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How does one clean sails of mildew? Philip Larson at 8:06pm 09.23.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/964 Some of my sails (all white) have been living in bags because they are not used regularly, and have
Starwind Ownerw Gary Elston at 1:47am 09.25.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1192 Any Starwind owners looking to share information or specs? I have some literature on Starwind 223.
Keel Advice Venture 25 Angel at 2:07am 09.27.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1135 Hi all:I am refitting a 74Venture25 that is coming along nicely. The keel is the last hurdle. I hav
Cutlass bearings John Visser at 9:12am 09.24.01 Other Sailboats 7/1063 Is there a tool or a technique that provides for replacing the cutlass bearing without removing the
Rigging again on the H260 Jim Seamans at 7:48am 09.28.01 Smaller Boats 3/866 Hat to bring this up again BUT...I received by Loos gauge this week and will be going this weekend
29.5 Winterizing Water Joan at 11:53am 09.19.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1004 Since the fittings on the hot and cold water are PVC (assume they screw off),what are you using to c
to be or not to be the 3rd owner bob bagley at 6:59am 09.17.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/916 does anyone recall the original base price for the 35.5in 1994? hunter used to run great ads with
Hatch Boards Ethan Whitehill at 2:18pm 09.23.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1121 I'm looking to fabricate new hatch boards, but I'm having difficulty tracking down the material (smo
Hull/Gelcoat of C30's Through the Years Bob R. at 1:28pm 09.23.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/912 I've heard numerous times that in the early 80's people started noticing problems with osmotic blist
Grey Port Hole Seals Hunter Rich Glenn at 6:27am 09.17.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1451 I am looking for port hole seals for my 1977 Hunter 30 can anyone give me some ideas on how to find
Exhaust Elbow Wrap Sean at 12:58pm 09.23.01 Ask All Sailors 8/2028 This weekend I removed all of the wrap om my exhaust elbow. The elbow was very rusty as the wrap se
Engine speeds up and slows down on it own. Harry Gafney at 12:40pm 09.23.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/976 The fresh water cooled 20GM Yanmar on my Hunter 31 has run fine for years, but recently, adfter runn
New 380 "checklist" Greg G. at 5:46am 09.17.01 Big Boats 3/902 I am collecting lists from anyone that went through a recent 380 purchase. While I intend to check e
Drifter sail Bob at 11:00am 09.23.01 Ask All Sailors 2/2980 We just bought a sailboat(our first ) with what the owner called a 'Drifter" sail.... a large multic
air conditioning? tom at 10:09am 09.23.01 Smaller Boats 1/983 Has anyone ever installed ac on a Catalina 25? I don't need it for cove hopping or anything ... just
Tired of doing the 2-step to tack Russell Egge at 5:19am 09.17.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/848 We have a 376 and wonder if anyone has led the jib sheets back to the spinnaker winches? This would
furling jib sticking Jerry at 9:40am 09.23.01 Ask All Sailors 9/1849 I have a furling jib that seams to give me problems when I try to let it out or roll it back up. It
Diesel Engine exhaust Rick Z at 8:55am 09.23.01 Ask An Oday Owner 0/945 Exhaust on my 10Hp Westebeake Diesel contain black soot when under load ... when engine revs wihout
27 Catalina James L. Christensen at 3:47am 09.17.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1065 I want to convert my rutter to wheel, Got any Idea where I can purchase the converison kit? Also lo
Advice Needed for Cleaning Sails Debbie at 5:25am 09.23.01 Ask An Oday Owner 4/944 I have rust and Mold stains on the sails of a boat that I just purchased. Other than being stained

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high water? Hunter216 at 8:32am 05.12.20 It is not like we have permanent ice in our watershed, so is the extra water due to more water in t
Hunter 340 Rudder Concern drew- at 8:29am 05.12.20 Another H34 owner here. FWIW my boat has the same appearance around the rudder shaft tube and also a
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. ToddS at 8:29am 05.12.20 +1 for the eraser... I bought one on amazon, and it was amazing (though admittedly a bit slow and te
Santa Barbara Island? jssailem at 8:28am 05.12.20
C22 MK2 Turnbuckle size sail sfbay at 8:25am 05.12.20 The Catalina Direct website calls for 1/4". You might check your manual to be sure, assuming it lis
Are you on your last boat? Terry Cox at 8:23am 05.12.20 Yep II.
Santa Barbara Island? Michael Davis at 8:18am 05.12.20
Catalina Script Logo DIY Leeward Rail at 8:17am 05.12.20 The sides are smooth. And the print looks good. (Aside from the minor cleanup) The sides on my orig
Santa Barbara Island? (1) jssailem at 8:17am 05.12.20
Catalina Script Logo DIY Cap Jack at 8:15am 05.12.20 Mr. Johnstone, I used PLA to check the scale and accuracy. PLA is not a UV resistant material. I wil
Ball Swivel Trailer Bunk Brackets Aarrrgh! at 8:13am 05.12.20 I'm not looking forward to cutting my trailer stands, and modifying their tops to receive $400.00 wo
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin LloydB at 8:13am 05.12.20 OK this thread is just hit about a half dozen of my pet peeves and it woke me up too early this morn
Catalina Script Logo DIY Leeward Rail at 8:13am 05.12.20 Out of curiosity, what material did you use for the logo ? Is the material UV resistant ? I plann
23.5 Mast Raising Pole? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:12am 05.12.20 In the middle of the pole you should have a wire harness like that to attach the jib halyard to and
Catalina Script Logo DIY Cap Jack at 8:12am 05.12.20 The sides are smooth. And the print looks good. (Aside from the minor cleanup) The sides on my origi
Catalina Script Logo DIY (1) Leeward Rail at 8:09am 05.12.20 178987 Heres the logo as used on my 87 new design. I have a 2d vector file and 3d file somewhere.
Catalina Script Logo DIY Ralph Johnstone at 8:08am 05.12.20 provided you have a 3D Printer. Out of curiosity, what material did you use for the logo ? Is th
2007 Hunter 25 Shoal Draft Keel Bunk Crazy Dave Condon at 8:06am 05.12.20 Any weight in the middle will collapse the axle which is why basic trailer engineering calls for a f
What was he thinking? jssailem at 8:04am 05.12.20 natural selection was the rule used :laugh: A very efficient rule. Seems consistent with the idea
Catalina Script Logo DIY Leeward Rail at 8:04am 05.12.20 How smooth did the sides work out ? I tried this a few years ago when 3d printing was less common an

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