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Canvas for Catalina 25 Pop Top Larry Snyder at 5:08am 03.01.04 Smaller Boats 1/2923 I am an adult leader for a Sea Scout Ship with a donated Catalina 25. We do not have the canvas for
Hunter '31 Exhaust Don Krause at 4:51am 03.01.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/928 Recently purchased a Hunter '31 1985. Have noticed a "gurgling" and somewhat annoying noise from th
shopping for new instruments depth/wind instrument Corinne at 4:44am 03.01.04 Ask All Sailors 16/1556 I'm in the market to get all new instruments...depth, speed, wind. Does anyone out there know of a
Bomar Portlights Susan Annala at 4:27am 03.01.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2494 This year I will have all of my portlights replaced before 2005. I have the Bomar/Gray...I think th
To Heave or Not to Heave that is the Question Rick Ellis at 4:12am 03.01.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1167 Took a friend from work sailing saturday. After about 30 minutes of what I concidered perfect sailin
Toe rail leaks Chandler Clark at 4:09am 03.01.04 Mid-Size Boats 10/1199 My H31 has developed leaks along the toe rails. My plan is to raise them and re-bed them with 5200.
Stays Kent Thompson at 3:30am 03.01.04 Day Sailers 1/1093 I am not certain if this is proper for this forum, but... Several years ago I purchased a grapefrui
Sanitation hose replacement Tim Op't Holt at 2:59am 03.01.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/967 This was a major job, and took three days, + or -. First I cleared the V-berth area and unscrewed th
Carbon Build-up in Exhaust Elbow Tom FitzGibbon at 2:45am 03.01.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1344 This weekend I'll be pulling the exhaust elbow due to a build up of carbon and other hard stuff in i
hunter 216 Jeff Prideaux at 2:13am 03.01.04 Smaller Boats 20/3993 Does anyone have an opinion of the new Hunter 216?I've seen it at boat shows and it looks promisin
speaker location Charles McKitrick at 2:06am 03.01.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/998 I have an '82 Catalina 25 which I just bought last August. The speakers are right in the middle of t
How to remove and prevent black mold? Bruce Cowin at 1:57am 03.01.04 Ask All Sailors 8/7821 My sailboat is 9 years old, stored in a slip during the sailing season, and under a tarp during the
Replacement fresh water pump TexasSailing2 at 1:51am 03.01.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/972 I may have to replace the fresh water pump on my 1984 H27 (depending on the results of my electrical
autopilot Mike C at 12:43am 03.01.04 Trailer Sailors 1/1452 do any of you use a tiller pilot on your 20-22 ft boats?? I'm thinking about getting the Simrad TP1
Any tips on removing prop (bronze)? Gaspare at 11:59pm 02.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1159 Over the weekend I attemped to remove the prop. No idea when the last time it was off. I cleaned thi
MSD TYPE III TANK NOT VENTED! HOW DO I VENT? JOHN at 10:50pm 02.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/998 I HAVE A C-27 WITH A TYPE 3 MSD. WE USE CHEMICALS BUT STILL GET THE ODOR IN THE CABIN IN THE HEAD AR
Hose connections Tim at 10:25pm 02.29.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1219 Hi Peggy, I have received my custom holding tank and I removed all the old hoses and cleaned the pot
Cutless bearing replacement Don at 10:18pm 02.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/920 I need to replace the cutless bearing on my 1986 O'Day 272. Does anyone have any experience with the
Archives? John at 10:10pm 02.29.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1066 Hi Again, I am still unable to open the archives. I continue to get the 2004 error message. Phil,
Connecting Etrex to Simrad WP30 Darren Mayes at 10:10pm 02.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1147 All,Has anyone connected an eTrex handhled GPS to the Simrad WP30? The wiring instructions don't

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Looks Important Maybe Ted at 5:42pm 10.05.20 You could use one of your cameras with a telephoto lens to take some high resolution photos. Zoom in
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available Capt jgw at 5:41pm 10.05.20 According to ISO and all engine manufacturers this a very bad idea. There are problems with high as
Looks Important Maybe BlowMeAway at 5:40pm 10.05.20 It looks like the pin from your broken boom kicker of last week.
Temporary Plug for Thru Hull Fitting marchem at 5:37pm 10.05.20
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? Fredct at 5:37pm 10.05.20 I forgot to add that the fill line also flows below the tank so it's always full of water. Venting t
cooling water/exhaust hose leak ggrizzard at 5:33pm 10.05.20 OH, and look around Defender.com once you verify the hose diameter for replacement hose AND new 'ABA
cooling water/exhaust hose leak ggrizzard at 5:30pm 10.05.20 Seriously, before you go diving or ruin your marriage, answer a couple of questions: 1. Are you thi
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? Capt jgw at 5:29pm 10.05.20 Saw one where they ran the tank vent to the head sink. All inside the boat so no chance of sea water
Your 2 cents on main sail furlers capta at 5:28pm 10.05.20 I can't help with your CDI MR2 furler but I will offer an alternative to consider. I don't know th
Fresh water manifold ggrizzard at 5:14pm 10.05.20 Looks like a lot of PVC/contact cement/glue(?) on the left branch. Could that be where the leak is
322, my winter project acarter at 4:45pm 10.05.20 Thanks for the responses. I'll be doing my best to take lots of pictures and post my findings as I g
Looks Important Maybe heritage at 4:40pm 10.05.20 From the way it is bent and its size, I would guess that it came from a turnbuckle. As the shroud
Cockpit Cushions smokey73 at 4:39pm 10.05.20 Careful, Smokey That was the "then" wife, not the "now" wife.
Wisdom Stu Jackson at 4:37pm 10.05.20
Can you identify this? Gene S at 4:32pm 10.05.20 Does it also run off of engine coolant? My boiler does and shore power 1200 watts. Too much for an i
Looks Important Maybe Bill19233 at 4:24pm 10.05.20 There is the off chance someone's shoe picked it up from the dock or parking lot and decided to drop
cooling water/exhaust hose leak Ron20324 at 4:16pm 10.05.20 Be safe man! Don't tell her you are putting her up there because of her weight! Tell her she's the
cooling water/exhaust hose leak Richard19068 at 4:09pm 10.05.20 Thank you very much! I think I'll duck under with my scuba gear and see if I can plug it from the
Wisdom Mr. Dave at 4:08pm 10.05.20 You're drifting pretty far off topic here, King, but he was pretty outspokenly against drug use.
cooling water/exhaust hose leak SteveO77 at 3:57pm 10.05.20 Welcome to the forum!! I hope yours looks like the diagram below of a 1984 Hunter 27. I don't hav

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