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Catalina 36 v berth mattress jmaresh at 1:40pm 04.10.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1105 Has anyone ordered the catalina 36 v berth mattress from Catalina Direct? If so, how did you like i
Quick Oil Q - 10w30 vs 30 SV_IdleHour at 12:15pm 04.10.21 Ask All Sailors 3/329
Hunter 41 dinette table doesn't lower enough for a berth spadaforaj at 12:05pm 04.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/604 Hi - has anyone had this problem - a Hunter 41, 2003 - tried to lower the dinette table to set up an
WLL discrepancy on standing rigging hardware astevens at 11:51am 04.10.21 Ask All Sailors 5/534
Installing Mast Steps (1) DannyS at 11:24am 04.10.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1870 I just bought a couple of mast steps to mount 18 inches to two feet above the deck to allow me to ha
Dimensions Plymouth Sailor at 8:04am 04.10.21 Ask All Sailors 6/466 Dear Fellow Sailors: Would anyone know what the dimensions of a bimini are or how to measure the di
Hunter 260 Mast Stepping System John Marrone at 6:36am 04.10.21 Smaller Boats 14/3131 Not familiar with or have we seen any reference to this on the Internet. Not a trailer sailor but wi
Looking for dinghy suggestions. georgetheleo at 7:42pm 04.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/901 I have a 1990 B41S5. I also have a Zodiac Wave 10'2" dinghy. (from a prior boat) Its too big for th
S2 8.6 Parts Needed (4) JerseySailors at 5:16pm 04.09.21 S2 2/891 Our 8.6 was damaged against a piling in our slip during TS Isaias last August. The entire stern rail
Thru hull (1) emergpa1 at 5:03pm 04.09.21 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1211 I have an acquaintance who is asking what the hole through hole is below the waterline On the bottom
Bimini Specs Plymouth Sailor at 1:54pm 04.09.21 The Cherubini Hunters 2/605 Dear fellow Cherubs, Does anyone know what the dimensions are for a Bimini to fit a 1976 25 Hunter
battery replacement gary16188 at 12:54pm 04.09.21 Big Boats 2/1448 Hello, I am thinking about replacing my 2-4D AGM batteries with 2 - Firefly oasis batteries. What do
Add Name to Owner Directory duck21 at 11:41am 04.09.21 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/780 Hi! How does one go about adding their name to the owners directory for a particular model boat? I
Replacing compression post mhancock3123 at 10:12am 04.09.21 Trailer Sailors 4/1090 My compression post is made out of wood currently and it sits on top of another piece of wood that t
Annual service ... Yamaha 8HP outboard (4 stroke) LagunaJay at 9:41am 04.09.21 Engines and Propulsion 1/553 Comments, critiques, advice or recommendations are all appreciated: Fluids and filters ...
Annual service ... Yamaha 8hp outboard LagunaJay at 9:38am 04.09.21 Ask All Sailors 0/17 I just completed the annual service on my Yamaha 8HP outboard. It started and ran fine before, and
Fresh water pump specs (4) Roger Holloway at 8:52am 04.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/566 I've got a 2008 Hunter 45 DS. The primary fresh water pump went out. It is a surflow but has no in
Exposed lead keel Ziggler at 7:14am 04.09.21 Ask All Sailors 25/2808 Installed new bilge pump. In doing so, drilled/carved out a wider, flatter space in the shoal keel b
Dinghy engine lifting davit ChrisCall at 6:00am 04.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3170 Has anyone installed a Garhauer lifting davit engine hoist on a hunter 36 or similar boat ? If so w
42 passage Steering David and Laura at 5:24am 04.09.21 Big Boats 6/814 I have a 2001 42 Passage CC and our steering cables are loose and need to tighten them up a bit , bu

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Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). Hayden Watson at 4:46am 02.05.24 Are you sure that you are closing the correct valve? Most C30's have three thru-hulls near the engi
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts caverun at 4:30am 02.05.24 Very strange- have never heard of that happening. I guess there is no way they filled with water and
Removing Furlex for forestay inspection (1) jssailem at 2:50am 02.05.24 Only way to inspect a forestay is to remove the furler. Need to use a halyard (or two) to serve as y
Replaced all my sanitation hoses Ralph Johnstone at 8:55pm 02.04.24 It will take twice as long as what you thought it wouid take. ......................... on a goo
Replaced all my sanitation hoses artboas at 8:39pm 02.04.24 I have a catalina 320 with one head. Does anybody have an idea about how many hours changing all th
Replaced all my sanitation hoses Ted10028 at 7:44pm 02.04.24 I have a catalina 320 with one head. Does anybody have an idea about how many hours changing all the
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters chuckwayne at 6:04pm 02.04.24 My guess would be a Coast Guard inspection team would treat the "extra" extinguisher (e.g. your eng
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts twalker H260 at 5:44pm 02.04.24 I had an issue with our 260 when new - the tang weld to the bolt/rod portion at the top had broken.
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig (3) Windpilot at 4:45pm 02.04.24 I did it on my 410. But there was an option on my series for it. Mast had a forestay attachment poin
EVA Foam (2) Windpilot at 3:43pm 02.04.24 I've been playing with the cheap eva foam over 3 years. The 1 photo shows a 3 year old worn piece, w
Pebble Beach Boats shemandr at 3:16pm 02.04.24 Those guys would know. I think I found Santana 22 on a google search and maybe the boat depicted wa
Mac 65 Pilothouse owners manual? kappykaplan at 2:32pm 02.04.24 You may be able to contact another owner via the Macgregor resources on this site: https://macgregor
Mac 65 Pilothouse owners manual? kappykaplan at 2:25pm 02.04.24 Found a brochure here: mac65brochure.pdf (macgregorsailors.com)
Coupling removal dkinzer at 1:43pm 02.04.24 You may find that loosening the stuffing box nut slightly may make it easier to slide the prop shaft
Pebble Beach Boats PaulK at 1:00pm 02.04.24 I don't think they are Santana 22's because the boats seen on TV during the golf tournament are mas
Salon table 37c Cocoa Beach Sailor at 9:19am 02.04.24 Yes except we removed the fiddles on the long edges I forgot to ask how high the table sits off
320 dink (2) Scott T-Bird at 8:54am 02.04.24 Thank you. Do you remember which of the 4 heights you chose with the lift? It came with the boat
Need to pull swing keel in H22 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:13am 02.04.24 @Michael K Review of the swing keel/centerboard for both the Hunter 216 and 22 are the same built
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters Stiknrudder at 7:50am 02.04.24 Wow that was expensive When I purchased my Hunter 46 he surveyor noted "the engine space automatic
Coupling removal dlochner at 7:30am 02.04.24 Does anyone know if the 380 shaft has a nut inside the flange, and if so, what size is it? Jan Do

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