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engine revoval rob at 9:46am 08.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1170 how long should it take to remove my yanmar yse12 from a 1976 hunter 30? any tips? thanks
Oil in bilge Chuck at 9:28am 08.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/925 We recently discovered engine oil in our bilge. Our Yanmar 8hp was down about 1 quart and we topped
fuel tank steven at 9:23am 08.05.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1111 where can i get a fuel tank for 1981 catalina 27
Jib furler for Mac 26S John Melohn at 8:49am 08.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1214 I would like to add a jib furler to my 1994 Mac 26S. Anyone done this? Any sugestions would be appre
Building a new refrigerator: advice? Attn: Phil Stacey & Neil Collins s/v Namaste at 8:32am 08.05.02 Other Sailboats 5/1089 GreetingsWe are currently refitting our boat to live aboard in the CAribbean. we are completely reb
Honda 2hp four stroke outboard John Mesa at 8:21am 08.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/6058 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 5/1450 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 2/1943 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 4/840 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 4/870 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 3/803 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 0/807 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 3/938 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 2/1018 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 17/3410 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 6/1113 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 1/990 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 8/1144 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 4/1092 I recently moved my 40 winches from the cabin top to the cockpit coaming. They are located in the sa

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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
Smoke detectors and Carbon Monoxide detectors kappykaplan at 5:00am 08.18.20 I purchased a home CO alarm for the boat in 2013 - too many false alarms, so I took it down. After
Winterizing batteries. Yeah, getting WAY ahead of myself here... dlochner at 4:47am 08.18.20 @Davidasailor26, it's in... super easy installation. I had almost no wiggle room for the DC lines
How do you store dlochner at 4:38am 08.18.20
eherlihy at 4:08am 08.18.20 On the 35's Isomat Mast there are two plastic wire conduits that run up from the bottom of the mast.
How do/would you do it? Davidasailor26 at 3:53am 08.18.20 Our club uses a system similar to your option 1. Unfortunately it gets complicated by boats that sw
Winterizing batteries. Yeah, getting WAY ahead of myself here... Davidasailor26 at 3:38am 08.18.20 @Davidasailor26, it's in... super easy installation. I had almost no wiggle room for the DC lines
Backstay Failure Will Gilmore at 3:34am 08.18.20 When I got to the boat I noticed that the clevis pin in the backstay was gone. Could this have had
146 Mainsheet cam cleat (2) Joe at 3:33am 08.18.20 Also check Ronstan, Antal, Lewmar, Garhaurer . search: "swiveling mainsheet cam cleat" Garhaurer

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