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3 Blade Prop for C-30?? Allen at 2:14am 04.22.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1057 I've got a C-30 with a 2 blade 15" prop. I'm wondering what benefits/drawbacks there are for going
Head burps Richard at 1:44am 04.22.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1554 Peggie,I have an 87' cat 30. Since early fall last year, after I pump the head, it will bubble(ai
Battery types Bruce Hill at 1:35am 04.22.02 Ask All Sailors 19/1728 Will be replacing my batteries this season. My Hunter Passage 42 has 2 8D house batteries and a sta
Centerboard pin David Garrett at 1:30am 04.22.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1273 I need to replace the pin that the centerboard swings on. The last owner had a piece of aluminum we
Trailering a Mac 25 John at 1:28am 04.22.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1083 Hi All,I recently bought a 1983 Mac 25 which came on a new LoadRite trailer. The boat doesn't qu
Cat 22 halyards Jay at 12:51am 04.22.02 Smaller Boats 6/1256 Can someone tell me how the halyards are connected (the rope to the wire)? I want to replace the ha
22 fixed keel phrf ?? john s at 12:48am 04.22.02 Smaller Boats 1/1064 i have a 1983 22ft fixed keel catalina and would like to find the phrf rating for non spiniker racin
Cracks on the deck chris at 12:35am 04.22.02 Smaller Boats 3/1108 Went out to get my H140 cleaned up to take out this spring, only to find a huge crack on the front d
Hyde roller furling info. Bill Reed at 12:28am 04.22.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1956 I would like to find information on Hyde roller furlings.I found the site for Hyde sails but they do
Whisker Pole Mount on Mast Ramsay Selden at 11:56pm 04.21.02 Big Boats 7/3774 I have an '83 34 with the original rig and Kenyon mast. I have just gotten a whisker pole for it--t
Sticking throttle Lewis at 8:05pm 04.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/995 I have an Edson steering pedestal on my Hunter 28. The throttle has become very difficult to move. A
Pass or fail? SailboatOwners.com at 4:51pm 04.21.02 Ask All Sailors 39/2474 Which boat systems cause you the most trouble?How have you dealt with their failure? Have you been
40.5 shaft packing Henry Demolina at 2:15pm 04.21.02 Big Boats 7/1741 Just had a mechanic replace the prop shaft packing on my 40.5. It gets about 5 drops of water per mi
Replacement MSD Chuck at 1:20pm 04.21.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1405 I am considering replacing the original MSD on my 1983 hunter 31. The current one has some leaking s
Hunter 23 steel keel - gel coat? Bill Leathen at 12:44pm 04.21.02 Smaller Boats 5/1623 I am stripping the old bottom paint off the steel keel on my Hunter 23. I am down to a white coatin
Daly's web site Ray at 12:38pm 04.21.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1181 Anyone know where I can buy Daly's SeaFin Teak oil. Can't seem to find the web site.
Outboard Spark plugs Bill Leathen at 12:37pm 04.21.02 Smaller Boats 4/968 How often should the spark plug be changed? In my case I have a Nissan 5 HP two stroke. The motor
Who is the author of this poem? Mark Major at 11:49am 04.21.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1193 While on my last sail I found a poem recited by an acquaintance; he wasn't sure of his accuracy, and
Flamingo Fl. steven f. at 11:47am 04.21.02 Destinations 4/1859 Okay, here I go again. I've been trying to get into Flamingo Fl. for two years but each time someth
OMC Zephyr Saildrive Queries D. Casey at 11:42am 04.21.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1471 I'm new to this site but I have the feeling you've all heard sad saildrive stories before. My O'Day

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M25xp oil pan replacement Franzcat at 10:43am 08.10.20 A woman I have been talking to at Engine Power Source (my local Kubota dealer referred me) just sent
Help me with mainsail please! kappykaplan at 10:41am 08.10.20 would appear to be the main sheet Agree . . .
Tohatsu 9.8 ron2photo at 10:36am 08.10.20 Mine does the same thing. I think it just takes time to stop the prop
Foamy Water FlyorSail at 10:35am 08.10.20 Maybe you should cut back on the :beer: Or drink more!
Foamy Water FlyorSail at 10:35am 08.10.20 if the foam goes away quickly it may just be air in the lines. Both hot and cold, or just one? If
Deck leaks on Marlow Hunter 37/40 Don Lucas at 10:30am 08.10.20 Marlow-Hunter was not responsive to the Marina staff, even though they were a small Hunter dealer
New to us, 1981 Catalina 22 Hull #10001 Naglfari at 10:30am 08.10.20 No more ominous that for a porta potty. :) I had hull #10496, great boat. Aha! Too used to brown
Help me with mainsail please! (1) Bubbadog at 10:21am 08.10.20 The next big news pertains to the last item out of the sail bag...see attached photo...would appear
Help me with mainsail please! (1) Bubbadog at 10:19am 08.10.20 Ok folks...thanks a big gob for all the help and suggestions. Just got home from the marina and thi
Top it up and hope???? odaydokay at 10:15am 08.10.20 Thanks, fellas, sounds like a plan. Could have been worse. Lost one overboard a few years back and
New to us, 1981 Catalina 22 Hull #10001 Stu Jackson at 10:14am 08.10.20 Just before that aforementioned crack are these four wooden dingles. Some kind of brace for the din
New to us, 1981 Catalina 22 Hull #10001 (2) Naglfari at 10:07am 08.10.20 Thanks for the insights. Must have had some terrible dreams and woke up to post.. Glad for some reas
Foamy Water odaydokay at 10:07am 08.10.20 Air or detergent would be my two guesses.
110VAC Outlets Justin_NSA at 10:02am 08.10.20 I love that movie! "Look at me"
Foamy Water shemandr at 9:53am 08.10.20 Maybe you should cut back on the :beer:
110VAC Outlets Ron20324 at 9:50am 08.10.20 ... ...and, you shouldn't be putting two wires under a screw head. "Shouldn't be" is the key phras
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? rgranger at 9:45am 08.10.20 thanks for the reply, rgranger. I appreciate your personal account and experience. I have heard abo
Harness tether came unclipped rgranger at 9:40am 08.10.20 I would remove that Ditto I have a looped lanyard on my key ring and snag it on stuff all of the t
Invest 95L Benny17441 at 9:39am 08.10.20 The Train is running on schedule; multiple waves coming off the Africa coast.
Below Decks Autopilot Install on 92 C-30 gvsho at 9:36am 08.10.20 Hey shemandr - I found that article you mentioned and it is SUPER helpful! Really outlines, mechani

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