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Lancer 28 Rudder Shaft Bushing..? Fairwind at 10:52am 11.06.09 Lancer 0/1665 Sempre Libra has the stock tiller steering and rudder. The plastic bushing that supports the rudder
Hunter 37 jeffreylyne at 10:47am 11.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2183 I am interested in buying a Hunter 37 Legend, probably around '87-'89 vintage. There are quite a l
best autopilot for an 1985 H40 waternwaves at 10:40am 11.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1671 Looking for others opinions about the best autopilot for an '85 H40. Also, if someone knows about
A question about crossing back from Bimini Joe A at 10:39am 11.06.09 Destinations 5/5280 Everyone knows to start from the south when crossing the gulf stream from Florida toward the Bahamas
mast head bulb type waternwaves at 10:28am 11.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1538 It is that time of year again... where normal maintenance that has been put off has to be addressed.
davits lrsnaomi at 9:36am 11.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2253 Hello Fellow Boat Owners: I am intending to add davits to my 2007, 393 Beneteau and have checked w/
Fridg Compressor Want Start BHW7899 at 8:55am 11.06.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1624 I Have Hunter 380 2001 My Fridge Is A Polar Matewater Cooled It Was Working Fine The Then Next
rudder bearings 1990 pearson 34-2 rognvald at 7:54am 11.06.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2146 Does anyone know if a 1990 Pearson 34-2 has a rudder tube with dedicated separate bearings that are
Rudder Post Jeff at 7:25am 11.06.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1538 Can someone explain what is used to seal the rudder post to the hull. I breifly looked in the archiv
I need raw water hose size for my Yanmar 4JH2-TE Panamajames at 5:31am 11.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1929 The hose that comes from the seacock to the strainer and then to the engine I need to replace. I do
What's inside a Catalina 30 Rudder? sailfree at 5:23am 11.06.09 Catalina 30 6/9140 I've read a few postings about rudder repairs, but haven't found anything about the actual construct
Chart Plotter Question / Assistance Ducati at 2:53am 11.06.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2649 Good day We will be adding a Raymarine 6000 below deck autohelm to our boat. Now thinking that a
water balast freezing dingerLex at 8:38pm 11.05.09 Smaller Boats 1/1185 I live in Lexington, Ky and recently bought a Hunter 26 water balast boat to sail on local, inland l
Update on Strictly Sail Chicago Brock Halbeisen at 7:58pm 11.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1542 Torresen Marine, Muskegon, Michigan's Hunter Dealer would like to invite all Hunter Owners in Wester
catalina background kpintoronto at 5:33pm 11.05.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1367 Could anyone enlighten me on the history of the Catalina 320/34/36? Specifically, when did the Mark
grade 8 bolts shine at 4:37pm 11.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1769 Has anyone ever had a good or bad experience with grade 8 bolts on there boat. I am thinking about u
Slings or Forks?? rpell46 at 2:00pm 11.05.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1497 Hi everyone, I'm wondering if anyone has had their C30 hauled out using the forks of a forklift, i
Can you sail from one end of Lake Powell to the other?? (1) Sumner at 1:01pm 11.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3632 http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/MacgregorTrips-3-Powell09/1-lake%20powell%20sep-oct-09.jpg
Shrink wrapping Ericl at 12:34pm 11.05.09 Catalina 30 5/3944 I am shrink wrapping my Catalina 30 for the winter with the mast in. Does anyone have suggestions on
Cal 39 Keel drawing viking42 at 12:11pm 11.05.09 Cal 1/3339 I have a cal 39 and recently found there was some water intrusion into a foam filled section of the

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Dimensions for a Catalina 28 Tall rig Stu Jackson at 3:31pm 04.20.22 @Justin_NSA , it is not a Hunter. It is a Catalina 28.
Fresh water flush Stu Jackson at 3:16pm 04.20.22 What difference does it make if the supply is pressurized? Wouldn't that just help the toilet pump
Anchor locker leaks jviss at 3:13pm 04.20.22 Wow, a very interesting thread, and well written, detailed posts from all afflicted. Thanks. I don
Ship/Maintenance log book Rjm st.petersburg at 3:11pm 04.20.22 The spreadsheet seems to be the best way for me. I will get my son to set them up, then I can update
Anchor woes (1) jviss at 2:47pm 04.20.22 That is goofy! Is the chain locker isolated from the cabin, and does it have a drain? Could be no,
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 2:41pm 04.20.22 Appears that the load on the alternator was stalling my engine. Where can I claim my prize? :) (
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Building a boat at 2:02pm 04.20.22 Back from vacation and spent a day chasing wiring. Alternator connects directly to House bank batte
Advice on gelcoat delamination on keel dmax at 1:53pm 04.20.22 Catalinas don't have gelcoat/fiberglass over their keels, just plain lead (alloy). It looks like may
Dimensions for a Catalina 28 Tall rig Justin_NSA at 1:45pm 04.20.22 More rigging data in the downloads section https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_28_375150
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:43pm 04.20.22 To answer the question about motor hookups from the shift and throttle cables, Tohatsu had easy quic
Epic Fail (1) shemandr at 1:41pm 04.20.22 This screen shot from Chart of Peconic Bay. Note the power cable across the Cold Spring Pond Inlet.
Dimensions for a Catalina 28 Tall rig (1) brazenarticle at 1:06pm 04.20.22 Hello Flando - the specifications from the manual are 1/4 inch 1x19 wire and a 3/8 in diameter pin.
Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:02pm 04.20.22 The cleanliness of the prop is another consideration. This allowed me a max. of 2000 RPM BUT with m
Fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:59pm 04.20.22 I've never had a marine toilet and don't fully understand the procedure How does the toilet know whe
Epic Fail Will Gilmore at 12:56pm 04.20.22 The lake I use is mostly powerboat friendly. Many ramps have this issue. You have to keep a clear h
Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load fstbttms at 12:51pm 04.20.22 Having earned a significant portion of my living over the last 27+ years installing propellers, I ha
Anchor locker leaks (4) Ralph Johnstone at 12:45pm 04.20.22 My apologies @jaysweet for not replying sooner after heading out to the boat for ANOTHER look for t
Ship/Maintenance log book (1) Sailfanatic at 12:36pm 04.20.22 I have used a spreadsheet with separate workbooks for the different subjects to be tracked or logg
Dimensions for a Catalina 28 Tall rig Stu Jackson at 12:32pm 04.20.22 Almost all Catalinas have owners associations. They usually have access to and will share manuals a
Advice on gelcoat delamination on keel Art12050 at 12:29pm 04.20.22 I had the same problem on my 1992 Hunter 30 a number of years back. The fiberglass on the keel kept

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