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What should be my asking price for 1988 Cat 22? bubbagolf at 8:39am 01.19.13 Catalina 22 8/2308 On the order of the Admiral, I will have to sell the 22 soon. The Admiral wanted a bigger boat. I am
C25 Stern Rail NO CLEW at 7:55am 01.19.13 Smaller Boats 0/2043 My 1980 C25 Stern Rail was destroyed during Sandy. Anyone know where I can find an inexpensive repla
Knocking noise from heater YVRguy at 7:44am 01.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1086 Well just woke up from our first night on the boat. It wasn't the best sleep because the diesel heat
Changing Thru hulls degol at 5:33am 01.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1621 I have a Hunter 44 AFT 2005( Sailing 7 years in the Med. all the time staying in the warter). So fa
11.0A Mast "boot" or "Seal" Spike033 at 4:34am 01.19.13 S2 19/2351 Hi Everyone, I have owned my 11.0 for 4 years now and have always stored mast up. I am at a new yach
Mast raising question Brian Buzz at 9:41pm 01.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2441 Maybe someone can help me with this question. When raising the mast on my 26s the line from the mast
Power winch for Hunter 38 NZhunter at 9:24pm 01.18.13 Big Boats 11/2347 Can any one advise me on how to retro-fit a power winch to my Hunter 38? I have slab reefing and a
New radio? Brian D at 9:14pm 01.18.13 SSB and Ham Operators 7/16080 So my wife is telling me not to fix the TS-50. She says to get a new radio. I have looked around and
Check Valve RHUMB RUNNER at 9:05pm 01.18.13 Big Boats 23/9278 I have a 2009 49, on my electric blige pump discharge there is a one way valve is this a factory ins
Hunting for a leak... Rocket1 at 8:45pm 01.18.13 Big Boats 13/2555 OK folks - this one has been driving me crazy, so I thought I might float it out there and see if an
Mainsheet on a 260 epsilonblue at 7:24pm 01.18.13 Smaller Boats 1/859 I have a 260 which we race in a mixed handicap fleet, when it gets windy we have problems with the m
Excess? Rick D at 7:19pm 01.18.13 Ask All Sailors 40/6009 OK, so I have a pile up of projects before the new season, so I paid my boat washer to wax my boat.
canvas projects Dixie Chicken at 5:58pm 01.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/1800 I got this boat a few months ago, and have been keeping pretty busy making her look good again. What
Check your toe rail bolts Jared1048 at 4:59pm 01.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1080 While adding harken stantion blocks to tuck the furling line away noticed that some of the bolts wer
How to rebuild trailor for 22ft O'Day ?? Soaringeagle at 4:18pm 01.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3075 Hi- Need YOUR HELP- Question- How would one convert a boat trailer for a 22 O'Day???? ne
Westerbeke ignition key BCDurbin at 4:13pm 01.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2237 2003 B393 with a Westerbeke. I need a new ignition switch/key. Any difficulties changing this out? A
Deck board replacing kwmccaslin at 2:34pm 01.18.13 Day Sailers 1/987 Choosing material for wood decking. Anyone with experience with 'composite' deck material in constru
MacGregor To Cease Production cscott at 2:07pm 01.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/5484 Interesting Development that is true. Go to www.MacGregorSailors.com and read Thread: MacG to
Waypoint Error ? kloudie1 at 1:53pm 01.18.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2378 uuhhhh.. http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/18/world/asia/navy-ship-aground/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Toronto Boat Show joker460 at 12:23pm 01.18.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1868 Just got back from the Toronto Boat Show. Maybe 12 sailboats at the most. Mainly the new Catalina'

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Another Rave Review For Coppercoat Ralph Johnstone at 11:51am 12.01.22 As I have said many times, I wouldn't wish this stuff on an enemy :laugh: Buddy of mine went the
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Ralph Johnstone at 11:41am 12.01.22 is most likely to happen when the two fasteners expand/contract at different rates It's most like
hunter yanmar Marmalade at 11:18am 12.01.22 Don't think they are the same. The JH family starts in the 80's... and has evolved JH2/JH3/JH4/JH5.
Binoculars Parsons at 11:08am 12.01.22 I've got a pair of Steiner 7x50 Marine (rubber coated) that I like, primarily because they are bulle
Binoculars BarryL at 10:56am 12.01.22 Hi, Like DayDream41, I find the compass bearing very useful. Mine are a cheap chinese version, 7 X
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt (1) rgranger at 10:49am 12.01.22 If you blow the hole in the aluminum plate, you can re-tap and thread one size up. I keep one of th
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat Roland5048 at 10:46am 12.01.22 I'm wondering how that prop was able to generate enough thrust to get him into port. Towed, maybe?
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat Davidasailor26 at 10:43am 12.01.22 Funny, although for context the picture is of a different boat after the 2018 race. No details in th
Stock Color for 85' 22 Leeward Rail at 10:40am 12.01.22 All posts above are spot on. You won't find an exact match due to age. Gelcoat and paint will fade
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion Maine Sail at 10:32am 12.01.22
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion DayDreamer41 at 10:18am 12.01.22 Stating the obvious, where do both cables go from the switched side of the start battery switch? one
Stock Color for 85' 22 Project_Mayhem at 10:09am 12.01.22 Most yards with a fiberglass shop can tweak the colors for an exact match. Be sure to ask them to wr
Stock Color for 85' 22 Calif. Ted at 10:06am 12.01.22 It changed depending on year, Spectrum Color makes repair kits that come close, but the color change
Stock Color for 85' 22 Project_Mayhem at 10:05am 12.01.22 I took my hatch cover to a local fiberglass supply house. They let me browse through their RAL color
hunter yanmar Rick.johnson at 10:02am 12.01.22 As i read the chart listed it say a 40 ft hunter should have a Yanmar 4 J H S E Diesel I have tri
Binoculars DayDreamer41 at 10:01am 12.01.22 I favored Nikon's waterproof 10 x 42 with compass bearing in the vision field, wish I would have upp
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Project_Mayhem at 10:00am 12.01.22 Laughing.. Ya gotta be fast with that because aluminum contracts about 20% more than stainless; the
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Project_Mayhem at 9:54am 12.01.22 Great! Thank you very much! Very nice install. What make and model boat is this? How many watts
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Ralph Johnstone at 9:49am 12.01.22 I purchased the manual impact wrench. And if the bolts breaks at the deck ? ? ? ?
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 12.01.22 the screw will initiallly try to shrink but as the aluminum gets cooled, it willl grab the screw ti

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