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No water to faucet Rodney at 1:00pm 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1028 I bought a 1988 Catalina 30 Tall rig a few days ago. I turned the water pressure pump on and opened
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Rudder RepairI Dwight Critzer at 12:41pm 06.23.02 Smaller Boats 1/926 In Process of buying older Catalina 22. The Rudder attached to the back is missing. Where do I go to
Autohelm 4000+ out of control for 320 Steve Dale at 12:41pm 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/874 I installed a Autohelm 4000 on my hunter 320, and the can't seem to get the hang of it. I set the re
Keeping Cool Olaf at 11:59am 06.23.02 Smaller Boats 3/846 Does anyone have experience with the Davis "Sail Windscoop" (2002 Boat U.S. pg 500) or the West Mari
engines? ken at 11:48am 06.23.02 Other Sailboats 2/923 I'm trying to find out when and at what HP yamar goes to two or more cylinders I have owned a boat w
Atlantic Beach, NC Fishing Trip D. Moore at 11:22am 06.23.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/882 We are coming down to Atlantic Beach in mid-July for a family vacation and are planning to charter a
st. michaels md jeff #14640 at 11:15am 06.23.02 Smaller Boats 3/1007 we are planning on spending our honeymoon in st. michaels, md. does anyone know of a good bed and br
I 'll try one more thing Jim Rushing at 10:42am 06.23.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1295 After about four years the head in my '95 35.5 started to smell. I have tried chemicals, ozone gener
O'Day 23 Hatch George Berrier at 10:04am 06.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1408 The hatch cover on my 23 is made of a tinted plastic material. Does anyone know if it would be ple
Batteries - Where to buy Bob Knott at 9:37am 06.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1174 Went to the boat today and found my starting battery dead. Want to replace both my starting battery
Outhaul Gene at 9:37am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1053 I am shaking down my '81 Catalina 27. It is my first boat and it was purchased long distance over th
wet deck core fred winter at 7:21am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1788 need advice, starboard deck area from waste pumpout to last shroud attachment point shows moisture i
Hunter 27-7 Gene at 7:18am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1026 I am looking at a 1979 27' Hunter. The owner says it is a 27-7 with a volvo engine. Is this the sa
Atlantic Beach, NC Fishing Trip D. Moore at 6:59am 06.23.02 Ask All Sailors 1/980 We are coming down to Atlantic Beach in mid-July for a family vacation and are planning to charter a
Owners Manual Jennifer Grounds at 6:47am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/956 Hello, I have just purchased a 1981 Hunter 27 and am looking to find a copy of the original owners m
Owner Manual Jennifer Grounds at 6:42am 06.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/817 Hello All. I have just purchased a 1981 Hunter 27, and am looking for a copy of the original owners
O'day Ospray 1968 Andrew at 4:55am 06.23.02 Day Sailers 2/1626 After a couple years of messing around with title problems, I've got my boat titled, registered, and
Sean Fleming re Sealand 911M28 John Rich at 1:28am 06.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/937 Sean,If you are still out there, did you ever finish the head replacement on your 23 and did you u
Nissan 5hp Carb woes Paul Akers at 1:26am 06.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/974 Last fall I laid up my Nissan 5hp dinghy motor. I fogged the carb ' cleaned it up. I've owned it

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Rue Clips - Anybody use these for shrouds and stay pins? sailme88 at 6:16am 08.20.20 I found these on my John Deere tractor. Do you think that they would be good for the shroud/stay pi
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? sailme88 at 6:10am 08.20.20
Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later Stu Jackson at 6:08am 08.20.20 Ken's right. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/fuel-starvation-and-the-obscure-ball-check-v
Battery Data Stu Jackson at 6:06am 08.20.20 Five years? Not bad, replace them. Last month, I just got six years, almost to the day, out of my
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? sailme88 at 5:54am 08.20.20 making up definitions for made up terms is fun. 3x 365=1,095, so, 1,095 days (24hr days) at sea sh
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:37am 08.20.20 Personally I think you are crazy excepting racing experience as valid for cruising. I have met way t
Rue Clips - Anybody use these for shrouds and stay pins? shemandr at 5:30am 08.20.20 Too pointy for my taste. Now that you've brought up etouffee - we need a recipe!
Backstay Failure shemandr at 5:01am 08.20.20 In the photos the forestay/furler are overboard with the spool still in place on the bow. Looking a
Backstay Failure sailme88 at 4:43am 08.20.20 At our club we have our own hoist to step and unstep masts. The lack of knowledge of the rig on som
How do you store DougM at 4:31am 08.20.20 One of the few things I let the yard crew do is an annual oil change when the boat goes into storage
Backstay Failure Bob S at 4:03am 08.20.20 Looks like the forestay failed at the masthead.
B and G H1000 Autopilot troubleshooting wsconner at 4:02am 08.20.20 Sorc - thanks.. still feel like I'm learning, even though I've figured out a lot, so what ever I can
Backstay Failure Will Gilmore at 3:46am 08.20.20 I posted some photos and a description of how I found her. Is it not possible that when the backsta
Insulating our Hunter Fridge senang at 12:53am 08.20.20 If you want to improve the functioning of your fridge the other way to do this is by improving the a
Backstay Failure thetone at 12:49am 08.20.20 I haven't seen it yet. I pulled it out of the water and tied it up down. Hopefully the yard will ste
Backstay Failure DrJudyB at 12:10am 08.20.20 What is the condition of the forestay? Did the wire rope part? Or did the upper pin come out?
Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later (1) Ken13559 at 11:17pm 08.19.20 Racor filter head could be fouled. That's what happened to my engine. I polished fuel, changed brand
Backstay Failure thetone at 11:03pm 08.19.20 Just to get a better picture of the situation here. It's a 1990 Beneteau 35s5. Just upgraded last ye
Backstay Failure thetone at 10:57pm 08.19.20 https://www.e-rigging.com/06-x-8-Stainless-Steel-Cotter-Ring All rings need to be covered with self
Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later JohnShannon at 10:23pm 08.19.20 It can't be electrical, once the diesel is started no electricity is required to keep it running.

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