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Windlass Inop ProfDruhot at 7:11pm 07.23.11 Big Boats 2/1860 My windlass is not working. Has anyone else had any problems with theirs? It's a Maxwell. Glenn Dr
Hello All Gadagirl at 6:30pm 07.23.11 Smaller Boats 6/1822 I have a new to me 1977 hunter 25 :) I'm looking for specs, manuals, information. It's in the water
Loading C-22 on trailer slosacco at 6:21pm 07.23.11 Catalina 22 46/8770 I need some pointers on loading my C-22 on the trailer. Seems I cant get it all the way to the tra
Cruising the upper MidWest Tom Hoffman at 6:06pm 07.23.11 Trailer Sailors 7/5148 Just got the latest issue of Cruising World. They list 4 easy Charters for 1st Timers. One tha
Replacing prop strut on a Pearson Flyer Gamayun at 6:06pm 07.23.11 Pearson 0/1419 Hello all. I'm planning to look at a Pearson Flyer for sale that needs the prop strut replaced. I ha
battery location jana.gilliland@yahoo.com at 6:02pm 07.23.11 Day Sailers 4/2254 We are finally getting the Daysailor I ready to go back in the water after 20 years of storage. Wond
Costs on repairs recommended by surveyer...on 91 Cat 30 MKII Blue Streak at 5:42pm 07.23.11 Catalina 30 1/1691 Would appreciate anyone out there who has had these items repaired in past year or two giving us an
Need Prop jonesy6245 at 4:34pm 07.23.11 Bigger Boats 0/1323 I have an oday 35 and immediately need a prop. Currently have a 16 X 9 RH and it is now missing a bl
Trying to come up with an offer ali23060 at 4:26pm 07.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2231 I am looking at 1986 O'Day 222 and trying to come up with a reasonable offer. Here are the issues I
Dual alternator belts on 3qm30 (4) MATHURIN2 at 2:59pm 07.23.11 The Cherubini Hunters 15/6696 We are finally done with modifying the alternator setup on Mathurin II :). To make a long story shor
Mast mounted or aft pole mount? JeffThompson at 2:50pm 07.23.11 Big Boats 4/1711 Was able to obtain a radar for our boat and have begun the arduous task of mounting the same and del
a new bimini Gina Hopen at 2:40pm 07.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1759 Can anyone tell me how to install a bimini on a 23.5 hunter
36' Islander $9600 - A Good Buy?? marl at 12:50pm 07.23.11 Ask All Sailors 28/7745 Hi: I found a 1984 36' Islander in Ft. Lauderdale for $9,600.00. The problem is the hull smashed a
Quirky Alarm Yanmar 3QM Jerry A at 12:48pm 07.23.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/2845 My Yanmar 3QM starts immediately and after running for about 2-3 minutes, one of the alarms goes off
Very sad news (1) Phil Herring at 10:37am 07.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2187 Jim Bohart, a great man who was instrumental in the success of HunterOwners.com, passed away last we
I.D. Plate Question (1) AndyD at 10:00am 07.23.11 Catalina 22 6/2699 Could one of you Cat 22 salts interpret this I.D. plate?? (see attached photo) MODEL NO. C 22 SER
sailing lakes in Adirondacks/Lake George biorapper at 9:00am 07.23.11 Trailer Sailors 4/4694 sailing lakes in Adirondacks/Lake George and Champlain I am heading to the Adoriondacks in a couple
sailing lakes in the Adirondacks/lake George biorapper at 8:58am 07.23.11 Ask All Sailors 7/4301 sailing lakes in the Adirondacks/lake George and Champlain I am heading to the Adoriondacks in a co
Hope Everyone is Keeping Cool (1) gpd955 at 8:41am 07.23.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1538 Many have left the docks today. It's probably the only time anyone will ever hear me say that I'm g
Adding blocks to the mast step on a Hunter 33 Juice6576 at 7:25am 07.23.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/2036 When I ordered my Hunter 33, I ordered the Spinnaker gear package, The package was included, but the

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Thoughts on Stepping the Mast stickinthemud57 at 9:19am 10.02.22 stickinthemud57: Thank you for the reply. It's a great system but, I really would like to keep a ha
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping kappykaplan at 8:48am 10.02.22 @capta , they are both standard Rule pumps and not centrifugal. :beer:
Thoughts on Stepping the Mast ...3TacksontheWater at 8:48am 10.02.22 I believe the plans for his mast raising system are available in the Catalina 22 Tech Manual form t
Thoughts on Stepping the Mast ...3TacksontheWater at 8:44am 10.02.22 I would submit my rig for consideration: https://macgregorsailors.com/mods/index.php?page=item&id=
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping capta at 8:44am 10.02.22 On my pumps, the check valve is within six inches of the pump. When you disconnected the hose from
It's groundhog day Ralph Johnstone at 8:17am 10.02.22
33.5 swim ladder (2) Don Crowther at 7:42am 10.02.22 I got the swim ladder off the other day and cleaned it up. I would like to have a couple of steps ad
Loos gauge questions Leeward Rail at 7:41am 10.02.22 @Stu Jackson and @dlochner replies are right on the money. Here is a Web page my friend used for hi
Loos gauge questions Stu Jackson at 7:28am 10.02.22 When I had my C25 (87-98) I thought about gauges, but learned that the two sizes of shrouds on my 19
Shaky Tiller shank at 7:11am 10.02.22 Thanks so much for things to check over. I was concerned that the rudder was about to fall off becau
Loos gauge questions dlochner at 7:01am 10.02.22 Typical tensions are based on a percentage of breaking strength, usually in the 10-15% range. I use
Shaky Tiller dmax at 6:39am 10.02.22 The washer is free floating though it may become stuck by paint. I don't know the C-27 but it looks
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Tally Ho at 6:28am 10.02.22 Previous boat didn't have one, 1 yr in on the new to me boat, never found ANYTHING in the strainer.
Getting cold out here jssailem at 5:16am 10.02.22 It is said about cars, most accidents happen within 3 miles of home. When out afar we are on alert
Ian's third landfall dLj at 5:06am 10.02.22 I just got back to the dock in New Smyrna Beach Florida (just south of Daytona). Intuition is afloa
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping kloudie1 at 5:01am 10.02.22 Another thing to check after a restricted hose or stuck check valve is the electrical supply wiring
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Apex at 4:48am 10.02.22
Finally did it Will Gilmore at 4:05am 10.02.22 The Google engineer who sees company's AI as 'sentient' thinks a chatbot has a soul -Will
Finally did it Will Gilmore at 3:53am 10.02.22 2001??? :beer: :facepalm: It's been a long time; much more that 21 years, and now look where we ar
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Davidasailor26 at 3:44am 10.02.22

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