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1977 Catalina Marci at 6:47am 07.22.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1025 I recently perchased a 1977 Catalina that was missing its mast. I believe that it is 24 foot boat??
Shower sump pump David Ochoa at 6:34am 07.22.05 Big Boats 9/1925 My shower has an 800 rule pump in the sump with a manual switch that has to be turned on when shower
Fixed Port Lights on cabin top Dave M. at 6:24am 07.22.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/712 Hi All,I'm looking at several different boats in the 24-26 foot range .. notably a used h240, 260
Bow roller for H28 Steve at 5:00am 07.22.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1129 I have a 1992 H28 with a stock Hunter bow roller. I would like to replace the original with one tha
Sailing triathelon Mike at 4:29am 07.22.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/828 Too much work and too little sailing this spring. Saturday got out for about 6 glorious hours. Sunda
Rudder Replacement Petert Wyatt at 4:25am 07.22.05 Big Boats 2/1222 Hi Everyona: I am urgently in search of the following two items for my 1982 Catalina 38, hull # 6512
Mooring Point HLG at 4:22am 07.22.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1060 Just bought a 1975 Venture MacGregor (25'). Unfortunately, the only time I've been able to use it is
Legend 40.5 Anchor Roller Info? Rick D at 4:07am 07.22.05 Big Boats 0/874 Before I bug Hunter or WM, anyone replace the anchor roller wheels? If so, can you advise the brand
Need to Replace Original Evinrude Motor RAFA at 3:50am 07.22.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/990 I recently had problems starting my 1983 Evinrude Yacht-Twin 9.9 HP motor and, upon bringing it in f
Motor requirements Kevin6906 at 2:56am 07.22.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/790 I already own a Mercury 60hp Outboard motor. I use it on a 15 foot fishing boat. Will this type of m
Last years model...Floor inside Cabin Kevin6906 at 2:51am 07.22.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/910 Hello fellow sailors... I have been out sailing on the Mac25 and the 26x. I am hoping to buy one of
lens replacement in Head larger port or window Mario7470 at 2:23am 07.22.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/855 Hi,On My Hunter 29.5, The lens of the larger window or port in my head is completly faded and crac
Bareboating Comptetence ron627 at 1:06am 07.22.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1233 I am interested in doing a bareboat charter in the Med next year. Although I have a fair amount of
What would you do??? HukilauMike at 12:48am 07.22.05 Ask All Sailors 21/2073 After coming back from a very brief evening sail last night (no wind at all), I noticed that a coupl
Electrical system sudden death Peter J. Brennan at 10:37pm 07.21.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1183 So there we were all set to go on a moonlight sail with guests. Turned on the ignition. Nothing! Not
roller reefing boom chris at 4:46pm 07.21.05 Day Sailers 1/1103 i read somewhere that oday 22s have a roller reefing boom. I can't seem figure out how to use this f
Exhaust RAD18362 at 3:57pm 07.21.05 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1469 Exhaust refitI have a 30' hunter and the exhaust muffler is lying unlevel to the water line. It li
Exhaust refit RAD18362 at 3:55pm 07.21.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1189 I have a 30' hunter and the exhaust muffler is lying unlevel to the water line. It lies on a 30 deg
Rendezvous in Milwaukee for Hunter owners Marybeth and Rip at 2:46pm 07.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/863 The Lake Michigan Hunter Sailing Association is having a Rendezvous at the Milwaukee Yacht Club this
Need a 16 foot Daysailor hull!! garnet at 2:08pm 07.21.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/783 HELP!!We lost our 16 foot Daysailor hull in a recent storm, but have the mast,sails etc. and would l

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Looking for Water Ballast 260 Hunter / 250 Catalina 2000-2005 Phil Herring at 9:40am 04.29.21 Good morning boat sellers. If you have a match for John please PM him rather than posting it in the
Hunter 34 pierced galley sink Stu Jackson at 9:38am 04.29.21 If they are tiny holes, you might just apply some JB Weld to the underside. Good idea. There is a
Ignition switch Don S/V ILLusion at 9:35am 04.29.21 I always keep the key in the ignition switch...............because if you need to quickly turn the
Portable charger options Maine Sail at 9:34am 04.29.21 There's really only one "king of the hill" in portable chargers these days and those are the Victron
Different size sail acceptable? Scott T-Bird at 9:33am 04.29.21 Perfect illustration above! I will add ... it isn't absolutely critical to have a sail that was mad
Hull crash Stu Jackson at 9:31am 04.29.21 John's right. His was a more frightening experience than yours because he was on board when the guy
Boarding Ladder Failure Scott T-Bird at 9:26am 04.29.21 A boarding ladder we can trust is important to us.
Different size sail acceptable? (1) Stu Jackson at 9:24am 04.29.21 Scott's right. Here is some sail info if you don't already know about it to complement his explanat
Matchin color of cabin top nonskid for gelcoat tepair sail sfbay at 9:21am 04.29.21 Good plan...........I like your fortitude!! Good luck. Post before and after photos.
Ignition switch Stu Jackson at 9:21am 04.29.21 Don't you have to investigate (or know) what else, if anything, that switch energizes? Perhaps not
Different size sail acceptable? Scott T-Bird at 9:20am 04.29.21 I'm confused by the dimensions you provide. I & J are dimensions on your boat based on your mast he
CENTERBOARD HELP twodzusfittings at 9:19am 04.29.21 Wow, wow wow! This is great information. @ Golden Road. Thanks. Your pictures answer much of my conc
Matchin color of cabin top nonskid for gelcoat tepair Monheganlover at 9:18am 04.29.21 Thanks for all the good advice here. None of this is structural, but after shelling out multiple uni
Loose Prop Strut DianaOfBurlington at 9:17am 04.29.21 What Roy says is absolutely vital and though I was thinking of that the whole time I totally forgot
Ignition switch sail sfbay at 9:10am 04.29.21 I always keep the key in the ignition switch...............because if you need to quickly turn the e
Looking for Water Ballast 260 Hunter / 250 Catalina 2000-2005 sail sfbay at 9:08am 04.29.21 Hunter 260 water ballast sailboats for sale in FL: Hunter 260 Boats for sale (smartmarineguide.com)
Durango tow vehicle questions FuzzyBadger at 9:05am 04.29.21 Yes, I passed on the Tacoma. All of my research puts it at 3500 lb towing capacity. Whereas the Dura
Durango tow vehicle questions FuzzyBadger at 9:03am 04.29.21 Did you pass on the Toyota Tacoma 4 cyl truck? Tow capacity reportedly 5000 lbs per this link: 201
remove siezed motor mount bolt dmax at 8:53am 04.29.21 Man, that is a tough one, sorry for your pain. Would a right-angle drill help to drill it out?
Delightful decisions in New England coast dmax at 8:48am 04.29.21 Some great suggestions, others to consider: Sag Harbor (anchoring allowed), Westport Harbor (MA, anc

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