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C22BC at 5:19pm 09.23.15
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I have to redo my wood work this winter , I guess the best method is to remove it all instead of tr
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Any ideas ?
colderwater at 1:49pm 09.23.15
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I just had a survey done on a '90 P34-2, which turned up more movement in the rudder than seems norm
gr8_2_av8 at 1:06pm 09.23.15
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Hello all I am planning to do some deck hardware upgrades this winter. I mostly cruise but have
fgraham at 12:53pm 09.23.15
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I have a 1983 catalina 27. Anyone know where the main ac circuit breaker is? Thanks
SFS at 12:25pm 09.23.15
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Questions about H31 soles Ok, so I should get the boat back next week (new strut, shaft, bottom job
danners at 11:51am 09.23.15
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Any words of wisdom in removing an old water heater from a hunter 30? It's located between the En
shanker at 11:48am 09.23.15
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On the bulkhead of hy 260, the PO had installed a sheet/rope bag on each side of the companionway. I
marchem at 10:54am 09.23.15
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Slowly moving closer to owning a 310. Did the survey yesterday. Only surprise was that the steerin
oldlaxer1 at 10:14am 09.23.15
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I'd like to add midship cleats on my Tartan 30 but don't want to put in on the deck due to trip haz
markwbird at 10:09am 09.23.15
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So, all you Hunter 34 owners out there know exactly what I'm talking about. The anchor roller is to
Chris Hansel at 9:46am 09.23.15
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Hi, I'm looking at several boats to replace my 26S. One of the considerations, as I'm up in age, is
braol at 8:39am 09.23.15
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Well, what a long, slow, interesting trip 2015 has been! As some of you may know, my boat was on th
solitudesdream at 8:36am 09.23.15
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I have just acquired a Hunter 20. I need to replace the cable or rope for the swing keel. How to I s
JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:03am 09.23.15
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We were in Lloyd's Harbor on Long Island the other day. We took a dinghy ride into Huntington Harbo
Jtcf78911 at 7:15am 09.23.15
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Dear friends in O'Day. :) Pardon my ignorance as a new sailer-owner of a relatively old (1985) O
LordNelson at 5:05am 09.23.15
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I bought a second 74 Oday 20 that appeared to have a solid deck. Mine, Just Ducky, is collapsing und
JensJaunt at 4:58am 09.23.15
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My transmission has a stamp on the housing that says R12563 JFC in it and it is connected to a Walte
danstanford at 4:37am 09.23.15
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When rooting through a locker in the salon, I found a brand new piece of heavy braided line with two
1Goldie at 8:28pm 09.22.15
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We need to pull out the frig in our 36' 2009 Hunter. There is a foul smell coming from around it. We

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Prop rotation question
Maine Sail at 10:39am 01.08.24
I didn't realize that I was going to have to know this before taking my PYI Max Prop off for re-con
Prop rotation question
dlochner at 10:36am 01.08.24
But I'm guessing that Catalina probably would make standard orders for one ratio, but during the ti
Prop rotation question
Scott T-Bird at 10:31am 01.08.24
? how does the smaller ratio impact the boat's performance? * Should not affect performance unless
Prop rotation question
jssailem at 10:16am 01.08.24
Good news about the Autostream guts.
Prop rotation question
jssailem at 10:15am 01.08.24
? how does the smaller ratio impact the boat's performance? * Should not affect performance unless
Help with a new sail
jssailem at 10:03am 01.08.24
The simplicity of the original design was not bad. It provided a secure fitting to hold the sail and
Prop rotation question
Scott T-Bird at 9:55am 01.08.24
Well, the holidays get in the way of boat projects and a nasty little cold has been a bit of a distr
150 genoa vs 135
jssailem at 9:54am 01.08.24
Suspect you will enjoy the change. A little easier to handle. Quicker to tack. Unless your 150 is ex
Tabernacle design   (1)
shemandr at 9:50am 01.08.24
Here a version of a hinge that keeps the off the deck for towing. Probably pretty easy to do. I to
So long 2023...
Scott T-Bird at 9:31am 01.08.24
The season started out nicely enough but my heart attack while staying on the boat over the July 4th
Help with a new sail
Scott T-Bird at 9:14am 01.08.24
The end of that threaded ss pin simply bonded to the aluminum gooseneck and he sheared the pin while
New Electronics - Is this about right?
Scott T-Bird at 8:41am 01.08.24
The blue plugs (and stripes on the cables) are for the backbone and the white plugs (and cables) are
Cover for Hunter 39
tfox2069 at 8:28am 01.08.24
Greg, Thanks once again for your help. As mentioned, the best for quality and price was Leon Canva
Tabernacle design
patbratton at 8:05am 01.08.24
Why would adding a tabernacle require a compression post? The boat was designed with a beam across
What's the purpose for these slots?
Jkutyna at 6:59am 01.08.24
Looking at your picture, that is slightly different. I was on my boat this Saturday attempting to s
Help with a new sail   (1)
rgranger at 6:36am 01.08.24
If you decide to replace it, Dwyer still sells that end cap for the goose neck
Help with a new sail   (1)
Morgan donor at 4:58am 01.08.24
Threaded stainless bolts, in aluminum threads, doused in saltwater creates corrosion. Old mariners p
Espar hydronic heating system
dlochner at 4:39am 01.08.24
After working well 2 or 3 times, the Espar (D5, 12 V) failed to start up, making a weird grinding n
Help with a new sail
jssailem at 4:10am 01.08.24
@NOLA looking at the condition of the SS pin, fractured near the last threads, and the rust on the o
Help with a new sail
justsomeguy at 1:52am 01.08.24
the photographer You're being quite generous.

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