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Catalina 320 sailboat cover,mast up lizald at 6:26pm 10.05.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/3444 I am looking for a 2003 Catalina 320 winter cover(mast up)
Pearson Current shorty at 6:18pm 10.05.09 Pearson 0/1623 Has this website migrated somewhere else? It was a gold mine of information.
320 Catalina sail boat cover(mast up) lizald at 6:18pm 10.05.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/2000 I am looking for a winter sailboat cover for a 2003, 320 Catalina(mast up storage)
Loose footed main paulj at 5:52pm 10.05.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/8979 Don What would it take to convert an existing bolt rope footed main sail to a loose footed mainsail?
Catalina Smile Repair John at 5:09pm 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 7/15416 I had my boat hauled for a bottom paint job. There is a small "Catalina Smile" - a slight crack wher
Trouble Shooting Jabsco Head dgsail at 4:54pm 10.05.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/8486 I have a CD 26. In 2005, my boat storage yard replaced my broken Groco head with a Jabsco Model 2909
need technical diagrams West Virginia Sailing Nut at 4:45pm 10.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1774 I have decided to repower my 78 hunter 30 with the original model motor. My only issue is the previo
Keel and Keel Joint Rev. 3.0 Charlie L at 4:42pm 10.05.09 Big Boats 4/1892 I have been talking to the local experts. Every marina has them. The consensus is that in lieu of
Standard Sail on a Tall Rig?? 270 vs. 290 Raftco at 3:31pm 10.05.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1852 I just read that O'day 25 keel boats have a taller mast than the centerboard (makes sense), but I ha
battening down the porta potty Carolyn1964 at 2:30pm 10.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2396 Does anyone have any suugestings for my port a potty. I have a 1979 venture 25 and when sailing if t
gasket material for fuel tank Prime Time at 2:27pm 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 11/8014 Hi, I have an access plate on the top of a diesel fuel tank. In the middle of the tank is the mecha
hermit's hump (2) Stu Jackson at 1:48pm 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2669 In one of the three ongoing ' concurrent anchor, anchoring and manual windlass/anchoring topics from
Franken Rudder 2009 - Scary! (5) JoelHoover at 1:02pm 10.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1656 I found a used foil rudder at Minney's in Costa Mesa to replace my broken, rotted, bottom half. I ha
Toilet back up jwieneck at 12:57pm 10.05.09 Big Boats 10/2422 :confused:Toilet back up I have noticed this year that when I am on a starboard tack heeling over
Forum Search Problem charris at 12:28pm 10.05.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/2963 Hello All - I'm trying to search forum items posted in the Hunter Forums but all my searches end up
Keel Size BHW99 at 12:37pm 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 1/2080 I Am Moving My 2000 Hunter 380 I Need To Know The Width Of My Winged Keel.
Electric Windlass recommendations Lee Scott at 12:36pm 10.05.09 Big Boats 2/2314 We're in the process of buying a 1994 Legend 37.5, and one of the first improvements is going to be
Did I get taken? green98tj at 12:21pm 10.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1856 My Yanmar 3GM30F stopped running about two months ago. Central Marine in Deale, MD said there was wa
h23 RUDDER RichB at 12:06pm 10.05.09 Smaller Boats 5/1882 Has anyone tried changing the h23 rudder from its traditional form to an inboard style. Would a 12"
PC chart plotting softwair?? JimGeddes at 11:28am 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2348 I'm looking for some chart plotting software for my laptop. is there anything free out there? What

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Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 8:36am 04.14.22 Ok! sounds good, I will take it apart! Stand by. G
A Technically Sophisticated Repair Tater at 8:35am 04.14.22 Have you seen "No Time For Sergeants", with Andy Griffith? He used a similar repair for a radio. Th
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out (1) jssailem at 8:29am 04.14.22 I was the investigative type, so I did take mine apart. That is how I cleaned out the small amount
Seams A Problem? Kings Gambit at 8:24am 04.14.22 If you are going to spend the trip worrying about the seam it might be worth moving on. Not on a t
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult Scott B at 8:23am 04.14.22 Our dealer tells us that this is normal, and that using the winch is the standard operating procedu
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out (1) Growl at 8:17am 04.14.22
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side SeaRags at 7:39am 04.14.22 Thanks. I'm hearing that it's not likely a core intrusion issue. That's what I want to hear. Than
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side jssailem at 7:31am 04.14.22 I am hearing you like the boat. That you are willing to put up with some issues. The deal feels fare
Burning insense on a boat Terry Cox at 6:41am 04.14.22 We enjoy burning incense only while at anchor and with hatches open.
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side SeaRags at 6:39am 04.14.22 I'm having the boat transported to a different lake within a month. The boat will be pulled out and
Vernazza, Italy jssailem at 6:28am 04.14.22
Starting fluid RoyS at 6:19am 04.14.22 How would you get mmo into the diesel cylinders?
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? jssailem at 6:08am 04.14.22 Welcome to SBO. Yes the bilge looks like it needs maintenance work by an owner that cares about his
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? Scott T-Bird at 5:00am 04.14.22 The bilge pump and the switch is manufactured to be underwater, so if both are working, you should b
Starting fluid CYQK at 4:58am 04.14.22 Man that is a good tech explaination. Looks like mms is not a good starter fluid Thks
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side Tally Ho at 4:56am 04.14.22 As @Ted said, be sure to inspect the boat carefully and get a pre-purchase survey. I would want to
Vernazza, Italy TomY at 4:37am 04.14.22 You know it will be. We travel, the airlines get more expensive and more restricted in what we can
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? dlochner at 4:29am 04.14.22 Most bilge pumps can not completely dry out the bilge. It has to do with the type of pump typically
Vernazza, Italy Will Gilmore at 4:27am 04.14.22
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines Sailgunner at 4:24am 04.14.22 Did you install a second pump? Yes. Actually I installed the system so installed two pumps initial

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