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Invest 98L --> TD 9 -->TS Ian --> Hurricane Ian (3) JamesG161 at 10:16am 09.22.22 Weather and Forecasting 67/11243 Not looking good this morning. We been watching this Tropical Wave since 9/20/22. Let's start out w
MK1 interior rearrangment. pete c at 7:42am 09.22.22 Catalina 30 9/1696 I am considering buying a 1980 C30. I really like the interior layout on these, but also love the m
Hunter 240 Rudder Pull up line (2) travorgeron at 4:31am 09.22.22 Trailer Sailors 5/1465 Today when I got my boat back in storage, I noticed that the rudder pull up line pulled straight thr
Help Me Choose A Boat !! petecasey at 10:41pm 09.21.22 Ask All Sailors 36/4604
Refilling CNG Tank Terry Cox at 12:22pm 09.21.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 26/5755 In case you missed my posting over on another forum, there is a CNG filling station located in Fife,
05 H36 Non-technical question on B&R rig (1) Banooma at 11:10am 09.21.22 Big Boats 15/1458 I'm coming from a different experience with traditional Catalina rigging, yet something seems off. T
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Tim2022 at 10:36am 09.21.22 Ask All Sailors 35/3379 Hello, I have an intermittent fresh water leak. It is detected by my bilge pump cycle counter. S
Hunter 33, 2005 (2) Hunter 33 Canada at 6:15am 09.21.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1595 1.Does anyone know what the keel bolts should be torqued at for this model? 2. Does anyone have a re
Aftermarket Chinese Impellers RoyS at 5:41am 09.21.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1501 Recently purchased two water pump impellers for my Yanmar 2QM15. Jabsco impellers were $60+ while se
Jacking Hunter 20 off trailer (3) Ryan61065 at 5:20pm 09.20.22 Smaller Boats 22/2493 Hey guys so the trailer needs some paint and the boat needs some bottom paint too so I've just decid
1977 Hunter 27 Rudder Bushing/Bearing info Mobius at 2:40pm 09.20.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/680 Recently picked up a neglected 1977 Hunter 27 with shoal draft keel. The boat has been on the hard f
Water Hookup connector (1) Johnkent at 2:21pm 09.20.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1417
Catalina 30 Needing Dinette Table or Dimensions (1) TaylorG. at 1:50pm 09.20.22 Ask All Sailors 8/2181 Hello Catalina owners! I recently purchased a 1987 Catalina 30 MkII and the previous owner modified
H49 Deck Dorade / Cowl vents T J Furstenau at 1:11pm 09.20.22 Big Boats 9/1851 So, I'm curious if anyone (@artboas would be the most likely! ) has looked into the space above the
Keel separating? (3) Noah1981 at 12:03pm 09.20.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1161 a crack appeared on my keel I don't have a photo at the moment but very similar to these. in the sp
Cuttyhunk Sailing video william24424 at 11:25am 09.20.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1058 My idea is show a local place for day sailing or overnight... I try to include 1) Entering harbor, 2
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? HeelBoy at 4:54am 09.20.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2617 Not intending to start a fight among owners here! lol I'm shopping and there's quite a few of these
Bristol 29 Mast Support (2) petecasey at 10:48pm 09.19.22 Ask All Sailors 5/853
Westerbeke idle adjustment Syversens at 8:36pm 09.19.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2230 Hey all, I felt my westerbeke 42b on a 381 was shifting hard into gear, out is fine, and noticed rpm
H376 squeaks and scratchy sounds from the headboard area of the master cabin. Diablito at 7:09pm 09.19.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/409 Has anyone removed the headboard cushions from an H376, vintage 1997? I get nasty sounds, at anchor

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Fuel tank removal? jssailem at 10:55am 06.23.25 It looks tight, but by removing the hoses, the duct work, perhaps the water pump and the hold down y
Rudder quadrant/shaft squeaking dLj at 10:32am 06.23.25
Leaky window on Hunter 40.5 built 1993 Irek at 9:15am 06.23.25 Thx to everyone for pointers and directions. Will start with removing the whole window. That seem
Hunter 306 Replacing Galley Faucet Internal Valve Rich Stidger at 9:07am 06.23.25 A picture would help. Could the valve be a left-handed thread? Look at the new one to see how the t
Catalina Yachts sold ! dmax at 9:07am 06.23.25 Agree, Catalina is/was one of the best consumer-oriented companies ever, which was smart business wh
Rudder quadrant/shaft squeaking Captain Larry-DH at 9:06am 06.23.25 Update: I bought Silicone Oil from Super Lube and added it to the upper and lower bearings...The sq
Identifying suitable ramps for keelboat launch majorkong1 at 9:00am 06.23.25 Most ramps are at 12 degrees slant. 16 feet of extension is more than you need to launch your boat.
Catalina Yachts sold ! KCofKC at 8:39am 06.23.25 I think we all had a bit of a knee jerk reaction to the sale. However as some one said after we los
Rudder quadrant/shaft squeaking OzMatos at 8:33am 06.23.25 Different company, so likely dissimilar methods of design for the tube/post, but on our boat there
819 HOOD FURLER UPPER SPLIT BUSHING Project_Mayhem at 8:26am 06.23.25 Check with pompanette first. It's definitely possible to 3D print or make one out of resin if needed
Identifying suitable ramps for keelboat launch Project_Mayhem at 8:22am 06.23.25 I wonder if an inflatable salvage recovery bag attached to the stern would help add temporary buoyan
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Hello Below at 8:08am 06.23.25 Michael. We have made 2 attempts this season to sail to the Broughtons and maybe beyond since the en
Seldon in mast furling - backwards ? ice breaker at 8:08am 06.23.25 Yes the casting is installed upside down. What is the U clip for? I have never seen that set up be
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island jssailem at 7:58am 06.23.25 GREAT START MICHAEL.:biggrin:
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island kappykaplan at 7:54am 06.23.25 Very nice, Michael. Enjoy the cruise! :beer:
Identifying suitable ramps for keelboat launch JoeWhite at 7:45am 06.23.25 Most ramps are at 12 degrees slant. 16 feet of extension is more than you need to launch your boat.
Fuses M25-xp dmax at 7:19am 06.23.25 30 Amp is correct for the glow plugs. You can put a fuse on the panel feed as well, mine is 30 amps
819 HOOD FURLER UPPER SPLIT BUSHING dmax at 7:12am 06.23.25 Parts for the old Hood furlers are hard to come by, your only hope is either used parts or these peo
Mast Rake or PreBend Rleiby at 6:55am 06.23.25 Thank you all for the clarification of terminology, definitions, and expertise. I truly appreciate i
Scheiber display fault cymeyer at 6:51am 06.23.25 I have an Oceania 45 2018 model the control panel works however on the display if you press the sel

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