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Finding woodwork? Mark Nelson at 9:50pm 04.27.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1056 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 6/2591 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 6/1283 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 3/1096 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 1/971 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 1/1305 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 1/772 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 1/989 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 9/3853 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 3/1705 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 1/1429 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 5/2708 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 2/1274 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 1/987 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 12/1240 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 2/968 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 6/1046 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 0/1889 I have always finished my fiberglass repairs with sprayed-on white gelcoat paint, because that's wha
New boat bottom paint not adhering John at 10:05am 04.27.03 Big Boats 6/1486 Our new 356's hull was painted by the dealer with 2 coats of blue Interlux Micron CSC last spring.
New boat bottom paint not adhering John at 9:56am 04.27.03 Big Boats 0/789 Our new 356's hull was painted by the dealer with 2 coats of blue Interlux Micron CSC last spring.

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Shift lever backwards? twalker H260 at 12:08pm 10.20.20 Our 260 was the same when we first got it. I was able to change the connection points in the top of
It's not safe anywhere. NYSail at 11:45am 10.20.20 Probably a meth head. They think they can conquer the world, and police when on it. sort of simi
Shift lever backwards? BrianH at 11:41am 10.20.20 I had the same set up on my 1980 H30. When I wanted to put the boat in reverse I would say to my se
boat sits high on trailer tgrayson at 11:25am 10.20.20 thanks for the reply i'll do some research and ask my mechanic
boat sits high on trailer Justin_NSA at 11:24am 10.20.20 Ramp is too shallow. I had the same problem with my Mac sometimes. You could try an extension, but
boat sits high on trailer George_NJ at 11:11am 10.20.20 Generally, a lot of people back up with the mufflers in the water, when the engine is running no wat
boat sits high on trailer tgrayson at 11:09am 10.20.20 yes to all to all of you're questions,if i could have backed up more it would have worked but i didn
It's not safe anywhere. Head Sail at 11:06am 10.20.20 Probably a meth head. They think they can conquer the world, and police when on it.
water pump oday 28 Stu Jackson at 10:50am 10.20.20 www.depcopump.com
Got a Venture 21 should I move up to a MacGregor 26s George_NJ at 10:48am 10.20.20 I wanted to add, that with the 26S you'll be able to camp out overnight on smaller electric-only inl
It's not safe anywhere. Ron20324 at 10:45am 10.20.20
Another discovery during winterization TimFromLI at 10:44am 10.20.20 unless I am on a trip, I try to only use 2 tanks and I only fill them half way. that way the water i
Stuff coming out of potable water tank odaydokay at 10:42am 10.20.20 Yep. Use a good micro fiber cloth. One guy said he uses a shop vac. Have not tried, but might be
Replacement Toilet for a 2002 Wilcox Crittenden Headmate 1460 Marine Toilet. odaydokay at 10:40am 10.20.20 Good point. Unless shipper has a free freight over X$ policy of course or he goes somewhere and jus
Another discovery during winterization odaydokay at 10:38am 10.20.20 I get a white pasta like slime in my screw in prefilter. Yes, the tank and yes, I also do not drink
It's not safe anywhere. odaydokay at 10:35am 10.20.20 Jeez, he was coming back? A wonder he did not cream someone doing 30 or fall over off the helm.
pressure switch fail? odaydokay at 10:32am 10.20.20 This is probably not the issue, but assume you have pulled off and cleaned the pump strainer or filt
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing Alansails at 10:29am 10.20.20 Congratulations and Welcome!, You will find this is the best place to get answers to your questions-
boat sits high on trailer George_NJ at 10:12am 10.20.20 Is it a regular boat ramp? Do you know of or have seen other boats launched & retrieved there? Is th
Perkins 4.236 Exhaust Issue. kloudie1 at 10:11am 10.20.20 Hello and Welcome, Rusty.. I am not familiar with that engine, but it looks like the exhaust outlet

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