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Peggy, hose odor ? Craig Akers at 1:03am 07.10.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1101 Peggy,I recently bought a 1984 Hunter 40. The boat has sat in the yard for approximately 2 years.
Rational for Rule 13a the port/starboard rule? Bill Ebling at 1:02am 07.10.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1083 Rational for Colreg Rule 13a the port/starboard rule.Rather than just memorizing a set of rules I
Bilge pump pooped out Bill O'Donovan at 1:00am 07.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/914 Both the float and the pump simply died on my 29.5. I find it hard to believe they would both go dow
The 361 is no "Dockominium" Jose Venegas at 12:33am 07.10.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1312 As a proud owner of the 361, Ipanema, I am happy to report that we finished the Marion-Bermuda race
Cat 36 Main Settee Table Telescoping Pedestal Ralph Gorby at 12:16am 07.10.03 Big Boats 3/1136 Does anyone have a good source for these? The tightening screw mount is broken out, the bladder is
Mark from Waseca, MN Matt at 12:04am 07.10.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/667 Mark from Waseca with an O'day 22...are you there? I am curious about your keel issue from last yea
Auto pilot Monty at 11:56pm 07.09.03 Ask All Sailors 0/806 I have a Navco/Simrad auto pilot on my Catalina 30. It is the kind with a beltdrive and a separate s
Frozen pedestal guard Peter J. Brennan at 11:25pm 07.09.03 Ask All Sailors 5/958 I ha'e an Edson pedestal and pedestal guard. The pedestal and the plate through which the guard pass
Nonskid Paint Problems Bob Shafer at 10:59pm 07.09.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/906 I just painted the nonskid on my '75 Catalina 27 with Interlux Interdeck paint. It looks great, but
Standing Rigging while trailering Jonathan Costello at 10:57pm 07.09.03 Smaller Boats 10/935 I would like to know what the accepted practice is with regards to disconnecting your standing riggi
Hunter vs Beneteau Martin at 4:33pm 07.09.03 Big Boats 8/2633 In the middle of deciding between 426,426DS, 456 or 466 I've been told Beneteau have just won Boat o
Peterson 33 Erica at 3:02pm 07.09.03 Other Sailboats 0/2253 Can anyone tell me about Peterson 33's? We're looking at purchasing our first boat and I wanted to
Rebuild or Replace Inboard Engine for Catalina 27' leon at 2:18pm 07.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/4492 My Atomic-4 inboard gas engine on the 1982 Catalina 27' is dead and needs to be rebuilt or replaced.
Putting Boat In Charter??? - SoCal Tony Kriz at 12:39pm 07.09.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1661 I'm stongly considering buying a new boat and putting it into a charter fleet in Marina del Rey, CA.
272 alert dennis young at 12:04pm 07.09.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/827 Just got my 272LE in the water for my second season and noticed while tied up at the marina that I h
I'm no longer a Cherebuini owner Pat McCartin at 11:18am 07.09.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1086 Well everyone, the day has come. I've sold my 30, I still check in on the board because there is alo
Lancer parts??? Ray at 10:03am 07.09.03 Ask All Sailors 6/970 I'm looking at a damaged Lancer 25',1976, it will need two new railings, one for the bow and the oth
Love 'em Dave Noack at 9:56am 07.09.03 Smaller Boats 1/786 Bought my boat in April and finally got to sail her in decent conditions this last weekend. Winds we
West End Bahamas Charles Frick at 9:52am 07.09.03 Destinations 1/1701 There is a current called the Gulf Stream running NNE parallel to the Florida coast. It averages app
Epoxy Question Lee at 9:40am 07.09.03 Smaller Boats 2/673 I have a part where plexiglass and wood meet together. Can I use West System with a fiberglass mat

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Nylock keel nuts, good or bad idea? Ron20324 at 12:14pm 08.26.20 I'd skip the nylons and use second, "jam" nuts.
o'day 20 twistedskipper at 12:14pm 08.26.20 I'm not personally familiar with the O'Day 20, but it has a centerboard, not a swing keel, which sho
Mystery line on '86 Hunter 31 Ron20324 at 12:06pm 08.26.20 Sounds like an outhaul, used to tension the foot of the main to adjust sail shape. Or maybe a toppi
Removing a kink from a CDI FF2 Furler luff extrusion (Aluminum) twistedskipper at 12:05pm 08.26.20 After recognizing that the original poster must have a CDI Reefer, not an FF2, I found a Reefer manu
OD34 M25 engine exhaust (1) weekendrken at 11:57am 08.26.20 Think about the W'beke water-cooled option if it would work with the O'D muffler arrangement. The M-
O'day 20 railing on stern Jerrycans at 11:50am 08.26.20
OD34 M25 engine exhaust odaydokay at 11:46am 08.26.20 Can you show some photos of the new set up? I have done two black pipe complete exhaust replacement
Fuse ConFUSion Head Sail at 11:28am 08.26.20 when the fuse is twisted the connection will disconnect then reconnect if twisted a bit more. Sto
Nylock keel nuts, good or bad idea? AndrewG at 11:22am 08.26.20 Thanks for the replies... Ken, I called Catalina and they said they are SS but they are 304 SS not
Tohatsu 5hp propane outboard? Grotto at 10:59am 08.26.20 So I just ordered my sailpro propane. Poured over the manual online. Any thoughts on break-in proces
Mac 25 Swing Keel Cable Help rgranger at 10:45am 08.26.20 ... or what @justsomeguy said. :thumbup:
Replacing the gooseneck on the boom, C-18 (1) JonnyEp at 10:43am 08.26.20 Hello All, I am expecting delivery of a new gooseneck for my 1987 C-18. The description on Catali
Mac 25 Swing Keel Cable Help justsomeguy at 10:42am 08.26.20 http://shop.bwyachts.com/product-p/5301-1k0.htm
Beneteau 321 In Mast Furling BigEasy at 10:41am 08.26.20
Mystery line on '86 Hunter 31 (1) rgranger at 10:40am 08.26.20 could also be a reefing line.
Fuse ConFUSion LloydB at 10:40am 08.26.20 It looks to me like you have a fuse holder problem rather than a fuse problem. If you just want to r
Mac 25 Swing Keel Cable Help (1) rgranger at 10:36am 08.26.20 I have a spec. sheet for the cable for a Balboa 26 boat. The keel on the Balboa is much heavier so
Replacing the gooseneck on the boom, C-18 kappykaplan at 10:35am 08.26.20 and a picture of the improved version at Catalina Direct Second photo didn't make it. :beer:
Yanmar 1GM10 fuel injector pump issue. jmce1587 at 10:33am 08.26.20 Here is the link to the 1GM & 2GM Manual. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Yanmar_1GM-10L
Mystery line on '86 Hunter 31 BobH57 at 10:31am 08.26.20 Sounds like an outhaul, used to tension the foot of the main to adjust sail shape. Or maybe a toppin

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