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Keel Bolt Backing Plates (1) Rhendy30 at 8:27am 10.20.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2611 I would like to do this with my Catalina 30 BEFORE I experience any problems... I have a little h
8.0a - Life line stantions (5) jlillie at 7:39am 10.20.14 S2 5/887 Hi everyone. I know I've neglected to post for several months related to my restoration of my 8.0a.
Did I winterize right? njlarry at 7:19am 10.20.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/1993 Just winterized my MD-25XPB for the first time and wonder if I did it right. We ran 6 3/4 gallons o
Looking for a (1983) HUNTER 34 Owners Manual padco at 6:52am 10.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/873 Hello, My Owner's manual got lost in the move and trying to sell the boat would be nice to have thi
Exhaust Hose Loop Banging - Northern Lights Generator BrontideRob at 6:26am 10.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1262 When running my Northern Lights Generator on my 2000 Hunter 460, the exhaust loop in the aft starboa
Crazy Question Pat at 6:21am 10.20.14 Bigger Boats 7/1372 I'm afraid to ask this but on the 272 w/Westerbeke 10-2 diesel, is it necessary to add antifreeze/wa
Sailing stitching NoDak Novice at 6:13am 10.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/644 We are new to sailing but have already learned a little bit about hand sewing. We've got some threa
VC17 vs Silver Bullet Handidude at 6:06am 10.20.14 Racing 2/2151 Has any one tried using Silver Bullet over VC17? Sea Hawk says it can be put right over VC17, really
85' Hunter 22 Chasemixon at 5:59am 10.20.14 Smaller Boats 6/804 Just wanted to let you guys know, I have sold my 85' H22. The new owner is already a member on here
Legend 37 - Strut question maneframe at 5:43am 10.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/639 Over the winter, I plan to upgrade the prop ' replace the shaft. I am considering replacing the shaf
Fuel separator O-ring, H27 Blue Pearl Captain at 5:42am 10.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/883 As a low-mechanical skill sailor, with no real diesel knowledge, I have a request for three pieces o
Trying to find information on this (2) Dannyrevs at 11:36pm 10.19.14 Ask All Sailors 23/2178 My father passed away and this boat was one of the items that I was told I could have. Problem is it
Remove gasoline taste from water tank pupluv at 9:57pm 10.19.14 Ask All Sailors 8/4396 Is this the stupidest thing you've ever heard? I put gasoline in my plastic, removable water tank. I
Muir VRC 500 windlass--removal procedure (2) Daedalus at 6:30pm 10.19.14 Ask All Sailors 6/6803 Hi. I've just purchased an older boat with a seized Muir VRC 500 windlass . I set about trying to re
Batten slides ? (3) ifmdalvey at 5:33pm 10.19.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1367 Hi Folks Looking for help to identify the manufacturer of this broken slide that i found today when
How best to clean dirt and stain from textured deck surfaces polarbear at 4:17pm 10.19.14 Ask All Sailors 42/22328 Sailing is over here in Northern Michigan. So the boat is in the barn and I have time for a thorou
O'day 26 pintle/gudgeon play John Stevens at 3:30pm 10.19.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1550 I was getting some play in my rudder, pintles were worn. I replaced them with new pintles and gudge
Hunter 1983 31 head door HMT2 at 3:04pm 10.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/779 I was in an offshore race last week in some pretty rough wind on the nose conditions and as I was mo
Oday 12-foot widgeon Draft RonMilan at 1:46pm 10.19.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1603 I am considering buying a 12 foot oday widgeon sailboat. However, the 300 acre lake has an average
Hauling 310 wing keel cam at 1:18pm 10.19.14 Catalina 310 5/1752 I am due to haul my 310 winged keel for annual maintenance for the first time under my ownership. Is

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H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 8:47am 09.13.23 This is caused by the drop from the windlass being too shallow, the chain just piles up. If there is
Square top main on water ballast? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:39am 09.13.23 Regardless, experience with any Sail configuration ,max heel for Hunter water ballast sailboats is 1
Need Internal Parts to Rebuild 40-year-old Whisker Pole RobertLangdirect at 8:25am 09.13.23 Andrew. Thank You. My pole has no marks regarding builder but it may be a Harken. I forgot that
Invest 95L (3) JamesG161 at 8:21am 09.13.23 Hurricane Lee update. d News, it is moving over the area of less HEAT fuel, as it passes the Gulf S
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! sheardc at 7:59am 09.13.23 i think there was some confusion on conversion. OP has 3/8 (~13/32 or 10mm). @sheardc are you tal
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? (3) chichiflys at 7:56am 09.13.23 installed the two new plates. Worked out OK - almost didn't have enough room on the port side, the
Harken Jib Sail Furler JBP-PA at 7:24am 09.13.23 Ward is spot on except you don't have to figure it out every season. Just notice some reference when
Genoa sheets LakeShark at 7:05am 09.13.23 Inside so as to not side load the stations upwind (downwind loading is a lot lighter on the sheets).
Recessed control panel housing replacement ideas Walsh0575 at 6:54am 09.13.23 Hi...thank you everyone for the ideas! Lots to consider. At this stage I'm kind of liking the patch/
Looking for new sails?? (1) LakeShark at 5:57am 09.13.23 @shemandr not sure I have seen anyone do that on a Catalina 22. For max speed and performance most j
Rigging diagram for Boston Whaler Harpoon 4.6 PaulK at 5:57am 09.13.23 This should help a bit. Googling for images of the boat will show details like cleats and turning b
Looking for new sails?? shemandr at 5:47am 09.13.23 If you use inside tracks, for sailing downwind you can use a "Short sheet" to haul the jib clew outb
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 5:43am 09.13.23 Yep. Unless you have a Hank-on head sail. Greg The sail will also need a foam luff pad to keep i
Need help with part ID from 85 Mac 25 (2) THECUSCUS at 5:43am 09.13.23 [URL='https://forums.sailboatowners.comhttps%3A//forums.sailboatowners.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/12/12
Genoa sheets Will Gilmore at 5:23am 09.13.23 was curious what the original design intent was. I would hazard a guess that the Catalina 22 was d
Fuel pump filter-necessary? RoyS at 5:10am 09.13.23 I would change the Racor to a 2 micron and omit the 75 micron if I were you.
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO Crazy Dave Condon at 4:48am 09.13.23 @patbratton Sailboatowners.com owns Hunterowners.comm The owner of Sailboatowners.com is a former
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO patbratton at 4:35am 09.13.23 Problem solved. There is an error in the HTML code that does not pass on the boat manufacturer's nam
Genoa sheets danooxnard at 4:14am 09.13.23 Mine are run outside. I have a roller furler and 135 also.
27 Mast Gate Options danooxnard at 4:13am 09.13.23 Can you use a dremel tool to elongate the holes that hold the mastgate to the mast? That would allow

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