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Keel Damage on '85 30' Catalina mspearman at 8:58am 07.22.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2154 I am considering purchasing a used 30' Catalina that has some keel damage from a grounding. The own
To be, or not to be, a PROTESTER . . . RobertLangdirect at 8:07am 07.22.11 Ask All Sailors 25/6412 A while ago, I was racing in a multiday event at another club, a club that in particular goes out of
Raymarine Answers miguelgdelrey at 7:18am 07.22.11 Big Boats 7/1804 I placed this question on the Raymarine web on monday morning. I have the followig configuration:
Antifreeze Leak??? Webone at 6:24am 07.22.11 Engines and Propulsion 5/2769 I have an Yanmar 50 hp. with 1160 hrs. The antifreeze keeps slowly dropping in the tank with use, ap
Potential Hunter 19 owner kuriti at 5:48am 07.22.11 Smaller Boats 2/1997 Hey everyone, thank you for providing this resource. I am looking at buying a '95 Hunter 19. I took
O'Day 26 Rig tension setting impulse II at 5:26am 07.22.11 Day Sailers 9/5632 Good Morning, I do have a copy of the O'Day 26 manual that is floating about, and after reading it,
Weight in keel? JohnDY at 3:44am 07.22.11 Trailer Sailors 1/2727 My son was recently given a 17' Daysailer and we are in the process of getting it cleaned up and bac
Autohelm/self-steer options for tiller Beneteau 285 kbmartin53 at 2:36am 07.22.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1197 Recommendations/experience re above much appreciated by new owner. Cheers, Ken
Need new sailing friends ffc at 1:43am 07.22.11 Catalina 22 3/1666 New to sailing need to befriend someone who can help me to learn more i have a catalina 22ft. I am l
Is this O'Day 25 (1) Shoaldrafter at 12:36am 07.22.11 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1982 Sea Tow Hampton Roads (Va.) responded to a call for assistance from local authorities in freeing a s
Re-sealing portlites Cat...30 sailjclc at 10:26pm 07.21.11 Catalina 30 4/3194 I re-sealed two portlites a couple of months ago and had such good success that I wanted to share wi
nicro solar vent SycloneDriver at 9:16pm 07.21.11 Ask All Sailors 11/10912 I want to post my recent experience with a new Nicro day/night vent. First impressions are that it
Hunter 34 mast straightness Bubblehead at 8:59pm 07.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2231 Hoping for some feedback from some knowledgeable owners. I have found an 84 hunter 34, but the mast
Supplemental Cooling FourPoints at 7:58pm 07.21.11 Ask All Sailors 24/5660 I am considering adding some supplemental cooling to my ice chest to extend the life of the ice and
Looking for a Yanmar YSM8 or 12 texasprinter at 6:13pm 07.21.11 Ask All Sailors 6/4639 Fellow Sailers. I am looking for a good Yanmar YSM 8 or 12 preferably in Texas but we will travel i
Throttle Cable For Hunter 31 beachcombers at 5:52pm 07.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1406 84 Hunter 31 Throttle Cable Change. We Have Taken Everything Apart And The Only Thing Holding Us Up
Hunter reponse seadaddler at 4:55pm 07.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2036 I had some electrical problems with my boat and went onto Huntermarine .com for some help and sent
Cutless bearing dkdoyle at 3:14pm 07.21.11 Seafarer 0/2281 Can anyone tell what cutless bearing to use for a 1982. 26'
This tiller shall never break (1) drumbeater at 3:02pm 07.21.11 Smaller Boats 3/1367 This will be the third one since we've owned the boat. Stainless steel and through bolted.
Any Info on Douglas Lake (TN) OS2Dude at 2:52pm 07.21.11 Destinations 4/9070 I am interviewing for a job in Maryville, TN. Looking at a map, it seems Douglas Lake is the best b

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New Prop: paint or? dmax at 11:48am 08.12.22 This works for me (MA) and many others but some have reported less stellar results, at least it's on
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl Hinckley or Die at 11:26am 08.12.22 Roger that. I agree on the rudder. So far, very optimistic.
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl kappykaplan at 11:24am 08.12.22 I am far from being a wooden boat expert! I do see some cracks in the rudder that cause me concern.
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl (1) Hinckley or Die at 11:21am 08.12.22 Yep, impressive boat! :beer: Those pics are 5 years old. What do you see if anything to be concer
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl kappykaplan at 11:14am 08.12.22 Yep, impressive boat! :beer:
Catalina 25 floor access panels Stu Jackson at 11:09am 08.12.22 I had an '81 C25 from 87 to 98 great boat. Wouldn't an option for you to be to leave the panel(s)
Rub rail or deck joint pics for 23.5? waterman30 at 11:09am 08.12.22 This thread may be helpful: Repair Hull Deck Joint under rub rail. Thanks - I am bookmarking this
Rub rail or deck joint pics for 23.5? waterman30 at 11:06am 08.12.22 @waterman30 Do you have any photos of damage or leaks. I was a dealer now retired who fixed them.
Porta Pottie has very little flush water coming out Project_Mayhem at 10:49am 08.12.22 I'll try filling it up completely. I've also found if you go by how full the holding tank looks thro
New Prop: paint or? Parsons at 10:40am 08.12.22 I asked this same question to the supplier of my new 3 bladed fixed prop I purchased this spring. Ol
New Prop: paint or? mjsb at 10:38am 08.12.22 Propspeed \| Foul-Release Coatings \| Protecting Underwater Assets Would have to take a multi year l
Hunter 326 running rigging kloudie1 at 10:30am 08.12.22 Try a bit of silicone spray on the hubs/axles of the sheaves in the system before changing stuff. Wa
Perkins M30 Heat Exchanger salt water intrusion into sealed side of system kloudie1 at 10:25am 08.12.22 As Johnb says, the heatex is normally the only place seawater and coolant are close. Could it be tha
Clock and barometer installation advice (1) kloudie1 at 10:15am 08.12.22 I vote for using the smallest screws you can get away with and if you do remove them to sell, there
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl (6) Hinckley or Die at 10:10am 08.12.22 208276208276208277208278208279208280208281
Another quite AC question - Geothermal? (aquathermal) Davidasailor26 at 10:00am 08.12.22 There are water sourced cold plate refrigerators for boats, though, so if you could build a huge sy
240 Magic Tilt trailer twalker H260 at 9:37am 08.12.22 From the photo here it looks like 4 on each side. https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/album/album.p
Clock and barometer installation advice Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 08.12.22 And though I will soon be mounted and enjoyed on the bulkhead of my boat, OMG will this be after
Not my mast?? LakeShark at 9:18am 08.12.22 @Jamesiv1 The author of this video is often on the Catalina 22 FB group. If you don't have the arm
Not my mast?? Jamesiv1 at 9:18am 08.12.22 I have a C22 Capri with the tall rig and i know EXACTLY how you feel about the difficulty of steppi

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