cutles bearing this year. And I was thinking of replacing my three b
H410 Autopilot ST6001o Matias Santiago, S/V Yukiyu - H410 at 9:35pm 10.20.03 Big Boats 2/742 I have all the components for the installation of my Raymarine ST6001 on my H410. I am planning to*
5411 head torque Mike Woodside at 9:21pm 10.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/935 Does anyone know the torque required and the tightening sequence for the Universal 5411 (M15) diesel
Renault RC16D engine on '78 Hunter 30 Larry at 2:31pm 10.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/2190 My 1978 Hunter 30 has the Renault RC16D diesel engine. Does anyone know what type and size oil filt
owners manuel scott steinbrecher at 1:51pm 10.20.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1180 does anybody have on original 1976 oday 22 owners manuel that can be copied and faxed to me? This w
1987 - 272 Helm Wheel Kit Tim DeGroot at 1:32pm 10.20.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/968 I'm looking for a "Helm Wheel Kit" for my 1987 O'Day 272. Does anyone knowwhere I can get one and
Should I buy a Cat 400mkII Dan at 12:35pm 10.20.03 Big Boats 1/919 I am interested in buying a Cat400mkII do you have any comments good or bad.
Sould I buy a Cat 400MKII Dan Williamson at 12:31pm 10.20.03 Big Boats 0/916 I am interested in buying a catalina 400 mkII do you have any comments good or bad.
Patching Fenders Debbie at 12:17pm 10.20.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1163 We have a 10 x 30 Fender that has a tiny tear in it and we would like to patch it.We were wondering
Excessive Heeling on a 26.5 Barry Rogers at 11:06am 10.20.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1242 I have noticed while sailing with my son on our Hunter 26.5, the vessel seems to heel beyond what th
Hinged seats on O'Day 23 John Niederhauser at 10:41am 10.20.03 Ask An Oday Owner 5/993 One of the two starboard hinged seats in the cockpit on my O'Day 23 has absorbed so much water throu
Pump Faucet in Head Leaks When Heeled Jack Walsh at 10:22am 10.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1125 Hi All,I own an '84 C30 TRBS w/ fresh water foot pump in the galley and a hand pump faucet in the
Heat pump adjustment for future reference... Terry at 10:02am 10.20.03 Big Boats 1/892 Last year the compressor burnt up on our main cabin heat pump. The new compressor and condensor heat
Anti-sway hitch Ted Friend at 9:56am 10.20.03 Smaller Boats 5/845 Has anyone out there tried the new Equal-i-zer brand anti-sway hitch that is designed to work with s
swing keel o DJ at 9:56am 10.20.03 Smaller Boats 7/1126 I have aquired a 1983 Catalina 25 fixer upper and have been informed to look out for the swing keel.*

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37C fuel tank size (1) joe28532 at 11:02am 09.18.20 Here's what the tag looks like. This one was off one of my water tanks I replaced. The fuel thank ta
Rigging life? Capt jgw at 10:59am 09.18.20 I replaced the standing rig on my 1969 Columbia 36 this past spring. As far as I know it was origina
37C fuel tank size joe28532 at 10:59am 09.18.20 Mine is an 82 37C there is a tag on the fuel tank that says it was made by Florida Marine Tanks and
anchor light Capt jgw at 10:52am 09.18.20 @sailor420 If that light has been atop your mast for 19years, you may find the plastic is brittle,
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person (1) DRhoads at 10:29am 09.18.20 185064
High Water Alarm - Oceanis 45 (2012) (1) jssailem at 10:24am 09.18.20 The secondary "bilge pump", which I have just replaced, was connected to the electrical system of t
Sailboat falls off trailer Hunter216 at 10:17am 09.18.20 The speed limit on the 401 is 100km/hr - 62mph but most of the traffic in Toronto flows at 120 - 75
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 (1) odaydokay at 10:13am 09.18.20 Trust me, you do not want an original pressure alcohol stove. I spent the first two seasons when I
87 Hunter 28.5 reefing the jib Shaw_2112 at 10:06am 09.18.20 so little research has determined that the Hood 810 furling system is not capable of reefing, looks
WINTERIZING PLUMBING odaydokay at 10:06am 09.18.20 Has anyone ever had or heard of a cracked tank caused by whatever residual water is left in it if A
anchor light (2) jssailem at 9:59am 09.18.20 @sailor420 If that light has been atop your mast for 19years, you may find the plastic is brittle, a
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift Jackdaw at 9:58am 09.18.20 Being a fairly heavy non-planning hull, I do not need to worry about having the spinnaker up in ser
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift Hayden Watson at 9:53am 09.18.20 Being a fairly heavy non-planning hull, I do not need to worry about having the spinnaker up in seri
Rigging life? jssailem at 9:45am 09.18.20 Mike I am a :plus: on it is time. There are two schools of thought. I am only going to keep the bo
Rigging life? Captain Larry-DH at 9:31am 09.18.20
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift Jackdaw at 9:24am 09.18.20 ASOP huh. When did the "French" develop this technique? I started using the method in the 2008 RW
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 (2) jssailem at 9:23am 09.18.20 @seanmcclain Welcome to the forum. Congrats on finding your boat. Other than the urge to put into
Rigging life? markwbird at 9:19am 09.18.20 Yeah, it's time.
ICW, December south to North dLj at 8:52am 09.18.20 This sounds like "Essential Travel" A job...unpaid... to deliver a navigational vessel into the Lak
Sailboat falls off trailer capta at 8:45am 09.18.20 Apparently she thought she was a 'land' yacht.

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