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Intake thru hull size ChrisCall at 10:03am 05.24.16 Catalina 30 4/763 what size should the thru hull be to engine intake on catalina 30 with a universal m25xp engine?
Intake thru hull size ChrisCall at 10:02am 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 2/425 what size should the thru hull be to engine intake on catalina 30 with a universal m25xp engine
Inboard on a Hunter Cherubini 25 1976. Plymouth Sailor at 10:00am 05.24.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/857 Does anyone have an idea who may have been modifying these boats out of the factory? I've been told
San Juan 30 any owners here S/V UsCa at 9:44am 05.24.16 San Juan Sailboats 0/1642 I have a Beauty and would love to talk to any other 30 owners get some insight on thing you have don
Leading Halyards back to cockpit Aladave at 8:27am 05.24.16 Mid-Size Boats 16/5144 On my 1976 Catalina 27, I want to be able to raise the mainsail from the safety of the cockpit. From
What in the photo is unusal? (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 8:06am 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 21/2056 In the mid 90's, a Catalina Capri 26 was transported in late March from Smith Mt. Lake, VA to Ithaca
Practical Sailor Cherubini H30 Review John T1594 at 7:53am 05.24.16 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1151 A few weeks ago Practical Sailor magazine asked for photos of 1980's era H30s for a review article.
Hunter 30T Interior Size Lone Star Ag at 6:28am 05.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/5329 I am currently looking to move up in boat size. Right now I have a Capri 22, which is great to get
Various idle on my m-25 Universal fastbreak30 at 6:28am 05.24.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/795 My m-25 diesel engine has an idle varies that I do not know why. The tachometer varies in step with
Transmission Shift cable length - 1990 catalina 30 Bonassola at 5:32am 05.24.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/682 My cable has broken at the transmission, and I would like to find out if anyone knows the cable leng
Bilge leak Hedonia at 5:28am 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 12/914 Hello all, Second Season with the boat, first time we launch it ourselves. Entered water on Saturda
Gasket for M-18 rocker arm cover Richard19068 at 10:26pm 05.23.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/784 I want to adjust the valves and torque the head on my Universal M-18 and was thinking I should have
Too many lugs (1) nautikaljeeper at 9:14pm 05.23.16 Ask All Sailors 16/2982 I am trying to avoid stacking too many lugs on one battery terminal. I am looking for assurance that
Chopping down a mast ddrewry at 8:55pm 05.23.16 Big Boats 44/5845 Ok, not literally, but well sort of... I recently purchased a Hunter 37.5 and I'm seriously consider
Help removing waste pump-out tube (1) patrickkidd at 8:48pm 05.23.16 Ask All Sailors 16/4953 Hi there! My black water tank is full (and slightly filling into the toilet leaving a stink) on my
Anchor Chain size bertram at 8:19pm 05.23.16 Ask All Sailors 10/4340 We have a 2002 Catalina 350. Currently it has a 14 chain rode on it. To me it seems small and I b
Mercury 20 hp Texas Gun-Man at 7:54pm 05.23.16 Catalina 22 15/1314 Would this be too heavy for our Catalina 22's? Probably 130lbs since it's the long shaft. https://
h40.5 overhead salon window crack (3) Rich Stidger at 6:34pm 05.23.16 Big Boats 6/770 I just discovered that my 1997 h40.5 has developed a crack in the large overhead window. This was
Rudder friction on Bene 265 hard-a-ground at 5:09pm 05.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/641 Hi all, I love my boat. But. I wish the tiller had better feel. It is very hard to move the tiller
What on Earth is going on with my Yanmar 1GM10 Matt Adam at 4:24pm 05.23.16 Engines and Propulsion 42/9066 Took my boat out today and all was running fine with my 1GM10. I was keeping it at about 1000-2000rp

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60 best Boats 30' and under Steve L22188 at 8:40am 01.01.24 Asking which boats should be in a "best under 30'" list is just one step away from the dreaded "shou
60 best Boats 30' and under Alan Gomes at 8:17am 01.01.24 Eliminate any boats that were, as the sayings go, "built to price" Pretty much all the boats we ar
60 best Boats 30' and under Alan Gomes at 8:09am 01.01.24 Anything over 2-2.5' and less than 3 seconds apart is uncomfortable in an O'Day 25. Waves less tha
60 best Boats 30' and under mermike at 8:05am 01.01.24 I'm biased, but you could add the Yamaha 30 to your list. They're not common, but owners love them.
60 best Boats 30' and under DArcy at 8:02am 01.01.24 The best boat I ever went out bashing waves in is the C&C 27 Mark 1(Although I'm not sure it was ca
60 best Boats 30' and under Scott T-Bird at 7:53am 01.01.24 If your boat is for heavy weather on Lake Michigan, I would eliminate all boats on your list under 3
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help Mike H. at 7:48am 01.01.24 Thanks. It is a Sprint Atlantic. It has one circuit breaker. When I press the reverse or forward bu
60 best Boats 30' and under shemandr at 7:41am 01.01.24 It's an interesting list for a couple of reasons. Foremost to me is that there is hardly a boat on
60 best Boats 30' and under Obsessiion at 7:00am 01.01.24 The Mariner 28 was well built and pretty comfortable.
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 6:24am 01.01.24 How is it that a boat with a longer longer waterline (and more wetted surface) has better performan
Universal(Kubota) M35 electric fuel pump pzmaria at 6:16am 01.01.24 On my 1999 C36, the electric fuel pump runs when engine is running on the M35B. I used a voltmeter
60 best Boats 30' and under Project_Mayhem at 10:25pm 12.31.23 @DArcy Thanks for the tips on the different revisions of the C&C boats! This is exactly the insight
If H260 is suspended in air, or frozen, what happens? Crazy Dave Condon at 9:44pm 12.31.23 @Davenport If the hunter is out of the water, there should be no water in the tank. It only adds
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement marcham at 9:19pm 12.31.23 1) do you have a power monitor ? ie: Victron SmartShunt? 2) How's the insulation around the fridge a
Is this bushing still available? marcham at 9:07pm 12.31.23 Have it machined from a block of delrin...
60 best Boats 30' and under marcham at 9:05pm 12.31.23 Club racing? Cruising? Day sailing? Trailer or no trailer? Budget?? 30' waterline length or overal
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help marcham at 8:52pm 12.31.23 And another... http://slspares.co.uk/pdf/Website%20Manuals/Instruction%20Manuals/Sprint%20Atlantic
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help marcham at 8:49pm 12.31.23 I assume your mast and boom kicker are made by Selden? They also have manuals on their website for t
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help marcham at 8:47pm 12.31.23 1) Was the engine running? Some models have a relay that requires the alternator to be running for t
60 best Boats 30' and under FastOlson at 8:41pm 12.31.23 As others point out, you need to ID your criteria better. Based on quality of design and build, I wo

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