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Loads on an adjustable backstay ancbob at 11:23am 01.30.19 Catalina 22 5/1921 Hello All, As one of my upgrades this winter, I am adding an adjustable backstay. It is the 6
Chain plates on Hunter Legend 290 (year 2000) (2) SzymonD at 11:18am 01.30.19 Ask All Sailors 2/661 Dear Sailor Friends and Hunter Legend Owners. Recently I had a rig inspection on my newly bought Hun
A/C Condensate Drain Frank H at 11:10am 01.30.19 Catalina 310 1/651 Presently my A/C condensate drains into my bilge. The PO added the unit without a condensate slurper
Bottom paint for my C22? paddy4699 at 10:43am 01.30.19 Catalina 22 4/949 As we are trailer sailors and our C22 spends the majority of her time out of water, in the wonderful
Bulk Head Replacement Dug22 at 10:07am 01.30.19 Catalina 22 5/527 I replaced my old bulk heads because of water damage. I replaced them with 3/4 inch finished oak. I
Pop Top Cover Dug22 at 10:02am 01.30.19 Catalina 22 9/753 I was wondering if anyone had a pop top cover for a 1987 Catalina 22 they would like to sale. I call
Installing a Jib Roller Furler Dug22 at 6:09am 01.30.19 Catalina 22 11/4001 My first question is, what brand, size, etc. roller furler would someone recommend I buy for my 1987
73 years old jon hansen at 6:00am 01.30.19 Racing 8/976 jean-luc wins. asks for shower, steak, beer. WOW!
Pop-Top for C22 Ron20324 at 7:49pm 01.29.19 Catalina 22 0/495 I was at BaconSails.com store today, and they have a new pop-top for the C22. IIRC, it looks new and
Cruisers party Miami Show CYQK at 10:06am 01.29.19 Ask All Sailors 0/222 Used to be an icon of the show!!! Is there a cruisers party this year???
Anchor hangers choice (2) davidmhull at 8:59am 01.29.19 Ask All Sailors 8/2304 Good morning. I have finally given in and want to upgrade my anchor hanger. There are basically two
h41 owners help with grey water tank Valerio at 8:04am 01.29.19 Big Boats 32/2538 Has been a lot of months when i come back to the boat and the gray water tank is full, i was thinkin
Oday 28. 1981 owners. Main sheet traveler question rogjack2 at 6:21am 01.29.19 Ask An Oday Owner 2/747 Are the mid track nuts accessible by removing the circuit breaker panel ? I am considering swapping
Bigger refrigerator C320 mk2 Wingkeel at 12:22am 01.29.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/593 Has any C320 owners replaced or contemplated replacing the factory fitted fridge with a larger unit?
Nothing Exciting (1) Cowpokee at 6:34pm 01.28.19 Mid-Size Boats 10/1894 Nothing exciting happened yesterday. I went down to the boat to work on the head replacement that I
Is there a good reason to repaint this...... (1) Lafayette Mike at 4:31pm 01.28.19 Catalina 22 17/1127 My boat is a 1987. Always sailed in fresh water. Almost always spends the night(s) on a trailer.
What is marine wire conduit? Ward H at 3:32pm 01.28.19 Musings With Maine Sail 21/8401 I was reading a post by Maine Sail about OCP protection is needed within 10' of the shore power conn
O'Day 35 Rudder Question dmax at 3:31pm 01.28.19 Bigger Boats 20/2895 I need to drop the rudder on my 35 for repairs but have run into a problem: all the bolts for the qu
Bus Bar Installations Scott T-Bird at 2:45pm 01.28.19 Ask All Sailors 15/4592 I'm sure I'm missing something, but I can't find a product that is ready-made for jumping the curren
4 - 6 Volt Preposed Setup (1) 2 OLD PIRATES at 2:24pm 01.28.19 Catalina 310 12/1367 I'm getting close to setting up my 4 - 6 Volt Trojan 105 - 225's. I have used a diagram I picked up

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Group 24 starter battery skunther at 8:50am 06.12.24 Roger that. I will add it to the list for the fall and hope that helps as well. In the meantime, reg
Leaking deck plate replacement JoeWhite at 8:46am 06.12.24 On my C36 it is made of metal. I am not sure what size it is, but it is the screw on type. Now I se
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz LloydB at 8:32am 06.12.24 PWC or YouTube can get you to the place the old guys hang out with a lot less time and money investe
Group 24 starter battery FastOlson at 8:20am 06.12.24 Aside from doing some other "work" on the engine, it's normal for the starter motor to need a rebui
Leaking deck plate replacement Calif. Ted at 8:14am 06.12.24 Mine was an 8" as yours also appears to be, I must have caught them on sale, might want to shop it a
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels jdrutten at 8:13am 06.12.24 (1) I don't have lights or speakers on the arch (yet), That surprises me and could potentially be
Group 24 starter battery jssailem at 8:08am 06.12.24 Sure makes sense. I am at my boat or a couple days. Pleased that it started on the second attempt. T
Group 24 starter battery skunther at 7:54am 06.12.24 Thanks for all that. I will review the links provided. Long story short, after some work done in the
rigging tension shemandr at 7:53am 06.12.24 There's a point in tightening the standing rigging where further tightening doesn't increase the rig
Leaking deck plate replacement skunther at 7:48am 06.12.24 Is it leaking around the edge that's sealed to the deck, or around the gasket under the removeable
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz shemandr at 7:47am 06.12.24 It is an enigma to me that sailboats and sailboating are depicted in numerous commercial ads as the
Leaking deck plate replacement skunther at 7:43am 06.12.24 That hatch is used over the emergency tiller head on my boat so the helmsman stands on it. Replaced
Main Cross Traveler ... SnowSurfer at 7:42am 06.12.24 Not sure I'd want anything other than a fiddle block. Side by side would cause the lines entering t
Auto Pilot fixable? LloydB at 7:42am 06.12.24 I think it would be helpful to know the voltage at the failing device when it is troublesome before
Leaking deck plate replacement (1) skunther at 7:39am 06.12.24 It appears to be leaking through the latch itself - there is rust stain on the bottom side of the la
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels rmerl1223 at 7:37am 06.12.24 Thank you very much jdrutten, but: (1) I don't have lights or speakers on the arch (yet), though I c
NGCC In Memoriam Jacktar at 7:34am 06.12.24 Yep trailer boaters used to travel from all over for it , sponsored heavily by natl cruise folks. No
Main Cross Traveler ... isaksp00 at 7:31am 06.12.24 Not sure I'd want anything other than a fiddle block. Side by side would cause the lines entering th
Leaking deck plate replacement Calif. Ted at 7:28am 06.12.24 That hatch is used over the emergency tiller head on my boat so the helmsman stands on it. Replaced
Group 24 starter battery jssailem at 7:20am 06.12.24 At the price shown on the Super Start battery, it would be worth the money and trouble to buy the b

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