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marinas in MX monty at 8:56am 12.04.07 Ask All Sailors 4/910 I am looking for marina recommendations or experiences for a marina stay in either the Acapulco area
Head size for replacement Larry7060 at 8:51am 12.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/826 I have a 1981 Hunter '30. I am replacing my head with a Raritan PH II. My boat is on the hard 6 hou
raw water pump monty at 9:04am 12.04.07 Big Boats 10/3295 I have a 97 hunter 430 with the Vovlo 50 hp MD22. my raw water pump is leaking badly at the shaft. I
next nav problem Roger (Ninette, Manitoba) at 10:29am 12.04.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1029 In the spirit of boring winters up north, and the fun had on a couple of other threads regarding nav
Another question regarding financial participation George H260 at 11:46am 12.04.07 Big Boats 19/1430 I will be bringing my boat from Oriental, NC to Lake Champlain this coming spring. I have estimated
Autopilot shear pins Mickey84H34 at 4:44am 01.31.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1141 Today I contacted Raymarine about availability of the shear pins used in the engage lever on ST4000
Mac 25 Forward hatch size Geo16639 at 8:55pm 12.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1090 Hello I am looking for the forward hatch opening size for a mid 80's Mac 25. I want to buy a spinn
Washdown pump Mark15051 at 11:47pm 12.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1025 A few weeks back I thought a saw a photo of a washdown pump that was installed down with the seacoc
Lazarette Covers Richard at 11:14pm 12.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1115 Where can you get the black rubber type washers that cushion the lazarette covers.Thank you
outboard power thruster dennis23685 at 12:21am 12.05.07 Day Sailers 1/1616 Has anyone purchased an outboard power thruster advertised on O'day.com.Does it really live up to i
Catalina 25 (1983) new owner questions billpaustin at 2:35am 12.05.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1943 I just got a 1983 Catalina 25, and got her in the water at Port Aransas Texas. I have a few question
Any opinions on Stamoid or polycarbonate windows?? Tim at 1:28am 12.05.07 Ask All Sailors 19/3605 Hey all,I am in the process of doing some research on materials for a new dodger. I sail a 1989 H
26S Weight distribution (1) Dan D at 2:50am 12.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1672 I've seen a number of comments and cautionary warnings when the subject of modifying or adding water
full keal alans at 2:50am 12.05.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1647 i would like feedback on the major differences going from a eing keel to a full keel boat. also if a
Universal m25 low rpm under load MafaldaII at 5:30am 12.05.07 Ask All Sailors 20/8794 I bought a Catalina 30 '84 early this year with a universal m25. The problem is that when in gear it
Prop Size, Prop Harmonics? Steevocanuck at 6:10am 12.05.07 Ericson 0/1637 Hey All,I have an E35 MKIII Hull#211 M25-21hp Universal.Right now I get an odd howling noise at 20
Opinion Survey Warren Milberg at 4:31am 01.31.08 Ask All Sailors 43/3136 I recently had some work done on my 1986 Hunter 28.5 and the guy doing the work commented that "...i
Sail a 22 footer in the ocean? curt the newbie at 10:05am 12.05.07 Ask All Sailors 23/4823 I bought the Oday 222 last year when I lived in northern Illinois and learned to sail it on Lake Del
oday 25 or 26 joe goodrow at 1:09pm 12.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1710 Can anyone help me with this: I'm looking at buying an oday 26 with a fixed keel,but the owner thi
Just can't resist this sailaway78 at 2:10pm 12.05.07 Ask All Sailors 64/4413 All you sailors up there in the frozen tundra who have your boats out of the water for the winter.

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Mounted VHF Radio Souellette at 5:46pm 11.20.21 For clarification, I did not order the boat with a VHF radio installed. That said, Catalina did inc
Catalina 30 Terminal block? Jacktar at 5:42pm 11.20.21 Yep generally all boats use marine electric code and will have positives interrupted by switchest a
Mounted VHF Radio Jacktar at 5:38pm 11.20.21 call catalina on the phone, tech guys can tell you by HIN number
TV/VCP Breaker Gary Ryan at 5:30pm 11.20.21 Thanks everyone. Just fixed up a floorboard while it was warm out. Will dig into this deeper and l
Is it ok to leave Shower Sump constantly on while docked? artboas at 5:21pm 11.20.21 Terry, Respectfully, the Whale IC is in fact a sump box, but a much more reliable version. Think of
Teak darker than expected after refinish? dLj at 5:06pm 11.20.21 Pretty sure the linseed oil in the product you applied darkens the finish. Additionally it will like
Pearson 30 dLj at 4:57pm 11.20.21 I've always liked the Pearson 30's. They do tend to have the Atomic 4 gasoline engine that I don't c
Raising the Mast Tater at 4:30pm 11.20.21 So while you might dislike the circle clips, a cotter pin could come out. For safety reasons you re
Is it ok to leave Shower Sump constantly on while docked? Terry Cox at 4:26pm 11.20.21 Our boat came with an aft shower sump box, which I really like. Three hoses empty into this box; aft
Is it ok to leave Shower Sump constantly on while docked? artboas at 4:02pm 11.20.21 On my Hunter 430, there are 3 water inputs to the Shower Sump box. 1) Shower, in the Head, floor
Will this buff out? Justin_NSA at 4:01pm 11.20.21 Looks to me like it's had at least one of those already. o_O A zombie sailboat :yikes:
Will this buff out? sail sfbay at 3:51pm 11.20.21 One option............recover the boat and put in front of my house with a sign saying FREE. By the
Replacing the Exhaust Hose - 41DS dkinzer at 3:51pm 11.20.21 Yes, I saw that the manual does say 2". However, the existing exhaust hose is clearly marked as bein
Replacing the Exhaust Hose - 41DS (1) JamesG161 at 3:39pm 11.20.21 From your manual... ng manual but it says 2" hose. Jim...
Will this buff out? Phil Herring at 3:24pm 11.20.21 It deserves a proper burial. Looks to me like it's had at least one of those already. o_O
Engineers - Thermodynamics Exam Bonus Question sail sfbay at 3:22pm 11.20.21 Thankfully, that question was never asked in my chemical engineering course work back in the day. B
Will this buff out? PaulK at 3:17pm 11.20.21 That's not the one missing from Sandusky is it?????????? There may be a reward!!!
Will this buff out? sail sfbay at 3:17pm 11.20.21 It deserves a proper burial.
Will this buff out? dlochner at 2:30pm 11.20.21 There are a couple of winches there that could be rehabbed, probably worth at least $50 on eBay.
Engineers - Thermodynamics Exam Bonus Question Rick486 at 2:07pm 11.20.21 I do enjoy the question and the students answer was awesome. That said Who said hell was hot? Du

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