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Problems with the B&R rig John F at 4:27am 07.05.02 Big Boats 7/2203 I recently had to have the mast on my 1998 H376 pulled and sent to a rigger. The upper starboard sp
Hunter 40 Holding Tank Jon at 4:19am 07.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1187 Hi all,just dropping a note about the aft holdingtank on my 1986 Hunter 40..... i haverepaired
looking for good used oday 30 sails greg scheid at 3:28am 07.05.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/903 I have a 1979 30 foot oday with original sails. I have heard that some serious racers sell used thre
Stepping the Mast mike A at 3:18am 07.05.02 Trailer Sailors 5/2515 Are there any Modifications or Methods of single handedly Stepping the mast on this or any trailera
Reefing methods Rick D at 2:07am 07.05.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1037 I would like to install a single line reefing sytem for the main on my Cat 30. Has anyone out there
Depth sounder Wayne at 2:07am 07.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/883 I'm planning to install a Uniden 206 ( inhull) depth sounder in my 1978 Oday 23. Does anyone have an
rigg mike at 2:05am 07.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/823 the manual said to only hand tighten the rigging. how do i know what hand tight is. the rigging stil
Steering in reverse R Kolb at 2:04am 07.05.02 Smaller Boats 5/1135 I am new to sailing. We have a Catalina 22 with a Honda 8hp outboard. What is the best way to back
To Buy or Not To Buy Kent H at 1:48am 07.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/840 I am considering the purchase of a used Catalina 27. What things should I look for as far as problem
Center Board Inspection Nick Sal at 1:16am 07.05.02 Smaller Boats 3/917 I just purchased a 23.5 Hunter. If one had to fix or inspect the centerboard uphaul connection, ho
Sailing Lake Shasta, CA ? dan at 1:10am 07.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1522 Yo Trailer Sailors !Am planing trip to Northern California. Has anyoneout there sailed Lake Shast
Sailing Lake Shasta, CA dan at 1:07am 07.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1402 Yo Trailer Sailors !%0d%0a%0d%0aAm planning trip to Northern California%2e%0d%0aHas anyone out there
Sailing Check-In Don Evans at 12:07am 07.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/863 I thought it would be a great time to find out how everyone in the O'Day forum is doing this season.
Changing oil/engine access Ivan Bekey at 10:53pm 07.04.02 Big Boats 7/845 Finding the dipstick hole for checking the oil level, or worse, changing the oil, is very hard as I
Water ballast system - or leaking CB? Ed Flanagan at 10:45pm 07.04.02 Day Sailers 0/1253 Just launched my new '81 Brazillian-built DS to my home lake and seem to have a severe leak - probab
liveaboard on a Hunter 26 or 260 Maz White at 8:46pm 07.04.02 Smaller Boats 6/3009 G'Day Is there anyone out there who has lived aboard a Hunter 26 or 260 for over a year. Would it
Where's your favorite salvage yard? Jim Cook at 3:45pm 07.04.02 Ask All Sailors 0/969 It looks like I may need to replace my entire saildrive unit so I'm considering a used part to conse
Need Some Pricing Help Carol at 3:23pm 07.04.02 Ask All Sailors 4/883 After sailing my Hunter 27 for 5 years, now hoping to move up. The Hunter is a 1984......Having seri
Trailing the 260 brad at 3:04pm 07.04.02 Smaller Boats 11/842 Does anyone have any problems trailering such a wide boat? Leagel and practical? Also whats the trai
Marine Carbon Monoxide Alarm William T Allen at 2:08pm 07.04.02 Big Boats 2/954 I have a Catalina 400 (2001-Hull #233) that has two Marine Carbon Monoxide Alarms, one in the bow ca

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Foam cover for intake silencer on M-25XPB (2) paulj at 9:44am 04.08.20 My photos
Foam cover for intake silencer on M-25XPB WBP93 at 9:41am 04.08.20 Thanks for the info !!
Holding tank access eherlihy at 9:33am 04.08.20 The trick when connecting PVC pipe to flexible hose is to use off the shelf PVC fittings WITH (and t
Foam cover for intake silencer on M-25XPB marchem at 9:25am 04.08.20 Leslie is right. On our M-25XPB the PO installed a K&N RU-2450. Amazon carries it. I recently cle
Foam cover for intake silencer on M-25XPB (1) LeslieTroyer at 9:19am 04.08.20 177156The K&N filter is superior to the foam on on the Universal engines. While your at it route t
Boatless Summer? Ron20324 at 8:56am 04.08.20 What I saw on tv news was 40-50 are the highest death rate. EDIT: In the morning Annapolis paper t
Rainwater Leaks into Portside Cabin compartment chefjekyll at 8:47am 04.08.20 Thanks, Calif. Ted, will give it a try and report back.
In hull transducer rgranger at 8:40am 04.08.20 an epoxied transducer is not welded in place. I had to change one last year- just a chisel at the e
Foam cover for intake silencer on M-25XPB WBP93 at 8:15am 04.08.20 Thanks! Missed that one, was right in front of my eyes!!!
ADDING ROLLER FURLING! Sailfanatic at 8:00am 04.08.20 I highly recommend using a jib roller furler system if only for the fact that adds and extra 20-30 m
In hull transducer Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 7:57am 04.08.20 an epoxied transducer is not welded in place. I had to change one last year- just a chisel at the ed
Pre-purchase Partial Survey Guidance, evidence of hard grounding? Bill19233 at 7:51am 04.08.20 @Bill19233 might have some specific feedback since I believe her races a 340. Not much to add, but
Foam cover for intake silencer on M-25XPB JRT at 7:48am 04.08.20 https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/catalina-28/engine/maintenance/engine-air-filterreplacem
Justin_NSA at 7:03am 04.08.20 Did your Monte have the swiveling drivers seat?
PSS Shaft Seal - Bellows Degadtion Justin_NSA at 7:01am 04.08.20 Interesting development. I'm interested in how this plays out. For anyone following who are on the f
(2) Jumpstart at 6:59am 04.08.20 My first car in 1966 was a 1961 Fiat 1200 pinafarina cabriolet- $650 in 1966. Most expensive car I h
PSS Shaft Seal - Bellows Degadtion (1) RoyS at 6:55am 04.08.20 177099
PSS Shaft Seal - Bellows Degadtion RoyS at 6:45am 04.08.20 I notified PYI that my cracked bellows had the same manufacture date as Walmsleyc's. They asked that
high water? Hunter216 at 6:41am 04.08.20 I'm glad this GL water level info is posted. High Water is a regular weather warning these days. H
In hull transducer rgranger at 6:10am 04.08.20 Plumbers putty works. You have to sand lightly to bare fiberglass and literally immerse the transd

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