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Mainsheet Magazine? Tim C350 April IV at 1:20pm 07.19.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1752 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 7/1376 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 3/1071 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 1/1273 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 9/1259 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 4/1642 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 2/1093 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 4/4522 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 10/1320 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 1/2676 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 29/13765 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 5/1651 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 11/2300 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 4/874 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 11/3864 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 11/10548 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 27/15095 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 4/1426 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 2/784 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 20/4599 My 79 H30 project boat is coming along. Need to start thinking about my main and genoa condition. I

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Xanbus System Control Panel Freezing JamesG161 at 3:21pm 06.06.23 Any chance you remember the factory reset? Look on the back of your manual. But here is their Addr
Doesn't hurt to ask (1) Sunbird22358 at 3:17pm 06.06.23 But honestly, I have no idea what "arched" track is... is it curved or something? "Arched Track
Jabsco volume per stroke jdrutten at 3:11pm 06.06.23 Just further reading: The geek in me popped out so I measured stuff. It turns out that for every st
How important is the sunguard on a roller jib? Do I need it for day sailing? dlochner at 2:28pm 06.06.23 UV is really damaging to sails. If the sail is going stored outside in the sun, then by all means ke
Advice before I buy C30 Ward H at 1:59pm 06.06.23 Note that not all 88's are plywood free. My 88 hull #5134 has a plywood core in the stub. Yes, Imp
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 1:54pm 06.06.23 Hello all thank you, the part they sell on amazon is $7 so if it works but its over kill that is fin
How important is the sunguard on a roller jib? Do I need it for day sailing? Hollyberry at 1:46pm 06.06.23 If the sail is not going to spend considerable time rolled up in the sun, there's no need for a UV c
Dissimilar Metals Dalliance at 1:19pm 06.06.23 :plus: have a lifetimes supply. Me too. One little 3 or 4 ounce tub of Lanocote goes a long way.
LED lighting. capta at 12:41pm 06.06.23 Ah @capta Age is just a number.... Your not old, you're Maturing.... Like fine wine. Getting better
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 capta at 12:36pm 06.06.23 I would imagine that the glow plug button activates a solenoid, so 50 A is rather overkill. However,
1989-94 Hunter 27-2 schematics or manual Russ M at 12:33pm 06.06.23 I bought a 1990 27-2 last fall and had the same trouble - the 27-2 has very few resources online tha
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 Davidasailor26 at 11:57am 06.06.23 On our 85 the glow plug button was the same type as the starter button. So if you were able to sourc
Stainless Rub Strake Installation dlochner at 11:20am 06.06.23 No need for baking plates. I have a couple of those strakes on my toe rail to prevent chafe on the w
Jabsco volume per stroke kloudie1 at 11:19am 06.06.23 Just further reading: The geek in me popped out so I measured stuff. It turns out that for every st
Stainless Rub Strake Installation Rick Webb at 11:18am 06.06.23 Adhesive and screws will work fine. A bit like this makes it easy to get the screw holes centered i
Advice before I buy C30 Hayden Watson at 11:16am 06.06.23 While you'll pay a little more look for a 89 or newer C30 try looking for one to avoid the plywood
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 kloudie1 at 11:10am 06.06.23 A turkey baster will get the excess out.
Merit 22 owners Centex at 11:02am 06.06.23 I had been looking around online for a better trailer for the boat I had (S2 7.0). Thinking maybe I
Forward lower shrouds length on a 1979 S2 0.2 C Avi at 10:53am 06.06.23 Not sure if you are in the S2 Facebook group, but it is pretty active. I posted your question there
Stainless Rub Strake Installation Don S/V ILLusion at 10:51am 06.06.23

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