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Oday 322 cabin floor wilf at 7:13am 02.12.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/895 Anyone with an oday 322 know if the lager part of the cabin floor right at the bottom of the stairs
Clean Exterior of Engine ChrisHunter at 6:51am 02.12.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/1330 I have a couple minor oil leaks from the 2GM20 engine on my 1992 Hunter 30. Before looking to repla
1994 Hunter Legend 35.5 Head Sail Size shavdog at 5:27am 02.12.17 Big Boats 5/785 Is the stock head sail from the factory a 100 or 110 or neither?...thanks....and if you were buying
Plane All U Get at 5:13am 02.12.17 Ask All Sailors 7/761 Hi all,, Last year I posted a problem getting our dinghy up on plane. With the sage advice of this
Advice on deck paint IH82BL8 at 5:11am 02.12.17 Ask All Sailors 6/960 I'm planning to paint my deck this Spring. Would like to hear from sailors who have done this. To
Have anyone a bow thruster on his Hunter 340! ger123 at 1:19am 02.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1636 Hello! Please do not talk about the necessity! I am looking for a bow thruster for my Hunter 340 (2
A new (and very old) forum: Cruising Sailors Phil Herring at 10:40pm 02.11.17 Ask All Sailors 8/2978 Back in the 1990s, Cruising World magazine had a very active and amazing forum frequented by some of
Keel bolt specs Clanallan at 7:32pm 02.11.17 Sirius 21/22 2/1286 We bought a Sirius 21/22 approx 1980 and it has no keel bolt. We're looking for some kind of specs f
Bottom paint myths Urban legend or facts Capt Robbie at 6:26pm 02.11.17 Big Boats 17/4970 Time to order my bottom paint and everyone seams to be the expert. Last year I witnessed about twen
Hunter 18.5 trailer modifications lbsailor at 2:29pm 02.11.17 Smaller Boats 9/1939 We have a hunter 18.5 trailer that needs some work done to it. Since we are having to bring it in we
In hull vs thru hull transducer? Chart Guthrie at 9:36am 02.11.17 Ask An Oday Owner 19/9945 I recently purchased a 1980 O'Day 23 with a non functional depth finder. I am looking to replace the
galvanic isolator jack silver at 8:54am 02.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2666 I have a 2004 H466 with a galvonic isolator alert gizmo at my nav desk. I have my zincs and bottom
Is this lead based paint? Todd Atchison at 7:50am 02.11.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/645 My girlfriend and I are working on a Venture 222. I've posted a few pictures and inquired about the
Retractable bowsprit info and gear info desired (1) agprice22 at 5:55am 02.11.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1242 My Telstar 28 project boat has a 6 ft or so aluminum tube that was originally a bowsprit that retrac
Solar Panel Location Bill and Kathy McDonald at 6:08pm 02.10.17 Catalina 22 3/746 Any suggestions on where to locate a solar panel other than off of the stern?
Awl grip painted hull what cleaner can be used on it? Capt Robbie at 5:35pm 02.10.17 Ask All Sailors 19/10255 I had my hull painted with awl grip three years ago. While under the mfg/boatyards warranty for past
Rudder how good is mine? Valerio at 1:05pm 02.10.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/958 i am in the process of buying a 84 hunter 34 in very good shape. In order to see if the rudder is in
2017 NSHSA - Initial gathering for 2017 Puesta del sol at 9:52am 02.10.17 NSHSA (Hunter Assoc. Upper Chesapeake Bay) 3/2121
Broken thru hull vent? (3) billybee41 at 7:34am 02.10.17 Mid-Size Boats 13/2915 I have a 1994 Hunter 29.5 with a broken thru hull vent(I think it is a vent). enclosed are a few pic
Waste Water Tank Solids H Travis at 5:06am 02.10.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/4483 I bought a Hunter 29.5 that had been in storage for some time. There are solids in the tank, and re

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Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? dlochner at 7:38am 12.14.23 I'm not sure if a Wheel Pilot fits on a folding wheel. You certainly can't fold it all the way in
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Scott T-Bird at 7:30am 12.14.23 I'm not sure if a Wheel Pilot fits on a folding wheel. You certainly can't fold it all the way in i
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! dlochner at 7:27am 12.14.23 We're an all Apple house, so I use a MacBook Pro with an M1 chip and Aquamaps. Aquamaps is a very af
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? (1) rgranger at 6:52am 12.14.23 There is a solution, it's not cheap but it works. https://defender.com/en_us/lewmar-folding-wheel
H36 "Bulkhead" separation? kloudie1 at 6:39am 12.14.23 Not familiar with that boat but if it is made like the old H-34, those bulkheads are there mostly as
Re-installing the shaft coupling rgranger at 6:38am 12.14.23 This thread seems like a good candidate for the sticky posts archive. What say you @Dave
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? smokey73 at 4:53am 12.14.23 also I have a knob at the center of the wheel that can change the force required to turn the whee
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Scott T-Bird at 4:15am 12.14.23 It is almost impossible to get from behind the wheel into cockpit without stepping up on the seats.
Re-installing the shaft coupling CYQK at 2:43am 12.14.23 +1 for anti-seize
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? danstanford at 2:06am 12.14.23 The principal reason for the big wheel is so you can be on the rail and still steer. This is benefic
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Calif. Ted at 8:55pm 12.13.23 also I have a knob at the center of the wheel that can change the force required to turn the wheel
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Ted10028 at 8:31pm 12.13.23 Yes, you lose the leverage from the larger wheel making it more difficult to steer. There is a sol
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:39pm 12.13.23 I guess getting old hoses off would be easy now that I think of it because you could cut them off wi
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? dlochner at 6:15pm 12.13.23 Yes, you lose the leverage from the larger wheel making it more difficult to steer. There is a solu
Hollow Transom Surprise Not Too Shabby at 6:11pm 12.13.23 That makes sense. Thanks for the tips! I did a little gudgeon research and it turns out my boat alr
Re-installing the shaft coupling (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:11pm 12.13.23 You can put it on tight enough to barely drip, Ah, but do you ever run it with "no drips?" Keep
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 5:57pm 12.13.23 i , m with Peggy ! our hoses were at 20 years and they did stink through the whole boat. No vent c
Re-installing the shaft coupling American_Mainsail at 5:48pm 12.13.23 I'm with you here 100%, Ralph. The Teflon packing material is really good stuff. You can put it on t
Re-installing the shaft coupling (3) Ralph Johnstone at 5:44pm 12.13.23
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 Shagdance at 4:36pm 12.13.23 Yes, but I don't race, so the overall performance was acceptable for me. The main issue is fore/aft

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