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HEAVY 22 John at 1:07pm 10.15.02 Smaller Boats 0/651 As a new owner of a H22 I am curious as to why they are so much heavier than other 22' boats. With 1
Lewmar portlight lens replacements David at 1:05pm 10.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1532 My 1988 H 33.5 portlight lens (Lewmar) have severe crazing. Does anyone have a good, econonmical so
Mast corrosion/electrolysis on Oday 30 Arnie Hoffman at 12:26pm 10.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/959 Has anyone had experience with small amounts of deterioration where the mast sits on the mast suppor
Leaking Ports Ray at 11:08am 10.15.02 Big Boats 0/875 Don't let those ports leak very long... this is what I found. Just a small bad spot from the top, b
Batteries ???? Robert at 10:48am 10.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1294 I recently bought a used Mac 26, and am trying to get the nav lights working. Well, in removing the
Question for Marcel on Garheur vang John Pollitt at 10:40am 10.15.02 Smaller Boats 2/900 I wanted to get one of their rigid vangs, but forgot to measure for it before storing my boat for th
Separate Electrical Panels for 120VAC and 12VDC John Miller at 10:03am 10.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2363 I have a 1985 H34 with the 120VAC and 12VDC panel made from one piece of aluminum. When the boat was
traveler for an o'day 222 kaeru at 9:12am 10.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1083 my o'day 222 does not have a traveler and i want to have one installed. i thought just in front of t
Sources for replacement fuel tanks Jim Latoz at 7:39am 10.15.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1081 The fuel tank in our 1985 Catalina 30 has developed a small leak. I would like to replace it with a
Wema wires--2 or 3? Ed at 7:34am 10.15.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1459 I just bought the Acugage 4-tank moinitoring system to replace my nonfunctional Wema monitors (i.e.,
Boat Insurance Russ Garecht at 7:04am 10.15.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1076 My insurance expires the end of this month. Any "recommendations" or "say away froms" for insurance
Finally hit a rock! Rock Eater at 7:01am 10.15.02 Ask All Sailors 11/3030 Oops.After boating for over a decade in the typically rocky, Northwest, I finally hit one of the b
MSD replacement Les Murray at 6:49am 10.15.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1371 Peggy,I am planning to install a new head this winter and have a general question on the plumbing.
You've got to shop around! Paul at 6:07am 10.15.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1245 I'm planning two big upgrades this offseason: an electric windlass and an inverter/charger. Here are
Keel winch mounting Bill Ogilvie at 5:27am 10.15.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1073 I recently bought a 1976 Catalina 22 that has the swing keel locked down and has the original winch
change keels JOHN L at 5:09am 10.15.02 Big Boats 5/1035 Is it possible to change out a deep keel to a shoal keel on a Hunter 420 Passage?
H-33 Electrical panel relocation (1) kevin hostler at 4:29am 10.15.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1041 Here is a picture of the electrical panel on our 1979 H-33 the previous owner had moved it up from t
Winch repair Barry Ownby at 4:23am 10.15.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1425
Thru-hull maintenence Bob F at 4:15am 10.15.02 Big Boats 6/937 I'm have my boat hauled for bottom paint ' cutlass bearing next week. While its out I'm thinking abo
Dock Mate boat hook Andy at 4:13am 10.15.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1686 I am trying to find a source, and recommnedations, on a boat hook/pole with the traditional hook at

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Installing new clutch on the deck of a Catalina 30 sailme88 at 4:48pm 09.10.20 My C34 is configured with a triple clutch. Genoa halyard. spinnaker halyard and slab reefing line.
Installing new clutch on the deck of a Catalina 30 Tpoo at 4:23pm 09.10.20 Hi Dave - you make a great point about the excess line ending up in the cockpit. Right now, the lin
Heat exchanger - 3GM30F jmce1587 at 4:14pm 09.10.20 +1 on .22 cal to clean out HEx on my 2GM
Heat exchanger - 3GM30F NYSail at 4:04pm 09.10.20 and when you open the ends have all gaskets ready to replace. The rubber gaskets are part of the re
Heat exchanger - 3GM30F garymalmgren at 3:37pm 09.10.20 Remove cylinder, Drop in a bucket of vinegar or brick cleaner and you have a new unit. (Commercial d
Persistent Coolant Leak Issue! Michael Davis at 3:05pm 09.10.20 I once broke the neck to rad. joint on an old Toyota I had. A quick and dirty fix was to clean the a
Advertising Advice for selling a boat shemandr at 2:58pm 09.10.20 I had clients when I lived in Greenport who had a Gulfstar - I think - 36. They were in their late
Merit 22 cockpit drain. (1) sloughsailer at 2:58pm 09.10.20 Here is a crude sketch. The hump under the deck drain is the problem. It may be some kind of structu
Heat exchanger - 3GM30F Michael Davis at 2:56pm 09.10.20 Ah!! I didn't think to look at the other end. I'll take another look. Is it appropriate to repla
Advertising Advice for selling a boat dmax at 2:56pm 09.10.20 As a point of reference, a Hunter 36 and a Hunter 386 in my yard (Massachusetts) sold quickly this s
Crack in Companionway Entrance - Catalina 30 MKII Hull #4984 dmax at 2:52pm 09.10.20 You need to get a moisture meter and determine what parts, if any, of your deck's core have high moi
Advertising Advice for selling a boat Donna & Rob at 2:52pm 09.10.20 I just took a drubbing on a boat but it's sold and the bleeding wound of storage is stemmed. I'm n
Heat exchanger - 3GM30F Scott T-Bird at 2:44pm 09.10.20 Ah!! I didn't think to look at the other end. I'll take another look. Is it appropriate to replac
Unknown Sailboat Type dLj at 2:43pm 09.10.20 I think that boat may well predate the HIN requirement. I going to guess you won't find one. I'd lo
Merit 22 cockpit drain. sloughsailer at 2:41pm 09.10.20 I'm going to try to make a sketch on Paint that might make it more clear than I can explain it.
Advertising Advice for selling a boat shemandr at 2:37pm 09.10.20 Price sells boats. Bite the bullet and sell it cheap... I just took a drubbing on a boat but it's
Advertising Advice for selling a boat Donna & Rob at 2:35pm 09.10.20 I've used sailboatlistings.com both to evaluate a sell price and also used to find one of our boats
Unknown Sailboat Type tosudbury at 2:33pm 09.10.20 That I know, but since the boat was free, and I maybe able to get some of this stuff used, I feel
Sail hull trawler conversion questions dLj at 2:33pm 09.10.20 You started this thread asking some questions regarding a specific boat. Perhaps you want to start a
Merit 22 cockpit drain. shemandr at 2:32pm 09.10.20 Can you re-route the hose? I'm thinking back to my Ranger which had a funky cockpit drain system.

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