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bi-lateral rub rail leak? Brian at 12:30am 05.27.03 Smaller Boats 3/986 We had close to 2" of rain over the weekend (no BBQ) but this non-event enabled me to check for any
Steeriong Cables Mark G. at 12:00am 05.27.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1586 While getting ready to back out of the slip Sunday morning, I noticed the wheel moved way to easy. I
Teak veneer replacement Mike H at 11:56pm 05.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1138 Some of the teak veneer strips covering plywood ends on my 28.5 are shot and need to be replaced. D
Hydrogen peroxide Tim Op't Holt at 11:34pm 05.26.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3175 While having a holding tank pump-out yesterday I discussed tank odor with the guy at the dock. He re
Universal 25 Removal Dolph Haynes at 11:20pm 05.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/973 I need to pull out the Universal 25 on my 1986 Cat 30. I assume that the galley sink cabinet can be
Laptop on board? what is missing... Jim A at 11:03pm 05.26.03 Ask All Sailors 7/987 A TV tuner is missing. I can't find a good TV tuner for my laptop. It has a DVD player. I could 86
C 350 and The Delmarva cruising Ralley Ivana at 10:33pm 05.26.03 Big Boats 8/1014 I just got back from sailing the Delmarva with my Catalina 350 Hull number 7. What a fabulous vesse
Boat Speed under power Ron Thweatt at 10:16pm 05.26.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/985 I have an oday 25 with the omc runs great seems to go faster in reverse than forward can only get ab
Yanmar toggle switch Matt Wolf at 10:11pm 05.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1283 I have a 1989 H28 (not 28.5) equipped with a 18HP Yanmar diesel. The tachometer cluster is located
Leaking Ports Chuck Gassert at 9:42pm 05.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1263 Fellow SailorsI have a few leaking opening ports that leak around the seal. It seems at heavy rai
Packing - Not Dripping Nick at 9:21pm 05.26.03 Big Boats 1/786 On the first run up the chesapeake thsi spring, I had no water dripping our of the shaft packing gla
Tiller Tamer Nancy Thompson at 7:06pm 05.26.03 Smaller Boats 3/1035 Any suggestions for a tiller tamer for 19' waterballast? I bought a Davis tamer tiller some years ba
Slot closed at the top Jose Venegas at 3:08pm 05.26.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1702 How do you know if the slot between the genoa and the main is too closed at the top?I just bought a
windows and teak trim Daniel Youngblood at 2:54pm 05.26.03 Smaller Boats 9/1464 How do I redo the windows they have some leakage around the seals/molding? Do you remove them and re
Stern Radius John Miller at 2:46pm 05.26.03 Big Boats 0/794 RustyYou asked earlier this month what the radius is on the H34.See the attached picture. The num
Stinkey Floor Boards Barry at 2:44pm 05.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/920 Help !!! I have a Hunter 34, 1983, it is a great boat, but last year I discovered my holding tank wa
Craning a dry-docked 22 Todd at 1:56pm 05.26.03 Day Sailers 0/994 Follow-Up to question re: crane lifting a dry-docked 22.Have found that by using two 20 foot (20,0
Halyard on a Cat 30 Warren at 12:55pm 05.26.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/866 On my recent purchase of a Catalina 30 I noticed the (2) Jib Halyards are no longer running inside t
Water ballast leak w/ photo! (1) Reena at 12:28pm 05.26.03 Smaller Boats 5/959 We have repaired the last 2 seasons two cracks that spread out in a "Y" about 2 inches from the fron
That Blankety-Blank Salon Table Support Bob Seiden at 11:48am 05.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1074 We have a 2001 C320 (#851)Last year the salon table went down WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY and was even mo

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modifying spreaders wood to aluminum OffCourse at 3:46am 10.27.20 Hi OffCourse. Welcome to the forum. I replaced the wood spreaders with aluminum on my Cal35C. They
which winch cable to use OffCourse at 3:21am 10.27.20 Always surprises me when someone posts a question and doesn't check for responses the same day. I
A Bad day sailing is better than a good day at work.... sailme88 at 3:06am 10.27.20 Work? What's that? Oh yes, it is the curse of the leisure class. ;):beer: NO, work is four letter
problems filling diesel tank senang at 2:58am 10.27.20 On our 2005 Hunter Marine 38 the vent and fill line are next to each other on the backend of the tan
P42 Bimini/Dodger Upgrade to Solar (5) Paul Cossman at 2:48am 10.27.20 Hi HandsOn, I figured I'd just shoot you some quick pictures of what we did on our P42 for solar pan
which winch cable to use LloydB at 10:42pm 10.26.20 have moved to Dyneema for keel winch it's now at 3rd year on Mac
Oil change... Make it a double Benny17441 at 8:45pm 10.26.20
Safe to Leave Dead Batteries on Board for the Winter? Tedd at 8:30pm 10.26.20 After you remove them, you might try putting them on a battery tender over the winter. I've had good
Hunter 27 finefurn at 8:19pm 10.26.20 I have a 84 Hunter 27, which is almost identical to the 81, There are 3 lines that run through the b
Wallpaper in the head? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:11pm 10.26.20 There are vinyl wallcoverings made for use in bathrooms, so they should be just fine on a boat. I r
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:03pm 10.26.20 I have a bottle of baby/petroleum oil by the head. When a poopie is expected, give the bowl a circl
Oil change... Make it a double Ralph Johnstone at 8:00pm 10.26.20 Better than wasting a new filter on the second run, don't you think? ........................ an
Lifeline autopsy Hayden Watson at 7:53pm 10.26.20 I did the same, but I drew the blade on the top of the lifleline while still on the boat. Held the
Hunter 27 ggrizzard at 7:53pm 10.26.20 There isn't much of an "Owner's Manual", but check here in the archives for "Hunter 27" to see if
Safe to Leave Dead Batteries on Board for the Winter? P12nash at 7:52pm 10.26.20
Oil change... Make it a double ggrizzard at 7:40pm 10.26.20 Better than wasting a new filter on the second run, don't you think?
Oil change... Make it a double Ralph Johnstone at 7:38pm 10.26.20 Same time I removed the filter and poured out the oil stuck in it. Screwed the old filter back on.
Safe to Leave Dead Batteries on Board for the Winter? splax at 7:25pm 10.26.20
H41AC fuel level gauge just packed up! (2) jssailem at 7:18pm 10.26.20 no float thing that could move up and down on the metal tube. Is this correct? There are several d
Safe to Leave Dead Batteries on Board for the Winter? P12nash at 7:18pm 10.26.20 At the risk of further derailing this thread, I have always shared a similar mindset to Benny's pos

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