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Stiff throttle Mike at 12:20am 04.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/810 I just purchased a 2000 Catalina 320 with a yanmar 27 H.P. engine. The throttle does not just push a
Spinaker Halyard, mechanical fitting/snap shackle William Niessen at 12:07am 04.20.03 Big Boats 1/854 I have never worked with the Norseman type mechanical fitting for attaching the snap shackle on a ha
Comp Post gary at 11:26pm 04.19.03 Big Boats 7/783 With out taking the mast down can you remove the comp. post and replace it?
Mast Wiring gary at 11:23pm 04.19.03 Big Boats 5/1413 I have a problem with my steaming light. The light won't light. I tried all the usuall things but no
Mainsail Halyard Jam with Sail Raised Paul Dixon at 10:22pm 04.19.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1325 Yesterday, I experienced an problem with lowering my mainsail. The wire halyard jumped out of one of
stuffing box nut frozen on (1) Tom R. Evans-Kennedy at 9:29pm 04.19.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/997 getting my 1980 hunter 27 ft. ready for the spring sail and would like to change the stuffing box pa
Leaking fuel pump Colin at 9:16pm 04.19.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/957 The fuel pump on my Yanmar 2GM is leaking slightly. I believe the best method of fixing it would be
raisng main on 376 David at 3:57pm 04.19.03 Big Boats 0/751 Just a quick THANK YOU to those who responded to my seeking a solution to raising the main without t
SUNBLOCK FOR ACP HUNTER SAILBOATS J Mashburn at 2:01pm 04.19.03 Day Sailers 1/1394 I am starting to keep my Hunter APC sailboat at the sailing club. Is there away to keep my boat from
Hey Guys! Here is a photo of my Hunter 27-1979! Skipper (Eric) at 1:53pm 04.19.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/967 Hey Guys, I have a photo to show you of my hunter 27...1979. I purchased her up at Port Clinton,
Hey Guys! Here is a photo of my Hunter 27...1979! Skipper (Eric) at 1:52pm 04.19.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/832 Hey Guys, I have a photo to show you of my hunter 27...1979. I purchased her up at Port Clinton,
Hey Guys! Here is a photo of my Hunter 27...1979! Skipper (Eric) at 1:44pm 04.19.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1121 Hey Guys, I have a photo to show you of my hunter 27...1979. I purchased her up at Port Clinton,
New Mainsail Questions Jon at 1:31pm 04.19.03 Smaller Boats 2/819 I want to get a new mainsail for my Catalina 25 and have several questions:1. Should I get a loose
Inquiry about adjusting compass Mark at 1:05pm 04.19.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1726 Hi all,I have an O'Day 23 which I'm refitting and getting ready for it's sailing days. When I bou
H-33 Leak source Mike at 1:04pm 04.19.03 The Cherubini Hunters 15/1014 I've read through the archives but haven't quite found the answer to my problem.I have water leaki
Barlow Winch Maintaince Vince at 11:36am 04.19.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1000 I need to service a barlow #16 winch, but I can not get it apart. Their is no visible slip ring and
Packing on engine drive shaft Capt Jon at 11:31am 04.19.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1009 Where can I get info on stopping leaks on my stuffing box I have a Hunter 30.
H34 Compression post sound, fiberglass cracked Claude L.-Auger at 11:25am 04.19.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/924 Last summer I noticed a crack in the fiberglass right above the compression post, on the salon side.
Engine smoke Capt Jon at 11:12am 04.19.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/892 I was running my 12 horse dieasel ,with turning cooling water on,its started to smoke I turned the w
Propane Stove Replacement - Cat 36 Mk I Ralph Gorby at 9:36am 04.19.03 Big Boats 1/897 The original gimballed 2 burner/oven stove in our '91 Cat 36 is getting pretty tired and rusty. Any

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Attaching Radar Reflector dLj at 8:18am 05.30.20
Woodworking from another era. BigEasy at 8:12am 05.30.20 Amazing the things that the old timers could fabricate with hand tools. I struggle to duplicate the
Woodworking from another era. kappykaplan at 8:05am 05.30.20 Nice find!:beer:
Moving spinnaker halyard sail sfbay at 8:00am 05.30.20 ..............want to add a bow sprit and top down Furler for a code 0 sail. Will I have to move the
Mixing elbow question sail sfbay at 7:46am 05.30.20 Our Yanmar 2GM20F.................So my question: how long should I go before inspecting it? The Y
Attaching Radar Reflector Bob S at 7:40am 05.30.20
Adding a hour meter - Hunter 30 jssailem at 7:07am 05.30.20 Ron with the eagle eye for possible corrosion potentially shorting experience. Acceptable Woof resp
Cyclone 13 Rudder parts sail sfbay at 7:00am 05.30.20 Welcome to the forum!! Catalina Direct was the only supplier on the internet I could find a kick
Mainsail StackPack Reefing? Golfpro at 6:58am 05.30.20 Thanks Mike. I like the boat heeling no greater than 15, Commodore not so much.*
Mainsail StackPack Reefing? HMT2 at 6:52am 05.30.20 Thanks everyone for your replies. I'll double check exit point at clew end of sail bag this weekend
What size Genoa sails will fit MacGregor 26C? Will a 110% work? sail sfbay at 6:42am 05.30.20 Different sailboat but I sail with a 110% jib, which I have had on all my sailboats in the SF Bay.
Fish in the raw water intake jviss at 6:15am 05.30.20 Best technique ever: disconnect the hose to the strainer, jam the hose going to the seacock into you
Mainsail StackPack Reefing? Golfpro at 6:15am 05.30.20 Thanks everyone for your replies. I'll double check exit point at clew end of sail bag this weekend.
Pin hole leak in water tank TimFromLI at 6:11am 05.30.20 this kayak was cut in half and glued back together. The guy looks to be about 175 pounds. the force
S2 9.2A Mast Through Deck Plugs for wiring MarkTag at 6:09am 05.30.20 That would be fantastic, on the 9.2A the mast is centered over the corner of the head wall. I do see
Mixing elbow question DougM at 6:09am 05.30.20 I have seen a lot of posts about coked up mixing elbows on Yanmar diesels and from what I can discer
Blisters above the waterline? Knotallthere at 5:59am 05.30.20 Mine is the original gelcoat and I won't be shrink wrapping to the water line in the future...I hope
S2 9.2A Mast Through Deck Plugs for wiring BobOurBoat at 5:48am 05.30.20 Hello I have a 9.2c and I'm fixing to destep the mast in the next few weeks. The previous owner said
Attaching Radar Reflector dLj at 5:46am 05.30.20 In some earlier thread on radar reflectors, and after I read the PS article, I posted a question tha
Transmission problems yanmar 2gm20f with km2a Golfpro at 5:39am 05.30.20 Yanmar 2gm20 w/ Kansake KM2A requires SAE30 motor oil. ATF will ruin it

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