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Manual Bilge Pump Vic Suben at 9:06pm 05.29.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1038 I need to replace the handle for the manual bilge pump in my Catalina 34, Surprise. I am trying to
Centerboard painting arturo devitalis at 8:59pm 05.29.03 Smaller Boats 6/1079 What do you think about tieing off the bow and stern ' using the main halyard to tip the boat over o
Sky-Mate Frederick at 2:10pm 05.29.03 Big Boats 0/972 Have anyone some experience with the communication system Sky-Mate?Does it really perform as the pr
head vented loop solenoid Frederick at 2:05pm 05.29.03 Big Boats 5/941 Regarding Passage-42 year 1991 Because my forward electrical head (PAR) continue to take water I th
Installing Radar/Chart Plotter Steve Gildea at 2:01pm 05.29.03 Big Boats 2/991 Any pointers for running wires from the electrical panel to the pedestal? Any chance that Hunter pla
sail battens tracy at 1:41pm 05.29.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1170 I just bought a brand new sail that didn't come with battens. I have been trying to find a six foot
pintle and gudgeon failure? Chip Giles at 1:03pm 05.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1133 Does anyone know of a history of problems with Macs having the gudgeons pulling from the transom in
HELP - My 30 turns to port on it's own... Chuck at 12:39pm 05.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 11/1089 whenever she's under power only. As I increase the throtle the more she turns. I didn't notice any
Boat Placement in the Cradle - Expensive Lesson Merrill Mant at 12:00pm 05.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3220 Four weeks ago on launch day I discovered a one foot long crack and two smaller cracks in the hull a
dutchman upgrade John O'Donald at 11:34am 05.29.03 Big Boats 5/1001 Is there an upgrade to change the vinyl coated wire to monofiliment? seems like I read about it som
Defective/improperly placed bottom paint/failure Cameron Cooper at 10:54am 05.29.03 Big Boats 11/1496 Bottom paint was done at the Hunter Manufacturer in Florida. The particular brand used does not uti
Boomvang configuration 272 Sylvain B at 9:53am 05.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1120 I have trouble to set-up all sheet, specialy the boomvang on my new 272.Does someone send me a dra
Mast light replacements Kevin Filer at 9:24am 05.29.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1887 I need to replace the steaming light (halfway up the mast). It takes an old style push ' twist bayo
water tank selector valve Marcus at 9:22am 05.29.03 Big Boats 8/3090 I need to replace the selector valve that isolates the port/aft water tanks on my 1984 H34. Been se
Hot Water Tank On 35.5 Don Rice at 8:51am 05.29.03 Big Boats 4/1468 The hot water tank on my 1992 - 35.5 has a small drip or leak from the front right corner. Although
battery charging Larry W. at 8:40am 05.29.03 Ask All Sailors 5/913 OK Ed, here's the new thread for the battery experts. My two Trojan 8D house batteries (3 years old)
Whats the best roller furling for an H23? Ken Keough at 7:51am 05.29.03 Smaller Boats 4/915 I am looking into adding a roller furler to my 1986 H23.CDI has one for $359 however with the chain
Seeking other O'Day 23' owners Mark at 6:38am 05.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1322 Good day to everyone here.First, I want to express how informative and useful the Oday-list has be
Raising the mast on my Catalina 22 Ed at 6:09am 05.29.03 Smaller Boats 6/11875 Does anyone have an easy way to raise the mast on a Catalina 22? Mine is in a hoist. I juggle it mys
fuel tank Richard at 5:43am 05.29.03 Big Boats 1/978 Has any Hunter 37 owner(1986-88)had problems with sucking air into the fuel system when there is les

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P42 Bimini/Dodger Upgrade to Solar (5) Paul Cossman at 2:48am 10.27.20 Hi HandsOn, I figured I'd just shoot you some quick pictures of what we did on our P42 for solar pan
which winch cable to use LloydB at 10:42pm 10.26.20 have moved to Dyneema for keel winch it's now at 3rd year on Mac
Oil change... Make it a double Benny17441 at 8:45pm 10.26.20
Safe to Leave Dead Batteries on Board for the Winter? Tedd at 8:30pm 10.26.20 After you remove them, you might try putting them on a battery tender over the winter. I've had good
Hunter 27 finefurn at 8:19pm 10.26.20 I have a 84 Hunter 27, which is almost identical to the 81, There are 3 lines that run through the b
Wallpaper in the head? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:11pm 10.26.20 There are vinyl wallcoverings made for use in bathrooms, so they should be just fine on a boat. I r
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:03pm 10.26.20 I have a bottle of baby/petroleum oil by the head. When a poopie is expected, give the bowl a circl
Oil change... Make it a double Ralph Johnstone at 8:00pm 10.26.20 Better than wasting a new filter on the second run, don't you think? ........................ an
Lifeline autopsy Hayden Watson at 7:53pm 10.26.20 I did the same, but I drew the blade on the top of the lifleline while still on the boat. Held the
Hunter 27 ggrizzard at 7:53pm 10.26.20 There isn't much of an "Owner's Manual", but check here in the archives for "Hunter 27" to see if
Safe to Leave Dead Batteries on Board for the Winter? P12nash at 7:52pm 10.26.20
Oil change... Make it a double ggrizzard at 7:40pm 10.26.20 Better than wasting a new filter on the second run, don't you think?
Oil change... Make it a double Ralph Johnstone at 7:38pm 10.26.20 Same time I removed the filter and poured out the oil stuck in it. Screwed the old filter back on.
Safe to Leave Dead Batteries on Board for the Winter? splax at 7:25pm 10.26.20
H41AC fuel level gauge just packed up! (2) jssailem at 7:18pm 10.26.20 no float thing that could move up and down on the metal tube. Is this correct? There are several d
Safe to Leave Dead Batteries on Board for the Winter? P12nash at 7:18pm 10.26.20 At the risk of further derailing this thread, I have always shared a similar mindset to Benny's pos
Lifeline autopsy FastOlson at 7:09pm 10.26.20 Given the purpose of "lifelines" as a part of a boat's standing rig, I am puzzled that anyone would
Sailing Porn MikeHoncho at 7:02pm 10.26.20
H41AC fuel level gauge just packed up! leemarkadams at 6:57pm 10.26.20 Looked. Inside the tank at the sender and it is just a metal tube, no float thing that could move up
Deck organizer on hunter 340 HD74 at 6:57pm 10.26.20 If that is the organizer that you have, or if the spacing works, those can be double stacked as wel

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