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One more thing... (3) C22BC at 5:19pm 09.23.15 Catalina 22 6/746 I have to redo my wood work this winter , I guess the best method is to remove it all instead of tr
Custom or factory option... (3) C22BC at 4:46pm 09.23.15 Catalina 22 22/2589 Any ideas ?
P34-2 Rudder Post Play? colderwater at 1:49pm 09.23.15 Pearson 0/705 I just had a survey done on a '90 P34-2, which turned up more movement in the rudder than seems norm
83-87 Hunter 31 Owners gr8_2_av8 at 1:06pm 09.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/4171 Hello all I am planning to do some deck hardware upgrades this winter. I mostly cruise but have
AC circuit breaker fgraham at 12:53pm 09.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1356 I have a 1983 catalina 27. Anyone know where the main ac circuit breaker is? Thanks
The soles may be next SFS at 12:25pm 09.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1105 Questions about H31 soles Ok, so I should get the boat back next week (new strut, shaft, bottom job
Water heater danners at 11:51am 09.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/792 Any words of wisdom in removing an old water heater from a hunter 30? It's located between the En
Sheet Storage on ulkhead shanker at 11:48am 09.23.15 Smaller Boats 7/825 On the bulkhead of hy 260, the PO had installed a sheet/rope bag on each side of the companionway. I
Survey results and misc. questions marchem at 10:54am 09.23.15 Catalina 310 6/1406 Slowly moving closer to owning a 310. Did the survey yesterday. Only surprise was that the steerin
Attaching T-Track to teak toe rail oldlaxer1 at 10:14am 09.23.15 Ask All Sailors 12/3616 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
Anchor roller on a Hunter 34 too narrow markwbird at 10:09am 09.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2125 So, all you Hunter 34 owners out there know exactly what I'm talking about. The anchor roller is to
Stepping the mast on a Mac 19 Chris Hansel at 9:46am 09.23.15 Lancer 1/1334 Hi, I'm looking at several boats to replace my 26S. One of the considerations, as I'm up in age, is
2015 In-Review braol at 8:39am 09.23.15 The Cherubini Hunters 0/600 Well, what a long, slow, interesting trip 2015 has been! As some of you may know, my boat was on th
swing keel solitudesdream at 8:36am 09.23.15 Smaller Boats 4/2003 I have just acquired a Hunter 20. I need to replace the cable or rope for the swing keel. How to I s
C310s in Huntington Harbor (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:03am 09.23.15 Catalina 310 20/3268 We were in Lloyd's Harbor on Long Island the other day. We took a dinghy ride into Huntington Harbo
Do This V. How To Do This... Jtcf78911 at 7:15am 09.23.15 Bigger Boats 10/1116 Dear friends in O'Day. :) Pardon my ignorance as a new sailer-owner of a relatively old (1985) O
Any value to 74 oday 20 with delaminated deck? LordNelson at 5:05am 09.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/658 I bought a second 74 Oday 20 that appeared to have a solid deck. Mine, Just Ducky, is collapsing und
Transmission question JensJaunt at 4:58am 09.23.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1582 My transmission has a stamp on the housing that says R12563 JFC in it and it is connected to a Walte
Found in a locker looks like a boom vang? danstanford at 4:37am 09.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 13/1688 When rooting through a locker in the salon, I found a brand new piece of heavy braided line with two
Removing Nova Kool frig ---tracking down foul smell 1Goldie at 8:28pm 09.22.15 Big Boats 1/828 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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