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Removing vinyl stripes Bill18593 at 6:04am 05.05.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1088 What's the best way to remove the vinyl stripes / decals on a 25.5? Is there some kind of solvent t
Replacing broken stern docking cleats William Keller at 5:15am 05.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/895 The orginal cleats have broken on the stern. Has anyone replaced theirs? If so what procedures did
New owner panther731 at 8:04am 05.05.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1153 I just recently acquired a 1977 Catalina C-27 and need to know what the inboard diesel engine was us
O'Day 22 Rigging #2 Main and Boom Grif18135 at 8:35am 05.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3734 Boom. How does the outhaul sheet get routed from the end of the boom to the cleat? I've got a blo
Looking for Yanmar service location in SF Bay Sanders at 10:08am 05.05.07 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2730 There seem to be three or four authorized Yanmar dealers in the Alameda/Oakland area.Can you recom
A little disappointed :( Brian D at 9:54am 05.05.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1201 Well I started working on my hatch boards. Purchased a heat gun last week and waited until today to
Cutlass bearing where are the 2 set screws Mario7470 at 9:32am 05.05.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1549 Hi guys !I need help, o Could one of you take a few pictures of the cutlass bearing on your Hunte*
Lewmar Folding Wheel experience? BananaToe at 9:31am 05.05.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1415 Hi all, I have a Beneteau 361 and am considering replacing my wheel with a new Lewmar folding type.
NEED HELP ASAP!! Tom Hurley at 11:33am 05.05.07 Bigger Boats 11/1330 I really need help. Has any one ever removed the prop shaft strut that sits just forward of the rud
Discovery of the week paulj at 12:08pm 05.05.07 Catalina 310 6/1617 It appears that this installation has been like this since day one.paulj
O'day192 12v. bulb adapter? Tim at 12:45pm 05.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1134 I'm trying to fix the nav lights on a 1985 O'day192. The bow light (bi-color) is an old Lucas Marin
Mounting Ammeter Bill Allred at 12:43pm 05.05.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1130 I have a Hunter 23 with an electric start (charging)motor. I would like to mount an ammeter in my b
Wiring diagram for 3 banks of batteries Rod at 12:48pm 05.05.07 Big Boats 7/3525 I'm looking for a wiring diagram for connecting 3 banks of Batteries together. 1 Starting 2 sets fo
12v Gremlins Scott at 2:02pm 05.05.07 Ask All Sailors 2/936 The fuel gauge stopped working suddenly, moored the boat one night it worked fine returned the next
caribbean cruising in the catalina 25' Lori Morelli at 10:35am 05.05.07 Smaller Boats 0/3880 I have owned my catalina 25' tall rig, fixed keel for a little over 3 years. I live in the virgin is
House paint on boat? David Guthridge at 3:41pm 05.05.07 Ask All Sailors 24/19251 Well, you all are going to think I'm crazy but here goes. I have finally decided that my 1972 Pearso
Bent turnbuckle bolt Jon Larson at 5:25pm 05.05.07 Catalina 22 7/3290 My 2005 Catalina 22 Sport, a new left over, was delivered a couple of weeks ago. The starboard aft
Can my 25 handle the Carribean Livingstone at 6:01pm 05.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/965 Could I get some opinions on how safe it is to take my Mac 25 out across the gulf stream? I was thin
Head on the 25 Livingstone at 6:04pm 05.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/929 Okay. Seriously dumb question. I got my 25 used, with no manual. I forgot to ask the owner how to em
Measurments /photos rudder oday 22 henry kuit at 9:07pm 05.03.07 Day Sailers 1/968 I,m searching for measurments of a rudder from a oday 22, last day i broke my rudder and he disapear

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Pendant for autofurl jssailem at 4:00pm 06.24.21 Could pendant be installed at the tack connecting to furler? That would be where I would attach a
Pendant for autofurl dlochner at 3:51pm 06.24.21 The tack of the sail should be attached to the furling drum so that it furls correctly. The head of
Caught in a Storm Rick486 at 3:50pm 06.24.21
Location of fluxgate compass sailingdeac at 3:50pm 06.24.21 You da man!!
Which Bolt Bleeds the Yanmar Fuel Filter? SV Bella at 3:26pm 06.24.21 Thanks all. I downloaded the current manual. Much better than my paper copy that came with the boat
Caught in a Storm Bill19233 at 3:25pm 06.24.21 Thanks for posting the video Bill. Seeing that big dark cloud coming at me the pucker factor would
Recommendations for holding the bottom line on a series of boat fenders out of the water. Wade Gizzy at 2:53pm 06.24.21 I don't know a better name. For when you have a slip where you have two stern pilings or docks (li
Location of fluxgate compass SV At Last at 2:37pm 06.24.21 Yup. Aft berth, port side in the stowage area behind the sliding doors.
Which Bolt Bleeds the Yanmar Fuel Filter? (1) senang at 2:18pm 06.24.21
315 PHRF rating valcour at 1:36pm 06.24.21 For PHRF Chesapeake bay, my 310 has a base rating of 171, and a 9 sec/mi credit for roller furler/dr
Sail slugs sloughsailer at 1:32pm 06.24.21 When replacing sail slugs make sure the new ones are identical to the old ones. When I had my sailm
315 PHRF rating Bill Russell at 1:27pm 06.24.21
Summer in the Salish Sea DinghySailor at 1:15pm 06.24.21 Had a fantastic sail two days ago from Stewart back to home port Fisherman Bay. Began with a norther
H23: clews on the boom - can you replace them? kappykaplan at 1:13pm 06.24.21 Have any photos for us? Tks.
Mainsail slug replacement valcour at 1:12pm 06.24.21 If the webbing is still in good shape, cut the threads and reuse it it to sew on the new ones. Othe
Deck Light BC Bernie at 12:54pm 06.24.21 http://catalina310.org/Maintenance/Documents/Hella-8505-ComboLight.pdf
Westerbeke 27, cooling loop to the Hot water heater jibes138 at 12:54pm 06.24.21 Get some gasket material at an auto parts store or hardware store and make your own gasket.
Wind Generator Shopping seadaddler at 12:54pm 06.24.21 I recently was looking at wind Gen for same reason multi ref that we have and wanted charging at nig
Toilet seats seadaddler at 12:40pm 06.24.21 I am not sure but what ever the name printed on seat is what I did search and some were very pricey
315 PHRF rating KZW at 12:34pm 06.24.21 Deduct for fixed 3-blade prop Deduct for roller furling Genoa Deduct for in-mast during main Deduct

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