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Window treatment John Powell at 2:56am 09.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1008 I have recently bought a H-27. The other boats I have owned had some type of curtain or blinds insta
Depth sounders and settings Jim Seamans at 2:49am 09.09.02 Ask All Sailors 12/1679 Over the last couple of years I've played around with the depth meter settings on our boat. At firs
How to fix (then protect) H260 centerboard Mike at 2:46am 09.09.02 Smaller Boats 5/833 Recently while sailing in an unfamiliar lake, I hit some stumps or something and damamged the center
Battery Charge Monitor Mike Hopton at 2:44am 09.09.02 Big Boats 4/891 I would like to add a battery charge monitor to our 356 and am also consideringadding a third batte
How to fix (then protect) centerboard and rudder Mike at 2:40am 09.09.02 Smaller Boats 3/926 Recently while sailing in an unfamiliar lake, I hit some stumps or something and damamged the center
Racing Rule Question Steve at 2:39am 09.09.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1179 Saturday was our LaFemme Regatta. My wife was at the helm of our Catalina 34 and we were far ahead
New Thrifty Mariner contact information FYI Scott Bukolt at 2:17am 09.09.02 Big Boats 0/935 I've seen concerned postings about Thrifty Mariner here. When I tried the phone number form his webs
Bolt Rope Shrinkage MarcP at 2:06am 09.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1670 We are still having problems trimming our mainsail on our Catalina 30 TR. When we hoist the main the
1982 H37C versus 1986 H34 Richard at 1:51am 09.09.02 Big Boats 3/932 Will looking to purchase a 1986 H34, I came across a relatively clean 1982 H37C. I have sailed H34's
Diesel School Bill O'Donovan at 1:49am 09.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1119 Anyone know of when Yanmar or a distributor is holding Diesel School? It used to be a one- or two-da
Does Lewmar Sell Replacement Parts For Winches? Joe Mullee at 1:44am 09.09.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1242 Two of the teeth on my 16ST broke off on the bottom gear piece. Does Lewmar sell replacements?
Salon table on a Cat 320 Fred Mueller C320/#350 at 1:37am 09.09.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/979 Can anyone help me understand how the salon table lowers to make a berth?
Looking for John C Dabek Richard Bryer at 1:37am 09.09.02 Big Boats 1/992 Sorry to be cluttering up your site with messages related to my personal search for a Hunter 34, but
Base of the mast on H 34 John K Kudera at 1:14am 09.09.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1016 I need to have the mast un stepped and want to know how the mast is stepped to the cabin top.The ma
Protecting Gel Coat --Should we wax? Bob at 1:12am 09.09.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1091 We recently purchased a NEW boat, and love the way the gelcoat shines now---What is the best way to
Reefing the Mainsail H290/306 Rob Anderson at 1:09am 09.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1177 We have a new 306 with a "classic" main (ie not roller furling)and for the first time this weekend w
Prop Spin Waldo Emerson at 1:08am 09.09.02 Big Boats 1/1077 On a 380 prop spins in what directioncc or cw
Owner satisfaction George Ohlendorf at 12:35am 09.09.02 Smaller Boats 7/1013 We are considering a 212 since we want to trailer to several locations. However, when visiting Hunte
Strange crackling noises... Gary at 12:10am 09.09.02 Ask All Sailors 13/7103 Hello all!Aproximately 2 months ago, I started noticing some odd crackling noises while in my slip
Petter Diesel engine Leighton at 11:58pm 09.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1257 Anyone have a Petter Diesel? I own a 1977 Catalina and she's got a Petter inboard Diesel that has 42

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H33 battery upgrade buddy0 at 6:22am 08.18.20 I recently evaluated options for upgrading my battery bank on my 05 Hunter 33. I really wanted to pu
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Ron20324 at 6:21am 08.18.20 I am trying to relax by fixing a few other things in the boat. Gin & Tonic, Rum & Coke, Bourbon &
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter dlochner at 6:21am 08.18.20 No, I am looking for the 10 watt panel in front of the companionway deck mounted. Thanks A 10 wat
Catalina 25 sail question rgranger at 6:19am 08.18.20 And... you often see boats with a black stripe near the top of the mast. This is for racing and it
Tiller Boat Cockpit Table Ron20324 at 6:11am 08.18.20 Sorry I cannot find a pic of my ex-1992 B235, hull 430... First off, I raised my B235 rudder up o
H26 rounding up and old mainsail? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:08am 08.18.20 Listen to the suggestions about the sail being blown out. You said original sail making it 22-29 ye
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter Bill Creadon at 5:56am 08.18.20 No, I am looking for the 10 watt panel in front of the companionway deck mounted. Thanks
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter sesmith at 5:54am 08.18.20 Hopefully, that was a misprint and you meant 100 watt. If so, Renogy makes some reasonably priced f
Hunter 240 dry weigths Crazy Dave Condon at 5:51am 08.18.20 With the damage to the bow being that low warrants an inspection to the water ballast tank lid as th
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working (1) RitSim at 5:49am 08.18.20 My windlass has a reversing relay so the switches don't handle the high current. 1) Check power at
Catalina 25 sail question Ben4195 at 5:44am 08.18.20 http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/default.asp I used to have a C25, and my gooseneck was NOT
Anchor bow roller jmce1587 at 5:42am 08.18.20 Glad to hear the good news on the install. Any chance you can send pics of in progress and/or compl
Backstay Failure Ron20324 at 5:41am 08.18.20 Huh? I used ring type cotter pins for decades and never saw any evidence of them working their way
Backstay Failure dlochner at 5:31am 08.18.20 Huh? I used ring type cotter pins for decades and never saw any evidence of them working their way
Backstay Failure shemandr at 5:25am 08.18.20 Huh? I used ring type cotter pins for decades and never saw any evidence of them working their way
Sails to live for. (3) TomY at 5:22am 08.18.20 On a hot day in light air last week, we were sailing through the Merchant Islands in eastern Penobsc
Sewage smell shemandr at 5:17am 08.18.20 It could be from the vent.
Backstay Failure RoyS at 5:05am 08.18.20 The only way you can have a clevis pin fall out is if it was secured with a ring type cotter pin. Th
Backstay Failure garymalmgren at 5:04am 08.18.20 Did the mast fall forwards ( a backstay failure) or did it fall aftwards (a forestay failure)? Gary
Backstay Failure dlochner at 5:02am 08.18.20 Like @Will Gilmore I"m a little confused about what happened. There is no main stay on a boat. The

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