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Catalina 22 Dinette Conversion to Berth "Trick" Stu Jackson at 9:23am 02.27.16 Catalina 22 8/11834 Years ago, when we had our 1981 Catalina 22, we read about and implemented the trick to use the dine
ponding aft of mast sailfree20770 at 9:13am 02.27.16 Big Boats 1/825 On my Hunter 376, rain water will pond just aft of the mast where the halyards run under the "windsh
Forespar Whisker Pole Available (1) Dgsteiner at 8:20am 02.27.16 S2 1/368 I have a Forespar HD 6-12 telescoping whisker pole in excellent condition available if anyone needs
Cal 9.2 lines gosling146 at 6:52am 02.27.16 Ask All Sailors 3/604 Good morning: I'm an ex Cal 9.2 owner now sailing a Pearson 10M. I want to make a half model of the
Stanchion Bolt Removal (1) JamesG161 at 6:25am 02.27.16 Ask All Sailors 19/6121 I have traced a slight leak to the support stanchions that are the gate way supports (4) on both si
Stop Centerboard from 'Bouncing' in Waves on Hunter 216 Ospronah at 5:58pm 02.26.16 Smaller Boats 14/6097 Hi all, I'm relatively new to sailing, and have inherited a 216 from about 2008. I've noticed that
Looking for a used Swing Keel for a Catalina 22 Michael15721 at 1:29pm 02.26.16 Catalina 22 18/8383 Started to re-furbish the swing keel on my 1976 Catalina 22. Way overdue!!! Unfortunately, the kee
Hunter 33 Carrier Bearing carbonrobot at 12:02pm 02.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/517 I had a tech leave a note on my last service stating: "At low rpms there is a slight growl, possible
St. Croix Customs Ken Prichard at 11:11am 02.26.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1291 Has anyone cleared US customs in St. Croix? What's the procedure? I can see where the customs office
Thinking about moving up. Ward H at 10:19am 02.26.16 Ask All Sailors 38/3219 Warning - This is a bit of a ramble but I've rambled here before and have gotten some good ideas fro
Outboard Motor Bracket Flamingo1 at 9:58am 02.26.16 Catalina 22 8/1859 Mine needs updated/replaced and the OP installation of the existing mount results in the mounting bo
Info on Hunter25.5 bogboy at 9:38am 02.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/633 Hi On the download page I did not find much info on Hunter25.5 - schematics, rigging, etc. Is there
Diesel tank clean-out port Joe5917 at 9:19am 02.26.16 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2928 I plan to cut a hole in the fuel tank of my Catalina 320 and install a SeaBuilt inspection/clean-out
Rigging tension Pearson 35 Kalo at 7:29am 02.26.16 Ask All Sailors 1/1548 I am searching for standing rig tension specs. I have 1/4 forstay, aft and shrouds and 7/32 sways.
CT-33 Meter Readings Ajay73 at 10:48pm 02.25.16 Musings With Maine Sail 0/606 Just want to understand the two scales of the meter on the CT-33 Moisture meter. If there is a read
Cruisair on 473 - Noisy SettleMeDown at 6:01pm 02.25.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2059 Our Cruisair in the main cabin is quite noisy. It cools and heats fine, it's just loud. We never rec
When to Replace Opening Hatch Seal? Neil McDonald at 4:54pm 02.25.16 Ask All Sailors 2/540 The plexiglass on my Bomar extruded opening hatch over the V birth has cracked and needs replacement
Mac 21 Ceiling Paint Help RichieR at 4:49pm 02.25.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2642 Hi, so the cabin ceiling of my Mac 21 is flaking like crazy. So id like paint it. Has anyone done th
Compression post on a Pearson35 (4) gcastillo3 at 4:38pm 02.25.16 Ask All Sailors 17/5126 120027 Hi! I own a P35 1977 hull #367. I inspected the compression post and block and by the looks
Mainsalil Reefing b.nelson at 2:06pm 02.25.16 Catalina 310 5/1685 We have the standard single line reefing that is hard to winch in tight. Has anyone installed block

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How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 chuckwayne at 6:51pm 03.01.24 I'm sure it's like the 356 - the wires go down the aft tube (port side on the 356) thru a smallish h
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? dlochner at 6:36pm 03.01.24 The most expensive boat you can buy is a free boat. There is probably very little coring to worry ab
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. (1) jssailem at 6:01pm 03.01.24 WOW!... That makes the $4K I paid for my V-Drive Borg-Warner transmission rebuild sound like a steal
Clean Out Oil Pan jssailem at 5:52pm 03.01.24 Having just completed a rebuild of my engine (1973 Perkins 4.107) I can affirm there was 49 accumula
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 quadrille38 at 5:36pm 03.01.24 I have designed an install of two 365Watt Panels which keeps them low over the bimini top to reduce
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Davidasailor26 at 4:59pm 03.01.24
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? tumbleweed2045 at 4:44pm 03.01.24 Thanks for the responses! Title wouldn't be an issue. I think this boat should be listed in the clas
Passage Compass replacement Terry Cox at 4:28pm 03.01.24 I have a 1991 Hunter Passage 42. The compass is sun damaged and the ( bezel ) mount the compass sit
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Project_Mayhem at 4:21pm 03.01.24 After some thought, I decided to go this route: The contactless level sensors came with a PCB to con
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 KelToy at 4:20pm 03.01.24 Thanks! Yes! I saw that one - very helpful! I was trying to find more details on where the run of wi
Passage Compass replacement Tally Ho at 4:14pm 03.01.24
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 Hello Below at 4:12pm 03.01.24
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? KelToy at 4:10pm 03.01.24 I made a frame of 1" tubes that I mounted to the arch and to my davits. It covers the rear of my b
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 4:08pm 03.01.24 Do they run aft to the stern clamshell vents. Crawl into the aft storage and look to the furthest c
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Tally Ho at 3:59pm 03.01.24 they are immediately behind the engine. Perhaps that is a exhaust and there is a blower somewhere a
Clean Out Oil Pan Tally Ho at 3:55pm 03.01.24 If you really want to pull the oil pan it is an easy task. Easy providing there is clearance to rem
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? kappykaplan at 3:08pm 03.01.24 I don't think it is worth the time, effort, or money you'd have to put into it when you can buy one
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? capta at 2:51pm 03.01.24 I don't think it is worth the time, effort, or money you'd have to put into it when you can buy one
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole Crazy Dave Condon at 2:51pm 03.01.24 An FF 4 by CDI as currently the FF2 is not in production at this time. Go thru the forum store.
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? Rick Webb at 1:56pm 03.01.24 Looks like a lot of work for a three- or four-thousand-dollar boat. If doing the work would be "fun

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