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Potential damage to alternator diodes (1) Scott T-Bird at 1:19pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 9/601 Yesterday, I was pushing my boat along at WOT for about a 5-minute spell and I detected slightly dif
Invest 98L --> TS Melissa --> Hurricane Melissa (3) JamesG161 at 10:49am 10.18.25 Weather and Forecasting 22/1501 All models are to many days out to predict this Tropical Wave, but.... GFS runs head on to Dry Ai
Mixing oil....... NYSail at 8:10am 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 4/327 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 5/621 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 5/471 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 11/500 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 11/533 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 11/552 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 15/980 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 6/439
Replacing starboard rope clutch Monheganlover at 11:51am 10.15.25 Catalina 310 6/602 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 13/823 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 6/371 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 24/1516 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 2/330 I have a Freshwater cooled Volvo MD11D on my Fulmar. The oil dipstick in a RW cooled MD11C is short

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How far can a C350 go? Howard Jones at 10:54am 12.07.25 Cool! That will be interesting reading.
How far can a C350 go? Richard19068 at 10:52am 12.07.25 While not a 350 there was/is a Catalina 34, Aussie Rules, that sailed from British Columbia to Austr
Mooring whips for trailerable sailboats SteveHughessails at 10:22am 12.07.25 I can give many good reasons to own a trailerable sailboat. :-) Mooring whips would be used if you
Main sheet Routing help Johnb at 10:20am 12.07.25 That looks the same as mine. The blocks need to be in good condition. It all works well when set u
Main sheet Routing help Davidasailor26 at 9:33am 12.07.25
Cracked gel coat below the waterline Ralph Johnstone at 9:27am 12.07.25 it's a little cold to work outside. -16C right now. :) Holy crap ! I didn't know life could exis
Cracked gel coat below the waterline Don Crowther at 9:15am 12.07.25 This will be a spring fix since it's a little cold to work outside. -16C right now. :)
How far can a C350 go? BigEasy at 8:54am 12.07.25 Catalina designed the 350 for coastal cruising. Use it within the design parameters and it should d
What causes color variation varnished teak? BAD ORCA at 8:51am 12.07.25 Some varnish does have additives that can cause a difference in color. More often the teak oils hav
What causes color variation varnished teak? BAD ORCA at 8:47am 12.07.25 Teak has natural color variations and exposure to air and UV can change the color. In your case th
Looking at a used Cal 20: Outboard/Rudder/Cushions Kings Gambit at 8:39am 12.07.25 The motor will work but it won't get you out of heavy winds That should be what the sails do. The
Mooring whips for trailerable sailboats Crazy Dave Condon at 8:11am 12.07.25 @Will Gilmore When adding mooring whips, set up is crucial to make them work correctly. This shoul
How far can a C350 go? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:10am 12.07.25 I'm not talking about taking mine across an ocean. I'm just curious if it could do it. You are as
old man sailor jmczzz at 7:18am 12.07.25 You did it all with skill. Your data now shares, you are up in the PNW. Less confusion has been cre
Mooring whips for trailerable sailboats Will Gilmore at 7:00am 12.07.25 I especially agree with your last suggestion, Dave. There is one great advantage to owning a traile
Cracked gel coat below the waterline chp at 6:42am 12.07.25 Hey Don. How did you make out with your hull problem?
old man sailor jssailem at 5:59am 12.07.25 You did it all with skill. Your data now shares, you are up in the PNW. Less confusion has been crea
How far can a C350 go? dlochner at 5:50am 12.07.25 Btw, the question was "how far has someone sailed around C350". A better question may be has anyo
old man sailor jmczzz at 9:06pm 12.06.25 I think I have convinced the prior owner, who had turned the P 26 into an apartment, to take the ref
What causes color variation varnished teak? BAD ORCA at 8:42pm 12.06.25 The interior of my boat is cherry. A prior owner varnished some of the cherry with an amber tinted

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