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catalina 42 #252 Bob Lufkin at 7:34am 09.23.03 Big Boats 0/896 Who ever you are I took a nice pic of you in Vinyard Haven Sound let me know if you would like a cop
Detailed C&C history David Swingle at 7:19am 09.23.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1075 I've found some good info on C'C's on the web, however, its not as neat and tidy as Hunter - Catalin
Hunter vs C&C down the road David Swingle at 7:05am 09.23.03 Ask All Sailors 8/5768 We have collected a ton of info thanks in part to all the replys on this forum. We have become very
water ballast vs. weighted swing keels Gary Ellis at 6:25am 09.23.03 Smaller Boats 5/2323 Hi - I don't know much, but there seems to be a drawback to buying a water ballast boat as you can't
Looking for Oday 22 "projects" experience George Chamberlain at 6:21am 09.23.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/971 I am compiling my list of winter maintenance (and some improvements!) for my 1982 Oday 22. I sure w
Hurricane Isabel damage to my hunter 30T (1) Ed Munson at 6:14am 09.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/922 Well I did what I thought was best and hauled my boat. The storm surge lifted my boat off the jack
water ballast vs. wing keel Gary Ellis at 5:57am 09.23.03 Smaller Boats 6/2454 looking for the pros and cons of water ballast sailing vs. the older wing keel boats - not refering
Replacing Ports Todd Berget at 5:54am 09.23.03 Big Boats 5/824 Has anyone had any experience replacing the orginal Port Holes??? If so did you use the Hunter OEM
Reefing system Don at 5:46am 09.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/773 Does anyone have information on how the reefing system work on a 1982 Hunter 27? There's a line goin
Newcomer Vince Sullivan at 5:13am 09.23.03 Smaller Boats 1/1030 Good afternoon.I'm new to the Catalina world and have learned some tips from this forum.Our 1987
Construction of waste tank wall Pat at 3:58am 09.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/755 Hi,Does anyone know if there is plywood in the core laminated of the fiberglass waste tank of an H
Bayard, Where do you sail?. Aldo at 2:24am 09.23.03 Smaller Boats 3/1038 Bayard: Where do you sail your boat, on Long Island Sound? We were just in Connecticut a few weeken
Cockpit floor delamination tarbaj at 1:50am 09.23.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1165 The cockpit floor in my 87' Catalina 25 is in obvious need of a rebuild as a result of delamination.
Raw water Sea Strainers NIchole at 1:37am 09.23.03 Big Boats 4/1037 What is a good replacement for my plastic raw water Sherwood Sea Strainer? Looking for a much sturdi
P42 Heart Inverter problems?? John at 12:21am 09.23.03 Big Boats 3/1030 The "charge" light on my original equipment Heart Interface (EMS-1800) has recently started rapidly
Hurth transmission - dead in the water Steve at 12:18am 09.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/969 Thanks in advance for all the great help from this website!I have a 5411 Universal in my 1982 C-30
Sailing with jib only Cheri at 12:08am 09.23.03 Smaller Boats 6/3672 I have been told that sailing with only the jib can stress the mast. I have also been told that sail
Small hole in inflatable Steve at 12:07am 09.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/819 I have a pre-1990 12 ft Achilles with a small hole on the underside of starboard pontoon. Any tips o
Mast Fasteners -- tap or rivet? Paul at 11:40pm 09.22.03 Ask All Sailors 9/8446 I'm getting ready to attach some things to the mast of my Hunter 336, specifically a couple of rope
Outboard fuel leak Ben at 11:00pm 09.22.03 Smaller Boats 5/982 I have a 5-horse Nissan with an internal tank. It has developed a pin hole leak in the front wall o

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Changing Oil in Perkins Perama M20 RoyS at 5:55am 09.12.20 If you have a drain at the bottom of the oil pan, then you should probably use it. Dip sticks are us
Adding Line from propane locker to magma grill Scott B at 5:53am 09.12.20 Capt jgw, can you explain more about different pressures in the two types of tanks. Magma blamed m
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates. RoyS at 5:42am 09.12.20 If some of the nuts prove difficult to remove, use a nut splitter tool to break them. Clearly you ne
Drilling hole to run lines through cabintop mounted traveller (1) twodzusfittings at 5:40am 09.12.20 How about something like this?
Hunter 336 manual? ipretender at 5:39am 09.12.20 What information are you wanting you find? I had a 95 336 for 14 years. From bow to stern, I have
Hunter 336 manual? Scott B at 5:33am 09.12.20 Plus some other info https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/export/Model-Information/336%20%20%20
Traveler bar dlochner at 4:45am 09.12.20 That's a pretty old school simple traveller. A traveller gives you more control over sail shape. A
plastic fuel tank repair dlochner at 4:33am 09.12.20 On a Hunter 45 CC with a Yanmar engine ? The OP asked about repairing a "poly" gas tank.
Liquid Rubber or some other coating on dc ground bus bars? dlochner at 4:32am 09.12.20 https://boeshield.com/marine
Bottom Cleaning/Painting nightowle at 3:00am 09.12.20 That's the normal procedure for boaters with a "hard" paint bottom. So, you can surely go that rout
Liquid Rubber or some other coating on dc ground bus bars? (1) justsomeguy at 2:53am 09.12.20 184853
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 10:21pm 09.11.20 My daughter loves these jokes. Her boyfriends just groans and walks away. Obviously, he's a keeper
M-25 oil pan hose weekendrken at 9:55pm 09.11.20
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates. srimes at 9:40pm 09.11.20 What's the core? Plywood? Plywood can be a backing plate, but there should be a washer at least.
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates. Sailavie1 at 9:24pm 09.11.20 Any chance that there are aluminum plates laminated in the fibreglass to which the bolts are attache
M-25 oil pan hose Stu Jackson at 9:08pm 09.11.20 The M-25 didn't come with a hose. My M25 has one, don't know if the PO put it on, but doubt it, he
Liquid Rubber or some other coating on dc ground bus bars? Ralph Johnstone at 8:56pm 09.11.20 A thin film of dielectric grease such as SuperGrease is good for stopping light corrosion on electri
Changing Oil in Perkins Perama M20 sail sfbay at 8:49pm 09.11.20 Suck it out through the dip stick with a manual vacuum pump like one from West Marine. Simple, easy
plastic fuel tank repair Ralph Johnstone at 8:47pm 09.11.20 b. Gasoline permeates the plastic to some extend, meaning it is INSIDE the plastic. On a Hunter 4
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 8:28pm 09.11.20 A slice of apple pie is $2.50 in Jamaica and $3.00 in the Bahamas. These are the pie rates of the Ca

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