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mast height allen-deckard at 6:08pm 07.18.14 Catalina 22 4/4861 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 10/1344 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 1/2796 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 29/14694 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 5/1768 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 11/2553 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 4/900 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 11/4026 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 11/11121 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 27/15930 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 4/1511 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 2/816 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 20/4940 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 1/610 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 4/955 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 7/1278 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 7/5936 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 3/1091 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 2/1512 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 3/1348 I finally got a MastMate and climbed to the top of my mast. I purchased the 1983 Hunter 31 a litt

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Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 kappykaplan at 9:47am 08.29.23 I assume one would have to steer from in front of the pedestal? As @Calif. Ted said, let Otto do t
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks kappykaplan at 9:42am 08.29.23 It's a wax. You're likely to make it worse as wax traps dirt. :plus: Never had a problem with McLu
Gulf Storm Potential (2) JamesG161 at 9:29am 08.29.23 This is a finished Recon flight into Hurricane IdaliaNDBC - Station 42099 Recent Data Data now. 21
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Calif. Ted at 9:23am 08.29.23 I assume one would have to steer from in front of the pedestal Only if the auto pilot is broke, th
Winchbit driver Davidasailor26 at 9:10am 08.29.23 Has anyone tried installing one of these? My Catalina 310 has limited access to the area above the
Clean up after holding tank leaked when pressurized arthur.goldberg at 9:06am 08.29.23 Thank you @Tally Ho , my friend and I will try that.
H34 Mast Rewiring kloudie1 at 9:05am 08.29.23 My mast on the 1985 model H-34 is a Kenyon BF 5386.. They may have used different ones during the ru
Replace section of G4 anchor chain (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:01am 08.29.23 With everyone so concerned about the addition of a weaker connecting link to a chain rode, has anyon
Winchbit driver stageboss at 8:57am 08.29.23
How do I describe this or better yet find one? Barnacle Bill at 8:49am 08.29.23 Bimini is spelled as seen and not Binimi or Bimi, FYI ;-). Hard to tell which of the various parts
A C27 Question Barnacle Bill at 8:43am 08.29.23 They are cheek blocks mounted on a track which enables them to be positioned at the desired location
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Project_Mayhem at 8:35am 08.29.23 I've opted to take a step back since this thread had a surprising number of responses and some amazi
Gulf Storm Potential (1) JamesG161 at 8:19am 08.29.23 Hurricane Idalia will be a Major Storm.
Wooden block under mast step. morbidfollower at 8:09am 08.29.23 Its possible that they replaced the mast with a new design mast which is a little shorter to compens
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Justin_NSA at 7:59am 08.29.23 It's a wax. You're likely to make it worse as wax traps dirt. Great for zippers though. We use Zippy
Wooden block under mast step. Jacktar at 7:35am 08.29.23 Measure your lower shrouds length and compare to lengths listed for replacements by catalina direct
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? (1) jviss at 7:30am 08.29.23 A temporary test. Not a regular arrangement. Would permit water to enter the tank. Not a good pract
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Steve L22188 at 7:19am 08.29.23 Go for it! Went from my first boat - an O'Day 240 (24') for 10-12 years to an O'Day 302 (30'). At
Gonna pull the boat... SkookumZac at 6:58am 08.29.23 Better safe than sorry. What Marina are you in? I'm not terribly worried about the wind, but if th
Gonna pull the boat... (1) Will Gilmore at 6:51am 08.29.23 Not going to take any chances. Later today, I'm putting the boat on the trailer. Tuck her into a s

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