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Catalina Script Logo DIY (1) Cap Jack at 8:00am 05.12.20 Catalina 22 13/2728 Fellow 22 owners, I have seen in the past that it has been difficult to find the original script log
1991 35.5 Legend B&G Network Speed Sensor blaser1234 at 7:23am 05.12.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/559 Need to pull 1991 vintage B'G Network Speed Sensor to see if paddlewheel and gaskets can be serviced
Jammed Purge Pump YVRguy at 7:08am 05.12.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1425 Hello all; We seem to have a blockage in our waste system on our Hunter 34. I need some advice on
C22 MK2 Turnbuckle size stonybrookpictures at 6:01am 05.12.20 Catalina 22 7/1456 I ordered a few new turnbuckles for my rigging, I was under the impression that the originals are 1/
Is this normal? Hole in the Bow (1) TheSoggyDollar at 5:58am 05.12.20 Catalina 22 12/1741 178982 If not, it looks like my first glassing project... Sorry if this is a stupid question.
What was he thinking? dlochner at 5:04am 05.12.20 Sails Call Lounge 30/2952 Just saw this. A sailboat sailed across the bow of a freighter in a narrow channel. CG caught up to
Santa Barbara Island? (5) Kings Gambit at 11:48pm 05.11.20 Destinations 23/5115
Autohelm st 50 wind instrument silvercloud73 at 9:06pm 05.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/450 Does anyone know how to re calibrate this wind instrument. Mine seems to have gone crazy. Please sen
Socially distant racing? PaulK at 6:19pm 05.11.20 Racing 34/4963 Got a survey from our RC today asking about how we might approach racing this season. Doublehanded
what do you think ? too big ? (1) Valerio at 5:29pm 05.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/891 i cannot roll in this sail, is too big for my furlex, but with 6knots i manage to be at 4.5 with fix
Hand rails on bow catalina 22 gtg at 5:12pm 05.11.20 Parts Search 3/554 Looks for semi old ones to sand down and varnish. Mine were to far gone.
"TefPack" Synthetic Shaft Packing (2) MaineSabre42 at 5:06pm 05.11.20 Musings With Maine Sail 15/7437
A dippy question about reading the transmission dipstick. (1) Ziggler at 4:58pm 05.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/3732 Very simply, how am I supposed to read this dipstick? Oil line right on the grooved line? Above it?
Stuck Transmission Plug PART DEUX twodzusfittings at 1:59pm 05.11.20 Bigger Boats 3/711 The manual states to use type A or Dexron ll grade automatic transmission oil. Neither are available
Going to look at a 322 next week... iSaint06 at 1:13pm 05.11.20 Ask An Oday Owner 25/3408 What do I need to look for? Looks spacious. It was a Great Lakes boat for awhile and has been in Flo
Window replacement questions fred1diver at 1:02pm 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1819
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. (1) DAVA390 at 10:20am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 41/4624 Stripes on my Precision 23 are in terrible shape,new ones are ordered, how do I peel old without des
Is the more expensive bottom paint worth it? markwbird at 10:19am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 8/3215 I haul my boat and paint the bottom myself every two to three years. This is a task I hate with eve
O'day 28 stupid question: what is this?? (2) loneshark64 at 10:04am 05.11.20 Bigger Boats 21/3305
Bottom paint on my Mac 26X (3) welderman at 8:17am 05.11.20 Trailer Sailors 1/1385 While doing some engine work on My MacGregor 26x I decided to repaint the bottom. About a year ago

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Chain splice Hayden Watson at 3:17pm 03.02.25 In 6 knots current a kellet would be totally ineffective at preventing a keel wrap, even with heavy
Bareboat Tahiti? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:14pm 03.02.25 Our kids recently chartered from Tahiti Yacht Charters which I think is a Sunsail affiliate. No pers
Chain splice Captain Larry-DH at 3:00pm 03.02.25 Some nights, you are just not meant to get any sleep.:yikes: :facepalm: Yep! :huh: And with 2 hull
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units dlochner at 2:32pm 03.02.25 Thanks. As much as I can tell with a bright torch, while the waste tank sides have become quite opa
Retrieving engine hours Mike8193 at 2:23pm 03.02.25
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units Arbee at 1:59pm 03.02.25 Perhaps it's the poor resolution of the photos. but the external foil attachments appear to be less
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units Arbee at 1:56pm 03.02.25 Your Waste tank issue may be waste material on the inside of the tank that has attached itself to t
Upgrading Inverter/charger Johann at 1:27pm 03.02.25 I thought this was a recommendation, and not a requirement? And also a fairly new recommendation at
1 gallon portable fuel tank...? thinwater at 1:17pm 03.02.25 I think you will find that the internal tank is enough for such a small motor. One less thing to tak
Solar Charging Question MFD at 1:01pm 03.02.25 Many years ago I made it from Hawaii to Bellingham WA on a 30 footer with a 20 30 watt solar panel.
Best way to remove FlexiTeak adhesive. Terry Cox at 12:42pm 03.02.25 Hi Jim. Consider Goo Gone brand adhesive remover for this task. I've used it many times and found it
1 gallon portable fuel tank...? Richard19068 at 12:31pm 03.02.25 Get yourself an extra long flexible spout for your can. You will be happy you did and so will your
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin MFD at 11:54am 03.02.25 I would vote for low, but above the salon floor. For the 'batteries still work while boat is partly
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries MFD at 11:34am 03.02.25 Back to the original question since I drank too much coffee this morning... For the discharge over
1 gallon portable fuel tank...? Project_Mayhem at 11:21am 03.02.25 https://www.amazon.com/GarageBOSS-GB310-Gallon-Press-Pour/dp/B07GBBLMCZ Get yourself an extra long
Upgrading Inverter/charger MFD at 11:06am 03.02.25 Haha, <quote>Basically a committee meets and discusses an issue and then comes up with a consensus
Upgrading Inverter/charger dlochner at 11:02am 03.02.25 I thought this was a recommendation, and not a requirement? And also a fairly new recommendation at
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units Ralph Johnstone at 10:52am 03.02.25 Perhaps it's the poor resolution of the photos. but the external foil attachments appear to be less
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries (1) MFD at 10:43am 03.02.25 I presume you have these in parallel for a single bank. If it were me, I would go sailing for now, b
Retrieving engine hours MFD at 10:17am 03.02.25 I have the same problem with the Yanmar panel hours display. For mine, sometimes in the summer when

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