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The death of house batteries (1) uralite at 2:30pm 10.07.18 Catalina 30 19/2472 well here it is. After all the work this summer, took the kids out for the first overnight trip off
More Simnet / N2K questions! Scott T-Bird at 10:38am 10.07.18 Ask All Sailors 13/2890 :confused::confused: Alright, I've put my new N2K backbone system together for B ' G products and i
Pulling a prop Ken Cross at 7:10am 10.07.18 Ask All Sailors 15/936 Okay, I need to pull the prop to install a new strut and to check the shaft for runout. I tried to b
Offset Hinge (2) Wanderwind36 at 12:15am 10.07.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1095 Looking for a replacement hinge or hinges for the stern lazarette for our 1987 Catalina 36 that used
Hunter 216 spinnaker inside or outside gybe preference Hunter216 at 7:41pm 10.06.18 Smaller Boats 28/7003
Hunter 39 Anchor LED Replacement Knotty Dog at 4:13pm 10.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/665 Hello, Can someone advise the size of the festoon bulb for the H39 anchor light? We removed ours to
Interior wood Voyager1 at 12:20pm 10.06.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1350 Does anyone know what type of wood the interior of the ODay 302 is. Mine is getting a bit worn, is
help with short trip in NOLA? Monty VM at 10:53am 10.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/466 Monday morning I am moving my 430 from south shore to lake catherine for haul out and maintenance. I
help with short trip in NOLA? Monty VM at 10:53am 10.06.18 Ask All Sailors 6/569 Monday morning I am moving my 430 from south shore to lake catherine for haul out and maintenance. I
help with short trip in NOLA? Monty VM at 10:52am 10.06.18 Big Boats 2/600 Monday morning I am moving my 430 from south shore to lake catherine for haul out and maintenance. I
Battery gassing..... (1) NYSail at 9:35am 10.06.18 Ask All Sailors 8/943 hello all So my lifeline agm 4ds are on their last leg. Probably 7 years old and p/o who has them f
International Catalina 30 Assn weekendrken at 8:55am 10.06.18 Catalina 30 0/596
quick bottom job question Ken Cross at 7:56am 10.06.18 Ask All Sailors 5/811 Would you put bottom paint on a new bronze shaft strut? The old one was bottom painted. If not, wha
2012 Tohatsu 6hp? rpludwig at 7:43am 10.06.18 Catalina 22 40/7875 Troops....going to look at a "lightly used" 2012 Tohatsu 6hp 20" long shaft next week being sold loc
Hunter 216 rudder blade Hunter216 at 4:02am 10.06.18 Smaller Boats 8/832 The rudder blade I have needs a little attention (winter project) as there are some nicks on leading
Larger Wheel MaxinCalgary at 9:52pm 10.05.18 Smaller Boats 15/1225 wanting to add a larger wheel to my H260 .? Anybody done this already Standard is 24. 28-36 ?
In gear or not under sail? 4sandybutts at 7:31pm 10.05.18 Catalina 30 9/1913 I have an 88 Catalina 30 TR no bowsprit. I was told that when under sail and motor not running I sho
Hurricane Michael old Invest 91 JamesG161 at 7:16pm 10.05.18 Weather and Forecasting 12/1967 We have be seeing this potential for a few days now. Heavy topical moisture in the warm South Cari
Fuel Gauge Type? (1) AlastairLC at 4:27pm 10.05.18 Ask An Oday Owner 37/3145 Does anyone know what type of fuel gauge was used by Oday on their 322s or similar models and how th
Recommended loft for sail inspection and recutting kveach at 4:18pm 10.05.18 Ask All Sailors 41/3872 Finally, after over a year of repairs and setbacks we've dunked our 1987 O'day 222 a few times in lo

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Prospective Catalina 30 (1987, MkII tall rig) keel issue dmax at 6:22am 05.27.24 Yeah - it's not the usual Catalina smile which as you say affects the forward part of the keel joint
Swim step lanyard thinwater at 6:21am 05.27.24 I'm guessing the center section has to be lowered by hand to prevent large impact load on the lanya
Swim step lanyard (1) jssailem at 6:15am 05.27.24 Your challenge is with the dyneema line. It does not like to make sharp bends. C.S.Johnson makes a v
Help with seized fresh water pump jssailem at 5:57am 05.27.24 Am I missing something? As always the devil is in the details. Here is a copy of the parts manual.
Help with seized fresh water pump (1) Afraal at 5:34am 05.27.24 I found this one on Amazon and in a few sites for the Kubota D1005. It seems identical to the one fr
Cut rudder bottom? B41S5. kappykaplan at 5:24am 05.27.24 I want to cut 4 inches off the bottom. Why?
Help with seized fresh water pump kappykaplan at 4:40am 05.27.24 On our way back to the dock yesterday, the fresh water pump on my Universal M25xpb seized. It all h
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? dlochner at 4:37am 05.27.24 All inland waters in the US use Statue miles which are shorter than NM, 5280 feet vs.6076 feet. To
CENTERBOARD WOES tgzzzz at 4:18am 05.27.24 Lucky you. I wanted a CB in new boat and it was stuck. I had zero luck getting "the mud" out. Finall
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator kappykaplan at 4:02am 05.27.24 Barometric pressure in millibars?
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... kappykaplan at 3:50am 05.27.24 Well done, Scott!! :beer:
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator Davidasailor26 at 3:49am 05.27.24
Swim step lanyard Davidasailor26 at 3:42am 05.27.24 You could get a thimble and splice around that. That would at least avoid any chafe from the bolt, t
Chain plates Hunter 49 justsomeguy at 3:38am 05.27.24 Just replace it.
Swim step lanyard Caboteur at 2:55am 05.27.24
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? Caboteur at 2:42am 05.27.24
321 Rudder Play - Parts Mojo321 at 12:17am 05.27.24 Few updates. Got the rudder dropped but had to use an oscillating tool to cut out all 4 bolts for th
windvanes for hunter 33 de 2004 michel06440 at 11:18pm 05.26.24
windvanes for hunter 33 de 2004 michel06440 at 11:16pm 05.26.24
Deck leaks on Marlow Hunter 37/40 (1) matts997 at 11:08pm 05.26.24 Not sure if anyone is still following this thread, but if there are any updates I'd like to know.

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