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timing marks John at 3:11am 06.23.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1020 On my 1983Catalina 30 the M25 has the timing hole by the starboard aft engine mount. I have turned
financing a 20 year old boat??? tom at 3:10am 06.23.03 Ask All Sailors 8/7629 We may have found the boat we have been looking fo but!!!!!!!!! No one wants to make a loan for a 20
Raw Water Strainer Empty Harold Fahs at 1:43am 06.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1044 I just returned from the first sailing trip since owning an 85 C30. After sailing on a port tack for
motor mount installation on a swept back transom Brian Conneely at 1:36am 06.23.03 Smaller Boats 2/1125 I am installing an adjustable motor mount on the h23. The mount is made by fulton performance as se
C-22 Table Rick at 1:00am 06.23.03 Smaller Boats 4/1133 Hello everyone, I am building a new table for my C-22 and would like to know the lenth and wid
Gel Coat Cracks Paul H at 12:48am 06.23.03 Other Sailboats 0/706 Ok Jim, I need a little help. I started to develop cracks and some breakage on the gel coat of my 95
sunk at the dock Grif Morpeth at 12:40am 06.23.03 Ask All Sailors 9/1016 Next to my slip is a Morgan 250 which has gone to the bottom. The boat has created an obsticle for m
Transom on 240 George at 12:32am 06.23.03 Day Sailers 0/890 I've noticed that some 240 have the motor mounted at the transom cut out and others have the ladder
Topping Lift & Lazy Jacks - 26X Jim at 11:00pm 06.22.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1000 Any suggestions on how to install a topping life? Where do you attach it to the boom and with what?
Help! Hood Seafurler 2 Griffin at 10:56pm 06.22.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1205 OK...I have one more thing to service before I can actually sail this thing.I have a Hood Seafurle
Fluid fill by Volume or Dipstick?... Dale I at 9:38pm 06.22.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1016 Ya can't seem to have it both ways... Ok, so the recommended volume for engine oil and tranny flu
Sheaves David at 9:18pm 06.22.03 Smaller Boats 5/950 I need to replace the mast head sheaves on my C-22. Please help me with part numbers or dimensions
Replacing Halyards Through Mast Tom at 8:58pm 06.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 10/1105 I recently purchased a 1981 Hunter 30 that needs the halyards replaced. The boat is in the water wit
Cutlass Bearing Dave at 8:30pm 06.22.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1336 What symptoms determine whether a boat needs to have a cutlass bearing replaced? Obviously looseness
The name game SailboatOwners.com at 4:14pm 06.22.03 Ask All Sailors 336/14959 Did you name your boat or did you keep the name of a used boat that you purchased? If you renamed
Bimini Dimensions Mike McMahon at 3:58pm 06.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/865 I am looking for the plans for a Bimini for my 1985 h31. I am thinking of building my owm. I need th
winch maintenance Mike McMahon at 3:54pm 06.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/961 I am looking for some direction on taking apart the Maxwell winches on my 1985 H31. I am interested
Advice for buying a 27' Sun for liveaboard Scott at 3:19pm 06.22.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1264 Hey Everyone,I've decided to purchase a 27' Sun sailboat for liveaboard (first boat owned). I've b
Advice on first sailboat purchase... 86 Hunter 24? (1) Brent at 3:10pm 06.22.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1036 Hello all,Thanks to everyone who responded to my original post, "Advice on first sailboat purchase
close hauled sailing question... Charles Ross at 2:48pm 06.22.03 Smaller Boats 6/1269 Hi all,Being this is our first month in our first year with our '95 Hunter 26, I figured I'd post

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85 Oday 28 Main Sheet Traveler odaydokay at 7:21am 06.02.20 I did use my original track, traveler car and mainsheet block. I purchased the four new blocks I ne
When is it time for a new barrier coat? sail sfbay at 7:20am 06.02.20 Another thread below might answer the OP's question of "how do you know when a boat NEEDS a new bar
Race Scoring Jackdaw at 7:18am 06.02.20 The "Overall Results" do not show that Limelight took a first place in any of the races. Limelight
H34 - Rudder Rotten Core Repair and Stuffing Gland question Artey1 at 7:14am 06.02.20 Mine did not have a packing gland in the top of the rubber tube. The clamps allow for a close clear
H34 - Rudder Rotten Core Repair and Stuffing Gland question (2) kloudie1 at 7:09am 06.02.20 Mine did not have a packing gland in the top of the rubber tube. The clamps allow for a close cleara
Navy raft up Justin_NSA at 7:08am 06.02.20 We use to deploy with the USS Midway. The closest we ever got was close enough xfer fuel and supplie
How to buff out acetone on plastic window? rgranger at 7:07am 06.02.20 I've had very good luck using the auto lens cleaner. I posted the results in this thread a few ye
Navy raft up Justin_NSA at 7:03am 06.02.20 Where are their fenders? :biggrin:
How to buff out acetone on plastic window? thinwater at 7:03am 06.02.20 The damage probably has some depth to it. You will have to sand first, going up through the grits. R
How to buff out acetone on plastic window? dmax at 6:58am 06.02.20 I would try one of plexiglass polishes that airplane owners use on their windshields - since your pl
Webasto pump cycling quickly Ken Cross at 6:52am 06.02.20 That is normal operation on some diesel furnaces. Each click delivers a small bit of fuel to feed th
How to buff out acetone on plastic window? patrickkidd at 6:50am 06.02.20 Funny thing is, we just fabricated and replaced these windows. The 5200 fast cure is two days old.
Screws into fiberglass dlochner at 6:49am 06.02.20 And you only used a small amount of 5200! Which is a good thing. :plus:
How to buff out acetone on plastic window? dlochner at 6:46am 06.02.20 Not really. Once the outer surface of plexiglass degrades due to age, UV exposure or chemical exposu
Screws into fiberglass (1) patrickkidd at 6:41am 06.02.20
Bob and Bills excellent Covid19 adventure lowryder at 6:39am 06.02.20 Thanks for helping me bring her home ,Bill. Was an awesome experience. Plus I learned a lot. Can't w
Oday 22 1973 Performance Modifications Hydro Therapy at 6:32am 06.02.20 I owned a 1980 O22. it was the second version so it was a bit different then yours. Mine was a fract
Race Scoring rpwillia at 6:29am 06.02.20 Thanks all. That was my thought that a 2nd place should never beat a 1st place. Now, if we had had a
Invest 93L (1) JamesG161 at 6:18am 06.02.20 Tropical Depression #3 is almost stationary as the HIGHs pass by in the next few days. This is a go
When is it time for a new barrier coat? Meriachee at 6:18am 06.02.20 The docs in the IP packaging said that. Of course it could just be marketing noise

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