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Anyone have the specs on the Islander 30 rudder? Laura at 7:28pm 05.31.09 Islander 4/4886 A friend of mine ran aground a few weeks ago and lost the rudder on his 1968 Islander 30. He is goin
MaxProp on Catalina 390 Joshyoung at 7:20pm 05.31.09 Big Boats 0/1486 What is the proper Degree setting for a Maxprop on a 2002 Catalina 390 with a 3JH 40 HP Yanmar. Curr
pre-launch checklist/inspection. Im having a nightmare that she sinks! luvitt at 7:18pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 42/7467 Ive been working on her for two years now. most of you know she partially sank. im gonna launch june
H216 Peeling Carbon Fiber Sprit Solution bloomac at 7:11pm 05.31.09 Smaller Boats 0/1005 Just thought I would drop a line on the topic. Picked up a 216 that had been a little neglected.
MaxProp on Catalina 390 Joshyoung at 7:09pm 05.31.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1471 I have a Catalina 390 with a Yanmar 3JH 40 HP engine. I had a MaxProp installed but can't seem to ge
How was your weather today? Benny at 7:02pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1157 We have been having some unusual weather in the Gulf coast of Florida. We had rain for 14 days in a
Oday 25 questions Bob23777 at 6:55pm 05.31.09 Day Sailers 4/1628 Hi to all: I'm new to this forum, being a Compac owner. I'm interested in buying an O'day 25. I s
My hull sides are cored 9.2C Calypso at 6:49pm 05.31.09 S2 5/151 Some say the 9.2 S2 from 1986-1987 had cored hulls. Well my hull #419 (1986) is not cored at the de
What Z-spar bulb steaming/deck light does my '97 Hunter 376 need ghsmindy at 6:39pm 05.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1445 I went up the mast today to replace the bulb that shines downward onto the deck of my '97 Hunter 376
looking for an instructor in FL big bend accroy at 6:29pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1188 Hello all. My wife and I just sailed our boat from Melbourne FL around to Shell Point, FL (what a tr
Gray top side paint 1991 hunter43 at 5:56pm 05.31.09 Big Boats 5/1302 Does anyone know what type of gray top side paint Hunter used on the 1991 boats?
Zink locations on 29.5 mtoppozini at 4:44pm 05.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1333 I have a 1994 hunter 29.5 and am looking at trying to place a zink anode on the prop shaft...problem
Removing the bulkhead just fwd of head on C-27 mgreenlee7844 at 4:16pm 05.31.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1059 Is the bulkhead just fwd of the head structural? My wife wants me to remove it to open up the V-bert
Cabin Floor lingarner at 4:07pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2743 I am in the process of remodeling the cabin of my 26'. Along the way, I keep looking down at the bar
Mast Wiring/Mast Light/Coax Everlong 25 at 3:54pm 05.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2929 Okay, I h have a question I hope someone can help with. I have been working on updating the wiring
Pearson 31-2 pmoreton at 3:19pm 05.31.09 Pearson 3/3677 I just bought a 1988 Pearson 31-2. The topping lift seems unusual coming down from the mast head to
Slow leak H33 forward hull ish at 2:46pm 05.31.09 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1957 I have a 1977 H33 that has developed a slow leak somewhere forward of the bilge. The only below-wat
Electrical fstenman at 1:21pm 05.31.09 Smaller Boats 4/1128 I'm not sure if I am in the correct place or not. I own a 23' 1987 Hunter. When I bought it the runn
Irwin 38 1990 Center cockpit (2) johnflhardy at 1:09pm 05.31.09 Irwin 1/6638 If anyone has any drawings of this model I would really like to hear from you. It has a 2 foot bows
356 engine whines at certain speeds Ivan at 10:38am 05.31.09 Big Boats 7/1410 I have a 2002 356 with 3GM30F Yanmar. Engine has run beautifully and quietly until last year, when

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Shower drain Growl at 7:59am 02.04.22 It was made on a Monday or Friday? It very may well have been, I worked for Bangor Punta Marin in C
EasyLock Midi Rebuilds? rgranger at 7:53am 02.04.22 Are you sure it is the clutch? How old are your lines?
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? rgranger at 7:51am 02.04.22 auto word replace got you.... ! But don't 'Fret' ! :) That is funny.... and now I get to use m
Some Help for An Italian Owner 40.5 sailcapt340 at 7:22am 02.04.22
Swim ladder FlimFlamII at 7:10am 02.04.22 just ahead of the engine. it's a bit hard to see
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? FastOlson at 7:06am 02.04.22 Something along this line of thinking... GO CHORDLESS auto word replace got you.... ! But don't
M-25 engine issues RoyS at 7:05am 02.04.22 Some of those parts should not be disturbed. They control critical settings. Be careful.
Shower drain RoyS at 6:57am 02.04.22 Could be a mistake. My 1980 H33 fuel tank was installed backwards at the factory. There was a float
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? (1) rgranger at 6:57am 02.04.22 Maybe an oscillating multi tool to clean out the old material? Probably safer and more controllabl
Question about water in forward bilge rgranger at 6:52am 02.04.22 Well since it is in a garage and on a trailer, we can rule out rain and probably condensation. You
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket Leeward Rail at 6:49am 02.04.22 AFTER cutting the holes, I realized there were no nuts to deal with. Oh well. Now the boat is much
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. RoyS at 6:48am 02.04.22 You must also keep the shaft centered in the stern tube while realigning the strut. IMHO the stern t
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Pirate Dave at 6:22am 02.04.22 Don't go in through the bilge if the boat is on the hard. The fix isn't really bad on the hard. Ge
Question about water in forward bilge Will Gilmore at 6:17am 02.04.22 Is there any old foam that may have water still in it? Could be still leaking from trapped areas.
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket kappykaplan at 5:58am 02.04.22 AFTER cutting the holes, I realized there were no nuts to deal with. Oh well. Now the boat is much
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. RitSim at 5:49am 02.04.22 On my C30 I had to remove the water heater and the fuel tank. The fuel tank was held down at 4 tab
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket (1) Gene Neill at 5:39am 02.04.22 Good point about the spinning nuts! Especially because the only way to access the nuts would be to c
Help with halyards at mast head sailme88 at 5:34am 02.04.22 Upon further review the answer could be this: It appears the forward halyard with the red tracer i
Hunter 216 Centerboard sailtec hydraulic ram Crazy Dave Condon at 5:25am 02.04.22 There is one person who is knowledgeable on it but cannot remember his name. Anyone can remember hi
Haul out the water sailme88 at 5:23am 02.04.22 I've read and re-read the post. Unless something is posted own a previous post that I'm not seeing,

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