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Mixing oil....... NYSail at 8:10am 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 4/325 So doing my annual oil change. Unfortunately I put oil into a clear container (leftover from last ye
How To: Removing fuel tank on Catalina 310 (8) max_sailing at 1:07am 10.18.25 Catalina 310 5/617 Hi 310 folks, I recently had a fuel tank leak on my 310. It took me a while to figure out it was t
Placement of engine cover cable eyestrap PEMS at 5:59pm 10.17.25 Catalina 310 5/465 The cable that holds the engine cover/cabin steps when angled forward was removed by a previous owne
New Cal 29 owner rigging questions MeandmyCal29 at 5:10pm 10.17.25 Ask All Sailors 11/496 Hey, folks. I've finally let stupidity take over and broke my vow to never own a boat. I was given a
Bookmarks unclejack3 at 1:56pm 10.17.25 Ask All Sailors 11/529 Hi. I can save a thread by saving a bookmark but where can I find them to retrieve it? Thx
flushing long shaft outboard tilted (1) newsailor72 at 9:21am 10.17.25 Ask All Sailors 11/550 have a Macgregor 22 with a tohatsu 6hp sailpro that has a flushing port. boat is in a slip. With th
C350 Howard Jones at 8:14am 10.17.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/346 I'm going to have a survey done on an 06 C350. Does anyone have any first hand experience with this
Tired of bashing my knuckles on the dodger frame - shorter winch handle? JimHansen77 at 2:16pm 10.16.25 Big Boats 15/979 2002 Hunter 356. The clearance between the end of an 8" winch handle for the jib and the SS dodger
Solar Cycle 25. Update (2) jssailem at 1:42pm 10.16.25 Weather and Forecasting 1/245 We at the Weather and Forecasting Forum have a warm affection for the sun. We know monitoring it wil
New O'Day owner. (1) peterandginny at 7:47am 10.16.25 Bigger Boats 10/641 234976 First post on the forum. Just closed on Fathom That a 1986 O'Day 31. Winter will be a long
Santana 2023 rigging quiggers at 1:47am 10.16.25 Trailer Sailors 7/624 I am looking at a great condition santana 2023, I believe the A model, 1994. But in looking at pic
Winter cover with mast down john6206 at 12:21pm 10.15.25 Ask All Sailors 6/437
Replacing starboard rope clutch Monheganlover at 11:51am 10.15.25 Catalina 310 6/596 The clutch for my main halyard refuses to stay in the open position which makes it difficult to drop
V Berth Hatch Window (1) twodzusfittings at 6:41am 10.15.25 Bigger Boats 6/517 I decided that the original lens had way too much crazing and needed to be replaced. So I took some
Help putting in a simple solar setup for my C-22 Carl Wonderful at 2:02am 10.15.25 Ask All Sailors 13/819 Hello, I have a 1971 Catalina 22. I want to put in a simple solar setup...maybe 30 - 50 watts tota
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? A REDUX! (10) TrapperJohn at 9:43pm 10.14.25 Ask All Sailors 6/363 Now that the season is over, it's time to get back and post what I found on my thru-hull expedition.
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows RKenSailor at 6:31pm 10.14.25 Catalina 22 24/1508 I have leaky windows on my 86 New Design Catalina 22. I can't find any info on how to reseal those f
Dipstick troubles on MD11D (1) FulmarCT at 4:34pm 10.14.25 Engines and Propulsion 2/327 I have a Freshwater cooled Volvo MD11D on my Fulmar. The oil dipstick in a RW cooled MD11C is short
Navionics and missing areas of the Atlantic?? GeneraiT001 at 2:14pm 10.14.25 Ask All Sailors 15/768 Hi, I would like to sail from Newfoundland to the Azores. I can see the charts for these two but the
Where to make port in the Azores/Israel? GeneraiT001 at 1:44pm 10.14.25 Destinations 7/437 Hi, Planning a trip next year to Israel with a stop in the Azores. Any recommendations on which port

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What causes color variation varnished teak? jssailem at 6:50pm 12.06.25 Some varnish does have additives that can cause a difference in color. More often the teak oils have
What causes color variation varnished teak? dlochner at 6:48pm 12.06.25 Teak has natural color variations and exposure to air and UV can change the color. In your case the
How far can a C350 go? jssailem at 6:37pm 12.06.25 The Catalina 350 is a good boat. The answer to your query is not necessarily the boat but the skippe
How far can a C350 go? Steve_Catalina at 6:33pm 12.06.25 The c350 was produced from 2003 - 2008 then replaced by the c355. A member in c34.org site who lived
A fun project that just came across my desk dlochner at 6:02pm 12.06.25 Are you certain that is it SS? What's the weight of the shackle compared to known SS shackles? Clear
How far can a C350 go? Howard Jones at 5:48pm 12.06.25 I'm curious because I see these Youtubers with smaller/lesser boats going blue water sailing.
How far can a C350 go? JoeWhite at 5:35pm 12.06.25 C350 was the recent replacement for C36. They are both coastal cruisers. There is no limit as to how
WP10 Simrad autopilot parts Project_Mayhem at 3:54pm 12.06.25 How big is this? I might consider 3D printing one
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit Project_Mayhem at 3:49pm 12.06.25 Thanks so much! This is really helpful. We'll start by trying the rag trick. We've replaced the jok
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit Lulastar1 at 3:15pm 12.06.25 I went through something similar with my new to me boat earlier this year. I started a thread about
A fun project that just came across my desk dLj at 2:51pm 12.06.25
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit Project_Mayhem at 2:45pm 12.06.25 Hi Peggie. Do you have a recommendation for something that will work when the ventilation/oxygen is
A fun project that just came across my desk Captain Larry-DH at 2:31pm 12.06.25
A fun project that just came across my desk dLj at 2:23pm 12.06.25 Not yet! What fun would that be? Being underwater most of the time, and presumably deprived of o
A fun project that just came across my desk shemandr at 2:10pm 12.06.25 Not yet! What fun would that be? Being underwater most of the time, and presumably deprived of ox
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit Lulastar1 at 12:56pm 12.06.25 I apologize, Peggie - I wasn't clear. The KO2 kit (Knock Out Odors) is sold by Raritan as a system
A fun project that just came across my desk dLj at 12:39pm 12.06.25 Do we presume the original shackle to be SS ? Interesting differences in corrosion forms between t
A fun project that just came across my desk Ralph Johnstone at 12:27pm 12.06.25 Do we presume the original shackle to be SS ? Interesting differences in corrosion forms between th
Correct placement of cradle pads on 27-2 (89-94) Crazy Dave Condon at 11:42am 12.06.25 @SailingLoto Those strap marks were installed by Hunter. Please take pictures and measurements and
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 Timm R Oday25 at 11:17am 12.06.25 Good afternoon . I apologize for being late to the party . Most of the smaller Oday's ,under 27 feet

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