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C30 Engine oil puzzle Charles at 3:00am 08.20.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1025 I am a new owner of a 1984 C30 (my first boat, excuse my ignorance) and am wondering if someone can
Universal Help Nicolaas Opdam at 2:21am 08.20.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1142 Does any one know who currently represents and/or sells universal engine(diesel) parts?
Jeanneau plumbing questions Bill at 2:21am 08.20.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/3816 Hi Peggie,I'm looking at a new Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 37 soon and had a few questions about their pl
keel bolts?? [author]Bob Edgarton at 1:40am 08.20.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/907 Hi again; As I consider the things that could go wrong in light of Murphy's law, I wonder if any T
Thoughts on Winter Covers Dave at 1:18am 08.20.02 Ask All Sailors 13/2257 Since someone else brought up the 'W' word, I thought I ask a few questions. I have a 36CC which wil
Rudder to Outboard Attachment H260 Ricky Gravitte at 12:52am 08.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1982 I have heard of connecting the rudder to the outboard motor for better steering in tight places. How
INSTALLING 6 LOOP HAND RAILS Guest at 11:52pm 08.19.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1003 I have to install new hand rails on my oday 23The new ones that i have are straight/What is the b
Missing post Rich Stidger at 11:43pm 08.19.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/943 Phil,The following link in my thread tracker seems to be missing. It comes up with a blank screen
Macgregor 26 Petrov at 10:34pm 08.19.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1599 I am about to purchase a 1994 Macgregor 26' for about $10000US ($14000CDN). This is my first boat.
Can you trust a broker? Bob at 9:51pm 08.19.02 Big Boats 8/909 You really would wonder some times.I spoke to a dealer in Melbourne Australia about a Hunter he had
REMOVING 5200 SEALANT Paul H at 9:24pm 08.19.02 Smaller Boats 5/2906 Need to remove an electrical fitting on the outside top of my cabin. Looks like they used 5200 to fa
What I learned on my summer vacation Bill at 7:52pm 08.19.02 Destinations 0/1337 Just got back from a week-long Sailmaking Fundamentals class put on by the Northwest Boat School in
What boat to buy!? s&m at 7:50pm 08.19.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1019 We are a couple who are buying a sail boat for the first time. We are both amateurs at the moment.
Wiring Diagram for Coldmachine DCM12L Smitty at 7:32pm 08.19.02 Other Sailboats 1/1105 I am looking for a wiring diagram for an Adler Barbour Coldmachine DCM12L.
refills nick at 7:21pm 08.19.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1346 MY head kept filling up while sailing this weekend it seem to be from the holding tank backing up in
Atten: Joe Barrett Joe R. at 3:44pm 08.19.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1333 I went to school with a Joe Barrett in Chicago. (Lombard) Is that you Joe?
Replacing my Groco HF in a Catalina 30 Robert Moretti at 1:46pm 08.19.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1561 I think my old Groco head (probably a 1985 with upgrades) is ready for replacement, as it no longer
H23 Nationals around the corner! (1) mike at 1:17pm 08.19.02 Smaller Boats 0/799 Boats have already started arriving at Indian Lake, Ohio for next weekend's 2nd annual Hunter 23 Nat
Okeechobee Waterway Advice (Cat 30) Christopher Weider at 1:16pm 08.19.02 Ask All Sailors 7/2967 Hi gang, I'm in the process of buying a 79 Catalina 30; the boat is currently on the East coast of F
Thru hulls Alan at 1:03pm 08.19.02 Smaller Boats 0/1031 Hey, for what it's worth if your boat is stored for any length of time I suggest before you launch t

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Kudos to the SBO team rgranger at 12:25pm 08.27.20 :plus: I also ordered some parts from SBO this week. The owner (Al) actually called me to go over
Kudos to the SBO team Phil Herring at 12:25pm 08.27.20 Thanks @Roland5048 , we appreciate the feedback! :beer:
Trailering a Ranger 23 (1) rgranger at 12:21pm 08.27.20 You clearly have some play in your mast hinge (red oval) so I don't think you will have any trouble
OD34 M25 engine exhaust odaydokay at 12:06pm 08.27.20 That looks roughly like my set up, albeit with a 3 bolt flange. Was more curious about the PVC rout
Trailering a Ranger 23 (1) Adriaan at 12:03pm 08.27.20 Thanks for your response. Here is a picture of the mast step which I believe is a tabernacle? It als
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? jssailem at 11:57am 08.27.20 You're not alone brother.
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? hunter34austin at 11:53am 08.27.20 Agree - I'm not sure if it was original from the factory (although the tape looked decades old and w
Stiff Steering Wheel Jefffors at 11:51am 08.27.20 My 1999 411 was stiff, too. We had to take the boat out of the water for a day and we dropped the r
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? jssailem at 11:48am 08.27.20 Why would you assume that Hunter used butyl tape to hold the wires in place? From the images it look
O'day 20 railing on stern (1) jssailem at 11:42am 08.27.20 Congrats @rgrgoode on your new to you boat. When you get the chance share a picture of her with us.
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? hunter34austin at 11:38am 08.27.20 I didn't check the DC wires. The AC wires were standard marine grade AC cable rated for 600V.
Manual bilge pump on 41DS? sail sfbay at 11:38am 08.27.20 That is the area for a 1" diameter hole (0.785 sq in or 0.005454 sq ft). So if you use that area in
Newbie and a 1987 Hunter 28.5 shemandr at 11:29am 08.27.20 I think the 28 size is good for what you are doing. As a former off the beach sailer you have an at
Laura. Routes? jssailem at 10:39am 08.27.20 Still very early in the storm season. This is an insightful observation. Laura started out as a pu
Manual bilge pump on 41DS? Nodak7 at 10:34am 08.27.20 basically a hole that is 0.8 square inches. Much bigger than i would have expected! Thanks
Laura. Routes? BigEasy at 10:33am 08.27.20 Thanks for asking John. Definitely got a BIG pass on this one. Minimal surge, wind, & rain....very
Mystery line on '86 Hunter 31 rgranger at 10:11am 08.27.20 The boom is designed for three lines: the middle line is the mainsail outhaul, the starboard line I
Newbie and a 1987 Hunter 28.5 rgranger at 10:10am 08.27.20 Welcome to the addiction. I have sailed the Chessy and OBX quite a bit. I like the seclusion o
Newbie and a 1987 Hunter 28.5 jssailem at 10:10am 08.27.20 Great water to explore in the Chesapeake. Welcome to the Forum for Sailboat Owners. Lots to read a
O'day 20 railing on stern (1) Noodat Lady at 10:08am 08.27.20 O'day 20 railing on stern, was this a option or have these been installed later, and did you build

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