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Poptop and more sampen3633 at 3:06pm 07.31.13 Parts Search 0/1902 Im looking for some catalina parts I have a 1974 catalina 22 and would like to add a poptop so Im lo
Windlass Chain Slipage - 1998 Hunter 410 (1) jsmac at 1:49pm 07.31.13 Big Boats 3/1189 I have a 1998 Hunter 410 with a Lewmar Windlass Concept low profile type with chain, not sure what s
Oday Mariner 2+2 1969 navy1952 at 1:38pm 07.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/762 Need help getting a/ guide on/ for a hatch cover. Theres 4 of them and I have only 3,. They keep the
Deck care and maintenance jrcooksr at 12:23pm 07.31.13 Catalina 30 4/1347 The deck on my new to me 1986 Catalina 30 is remarkable for it's lack of stress cracks and other ble
macerator lockout jrcooksr at 12:14pm 07.31.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/8296 Hello all, First post. I am the proud owner of a 1986 Catalina 30. This is the second year of owners
rotten plywood, and cable stays. glide at 10:14am 07.31.13 Smaller Boats 4/1704 Hey all. I have been searching for info regarding replacement of rotten wood at the chain plates. I
What type of battery to buy? bigsick at 10:03am 07.31.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1011 Okay everything checks out with electrical system. I have one good battery (deep cycle 550CCA, 690M
cockpit floor slope peter22 at 9:23am 07.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1536 on my 22, cockpit floor slopes down towards bow, necessitating squeegee to direct water toward drain
RPMs below 1,000 JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:35am 07.31.13 Catalina 310 20/2840 Just curious how many reduce their RPMs below 1,000. I never do because of the high vibration at e
Roller furler Tom J at 7:33am 07.31.13 Catalina 310 3/1536 I want to check the tension on my forestay, but I'll need to move the roller furler up to get at the
Hunter P42 Windlass lyleh at 7:10am 07.31.13 Big Boats 5/2015 I have the original Maxwell VW800 windlass installed on my 1994 P42 with 210' of chain and 200' rode
Cutlass bearing replacement question DougM at 5:09am 07.31.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2059 I am just curious if there is anybody who has changed a cutlass bearing on a 323 or similar Beneteau
Need a winch handle cristobl at 5:08am 07.31.13 Bristol 1/9472 I have replaced my Bristol 27's original winches with a pair of large Merriman winches (about 4-1/2"
Diesel Fuel Tank Contamination Piratenorm at 4:39am 07.31.13 Catalina 30 15/2605 Morning. My 1983 Mark 1 turned 30 this year. I just returned from a one month tour around Georgian B
In the water (1) russlmiller at 2:00am 07.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1559 After rehabing a trailer and many small fixes my 1973 Oday 22 has a new home on the water. Still a l
Marlow Hunter Rendezvous Summary Mikem at 10:52pm 07.30.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/2830 Our voyage from Bremerton to Port Ludlow was uneventful until we came abeam Foulweather Bluff. The
Led Replacment bulbs 376 Mark Juetten at 10:08pm 07.30.13 Big Boats 4/3112 I wish to replace halogen bulb in built in ceiling linr lights in our 1996 376 hunter. I am having d
Main Sail Boom bag wellskp at 9:42pm 07.30.13 Big Boats 0/1314 We have fully batten, full roach main that is stored in a bag on the boom. Second try. The zipper ge
Tiller extension bakeroo at 8:31pm 07.30.13 Smaller Boats 1/1602 I want to add a tiller extension to my C=18. Anyone done this? How far from the end of the tiller wo
H23 boom rigging photos PLEASE!!! caseylpz at 7:45pm 07.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1040 I have an 85' H23 I can't figure out the boom rigging on it. Does anyone have photos they can post o

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Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:35pm 06.03.23 She don't look fast, but she'll get you there. The only question is, how to provision for a voyage
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing FastOlson at 6:33pm 06.03.23 The boat builder is still in business. It seems like they could provide a drawing of he parts and so
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 5:48pm 06.03.23 Here's to hoping for the Varoom!
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Joe at 5:32pm 06.03.23 Hello everyone, Can anyone tell me about sailing the ICW? In what context? Are you wanting to mak
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. (2) Tb0n3 at 5:22pm 06.03.23 I pulled lightly on the chain locker drain and look what I got. I'm sure the plastic thru hulls are
Continupus mainsail furling (1) kbgunn at 5:19pm 06.03.23 @Seahawk345 Your owners manual can be found here: https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/export/Ow
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump jssailem at 5:04pm 06.03.23 Sucking it down implies a vacuum is being created. Since you say the high pressure pump has a low pr
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 5:01pm 06.03.23 Test start set for Monday afternoon. Cross fingers, toes, and anything else that you can. :biggrin:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (3) jssailem at 4:59pm 06.03.23 Test start set for Monday afternoon. Cross fingers, toes, and anything else that you can. :biggrin
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing thetone at 4:55pm 06.03.23 Hi Thetone, I used 2" x 1/4" steel bar stock and 3/4" threaded rod, large washers and bolts (Home D
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) BigEasy at 4:39pm 06.03.23 Note that the video discusses rebuild of the Raymarine 4000 wheel pilot, not the 4000+. The 4000 mo
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump Screen Saver at 3:57pm 06.03.23 Yea this particular model Yanmar engine is not supposed to need and external pump of any sort and th
Dissimilar Metals dlochner at 3:47pm 06.03.23 Tef-Gel (amazon link) on the threads. Buy a tub, you'll never run out and it is not that much more m
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) Ward H at 3:44pm 06.03.23
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing (1) dlochner at 3:44pm 06.03.23 Also, from that brief moment you took your eyes off the channel and ran aground, Were you watchin
Dissimilar Metals Rick Webb at 3:31pm 06.03.23 Or use rivets either SS or aluminum
Macgregor 26 stickinthemud57 at 3:25pm 06.03.23
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing stickinthemud57 at 3:23pm 06.03.23 What kind of boat? Draft and bridge clearance height? What time of year? Heading north or south?
Dissimilar Metals Davidasailor26 at 3:19pm 06.03.23
3 Blade Prop Swap? Davidasailor26 at 3:13pm 06.03.23 Sounds like a good trip. It could be worth checking the prop shaft alignment. At least that can be d

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