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Asymmetrical spinnaker weight and size for costal cruising Audrius at 8:06am 07.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/667 What weight, 0.75oz or 1.5oz are you using for the all around costal cruising A-Spin, and what % of
Kicker Purchase cscott at 7:43am 07.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1068 Have any of you purchased a new motor from Universal Outboard in Singapore, or heard aything good or
Wanted- Yanmar 4JH2E running take out Ericsbr at 6:19am 07.23.15 Parts Search 6/2900 Wanted- Used Yanmar 4JH2E "running take out" Looking for a used Yanmar 4JH2E engine. "running take
C310IA Web Site is Down SawyerCurt at 5:18am 07.23.15 Catalina 310 6/1248 Good morning. The C310IA Web Site (http://www.catalina310.org) has been down for most of this week.
EV-100 Install Harleyreef at 12:47am 07.23.15 Catalina 30 3/1274 Hi, fixing to install an EV-100 wheel pilot and was wondering if anyone would have any pictures or a
Cunningham's Law Phil Herring at 9:47pm 07.22.15 Sails Call Lounge 11/1869 Cunningham's Law states "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a questi
12 Volt outlets on Catalina 309 PeterJay309 at 8:47pm 07.22.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 9/3342 New to this forum and new to my 309, just took delivery on 2009 hull 172. So far only found one 12 v
Water (and more) under the grid or liner pan allanmcbride at 8:16pm 07.22.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/2407 Hello, I am helping a friend on a Hunter 28.5, which has bad odor prob due to water, and an earlier
Stuck Blakes seacock maxshanks at 7:37pm 07.22.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/4087 I am in the process of getting my newly acquired 1972 Westerly Centaur ready for the water. She has
Broken anchor windlass switch... SailFysh at 5:56pm 07.22.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1437 The red plastic knob came off in my hand when trying to pull it out to the off position. It seems th
Cart before the horse Brian D at 4:25pm 07.22.15 Ask All Sailors 19/2046 Ah... I think a few heads just turned with the ole... "what?" Yep, I am sure a lot of us have pulle
New 27' owner looking for info scottmellloyditude at 3:50pm 07.22.15 Mid-Size Boats 18/3485 Greetings guys and gals... New owner of a TR 27 and we are pretty excited. Previous owner bought the
Harpoon 5.2 rigging Oldblackdog at 2:26pm 07.22.15 Ask All Sailors 2/2742 Harpoon 5.2 what connects the shroud to the chain plate, the tensioner or turnbuckle. Any ideas o
Priming AC pump Genkigary at 12:48pm 07.22.15 Big Boats 13/13892 AC runs for 60 sec then shuts off. No water circulating. Seacock is open. Appears the pump after the
Annapolis boat show purchases MSter at 11:54am 07.22.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2570 Hi All, After a few years away from the boat and a delay in our cruising plans I will be starting o
Monitoring Holding Tank levels Harry1110 at 9:31am 07.22.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1063 I recently purchased a 1990 Hunter 30 with what I assume is the original holding tank. I have the f
Replace or repair hose? SailFysh at 8:52am 07.22.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1101 Found a chafed spot (about the size of a nickel) on the water hose between the water pump and the he
Cooling Hose... Universal M25 XPB SailFysh at 8:33am 07.22.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1737 Just wondering if anybody happens to know the size and length needed for replacing the water cooling
Yamaha 9.9 prop katana750 at 7:53am 07.22.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/10196 I recently gave up on a new Tohatsu 9.8 because of vibration issues and bought a 9.9 xtra long shaf
Maintenence catalanc at 7:29am 07.22.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/526 Hi All, I am quite new to sailing with my new-2-me Catalina MKII. I have had a few powerboats and

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Fischer Panda impeller change Ralph Johnstone at 2:15pm 11.11.23 Ok,, This is almost exactly what I was going to write up, but a bit more refined (tiny bit) .....
hello (1) Tally Ho at 1:04pm 11.11.23 I had a 1990 Hunter 280 On Lake Michigan. my first boat, so I was a bit timid with her at first.
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 Sandy Stone at 12:59pm 11.11.23 I recommend you get a sailmaker to put a reef cringle a foot or so up the mainsail leech. When you
Oday 25 cabin roof Tally Ho at 12:53pm 11.11.23 I upgraded my cabin top and primary winches, all upsized. And that was the process I used. Over dr
Replacing standing rigging jssailem at 11:23am 11.11.23 It is one of those Boat challenges that happens on a 38 year old rig. Noted you are in the San Fra
hunter hull # artboas at 11:11am 11.11.23
hunter hull # jssailem at 11:02am 11.11.23 Visual inspection is the surest way of resolving the query. In the water is wet and cold. In the sl
Bimini window.... jssailem at 10:59am 11.11.23 Greg, I can understand how having the cover on the underside of the Bimini would make using it easie
Fischer Panda impeller change artboas at 10:39am 11.11.23 I'll be brief here (if that's at all possible). Insert two opposed M4 studs in the holes. Make su
Fischer Panda impeller change (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:02am 11.11.23 I'll be brief here (if that's at all possible). Insert two opposed M4 studs in the holes. Make sur
hello chp at 9:45am 11.11.23 Can't tell you much about the 290. I have a 280 and love the boat. Have a new mainsail on order for
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose Ralph Johnstone at 9:43am 11.11.23
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points (1) thinwater at 9:37am 11.11.23 Capta isn't wrong. You might be able to carry it for limited periods without trouble. I carried a r
Oday 25 cabin roof jssailem at 9:28am 11.11.23 So. Common sailboat building materials, balsa, plywood, and foam core construction sandwiched betwee
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 chp at 9:25am 11.11.23
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 jssailem at 9:21am 11.11.23 You can also have a competent aluminum welder patch the holes. I have seen that done to a mast. The
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose jssailem at 9:17am 11.11.23 My stern tube connector was 50mm the hose slipped on with a little help.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 8:46am 11.11.23 Does Hadley have an electric fuel lift pump. If so, you could attach a length of clear hose to see
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:44am 11.11.23 Yes. My Hindsight is 20/20.:biggrin:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 8:41am 11.11.23 Good thing you decided against taking out the boat.

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