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Windlass for Hunter 45 CC Viktor Eysselein at 7:46am 09.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1311 I have a 2009 Hunter 45 CC with a Simpson Lawrence windlass. Does anybody know the type of windlass
CDI Furler... Lifts off roller if I pull it up... abk at 7:07am 09.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1435 The first answer is do not pull it up then!!! I put a CDI on my mac 25 in June... It works great.
will a Honda 9.9 work on a Cat 25 SRH_Catalina_Newbie at 5:19am 09.05.09 Smaller Boats 2/1873 I just bought a new Honda 9.9 - 20" shaft. I had to buy a new engine mount as well, none of it seem
29.5 Cutlass Bearing and Rudder Bearings rjackson at 10:58pm 09.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2670 These are two winter projects I'd like to do. I'm at a loss as to finding out what sizes I need for
Some worth while along shore projects Ross at 9:26pm 09.04.09 Ask All Sailors 35/4324 This fall dig a three foot square of garden in a sunny place. About the time you start to get antsy
dare I say it......outhaul? Alan at 8:18pm 09.04.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/9033 :eek: After a furious discussion (for lack of a better term) on the Ask All Sailors forum on 'outhau
Anyone have a 1989 O'Day 240 Roller Furling manual Joseph_M at 7:23pm 09.04.09 Day Sailers 1/2582 I recently bought a great 1989, 240. BUT.... I am having Roller Furling trouble. I have all the
Kieth, look what I came across (5) appleman at 7:08pm 09.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1408 When we were looking to by our boat in '05, I downloaded any pictures I could find of 26's. These sh
Porta john replacement gitfish at 5:15pm 09.04.09 Cal 1/2073 We are having a Cal 2-29 surveyed with the intention of buying. This boat has a porta john but ther
Full Moon Rendevouz on Corpus Christi Bay capthookcc at 5:06pm 09.04.09 Trailer Sailors 1/2553 I'm thinking about trying to organize a trailer sailor Rendevouz on Corpus Christi Bay on the Gulf.
suggestions for downsizing? capejt at 1:53pm 09.04.09 Ask All Sailors 31/3856 After ten happy years on board my '79 Hunter 33, I'm giving thought to moving into something smaller
EVENT HORIZON Sail Countdown Stu Jackson at 1:24pm 09.04.09 Ask All Sailors 56/6681 Based on Replies #61 to 64 on the Outhual Tension topic, here: http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners
Buffing and polishing tight areas Salish Sea Cruiser at 12:35pm 09.04.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2815 My decks, cockpit and cabin top need some serious buffing ad polising. I have a Makita buffer, but
Booming Question gmac1220 at 12:35pm 09.04.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1618 I've recently purchased a 1971 Pearson 33. Althought it came with a Spinnaker it is currently witho
Keeping your cool! jeffmacdonald at 12:34pm 09.04.09 Catalina 30 10/2281 I have the stock ice chest in my C30, teak lid and so on. It seems by the time I leave the marina do
weighing anchor in a tight area (5) Trinkka at 10:38am 09.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1631 This is for Keith, or anyone who wants to single hand. If you do a lot of single handed sailing,
Brand New M Sail oreana1234 at 10:22am 09.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1489 Yesterday I accompanied a brand new Mac owner to the local reservoir for his virgin sail on this boa
Trailer bunk heights for O'Day 222 Trinkka at 9:55am 09.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4337 Zoomie, This is a rough sketch of bunk height dimensions on my Long Trailer. It's not really importa
Merriman pedestal lever box replacement jtmccue at 9:16am 09.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1616 On many of the H28.5 s and other boat manufacturers that used Merriman pedestals in the mid 1980's,
Fixed Rudder & tiller for an O'Day 25 - Free Ran-Dee9229 at 8:38am 09.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1721 I have an Oday 25 with a fixed rudder and tiller in very good shape. Its fiberglass, the original ru

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Sea rail scepter mounting - First 345 Hollyberry at 9:10am 04.02.22
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. jssailem at 8:59am 04.02.22 Yes... Diesel Bug is a fun catchall term. More scientific term is "Fuel Contamination" This site ha
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor SycloneDriver at 8:59am 04.02.22 The power output of a diesel is in proportion to its speed. I imagine if the OP rev'd it up high i
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor SycloneDriver at 8:46am 04.02.22 Gave you an idea? That's exactly what I have been saying! :) You are correct, I hadn't read the
Sea rail scepter mounting - First 345 Amanda_dk at 8:44am 04.02.22
the great lakes are open. the season is underway DougM at 8:36am 04.02.22 Edgar B. Speer was the first upbound boat through the Soo locks on April 1.
TRAVELER RE-LOCATE jssailem at 8:30am 04.02.22 Very well said @PaulK It is your boat and you have to sail it. The helpful discussion hit all the
SWINOMISH CHANNEL BNSF SWING BRIIDGE to be closed in APRIL jssailem at 8:18am 04.02.22 Thanks Terry. Some days it is all Love and Kisses... Some days it's a maelstrom... Kind of like s
TRAVELER RE-LOCATE PaulK at 8:02am 04.02.22 It can be done, but as others have mentioned, the cure might be worse than the disease. Moving the t
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Alex S at 8:00am 04.02.22 I believe the 'working' email for Ward is.. ward.richardson@beneteauusa.com I'm considering re
Bent Wing smokey73 at 7:55am 04.02.22 What is an "unprotected trailer?" If it was a professional boat shipping company that had it on its
SWINOMISH CHANNEL BNSF SWING BRIIDGE to be closed in APRIL Terry Cox at 7:51am 04.02.22 Happy Birthday to your wife. I'm sure you'll treat her well.
Fender cleanup BigEasy at 7:22am 04.02.22 I use simple green on mine, does a decent job. Have never tried tilex: however, looks good. I woul
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer John Marrone at 7:15am 04.02.22 Is it difficult to get this device out of its position? I'd imagine having to rammer the old unit ou
Hydraulic Lift Arm for Refrigerator PaulK at 7:09am 04.02.22 Try Auto Zone? This sort of thing is used a lot for car trunks, hoods, and pickup covers. Look up
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 6:44am 04.02.22 I suspect that the heavy load on the alternator is causing the issue, but I do not know why the gov
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 6:42am 04.02.22 This gave me an idea. With the engine running turn the key off but do not kill the engine. Try the
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. senang at 6:26am 04.02.22
Bent Wing W.P. Smith at 6:14am 04.02.22 Thank you for your input everyone. For clarification, the keel is lead. Both wings were damaged (t
Reuse shrink wrap? (1) lehighsail at 6:03am 04.02.22 Several years ago I reused my Fairclough cover, originally for my H290, for my H33. I added a secti

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