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New to me Cat 22 (1) mashmaster at 9:18pm 03.31.24 Catalina 22 6/704 I just took ownership of a new to me 1980 Catalina 22. Lots of things to address immediately and a
Engine removal? Jimongee at 5:45pm 03.31.24 C&C 3/1241 I own a 1987 C ' C 35 MKIII. It has a 3GM 30. I would like to remove the engine and simply comple
Precision 23 mast question mikevet at 5:03pm 03.31.24 Ask All Sailors 6/867 Sweetest deal ever. Found a guy that bought a camp that has a p23 floating next to the dock of the c
P23 mast mikevet at 4:55pm 03.31.24 Precision 0/40 Sweetest deal ever. Found a guy that bought a camp that has a p23 floating next to the dock of the c
Name Change Guystapo at 2:15pm 03.31.24 Ask All Sailors 10/710 We recently bought a Catalina 34 and want to change the name. Has anyone gone thru the ritual?
Not understanding stop solenoid function Scott T-Bird at 12:05pm 03.31.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1520 I installed a Trombetta 610 pull solenoid to replace the pull to stop lever at my engine control pan
Starting Engine on pallet cdells at 6:26am 03.31.24 Engines and Propulsion 16/1064 Happy Easter everyone, I am just wondering if there are any considerations I am missing before I te
Stuffing box question. RevenantDan at 4:36am 03.31.24 Ask All Sailors 26/1449 Good morning, everyone. New to this forum. So, quick question, if I may. I have a 1987 Watkins 33 an
PHRF O'Day 192 TJ Mickel at 12:30pm 03.30.24 Ask All Sailors 8/584 I have seen references to a rating of 264 in this group from 2012 and a generic search result of 270
working on my yanmar 2gm (3) tradecode at 11:41am 03.30.24 Engines and Propulsion 8/1243 hello, this is the engine in my s2 9.2 1982 that i just purchased.. the engine tach only shows it r
"No Step" decals Nichole340 at 11:27am 03.30.24 Ask All Sailors 15/1124
Mooring line...... (1) NYSail at 8:11am 03.30.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1048 So will be replacing mooring line. In the past have made my own using triple braid 3/4 and followed
HUNTER 23 DIMENSIONS WOOD cristiano junior at 7:22am 03.30.24 Ask All Sailors 4/473 WOULD YOU LIKE A PDF WHICH HAS THE DIMENSION OF THE INTERNAL WOOD?
Balmar Discontinues some Pulley Kits Johann at 6:56am 03.30.24 Engines and Propulsion 1/395 I was looking at pulley kits for my 3YM30s and found this news on PKYS. If you have an one of these
Time for a new exhaust riser? (3) mforum at 9:46pm 03.29.24 Engines and Propulsion 5/653
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 9:30pm 03.29.24 Ask All Sailors 85/6446 I recently had my engine serviced to see if the source of mild but persistent light bluish white smo
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. (10) Fidgit at 3:11pm 03.29.24 Trailer Sailors 14/2380 Another paint thred... I know... but this one's fun I promise :) There's also quite a few pictures,
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? newranger at 2:53pm 03.29.24 Trailer Sailors 18/1871 After taking a bunch of sailing lessons in the SLC area, last year I bought a little Ranger 12 dingh
Fake teak deck glue..... NYSail at 4:20am 03.29.24 Ask All Sailors 7/999
Anyone interested in refurbishing a classic schooner? ArnoldAlden642 at 2:57am 03.29.24 Alden General Chat 6/2009 Is there anyone out there who refurbishes John Alden Schooners? West coast preferably. I have a 43'

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Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice LloydB at 12:48pm 03.15.25 Based on the OP 1st post I think they did not sign a contract with a buyers broker and is working wi
Hunter 240 owners here? MrEd at 12:33pm 03.15.25 We have enjoyed our 240 for nearly 25 years. (Grandson in the thumbnail is now a Marine Corps office
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? BAD ORCA at 12:33pm 03.15.25 That might work, but the issue is the line is not going to lay flat over two sheaves separated by t
Early 80s H36 Strut (2) chichiflys at 12:17pm 03.15.25
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? colemj at 11:17am 03.15.25 Hey thanks for all the advice. What about running it externally over two sheaves like pictured in
Electric brakes - wiring sesmith at 10:52am 03.15.25 Yes, those scotchlocks suck. I prefer to use good marine crimp connectors with the heat shrink ends
Electric brakes - wiring danooxnard at 10:13am 03.15.25 I solder all of my trailer wiring. I then wrap it with 3M rubber splicing tape and the top layer of
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? BAD ORCA at 10:01am 03.15.25 Hey thanks for all the advice. What about running it externally over two sheaves like pictured in #
Toilet Issue Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:42am 03.15.25 Sending sink and shower water into the bilge is a good way to have a stinking bilge because galley
Squalicum Yacht Club MFD at 8:40am 03.15.25 Yes, The Puget Sound Cruising Club has a lot of activities. A friend of mine was a commodore there f
Wilcox Crittenden to Raritan PhII Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:27am 03.15.25 I should have included that you can re-use the HM bowl...all toilet bowls that mount using a 4 bolt
Squalicum Yacht Club jssailem at 8:24am 03.15.25 It is seridipity. I just got a message from the folks at Waggoners Guide about a yacht club. I do
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? David in Sandusky at 8:12am 03.15.25 One reason it's OK to put halyard exit holes near the bottom of the mast is that bending forces appr
Wilcox Crittenden to Raritan PhII richrsd14 at 8:08am 03.15.25
Anyone Getting Out Much, Yet? Terry Cox at 8:04am 03.15.25 There is no dock there. Eagle Harbor is on the (north) east side of Cypress. The buoys are maintain
Toilet Issue smokey73 at 7:22am 03.15.25 Most of the drains for sink, shower, etc are fed to the bilge. @Kraffert I really question this
Anyone Getting Out Much, Yet? Justin_NSA at 7:17am 03.15.25 We're going into the 3rd year of a drought. Not enough water to crane launch, let alone sail.
Towing a Precision 23 JBP-PA at 6:31am 03.15.25 If it's only a few times a year, you rent a truck from U-Haul.
Towing a Precision 23 Indysailor at 6:15am 03.15.25
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? colemj at 5:31am 03.15.25 It has less to do with the distance from existing holes and more to do with the absolute position o

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