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I have sailed a Catalina 387 for over 20 years. Sold my boat last Fall and am now considering a new
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Fellow sailors ' boaters, I am on a mission to develop a new type of marine class B AIS transponder
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aHDU-nYUC1o Hey everybody, my wife and I are looking at buying this boat, we are very new to sailin
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Furling it in was not going in easy due to the halyard on top not having enough pressure. I correcte
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Does anyone know where I can find the horn compressor on a 2015 Beneteau Grand Turismo 35 power biat
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My 2004, hull number 260 Catalina 310 has been providing a mystery source of diesel in the bilge ove
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The smallest rigid exhaust hose that I've been able to get on my riser is 1-5/8". The actual exhaust
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Has anyone put an aftermarket arch (that includes mainsheet traveler) on a Cherubini Hunter 33? Loo
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Has anyone looked into or done a aftermarket arch? One that can support the mainsheet traveler? An
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Hi all, I have searched, and here are the questions I can't find answers for, I hope you can help.
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I'm heading out to look at a1987 O'Day 272 LE . It caught my eye because it's trailerable, and pres
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Has anyone pressured up the cabin to find deck leaks? how did this go? Any suggestions ?
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Our 82 Hunter 33 has the carpet on the inner hull. What is best way to do this? Thanks for any inp
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I want to descale our 2GM. I can see lots of deposits inside the motor when I pull the thermostat.
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Anybody know how I can source a replacement car assembly for my 36? The roller is all I need in fac

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Hap[py 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery
dLj at 6:11am 05.11.24
Really excellent video! dj
Finding cabin leaks with pressure?
kappykaplan at 6:01am 05.11.24
Any specific methods you used, or pics of the process? I really want to do this, but not sure how t
Whale Manual Bilge Pump
dlochner at 5:41am 05.11.24
John Thank you for the help. Went to my boat last night and my Manual Pump is the Whale Gusher MK3.
Finding cabin leaks with pressure?
Ben16737 at 5:39am 05.11.24
This worked Awesome!!!!!!!!! I pressure up'd the cabin with my leaf blower and washed the boat dow
Whale Manual Bilge Pump   (4)
sailcapt340 at 5:31am 05.11.24
John Thank you for the help. Went to my boat last night and my Manual Pump is the Whale Gusher MK3.
Winch placement
dmax at 5:10am 05.11.24
Check/ask here, if it's been done, they will know: Catalina 34 International Association
Northern Light Show - Possible
JBP-PA at 4:47am 05.11.24
I checked about 10 last night in Northern Ohio. Nothing. (Though we have a lot of light pollution
Refrigerator/Solar
JBP-PA at 4:45am 05.11.24
You can buy a decent portable DC fridge for about $200-$250. You can get a mini fridge big enough f
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker?
cymeyer at 4:33am 05.11.24
yes, for sure. our code 0 is on a furler while our Spinnaker was on a sock.
Winch placement   (1)
Guystapo at 4:29am 05.11.24
I can always set the auto pilot and jump up front ..I was just thinking of how this could be way eas
Masthead sheaves
east coaster at 4:15am 05.11.24
In my case the mast was made by spar craft and I got the drawings for same from the Catalina 320 web
Hap[py 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery
CYQK at 3:42am 05.11.24
You are a "ROCKSTAR" in my books always have been!!!
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker?
danstanford at 3:35am 05.11.24
We use our code 0 far more than we ever did with the spinnaker. Love the code 0. Just easier t
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe.
ggrizzard at 3:28am 05.11.24
Thanks guys. I'm off to HD when the sun comes up.
Refrigerator/Solar
sailme88 at 3:21am 05.11.24
ALL solar is DC. ALL shore power is AC. Shore side solar requires AC to power the inverter that crea
Refrigerator/Solar
kappykaplan at 2:43am 05.11.24
Major Sun Storm Alert !   (1)
JamesG161 at 9:21pm 05.10.24
Update G5 Maximum Another Flare just occurred Jim...
Northern Light Show - Possible   (1)
JamesG161 at 9:08pm 05.10.24
may extend South to the Gulf Coast too
Northern Light Show - Possible
Leeward Rail at 8:14pm 05.10.24
so I would like to see them, and this has to be easier than getting to Alaska :cool: Nowhere near

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