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Volvo Saildrive leaks oil (somewhere) Jim Cook at 3:28am 03.10.03 Other Sailboats 3/4079 The first contractor I hired to do my bottom 2 years ago painted bottom paint on my VolvoPenta S110
Key Largo Sailboat Marina Seabee at 2:51am 03.10.03 Ask All Sailors 2/934 Need recommendations of good sailboat marinas in Key Largo, FLorida for a 2-3 overnight. Prefer a s
Loking for information....O'Day/Dolphin 1961-1967 Louis Claassen at 2:25am 03.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1768 I just purachased a 24' sailboat built by O'Day/Dolphin series, in 1961.I have discovered that ther
Threw hull fittings craig shaw at 1:42am 03.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/961 How do you check your threw hull fittings? We have a 1985 28.5 Hunter and all the fittings are facto
center board woes Rusty rusman88 @aol.com at 12:52am 03.10.03 Day Sailers 2/1046 first time owner long time O'Day admirer from my years in Annapolis; Just "aquired" poorly maintaine
Need suggestions on splice Paul Aubrecht at 12:48am 03.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/809 I have a 1993 Hunter 28 with a Profurl Headsail furling.It has a continuous loop line that controls
Swing Batten Rollaway Mains Drexel Bradshaw at 12:45am 03.10.03 Big Boats 1/1069 I am considering purchasing a Swing Batten Rollaway Main from Doyle. Does anyone have any experienc
Where to install Nicro solar vent on Catalina 30? Weston Van Wambeke at 11:15pm 03.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/2025 I'd like to improve the ventilation in my 1982 Catalina 30. Can anyone recommend a good deck spot t
Cleaning dodger and bimini canvas Charles at 11:07pm 03.09.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1400 This may sound like a stupid question, mine usually are, but what is the best way for cleaning the d
Sailing at Bahi Honda Brian at 10:48pm 03.09.03 Ask All Sailors 3/883 I will be spending a week at Bahi Honda and was wondering if there is anyplace there to rent a sailb
Charleston South Carolina tom at 10:44pm 03.09.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1056 My wife and I plan to start cruising in the near future. Unfortunately we live in Birmingham,Alabama
padding CORKY TROTTER at 10:35pm 03.09.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/950 Anyone have any good places to buy padding to put under the bed on the 260. I would like a little b
We just launched our new website Rick Sylvester at 9:43pm 03.09.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/879 and we'd like to invite you visit. Please either post here or email us at ricksylvester@msn.com with
Destek Hydraulic Lid holder Fenella Flanagan at 9:40pm 03.09.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1301 I am desperate to find a Destek Hydraulic door holder for my freezer and cannot even find the compan
26.5 Mast fittings for halyards Jim Rogers at 9:25pm 03.09.03 Smaller Boats 2/786 I am looking for replacements for the plastic guides that protect the halyards as they pass thru the
340 or 356 in florida nick maggio at 8:11pm 03.09.03 Ask All Sailors 0/1113 where do you 340 and 356 sail in florida west or east and what about slips or mooring's do they empt
Leaving a 26C in the water over winter Martin Oets at 2:37pm 03.09.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1084 Is it possible to leave the 26S with ballast in over the winter? Is there an antifreeze that one cou
Portlights for O'Day 35 Jay MacDonald at 2:28pm 03.09.03 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1303 The portlights on my O'Day 35 are starting to crack around the closure knobs. These are the double
Spring Fever SailboatOwners.com at 1:21pm 03.09.03 Ask All Sailors 64/2970 OK, so maybe there's still snow on the ground where you are, but the first day of spring is next wee
Buying our first boat - need advice Denise at 12:04pm 03.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 9/1044 We are considering buying a used Catalina 310 and need some help in understanding the average deprec

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Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue Terry Cox at 8:47am 09.29.20 A few more troubleshooting steps to take this week. 1. Test whether the shaft seal has failed. 2.
Diesel Oil Change capta at 8:35am 09.29.20 If you have a drain plug on your engine, this is the perfect solution to changing oil. https://ezoi
20 or 25hp for a WM 350 tender capta at 8:27am 09.29.20 That is an insane engine for an 11 foot inflatable. Our 11.6 foot Zodiac does around 35 knots with a
Adding a new battery (1) buddy0 at 8:10am 09.29.20 Hi Greg. Yes I wired them as one bank. I have nothing on #2 bank now. I also have solar panels wired
Back-up Depth Sounders? Kings Gambit at 7:52am 09.29.20 This talk of setting depth alarms at 80 ft sounds pretty funny to the Chesapeake Bay sailor's ear.
Boats, projects, and people. Terry Cox at 7:51am 09.29.20 Thanks John for your post. Well done. Also nice to know that your Mantus part has befriended my twen
Dripless Shaft Seal sold by sailboat owners Justin_NSA at 7:49am 09.29.20 The picture under the H31 parts search is identical to a generic SBO 'dripless' seal search. They id
Wait for it... Jackdaw at 7:39am 09.29.20
New Furler Calif. Ted at 7:38am 09.29.20 Early model 2100 Schaeffers did not have a flushing hole on the lower drum, I had to replace mine at
Wait for it... Hunter216 at 7:33am 09.29.20
What to do if you lose your rig. (1) Jackdaw at 7:20am 09.29.20 This approach has been helpful to me. I had envisioned a struggle releasing the track stop and gett
Hunter 34 False Bildge - How can you tell if the modification was done? (1) Artey1 at 7:19am 09.29.20 Ah yes, one of the worst things I've ever smelled. Yours doesn't look done.
Kenyon Marine wind instruments BarryL at 7:18am 09.29.20 Hello, Give up on the Kenyon displays. If you want wind information you need to buy something new
Wait for it... Jackdaw at 7:17am 09.29.20 Curious about how the demasting (or is it dismasting :) )happened? Looked like the mast broke near
What to do if you lose your rig. Hunter216 at 7:14am 09.29.20 Then we proceeded to bring in main having to cut slugs off as we hauled it in. This approach has b
1984 Hunter 31 quarter berth headliner leak. SFS at 7:08am 09.29.20 Ok, found them. Hope these help. Some of the threads are long, but are worth a read because multipl
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue Terry Cox at 7:07am 09.29.20
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover dlochner at 7:06am 09.29.20 Used to be at FHYC, but sold the boat to your dock mates end of 2017. Moved to FLA. Bayside was sma
Spider Control dlochner at 7:02am 09.29.20 Someone recommended this. Terro Spider Killer 3 Aerosol Spray, 1 lb - Walmart.com So we got the pa
What to do if you lose your rig. jmce1587 at 7:00am 09.29.20 this also happened to me in an offshore Gulf of Mexico race at 1:30 in the morning 28 miles SE of Fr

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