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Keel cable tube little breeze at 9:57am 07.17.17 Catalina 22 12/1812 138822 138822 138822 138822 lifting assy is being replaced during my restoration, But my question is
rocking on anchor BillyK at 9:50am 07.17.17 Catalina 30 6/1266 Has anyone used a Rock 'n' Roll Stabilizer System or anything similar? Last year we were out to wat
Bilge Pump Reset - How does it work? (2) plenny7 at 9:34am 07.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2134 My google-fu is failing me and I can't find anything about this. Below is a photo of what I assume
Increasing house battery capacity on MH40 (1) Phantom154 at 8:44am 07.17.17 Big Boats 1/373 I wanted to increase my house battery capacity from the original 420 amp-hours (2 Fullriver DC-210 b
Newbie Genoa Question (1) Capri at 8:39am 07.17.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/364 138812 Hello, All. This may be specific to O'day owners, but not sure. I have 2 questions. Bought my
Connecting mast with CDI fuller to front of boat Patbrogan at 8:22am 07.17.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/836 Our 26M has been with mast down for months and when we went to step it, the built in forestay won't
Cleaning Seat Cushions dhjawor7 at 8:15am 07.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/335 I'm not sure how old or how clean the covers are on all of the seat/birthing cushions in my boat (I
Hunter 28.5 Rigging Specifications (1) fhp3 at 6:21am 07.17.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/2080 I dug this up on the internet and compared it to my original rigging. It comes very close. The line
Passage 42 Aft Transom Lockers 1mcarlson at 5:53am 07.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1039 Any Hunter 42 Passage owners experience water in the aft transom lockers? I had to motor over to a
Hunter 23.5 D/C switch panel needed Mike in Cape Cod at 9:00pm 07.16.17 Smaller Boats 2/370 Anyone know if the original D/C switch panel is available for sale anywhere ? I have 12 volt powe
A.C. Freezing up..Why? Pat at 7:26pm 07.16.17 Ask An Oday Owner 18/1279 The 12,000 btu Mermaid AC in our O'Day 272 freezes up and ceases to cool the boat....did it twice th
What is this thing on my Mac 26c? (1) Leatherneck at 6:15pm 07.16.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1868 Can someone tell me what this thing is? Thanks
Early Hunter 25 mainsheet help pk66 at 6:05pm 07.16.17 The Cherubini Hunters 20/2100 Hi, I finally raised the mast on my 1974 Hunter 25. After attaching the boom to the goose neck I am
need a Great Lakes chart cartridge DStegs49 at 5:48pm 07.16.17 Ask All Sailors 0/229 Does anyone have or know where I can get a "western great lakes" cartridge that will fit my NorthSta
PH II rebuild Mark Maulden at 5:04pm 07.16.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/473 I rebuilt the whole pump assy and new joker valve. When I pump in the dry mode, water does not leav
Cold drinking water on-board (2) RussC at 4:23pm 07.16.17 Ask All Sailors 8/766 I usually post in the Mac section, but I think a lot of folks use the same blue jugs for drinking wa
Widgeon Rigging Question (4) John From Maine at 4:09pm 07.16.17 Day Sailers 11/7206 138790 138791 1972-73 Widgeon that I bought last year. First relates to the boom out-haul for the m
chi mac is on jon hansen at 2:59pm 07.16.17 Racing 20/1407 20 to 30 k wind on the nose right now, oh boy. al ' bob declerq in the lead for the mac cup again,
Pointing higher? LakeShark at 2:51pm 07.16.17 Racing 30/5258 So this weekend my children and I participated in our first ever race. I have a set of twins that a
parts for Marlow 23 winches Dan Donaldson at 11:46am 07.16.17 Catalina 30 15/965 Is there any place out there that I can order parts to repair my Marlow 23 self tailing winch?

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In mast furling main working much better now JamesG161 at 8:39am 06.12.23 Please read this link completely. In mast 'piece of crap' furling system I mastered my In-mast fur
In mast furling main working much better now JamesG161 at 8:36am 06.12.23 I will try a test by bypassing the sheaves and rollers by running the outhaul and furling loupe abo
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue dlochner at 8:33am 06.12.23 Alternator output fuse? the fuse for the regulator or the main DC fuse? - I haven't check the fuse
In mast furling main working much better now BroncoJohn at 8:27am 06.12.23 Thanks for the information. It looks like the remaining friction problem I have is with the sheave
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue DayDreamer41 at 8:24am 06.12.23 Do you have a service disconnect on the alternator? Did you check the alternator output fuse? Eit
Transducer troubles jssailem at 8:22am 06.12.23 My first thought was a failed transducer. You did not paint the transducer with bottom paint by cha
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. JamesG161 at 8:19am 06.12.23 I have never seen a holding tank without a dip tube installed. :plus::plus: In fact you can downl
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M Ward H at 8:12am 06.12.23 Are you aware of the size differences between the HBW50 and ZF 12M? Catalina Direct shows this: "Im
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue Maine Sail at 8:08am 06.12.23 How about a photo of the shunt wiring? Where is alt B- wired?
Transducer troubles dlochner at 7:39am 06.12.23 Sounds like a bad transducer.
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue dlochner at 7:36am 06.12.23 Do you have a service disconnect on the alternator? Did you check the alternator output fuse? Eith
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M dlochner at 7:29am 06.12.23 Replacing a transmission is essentially a nut and bolt operation. Unbolt a bunch of stuff and bolt t
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M u0958901 at 7:11am 06.12.23 Different boat model and engine but the process is the same.
Topping Lift Sailfanatic at 7:09am 06.12.23 Ideally terminate the topping lift below the backstay and above the main halyard. If it has to go t
In mast furling main working much better now JamesG161 at 7:04am 06.12.23 @BroncoJohn click on the link in @jdrutten's post for how to learn the mechanism of in-mast furling
Is it the trim, or is it the sails? (1) jssailem at 6:59am 06.12.23 You strike a positive chord @sesmith . Here in these threads there are volumes about Universal, Yanm
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M LouBegue at 6:45am 06.12.23 http://www.catalina350.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=685 This is awesome info.
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M u0958901 at 6:36am 06.12.23 http://www.catalina350.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=685
In mast furling main working much better now jdrutten at 6:32am 06.12.23 ... Here is another tip. The boom angle is needed ... Jim, I was moments away from referencing o
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue jviss at 6:14am 06.12.23 Let me put it this way. If the engine is running, no house loads are on, the battery voltage is "up

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