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blisters. pat at 1:07pm 01.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1089 Hello. I'm looking for a sailboat to purchase, and I'm seriously considering an older Catalina 30. T
IS THIS VENUE THE " WANT ADS"?? doug at 12:35pm 01.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/762 Just wandering
STEERING WHEEL Jonny Quest at 3:36am 01.05.02 Big Boats 3/856 All,Good afternoon. I would like to have the steering wheel of my Hunter covered in leather. I w
info needed plantation key in Florida Dave at 11:26am 01.13.02 Big Boats 1/919 I am looking for any info or suggestions on sailing around the Plantation Key area in South Florida.
How often does everyone replace thier Pencil Zincs Tom at 10:58am 01.13.02 Ask All Sailors 5/2499 I am speaking of the pencil zincs in the engine heat Exchanger....(BTW I have a Universal M35B)1)
cushions kirk at 1:52am 01.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1140 We are looking for replacement cushions for our 1995 29.5. Any ideas? Have a Happy New Year!
Should I change from 2 blade to 3 bladeprop ? George Leitner at 5:21pm 01.27.02 Other Sailboats 3/834 With my hunter 310 I also sometimes feel, that 18 Hp is not enough. Does the change from a 2 blade p
Paint Jack at 1:31am 01.05.02 Ask All Sailors 17/1197 Opinions please. There have many questions about redoing decks lately. My question is whether or not
H31 Mast wiring improvements Michael O' at 1:25pm 01.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/848 I'm about to fix a compression post problem on my H-31.It occurs to me that this is the perfect oppo
H23 trailer bunks mike at 7:45am 01.13.02 Smaller Boats 6/878 I've lowered my bunks to work on them and the bottom of my boat. Now as I put them back up I'm wond
group cruise to Bermuda Ed Dunar at 12:29pm 01.27.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1155 A while back I remember seeing a site about a group cruise from VA? to Bermuda burt cannot seem to f
portable generators Anton Wilson at 11:15am 01.27.02 Big Boats 14/1909 I've read the questions and responses to portable gennis.. My situation is as follows.I am heading
Engine for 260 Ted Friend at 6:30am 01.13.02 Smaller Boats 14/890 Hi,I just purchased a 260 and am shopping for an engine. I am looking at the Mercury 9.9 Sailpowe
Raising the rudder on a 23.5 Peter at 8:39am 01.27.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/951 I see there is quite a thread on how to raise the rudder on a 23.5. Try this method - it works for
Stress Crack on 30T Bert Kinyon at 12:38pm 01.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/765 I've noticed some small cracks traveling running along under both sides of the sliding top cover of
(Wanna see) tell me your comments.. Lambert at 6:38am 01.27.02 Big Boats 11/1284 Take a look at my 20 pictures of my Hunter 34 1983 in big renovation, at the photo forum, and tell m
Missing VHF Radio Manual Tom at 4:07am 01.13.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1879 I am looking for the manual for a Regency Polaris VHF radio(model MT5500XL). If anyone can forward a
Dou you wanna see something special? Lambert at 3:02am 01.27.02 Big Boats 0/824 I bought the boat 2 years ago, I am completely re-doing the boat, ext int. spent 30000$ on renovati
drawings Duane at 1:14am 01.27.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/961 Does anyone know if dimensional line drawings or construction drawings are available for a Catalina
Rangehood Jeff at 2:43am 01.13.02 Big Boats 1/1050 What is the brand of the rangehood/fan unit in the 470 galley and how good is it?

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C30 Rudder Removal (3) doublebuffle at 10:02am 03.01.20 I drilled and tapped holes to press out the cap. I left the rudder to hang to add some additional do
Yanmar 2GM starting trouble Ted at 9:21am 03.01.20 Make sure your stop cable isn't binding in the closed (off) position.
Anyone else following the Sail GP series this year? Hunter216 at 9:15am 03.01.20 I found that I started to get adjusted to watching the speed after the first few minutes as the rela
Valve thru hull fittings..... to remove Ralph Johnstone at 8:53am 03.01.20
Old Man Going West!! Scott T-Bird at 8:52am 03.01.20 Agree with you Scott, not finding much at all. Likely I'll find it too cold for me by the time I ge
Strut lubrication? capta at 8:35am 03.01.20 The set screws keep the bearing/bushing in place which in the strut, with my wakeboard boat, was c
hit a rock in the keel CrispyCringle at 8:35am 03.01.20 Steel is "of Iron". To get typical steel you mix in a little carbon with the iron. Cost more, but st
hit a rock in the keel Kings Gambit at 8:32am 03.01.20 OK. Cast iron is an alloy of iron and carbon, w/ between 2 and 4% carbon; whereas, steel is an alloy
hit a rock in the keel Kings Gambit at 8:19am 03.01.20
Old Man Going West!! Scott T-Bird at 8:15am 03.01.20 Get along little doggie? Technically, I think its dogies , but I'm going to believe that it is spe
Twisting a fitting on tank (2) Bob S at 8:04am 03.01.20 Greg, I found it easier to just order the Uniseals and press in new fittings. I also enlarged the ve
hit a rock in the keel shemandr at 7:52am 03.01.20
CNG tanks sail sfbay at 7:47am 03.01.20 Suggest contacting a local welding supplier like: https://www.globalwelding.ca http://www.camcarb.c
Big scare with new standing rigging (1) Roadking Larry at 7:35am 03.01.20 I used a Canon SX50 bridge camera with a 1200 mm zoom to get those shots, and digitally cropped the
eye candy Michael Davis at 7:24am 03.01.20 Below in WHITE CLOUD, Now that is a REAL door!
sail sfbay at 7:22am 03.01.20 Nice photos of your sea dog!! Nice cockpit decking!!
Yanmar 2GM starting trouble coolair at 6:56am 03.01.20 Thanks for the replies. I reviewed the Yanmar manual to find the bleed at high pressure pump. Will
Yanmar 2GM starting trouble coolair at 6:15am 03.01.20 Mermike. I did not bleed from the high pressure pump. I just loosened the fuel lines at the inject
Catalina 315 specifications Alansails at 6:07am 03.01.20 The 310/315 Association was grouped by Catalina a couple of years ago, we had no say so. It is nice
Refrigeration - My big off season project Justin_NSA at 6:03am 03.01.20 Didn't get much help from Nova Kool on recharging my unit. Evidently my BD2,5 compressor has been su

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