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AUTO PILOT NEMA 0183 ? MARK at 5:51am 05.30.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1987 I HAVE A CETREK AUTO PILOT ON MY CATALINA 40. ALL MY OTHER INSTRUMENTS ARE RAYMARINE . DOES ANYONE K
170 Roller Furler Problems TimHayes at 5:44am 05.30.07 Day Sailers 6/1847 All,On my Hunter 170 the jib will not un-furl all the way. It will make it to what should be the la
Stupid Engine Stop Cable! Rick D at 6:02am 05.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/962 The engine stop cable on my 40.5 broke. No big deal, except the cable is between and behind everythi
Bending 'T' Bolts during mast raising- Need help James at 6:21am 05.30.07 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1811 So .... I need someones help here because despite my best efforts I continue to demonstrate that som
probably the worst sailing trip ever Gregg9020 at 6:22am 05.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1142 We headed out on Saturday afternoon for what was to be a great three day adventure of sailing, and t
sail rip cry (1) jimforest at 6:25am 05.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/842 I have a '90 Mac26 and the mainsail looks like it may be the original. It has been repaired in seve*
Water in the Bow Area paul h at 6:52am 05.30.07 Smaller Boats 2/847 This has probably been posted many times before but here goes. I have recently started to accumulate
Angle of heel Rich at 7:23am 05.30.07 Seidelmann 1/1619 Does anyone know the maximum angle of heel recommended while motorsailing? I have a yanmar 2qm15 in
Question for "geezers" George at 7:45am 05.30.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1162 I have been informed that the warranty on my left knee has expired. I'm still gimping along. Just wo
&()_()__&^%$# Squirrels Paul Akers at 8:24am 05.30.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1699 Yesterday I was watching a mast get stepped at my marina. As the boat owner was checking his halyar*
Great four day trip Jim Seamans at 3:44am 05.30.07 Big Boats 4/752 Joan and I decided to take off Tuesday and make this a four day weekend. We were not disappointed.
Proper way to fix main sheet problem KennyH at 3:38am 05.30.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1570 My boat is a 1981 Hunter 25. The main sheet system is original except for the line which was replac
Boom Atlantis II at 3:20am 05.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/902 I currently have a 89 Hunter 26.5. The outhaul begins at the mast as a rope and runs through the bo
Hunter 26 Retractable Keel Fixes Cheeky Monkey at 2:51am 05.30.07 Smaller Boats 3/3729 I took out my 94 Hunter 26 this weekend and thought the marina had fixed the retractable keel. Turn
rigging dalton at 2:43am 05.30.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1050 We have a cat 30. there is no rigging or sails on it yet because we don't know how the rigging goes
H25 V-berth lexan hatch cover replacement. busyengineer at 8:49am 05.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1368 I have a 1977 Hunter 25 with a smoked lexan/polycarbonate domed V-berth hatch cover that is broken (
H-26 Single Line Main Reefing BrianW at 8:32am 05.30.07 Smaller Boats 8/1593 My 1994 H-26 currently has the standard setup with the reefing line through the Z- Spar boom and out
Westerbeke alarm sounding (faintly)... Lou 14643 at 9:31am 05.30.07 Ask All Sailors 12/4564 Dear all: I posted this question a few days ago on the Marine Diesel Direct board, a terrific site,
Were to get TEAK for cockpit entry way busyengineer at 8:55am 05.30.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1336 Does anyone out there know of an inexpensive place to get enough 1/2 TEAK boards to make the 2 slidi
Sail Hardware Bruce Petro at 11:43am 05.30.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/837 I am looking for sail slides, windows and port gaskets for my 1990 F235 model and do not see them on

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Engine temp gauge Clydo at 10:48pm 06.30.21 Any suggestions where can get eng temp replacement gauge to match existing on C310 panel? Mine fog
Cushion modification ctrout at 10:41pm 06.30.21 Here is a link to @Gene Neill post about the butane stove he uses with a photo of it in place. Por
Cushion modification ctrout at 10:40pm 06.30.21 +1....best interior I've seen, yea, get rid of the stove, go with Gene's Iwatani single burner buta
jib downhaul Hayden Watson at 9:34pm 06.30.21 On by previous boat (C25) I had hanked on sails due to sailing on a lake surouded by big mountains,
jib downhaul (1) garymalmgren at 9:26pm 06.30.21 The standard set up is. 1. Rig a light line to the hank cringle one below the top hank. 2. Run the l
Aft Cabin Leak MH-37 Juice6576 at 8:38pm 06.30.21 Finally got to clean topside. Found a lot of leaves under the stern locker hatches. Also found the c
Retrofit Question Stu Jackson at 8:29pm 06.30.21 I get your point.... but I have all of Lake Michigan to wash my hands, or bottled water and a towe
C-42 replacement traveler Stu Jackson at 8:26pm 06.30.21 No, you call Garhauer and tell them you have a C42. They KNOW Catalinas.
To go Project_Mayhem at 8:00pm 06.30.21 What's too old? You or the boat?
Tripping Breaker at Dock 84' Hunter 31 Ron20324 at 7:46pm 06.30.21 In my marina we are required to use a shore power cord rated the same or more as the shore power bre
36 foot Hunter Anchoring Questions - Chain and Rope Ratio jeff356 at 7:33pm 06.30.21 How do you rig it without a backstay? L How do you rig it without a backstay? Put a small line o
Occaisional Head Smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:30pm 06.30.21 Does your holding tank vent out a thru-hull or out slits in a rail stanchion? Does it only happen w
Cushion modification Project_Mayhem at 7:19pm 06.30.21 If you don't want to permanently modify it, I'd consider removing a strip of foam, folding over the
Occaisional Head Smell sail sfbay at 7:08pm 06.30.21 Congrats on the new sailboat!! I would seek a warranty repair claim........maybe a simple vent line
Speaker volume control JamesG161 at 6:48pm 06.30.21 Well that's an interesting way to control volume It is called L-Pad control. Web search it. Jim..
New guy with second boat Project_Mayhem at 6:47pm 06.30.21 A little bit of grease on those sheave bushings goes a long way
Speaker volume control JamesG161 at 6:45pm 06.30.21 I have replaced one. Look for it here Hunter 450-456 volume control Jim...
to be or not to be Project_Mayhem at 6:44pm 06.30.21 I'd sail it till it breaks. Or sinks!
Retrofit Question MikeHoncho at 6:37pm 06.30.21
Speaker volume control Project_Mayhem at 6:36pm 06.30.21 Well that's an interesting way to control volume... Normally the volume is controlled by adjusting t

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