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Mystery part Rick C at 7:18pm 07.13.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 7/2971 I recently bought a 2007 Catalina 309 and found a white plastic part in the starboard lazarette that
PuraSan system:Hunter 29.5 healeyman at 7:03pm 07.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1689 Please any advise on adding a PuraSan head system to Hunter 29.5 .... Is there enough room? Any
Freeport Maine dscribner at 6:05pm 07.13.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2144 Casco Bay Brethren and Sisteren, Anybody know of a good spot in the Freeport area to drop the hoo
hard shifting fiestaMojo at 4:53pm 07.13.11 Engines and Propulsion 5/6189 I have a Yanmar 2GM20F with a Kanzaki transmission. . . the shifting is real hard, I've determined i
Hunter 235 owner's manual Carlos Cabezon at 3:48pm 07.13.11 Smaller Boats 1/1415 I just bought a Hunter 235 year 1993 (re starting sailing after some - a lot - years) I need a owner
sticking rudder smilingbobby at 3:02pm 07.13.11 Cal 0/2240 I have a cal-29. It has been sitting for 6 Years.The rudder wheel is hard to turn. How do I grease
Yanmar Parts sailaway78 at 1:18pm 07.13.11 Engines and Propulsion 0/2253 There currently is a 40HP Yanmar take out engine on ebay. Complete with transmission and panel. St
Catalina38 windlass Frenzy38 at 12:40pm 07.13.11 Big Boats 2/2234 Anyone have any info regarding installing a windlass on a Catalina38? I'm looking at a Maxwell RC881
Instrument Panel Dead? PrincessoftheLake at 12:22pm 07.13.11 Big Boats 5/1592 My 1995 Hunter 40.5 has a new issue. I noticed the other day that the instrument panel exhibits the
demand pump dlewis812 at 11:36am 07.13.11 Catalina 30 7/2135 the water pump sometimes works and sometimes doesn't (mostly never). will try to figure out if loos
Hawse Hole for Anchor Rode saildork at 10:35am 07.13.11 Catalina 22 2/1681 I am contemplating drilling a hawse hole in the forepeak that will allow me to hang the anchor from
Electric toilet - small holding tank EWARREN at 10:20am 07.13.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3942 I want to switch to an electric toilet but my holding tank is only 12 gallons. Any recommendations?
Irwin keel composition and design nquigley at 9:46am 07.13.11 Irwin 1/4180 Sorry if this has been asked before - I'm having trouble finding an answer via Google searches. Do
H30 Gray Portlight Replacement Options malyea at 9:06am 07.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 14/7336 The companionway/seahood removal and rebedding went well so now it's on to the Gray portlights...all
Odor when flushing or pumping out 43SabreAlegria at 9:03am 07.13.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/4737 Peggie, First let me say that I have learned a lot about sanitation systems by reading your book
I need suggestions for asymmetric spinnaker hardware (2) tkanzler at 8:35am 07.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/4208 My new-to-me 26X came with an asymmetric spinnaker (marked 26M on the label) and Chutescoop, plus pe
Horizon SL50 knotmeter - calibration lnikl at 8:16am 07.13.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2618 Does anyone know how one might calibrate a Horizon SL50 knotmeter? Mine shows about .9 kts low (I ju
Gear box shifter Richard Bryer at 7:44am 07.13.11 Big Boats 6/1732 I am trying to nail down a shifter/gearbox problem I have been experiencing. I think I have the link
Edson Wheel Brake for 260 rcaw at 7:36am 07.13.11 Smaller Boats 3/1521 Greetings, We purchase a 99 h260 last year with pedistal/wheel steering. One thing I have wanted
Replace Bimini - 37C (1983) tansey at 7:18am 07.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 8/3956 Hi all, this is my first post here. We (husband and I) own a 37 cutter (1983) and we need to replac

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What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? FastOlson at 12:29pm 09.14.22 Some buyers believe that a survey is a reason to knock down a price. Sometimes yes and sometimes no.
Reef line separated in boom Jwhy at 12:08pm 09.14.22 Thanks to all! I was lucky because the break was close the mast and between the mast and the inter
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 12:03pm 09.14.22 209308
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:36am 09.14.22 . Mind you, now 2 separate people told me that surveying anything under 40k is a waste of time. I
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Bob S at 11:35am 09.14.22 I agree with Barry, I would not want to go outside.
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Kingjim91 at 11:27am 09.14.22 Also, you personally have expressed little boating knowledge, so you don't know what to look for. T
East coast Florida causing spots shemandr at 11:22am 09.14.22 I ran across this today regarding Martin County: https://www.waterwayguide.com/directory/anchorage-f
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida BarryL at 11:19am 09.14.22 I don't understand this. With a small outboard and a favorable tide he should be able to transit the
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Stu Jackson at 11:10am 09.14.22 Here's another fine link: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/boat-inspection-trip-tips.102541
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Alan Gomes at 10:20am 09.14.22
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Stu Jackson at 10:19am 09.14.22 They made over 6,000 Catalina 30s. Here is more info about them: Catalina 30 Groups Link Sub
Volvo Mechanic SherryC at 10:13am 09.14.22 Thanks
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jssailem at 10:05am 09.14.22 Here is an interesting article about engine mounts in the magazine Ocean Navigator. https://oceannav
Yanmar 3YM30 bell housing oil leak on Oceanis 37 kloudie1 at 10:00am 09.14.22 Could be a leak from the transmission front seal also.. Both can be canged without major disassembly
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jssailem at 9:59am 09.14.22 With my engine being rebuilt, I am planning to buy new mounts for my Perkins. 3 look to be in ok sha
Reef line separated in boom Hayden Watson at 9:53am 09.14.22 Very true on not needing to remove the end caps. I removed mine because I needed to cut the holes f
New Mailsale jssailem at 9:47am 09.14.22 Keep the faith.
New Mailsale flightlead404 at 9:43am 09.14.22 I just did this for the first time and, given that I won't be owning this boat more than 2-3 more ye
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries kloudie1 at 9:41am 09.14.22 I replaced my mounts at about 27 years.. One was collapsed, the other three were still fine. The col
Anchor Chain flightlead404 at 9:41am 09.14.22 Most vintage Hunters came with 5/16" (diameter of the wire, not the length of the link or width of

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