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Catalina 18 Trailer Launch Questions Ajay73 at 7:41pm 04.25.19 Smaller Boats 18/4518 The questions I have are for those that trailer launch their C18's. I have a 2003 C18 on a Trail Rit
S2 9.2 head door sticking - compression post issue? Johninerie at 5:39pm 04.25.19 S2 10/3804 I am looking at buying a 1983 S2 9.2A and I noticed the head door was sticking slightly in frame Is
170 Mast Head Sheave Replacement, easy Shorefun at 5:16pm 04.25.19 Day Sailers 0/539 I got the pieces from Dwyer yesterday. I was expecting a fight with stainless pins peened in place.
ENGINE PANEL QUESTION (1) twodzusfittings at 3:15pm 04.25.19 Bigger Boats 6/1538 On my engine panel I have two push buttons. One is the glow plug and the other is the start button.
TEMP GAUGE. twodzusfittings at 3:04pm 04.25.19 Bigger Boats 3/608 It's the last of the gauges for the motor that needs attention. Its not working. I'm connected throu
OK, SOMEONE KNOWS THE ANSWER twodzusfittings at 3:02pm 04.25.19 Bigger Boats 26/2513 I have to remove the two mid rails to clean, lay butyl tape to seal and replace the mid rails. Howev
Replacing exhaust hose on Hunter 290 pfaffk at 1:25pm 04.25.19 Mid-Size Boats 0/492 Hi, I need to replace the exhaust hose on Hunter 290 as it is cracked and leaking when the engine is
Beach Cleaning dlochner at 1:20pm 04.25.19 Sails Call Lounge 12/1506 Saw this article today on a project to clean beaches of micro plastics. Cool idea, a beach vacuum. B
Psych!!! topcat0399 at 12:25pm 04.25.19 Ask All Sailors 2/426 Email notice that my new Aysm order is SHIPPED!! Yeee HA! Watching the snail pace like movement fo
Bilge Pump Power Source Sailboat.Sequoyah at 12:23pm 04.25.19 Ask All Sailors 8/3444 I've searched for this question but haven't found it anywhere in specific (which may be due to the s
Electric Mast Stepping (1) Smiling Couple at 11:54am 04.25.19 Trailer Sailors 8/1411 I love the Catalina 18 but getting a little old to manually Step the Mast. The Norther Freight 2500
Windvane on 356 or 36 Court at 11:10am 04.25.19 Big Boats 2/730 I just purchased a 2004 Hunter 36. I have a Navik windvane from a previous boat, Yankee 30. While th
Solar Panel Breaker CYQK at 6:21am 04.25.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1972 Designing my solar system and was wondering what you did for circuit protection Should there be a b
Racing Port Huron to Mackinac - MaidenDetroit at 6:12am 04.25.19 Ask All Sailors 1/28 Hello Sailors! I'm wrapping up a film I've been working on about sailing and parenting (while racing
Asymmetric sheet size? caverun at 6:00am 04.25.19 Smaller Boats 14/2115 The asymmetric spinnaker that came with my H240 has 3/8" sheets- these have always seemed too heavy
US Inmarsat-C users: FCC will withdraw as account authority 22 APR 2020 Brian D at 8:12pm 04.24.19 SSB and Ham Operators 0/1533 This posted on the Cruisers Forums *************** US Inmarsat-C users: FCC will withdraw as accoun*
Need door for aft head (main cabin entry) for 2005 H41AC bobatkins at 7:47pm 04.24.19 Big Boats 5/773 One of my crew fell through the door to the aft head (from the main cabin) on my 2005 H41AC and turn
Per in my 07 Catalina 350 (1) Kingofcary at 3:29pm 04.24.19 Big Boats 6/1435 hi all .. I have a 350. See the attached pic of a piece of pex tubing for the galley sink. Note the
What is a faired keel worth? markwbird at 1:26pm 04.24.19 Racing 24/4959 I opted not to take the time to fair my iron keel this time around due to life and stuff. I am cons
New Stereo Box (2) kloudie1 at 12:37pm 04.24.19 Ask All Sailors 12/820 164061 164062 Old stereo went "poof" after 22 years.. It had always just been sitting in the little

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CNG Refill or Exchange? smokey73 at 6:11am 09.29.24 When was your tank last certified. No one will refill, even if you can find a place that does refil
Catalina 27 Deck ends Joe at 5:42am 09.29.24 Thanks, I had not see the eyebolt retrofit kit, but I did see the u-bolt...I think I may replace al
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? PaulK at 5:38am 09.29.24 Unstepping the mast to get under a bridge underway is essentially a nonstarter unless the boat has b
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? BigEasy at 5:09am 09.29.24 Scott, Welcome to SBO! You will get a variety of replies, so here is mine. There are sever
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? Captain Larry-DH at 4:58am 09.29.24 Welcome @ScottBHome Some good suggestions above. I noticed you listed a Hunter 15 with your profil
Starter motor burned up? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:15pm 09.28.24 This is not exactly the most informative item I have ever read. Taken from the Engine Wire Harness U
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? jssailem at 8:34pm 09.28.24 Check out the Small boats in Port Townsend. This boat and others can handle motoring easily. http://
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? higgs at 8:03pm 09.28.24 Look into Marshall cats. I just bought an 18' Sanderling. It took me a bit of time to learn her id
Catalina 27 Deck ends Dazmainian at 7:27pm 09.28.24 The original eyebolt "chainplates" were prone to failure due to undersized 3/8, CD makes a beefier
Catalina 27 Deck ends dLj at 7:13pm 09.28.24 Now's there's an original piece of work... dj
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 7:06pm 09.28.24 On a lake, if sailing was not on the agenda, you could splash the boat and motor about. This boat
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? jssailem at 6:48pm 09.28.24 With a trailer boat like the Mongomery, I solo sailed her on many of the lakes, rivers, and bays of
Laminate sails for a daysailer? Kings Gambit at 6:35pm 09.28.24 Once upon a time sail boats carried a suite of sails designed and cut for different wind velocities.
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 6:25pm 09.28.24 The lake I am on, is on a chain, you have to go under a pretty low bridge to access 2/3 of the other
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 6:21pm 09.28.24 Finding a boat that's nearby is usually a good idea. What kinds of boats are there in your area? S
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 6:15pm 09.28.24 A Montgomery 15 would be a good boat for you. THAT is a nice looking boat! I hadn't even consider
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 6:03pm 09.28.24 My vote is for the Flying Scot. The Flying Scot is one that has been mentioned - I even know so
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? PaulK at 5:44pm 09.28.24 Finding a boat that's nearby is usually a good idea. What kinds of boats are there in your area? So
Rudder flaps (2) Marmalade at 5:37pm 09.28.24 Different boat, but same application. On a Chaser 33, I used 0.010" mylar sheet, with a 1" wide sta
Catalina 27 Deck ends Calif. Ted at 4:55pm 09.28.24 The original eyebolt "chainplates" were prone to failure due to undersized 3/8, CD makes a beefier r

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