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My dog did it! Pete at 2:22am 04.28.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1158 My dog (not really, it was me and I'm embarassed)spilled about a quart of used motor oil in the bilg
weather helm, mast rake H25.5 Jeff Johnston at 2:22am 04.28.03 Smaller Boats 3/1083 My H25.5 is a masthead rig with a single backstay. I just put on new sails. Genoa is rollerfurling 1
Pencil Zinc Joe DiCianni at 1:43am 04.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1375 I removed my zinc for the first time ,from the heat exchanger ' it was dissolved down to the brass b
Help keep my car out of water ! Edward Steenstra III at 1:39am 04.28.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1087 Need to devise a way of keeping car out of salt water at boat ramps. Strap system perhaps or bar wit
Marine Carpet in cabin Steve at 1:06am 04.28.03 Smaller Boats 11/1940 Has anybody installed marine carpet in the cabin of an H240? Was it installed with glue, tape, velc
Catalina 27 with 5411 & 2:1 trans. How fast? John at 12:50am 04.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1005 My boat has a three bladed prop (I've also tried a two bladed) and under normal conditions I can do
Flexible couplings.... Anthony Bavuso at 12:20am 04.28.03 Smaller Boats 2/886 Greetings,I have some questions about the drive train installation on your Yanmar inboard powered
engine replacement cables draft at 12:19am 04.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1070 I need tips from anyone who has replaced control cables on Hunters with edson steering pedistle
Shaft Alignment Randy Chitwood at 12:16am 04.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/988 Does anyone have any experience with any changes in shaft/engine alignment as a C30 is moved from th
BOOM VANG Dennis Rielly at 11:20pm 04.27.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1106 I will installing a rope boom vang on my '81 30 shortly, but I'm a little concerned about where to a
Raritan PHII Not Pumping Laura Bertran at 10:40pm 04.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1467 My one year old PHII, which was working perfectly at layup last fall, is not pumping in raw water. P
Replacing Exhaust Flap Assembly Jamie Taylor at 10:34pm 04.27.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1411 I recently purchased a stainless steal exhaust flap assembly from Catalina Direct. Any advise on rem
Drilling into my Mast Doug Dannen at 10:31pm 04.27.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/974 I'm installing a Lazy Jack system on my Oday 272 and it requires me to install two cheek blocks on t
Finding woodwork? Mark Nelson at 9:50pm 04.27.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/960 I've just purchased a 1976 Catalina 30 and would like to replace all the woodwork on the deck. Where
Installing a new halyard Lewis at 8:16pm 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 6/2330 I plan on installing a new main halyard and outhaul. Are there any tricks to insure a smooth operati
Loose pulpit screws Leif Arneson at 5:15pm 04.27.03 Smaller Boats 6/1091 The (machine) screws attaching the after pulpit stanchions to the deck on my Hunter water ballast ar
Looking for a good sailboat pls help! Tim at 4:21pm 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1017 Being a temporary "landlocked" sailor I have "caught" the fever agin to purchase a sailboat. I used
3 Blade Propeller?? Leif Askeland at 3:41pm 04.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/931 My 36 Hunter Vision has the factory installed 2-blade propeller. The boat has always seemed to be s
Pacific Sail Expo Rick Dober s/v Baytrek at 2:20pm 04.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1236 Peggie, It was a pleasure meeting you at the boat show yesterday. Too bad the publisher didn't
Engine belched out an oily slick Hans Baart at 1:41pm 04.27.03 Big Boats 1/723 Can anyone give some insight on this?I started my Yanmar 3GMF today after not having run it for abo

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Snap Shackle rather than locking halyard shackles Sanfelice at 3:51pm 05.21.20 +1 for locking shackles on main and furling head sail. Wouldn't use a snap for going aloft. Maybe as
1989 Catalina 30 Sanfelice at 3:45pm 05.21.20 I the prior owner of my boat used Minwax polywipe. I use it to touch up the faded parts, mostly the
A Memorial Day Story kappykaplan at 3:43pm 05.21.20 Brought tears to my eyes!
high water? (1) Hunter216 at 3:30pm 05.21.20 I did a little comparison graph of May changes on several of the lakes. Numbers on the left are in i
Hunter H240 furler sail raise/lower Offpiste at 3:19pm 05.21.20 I bought the new design top fitting for the FF2 furler from CDI...it has a sheave in it. I also boug
Rib on foredeck markwbird at 3:11pm 05.21.20 Do you have measuring tape?
A Memorial Day Story SFS at 2:57pm 05.21.20 Man, it is dusty in here. Thanks Brian.
Up Load issues... Phil Herring at 2:54pm 05.21.20 Yes -- clearing your browser cache is always a good idea! It's the 2020 equivalent of shutting down
Up Load issues... Hunter216 at 2:46pm 05.21.20 I have received an Oops security error on my IPhone if I have multiple Safari tabs open to SBO. I cl
New tide info (old tide tables going away) (2) SoSound at 2:46pm 05.21.20 I've used the Tides and Currents web site for several years. On the page for your favorite station
My Hunter 380 is not moving! He is slow! Its normal? Mike Oldak at 2:38pm 05.21.20 We replaced our 2 blade with a 3 blade on our H34, but guys... its a SAIL boat!
New tide info (old tide tables going away) capta at 2:31pm 05.21.20 Well you know, this administration really needs to start cutting expenditures and those tide tables
Water spigot Sailm8 at 2:30pm 05.21.20 Just a warning. I have used milk jugs to store flush water for the head. They only last a limited
Temp range? JRT at 2:27pm 05.21.20 Thanks all, @BillyK. I haven't been able to check, just like to keep an eye on it every time and wat
Water spigot capta at 2:24pm 05.21.20 Ease up on the OP ! Yes sir!
Rabbit hole JRT at 2:19pm 05.21.20 What a nice install @BillyK I haven't really ever understood the need for the blower, no funky sme
Disconnecting/Removing mainsheet while motoring? (1) Hunter216 at 2:19pm 05.21.20 Yes. Should be easy. Just remove the top shackle that attaches the main sheet to the tang on the bo
79 Hunter 27 Spedometer wheel CMF Hunter 27 at 2:16pm 05.21.20 Thank you they do sell the old mariner transducers
Furler identification help needed (1) Meriachee at 2:11pm 05.21.20 It does doesn't it. This is our budda. Took the picture with, wait fir it, my cell phone. Ha ha
Marinco/Nicro Solar Vent new model rgranger at 2:07pm 05.21.20 First mate looks like he is bored and wants to go sailing.

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