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2GM20 Alternator and Starter Wiring APWTryfan at 10:54am 06.21.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1133 Good Day! I have new to me C'C33 mII with 2GM 20 and am adding solar with battery upgrade. I want to
Severe rattle coming from the transmission area (I think) Jacksail at 9:37am 06.21.19 Catalina 30 2/951 I was doing some maintenance for an unrelated item and I cleared out the aft berth of my 310. I open
Cat 310 Masthead Sheave Size whittem at 9:12am 06.21.19 Catalina 310 1/565 Anyone know size/dimensions of the two Catalina 310 masthead sheaves? I called Catalina Largo FL fac
New Extended Catalina 310 Spinnaker Crane (2) whittem at 8:37am 06.21.19 Catalina 310 15/4331 I refined the design of a new extended Catalina 310 spinnaker Crane I showed in a post last Feb 2019
Oday 272 question- Social Sailor? RodneyBD at 7:34am 06.21.19 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1952 Hello all, the 272 keeps popping up on my acquisition radar because it checks a few important boxes
universal m25 water pump part number 85bittersweet at 7:24am 06.21.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1029 does anyone have the kabota part number for the water pump
Another solution to hard to unfurl sail on Selden furling mast JH10920 at 7:06am 06.21.19 Big Boats 2/1676 Hello all, A new-to-me Hunter 38's mainsail was difficult to unfurl and furl. My after-purchase rig
Help, old topside paint is fading, what to do (3) hamilto at 6:38am 06.21.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1025 First post. Thanks for having me. Just bought my beautiful Catalina 22 Lady. Cosmetically she suffe
Summer Time Arrives JamesG161 at 4:20am 06.21.19 Sails Call Lounge 3/727 The longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere!!! And it is... FRIDAY Also it appears to b
Furler questions for Dr Judy B HEINZIR at 9:09pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 3/940 I am loving the new Snapfurl 500 on my Montgomery 17. I chose it over the CDI for the ability to ch
Hunter 356 heave to in heavy weather clmooring at 8:48pm 06.20.19 Big Boats 17/3114 I would like to hear experiences of 356 owners (or similar vintage/design hunters) with heaving to a
Hard top for a 2001 Hunter 420 Passage Stephen M at 8:08pm 06.20.19 Big Boats 4/1602 Wondering if anyone has seen a 420 with a hard top?
Repair Tiller bolt hole in rudder (1) cbourne200 at 7:25pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1808 Guess we used tiller as a handhold once too often. As I was returning to marina, tiller came off in
Needing help finding why I can't get fuel pressure. Newbie3 at 7:03pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1606 I just installed a new engine in to a Catalina that has been sitting for... probably a long time. It
New pumpkinpie at 6:26pm 06.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1301 .
1977 Pearson 27 keel bolts (4) Island Pilot at 4:02pm 06.20.19 Pearson 5/2111 Good evening, here are pics of keel bolts. Please let me know what you think. I am interested in g
Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin (1) Phil Herring at 3:32pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 33/3158 How long have you owned your current boat? Are you new to the hobby, or new to your vessel? Or are
Can anyone identify this fitting? (2) Solitude at 2:40pm 06.20.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/857 I am installing a new air conditioner and removing the old one. The attached pictures are of a fitt
Installing new GUDGEON BUSHING (1) Rltgold at 12:10pm 06.20.19 Catalina 22 5/1180 If you hear and feel your rudder thumping when it swivels back and forth it may be time to replace t
This might be fun ... (1) shemandr at 12:00pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 8/608 166204 ...for NE cruisers. Attached is a picture of Great Salt Pond on Block Island RI. Most who h

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How to Lock Rudder Down? (Capri 18') john6206 at 8:51am 10.18.24 Capri 18 with a kick up rudder? Mine is a fixed rudder, and quite heavy. Often on a kick up rud
Strap marks on hull while trailering? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:39am 10.18.24 As a former dealer for Catalina, I only used a strap on the back twisted to prevent side slap but ne
Protection for Tailing Well Edges MFD at 8:36am 10.18.24 https://www.mcmaster.com/products/trim/edge-trim~/?s=rubber+trim Heavy Duty Rubber Trim With the th
Towing a 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:22am 10.18.24
New to me H26 - Doesn't seem right... Crazy Dave Condon at 8:14am 10.18.24 @dinosound All good responses above. Thanks gentlemen. Former dealer involved with the design of
New sailor, new boat, new concerns Crazy Dave Condon at 8:04am 10.18.24 @SteveHughessails Thank you for the picture but there are many issues. First, I would suggest a
Protection for Tailing Well Edges Project_Mayhem at 7:54am 10.18.24 Two ideas although I like MFD's idea a lot: Install a winch pocket inside the well or wrap the metal
Strap marks on hull while trailering? Project_Mayhem at 7:50am 10.18.24 Twisting your straps prevents the wind from slapping or moving them around. They'll look similar to
Fiberglass crack by winch Project_Mayhem at 7:48am 10.18.24
Strap marks on hull while trailering? dmax at 7:35am 10.18.24 Carpet or something to protect the hull.
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass buddybear at 7:35am 10.18.24 Yes, just like the original it is up only. Did not want to get into a rewire project. Jeff Do you
Fiberglass crack by winch dLj at 7:10am 10.18.24 This was my first thought. Pull the winch and see what the holes look like. Drill a small (?") hol
New to me H26 - Doesn't seem right... SteveHughessails at 7:05am 10.18.24
1996 Hunter 26 v-berth and aft berth cushion redo (3) LaDonaMina at 6:37am 10.18.24 I enjoyed redoing my cushions and yes I used the old cushions as patterns to sew the new ones. I use
Catalina 385 weight? Alora44 at 5:41am 10.18.24 Thanks, everyone, for these responses. I have accounted for around 1000 pounds worth of items that w
Protection for Tailing Well Edges Lpaynefl at 5:13am 10.18.24 Thanks MFD
New to me H26 - Doesn't seem right... (1) Joe at 5:04am 10.18.24 Hi all, I recently picked up this 95 H26 and I'm familiarizing myself with all it's inherited quirk
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent Tally Ho at 4:52am 10.18.24 vc 17 is illegal in Canada now but grandfathered till ones supply is gone. We bought a case which s
Fiberglass crack by winch dlochner at 2:51am 10.18.24
Catalina 385 weight? dlochner at 2:45am 10.18.24 The design weight is an optimistic guess as to what the boat will weigh when completed and dry. One

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