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Catalina Smile Mike at 10:54am 01.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1176 A freind has a Cat30 that has a slight " Smile " and it tends to leek water into the bilge, thus it
Ignition Switch Replacement Rich Brown at 3:32am 01.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/964 I have a '78 Hunter 33. The helm station ingition switch has become unreliable, causing me to have
Barrier coats Thaddeus Rice at 2:04am 01.09.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1104 I will be putting my boat in the water from about mid April untill around the end of October. I have
roller furling on 32' C mark gullickson at 2:49am 01.21.02 Catalina 22 0/1118 what problems will I encounter installing a harken roller furling on rod rigging? first questi
looking for Newport solid fuel cabin heater mark steven at 1:14am 01.21.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1281 I am looking to add a newport solid fuel cabin heater to my boat this spring. Not being essential to
1986?? HUNTER 27 Mark Chapman at 11:55am 01.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/2217 I'm buying a 1986 Hunter 27' ....In all your spec listings, comments, categories, etc. I see a gap f
CENTERBOARD PIVOT PIN AND BRACKET NEWGATE13 at 11:23pm 01.20.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/2164 Hi, I removed my centerboard from my 1997 MACGREGOR 26X (MACX1115K697) while it was on the trailer
Engine control cables lengths - '85 H34 Eric Bush at 9:21am 01.02.02 Big Boats 8/1391 I have an Edson pedestal. As with many accounts in the archive, I too have problems with the cable t
3-bladed prop for 30mklll J. Styrlander at 10:34pm 01.20.02 Other Sailboats 1/844 I have read different accounts of my rudder fludder problem at speeds above 4 knots. My 3 bladed pro
Wanted: Standard Horizon SL-1 Mike Vaccaro at 9:28am 01.08.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1039 If you've got a Standard Horizon SL-1 that you've removed from your boat, please e-mail at vacntess@
Can such a great boat really be so Inexpensive? Carter Taylor at 9:28pm 01.20.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1232 In the spring of 1992 I had purchased Sail Magazines special issue on Sailboats and equipment. My c
how to keep cabin dry? donald at 11:36am 01.20.02 Big Boats 4/1223 having problems with dampness and mildew in the cabin of my 1983 hunter 34. the boat is in south lou
double bed for bow area larry at 7:15am 01.08.02 Smaller Boats 8/984 Has anyone had a luck in making a platform/ base for a double bed in the bow area of the 260? Sleepi
Catalina-22 Mark II Hatch leaks John at 10:27am 01.20.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/995 I inspected a new Catalina-22 Mark II today and was disappointed to find that both the pop-top and f
What cushions make up the main salon berth? Mark Hudson at 7:33am 01.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1199 What cushions make the mattress part of the main salon berth? We have tried them all, in any config
engine repower chet pruszynski at 8:58am 01.20.02 The Cherubini Hunters 13/4068 well i am in trouble now...I think my westerbeke 4-107 engine is about to bite the dust...seems that
Merriman Steering Sheaves / h34 Barry at 4:51am 01.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1071 I'd like to replace the sheaves on the steering cable beneath my Merriman Pedestal since the bushing
Dave Underwood Don Bodemann` at 6:10am 01.20.02 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1055 Dave, A few of us "Sailnet guys" were discussing your cockpit floor job, and were curious where you
Water Inside mate at 2:40am 01.20.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1197 I have seen several 26's, my own 26S included, and each has had some water inside the cab or lazaret
Holding Tank?? Alain at 3:30am 01.08.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/911 I need to replace my holding tank.Please, where I could find a custom made around the SF Bay area??

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Help with cooling system dfp51 at 7:21pm 07.06.20 Ok, so I pulled the heat exchanger today. You guys were right, not that difficult. I first pulled t
The fuel tank H37C dLj at 7:16pm 07.06.20 Depending upon how bad the running rigging is, I might go buy cheap nylon lengths to replace the wor
Hunter 38 deck drainage system quadrille38 at 7:16pm 07.06.20
Raymarine Rotary drive? cagreen75 at 7:13pm 07.06.20 Just a note about Raymarine wheel pilots that are bound to wear the motor out much faster than neces
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? chuckwayne at 7:05pm 07.06.20 it's probably crud from the ethanol gasblocking flow, either in the filter or the high speed jets. I
Lewmar folding wheel. chuckwayne at 7:01pm 07.06.20 get it! we put one on Escape when they first came out - works well, really opens up the cockpit
The fuel tank H37C pbknowles at 7:01pm 07.06.20 Thanks for the replies. I do have towing insurance. The boat has a couple anchors and a crappy loo
Looking for a waste cap. Dave Groshong at 6:10pm 07.06.20 That exact cap is obsolete, you may have to replace the whole deck fitting: https://shop.hunterowne
Hunter 260 Bilge Question rs1sensen at 5:48pm 07.06.20 Hi @Crazy Dave Condon and others. I'm very appreciative of the feedback on this thread. Right now I'
H260 - Thinking about repowering to a saildrive leo310 at 5:39pm 07.06.20 Take a look at UMA on youtube an what they had to do to install their sail-drive.
25.5 Poptop delaminating sail sfbay at 5:33pm 07.06.20 Let the forum know what you did!!
25.5 Poptop delaminating Urchin at 5:32pm 07.06.20 Thank you...sorry I didn't see there was already extensive coverage of this issue!
Lewmar folding wheel. capta at 5:28pm 07.06.20 I wish we could afford one. They seem well made and worth while if you have one wheel in an older st
Frigoboat woes Phil Mac at 5:19pm 07.06.20 Capillary tube. Common to refrigerators but I think the blockages are a pretty common problem with F
Day Sailing in the Florida Keys seadaddler at 5:12pm 07.06.20 During Fantasy Fest everything gets booked and very crowded and very crazy but fun.
Turnbuckle thread size o0o0o0o0o at 5:09pm 07.06.20 I found some calipers and the lowers appear to be 5/16 and the uppers 3/8. I hope
Raymarine Rotary drive? Don Lucas at 4:58pm 07.06.20 Mine "worn out" a few years ago, it happens.
Ferrules on shore power wires with SmartPlug? jviss at 4:55pm 07.06.20 Leave the gun; take the cannoli. I mean, leave the ferrules, take the wires. Just remove them.
Sailing and restoring #9874 (2) AaronD at 4:54pm 07.06.20 A few days in the South Sound Breezy is back in her happy place, floating in her slip at Swantown.
Water logged rudder Don S/V ILLusion at 4:53pm 07.06.20 had a similar experience once and it was cheaper to replace the rudder than repairing it as the stee

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