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Honda 2hp four stroke outboard John Mesa at 8:21am 08.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/6018 Does anybody out there have the new 2hp Honda fourstroke outboard? I was wondering how powerful it w
Broken mast on 1979 O'Day 23 dbudinger@aol.com at 8:12am 08.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1446 The mast on my 1979 O'Day 23 broke off in a big storm with five foot waves a couple days ago. It wa
Catalina 30 national Regatta Don Guillette at 8:09am 08.05.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1916 Mates: I'm getting ready for the Catalina 30 National Regatta, which will be held in Long Beach, Ca
What happened to the "Edit This Reply" link? Wanderer138 at 8:05am 08.05.02 Smaller Boats 4/836 Help! I can't find the link that you can use to edit your post. Am I getting old, or is it gone?Pe
25.5 poptop questions Todd & Lynn Alley at 7:49am 08.05.02 Smaller Boats 4/862 Enjoying first season with a 1986 25.5. Only complications revolve around the pop top. Small drain
New Interior Cushions - Scotchguard? Kenneth at 7:36am 08.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1105 We are taking delivery this week on a new set of interior cushions (from Catalina)and were wondering
Trailer Compatibility Calvin at 7:29am 08.05.02 Smaller Boats 3/797 I may try to use a trailer designed for a Catalina 250 to transport a Hunter 26. This would be over
Cockpit Cushion - dryclean only????? John at 7:23am 08.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/806 I have what I think are the St. Augustine cockpit cushions and deadlight screens. They are more of a
Battery Selector Switch Corrosion? Don at 6:32am 08.05.02 Big Boats 3/933 I hate battery problems!! This one has me crazy. Engine starts only from bank one. If I switch ba
New Jersey Sailor Jimbo at 6:20am 08.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1014 I am a novice sailor and I'm considering the MacGregor 26 for sailing in the Cape May/Stone Harbor N
Simrad Autopilot Vic Suben at 6:01am 08.05.02 Ask All Sailors 17/3368 I need to replace the autopilot for the wheel steering on Mystique, my Catalina 30. I am wondering
Adding Solar Vents Pitman at 5:58am 08.05.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1108 Adding Solar VentsOn my 1984 Hunter 31 I have two PVC Cowl Vents (standard). Being that the boat
How to check zincs and prop without diving Debo Cox at 5:35am 08.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/989 OK - heres a trick I used to check my zincs and prop without diving. You're welcome to try it - if y
4 stroke on a O'Day 25 Ed at 5:30am 08.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1136 I just up-graded my 25 from a 9.9 hp Merc 2 stroke to a Honda 8 hp 4 stroke with a 15 hp bracket. Af
Single handling the Hunter 356 Tony Dragani at 4:52am 08.05.02 Big Boats 4/1089 I recently moved my 40 winches from the cabin top to the cockpit coaming. They are located in the sa
Water leak in Aft sleeping cabin Wesley at 4:44am 08.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/982 After a heavy rain on my 2001 320 I have had some wet spots in the aft sleeping cabin on the beding
Navigational Instruments Keith Branton at 4:33am 08.05.02 Ask All Sailors 0/868 My boat came equipped with a set of instruments made by Narco-Andrews. recently my compass (an elect
H340 three blade propellor John at 4:17am 08.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1057 Hi again out there,My 1999 H340 has a two blade prop, driven by a 27 hp Yanmar. Has anyone fitted a
Bleach on fiber glass Robbin at 3:47am 08.05.02 Smaller Boats 5/1081 I have an 1984 22 footer I have purchased from a previous owner who in turn bought it from a PO who
Rudder for Mac 22 (1981)....Metal??? Schultheis, John at 2:01am 08.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1261 I would like to convert my rudder from the stock (heavy!) plastic(?) or solid fibre rudder to a meta

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13- 15 presses on start button before cold Diesel Starts envisionvenicefl at 12:10pm 08.11.20 Congrats on getting a starter that fits. When I changed mine I had three wires on the + stud of the
Sails - Open Discussion drewlamparello at 12:02pm 08.11.20 IMO Furling an asym with out issue really has more to do with the sail than the furling rig... I hav
Tohatsu 9.8 JBird at 11:59am 08.11.20
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve Ralph Johnstone at 11:56am 08.11.20 If you open the filter housing and the LP pump is upstream of the filter, as it should be, the LP p
Do more zincs last longer? Maine Sail at 11:52am 08.11.20 Two months is not normal. You'll want to find and fix the issue first...
M25 transmission mystery? dmax at 11:43am 08.11.20 I would do as little disassembly as possible to remove all the metal - if it's gear metal, that's no
Following in the footsteps.... Himilou at 11:38am 08.11.20
Do more zincs last longer? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:36am 08.11.20 Not disagreeing that the increased surface are will increase the potential, but how does it make th
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 11:33am 08.11.20 Thank you so much for the speedy replies! Caverun, both adhesives look good but I think that I will
H-34 Manual Fuel Check (6) Claude L.-Auger at 11:30am 08.11.20 YVRGuy, FYI I took a long cruise during summer of 2019 and burned 595,85 liters of fuel during 247,4
M25 transmission mystery? byeager at 11:25am 08.11.20 Update - Mechanic said dipstick is in there under the gears. He's never seen one fall into the trans
Do more zincs last longer? Rich Stidger at 11:25am 08.11.20 OK, so I did a little bit of research to clear my recollection that it is possible to have too much
Mast rake, how much? (3) drewlamparello at 11:24am 08.11.20 You may find these Diagrams helpful that I got from Catalina/ Seldon... Calls for the uppers to be
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D Eclectic at 11:18am 08.11.20 Okay so first thought GLOVES! C"mon man. Even some cheap mechanics gloves are better than nothing.
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve jviss at 11:16am 08.11.20 Fuel runs up hill?:badbad: Maybe Ralph and I should share a post in the SailCallLounge, one day.
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve JamesG161 at 11:10am 08.11.20 I don't get how that obviates the need for the check valve. Fuel runs up hill?:badbad: The small
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive caverun at 11:07am 08.11.20 I used 3M 4200 on mine, but I just used 3M weatherstrip adhesive for another rubber repair and it wo
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Rick Macdonald at 10:51am 08.11.20 I actually have no idea, and I've been hoping to get an answer to this myself!
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Jimmy at 10:50am 08.11.20 What adhesive would you recommend for replacing my water ballast valve gasket underneath the boat?
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve jssailem at 10:47am 08.11.20 CHECK VALVE? I do not remember any check valve on my Racor 500 fuel filter. Then of course I did rem

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