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Catalina 30 Owners in Houston/Galveston Dennis Fegan at 8:30am 04.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/987 I am the Fleet Captain for Houston and wanted to announce:NOTICE TO ALL CATALINA 30 SKIPPERSFlee
Harken Magic Box Trevor at 8:27am 04.22.02 Ask All Sailors 2/3413 Has anyone used a "Harken Magic Box" with a cunningham (see link below)? Looks like an interesting
danger to the paint? Greg aborad "BlueBerry" at 7:34am 04.22.02 Other Sailboats 3/856 I am interested in using the IG products to "refresh" the topside on my '88 L37. However, I am a bi
Newbie Questions Scott Freeberg at 6:57am 04.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/831 Hi, I have been racing and sailing catamarans for 22 years but now I'm getting very interested in ke
Fuel Filters Kelly at 6:54am 04.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/998 My Cat 30 has a dsl. Universal 54/11HP enigine. I understand I have 2 fuel filter and that I should
Coming down S. Japhe at 6:43am 04.22.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1312 We are coming down the ICW from NY to Florida ( and thru to the West Coast of Florida) We would appr
plex-glass cover the Yanmar instrument panel Jim Wharton at 6:25am 04.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1852 Hi Guys,I have a 1991 Hunter 30T. I'm looking for a vendor that carries the plex-glass cover for t
Removal of the Shelves on the H34 Peter Roach at 5:56am 04.22.02 Big Boats 3/887 I am in the middle of a fairly extensive refit of my 1983 Hunter 34. In the process of making the bo
Rig tension? Chris Gonzales at 5:38am 04.22.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/959 I finally bought a Loos gauge and want to tune the rig on my C30. Anyone have an idea what lbs of te
mermaid Marine Air and self installation Paul Aubrecht at 5:31am 04.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1183 Has anyone attempted this and how difficult would you rate it with 1 being the 2 beer job and 10 bei
110v Refrigerator Peter Roach at 5:19am 04.22.02 Big Boats 3/1025 I have a 1983 H34 and I have been thinking of adding a 110v refrigerator where the plates currently
Bow point Kent at 5:15am 04.22.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1034 I need some help with the bow of my Javelin. Years ago I got the rubber transition material that go
Rub Rail waldo emerson at 4:55am 04.22.02 Big Boats 5/1360 What is a good way to restoreand clean vinyl/rubber rub rail.
Rub Rail waldo emerson at 4:48am 04.22.02 Big Boats 0/984 What is a good way to restoreand clean vinyl/rubber rub rail.
The Perfect Engine and Shaft Alignment Lee Hadjiosif-H310 at 4:36am 04.22.02 Other Sailboats 4/898 Last summer I had realized that I had to do something about the shaft vibration but I wanted to do t
Bimini John at 4:22am 04.22.02 Smaller Boats 2/1123 Does anyone have any feedback about sailing with a bimini top up, does the bimini take too much wind
Looking for Trailer for Catalina 27 std rig sailbo Bob at 4:17am 04.22.02 Trailer Sailors 0/1460 If you know of anyone who would like to sell his trailer I am in need of one to haul my 1974 Catalin
Water pressure problem C Robb Worthington at 2:45am 04.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1052 Hello all, I've got a water pressure pump that never stops pumping on my 88 Catalina 30. We switch
H 34 Lock hatch from inside John at 2:42am 04.22.02 Big Boats 5/1408 I have been trying to figure out how to lock my cabin sliding hatch from the inside that would make
Changing Transmission fluid Tim Dranttel at 2:38am 04.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1050 I've got a 86 TR with the M25 motor. I'd like to change the transmission fluid but cannot see an ea

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Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 3:01pm 08.11.20 Scratch that, just read the fine print and found out that 4200 is also resilient for salt water. So
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 2:56pm 08.11.20 Just did some research. I guess 4200 is semi-permanent, 5200 is permanent. But 5200 is more salt wat
LITTLE TO NO WIND sail sfbay at 2:54pm 08.11.20 OK, do you have any other tricks Hobie and wind surfers use when the wind dies? Yes...........time
Need a boat club near Baltimore Bob R. at 2:49pm 08.11.20 You say you are looking for a "boat club", but if you already own a sailboat, you need a marina to k
LITTLE TO NO WIND RussC at 2:49pm 08.11.20 @Don Guillette said " Some additional hull will be in the water (mostly topside) but because the hu
LITTLE TO NO WIND Don Guillette at 2:46pm 08.11.20 I have used all of these maneuvers to get my Hobie Cat 16 and wind surfer back to my launch when th
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 2:45pm 08.11.20 No it was not below the waterline, just the rubber seal that had come loose along the bottom of my
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 2:40pm 08.11.20 Rick, I had the same thought. Planning to use the slit method to easily install it while on the trai
Need a boat club near Baltimore jaysweet at 2:20pm 08.11.20 One of the least expensive marinas (I assume you're including marinas when you say clubs) is White R
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Bdeller at 2:17pm 08.11.20
Install Life raft bracket/cradle on bow of Hunter 41DS. sail sfbay at 2:07pm 08.11.20 Since the arch angles inward it is doubtful a life raft mounted to it would hit a ping while docking
Install Life raft bracket/cradle on bow of Hunter 41DS. Jonkistemaker at 2:02pm 08.11.20 Very helpful indeed! Definitely committed at that point. But seems like a reasonable option if you
M25xp oil pan replacement jviss at 1:54pm 08.11.20 @Tartan: Thanks, I will email support and see what's going on. I use Chrome and MS Edge on my lapt
M25xp oil pan replacement weekendrken at 1:50pm 08.11.20 It's you. I have never had such an issue with this forum, nor have heard of anyone experiencing an
Propane tank questions Benny17441 at 1:41pm 08.11.20 If worried about running out of Propane while cooking get an adapter to fit a 1lb bottle to your pro
Sails to live for. Rick486 at 1:37pm 08.11.20 After a much needed (Isia,..what?) and peaceful night off the Torry Islands at the eastern end of t
Need a boat club near Baltimore (2) sail sfbay at 1:33pm 08.11.20 Lots of marinas...................do you want to be closer to the Middle River where I have sailed o
Do more zincs last longer? Don S/V ILLusion at 1:27pm 08.11.20 Everything electrical on my boat is new. Is there any design no no's I should double check, or is i
Install Life raft bracket/cradle on bow of Hunter 41DS. sail sfbay at 1:26pm 08.11.20 Might find this article entitled "Installing a life raft on the coach roof" helpful: http://www.oce
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? twistedskipper at 1:23pm 08.11.20

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