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Blisters, to Epiglass or not to Epiglass Rod at 12:14pm 04.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1087 I bought a beautiful 35.5 Legend last November and had it shipped to Ohio with a clean bill of heal
sink traps John Dodge at 12:09pm 04.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1043 I just read the question about sink traps.I have just replaced my hot water heater. so I have becom
Intermittent Tachometer Al Nash at 11:53am 04.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/892 My tachometer on my H-34, 3gmf, usually doesn't work when I first start my engine. It usually start
extra keel weight Briann Smith at 11:14am 04.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1166 A couple of friends at my club have installed extra weight on thier keels by way of a bubble affair
Main halyard rigging to Cockpit on O'Day 222 Jim at 10:13am 04.23.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1403 Does anyone have an experience or advise about rigging a main halyard aft to the cockpit of a 1986 2
Restoring on board water tank Kevin Filer at 9:27am 04.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/828 I've had my 79 H30 for a year now, but have not yet attempted to used the on board water system. I
SEACOCK SERVICE JERRY MITCHELL at 8:28am 04.23.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1379 One of my thru hull seacocks will not fully open...there is a threaded plug on it that someone said
outboard 4 cycle Larry Navratil at 7:24am 04.23.03 Smaller Boats 9/1021 I want a motor for possable cruising in the San Juan waters of Washingtion. I like the Yamaha 8 hp.
Wastewater Problem Bill Bailey at 6:15am 04.23.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/990 I am a relatively new (2 years)owner of my first sailboat, a First 235. I humbly admit that the boa
Need To Replace Exterior Teak Strips On H34 D. Belcher at 5:46am 04.23.03 Big Boats 4/848 Does anyone have a source for the teak stringers that run on the outside of the upper part of the ca
Cutting away shrouds if mast goes down Deac Manross at 5:23am 04.23.03 Big Boats 14/3052 If the worst happened and the mast comes down and has to be cut away, what would any of you use to c
what is a henweigh Joe Refkin, Skooky 3 at 5:15am 04.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/2529 I know the Catalina 30 displaces over 10,000 lbs, but does anyone know what it actually weighs?th
Variable Water Pressure Brad Dennis at 4:01am 04.23.03 Big Boats 5/849 Replaced my fresh water pump with a 4.5gpm variable pressure pump but original problem continues. W
teak refinishing lloyd at 3:37am 04.23.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1016 Hello All,I have sanded all my trim to bare wood,and it has rained.With temps in the50's how long s
H 37 Cutter main, staysail traveler stops, ends Mike Harris at 3:09am 04.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1075 Recently purchased 1985 37 cutter with damaged traveler ends ' stops. Trying to determine proper Sch
Care of Seat Cushions David at 2:57am 04.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1000 The interior seat cushions on my '82 C30 were replaced two years by the previous owner. They are fo
folding prop richard at 2:41am 04.23.03 Other Sailboats 4/814 I have an O'Day 31. Just out of curiosity, what's the likely gain in boat speed between a regular pr
Traps for head sinks rob at 2:27am 04.23.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1180 we just pressurized our tanks last weekend (thanks for the advice).while draing we noticed our forwa
Who's coming to Pacific Sail Expo? Peggie Hall/HeadMistress at 1:43am 04.23.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1197 I'll be there Friday and Saturday (which means, I won't have much time to answer questions here, so
Bow Thruster installation Vincenzo Gagliardi at 1:29am 04.23.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1408 I would like to innstall a Bow Thruster in my Catalina 400 MkII -Hull 241- If any of the owners had

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Arched helm seat Don S/V ILLusion at 12:39pm 10.13.20 While I empathize with you, the thought occurs to me that if you actually sat there for three days,
Soaked C&C rudder? DinghySailor at 12:38pm 10.13.20
Relay.... auto pilot help LloydB at 12:27pm 10.13.20 Just out of curiosity what happens when you turn the auto pilot on and have it working properly and
Soaked C&C rudder? RitSim at 12:24pm 10.13.20 Portland Maine or Portland OR? A couple dangers from water on the inside of the rudder - freeze dam
Refrigeration System - Always on power or battery switched power? Jackdaw at 12:20pm 10.13.20 My 90s vintage Nova Kool fridge has built-in low voltage logic to shut it off. Had one incident thi
Soaked C&C rudder? dmax at 12:19pm 10.13.20 I've replace two wet rudders - makes a big difference. If this rudder hasn't delaminated, you may ge
Soaked C&C rudder? DinghySailor at 12:12pm 10.13.20 Makes sense demax, thx. That may account for some partial lapping at the engine exhaust below the tr
Outboard Motor Mount recommendation? danooxnard at 12:11pm 10.13.20 I was wondering how this combination of motor and mount worked out. I have a catalina 22 and I am co
Soaked C&C rudder? dmax at 12:06pm 10.13.20 Water can and often does enter the rudder through the rudder post (e.g. rain water from above) which
Need 2nd opinion: Cracked piston ring in a Y2GM20F? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:59am 10.13.20 I clearly hear the skepticism here about a cracked piston ring being the culprit The only reason
Refrigeration System - Always on power or battery switched power? Justin_NSA at 11:47am 10.13.20 My 90s vintage Nova Kool fridge has built-in low voltage logic to shut it off. Had one incident this
Refrigeration System - Always on power or battery switched power? Scott T-Bird at 11:35am 10.13.20 Well, I'd be a lot more worried about the shore power right now if I hadn't emptied the fridge on Sa
Need 2nd opinion: Cracked piston ring in a Y2GM20F? (1) kloudie1 at 10:53am 10.13.20 Kind of a long shot, but ya might want to check out the breather in the valve cover.. If the drainba
Cockpit floor replacement '84....? (5) pclarksurf at 10:51am 10.13.20 @Gene Neill obviously used more precise tools-- but you can get away with a grinder on edge. Not a
New England Venues? (3) Bob S at 10:50am 10.13.20 Hadley's is a special place! Great place to explore on a paddle board or in your dinghy but be caref
Good day, Sailors. Charter question about berths (1) Jackdaw at 10:10am 10.13.20 Spartan is the key word. The area is designed for someone who is being PAID to be there, not PAYING.
Starting Battery won't hold a charge dlochner at 10:07am 10.13.20 Dave, From reading your post and the article attached there is a wealth of information here. This
Self Furling Jib jssailem at 9:51am 10.13.20 the first few turns can be hard if there isn't any or much line on the drum because there isn't ver
Starting Battery won't hold a charge sailcapt340 at 9:49am 10.13.20 Dave, From reading your post and the article attached there is a wealth of information here. This s
Overpowered prop? jssailem at 9:37am 10.13.20 Dave. I would suggest that a call to Kelsey at his business office and a discussion with him regardi

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