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Best Paint...... Papadave at 2:19pm 05.01.18 Catalina 22 4/631 I have a few , well more than a few hairline cracks/"spider-webs" on the deck and hull, none very de
Replacement red and black shift levers for 1989 C30 Gordon Shackelford at 12:01pm 05.01.18 Catalina 30 2/686 Hi! Anyone know where I can find replacement shift levers??
1987 28.5 Forward hatch (2) thetone at 9:55am 05.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/719 Hello, I am looking to replace the forward hatch on my 1987 Hunter 28.5. I would like to just repla
473 - Proper Alternator / regulator wiring Benny GrowSailing at 9:53am 05.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/910 All, we recently bought a used 473 (Model 2003) and are currently working on the electrical system.
H26 Outboard Motor Shaft, Long or Extra Long Doug J at 9:44am 05.01.18 Smaller Boats 64/10667 Can someone tell me what the recommended shaft length of the motor for a H26 should be? Is it 20 in
PREPPING H23 for paint + questions about keel prep (2) drewsyntax at 7:56am 05.01.18 Smaller Boats 34/1683 Hi All Lots of work on the H23 in motion. Ive stripped down most of the 30yrs of paint off the keel
Bottom Paint? (1) Lemon Drop at 7:49am 05.01.18 Catalina 22 11/1461 Has anyone used the rustoleum marine bottom paint? My boat is primarily a fresh water boat but the P
Ericson 35-3 questions BobHorn at 6:09am 05.01.18 Ericson 3/2870 Looking at possibly buying a 35-3. The boat has two water deck fills so I'm assuming two water tanks
Came across this class of sailing craft - Blokart Will Gilmore at 5:28am 05.01.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/487 I just discovered this class of sail powered cart called the BloKart. Just thought some of you migh
Shortening sails on C&C38 Landfall Saltyalex at 7:49pm 04.30.18 C&C 5/1538 Hi, guys. I am a freshly baked C'C38 Landfall owner and trying to figure out how to make her happy.
Replacing a thru hull with a larger one - hole enlargement Captain Larry-DH at 5:46pm 04.30.18 Ask All Sailors 4/483 I want to replace the puny 750gph bilge pump in my engine compartment with a 4000 gph model. That re
whipping mast head stays on a Hunter 22 SP22 at 4:06pm 04.30.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/696 Can anyone confirm or deny the need to whip the mast head stays above and below the spreaders on a 1
Bottlescrew/turnbuckle threads on 1989 first 32s5 bernie_ni at 1:07pm 04.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/350 Hello all, I was starting to get my mast ready to go up again for the first time. I noticed all 4 of
2003 42ft Oceanis CC -Hydraulic Steering Leak Rob2435 at 12:57pm 04.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/637 Not my boat but researching for a fellow mariner... On the hydraulic pump there are two bolts on eit
Blessing of the Fleet (2) Simon Sexton at 12:55pm 04.30.18 Ask All Sailors 3/402 Hey Everyone, Good afternoon! Yesterday I had the amazing opportunity to take part in the
Pearson 39-2 prop specs mpbeagle at 12:30pm 04.30.18 Pearson 1/792 I'm looking at a few folding props on ebay and was wondering if anyone knows the pitch and diameter
Sanitation Hoses Terry Cox at 11:28am 04.30.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1056 Hi Peggie, would you please provide your feedback on the new Thetford Marine's Tecma-branded premium
O'day 27 leans Whatsit at 11:02am 04.30.18 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1058
Trailer design loading keel boat kcpilotpat at 8:31am 04.30.18 Trailer Sailors 43/7596 There is a challenge in loading sailboats onto trailers without using a hoist. The angle of the tra
RAM mic cable rewire? Bob S at 8:30am 04.30.18 Ask All Sailors 34/8719 Not sure but I can't be alone in this: My Standard Horizon CMP23B RAM mic functions fine but the cab

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GOB Gone? shemandr at 3:25pm 02.28.24 So can't they go digital? It's not the same reading my laptop on the can but I could get used to i
GOB Gone? kappykaplan at 3:16pm 02.28.24 Printing costs have gone way up, cost to mail has gone way up, so the costs to produce print has sk
Inner metal structure on 28' Oday Question Clutch Cargo at 3:08pm 02.28.24 It would be great if you could post some pics of your rudder showing the structure.
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Davidasailor26 at 3:07pm 02.28.24 I agree but certainly catalina knew what it was doing so those two hoses must be for something else
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? All U Get at 3:00pm 02.28.24 Do they run aft to the stern clamshell vents. Crawl into the aft storage and look to the furthest co
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? (1) Ted10028 at 2:53pm 02.28.24 It's not good practice to put supply and exhaust beside each other. Airflow just follows the shorte
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? jssailem at 2:49pm 02.28.24 It's not good practice to put supply and exhaust beside each other. That would be a good suggestio
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Justin_NSA at 2:38pm 02.28.24 I just talked to catalina direct they seem to think that the two hoses are exhaust and inlet for en
GOB Gone? dLj at 2:07pm 02.28.24 My perception is that the founders of the magazine sold it about 2 years ago to the current owners.
GOB Gone? shemandr at 1:59pm 02.28.24 My perception is that the founders of the magazine sold it about 2 years ago to the current owners.
Kirie Elite 29 Hat trick at 12:42pm 02.28.24 Thanks for your reply! I may need to break out the chisel. The bottom nut looks a bit corroded and t
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions dmax at 11:39am 02.28.24 Water enters the rudder through either the top of the shaft (rain water), where the shaft enters the
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 11:03am 02.28.24 Just an observation - the OP was asking about the unknown hoses - now we are fixing his thru-hull..
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Paint Timm R Oday25 at 10:18am 02.28.24 That is what I understood you to ask. I would use a wire brush on a 4 1/2" grinder and get down to t
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions Rmalko at 10:00am 02.28.24 Congrats on your Catalina acquisition. Since your in RI, I am guessing you have your boat on the ha
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Calif. Ted at 9:46am 02.28.24 they have a little pin with a donut on the end. Does anybody know what they are for? Yeah, you don
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? dLj at 9:35am 02.28.24 Just an observation - the OP was asking about the unknown hoses - now we are fixing his thru-hull...
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions jssailem at 9:33am 02.28.24 Congrats on your Catalina acquisition. Since your in RI, I am guessing you have your boat on the ha
Cleaners safe for 4200 dLj at 9:30am 02.28.24 I'd suggest a good citric acid product. The one I like is Citrisurf 2210. It's main use is for the p
Cleaners safe for 4200 ggrizzard at 9:25am 02.28.24 I've used OxyClean on my deck, including 8 port lights, and I've seen no deterioration in 8 years.

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