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Gear reduction/Folding prop Questions Chris Morin at 11:37pm 09.25.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1231 We currently have a huge triple blade prop on our 1989 Catalina 30 but I am investigating folding/fe
Reality Check..physical limitations MoonSailer at 12:41am 09.26.07 Ask All Sailors 28/2019 This past weekend I did some great single handed sailing on Wheeler lake in northern Alabama. Satur
Autopilot Replacement 35.5 Don at 1:06am 09.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/907 I am considering purchasing a new S1 wheel pilot to replace the old ST4000. Has anyone done this on
halyard sheet jams in winch Greatriversailor at 1:18am 09.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/941 What is causing the halyard sheets to jam in the winch when raising the main and jib sails?
Lonseal Flooring Installation Rick D at 3:29am 09.26.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1810 I just put a Lonseal floor in my Hunter. Here is a link to the photo forum for those of you not on t
Mast Stepping - Hunter 31 83-87 tulaneksig at 3:19am 09.26.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1774 Hi All,I just got a 1984 Hunter 31 this summer and the rig hasn't been taken down in at least 10 y
Tiller to wheel conversion kit available for C22? Geoff Nash at 3:37am 09.26.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1392 Has anyone heard of a tiller to wheel conversion kit for a C22? Is it even possible?If so, where ca
Sailcare Warren Milberg at 4:56am 09.26.07 Ask All Sailors 17/4145 I'm not a flak for Sailcare, but I am a happy and continuing customer. They are once again offering
"Banjo" washers Warren Milberg at 4:47am 09.26.07 Ask All Sailors 7/2047 Does anyone happen to know the Yanmar and/or Torresen model or part number for the "banjo" washers u
Best Magnetic Compass Capn One Aye at 4:21am 09.26.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2318 My 1989 Macgregor 26D has no magnetic compass and I want to add one . Does anyone out there hav
Need rudder and post for Hunter 27' 1979 Greg17947 at 5:37am 09.26.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1101 Does anyone have a rudder and post available? I bent the post and need to replace soon. The winds ar
Lake Erie H37C to Chesapeake Ed Schenck at 5:43am 09.26.07 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1186 Hi Guys, long time no post. But finally on July 29 I left Huron, Ohio and Harbor North marina on La
Change of color Shippy at 7:36am 09.26.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1132 We are planning to add a dodger and connector this year to our 03 hunter 356 and the admiral really
Neat Tip to Share Marcia at 7:48am 09.26.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1040 Last April I was really disappointed with the way my cowl vents and solar powered vent looked agains
Garmin 178C Help? Scott A. at 8:21am 09.26.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1034 I have a new Garmin GPSmap 178C that has been behaving erratically. It will work fine for a few minu
deadlight Ted Thompson at 8:50am 09.26.07 Smaller Boats 0/1723 Has anyone replaced the deck deadlight on the front of earlier Catalina sailboats (22,25 and 27)? Mi
Tuning the satnding rigging - 1994 Hunter 37.5 Van737 at 9:02am 09.26.07 Big Boats 3/1142 Is there a given procedure for tuning the standing rigging of the 1994 Hunter 37.5?Tension values?
Outboard Remote Control Relocation Mergatroid at 9:47am 09.26.07 Smaller Boats 5/1021 My outboard has no control on the handle, in fact, no handle. It is in a fixed position and the rem
3JH2-E Maintenance Van737 at 9:18am 09.26.07 Big Boats 4/1086 My 1994 Hunter 37.5 has a 3JH2-E Yanmar engine with 1400 hours. It has been service evry year except
Hoses and cracks shorty10709 at 9:52am 09.26.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1536 I had some serious odor coming from the holding tank area that I traced to the hose fittings. I rem

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Any suggestions on how to fix this? Seen a bunch of YouTube videos, a bit nervous as to specifics. Appreciate any specific advice. 1980 o'day 28. 2weelz4me at 1:21pm 03.28.21 Buying an inexpensive boat is never cheap. If you choose the path you are like the guy who buys th
Might be buying a Catalina 36 Head Sail at 1:09pm 03.28.21
Covid 19 travel dlochner at 1:06pm 03.28.21 Noonsite.com is probably the best source of current information for cruisers, covid, and countries.
Catalina 385 / Golf Cart Batteries? Richard19068 at 12:50pm 03.28.21 If you have any extra width in the box you might be able to fit a DIN 6 volt like a Trojan TE35 or U
Hunter 456 and replacement compass FBD at 12:32pm 03.28.21 I will do it. Thank you.
Great Lakes Navigation DArcy at 12:29pm 03.28.21 I disagree with the sweeping generalizations made. Hi @Stu Jackson - Hey, it's just one man's opin
Bottom Paint Davidasailor26 at 12:19pm 03.28.21 An epoxy barrier coat should be waterproof and not subject to the same type of blistering as polyest
Emergency tiller inspection port replacement (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:12pm 03.28.21 I don't think there's anything wrong with your existing 4-1/4" deck cut out. The entire plate sits
Painting around the trailer Rick Webb at 12:08pm 03.28.21 My plan was #4 I found it easier to paint what I could load the boat at a bit of a kilter paint what
Emergency tiller inspection port replacement Benjammin at 12:05pm 03.28.21 If its not cracked, then a decent cleaning in hot soapy water, (don't bleach it) followed by a good
Hunter 456 and replacement compass jssailem at 12:01pm 03.28.21 Check out Ritchie Compasses. It would depend on the hardware you have on you boat. Ritchie makes a l
Bottom Paint jssailem at 11:56am 03.28.21 One of the best documents I read when dealing with blistering on my boat was this work by David Pasc
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage Don S/V ILLusion at 11:52am 03.28.21 192141 @Terry Cox , just couldn't resist :biggrin: ! ! ! No hose visible on the boat, deck or doc
Painting around the trailer LloydB at 11:47am 03.28.21 Not rude at all. One of my favorite acronyms is KISS probably because its been forced on me so often
Bottom Paint FlimFlamII at 11:39am 03.28.21 Assuming that you plan to sail this boat in the upcoming season, I wouldn't sand the whole bottom th
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:32am 03.28.21 Might give it a try just to see what happens.
Might be buying a Catalina 36 jssailem at 11:27am 03.28.21
Any suggestions on how to fix this? Seen a bunch of YouTube videos, a bit nervous as to specifics. Appreciate any specific advice. 1980 o'day 28. jssailem at 11:23am 03.28.21 Buying an inexpensive boat is never cheap. If you choose the path you are like the guy who buys tha
Great Lakes Navigation jssailem at 11:15am 03.28.21 @Alternate Reality The other day I was thinking about your challenge. Seems you could get one of the
Great Lakes Navigation Tom J at 11:13am 03.28.21 Chartplotters can only show a small area on their screens, and, of course, they are excellent in sh

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