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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 27/14822 Wow! First let me say how excited I am to find a forum with other Hunter 23.5 owners in it! Some o
catlina 25 motor Brousseau at 11:03am 07.18.14 Smaller Boats 4/1382 I have a 1984 catalina 25 and I believe I need a new outboard. I am looking at around nine hp four s
Battery Drainage DonW at 7:56am 07.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/763 Bought new batteries end of season last year. Have solar panels. When returned to boat this year,
How to check sail condition? kito at 7:18am 07.18.14 Ask All Sailors 20/4483 My 79 H30 project boat is coming along. Need to start thinking about my main and genoa condition. I
Looking for OD34 door clip (1) Harlan at 7:13am 07.18.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/554 My 1983 OD34 has a number of plastic clips that secure locker doors, table drop leaf, etc. Several h
Update from Maine, S/A Yuginots yuginot at 7:02am 07.18.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/888 Hello everyone. It has been a LONG time since I was last on here. Yuginots family has had a tough fe
stern sits low Catalina 22 slowtype at 5:51am 07.18.14 Catalina 22 7/1207 This comes up annually on these boards. The solution is to try and move weight forward such as the b
26S - 30 minute centerboard removal/replacement (on trailer) (4) holdech at 5:26am 07.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/5564 Thought I'd mentioned this as I've seen many solutions that are way too difficult and/or dangerous.
Fluxgate compass went bonkers... DougM at 4:41am 07.18.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1042 Odd thing yesterday, the Fluxgate compass in my autopilot decided to point every way but the correct
Capri 18 starboard cockpit locker (1) smallboatrestoration at 4:08am 07.18.14 Smaller Boats 2/1385 Does this plastic hose in the starboard locker go down to the keel bilge? If so, what did the manufa
Need help with 1983 Hunter 31 Mast davejet at 7:28pm 07.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1255 I finally got a MastMate and climbed to the top of my mast. I purchased the 1983 Hunter 31 a litt
Lightning Strike's? ttac at 7:12pm 07.17.14 Ask All Sailors 23/3615 We were struck by lightning one month ago! Still getting all the repair quotes back! I wanted to as
Fuel Leak rkssail at 6:47pm 07.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/926 I've got a real head scratcher that I'm hoping someone can shed some light on. I went to the marina
Osprey Bird Roosting on Spreaders davejet at 6:12pm 07.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/922 Well you can see the Pix an Osprey decide to relocate from another nearby sailboat and trees to the
Hunter 23 Boarding or Swim Ladder carboman at 6:00pm 07.17.14 Smaller Boats 9/2808 I had a west marine special but it broke after a few months. May get another one as a temporary fix
1983 Hunter 31 Wood Rot in Floor Advise on fixing davejet at 5:58pm 07.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1163 Any advice is really appreciated. There is wood rot and a hole next to the stern small floor access
Depth Finder and Speed Indicator davejet at 5:43pm 07.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/773 Got a little carried away with the jib lines and it ripped off the cover of my depth finder. It was
1983 Hunter 31 Fuel Filter davejet at 5:29pm 07.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1058 I am wondering if anyone knows if this is a fuel filter or fuel pump. It says Perko on it and does

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Life's Most Infuriating Moments jssailem at 9:17am 05.05.23 Depends....
Life's Most Infuriating Moments (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 05.05.23 if you want, try a bicycle pump, to inflate your good diaphragm or bladder. That will verify no lea
Old bilge: water in keel Ward H at 8:55am 05.05.23 Hey friends. the Surveyor mentioned traces of water in the keel. Not enough to justify the cost of
Beneteau Questions Davidasailor26 at 8:53am 05.05.23 Just an update for everyone who's interested. I installed an electronic switch in the strum box rig
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour Rick486 at 8:49am 05.05.23 My oil pressure alarm went off and I instantly shut the engine off. After anchoring and subsequent
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? Mark15231 at 8:49am 05.05.23 "Now that the mystery has unfolded, I think it's a big plus to be able to lower the mast of a 30 foo
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 8:45am 05.05.23 If you really feels that way please elaborate. What @capta is referring to: The concern with a boa
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 8:28am 05.05.23 The company is still in business... https://www.catalinayachts.com Contact them about your model an
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 8:15am 05.05.23 But regular bricks makes no sense. Agreed. Apparently it was to reduce the weight of the keel whil
Old bilge: water in keel rgranger at 8:09am 05.05.23 https://forums.sailinganarchy.com/threads/catalina-27-keel.167932 Post #7 okay now... that is wei
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour JoeWhite at 8:03am 05.05.23 Yes, mine failed with oil everywhere. The pressure switch requires a special deep socket to be inst
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 8:01am 05.05.23 .... and when you have Iron-Male (i.e FeMale)
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

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