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Replacing Exhaust Flap Assembly Jamie Taylor at 10:34pm 04.27.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1475 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 1/1012 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 2/1001 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 6/2517 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 6/1200 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 3/1048 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 1/945 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 1/1260 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 1/737 Can anyone give some insight on this?I started my Yanmar 3GMF today after not having run it for abo
Centerboard Repairs Arnie Hoffman at 1:25pm 04.27.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/945 Just a FYI to those with C.B. 30's. When I bought my '82 last summer the previous owner had wedged
Bottom Paint and a centerboard? Geof at 1:09pm 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 9/3714 So, last year, our first year with our O'Day 25, and I let the yard do the bottom paint. We were ou
Anyone thought about their leaf springs lately??? tom b. c-22 at 12:55pm 04.27.03 Trailer Sailors 3/1598 Well I have.. Oh boy, what fun..I bought a 74 catalina with trailer that hasprobably seen better da
Hose bulge guy, again! Bruce Z at 12:35pm 04.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1386 Greetings Mistress,I put in a new hose. I cleaned up the aluminum elbow on the tank and it looks o
Battle of the Prop Shaft Flex Couplings! (1) Stirling Hasen at 12:34pm 04.27.03 Big Boats 5/2291 After finally being able to remove my prop shaft on my Hunter 54. I noticed that my Federal Flex Cou
Pumpout Problems Gary Scheir at 11:12am 04.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1223 We installed a new Raritan Cricket head in our 1991 Hunter 28 last year, and all seemed to work fine
Loose Strut repairs John Pool at 11:07am 04.27.03 Big Boats 1/951 I am looking for information on repairing my strut so that it doesnot wiggle side to side. Any sugg
Shore Power and gas storage on a 26S Ray at 11:00am 04.27.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1157 I am going to install shore power on our 1994 26S, in which we just bought. I am trying to find som
Water in tanks - stinky! G at 10:36am 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 2/931 Hi,We have a fresh water holding capacity of about 60 gallons. I drained the tanks a couple of wee
looking at 37 cherubini alex at 10:36am 04.27.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/984 I'm looking at a 1981 37 cutter. I did not see any deck softening or port leaks, my wife saw one. We
Gelcoat or Epoxy paint? (1) Tim Long at 10:19am 04.27.03 AMF 0/1785 I have always finished my fiberglass repairs with sprayed-on white gelcoat paint, because that's wha

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What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Bdeller at 11:30pm 08.10.20 That is a great site. Lots of interesting ways to evacuate a boat. The there is the S#.
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? srimes at 11:15pm 08.10.20 Just guesstimated on the kayak, I'm sure the manufacturer has a published capacity. Add that to boat
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Bdeller at 10:56pm 08.10.20 Kayaking in BC is no joke. The currents can be 12-15kt through various passages. Okisolo is one exam
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? srimes at 10:42pm 08.10.20 Hello Jim26m, I am a novice sailor with no immediate plans for a boat purchase. Doing my research
I am looking for a mainsail for an 77 oday 22 sandmfhb at 10:38pm 08.10.20 I have but really haven't found much
Sad day, and no way to fix Daveinet at 10:27pm 08.10.20 My second issue is to see if I can find someone who wants the Oak for lumber and will remove it for
Interior wood trim repair or other ideas forbin at 10:27pm 08.10.20 Hey all. I ended up gluing the wood back together and re-attaching it, looks good and we'll see how
Stripping Bottom Paint Project_Mayhem at 10:16pm 08.10.20 I did the same thing with TotalBoat's stripper. It ate through the topside paint that the PO put on
Sad day, and no way to fix Project_Mayhem at 10:05pm 08.10.20 My condolences. That really sucks. That was a big storm. Tornadoes were spotted in the Western burbs
Sailing in France with Covid 19 crbboca at 9:56pm 08.10.20
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Bdeller at 9:46pm 08.10.20 Hello Jim26m, I am a novice sailor with no immediate plans for a boat purchase. Doing my research a
Sad day, and no way to fix justsomeguy at 9:31pm 08.10.20 Be careful with cleanup. That's a big job with dangerous forces. Amen. Judicious chainsaw work, ro
Dufour 35 Classic Help jssailem at 9:21pm 08.10.20 No info on the spreader length. Suggest you call Ballenger Spar Systems, Inc. 215 Walker Street. Wat
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Jim26m at 9:20pm 08.10.20 What sailing experience do you have? As @rgranger says, you get heel quickly with water ballast, bu
Help! Fresh water system sucking air? Stephentrapani at 9:18pm 08.10.20 Thanks so much everyone for your help. I think I'm almost there! The pick up tube is corroded in a f
Widgeon - another replacement question - buoyancy foam replacement jssailem at 9:16pm 08.10.20 Best of luck. Flotation in a boat is an important element. Makes it easier to recover should a heel
Batteries/Combiners jonelli at 8:58pm 08.10.20 I think I discovered my original problem. I'll start over... This might help someone later. I had
Stiff Steering Wheel balbontin at 8:39pm 08.10.20 Check cables, pulleys, grease, make sure break pads are clean, Quadra wires are not over-tight.....
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve Ralph Johnstone at 8:33pm 08.10.20 I remembered reading the Racor manual ages ago about a "fuel check valve" that's cleverly hidden at
H-34 Manual Fuel Check (1) hunter34austin at 8:29pm 08.10.20 same here. previous owner did a hack job with the quarter berth wall. access to the locker from here

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