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CATALINA 400/YANMAR QUESTIONS Tim Leighton at 11:15am 07.07.02 Big Boats 3/1877 Recently took delivery of a new 400. Any other 400 out there have a good feel what average fuel use
Hatch cover for '73 Mariner Andy Nugent at 11:10am 07.07.02 Day Sailers 1/1157 After an exciting mis-adventure with my mast I am looking for a hatch cover for a 1973 Mariner. I a
sailing in shoal waters Paul Heil at 10:37am 07.07.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1060 I'm considering the purchase of a used 26mac. The area I sail(southern coastal area i.e. shallow, 3-
Main Halyard Replacement Dave Winiker at 10:32am 07.07.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/947 Its time to replace the main sail halyard on our '87 Hunter31. Can someone please supply the correct
roller furling Mike at 10:12am 07.07.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1332 I'm new to sailing and recently purchased a 1979 30' Catalina. I've encountered a problem with my ro
My dingy is leaking!! Richard McBride at 9:48am 07.07.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1786 I have a Sevylor XR68 Sport inflateable. It has developed a slow leak. I believe it is a small, pin-
universal 5000(11hp) lee at 8:50am 07.07.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/762 2 quick ?s, please while checking the transmission fluid today,i discovered that i did not know h
Depth sounder Bob Fizz at 8:45am 07.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1475 I recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 23.5. It has no depth sounder. I would like to install one, but
book on head and water system maintenance Dave... at 5:11am 07.07.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1357 Can anyone suggest any books that thoroughly cover the subjects of head and water system maintenance
Autohelm Tridata Speed Transducer Bryce Custer at 4:37am 07.07.02 Ask All Sailors 3/2359 I pulled my speed transducer and found that one of the magnetic impellers had broken off. This has
Moving to Ft Walton Beach Rick Webb at 4:05am 07.07.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1089 Anyone out there have any favorite spots our local knowledge to share about the area? I have a slip
Replace vinyl on lifelines Jim Meadows at 2:49am 07.07.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/946 I've been trying to come up with a easy way to get rid of those dawg yellow lines. As anyone replace
leaking holding tank in H30 T Ed Munson at 2:48am 07.07.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/997 I have a leak in my holding tank that is working its way into the bilge. Yuck.the tank says Bueckle
376 Genset John Anderson at 2:15am 07.07.02 Big Boats 2/955 Hi anyone out there have a generator installed on the 376-380 series boats? How noisy or problemati
cockpit cushions jake at 2:05am 07.07.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/897 who's got a line on cockpit cushions for catalina's? it's seems to me I saw something in the laditu
Bimini for H33.... Greg at 2:05am 07.07.02 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1287 I was 'cooking' at the mooring this weekend and decided I need a bimini, I saw dave Underwoods in hi
Nightmare in Rudderville Mike Whalen at 2:02am 07.07.02 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1095 After two weeks without any real wind I was Jonesing bad. Saturday broke hot and bright with the wea
one or the other k bottomley at 1:55am 07.07.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1402 I've heard that there are two main brands of replacement heads for my catalina 27 sold thur west mar
How much heel is too much Travis at 1:41am 07.07.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1821 I have been sailing small board boats most of my life and have now gradguated to an 84' Oday 23. Whe
Par Jabsco toilet Tom Long at 1:21am 07.07.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1945 We installed a new Jabsco compact toilet about a year ago. About a month ago we noticed that the bo

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Drain for the Port locker? (2) Jacktar at 9:54am 08.18.20 I put a limber hole in the port lazarette with a screw in cap, works great, only have to open it if
M25XP Quieting (3) duck21 at 9:49am 08.18.20 Pictures of the installation.
LITTLE TO NO WIND DrJudyB at 9:38am 08.18.20 aka thermals. they can also sometimes randomly move across the water driven by any prevailing breez
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter Dave Groshong at 9:38am 08.18.20 Yes, the price is ridiculous. There is a lot more that goes into this than just raw wattage, plea
Backstay Failure Kings Gambit at 9:27am 08.18.20 https://www.e-rigging.com/06-x-8-Stainless-Steel-Cotter-Ring All rings need to be covered with sel
Checking more off the list Jackdaw at 9:20am 08.18.20 Some deck organization and lines need to be run as I now have an assym to fly. Now here's a mod
Backstay Failure DrJudyB at 9:16am 08.18.20 https://www.e-rigging.com/06-x-8-Stainless-Steel-Cotter-Ring All rings need to be covered with self
M25XP Quieting Johnb at 9:11am 08.18.20 Thanks for sharing your experience
Backstay Failure Kings Gambit at 9:02am 08.18.20 I demasted last week. When I got to the boat I noticed that the clevis pin in the backstay was gone
Backstay Failure Kings Gambit at 8:56am 08.18.20 Use ones like this. They do not fall out. The Bavaria came with this type of ring cotter on the life
Hunter 240 dry weigths Hunter216 at 8:53am 08.18.20 I ask as I intend to take long trips (>1000miles round trip) 2x a year with the boat future It wou
Waypoints not showing on Zeus3 Dr. D at 8:43am 08.18.20 SoSound nailed it. You would think displaying waypoints would the default...... The rest of the sto
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter sailorskier at 8:41am 08.18.20 Thanks for your input. I am in contact with Renogy.
Drain for the Port locker? Gene Neill at 8:40am 08.18.20 I drilled "limber holes" in every compartment that could hold water. I didn't want any water collec
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter Johnb at 8:39am 08.18.20 There is nothing inherently wrong with the concept of a small solar panel to balance out self discha
Toe rail removal SailingaS2 at 8:35am 08.18.20
Two banks, three batteries and new charger capable of charging three battery banks captcoho at 8:27am 08.18.20 Thanks to everyone who responded. Thanks Bobalong... that was some of the immediate thinking if each
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter dlochner at 8:26am 08.18.20 The price is high because of the custom mounting. A Genusun or Victron controller can also be had fo
Prep week and dress up day: Gene Neill at 8:25am 08.18.20 The weather looks great up there! Sunny, with warm days and cool nights. The air looks kinda light,
Sewage smell Kings Gambit at 8:24am 08.18.20 My solution would be to pump out and flush your tank with several rinses of fresh water at a pump-ou

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