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Aft cockpit traveler on Catalina Mk1 30TRBS Mark J at 5:33pm 07.12.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1567 I have a 1977 with a traveler mounted aft in the cockpit. On the traveler there are two "stops" that
New Oday 25 Owner jroth at 5:22pm 07.12.10 Day Sailers 3/1238 Hello all, My wife and I purchased a 1976 Oday 25 this weekend. We have never sailed before, but
Inflatable electric power s/v Sweet Laraine at 5:05pm 07.12.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2187 Anyone use a trolling motor for the dinghy? I have a Zodiac R260. I'd like to use a minn kota motor
Engine Hour Gauge Circuit SteveB at 4:32pm 07.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1425 Engine Hr gauge on my new-to-me 1984 Hunter 34 is not getting juice. Pulled the gauge and it works o
Interior Light Replacement abyssal at 4:15pm 07.12.10 Catalina 310 3/2015 This past week one of my interior cabin lights blew out. I have a 2001 Catalina 310. I'm trying to
Yanmar Starting Problem Donna12932 at 3:49pm 07.12.10 Big Boats 16/7430 After 10 years of good service, the Yanmar diesel for our 2000 H380 decided not to start two days in
Cracks in base of Mast Patsy at 3:37pm 07.12.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1424 Any 30' Hunter owners (1992) experiencing vertical cracks in base of the mast? Any problems with go
adding cubbies in the cockpit gdanza at 3:25pm 07.12.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/3304 I am looking at other places to spend time and money on my 22. Noticed the other day I don't have a
Poylester resin bonds (2) Ross at 2:46pm 07.12.10 Ask All Sailors 30/5375 This morning I sanded a piece of pinelumber with a 60 grit disk and then laid up about a half inch o
Toilet Brian5067 at 2:33pm 07.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1273 My2000 Hunter 460 vacuum Toilet keeps cycling. What does this mean? Do I have a leak? Has anyone els
TV Reception John Krasnick at 12:58pm 07.12.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2418 I am looking to hook up a tv in my Catalina 30. The set is digital and all I want to receive are lo
Picture of your H37C (1) MATHURIN2 at 12:05pm 07.12.10 The Cherubini Hunters 79/26258 To go with my other post (video of your H37c) I decided to start a post where we can show how beauti
Are Macgregor 2010 sail boats up to the tasks of Sailing Lake Michigan? Greenfin at 12:03pm 07.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/4619 :dance:Good day to all you Macgregor owners, I been hearing many stories of local sailors stating th
Where to mount a freshwater Deck Fill mwillson at 11:50am 07.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1269 I have a 1995 Hunter 26 that I am installing a freshwater tank under the v-berth area. I came acros
Crack in my O'Day II hull Steve Romanoff at 11:12am 07.12.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1699 I inherited a 1969 O'Day II with an 8-inch crack in the hull, midship just under the water line wher
cost Jason at 10:45am 07.12.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1572 I just got a 1971 27' hunter, and the inside has been gutted. Does anyone know about what it will co
Next year, bring the boat... atwhite2 at 10:39am 07.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1880 Hello Everyone. I have a pile of questions for you today. I just finished spending a week camp
Rick and De Bonding (1) Shoaldrafter at 10:37am 07.12.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1328 Rick, There is a hard to find product that does help get 5200 softened and loose. It is called
Electrical panel relocatioin windcat at 9:25am 07.12.10 Catalina 30 18/4013 We have a 1978 catalina 30. The electrical panel is on the port side, just above the icebox. We wa
Refrigeration Issues on 1 '97 H376 windsock1 at 8:45am 07.12.10 Big Boats 10/2740 This summer we've been experiencing totally inefficient refrigeration both in the freezer compartmen

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Fixed Dock Piling Pulley System Parsons at 1:52pm 10.12.21 That is BRILLIANT! I love innovative docking solutions for your home berth. I do not think it woul
Fixed Dock Piling Pulley System DRhoads at 1:48pm 10.12.21 may be a system to retract your dock lines when you are out of the slip. dock line is attached to th
Universal M-25XP or M-25 speed control screw or highspeed fuel mixture Stu Jackson at 1:46pm 10.12.21 You should also get to know these guys: Catalina 30 Groups Link Subscribe at the web forum: Cata
Universal M-25XP or M-25 speed control screw or highspeed fuel mixture Stu Jackson at 1:44pm 10.12.21 If anyone has any suggestions for the initial setting of the screw when reinstalled, I recommend c
H280 Rudder Depth? (1) sail sfbay at 1:39pm 10.12.21 Easy..........copy the diagram from this site and scale it relative to the 5 foot long fin keel Sail
Asymmetrical Rigging ideas (1) sail sfbay at 1:33pm 10.12.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Attach the tack to the end of the b
Universal M-25XP or M-25 speed control screw or highspeed fuel mixture Stu Jackson at 1:33pm 10.12.21 Sorry, I don't have the answer and I've had our boat and M25 engine for 24 years. But you got anoth
autopilot install on an H280 rhiggins at 1:26pm 10.12.21 Thanks Matt - this is very encouraging! Between your and BoSSailor's feedback, I'm feeling like thi
Hunter 33 - separation of floor pan from hull (7) Jake N Eggs at 1:10pm 10.12.21 Would appreciate some photos if you could. I find it strange that the bedding surface for the keel
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations smokey73 at 1:09pm 10.12.21 I made one that I am very comfortable using and somewhere I have the parts list and can take a pictu
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations Stu Jackson at 12:44pm 10.12.21 Still looking for a solution. Perhaps your list will work. Before building one, I need to check at
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations Terry Cox at 12:31pm 10.12.21 They also have their CNG fill station and they said they would pretty much give it away, I'm not su
B 311 bilge pump float switch (6) JRacer at 12:17pm 10.12.21 Cliff: Here are some pictures of the install that I did. Switch is a "Water Witch" Model 101. Bilge
Accessing Port water tank (2) DeniseO30 at 11:59am 10.12.21 Floor under was soaked and smelled of mildew, took a while to pump it all out, pink slime was in th
Outboard issues Benny17441 at 11:20am 10.12.21 Three things necessary for an engine to start. Compression, a timed spark and air/fuel mixture.
Macgregor 25 chip veres at 11:13am 10.12.21 Don't forget macgregorsailors.com
name/make of gauge Stu Jackson at 10:57am 10.12.21 From the specs page in sailsfbay's link: Specifications Model: 84-2056-01: 12 V Control Panel w/25'
name/make of gauge Hello Below at 10:37am 10.12.21 So I am still looking for the right size of the display panel, about 5"x3"...not the 16 inch size t
Is using 3M 5200 selant too strong to water proof cockpit? JamieB at 10:36am 10.12.21 I previously used 4200 for the arch joint on our 380 and it shrunk opening up in some spots. I hav
name/make of gauge Richard19068 at 10:28am 10.12.21 So I am still looking for the right size of the display panel, about 5"x3"...not the 16 inch size t

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