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Sea water faucet in the kitchen Valerio at 2:20pm 06.27.19 Big Boats 18/3853 I have a seacock dedicated only to feed the desalinator machine. This is located almost below the ga
Epoxy-ing over keel cable eyelet. Bad idea ? langfordja at 2:03pm 06.27.19 Catalina 22 8/1253
Just starting out....am I thinking right? armondo at 1:53pm 06.27.19 Trailer Sailors 60/14341 Hey folks! I am pretty new to sailing and trying to figure out what I want to do. Hope that is ok
Anyone know what these are? (1) wing15601 at 1:16pm 06.27.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1563
Fuel polishing dehler25 at 12:13pm 06.27.19 Engines and Propulsion 12/1709 I am putting a permanently mounted fuel polisher together with a Racor 500 FG as the filtering eleme
Shaft Seal Bellows Hose Clamps (1) Bill19233 at 9:05am 06.27.19 Engines and Propulsion 3/649 Found some water under the shaft seal on the boat last night, sponged it up and it kept filling back
The two boat system john6206 at 5:42am 06.27.19 Smaller Boats 12/2376
Rudder Change hunter 23.5 ? jbreland at 4:58am 06.27.19 Smaller Boats 13/1853 Did hunter change the design of the rudder or did someone other than ida sailors make a different ru
Insurance Survey RoyS at 4:53am 06.27.19 Ask All Sailors 26/2356 Four years ago I had an insurance survey done on my 1980 boat. This resulted in my obtaining a compe
Yay! Another windlass question - Lofrans/320 Kevy at 10:19pm 06.26.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/764 Hi all, I think I've finally decided on a windlass and will go with a Lofrans X2 on my Hunter 320.
Led light replacement No Dress Rehersal at 9:53pm 06.26.19 Parts Search 0/524
Head Won't Pump Out... (1) SirMichael at 7:45pm 06.26.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/4170 My son called, he was using our boat this evening, and reported that the head won't pump out (report
Prepping a boat for sale / survey Scott T-Bird at 7:01pm 06.26.19 Ask All Sailors 24/2346 I happened to look at a boat with a broker on Tuesday night for about an hour. It's a '96 model Cat
H26 Trailer Issues Fred at 4:44pm 06.26.19 Smaller Boats 23/2181 I have a stock H26 galvanized trailer with an extending tongue for my 1996 H26. I find that when tow
Proud owner... (1) rpell1@msn.com at 3:31pm 06.26.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1639 Hi all, If you remember, in 2018 my '91 Cat30 MKII, Southern Belle, was accidentally dropped on the
paddle wheel sensor, LEAK Apex at 3:27pm 06.26.19 Ask All Sailors 2/546 looks like the bedding compound is crumbled away allowing for a small leak, maybe 1/2tsp per hour? t
Water Heater not working mcrow33 at 3:13pm 06.26.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1383 I have a Seaward Product Hot water tank that isn't heating the water by the engine. The boat is on a
Don't you love the new season shake down sail? (3) TomY at 1:46pm 06.26.19 Ask All Sailors 2/399 There are a lot of bits and pieces to a sailboat. Some are really important, some not so much. Afte
79 Hunter 30 Layout (2) Jallred863 at 1:15pm 06.26.19 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2033 I recently bought a 1979 Hunter 30. Ive been looking at pictures of other Hunter's from the same yea
Solar powered Air Vents Richard Bryer at 12:33pm 06.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2215 Looks like time to replace the solar air vents on my H34. The ones just forward of the mast. They ha

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Pulling new cable up Mast Night Watch at 1:39pm 01.09.25 I have a deck stepped mast. I know water seeps down the inside of the mast. There are weep holes on
Another race? Jules Verne Trophy 2024 PaulK at 1:36pm 01.09.25 Sodebo now off Australia & heading in (to Reunion?) having lost their rudder. They'll have to try a
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? Foswick at 1:00pm 01.09.25 It really is not right for anything but sails. For every suggested application so far, there is a
C25 question Stu Jackson at 12:02pm 01.09.25 Those features were OPTIONS. https://catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=3
Pulling new cable up Mast (1) jssailem at 11:52am 01.09.25 I have a deck stepped mast. I know water seeps down the inside of the mast. There are weep holes on
Powering starlink Hello Below at 11:17am 01.09.25 Perhaps it's a typo in the manual? For sure when you get the unit, let us know what it is.... dj
Pulling new cable up Mast Night Watch at 11:17am 01.09.25 Welcome @Night Watch to the SBO Forum. Going through the deck will be problematic if your Catalina
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment Ralph Johnstone at 10:32am 01.09.25 However, if the shaft is bolted up to the transmission, free of any encumbrances, and then the ster
Self launching anchor JoeWhite at 10:30am 01.09.25 My solution https://mei1970.org/saillavie/c36Album/index.php?album=Windlass%20And%20Anchor&image=PB0
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment Tally Ho at 10:17am 01.09.25 Thank you for the informative link . I understand that it is rather important. However, if the shaf
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? thinwater at 10:12am 01.09.25 229324 229325 229326 There are lots of how-to sites for skin-on-frame boat construction, and numerou
Rust inhibitor dlochner at 10:10am 01.09.25 long ago I watched a friend (and boat yard owner) de-rust an iron keel. After he removed the old ru
Rust inhibitor dLj at 10:04am 01.09.25 Without getting to in-depth - the majority of the iron oxide forms are a porous oxide. Think open ce
Self launching anchor DArcy at 9:57am 01.09.25 That would be a challenge to change. Yes, but it is very robust. I added a tack point for my asymm
Self launching anchor jssailem at 9:44am 01.09.25 my roller is welded to the headstay chainplate. That would be a challenge to change.
Pulling new cable up Mast jssailem at 9:42am 01.09.25 Welcome @Night Watch to the SBO Forum. Going through the deck will be problematic if your Catalina
Self launching anchor DArcy at 9:34am 01.09.25 I have a similar process to @dlochner for anchoring solo which works well. It can get more exciting
Rust inhibitor FastOlson at 9:33am 01.09.25 long ago I watched a friend (and boat yard owner) de-rust an iron keel. After he removed the old rus
Self launching anchor jssailem at 9:31am 01.09.25 From your explanation, it sounds like the shaft of your anchor is pulled snugly onto the bow roller,
Self launching anchor kloudie1 at 9:03am 01.09.25 Remove the aft (upper) roller.. and try it.. you may have to drill and move the roller further aft ,

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