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Winch placement Guystapo at 2:40pm 05.10.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1414 Has anyone ever placed a winch in the aft part of the cockpit. I have a Catalina 34 and its really h
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. ggrizzard at 11:21am 05.10.24 Ask All Sailors 16/2146 I have to try to remove the original specifications numbers that are painted (printed?) on common PV
Hap[py 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery Maine Sail at 10:48am 05.10.24 Ask All Sailors 4/644 Happy 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery.. TkyF976hAxo
Self Tailers and the Catalina 22 New Design ...3TacksontheWater at 10:01am 05.10.24 Catalina 22 3/884 Do I ever wish that someone made a smaller self tailing winch. The smallest one is the Andersen 12 S
Northern Light Show - Possible jssailem at 9:28am 05.10.24 Sails Call Lounge 13/1712 This weekend promises to be an exciting. SPECIAL STATEMENT - Northern Light Show ?? May 10 2024
IS your GPS, AIS, Home Power Grid acting funny? jssailem at 9:01am 05.10.24 Ask All Sailors 1/12 This weekend promises to be an exciting solar event. NOAA Headlines: "Major Sun Storm Alert!"
Are you ready... Mother's Day Weekend ALERT. jssailem at 8:39am 05.10.24 Ask All Sailors 0/11 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/major-sun-storm-alert.1249939420
Another Major Sun Storm Alert ! JamesG161 at 8:37am 05.10.24 Weather and Forecasting 8/1181 We got the alert on May 5th and knew that CME or Coronal Mass Ejection was aimed at the Earth. Thos
Shroud adjusters - Newport 17 Hoatsy at 8:29am 05.10.24 Newport 1/316 Helloooooooo! My partner bought me a 1978 Newport 17 that's a little rough around the edges. One of
Stuffing box mount repair (1) mbefus at 3:54pm 05.09.24 S2 4/738
Weather forecasting and Racing. (2) jssailem at 11:16am 05.09.24 Weather and Forecasting 2/467 I have been experimenting with LuckGrib as a software (MAC based program) to improve my sailing expe
Berth orientation in Hunter 40.5 jcreamer at 11:08am 05.09.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/1669 We are looking at a 1994 Hunter 40.5. I have not spent any time in a berth that is athwartships (is
Hot water tank colin59 at 9:03am 05.09.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/744 Hi, have a 2000 H290 and started up the water system after launch and noticed rusty colored water l
Whale Manual Bilge Pump sailcapt340 at 5:27am 05.09.24 Big Boats 11/1192 On the Port Side of my 2000 340, under the access folding seat is a Whale Manual Bilge Pump. It has
SD 20 Sail-drive help circa1971la at 7:01pm 05.08.24 Engines and Propulsion 1/417
Time to sell the Schock 23.2 (1) dinomium at 2:51pm 05.08.24 Trailer Sailors 5/1116 So I just got a Catalina 30 so my 23.2 and trailer will have to be put up for sale soon and I am loo
To cut or not to cut pushpit fred1diver at 2:42pm 05.08.24 Ask All Sailors 2/477 Hello all! For ease of boarding the boat from the swim ladder I was wondering if it would be wise to
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? mjp83 at 11:34am 05.08.24 Smaller Boats 7/1051 Hi, we restored a 1981 C22 just to find out we would like a larger boat. We mainly trailer to the
hunter 49 wing keel dimensions? Zencra at 11:07am 05.08.24 Big Boats 1/323 Hi, I'm in Aruba and close to being hauled out. I need to know the width of the winged keel and tryi
O'day 23-2 Topping lift hasspacher at 10:11am 05.08.24 Ask An Oday Owner 8/700

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JVC Stereo Upgrade jssailem at 1:56pm 05.07.25 There are so many choices for radios. I found Fusion a good option for my boat. They can range from
12 Volt power panel dlochner at 1:50pm 05.07.25 There are a limited number of reasons why the voltage is so low. The battery is weak to begin with
JVC Stereo Upgrade dlochner at 1:41pm 05.07.25 We have kept it very simple, a JBL Flip 6 waterproof blue tooth speaker and an iPhone streaming Pand
12 Volt power panel Don S/V ILLusion at 1:37pm 05.07.25
Identification labels clutches /line stoppers C310 jssailem at 1:35pm 05.07.25 Thanks HB. I have the label maker. I need to keep adding batteries. The tape looks good. I'll get a
Tight furler jssailem at 1:30pm 05.07.25 I was thinking a belt and suspenders approach. You go to release the furler, and something hidden le
Hatch covers for hunter 34 Dzzz at 12:18pm 05.07.25 What size of screw on the male snap did you use? Thanks Kevin
Coaming Compartment Covers Dzzz at 12:17pm 05.07.25 What size of screw on the male snap did you use? Thanks Kevin
Tight furler Project_Mayhem at 11:22am 05.07.25 @Project_Mayhem, where did you source part #3: 1/4-20x3/8 screw in SS from? My local, and very wel
12 Volt power panel Davidasailor26 at 11:22am 05.07.25
12 Volt power panel NCBrew at 10:41am 05.07.25 Like my stereo is slow coming on out works after a slight delay
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long marcham at 9:40am 05.07.25
T-track / Jib rails Foswick at 9:38am 05.07.25 I've reached out to Catalina.com but nobody seems to answer the phone or respond to voice mails...
Merit 22 owners Los at 9:12am 05.07.25 3. No bilge I'm aware of, but access port forward of the keel. Good answers from Digger1. I would
Merit 22 owners Los at 9:03am 05.07.25 I just make a large loop under the lower shrouds. As soon as the mast is up and forestay connected
Merit 22 owners Los at 8:58am 05.07.25 Here is my A-Frame set-up for stepping the mast. I also use the main sheets vs a winch. Also made u
New owner of a Chrysler 22 sandpiper SteveHughessails at 8:10am 05.07.25 Very wise advise re the shrouds and their hardware. I have bent 2 to date as I thought I stopped so
11.0 battery wiring Stu Jackson at 8:01am 05.07.25 These links include many wiring diagrams. Electrical Systems 101 Electrical Systems 101
Merit 22 owners (1) Los at 7:55am 05.07.25 231405 Here is my 1983 Merit 22 (Pressure Drop) My buddy helped me find it. Turns out he sold it new
Identification labels clutches /line stoppers C310 Hello Below at 7:44am 05.07.25 I have been using a P-Touch label maker on the boat. It's a pretty simple process to print new labe

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