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Are these ports in your boat? (1) Phil Herring at 4:14pm 05.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1010 They're old Bomars (since discontinued) from the 1980's. We have the gasket for these ports but we
Chartering a Macgregor Subnate at 4:06pm 05.07.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1280 I'm really interested in the Magregors, but have never owned a boat. I would like to go out on one t
Java - Update (2) Jim Seamans at 3:42pm 05.07.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1443 Where to begin... Most of you know of my wonderful medical problem so that is where I'll leave it
23.5 rub rail attachment Crazy Dave Condon at 2:15pm 05.07.14 Smaller Boats 0/515 It has been some time but need a little help regarding attachment of the rubrail to the hull/deck jo
And in my Bilge today was ---- (1) Coyote at 1:37pm 05.07.14 Bigger Boats 8/1483 I was horrified this morning when I went to check my Bilge, and found this,,, seems a bit like a mil
battery's (1) Oliver at 12:48pm 05.07.14 Ask All Sailors 3/909 Old battery sulfated a bit, green but only get about one quarter the charge, July 2012. My new batte
Suggestions DST8000 transducer placement in H34? (1) PGIJon at 12:34pm 05.07.14 Big Boats 5/1010 I've attached the specs for the DST8000 Transducer as a jpg. Is this a viable replacement for the o
23.5 Rudder mmsailor at 12:32pm 05.07.14 Smaller Boats 10/1826 I ordered new spacers for the rudder housing today from the chanderly here . It seems to me that the
23.5 crack repair mmsailor at 12:29pm 05.07.14 Smaller Boats 3/704 I talked to Dave C about using water tight to repair the crack in my transom . Is this product made
New CDI install (1) Tobydaisy at 12:26pm 05.07.14 Catalina 22 0/493 I just received my CDI furler from Cat Direct. It came with a new stay. When I was researching th
Sugar Scoop papabenn at 12:18pm 05.07.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/877 Can someone please enlighten me as to when (what year) Catalina added the sugar scoop with a walkthr
mast blocks trainmanjess at 12:14pm 05.07.14 Morgan 1/1355 hello all I got a problem... my '71 Morgan 35' has a mast that is keel stepped.... this is my 1st
Inverter grounding rschultz at 12:05pm 05.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/948 I have a 2004 B323. Installing an Inverter (brand omitted as purpose of this question is not to inv
TS-50S Repaired... Brian D at 11:47am 05.07.14 SSB and Ham Operators 3/4175 ...and is being shipped back to me. Should have it Monday or so. Cause? Leaky capacitors damaged tra
What's the right torque for thermostat housing bolts chrisyse at 10:34am 05.07.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/15425 Hi, Could anyone help? While replacing the thermostat, I broke one of the two bolts securing the t
CDI Roller Furler tgrass462 at 10:07am 05.07.14 Smaller Boats 6/3089 We're planning on installing a CDI roller furler system on our 1999 H-260 this spring. Hunter Owner
How to thread line into boom EricFowler at 9:29am 05.07.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2117 I have a Catalina Capri 16, which has a line that connects to the snap on the end of the topping lif
Companionway Safety grahamdb at 9:20am 05.07.14 Big Boats 5/1848 There is a potential safety issue, and a possible design / quality issue of a Hunter supplied item o
in the slip at last (1) kb3pgo at 9:20am 05.07.14 Catalina 22 9/1072 After a terrible winter, my boat is now happily in her slip. Looks like I am the first sailboat to
Standing rig dimensions Flying Penguin at 9:05am 05.07.14 Smaller Boats 3/614 I have a 1987 H23 in a slip and I am ready to tune the rigging. Not sure if the wire diameter is

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Through holes and prop PK123 at 2:43pm 10.07.22 @Scott T-Bird its been really interesting evaluating everyone's comments - thanks to everyone for s
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Scott T-Bird at 2:24pm 10.07.22 If it hasn't been figured out by now, it's probably time to just replace the pump.
1 gallon paint can pour spouts dlochner at 1:41pm 10.07.22 The culprit is dried paint in the can seal that prevents the lid from resealing completely, we all k
Painting or removing headliner? Stu Jackson at 1:36pm 10.07.22 The headliner in the cabin is a beige vinyl. If no previous owner has changed what came from the f
Invest 91L kappykaplan at 1:36pm 10.07.22 Tks, (not) Dammit Jim on this one. :beer:
1 gallon paint can pour spouts Nichole340 at 1:35pm 10.07.22
Invest 91L Don S/V ILLusion at 1:28pm 10.07.22
1 gallon paint can pour spouts Captain Larry-DH at 1:19pm 10.07.22 I use propane or CO2 gas to displace oxygen just prior to resealing the lid. (both are heavier than
Random photo from our first regatta chriscampbell at 1:16pm 10.07.22 I installed a simple "homemade" traveler on my H26.... HUGE increase in upwind performance. If th
Invest 91L JamesG161 at 1:10pm 10.07.22 I see we have little interest in this soon to become Hurricane Julia. Jim...
Where do you guys put your battery? Jamesiv1 at 1:02pm 10.07.22 Look around your boat and you will see that Catalina bonds wood+epoxy/glass blocks to the Hull, and
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging Don S/V ILLusion at 12:44pm 10.07.22
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging dlochner at 12:20pm 10.07.22 Having steps will make the job easier. It will still be necessary to hang from a halyard to reach th
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Tedd at 12:08pm 10.07.22 Have you thought of old piece of fire hose but the hard part is finding some Interesting idea. I'm n
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Tedd at 12:04pm 10.07.22 Pool noodles over the strap works great. Now that idea interests me because I bought a couple of noo
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging Scott T-Bird at 12:00pm 10.07.22 I'd bet that you can do it, but why at your dock? If you can't get a rigger, can you at least get t
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 Scott T-Bird at 11:57am 10.07.22 You're gonna need a new skyline on that boat! :cool:
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging rgranger at 11:36am 10.07.22 Go for it.... and don't tell your wife.... (alternatively you can ask her to be your spotter:bee
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging SailMaster at 11:34am 10.07.22 How strong are you? i can probably bench press 80 or 90 lbs. My work out weight would be much low
Through holes and prop Scott T-Bird at 11:26am 10.07.22 If you did want to reduce that space, why not just shorten the shaft? Only have to worry about the

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