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Rudder bearing of catalina 42 1989 Idan at 9:10pm 09.11.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1386 While lifting my boat, a Catalina 42 vintage 89, I have found out that the rudder is loose, I took a
microwave mormos at 8:45pm 09.11.04 Big Boats 2/789 on my hunter 376 my microwave does not work anymore so i have to change it. but it seems to be impos
Haggling? Chris at 4:20pm 09.11.04 Ask All Sailors 12/1405 Sorry about the cross post (if you read the original post in the Hunter owners forum)... I meant to
Haggling? Chris at 4:19pm 09.11.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/888 Hi All -I'm looking to buy a boat in the 28' to 33' range. Not having ever purchased a sailboat,
Who makes standing rigging? Bill18593 at 3:24pm 09.11.04 Smaller Boats 5/963 We're thinking about getting new standing rigging. I have seen a few outfits that make standing rig
throttle sticks Ken Shur at 11:10am 09.11.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/930 Hi, I have a two year old Yanmar 2gm that I didn't run for a couple of months because of the weather
H216-Don't race against Cat27or30, H34,Cal27,OD27 Mr.Ernie at 10:51am 09.11.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/878 Our local sailing club has decided that our H-216 is "just too fast to be racing against their boats
Lectra San How Far From The Head tbernhart at 10:21am 09.11.04 Bristol 8/2383 I am considering a Lectra San to replace my holding tank. The current installation has the PHII hea
Looking for a Cal-29 Marv Marcus at 9:15am 09.11.04 Cal 23/2527 I lost my boat to Hurricane Charley and am looking for a Cal 29 or Cal 2-29. Other then the wheel st
first time buyer andy at 7:30am 09.11.04 Day Sailers 4/1110 I am looking for a well-built, easy to learn, trailerable with a minivan daysailer. I have looked h
Yanmar for H40 JC at 5:27am 09.11.04 Big Boats 2/909 The Yanmar engines fitted to the Hunter 40 (84-89 think) have a reputation for blowing a bit of cons
Intalling forward hatch in 19' Mac bill van at 5:21am 09.11.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/831 Has anyone ever intalled a forward hatch in the Mac 19'Will it affect the structure of the boat in
Keel Movement Connie at 5:12am 09.11.04 Smaller Boats 4/959 The keel on my 216 seems to be loose. It still goes up and down but recently I noticed that there is
Inexpensive Motor Mounting Board Kip C at 4:17am 09.11.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/908 Hi Folks,Any suggestions for a motor mount board that will last a fair amount of time, and is not t
rewiring grod at 3:08am 09.11.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/869 I have a question for the group..I need to re wire my 82 Oday 22. Can someone recommend a good book
Cockpit Comfort Molly1034 at 2:28am 09.11.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/881 I recently purdhased four "Go Anywhere" seats from West Marine. A little more than $50 U.S. each.
Should I buy a Hunter? Tim at 2:26am 09.11.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1604 I'm in the market for a 30-33' sailboat and I'm getting conflicting recommendations on the boat I ha
1989 30G Spinaker Spec's John J. Frank at 1:50am 09.11.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/820 Can anyone out there give me the tri-radial spinaker specifications for a 1989 30G? It is the tall f
C-15 parts/accessories ckbimmer at 12:23am 09.11.04 Smaller Boats 0/1812 I'm wondering if there are any C-15 specific shops/retailers around these days. I've got a centerbo
anyone try Battery Reconditioner ? Ron at 10:45pm 09.10.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/749 Has anyone tried the product Battery Reconditioner ? It is advertised to reduce sulphation on the p

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Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat DayDreamer41 at 7:26pm 08.21.20 Based on the photo, your son did a terrific job on that deck. He did indeed there were a couple so
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat Alan Gomes at 7:23pm 08.21.20 Based on the photo, your son did a terrific job on that deck.
Did the HOOK race PaulK at 7:22pm 08.21.20 Ran into some weather like than on a CHI-Mac - 8 knots under bare poles - but not quite as nasty as
Crimped lead to raymarine st60 speed transducer Ralph Johnstone at 7:15pm 08.21.20 The logical thing here is to clean the transducer first, spin it, and see if you get a reading. THE
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (2) DayDreamer41 at 7:11pm 08.21.20 Well last night was our first sail with the Soverel 33, my son did a super job of redoing the deck w
How do/would you do it? PaulK at 7:05pm 08.21.20 The YRALIS has a complicated weighted system for determining the winners of some trophies. Figuring
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? jon hansen at 7:02pm 08.21.20 dead reckoning skills, and all that that implies. these are basic skills that should be in the mast
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? Kings Gambit at 6:42pm 08.21.20 There are potentially many types of challenges for navigation after losing electronics, some stress
PULL THE BOAT OR NOT SycloneDriver at 6:41pm 08.21.20
Boat Survey nightowle at 6:24pm 08.21.20 Having been in the boat business, I'd say Yes, absolutely. I wish more sellers did this. Why? Bec
PULL THE BOAT OR NOT Rick Webb at 6:11pm 08.21.20 I kept my 23.5 in Long Beach before Katrina. I'd be ready to pull it on Sunday and reassess at that
Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later Tally Ho at 6:09pm 08.21.20 My John Deere lawn tractor was shutting off about 20 minutes into my run. I first thought fuel filt
10 Day Maine Itinerary w/ a 3 year old. PaulK at 6:00pm 08.21.20 Based on the reception we had a while back and more recent reports about it, (spoke last week with s
Boat Survey Tally Ho at 5:56pm 08.21.20 Might make sense if your purpose is to find any issues and fix them before putting her up for sale.
Hunter 240 dry weigths Rick Webb at 5:51pm 08.21.20 rick webb - If I do have any questions I will reachout. As while I am faily handy(replaced doors, i
prop stabilizer issue Kermit at 5:49pm 08.21.20 Aren't they the winglets that are on the bow of a submarine? :). (Theres o so many @Kermit comments
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? Davidasailor26 at 5:47pm 08.21.20 i suggest for definition clarification we should add: the advanced sailor should be able to turn o
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 5:27pm 08.21.20 So now get ready for a double storm dose in the gulf, double surge, double rain and double wind no d
Fuse ConFUSion Davidasailor26 at 4:55pm 08.21.20 Stationary connector blades riding on the slightly larger diameter glass body of the fuse? Bend bla
Ignition switch headache... Stu Jackson at 4:54pm 08.21.20 Those panels are pushing too much current through the key switch (unless they have added a relay, w

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