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Recs for new hatch cover? rweiss at 6:08am 08.30.13 Smaller Boats 4/1227 The original hatch cover on my Hunter 18.5 is very thin and brittle. I would like to replace it and
Refrigeration Rick B at 11:52pm 08.29.13 Yamaha 0/2154 We added a Isotherm ASU 3700 holding plate refrigeration system to our Yamaha 33 this summer. I inc
wind dancer jlhylton at 6:11pm 08.29.13 Day Sailers 4/1466 I have a oday25 1977 I have not seen another one with the same mast as mine , it has lader steps bui
bilge water ddantonio at 5:19pm 08.29.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1240 how can I get the bilge water out of my sailboat. this boat belonged to my husband and I have no id
boom height fred1diver at 4:41pm 08.29.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/7320 hey everyone, I've just acquired an Olympic Dolphin 23 and I'm wondering what height should I instal
Forestay/backstay tension upslims at 3:18pm 08.29.13 Catalina 22 1/1299 Hi I am wondering what everyone has for slack in their forestay and backstays. I am able to snug
Require new/refurbished transmission Yanmar YSE8 CaptainCalimari at 3:02pm 08.29.13 Ask All Sailors 13/11226
Epoxy repair on fuel tank BobM at 2:02pm 08.29.13 S2 4/1587 My fuel tank was identified as leaking during the survey six years ago. The PO pulled it, found pin
Squirrel Cove BC 2013 (1) paulj at 12:43pm 08.29.13 Catalina 310 3/1149 This is a real raft up......... paulj :troll:
Catalina Direct Window Shades Loose Ends at 11:45am 08.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3206 Has anyone out there purchased and installed the new window shades offered on the Catalina Direct we
Furling Mainsail Truths Revealed bob_pattison at 10:48am 08.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3192 O.k. Now that I have your attention; I wanted to share a story with the group about a visit to a 3 y
Small Tach options FourPoints at 10:42am 08.29.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1167 I want to add a tach / hour meter for next year, but I want one that is about 2" across, and all I'm
Wheel Pilot Does a Reset Mickey G. at 10:36am 08.29.13 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3440 I have a RayMarine Wheel Pilot ST4000+ that will do a "Crazy Ivan" (reset) while under battery power
Painful boarding ladder steps alallen1 at 10:16am 08.29.13 The Cherubini Hunters 8/3304 The one inch stainless tubing steps on our boarding ladder are painful to our bare feet. I saw rubbe
VOLVO PENTA MD2030D Loss of coolant Captain Haddock at 8:30am 08.29.13 Bavaria 5/9046 Hi everybody. The other nearly no wind day when cruising on my Bavaria 38C with a 2005 VOLVO PENTA M
Time to Intorduce Myself nolasafari at 7:41am 08.29.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/1972 My name is Jim and my wife is Donna.We finally closed on our 2006 Hunter 33.1. I would like to say i
Mainsheet system on the old 22' 1973 Oday. hp18carr at 7:34am 08.29.13 Day Sailers 13/3599 A little advice here please, I'm going through an old 22' 1973 Oday regrettably my Mainsheet system
H290 Refrigeration, part II Jon Bastien at 7:28am 08.29.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1223 So, about a year ago, I posted about the non-working refrigeration in my Hunter 290... and thought I
Homemade peek a boo shades SS-Aquilon at 7:18am 08.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/4411 I want to make peek a boo blinds out of wood for my Catalina 27. Has anyone ever tried this? If so,
lookng at used cal (3) trainmanjess at 6:55am 08.29.13 Cal 3/2356 hello all I have had a series of misfortunes with my current Mac25 sailboat, and t will cost me mu

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Engine raw water thru hole location Don S/V ILLusion at 10:39am 06.13.23
Should I switch to hank on? Any Sea at 10:35am 06.13.23 What type of furler do you have? Our boat is equipped with a CDI furler that is not a problem to sto
Found a 2003 C310 Alansails at 10:10am 06.13.23 Good Job! Congratulations, Glad you are out there! The 310 is NOT a J-Boat, But is a safe, fun capa
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:01am 06.13.23 I used to hang my key on the raw water seacock, to make sure I always opened it before starting the
Edson wheel size and leather cover? Alansails at 9:52am 06.13.23 We bought the wheel cover from Edson and made it a winter project , As I remember, I called edson an
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. tkwhalen at 9:40am 06.13.23 Having the same problem with aft unit post lithium conversion. Mid and forward units are fine. The a
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 jviss at 9:09am 06.13.23 JVISS ........................ ? What? My Catalina 36 muffler had a drain petcock. But, yea, you
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 Ralph Johnstone at 8:59am 06.13.23 Also, make sure you frequently drain the muffler so you don't get water backing up into the exhaust
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 jviss at 8:51am 06.13.23 Thanks Ward. That's exactly what I got from the OP's description of what he did to clear any air f
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 Ralph Johnstone at 8:48am 06.13.23 Doesn't the engine need to be cranked for the injector pump to pump fuel? Thanks Ward. That's ex
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing Scott T-Bird at 8:40am 06.13.23 David, Thanks for opening this thread, it's a good discussion. I single hand my 320 frequently and
Edson wheel size and leather cover? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:00am 06.13.23 remove and measure the existing cover. measure the wheel diameter at various points to determine if
Merit 22 owners RussC at 8:00am 06.13.23 So cleaning out the boat this last weekend from the previous owners (always an interesting treasure
Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod Mike Mc at 7:31am 06.13.23 I ordered the EP162, I'll let you know if size is right next week. The gentleman at Nav Pod was very
Merit 22 owners Centex at 7:07am 06.13.23 So cleaning out the boat this last weekend from the previous owners (always an interesting treasure
2007 Hunter 2007 Rudder and Tiller alignment JamesG161 at 7:01am 06.13.23 As you mentioned I don't think rudder will drop because of the rudder stop. No, it is the Single b
2007 Hunter 2007 Rudder and Tiller alignment JamesG161 at 6:55am 06.13.23 I assume our next step is tried to loose those three bolts see if allows some sort of adjustment T
Transducer troubles rgranger at 6:52am 06.13.23 - all the zip ties I'm going through! ... ugh! Gorilla tape works well for this also...but it lea
In mast furling main working much better now rgranger at 6:46am 06.13.23 I've only ever used in mast furling on a charter so I should probably not weigh in but... it seems t
Screens for Windows JRT at 6:26am 06.13.23 I ordered these from Catalina Direct along with some maintenance stuff and they plugged in seamlessl

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