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Carpet Replacement Al Bauer at 4:32am 10.29.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1037 I am interested to know if anyone is aware of a carpet source for a 1993 Catalina 28? Our present c
Cloudy O'Day 22 Viewports Stu Timm at 4:16am 10.29.02 Day Sailers 3/1109 I have a 1979 O'Day 22 centerboard model. The cabin viewports are leaking and the tinted acrylic "g
Kubota? Mike Casucci at 4:10am 10.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1090 I have repeatedly heard that a Universal M-25 is a Kubota D-850, and that all internal parts (inject
Gas versus Diesel Steve Horswill at 4:08am 10.29.02 Ask All Sailors 18/3728 On a 27 foot boat is a diesel necessary for a coastal cruiser.Does the extra cost, winter preparat
Query : Raising the toilet Brad Steingraber at 3:30am 10.29.02 Big Boats 2/1005 Is your toilet mounted below the waterline? Can be a big problem if you leave your seawater thru hul
aft double berths ... hot? Tom Monroe at 2:37am 10.29.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1288 My wife and I have been shopping for a larger boat to replace our VERY OLD O'Day 22, one that will l
Ballast, Displacement, weight? Michael Stephens at 2:00am 10.29.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1567 I am considering a new 306 and in researching the keel weight and ballast. I thought I would look up
Water in the Swim Platform Locker Bruce Leidal at 2:00am 10.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/924 I get water in the lock under the swim platform. Any thoughts of where it could be coming from??
cutless bearing replacement---Where? gary b at 2:00am 10.29.02 Big Boats 2/1185 I am replacing my cutless bearing on my '84 Hunter 34. Can anyone give me a source to purchase it?
Maybe an odd ? about stern pulpit Ben at 1:55am 10.29.02 Smaller Boats 4/871 Hello All,I have an odd question. I'm looking at buying an '82 Catalina 22 swing keel. The guy w
Vibration - Yanmar 20GM in a 1994 29.5 Bruce Leidal at 1:46am 10.29.02 Other Sailboats 8/1465 PYI Expert;I have a 1994 29.5 with an 18hp Yanmar 20GM with a Flex-O-Fold prop. I have a vibration
Good shop manual for a 1979 Johnson outboard Bill Miller at 1:33am 10.29.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/968 I am planning to go through my Johnson 9.9 HP electric start outboard this winter, replace the impel
looking for a 24' range with 3' draft Steve at 12:58am 10.29.02 Ask All Sailors 2/900
Has anyone capsized an H23? Steve at 12:02am 10.29.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/853 Has anyone capsized an H23? If so, what were the circumstances? How did you recover?
ST40 vs. ST60 Wind Systems Ozana Halik at 10:24pm 10.28.02 Big Boats 6/1098 I'm thinking of buying a wind speed system for my 1995 Legend 35.5.Does anyone have had any experie
Fishfinder replacement for old depth sounder thj at 9:06pm 10.28.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1257 I have a SR instruments depth sounder that I want to replace with a new fishfinder. The transducer
Source for stanchions and pulpit Phil at 7:56pm 10.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/943 My 1979 30' Hunter was struck by a boat that broke loose from it's mooring. My pulpit and 2 stanchi
Where is a link for the Head Reference Library Tom at 7:46pm 10.28.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1501 Where is the link for the Head Mistress Reference Library?Thank you
Where to Mount a Radar Display on Hunter 33.5? (1) Joe at 5:00pm 10.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1015 Hi fellow Hunter owners,I'd like to ask for opinions on whether the cockpit buldhead would be a go
Leak in the below-sink area Phyllis at 12:38pm 10.28.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1006 Anybody have any ideas about a leak that we discovered just below the sink area and into where the s

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Where to buy outboard? LeeandRick at 1:46pm 07.18.20 Since 2011 I've bought 2 Tohatsu 6HP Sail Pro MFS6DSPROUL from Online Outboards and never had a prob
Reefing tips Hunter216 at 1:43pm 07.18.20 I had the helmsman bring her into irons That might be contributing to the 360 problem. Pretty hard
Reefing tips ontherocks83 at 1:39pm 07.18.20 I didn't consider heaving to. I'm going to have to give that a try.
Reefing tips D Swanson at 1:35pm 07.18.20 When I find the need to reef, I usually heave to. It also helps to take up the topping lift to take
Spinnaker for a 22 Sgt B Powell at 1:32pm 07.18.20 Thanks all, I am not to the point of using a spinnaker myself yet, but the crew I am associating w
Reefing tips kappykaplan at 1:26pm 07.18.20 I'm a purist when it comes to taking a reef - want to do it under sail. Get close-hauled, do my thi
Tapping bolt holes for reef track in old aluminum boom DrJudyB at 1:24pm 07.18.20
Spinnaker for a 22 D Swanson at 1:22pm 07.18.20 Should be fine, although a bit fat in the belly. According to the Bacon Sails website: "The rule of
Good Read! Will Gilmore at 1:06pm 07.18.20 :thumbup: -Will (Dragonfly)
Tapping bolt holes for reef track in old aluminum boom patrickkidd at 12:32pm 07.18.20 I would drill and tap the original holes one size larger and not add any more holes than necessary.
Time for new AC. BigEasy at 12:31pm 07.18.20 Replaced a relay circuit board in mine two years ago. Pump wouldn't run and of course compressor di
Spinnaker for a 22 sail sfbay at 12:30pm 07.18.20 Luff length is fine. The foot is slightly larger than Sailrite would specify (14 ft). This thread
Tapping bolt holes for reef track in old aluminum boom capta at 12:25pm 07.18.20 I would drill and tap the original holes one size larger and not add any more holes than necessary.
Hunter 22 1982 boom jack kgibson4 at 12:14pm 07.18.20 Is there a cleat on your boom near the forward end? If so, I would put the block with the free end
Widgeon 12 Manual sail sfbay at 11:47am 07.18.20 You can do an internet search on rigging an Oday Widgeon 12 and find threads on rigging and upgrades
Installing double line jiffy reefing on a Tartan 31 sail sfbay at 11:24am 07.18.20 Welcome to the forum!! I am sure you will get a lot of recommendations and guidance on running do
Supporting Hunter 170 for centerboard removal stickinthemud57 at 11:08am 07.18.20 Good point on the cleat. Now that you mention it, I can see that being pulled at an upward angle lik
Loads put on mainsheet. 88 hunter 37 legend. riversloth at 11:02am 07.18.20 Thank you for the info. I will look into it. I'm sure they wont be cheap. That's why I was lookin
4jhe injector replacement kloudie1 at 10:45am 07.18.20 Looks to me like if your engine # is 01001 or greater, it uses the "new" type.. If less than that nu
Summer in the Salish Sea MikeHoncho at 10:42am 07.18.20

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