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H2 Time for Maintenance. T_well at 3:32pm 07.19.14 Smaller Boats 9/1126 I have come to the realization that I will have to do some maintenance this fall. I plan to find a b
Diameter of the guard on C30 pedestal? longterm at 1:55pm 07.19.14 Catalina 30 7/1147 I'm about to buy some gimballed drink holders for my C30, and there is a choice of guard diameters:
hunter 38 Sailingnat at 1:55pm 07.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1603 We are upgrading to a bigger boat from catalina 28 and have looked at Catalina and beneteau but just
Mainsheet Magazine? Tim C350 April IV at 1:20pm 07.19.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1732 Haven't received any 2014 Catalina Mainsheet magazines and I'm told some others are having the same
How to realkoalat at 12:21pm 07.19.14 Big Boats 7/1353 I'm installing a water maker on my Hunter 466 and want to fill all tanks with the fresh water withou
Thickness of Windows Tom23254 at 9:27am 07.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1053 Does anyone know the thickness of the 4 side windows and the big windshield in the front of a 1990-1
looking for a used poptop cover for a Catalina 25 walt.shepard at 7:34am 07.19.14 Parts Search 1/1260 Does anyone have a used poptop cover for a Catalina 25 they would sell me? i'd be very grateful. Wa
H-30 Cockpit drain screens. newage1461 at 6:11am 07.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1219 I have the standard strainer covers over both cockpit drains. They have slots about 1/8" wide across
Open thru hulls doctorbill at 8:08pm 07.18.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1625 So this seems to me to be a simple question of physics, but here goes. When I open a below waterlin
Macgregor Venture 23 / Outboard Weight Bruce.Arnold at 7:15pm 07.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1075 Quick question, tough to find an answer on this one. What weight motor can be used safely on a 1979
mast height allen-deckard at 6:08pm 07.18.14 Catalina 22 4/4402 I know the mast on a catalina 22 is 25' but what is the height from waterline to top? I never had
Sail numbers CCrane2299 at 6:08pm 07.18.14 Catalina 22 10/1303 I've been reading what I can about our boats and I've read that just over 15000 have been built. Min
Launch day (2) balboa20#6 at 3:35pm 07.18.14 Balboa 1/2646 I all, An update regarding my year long effort to bring my 1968 Balboa 20 back to life. launch, sai
V belts sailfree20770 at 3:24pm 07.18.14 Ask All Sailors 29/13378 Has anyone found a reliable cross reference for Yanmar belts. I suspect they would be available from
Swim ladder Myhunter216 at 1:27pm 07.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1618 I recently purchased a 2003 hunter 216. Can anyone recommend a portable swim ladder? Thanks, Tom
37C - Routing of cockpit drain hoses (1) FredV at 12:56pm 07.18.14 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2160 Can anyone describe how the hoses from the cockpit drains are routed in the aft end? After finally r
Kudos to ICOM and United Radio Service redhead78 at 12:40pm 07.18.14 Ask All Sailors 4/859 Hi all, Hats off to ICOM and United Radio in E.Syracuse NY. I have an ICOM- m36 hand held VHF for pr
23.5 swing keel line replacement (1) KrustyKrab at 12:34pm 07.18.14 Smaller Boats 11/3821 Hello All! first of all, I am delighted to find a forum with other 23.5 owners! I hope that I can o
Walmart Batteries? Loads of questions ... Scott T-Bird at 11:59am 07.18.14 Musings With Maine Sail 11/10352 I seem to recall that you (MS) gave a favorable review to Walmart batteries. I recently noticed tha
What to do with trailer tongue extension? (1) KrustyKrab at 11:31am 07.18.14 Trailer Sailors 27/14820 Wow! First let me say how excited I am to find a forum with other Hunter 23.5 owners in it! Some o

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What sealant to use? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:59am 05.05.23 Yeah. If that is the risk..then all forums should close. Have you seen the ignorance of some p
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 7:58am 05.05.23 Edit: Here's the links to the Sailing Anarchy thread and Catalina 27 Owners thread: https://forums
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 7:53am 05.05.23 Do a web search for Catalina owners' groups, too. I linked one in my comment about bricks. The inf
Old bilge: water in keel FastOlson at 7:47am 05.05.23 The company is still in business... https://www.catalinayachts.com Contact them about your model an
What sealant to use? Leeward Rail at 7:45am 05.05.23 My advice was to seal the leak from the outside, and not re-bed. And someone else then posts some
Its funny Friday! (1) jssailem at 7:43am 05.05.23
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 7:31am 05.05.23 Bricks? Exactly ! Wth. Catalina contracted out their keels. I know that the C22 keel was cast iro
First Aid Training? MikeHoncho at 7:11am 05.05.23 As a paramedic for almost 30 years I agree that training is a must due to isolation and limited reso
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour kloudie1 at 7:10am 05.05.23 I've had two failures on automobiles where the oil pressure switch failed and oil came out of the el
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer walt at 7:05am 05.05.23 Interesting useful discussion, just one somewhat unimportant point to make. nce its just a switch t
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 7:02am 05.05.23 Yes, excellent article, Dave, thanks. But I don't think the regulating relays will prevent the volt
What sealant to use? JamesG161 at 6:58am 05.05.23 "It's important to use the right sealant in any application....." and then provide links to the dat
Old bilge: water in keel Siamese at 6:55am 05.05.23 Bricks?
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? gfcng at 6:52am 05.05.23 Agreed Joe, fingers crossed she surveys well today!
Beneteau Questions Greg_D at 6:43am 05.05.23 Just an update for everyone who's interested. I installed an electronic switch in the strum box rig
What sealant to use? Dave at 6:43am 05.05.23 Good points are being raised. At the moment I'm thinking something along the lines of a generic st
What sealant to use? MikeHoncho at 6:40am 05.05.23
What diesel engine is this on my new-to-me 1978 Catalina 30 Bob Fiske at 6:29am 05.05.23 Thanks for the help! Comparing pictures and diagrams of various Yanmar engines, mine appears to be
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer dlochner at 6:27am 05.05.23 That's not so. A stator is just one part of an alternator, and won't do anything without a rotor.
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer (2) jviss at 6:19am 05.05.23 As an example, here are the stator and rotor in a CB750K (mine's a 1982 model): Stator: odes are out

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