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Winch servicing Cat 309 Pompadi at 11:09pm 10.22.19 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/1572 Hi all, Has anyone been successful in servicing the Lewmar winches on the Cat 309.? Ours have the
I want to sail across Atlantic. Looking for a boat for delivery anjulis at 9:07pm 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 5/623 It so happened that I will have free time in January and February and I would like to complete my dr
Loss of power, C30 with a Universal M25 engine tshalvey at 7:32pm 10.22.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1720 Hi all, I'm a newbie here and thanks for any help you may be. I'm a new sailor and now own a C30.
To or not To pumpkinpie at 7:01pm 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 28/3886 .
Convert to internal halyards (10) Minnesail at 4:59pm 10.22.19 Catalina 22 7/2648 My 1974 Catalina 22 came with two external wire-to-rope halyards that tied off to cleats on the mast
FLYING A ASSYMETRIC SPY DEAD DOWNWIND Valerio at 3:21pm 10.22.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1414 This weekend i manage to fly only my assymetric (no main) dead downwind using the main boom with a p
Freshwater Hoses & Filter... Identify brand? Hose types? (1) Ziggler at 3:18pm 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 8/881 Fellow Sailors: About the fresh water system in a 1984 Morgan 32. Two questions: 1) What brand is
Rudder Replacement billdig at 2:27pm 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 3/952 I had to replace my rudder this year on my Tartan 3700. In my case, it was cheaper to replace rather
Catalina 18 on Jack stands Ajay73 at 2:16pm 10.22.19 Smaller Boats 1/927 I have a situation where I want to put my C18 on its keel and support it with jack stands. Anyone ev
Mast Head Casting Ed S at 11:16am 10.22.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/1051 I sailed under a bridge - not the center section. The lake was low and I thought I would clear it,
Sailing Uma (2) william24424 at 11:07am 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 15/4479 This young couple refitted a Pearson 36, cruised around caribbean then up the East Coast...all the w
Looking to buy a 1995 C30... 87roadracer at 9:11am 10.22.19 Catalina 30 4/1117 This boat does need work and I was wondering what the costs would be to replace all of the running r
USCG Search and Rescue billjoye at 8:11am 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 3/613 Here is a fascinating article about one of the USCG heroes. The life work of this man may have saved
Factory option thru hull? (2) ontherocks83 at 8:01am 10.22.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1550 I was wondering if anyone knew what this thru hull may have been intended for on a C30 MKI. If you l
Aqua man All U Get at 4:13am 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 3/657 Hi all, During the last upgrade to the iPad we lost Garmin BlueChart mobile that we bought in 2016.
new to my macgregor 23' moses ramez at 12:56am 10.22.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/653 Is the v- berth area suppose to be completely foam filled,including on the port side storage at the
too big (1) Valerio at 4:22pm 10.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1815 i am sailing with this big genoa, i cannot go at close reach but my speed is good, still i cannot be
Is anyone going for one last cruise of the season jssailem at 3:57pm 10.21.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 106/9576 I posted on the Weather Forum a favorable weather window for the next 10 days. Just wondering if a
Will it? pumpkinpie at 3:20pm 10.21.19 Ask All Sailors 4/685 .
Paris Sailing (10) Will Gilmore at 2:32pm 10.21.19 Destinations 37/4599 My wife was invited to join my son's girlfriend on her trip to Europe. Of course, she couldn't turn

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Extra line from boom...what is it? dlochner at 2:35pm 09.23.24 Psychologist probably get together and have a few drinks while making fun of DIY boat owners. Our
Lubricating outhaul car/track BAD ORCA at 2:32pm 09.23.24 Disassemble, clean, and Mclube the turning block sheave and pin at the back of the mast as well. Th
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard kappykaplan at 1:55pm 09.23.24 have probably put several times the purchase price into it for maintenance and upgrades. Note that
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine kappykaplan at 1:50pm 09.23.24 DAMMIT Jim... :plus::plus::plus:
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard FastOlson at 1:45pm 09.23.24 I honestly think I'm being taken for a ride. Please someone tell me if fairing the bottom and paint
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Davidasailor26 at 1:38pm 09.23.24 He said 1-2 coats of fairing after letting it dry for a few days would be fine, then just paint ove
Extra line from boom...what is it? shemandr at 1:35pm 09.23.24
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose (3) sailcapt340 at 1:20pm 09.23.24 Got my new cockpit shower hose today. I was a victim of supply chain issues. The difference in ho
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard (1) aftica_1 at 1:17pm 09.23.24 Hello Everyone, Thank you for the kind words! I had to take a few days to collect myself. The bott
Extra line from boom...what is it? Davidasailor26 at 1:17pm 09.23.24 I can't imagine how a line that runs the length of the boom, exits the end of the boom and terminat
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Davidasailor26 at 1:15pm 09.23.24
My rudder broke off (2) JamesG161 at 12:46pm 09.23.24 Foss Foam and New Rudder are basically the same company. In addition this forum store should have t
Sugar scoops are for pretty girls, not ducks! kappykaplan at 12:35pm 09.23.24 maybe a motion sensored fake dog that barks, would work......now there's an idea for Shark Tank! :
Extra line from boom...what is it? (2) BAD ORCA at 12:34pm 09.23.24 Are you sure the topping lift line isn't a repurposed reef line? On my Hunter the topping lift ran
My rudder broke off dLj at 12:33pm 09.23.24 It is a 1999 Hunter 310, has anyone had this happen to theirs? Hunter in their wisdom use a fibergl
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine (1) JamesG161 at 12:28pm 09.23.24 DAMMIT Jim...
Extra line from boom...what is it? BAD ORCA at 12:28pm 09.23.24
Fan inside fridge/icebox jssailem at 12:21pm 09.23.24 Moving the air in the box is a lot less taxing on your Batteries than if you push the freezer to chi
Oday 192 outboard bracket (1) Tawas Bay Sailor at 12:17pm 09.23.24 Greetings, I just joined this group. Last fall I purchased a 1984 Oday 192, nice clean boat. It c
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Ralph Johnstone at 11:57am 09.23.24 but I may need to find a used heat exchanger housing. Maybe drill and get a tiny "easy out" in th

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