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Catalina 27 tiller too long Eastwind at 11:10pm 06.08.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/3021 I think I have the standard tiller on my '73 Catalina 27 but it seems too long to me. It feels like
Might as well start with a beginner question Toddowen at 8:49pm 06.08.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2671 Howdy, all. I'm new to sail and this is my first time posting here on this board. I recently purch
25 foot trailer sailor: max capacity? StinkBug at 8:08pm 06.08.13 Ask All Sailors 85/17290 I'm in the process of making some plans for the 4th of july and trying to iron out a few details. Ev
40th Annual C-22 Nationals (8) CaptDon01 at 7:30pm 06.08.13 Catalina 22 8/1218 Boats are arriving at the Fort Walton Yacht Club in Florida for the 40th Annual Catalina-22 National
steering question cherub78 at 7:30pm 06.08.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1059 Hi I have a 78 Cherubini 27. Its my first season with my boat. As I'm at the dock I've noticed th
Non 304 Stainless steel keel bolt (1) Catketch at 7:20pm 06.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3309 I just got a replacement keel pivot bolt assembly for my M25 from Blue Water Yachts and, just for fu
Water in aft liner under cockpit Rschoolm at 7:19pm 06.08.13 Catalina 22 1/814 Hi all! Still trying to get the boat in the water. :-( While installing my bilge pump I noticed
checking oil Yanmar Navicula at 6:01pm 06.08.13 Big Boats 10/5532 I have a Yanmar 4jh2e and on the dip stick it has two line marks....... when the boat has been sitti
1987 Hunter 23' Value (1) carboman at 5:57pm 06.08.13 Smaller Boats 6/2578 This is from NADA. Any ideas if it is close? They did not consider a working trailer ($1000.00?) a
1981 Thru Hull replacement sources / name (1) Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 5:17pm 06.08.13 Ask All Sailors 18/4974 Recently noticed my aft thru hull (not pictured but identical to midship - pictured) was not closing
Anchor swivel redhead78 at 3:28pm 06.08.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1532 Maine you advised me to not use a swivel on my rode correct? I will have 35lb Lewmar delta plow with
Stuffing Box Repair - Packing Gland Size c130king at 3:19pm 06.08.13 Catalina 310 14/2726 Can anyone provide me any info on what size packing gland to get to fix my leaky stuffing box. Goin
Eight Bells (1) Gary Wyngarden at 3:05pm 06.08.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2284 Eight bells. The end of the watch. Some of you who have been on the site for a long time may remem
Wind gear La Scandell at 2:36pm 06.08.13 Big Boats 6/1252 Hi all We have a hunter CC 42.6, is it possible to replace the cable in the mast with out taking do
Oil changes with dipstick tube rfrye1 at 1:54pm 06.08.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1742 Just bought new Graybeard pump going to change oil on my Hunter 376 next few days. With my old Tempo
Changing fuel injectors jameswelden at 1:51pm 06.08.13 Catalina 30 2/1058 Is it hard to remove fuel injectors on a Universal M25XP diesel engine? If you could provide some i
Bimini Top for a Hunter 30 billpaul at 1:23pm 06.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1306 I recently bought a 1980 Hunter 30 which had had its bimini cover shredded by a hurricane last year.
Charging the battery JNelson at 1:16pm 06.08.13 Sirius 21/22 5/3518 Hello everyone, We bought our Sirius at the end of last season and spent the winter getting her into
Darn it, my engine studder/stumble is back iSailor at 12:27pm 06.08.13 Catalina 310 8/1817 This is very frustrating! After motoring for 45 minutes or so, the engine occasionally studders and
Fuel Pump - Which End is Up? Windborne at 11:34am 06.08.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1850 I purchased a replacement fuel pump for what appears to be the original on my 1988 Universal M25. I

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Fortress anchor Screen Saver at 8:36pm 05.02.23 ii an anchor wont hold in 3 or 4 to 1 (excluding storms) you should get a new one. I anchor in anyth
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings (1) dLj at 8:12pm 05.02.23 Just a quick look on Mcmaster shows the only fittings for "overhead" ratings are mechanical, the swa
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings dLj at 8:06pm 05.02.23 There's the fatigue aspect not captured in the above, but the poured fittings have always been consi
Reattach wire to steering quadrant dlochner at 7:54pm 05.02.23 Those 2 long bolts sticking out are the adjustment eyes. Back the nuts off until there is enough sla
Urgent warning to genset owners baycloud at 7:52pm 05.02.23 Good warning to put out. I'm not familiar with this model Hunter, but where is the through hull, and
Urgent warning to genset owners dlochner at 7:49pm 05.02.23 All hoses have a life span regardless of how they are used. From the photos, it appears the rubber i
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings jssailem at 7:45pm 05.02.23
Third summer, boat wont sail dlochner at 7:33pm 05.02.23 The term weather helm comes from the position of the tiller, which will be to the windward side. The
3 Blade Prop Swap? dlochner at 7:17pm 05.02.23 @dlochner - Thanks for the insights. One question - We plan to step the mast before departing in R
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? dlochner at 7:09pm 05.02.23 I have your book. I wonder what you think about @dlochner's technique for lubricating the PHII ment
Universal M25 Crankcase vent line? CowboyWay at 7:05pm 05.02.23 Wow, that doesn't look like the M25 I remember in my 1984 Catalina 36! Mine had an intake manifold
Third summer, boat wont sail High Current at 7:02pm 05.02.23 As others have noted, that fin is pretty gnarly!! e on the bow / not enough on the rudder. The fin
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings dLj at 6:57pm 05.02.23 Not knowing any different, I'll go along with what you say about reliability ... except that I've n
Urgent warning to genset owners artboas at 6:56pm 05.02.23 The nice thing about these is they have no expiry date. ard. The issue with the problem I found is
Urgent warning to genset owners artboas at 6:50pm 05.02.23 Hi Art. A bit puzzled by the description of your generator setup. Hunter rigged our 1991 model with
Advice on interior paneling repair rpwillia at 6:48pm 05.02.23 Catalina uses Target varnish and you can buy it online from them. It is a water based varnish (seems
Urgent warning to genset owners (1) Johnb at 6:41pm 05.02.23 The nice thing about these is they have no expiry date.
Fortress anchor CJB220 at 6:39pm 05.02.23 This is a very good discussion. It all started when I reviewed the article in Practical Sailor "Anc
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings Scott T-Bird at 6:38pm 05.02.23 The main reason in my mind is the higher reliability of these fasteners. These kinds of mechanical
Reattach wire to steering quadrant Richard19068 at 6:38pm 05.02.23 This may or may not help but check regarding the take up eyes shown in illustration 11 on page 7 of

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