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Sliding Hatch Cover for 81 V22? Bill Lubawy at 9:03pm 06.25.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1739 Looking for the sliding hatch that goes on the pop top for a Venture 22, '81. lubawy@uky.edu
engine water vlave crosscountry at 8:40pm 06.25.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1226 can anyone help please,we just bought her and when i tried to start the atomic-4 engine i found out
Just a goofy question about the O'Day 22 1977oday22 at 8:06pm 06.25.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1518 Looking at I - Heart O'Days....it says that about 3100 22's were made between 1972 and 1983..... I
Anchor Roller for 1977 27' Hunter Project_Explore at 7:51pm 06.25.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2217 Just bought my first sailboat, 1977 27' Hunter, and noticed it has no place for an anchor on the bow
Slipping jib sheets on vintage Maxwell winches. Tallgrass Sailor at 7:39pm 06.25.10 Smaller Boats 10/3324 I've had 3 wraps of a 1/2 in jib sheet and was trying to sheet the jib a bit tighter with the winch
what make bimini piedpiperIII at 6:43pm 06.25.10 Catalina 22 5/1506 What make bimini do you have? do you like it? do you not and why? Alan
First REAL sail on Revival... (5) emkay at 6:36pm 06.25.10 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1427 14kt winds with 15kt gusts, I kid you not, 6pm to 8pm, check the link... http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/s
Additional portholes helmanta at 5:27pm 06.25.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3108 I am new here and new to sailing. I have done searches all over this forum and the internet. Maybe t
additional portholes helmanta at 5:06pm 06.25.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/2 I am new here and new to sailing. I have done searches all over this forum and the internet. Maybe
anchor riding sail (1) Bob 04 H260 at 4:50pm 06.25.10 Smaller Boats 2/2835 I just made an anchor riding sail for my 260. I had an old hank-on jib for my Mac that had been in t
V22 sliding hatch needed Bill Lubawy at 2:26pm 06.25.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/13 Looking for V22 sliding hatch (section that goes on the pop top). Any hints on replacing or making s
Spreader to Mast connection 1982 H27 (2) jmnewell at 2:17pm 06.25.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1484 Another Mast mystery for me, 1982 H27 Cherubini, no spreaders on the mast when I purchased the proje
H26 Sail Slide Chiriqui at 2:01pm 06.25.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1219 What the specs for the sail slide on the main sail I'm trying to order replacements and I'm not sur
V-Berth Bedding rsthall@juno.com at 1:53pm 06.25.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/11750 I am looking for "specialized" bedding for my Catalina 25'. I understand there is a "Travasak V-Ber
Traveler to Boom connection gray_penguin at 1:22pm 06.25.10 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2893 When I purchased my 1978 H33 the main sheet was not connected. I dont think I have all the parts to
registering a trailer oldiesrocker2001 at 12:19pm 06.25.10 Trailer Sailors 15/4051 Hey out there! Last fall I bought a boat at auction from a charity orginization complete with trail
companionway hatch screen (1) flynfol at 10:50am 06.25.10 Ask All Sailors 10/7474 I finally trashed the broken,water damaged, wooden hatch screen and made one that the screen can be
New head mikefin at 10:18am 06.25.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1875 The plunger on my manual Groco HF seems to be shot - it just goes up and down without resistance and
Honda Generators - running on boat Rob19574 at 9:49am 06.25.10 Ask All Sailors 50/22938 hi all - I have a Catalina 30 ('78) with an aft locker that I don't really use. I'm curious to lear
Sheet length/diameter Hisannah at 9:20am 06.25.10 Ask All Sailors 12/13171 We have a Catalina 30 and are replacing the Jib and Main sheets. Can you suggest a length for thes

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Keel smile and 6 bolts Constantcraving55 at 11:54am 03.22.22 Thank you much needed advice. Appreciate the web links.
Catalina 30 Table/hardware dmax at 11:49am 03.22.22 Yeah, WM sometimes has outrageous prices but on some things (rocna anchors for instance) they are qu
Leave the refrigerator on or off? Stu Jackson at 11:42am 03.22.22 If the cubes have reshaped themselves into a single mass, I know the box has warmed and anything pe
Catalina 30 Table/hardware Hayden Watson at 11:26am 03.22.22 Wow... WM sure does enjoy a premium mark-up. Here is the same bracket for $50 less https://www.am
Catalina 30 Table/hardware rgranger at 11:06am 03.22.22 If you can't find used ones, they are available new (WM is probably not the cheapest): Chromed-Bras
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats rgranger at 11:04am 03.22.22 Or you could go PlasTeak: Home - PlasTEAK Inc. I was going to say.. "rip some trex" ... essentiall
Leave the refrigerator on or off? Hayden Watson at 10:53am 03.22.22 If you turn it off, leave the lid open to prevent warm fridge stank. I leave mine one with basics n
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) Ralph Johnstone at 10:48am 03.22.22 We average around 100 eng hours/season, and we change the impeller about every 2nd-3rd year-but hav
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 03.22.22 That looks great. Is that shiny stuff lacquer or varnish? Thanks. What you're seeing is three co
Leave the refrigerator on or off? Stu Jackson at 10:31am 03.22.22 This is a very recurring topic. It comes up regularly, like clockwork. :) The answer is: Your bo
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) dlochner at 10:21am 03.22.22 Sailcrazy1, you may want to relocate your water pump as per Art Boas post. I have done it and now t
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:09am 03.22.22 Sailcrazy1, you may want to relocate your water pump as per Art Boas post. I have done it and now th
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:03am 03.22.22 Yes, you have to remove the freezer. There should be a trim ring around it with screws. Once removed
Water Standing Under V Berth fox9988 at 9:31am 03.22.22 The pressure side is finished. I have one drain and the holding tank vent left to replace. The pre
Keel smile and 6 bolts Calif. Ted at 9:19am 03.22.22 I have never heard of a Catalina losing a keel, unless severely compromised the standard response is
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? flightlead404 at 8:50am 03.22.22 Cleaning the coils with a shop vac is an easy and inexpensive way to troubleshoot and maybe fix thi
Touch up interior wood BigEasy at 8:47am 03.22.22 @sf34dtw , Good morning! For interior use on my boat, I've just used Cetol, which is a marine sta
Build a Better Boat Hook? william24424 at 8:46am 03.22.22 I use a hockey stick, it's a light composite material, bends yet stiff, easy to swing, after years
Touch up interior wood BigEasy at 8:18am 03.22.22 That area will likely need to be refinished. Beneteau used a lacquer finish that also incorporated
Touch up interior wood (1) joker460 at 8:16am 03.22.22 Have you seen the attached PDF?

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