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Question about outboard motors alanmaki at 5:02pm 04.27.15 Columbia 3/2189 What is the largest outboard motor I can put on my Columbia T-23?
Scammers Afrakes at 4:41pm 04.27.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 17/3231 Please be aware of scammers plying the for sale classified ads. Specifically Katty Martins7000@Outl
Refrigeration coolant leak Sandy Feet at 4:30pm 04.27.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/818 We have a 2002 model year, Alder-Barbor Cold Machine I think it is CU100 . Uses coolant . The unit l
Extensive Parts / Diagrams 26M Macboy at 4:28pm 04.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/510 This is what I'm searching for for the C's. Thought I'd post this for others seeking similar for the
Outboard remote cables. Prussian at 3:28pm 04.27.15 Smaller Boats 1/720 I recently purchased a Hunter 260 with a Nissan 9.9 Hp outboard. The shift, throttle control cables
Standing Rigging Assistance iamaskier87 at 3:14pm 04.27.15 Catalina 22 5/1277 Hello, I purchased my first boat, a 1981 Catalina 22, last summer in the water. During fall haul
VHF Cable Location? 2 OLD PIRATES at 2:29pm 04.27.15 Catalina 310 16/2140 Hi All: I bet some of you northerners are biting at the bit to get those sails up. Got a ques
Forespar mast car plastic runners Syversens at 2:28pm 04.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/858 Hey all, I have a Beneteau 361 and many years ago I put a spinnaker pole a friend gave me on the
Big Day for the H34 " The Splash " chrisrezba at 2:09pm 04.27.15 Big Boats 8/1312 Hello Hunter Forum Guys and thanks for all your help. I just splashed my 1st Big Boat and I did it i
Engine Blower bwasileski at 2:01pm 04.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/6485 Hi All. Last fall the blower for my engine quit turning on with the initial turn of the key. With a
Looking to buy a MAC36 CAT MIAMI PROAS at 1:18pm 04.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/638 I just lost a bid 4 weeks ago on a MAC36 sold in Key WEst, and I know is a longshot to find another
Cabin leak in a Beneteau 373 ualiah at 1:04pm 04.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1884 When we have heavy rains on Galveston Bay, I have a small cabin leak around center cabin light in my
Removing galley sink Catalina C350 bafanabafana at 12:55pm 04.27.15 Big Boats 1/1314 Has anyone had experience with removing a galley sink in a Catalina C350? I need to replace faucet a
Removing Prop (1) Tom-in-Annapolis at 12:45pm 04.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2216 I need to remove the two bladed prop on my Hunter 34. I've taken out the cotter pin and the prop nu
PSS shaft seal - what do I use for the vent hose? holdech at 12:23pm 04.27.15 Engines and Propulsion 20/10713 The boat came with a PSS shaft seal. The vent tube was a piece of 3/8 clear vinyl (thin wall, not re
Looking at a O'Day 28... but... dc78212 at 12:06pm 04.27.15 Bigger Boats 14/9756 It's a good looking boat, nice running diesel, bulk heads were replaced (good job too) overall the
Oday Emblems (1) Euphoria2011 at 12:04pm 04.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/746 Hey all, a coworker here does woodworking as a hobby with a cnc machine and long story short, he mad
out of fuel when still 1/3 tank PatAndEuan at 11:50am 04.27.15 Big Boats 15/1599 Recently experienced a problem with my fuel. Was just heading out to cross the Strait of Georgia
O'day Parts? FrankMeg at 11:23am 04.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2408 Hi, Looking for parts for an O'Day 27 and having some difficulty locating. Any suggestions? Thanks
Headsail/Spinnaker tmcp51d at 10:03am 04.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/837 While looking at the top of my mast I found I was using the spinnaker halyard for the headsail (I th

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P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing Rick at 4:28pm 11.01.23 I will just throw this in because it is not that difficult as being said here. I just recently had
winterizing ysm12 TimFromLI at 4:23pm 11.01.23 I don't know that engine but if it's fresh water cooled, maybe try putting the raw water hose in a b
Gelcoat for Hunter 41DS repair in Europe -? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:05pm 11.01.23 The forum store sells the correct gel coat for your boat. Gel coat does not dry in air as it requi
Square top main on water ballast? (1) massnspace at 3:41pm 11.01.23 So after starting this thread I ordered a NON square-top main. The bids I got were more than double
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 (1) rgranger at 3:36pm 11.01.23 All good info .... thanks everyone. This one looks cosmetically well cared for with many recent upg
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary Tater at 3:34pm 11.01.23 This is a simple transom mounted motor.
What material do people use to help make less noticeable scratches in white hull???? My h260 has a few scratches. shemandr at 3:22pm 11.01.23 Less Noticeable? Before going the gelcoat route maybe try compound in decreasing grits and then a C
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 jssailem at 2:05pm 11.01.23 :biggrin:
New Code 0 needs an genoa block attachment jssailem at 2:02pm 11.01.23 Your thinking about rigging the control sheets for your sail on Genoa tracks conflicts with my under
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:58pm 11.01.23 Does anyone here know if a 1985 Catalina 27 came without an easel as an option? I would try to fi
What material do people use to help make less noticeable scratches in white hull???? My h260 has a few scratches. Ralph Johnstone at 1:46pm 11.01.23 If your h-260 is around 2000 vintage, no problem ? See post #2 : https://forums.sailboatowners.com
What material do people use to help make less noticeable scratches in white hull???? My h260 has a few scratches. Siamese at 1:11pm 11.01.23 Stickers! Or better yet, gelcoat. If you can get a color match to your hull, then filling the scra
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 Siamese at 1:02pm 11.01.23 Plenty of clues to go by. As has been mentioned, the big shaft going through the hull would mean th
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 Scott T-Bird at 12:49pm 11.01.23 BTW, I'm not a big fan of the Catalina 27. They have a functional interior, but the side decks are
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 Scott T-Bird at 12:41pm 11.01.23 If you read the Practical Sailor article you'll find that Catalina 27 came in a variety of options i
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 dlochner at 12:35pm 11.01.23 An inboard engine was offered on the Catalina 27. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/catalina-27 L
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 dlochner at 12:33pm 11.01.23 Does anyone here know if a 1985 Catalina 27 came without an easel as an option? I do believe the
1984 c25 sits bow down Capn Bill at 12:23pm 11.01.23 Honds 50 is a 5 hoursepower motor. B.E.
Engine Sensor ID DyverDown at 12:20pm 11.01.23 Opps, yes, you are correct, Oil PRESSURE not temp switch. Thanks :)
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Kupe at 12:15pm 11.01.23 Thanks again Dave! Yes that was a work-in-progress photo. The batteries are since restrained with

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