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How to remove fiberglass cover on swing keel winch? HELP! (1) TT Tide Together at 3:26pm 05.05.17 Catalina 22 4/714 I'm planning to replace my keel winch and cable assembly, but can't figure out how to remove the fib
Universal M25XP problem. pzmaria at 1:37pm 05.05.17 Catalina 30 8/3965 Hello all members and Catalina owners. I just became a proud owner of my first C30 and I'm quite new
Heat Exchanger??? Alansails at 12:13pm 05.05.17 Catalina 310 22/4452 Due to the question of anti-freeze in the sump underneath the engine, we had one mechanic say that t
Saturday's Forecast! Who's going Sailing? (3) rgranger at 11:10am 05.05.17 Ask All Sailors 15/664 Blue skies just now broke through after 3 days of heavy rain. And it is FRIDAY! And the forecas
Questions from new 320 MK II Owner tgrass462 at 10:18am 05.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/652 My wife and I have purchased a 2008 Catalina 320 MK II in January. Looking ahead after we complete
Hunter 23.5 rudder sticking? Chris Flanagan at 10:15am 05.05.17 Smaller Boats 2/420 I recently launched and docked my H23.5 for the season, when I tried to raise the rudder while docke
2011 39 Hunter Nav Table Hardware Dave Thompson at 9:05am 05.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/566 Does anyone know who makes the cylinder and hinge mechanism, that holds the nav station table open?
2002 H260: is the drinking water tank vented? Rick Macdonald at 8:08am 05.05.17 Smaller Boats 8/1023 Does anybody know if the drinking water tank on the 2002 H260 is vented? On my buddy's H260, the ga
Engine Control Cable Birchy at 6:12am 05.05.17 Catalina 310 1/710 http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/1547/engine-control-cable-12c-270c-28-c-310-c-320-c-
Hunter 40 items (3) Kyle Ulrick at 4:40am 05.05.17 Big Boats 3/45 I have a bunch of items from my Hunter 40 that I am looking to part with. I have a new dodger and B
Refrigerator Drain Plug Don Lucas at 4:00am 05.05.17 Big Boats 6/1277 I leave the drain plug in on my refrigerator to keep the cold in. But that also means that water col
How four holes improved my butane stove. (4) Jacomo Sailor at 9:07pm 05.04.17 Catalina 22 3/1801 I love my $16 Coleman butane stove. It is almost the perfect stove for my needs aboard. I say almo
Pearson 303 is adding BLUE SEA SYSTEMS SI-Charging Relay StargazerP303 at 9:04pm 05.04.17 Pearson 5/1499 Hi All! After much research, reading, you-tube vid's and phone calls to Blue Sea Systems.. I think
Mac 25 woodzy at 7:15pm 05.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/653 hey guys its been awhile. Since I bought my Catalina my mac 25has been sitting on the trailer at my
Dock Lines... questions, sources for bulk... (6) wsmac at 7:04pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 34/2058 I did a search and might not have used all the correct words... but I'm here now asking... ;) . I'm
B & R Backstay Bill19233 at 6:47pm 05.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 33/3863 Recently, I have had several people on the dock or at race meetings, tell me I should add a backstay
Galvanic Isolators.... NYSail at 6:27pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 3/595 Hello all, New to me boat (Beneteau 423) does not have a galvanic isolator.... and I am going to add
Shroud tension recomendations MaryEllaRose at 6:09pm 05.04.17 Catalina 22 12/4252 I've managed to get my sweaty hands on a Loos gauge and figured out how to use it but don't know how
Varnishing floor boards Fire Escape at 5:32pm 05.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/482 I had to refinish one floor board on my 1995 Hunter 29.9. Does anyone know what brand of varnish Hun
Gettimg rid of rust stains on decks wilf at 5:22pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 15/4661 Anyone have any tips or recomendations of products to remove rust stains from gelcoat and non slip p

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Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's jssailem at 9:41pm 06.07.24
STAINLESS PELICAN HOOK BigEasy at 9:31pm 06.07.24 I need to replace a metric Pelican hook for my life line and was wondering if anyone knows where I
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Davidasailor26 at 7:15pm 06.07.24 Bilge pumping about six times per minute. Looks like leak coming from behind stuffing box area and
Fuel tank fitting for pick up tube and fuel shut off for "83 O'Day 28 RBilly at 7:00pm 06.07.24 Dip tube screen was clean but removed it. Used thread sealant on fitting to tank. Removed the brass
No longer an owner sbrogden at 6:56pm 06.07.24 Like anything on the internet, you probably can't really remove or delete anything, just don't come
No longer an owner (1) Calif. Ted at 6:54pm 06.07.24 Like anything on the internet, you probably can't really remove or delete anything, just don't come
Hunter 380 non-skid paint Jan_H at 6:09pm 06.07.24 Thanks everyone for the replies. I assumed it was a painted finish since after pressure washing the
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's jdrutten at 5:41pm 06.07.24 That completely sucks! t "slowed" when taking the engine out of gear, does that mean that water was
Slips in SW Florida - Port Charlotte area heritage at 5:11pm 06.07.24 I have used Charlotte Harbor boat storage in the past. It's unusual in that the canal entrance is i
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 5:07pm 06.07.24 Finally found a solution. A different hose. Apparently the trident and the shield of a slightly smal
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Prozac at 4:33pm 06.07.24 That helps. I think look under the boat to check what might have happened. A lot might have changed
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's jssailem at 4:28pm 06.07.24 That helps. I think look under the boat to check what might have happened. A lot might have change
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Prozac at 4:05pm 06.07.24 I am not the one to answer this question but I would look at the alignment of the engine/drive trai
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's shemandr at 3:53pm 06.07.24 I am not the one to answer this question but I would look at the alignment of the engine/drive train
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 3:49pm 06.07.24 Some pictures sound great. The issue with tearing everything out is I have no choice regarding the s
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Prozac at 3:36pm 06.07.24 WOW. Yours is as good a guess as any. It is the type of issue that could be a lot of things. You sa
Small Outboard Motor Stands (1) FDL S2 at 3:35pm 06.07.24 Here is what I built.
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's jssailem at 3:18pm 06.07.24 I am guessing a bent prop shaft or struts? WOW. Yours is as good a guess as any. It is the type of
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 2:46pm 06.07.24 I just went through this on a not-a-hunter. Do not try and replicate the original design. Rip it all
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 2:33pm 06.07.24 The only think I can think to do is to somehow enlarge the hoses that I have with some tool so that

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