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Yanmar Over Heating Problem Wilkie at 8:41am 11.13.02 Ask All Sailors 10/2005 I have a Yanmar 3GM30F which was new in 1995. This past season I had overheating problems on and
Strip and CLEAN !!!! Mark F. Arena at 8:13am 11.13.02 Big Boats 4/909 Me again-I recently hauled for the duration, and literally stripped the interior of anything that w
Storing Jib on Furler Ted at 7:58am 11.13.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1660 Hello,Are there any good reasons why I shouldn't leave the jib on the furler for winter storage?
Osmotic Blisters Dave Stewart at 7:21am 11.13.02 Ask All Sailors 23/4681 I am new to sailing and have recently made an offer on a 1985 Catalina 36.The marine survey notes 4
Summer Heat for hunter 27 Jacques at 5:32am 11.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/880 I just spent a grooling hot summer on my Hunter 27 1981 model... I live is Louisiana and its very h
Osmotic Blistering Dave Stewart at 5:02am 11.13.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1281 I am new to sailing and have recently made an offer on a 1985 Catalina 36.The marine survey notes 4
sailboat auction! John at 4:25am 11.13.02 Ask All Sailors 10/1157 Has anyone seen the auction that weathermark sailing in Atlanta is running. Is that a bargain price
more advice, which is better? Steve at 2:19am 11.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/792 Hunter 25catalina 25Pearson 26ease to sail, comfort, preformance. i'm not a racer. i just want
looking to buy a H25 1978-85 any advice? Steve at 2:06am 11.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/765 looking to buy a H25 1978-85 any advice? specifically is there some defect or something on them or
Autoprop recall SailboatOwners.com at 2:01am 11.13.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1568 Bryce Grefe (Hunter 410 'Spellbinder') was kind enough to pass along this notice he received from Au
Oil Change Steve Winkle at 1:16am 11.13.02 Big Boats 12/2849 I changed my oil last weekend for the first time since taking delivery of the boat just over a year
Beneteau replacement decals Robert Tuten at 1:13am 11.13.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/5820 I recall some months ago that there was some information posted about obtaining replacement Beneteau
Cushions, deisel, and cleaning the interior Mark F. Arena at 1:01am 11.13.02 Other Sailboats 3/788 Me again-I recently hauled for the duration, and literally stripped the interior of anything that w
Port/Starboard at the mark Paul at 10:42pm 11.12.02 Ask All Sailors 2/983 I'm not a racer. However, I really enjoy watching the rock stars on OLN every night -- provided the
Toe rail leak fix Dave Shore at 9:01pm 11.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5177 I am almost 100% sure my leak is from the toe rail, my surveyor reccomends pulling the toe rails off
Zinc for Heat Exchanger Bill Hatter at 8:42pm 11.12.02 Big Boats 4/1348 I recently discovered, by reading other articles, that the heath exchanger on my CAtalina 34 has a p
H34 reef line slips Jim Oursler at 1:33pm 11.12.02 Big Boats 3/793 The darned jam cleat slips on the boom after I have reefed the main. Have completely disassembled
Your trusty mechanic Andy at 1:13pm 11.12.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1030 This is kinda in response to 3GM30F oil leak.Why is this- We drive our six month old $50K SUV into
H 34 3GM30F OIL LEAK JIM at 11:03am 11.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1010 We have been leaking a teaspoon of oil for about every 2 hours of running, The yard winterized the b
oday 28 teak jerry at 10:18am 11.12.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1010 I just purchased an Oday 28 which in need of a few minor repairs. The teak ' holly floorboards had

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Trailer tongue weight Meriachee at 11:46am 07.20.20 We had it down to 25 minutes flat. Little things like a roller in the mast crutch, a 4:1 on the rais
Oceanis 321 replacement material for companion way? Ron20324 at 11:46am 07.20.20 Ron, thank you for the suggestion I had no idea that the newer boats had acrylic panels and would d
Where to buy outboard? njlarry at 11:44am 07.20.20 Want to thank all who replied. I seem to SOL. Called Franzwa's they were very nice but no longer sel
Trailer tongue weight srimes at 11:41am 07.20.20 Like this: it to move the motor? It already takes me 45m each setup/breakdown. I'm always looking
Replacement Water Tanks Oday 34/35 eherlihy at 11:35am 07.20.20 If I were to replace any of the non-fuel tanks on my O'day 35 I would cut the top of the liner off,
Hanging Bimini (2) sailor832 at 11:30am 07.20.20 I have A Hunter 34 and found this one to work and is quite high. You do have to do a little sewing
4jhe injector replacement 85bittersweet at 11:30am 07.20.20 Thanks
Water or sun damage? sail sfbay at 11:28am 07.20.20 Looks in really good shape without water damage. Maybe water damage to the other areas due to water
What adhesive did Hunter use to glue windows to the boat, the big windows on the sides of the deck. Dave Thompson at 11:25am 07.20.20 I have remounted the acrylic side windows twice on my 33 Hunter. I'm not sure how similar this is t
Water or sun damage? (1) TexanAV8R at 11:22am 07.20.20 OK, one more update... here's the rest of the interior... doesn't look like any damage here???
Replacement Water Tanks Oday 34/35 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:16am 07.20.20 I just checked the listing on Amazon....those tanks can't be top quality or even decent quality for
Topping Lift Question dlochner at 11:13am 07.20.20 Yes. Adjust the line so the topping lift is slack and the mainsail leech supports the boom. Tighten
Oday 34/35 Upholstery (1) eherlihy at 11:12am 07.20.20 You and every other O'day/Catalina/Pearson owner with a boat of that vintage.
Replacement Water Tanks Oday 34/35 eherlihy at 11:04am 07.20.20 When I was boat shopping (ten years ago) I looked at an O'day 35 that had a plastic bladder tank on
Anyone in Tampa, FL (Pinellas County) that might look at a Catalina 30 for me? miketcook at 11:03am 07.20.20 Sure. Call or text me. Mike Cook 678 463-8938. Sorry to hear that. Yes, I've read boats are moving
Water or sun damage? Rick D at 11:00am 07.20.20 Seeing where the color differences are on the panels, the boat would have most likely been totalled
Water or sun damage? Justin_NSA at 10:57am 07.20.20 That's the difference between a broker and a surveyer. One works for the seller, the other works for
Water or sun damage? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:52am 07.20.20
CO alarm problem (?) Justin_NSA at 10:51am 07.20.20 Arrg! This should be in the "wtf" thread! The monitor has been quiet from my last post to now. This
Pump out on Hunter Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:49am 07.20.20 To the best of my knowledge, holding tanks never have discharge fittings at the bottom of the tank.

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