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Kerosene in tank?? NYSail at 6:18am 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 16/3473 Hello all, Was at the yard yesterday when I happened upon a gent that was filling his fuel tank w
Stern Rail seats Ken13559 at 4:44am 03.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2774 Can anyone tell me what wood is used as slat for the stern rail seats? I'm thinking of replacing the
Rudder Stops Long Story at 4:03am 03.11.13 Catalina 310 18/3735 Simple question I hope? Does our C-310 have, or is it suppose to have stops on the steering syste
Dodger and Bimini for 1984 Hunter 31 OceanDriver at 9:03pm 03.10.13 Parts Search 3/2961 Does anyone have or know someone that has a Dodger and Bimini for sale that would fit my 1984 Hunter
Help needed hummingbirdbassist at 9:03pm 03.10.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1004 Went to see boat this weekend and found and fixed a few things but here is my question? Took 2 batte
Have you replaced your standing rigging? Jared1048 at 7:59pm 03.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/1348 For those of you that have replaced your standing rigging on your 31ft Hunter how much (and about wh
Fuel shut off solenoid KingAirDriver at 7:12pm 03.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1129 This may have been asked before, forgive me. Has anyone ever upgraded their manual fuel shut of
Tack Pennant jkillian at 6:31pm 03.10.13 Smaller Boats 4/5058 I just bought a 1986 Hunter 23 and I do not have the tack pennant and was wondering how long it is?
ODay 25 Spreader Removal glong3 at 6:11pm 03.10.13 Day Sailers 2/1004 Does anyone know how to remove the spreaders from an oday 25 mast? There was a single bolt where the
All 320/326 owners with CS 3 blade prop. bigsick at 6:04pm 03.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/2663 I have a 2003 326 with Yanmay 2GM20F. I want to replace my two blade Martec with a 3 blade fixed pr
Need a Vang? bhstech at 5:34pm 03.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1228 I've had a few posts here about my, new to me, 86 Cat 27 Tall Rig. This have mid boom sheeting. It
chartplotters lcook at 5:26pm 03.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1110 I have a MacGregor 26X. I need to buy a simple but adequate GPS chartplotter but the dedicated Marin
Ignition circuit fuse in a 309 Crystal_RPAYC at 3:31pm 03.10.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/1977 There should be a fuse in the ignition circuit. This is the circuit containing the start and stop bu
Injector Replacement Yanmar 2GM (3) Nelsonhow at 3:24pm 03.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 6/10932 Hi Guys, Getting ready for the next season. I'm replacing the injectors on my 1983 Yarnmar 2GM.
Only in San Francisco (2) sfgary at 3:22pm 03.10.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1922 Spent the weekend on the boat in SF when walking to Dinner we saw the third street bridge going up.
Towing a Catalina 27 and questions about what trailer Diamondjet at 3:13pm 03.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 23/41754 Hello all! I'm looking for information on what it takes to tow a 1983 Catalina 27 on a 1500 mile t
34' O'Day Hauling sailormanron at 2:48pm 03.10.13 Bigger Boats 7/1886 Hi, My name is Ron and I am new to the O'Day forum. I recently purchased a 1982 34ft O'Day. Looking
removal of starboard upper shroud chainplate Hayden Watson at 2:40pm 03.10.13 Catalina 30 11/3766
H380 waste hose length jackzimmerman at 2:35pm 03.10.13 Big Boats 5/1368 To avoid wasting a 2 hr trip down to the boat still on the hard, anyone know how many feet of Triden
Mac 25 Curtains? jjsbiggs at 2:15pm 03.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2059 I'm planning to make some curtains for my Mac 25. Should I cut them on a taper to match the windows

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Sheet line Hatch/Solar vent protection?? jssailem at 1:08pm 12.15.22 I am with @dmax . build a mock up and test your theory. The nylon line would be good. You might also
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard capta at 1:05pm 12.15.22 I agree with isaksp00 But my preference is always the spinnaker halyard, just case I need to go alof
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E jssailem at 1:04pm 12.15.22 What are your engine specs for WOT? Have you discussed the issue with Max Prop? I would suspect tha
Sheet line Hatch/Solar vent protection?? dmax at 11:46am 12.15.22 Those grab rails should work but before you drill holes in your boat see if you can rig up a line or
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 11:26am 12.15.22 We just use the plain Woody Wax. Looks like the Tower Wax is more oriented for Tina towers and thing
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard isaksp00 at 11:22am 12.15.22 Or jib halyard which may be a little easier.
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard justsomeguy at 11:08am 12.15.22 need to use a temporary headstay Most certainly. You can use the main halyard.
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E (1) HarryvdMeer at 10:47am 12.15.22 See attached pic. I have a max prop which was installed by the previous owner, who mentioned that h
Single handing WI Rigger at 10:37am 12.15.22 I looked up Woody Wax on Amazon, there appears to be 2 kinds, A plain Woody Wax and a Tower Woody Wa
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 10:26am 12.15.22 Another question. When you wash your boat: Do you just use a pressure and plain water? Do you
tank sizes catalina 30 PaulK at 10:22am 12.15.22 Though your boat may be different, this site might be helpful SailboatData.com - CATALINA 30 Sai
Caframo Ralph Johnstone at 9:59am 12.15.22 Those two are not allowed on my boat. And whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ? You've piqued my curiosity.
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions DRhoads at 9:51am 12.15.22 I think you will find it near the nav station mounted vertically behind a panel. nav computers need
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:44am 12.15.22 Another question. When you wash your boat: Do you just use a pressure and plain water? Do you u
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E (3) jssailem at 9:42am 12.15.22 Possible causes: - valve clearance - injection timing - injectors dirty Certainly those are possib
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 9:33am 12.15.22 What's that expression, God watches over drunks and fools? On December 3 at Cape Hatteras the wind
Caframo jssailem at 9:19am 12.15.22 Those two are not allowed on my boat.
Anchor Bridle (1) jssailem at 9:14am 12.15.22 If ever needed I will cut the soft shackle In a hurry, you may need something very sharp and able
Anchor Bridle tfox2069 at 9:12am 12.15.22 Similar to the above with all 5/16" chain, I use the small Mantus on our 33' boat; but, decided tha
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast (1) rgranger at 9:01am 12.15.22

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