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Wood Work! Jim A at 6:12am 08.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/895 How are your cabinets doors holding up. Mine are splitting. I took them off and they are very chee
Headliner Mike at 5:14am 08.27.02 Big Boats 2/983 I am close to purchasing a 1987 37 Legend. I've noticed some headliners are gel coat (at least from
Outhaul Mark at 4:53am 08.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1016 Does anyone have a good solution for getting the outhaul to move more easily on the boom? I've repl
Radar installation??? Wm at 3:52am 08.27.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1001 I am getting ready to add radar to my 37. I am about to settle on a 1622 furino, but the boat is in
More questions on my "New" 1984 Mac 25 KMFC at 3:44am 08.27.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1044 Port Shroud Plate pulled loose.Has anyone had any experience with this problem? It appears that th
Cockpit instrument panel Leighton at 3:31am 08.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1158 Where can I find a replacement cockpit instrument panel? The only things that work are the start bu
Specs and trailering Craig Stutzman at 2:57am 08.27.02 Smaller Boats 1/891 Just a question on the gross weight of trailer/boat of the Hunter 23.5. Also other forums have been
My Daysailor II needs some work Destiny Childs at 2:56am 08.27.02 Day Sailers 0/917 I just recently purchased a 1979 Daysailor II - my first sailboat. I would like to clean it up a b
No boat speed on Stand Horz. unit Mike Dargie at 2:50am 08.27.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/830 Looking for some help. I purchased a 1988 C30 TR and have no boat speed indication on a pedestal mou
Keels! Advantages and disadvantages M at 2:32am 08.27.02 Ask All Sailors 2/2311 Can anyone give me some advice of keels? For deep water is a bilge keel suitable and if so what par
Reefing Lines Tangle on Hoisting Main Sail fred miller at 2:32am 08.27.02 Big Boats 10/2260 RE: 35.5 Does anyone have a solution to the problem of the reefing lines tangling on the boom when
Positive Floatation BostonClipper at 2:21am 08.27.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2756 An empty intact ballast tank adds 1400 pounds of positive floatation but what if the tank was filled
Climbing the mast James Marohn at 1:11am 08.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1122 I need to climb the mast of our Vision-32. Never climbed masts before and I'm having a friend who ha
Broken Sliding Companionway Hatch Cover Eric at 12:46am 08.27.02 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2646 Greetings to a great forum and a great group!I just found this forum yesterday and I got lost in a
Anyone install a Yanmar 2GM20F in their C-30? Allen Schweitzer at 11:17pm 08.26.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1636 I replaced my old Atomic 4 with a new Yanmar 2GM20F diesel. I love it...it's reliable, quiet and bu
Anyone Put a Yanmar 2GM20F in their C-30? Allen Schweitzer at 11:12pm 08.26.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/799 I replaced my old Atomic 4 with a new Yanmar 2GM20F diesel. I love it...it's reliable, quiet and bu
swing keel John at 10:44pm 08.26.02 Smaller Boats 2/851 When launching will the keel stay up when boat is off the trailer or will gravity drop it? Also when
Groco "Sweettank" system?? Mark Johnson at 10:30pm 08.26.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1405 Peggie....what do you know about this? Sounds like just what the doctor ordered for those holding ta
Interesting Observation ... re: H30 (Cherubini) Eric at 9:03pm 08.26.02 The Cherubini Hunters 8/997 I might need JCII's input on this one. As I look at various photos of the Hunter 30 from early 74 up
Sliding hatch Mark at 7:03pm 08.26.02 Smaller Boats 7/803 So I took, I think, Jims advice and fitted velcro (the hairy side) to each side of the slide last ni

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Head waste water inlet valve on 326 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:58pm 07.07.20 So THAT's why you labelled it "look here!" So what's that long black line that has a vented loop in
Looking for a waste cap Don Lucas at 2:54pm 07.07.20 I lost one once and just went and got a cap at West Marine. It didn't fit perfect flush with the OEM
Portable Generator Ron20324 at 2:36pm 07.07.20 The damn things should be outlawed:cuss: because it seems that most people who have them are incons
Nasty barnacle season in Chesapeake (2) Dr. D at 2:29pm 07.07.20 The boat was hauled today. Yeah, got some barnacles allright. Most of them came off with the powerwa
Spark plug diagnosis rgranger at 2:22pm 07.07.20 I'm guessing you are using gas with ethanol in it and it is a little old so now it has water in it.
Swinging off the mast rgranger at 2:20pm 07.07.20 Me too. I have enough dings and dents. This I might try... Fast forward to about 4:20 lIpfemzmnT
Swing Keel or Fixed Keel that is the Question LeeandRick at 2:14pm 07.07.20 Do you have a hole in the cockpit sole about 6" aft of the companionway? Is there a tube (probably r
Lithium/ Lead Acid Hybrid System... Maine Sail at 2:08pm 07.07.20 The article fails to delve into what happens when the lead acid battery fails internally, and they d
Alternator Temperature Rich Stidger at 2:08pm 07.07.20 I have a CMI-105-ER alternator. Rated for 105A. I have a Xantrex XAR external regulator that I thi
Swinging off the mast Ron20324 at 2:07pm 07.07.20 Spinnaker flying ! I will look into it. Thank you Watch the beginnng of JAWS !
Help with cooling system odaydokay at 2:04pm 07.07.20 +1 to Twodzusfitting's comments. Keep looking down stream. You had already checked the anti-freeze
Diesel - All Seems Fine, But ... odaydokay at 1:54pm 07.07.20 You did pull the sieve out of the fuel pump and clean it out, right?
Lithium/ Lead Acid Hybrid System... Hayden Watson at 1:52pm 07.07.20 I have also wondered about a system like that. My one concern is that it puts the reliability of th
Raymarine Rotary drive? artboas at 1:47pm 07.07.20 Hi Art, It does help! I was curious about the voltage value of 7.5v so that helps me feel like it
Lithium/ Lead Acid Hybrid System... capta at 1:41pm 07.07.20 From what I gathered the lithium batteries get fully charged before the LA batteries begin to charge
Spark plug diagnosis jviss at 1:24pm 07.07.20 Those plugs look fine.
Turnbuckle thread size jviss at 1:22pm 07.07.20 I confess I'm amused that a topic like this could result in 11 replies. First, if you can't figure
Spark plug diagnosis LagunaJay at 1:18pm 07.07.20
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? shemandr at 1:07pm 07.07.20 I had basically the same problem with my Nisson 3.5. Drove me nuts. Finally I replaced the carb bo
Spark plug diagnosis Rich Stidger at 12:58pm 07.07.20 I'm not sure you have a problem here. Are you bored and want something to fix? IMHO if the engine

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