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26S Trailer Requirements? Frank Miles at 8:54pm 11.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/914 I bought my boat used, paired with an old trailer, which needs to be retired. Any suggestions for a
VC-17 bottom paint Ken Honeycutt at 9:43pm 11.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 12/3462 Now that my 31 is hauled out for the winter, I was wondering about bottom painting next spring (plan
Keel mystery Hubert at 12:42am 11.04.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1028 MY BOAT IS A 27 FOOT SLOOP WITH A WING KEEL, bought five years ago. Each time I haul out I have foun
Converting to in-mast furling? Jim Miller at 11:57pm 11.03.06 Big Boats 8/4639 Hi Everyone,I have a 2002 Hunter 356 with regular full mainsail. We used to be quite keen racers bu
Hatch replacements - 77 Hunter 30 PD at 10:35pm 11.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/950 Greetings,Can anyone recommend the hatch sizes or model number (bomar or lewmar) to replace my lea
42 vs. 420 ted at 1:13am 11.04.06 Big Boats 2/1081 Any sailors here that have moved from the original 42 to the 420? Care to make comparisons between t
Buying a Catalina 22 - what to look for Robert at 3:54am 11.04.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/3080 My family has been sailing sunfish/laser type small boats. We're considering buying a bit bigger bo
Alberg 31 Richard at 4:57am 11.04.06 Other Sailboats 2/1373 What do you know about alberg 31
FM radio interference Randall B361 at 5:45am 11.04.06 Ask All Sailors 3/993 My battery charger causes interfence with FM radio reception. The strongest local channel will come
RACOR 110A Stan at 7:37am 11.04.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1204 How does one get into a RACOR 110A fuel filter to changethe element. The 110A is a metal bowl unit
remove scale buildup in fresh water electric head Nancie at 7:45am 11.04.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1489 Our head scaled up and was barely working. We cleaned much of the buildup off with CLR. There is s
Look into purchasing O'Day 26 JoelDoyle at 7:46am 11.04.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/832 Hello O'Day owners and fellow sailors. I have been researching the O'Day 26 c/b as my next vessel. I
How to sink a Beneteau 361 Stan at 7:48am 11.04.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4361 I came very close to sinking my B361. I was inspecting thedripless shaft seal and noticed a bit of
Ball valve recall-Thank You Hunter chuckwayne at 8:05am 11.04.06 Big Boats 8/1312 Just an update, and a Thank you! Hunter, for putting your customers first! after the yard hauled our
Oops......... Dave5031 at 8:01am 11.04.06 Smaller Boats 1/1092 forgot part two:o.Dave
San Carlos Mexico in an H23 pt 1 & 2 Dave5031 at 7:59am 11.04.06 Smaller Boats 6/1112 Six Months late and not as polished as Brian ' Steph's ' Michael and Kelli's, here's ou trip to old
Wrong again Dave5031 at 8:07am 11.04.06 Smaller Boats 0/897 Part twoDave
Head Sail on 356 John at 5:20am 11.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/907 I have been doing some club racing with my 356, equipped with both head sail and main sail roller fu
Desicion Made Doug at 9:50am 11.04.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1049 Some of you may remember my post about choosing an old cutter ketch vs: a late model production boat
Garbage Disposal Take 5 at 3:53pm 11.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/963 Hi People,I have a garbage question, I'm sure this has been discussed before but I would like to k

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Raw water impeller. jake5555 at 4:42pm 05.19.21 That part unfortunately is the fresh water impeller. I am after the raw water pump impeller which i
Engine panel troubleshooting JoeWhite at 4:41pm 05.19.21 You can test the oil pressure circuit by turning on the ignition switch and unplugging the two wires
Engine panel troubleshooting Ralph Johnstone at 4:37pm 05.19.21 First check is to ensure the contacts in the oil pressure sender switch are CLOSED when the engine i
Raw water impeller. (1) sail sfbay at 4:23pm 05.19.21 Welcome to the forum!! Is the original OEM part discontinued or you do not like the price from this
Best genoa for Catalina 30 Ward H at 4:00pm 05.19.21 Welcome to the forum! I also moved up from an O'day 25 to a C30 Tall Rig. My Genoa was measured ou
New to me '90 Capri 26' questions. sail sfbay at 3:59pm 05.19.21 Owner's manual: You might contact these Capri 26 owners listed on this site: CatalinaOwners.com Ow
Best genoa for Catalina 30 shemandr at 3:39pm 05.19.21 LIS is known for light winds in the Summer until the afternoon breeze settles in. Nevertheless, as
Best genoa for Catalina 30 Stu Jackson at 3:34pm 05.19.21 Jib Size Selection 101 Jib Size Selection Good luck, have a great season.
New to me '90 Capri 26' questions. Jackdaw at 3:27pm 05.19.21 OK..........I tried poorly. No worries! The 25 is a j/24 knockoff, a raceboat with 3.5 feet of hea
New to me '90 Capri 26' questions. sail sfbay at 3:15pm 05.19.21 OK..........I tried poorly.
Cracked motor mount on Hunter 26 CaptainRan at 3:15pm 05.19.21 I would attach the main halyard to the motor to haul it up. Part of the joy of a sailboat is making
Best genoa for Catalina 30 (1) sail sfbay at 3:14pm 05.19.21 Welcome to the forum!! To confirm what size sail fits you sailboat measure the luff (leading edge o
New to me '90 Capri 26' questions. Jackdaw at 3:07pm 05.19.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new Capri 26!! An internet search could not find
33.5 reefing configuration Don Crowther at 2:51pm 05.19.21 Have you downloaded the manual? If you haven't you can download it on this site. On page 34 I think
Is this too close? Alternator Mounting... SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:47pm 05.19.21 Maine Sail, I have a Balmar charging 3 Deka 8D gel batteries. How should my "belt manager" be set?
What is the best bottom paint for Hunter 240 located in Florida, Tampa Bay. SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:41pm 05.19.21 SeaHawk Biocop TF
Best genoa for Catalina 30 dmax at 1:54pm 05.19.21 I had a Cat 30 with a 115% genoa, I liked it a lot and felt it was the right size. We generally have
Best genoa for Catalina 30 Dave Groshong at 1:08pm 05.19.21 Most all furlers these days run a #6 luff tape for boats that size. If you have lots of wind, you
What is the best bottom paint for Hunter 240 located in Florida, Tampa Bay. Justin_NSA at 11:52am 05.19.21 Are you trailering your 240 to the water or keeping it in a slip? Maybe you don't need bottom paint
What is the best bottom paint for Hunter 240 located in Florida, Tampa Bay. (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:27am 05.19.21 Ask the locals what they use, not people here. Exactly. I had been using Micron CSC for years an

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