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Common Catalina 30 issues CaptJay at 2:03pm 08.14.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/10436 Looking to buy a 76 or 81. Both seem in pretty nice shape. Just joined forum today. What is a Cat
Alternator Regulator jviss at 1:09pm 08.14.17 Ask All Sailors 13/674 I think my InCharge smart charging regulator has failed. Is there an answer to the question "what r
Oday 28 outboard motor mount ANTHONY PASSAFIUME at 12:36pm 08.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/541 Anyone have specs on the angle of the wedge you have to put on a motor mount where the part that bol
SoCal - San Pedro-area - bottom diver recommendations marke14 at 10:47am 08.14.17 Ask All Sailors 3/536 Greetings SBO friends, Please send me a private message if you happen to keep a boat in any of the
Rebuild water pump buddybear at 10:43am 08.14.17 Catalina 310 9/1420 Recently changed out the stock Sherwood water pump on the Universal 25XPB with the Oberdorfer N202M-
Lowering the Boom (as in, no boom)? NotCook at 9:09am 08.14.17 Ask All Sailors 4/418 I'd like to extend Loyalist's discussion further on the question of eliminating the boom entirely. I
Need Photo of W30B3 oil pressure sensor wiring. Guan at 8:20am 08.14.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/725 Gang! Alas it never ends. My console alarm screamed with oil pressure light blinking when engine on.
Valve Adjustment thaeni at 7:44am 08.14.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/545 Can the valves on a 3GM30F be adjusted with the compression released?
Cockpit Seat cushion replacement Birchy at 7:24am 08.14.17 Catalina 310 3/1011 I own a 2003 Catalina 310. The seat cushions are starting to break down. Any suggestions on replacem
Hose/Barb putty? Velero49 at 6:44am 08.14.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/340 What is the paste/compound/putty that Hunter used to seal? the hose/barb connections. Im getting re
Sunday on Seneca agprice22 at 5:02am 08.14.17 Ask All Sailors 4/464 here is a little Sunday on Seneca! TpzWjpowYZg GdjTUyUHIdE rBE5LGWxz9w The wind was a steady 7-8
Irwin Citation 30 (1980) Massimo432 at 7:18pm 08.13.17 Irwin 5/4268 Hello everyone, Noobie here. I just purchased the boat for Live Aboard. It needs some work and upgra
S2 9.2a Bimini Solutions? Mighty Little at 7:03pm 08.13.17 S2 3/1486 Hey fellow S2 owners.....I have a 1980 9.2a with standard main sheet rigging that comes down off the
M25xp enough engine? Jwhy at 5:35pm 08.13.17 Big Boats 5/1064 I looked at a Catalina 34 today with the 23 hp Universal. It's a 1990 boat with a mix of MKI and MKI
What exactly is considered " similar voltage" and "similar current"... GorillaToast at 4:44pm 08.13.17 Musings With Maine Sail 4/889 ...when talking about PV panel arrays. In researching using panels of different manufacturers and d
Leaking Coffee Maker Viktor Eysselein at 3:58pm 08.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/390 Hi All: I have a Hunter 45CC, yr 2008. My Coffeemaker (LG Microwave and Coffee Maker Combo) is leaki
Cyclades 393 tiller arm replacement (1) Araluen at 3:54pm 08.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/628 Hi all Need to replace the tiller arm (where the auto pilot ram attaches to the rudder stock) which
Petrel AeroCraft 12 ft aluminum sailboat Sailing down the river at 2:55pm 08.13.17 Ask All Sailors 8/3776 I just got a SB-12 Petrel sailboat and in the back are 2 big holes about 2 inches across. The guy sa
Storage Mirwin at 1:17pm 08.13.17 Catalina 310 16/1740 hello everyone, Please forgive me but I am a female and some things are more important to me than wo
Jammed Lewmar Winch OldCat at 12:16pm 08.13.17 Catalina 22 3/2094 I have a 2005 C22 Sport. The port side sheet winch has jammed. It is a Lewmar CST14 - self-taling G

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Bon Voyage! jssailem at 12:35pm 03.03.24 For sure give it a few months before you decide to look for activities. I took a year, as I still
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing dLj at 12:31pm 03.03.24 There has been a long on-going anti-Hunter bull crap that is just not based in reality. I've never f
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing jssailem at 12:17pm 03.03.24 I have sailed on a couple Hunter boats from 25 to the 40ft in size and enjoyed the experience. It
11th hour, Bavaria 41 rudder service in yard. what to do? boaterbob at 11:59am 03.03.24 After all the above work, I discovered most of the rudder resistance was due to improper installatio
Water tank level gauge circuit board boaterbob at 11:54am 03.03.24 My 2004 Bavaria 41 was hit by lightening and insurance repaired by prior owner, except they did not
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing Prairie Virgin Sailor at 11:27am 03.03.24 Boats are designed for specific purposes, essentially they are tools for us to use for enjoyment an
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing dlochner at 11:22am 03.03.24 Boats are designed for specific purposes, essentially they are tools for us to use for enjoyment and
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing Don S/V ILLusion at 11:11am 03.03.24
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing Prairie Virgin Sailor at 11:10am 03.03.24 Do a search on this site for postings by "Sequitur". He and his wife sailed from Vancouver to FL, r
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing kappykaplan at 11:00am 03.03.24 Do a search on this site for postings by "Sequitur". He and his wife sailed from Vancouver to FL, ro
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 quadrille38 at 10:28am 03.03.24 THANK YOU!! SUPER HELPFUL! Oh another piece of information for you. As you are pulling wires thro
How to convert to tiller steering from wheel steering for Catalina 250... Stu Jackson at 10:21am 03.03.24 Congratulations on your new boat. It would be wise for your to familiarize yourself with this group
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. kappykaplan at 10:02am 03.03.24 This is a good Boat History site. If you have your HIN number or VIN... you can check it here. Bef
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. Orbweaver at 9:55am 03.03.24 All I ever seem to get in response my boat ads are the scammers. Easy to spot if you know the clues.
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 laitm001 at 9:54am 03.03.24 Ours has a swivel mount Thanks Jim, Did your screws/bolts go all the way through the bulkhead int
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 (2) JamesG161 at 9:38am 03.03.24 Ours has a swivel mount , that uses 2 bolts on the Bulk head. We off set ours, since a Finishing
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 JamesG161 at 9:24am 03.03.24 TV directly to the bulkhead wall but not sure/confident of screwing into the unknown. Any ideas how
Clean Out Oil Pan JamesG161 at 9:15am 03.03.24 I am now using a Full Synthetic Oil [5 years on same Engine as @Rich Stidger. No Sludge from that O
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Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. JamesG161 at 8:41am 03.03.24 This is a good Boat History site. If you have your HIN number or VIN... you can check it here. Bef

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