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Hull Liner Replacement Greg at 9:31am 05.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/2191 Has anyone replaced the hull liner fabric on their boat? If so, where is the best place to purchase
Funny formatting John Visser at 8:32am 05.21.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/891 Phil,Either my computer/browser are messed up, or the formatting of the recent activity page has c
Boarding ladder steps Ron at 8:28am 05.21.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1158 I own a 34' sailboat but not a Catalina. My boarding ladder consists of just 1" diameter tubing with
VHF problem Tom at 8:20am 05.21.02 Trailer Sailors 6/1781 Got the boat launched, got all the little problems fixed and everything working. Went to do a radio
support for fitting for lines aft Mike Whalen at 8:12am 05.21.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1081 Greetings,I now have in my hot little hands (ok, in the trunk) a deck organizer, rope clutch as wel
Chrysler outboard George Berrier at 8:06am 05.21.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1052 Does anyone know if and where one might find parts for the old Chrysler 9.9 outboards? I think that
Suggestions on winch trade up?? Don at 7:59am 05.21.02 Big Boats 3/860 I am looking to change out one primary winch. Has anyone come across a place or person who trades s
The Best Cruiser/Racer Richard Mayberry at 7:10am 05.21.02 Ask All Sailors 4/3354 I am starting a search for a fast, older cruiser/racer to spend my summers on. With a purchase budg
Port Clinton Ohio to Lake Huron craig shaw at 6:27am 05.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1640 I just bought a 28.5 and will be sailing it home to Lexington next week any ideas how long it will t
Sliding Galley Marcia at 5:37am 05.21.02 Smaller Boats 1/987 I saw a used sliding Galley unit for sale at The Sailboat Shop on 5/18/02 in Austin Texas. I didn't
Hurth Transmission oil change Cedric at 5:33am 05.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/5439 Just recently acquired a nice 1983 Cat 30 with a M-25 engine in great condition (900 original hours)
Travler cars Kevin at 5:17am 05.21.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1126 I need to replace my travler cars on my 1983 catalina , My marina tells me I have to replace everyth
New traveller Tom Madura at 4:45am 05.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1188 I have the original Schaefer traveller on my '85 Hunter 31, and would like to replace it with a Hark
Help! I'm sinking Clay Heinz at 4:35am 05.21.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1451 Well, I just bought a 75 Venture 25 that has been on a dry dock for the past 4 years and is in nee
Head stinks Rhet at 3:21am 05.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1009 My had compartment stinks. I know it is not the holding tank because the smell is not in the main s
Moving up to 326 frm 280 equip/neg suggestions Ed at 2:57am 05.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1107 Hello all.Im "gonna" do it... post 9/11 and all. Im moving up to the H326. I considered the 356 but
Anchors for the Chesapeake Brian Leney at 2:49am 05.21.02 Big Boats 13/1878 What anchors (type and size for what size boat) are others using on the Chesapeake Bay? Last weekend
Blue wires 2gm20 wire harness Jim Bessinger at 2:45am 05.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1216 I just noticed two blue wires in the wire harness of my h30, 1990 that are connected to nothing. on
Scale buildup on prop Randy at 2:07am 05.21.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1287 I've got a buildup of scale and a few barnacles on my shaft and prop. How should I remove them? Pr
Diesel overheating Mark at 1:36am 05.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1166 Ever since my last haul out, my engine has overheated. I'm not sure if the overheating is related or

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Top it up and hope???? Ralph Johnstone at 1:57pm 08.09.20 Just to be sure, replace the oil as well and then follow @srimes 's suggestions. Had the same thing
Top it up and hope???? srimes at 1:35pm 08.09.20 Was it under water? It should be fine but to be thorough (and it wasn't submerged) you could top it
local knowledge point pleasant canal current flow jssailem at 1:27pm 08.09.20 We have a couple to SBO members who call Barnegat Bay their home. @Ward H and @Scott T-Bird recentl
Weather/Hatch/Crib Board Replacement srimes at 1:17pm 08.09.20 True, of course. But if I get hit by a boarding sea that's violent enough to break 1/2" acrylic cri
New to sailing. lots of questions svlivinalittle at 1:11pm 08.09.20 I greatly appreciate all the feedback! I went out yesterday under ideal learning conditions... 3 t
New to sailing. lots of questions Hardhead at 12:54pm 08.09.20 It's also good to bear in mind - that the more the boat heels over about 15 degrees - the slower the
local knowledge point pleasant canal current flow Rich Stidger at 12:38pm 08.09.20 Definitely dont want to be that guy I have already decided i have no hurry to get to anywhere. In y
Below Decks Autopilot Install on 92 C-30 shemandr at 12:34pm 08.09.20 One of the magazines just had an article about installing below deck AP. There were some very good
Replacing original Ray52 VHF Radio..... Richard19068 at 11:52am 08.09.20 Ah. I thought you were looking for a handheld VHF, not just a remote mic.
110VAC Outlets Ron20324 at 11:34am 08.09.20 ... Turns out, when the GFI outlet behind the microwave is reset, the forward AC outlets forward wo
VP MD7B waterpump Renegade135 at 11:32am 08.09.20 Hi All , heat worked! got the waterpump off, with rebuild kit in hand. I am determined not to harm
Searching for Oceanis 36 CC Owners Manual sailingnim at 11:08am 08.09.20 THANK YOU! ??
Simulated Teak HMT2 at 11:07am 08.09.20 I patterned mine using a plastic sheet. Sent it to SeaDek, they digitized it and sent me a print out
Following in the footsteps.... Ralph Johnstone at 10:50am 08.09.20 Normally I would just go with a compression test but I can't seem to find the specs for that in the
Following in the footsteps.... Ralph Johnstone at 10:47am 08.09.20 I thought that analysis companies kept databases or whatever of engine alloys etc and expected ppm
DC Electric Panel Fuse Question necochino at 10:25am 08.09.20 I wonder how long that one amp fuse will hold? Praying Triton it does forever...
Boomless sailing 26S MAC srimes at 10:23am 08.09.20 A storm trysail is rigged boomless, sheeted to the aft cleats. Have to change working sheets just li
Tacking Etiquette capta at 10:20am 08.09.20 I had a friend we'll call C. He was the worst sailboat driver -ever! He would just sit staring at
Hunter 170 Mast Step - More Rotten Plywood ehallvt at 10:18am 08.09.20 Thanks again for your detailed posts and pictures... I have "soft" screws on rudder and stem, going
Erie PA over night trailer sailor sesmith at 10:13am 08.09.20 Call Heidi at Bay Harbor Marina. They do have a launch ramp but don't know if they let boaters use

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