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New Catalina 25 owner, looking for sails Liz Ingalls at 3:26pm 09.30.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/976 Hello! I hope all is well. My name is Liz and I am 22. I just got my hands on a 1992 Catalina 25.
Genset operation NYSail at 2:16pm 09.30.17 Ask All Sailors 12/861 so I finally got around this weekend to trying to start my Onan 5.5kw genset.all systems go, cranks
Hunter 33 mast height dougmroberts at 12:58pm 09.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/613 I would like to shorten my mast on my Hunter 33. The mast has the furling mainsail system. Has anyon
Dripless Shaft Seal leaks jonelli at 11:32am 09.30.17 Catalina 30 57/12153 This came installed from the previous owner before I purchased the boat a few years ago. I underst
Keel Winche ChuckTurner at 10:10am 09.30.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/416 Has anyone ever installed a DC electric winch to raise and lower the keel on a C25?
Preferred plumbing for engine / water heater anitfreeze loop Hayden Watson at 9:42am 09.30.17 Ask All Sailors 5/503 How is your water heater connected to the engine? As far as I know there are two main ways to plumb
VHF radio use from shore is now legal but limited Ken Cross at 8:32am 09.30.17 Ask All Sailors 3/485 I keep reading that we can't use our VHF radios from shore, but now we can. It's limited to docks an
Yanmar B-1 Engine Display Panel UPDATE (4) dsaniti at 7:59am 09.30.17 Mid-Size Boats 7/2330 141365 141366 141367 141368 Wanted to post these pictured of the panel that I made to update the Hun
Fresh Water Tank Vent Location? jviss at 6:59am 09.30.17 Tartan 29/12704 The fresh water stopped, even though the gauge read nearly full; so I thought my gauge was not worki
South Florida Sailors - Pompano area agprice22 at 5:00am 09.30.17 Ask All Sailors 0/210
O'Day 23-1 Tacking And Handling sreidvt at 8:56pm 09.29.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1686 I am (hopefully) close to done restoring a 1974 23-1 that should splash next summer. I bought it in
Photo contest winners revealed... we were shocked! (4) Phil Herring at 8:41pm 09.29.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1953 Okay, okay, the only thing shocking about these photos is how good they are! And how hard it was to
Need info this Palmer Johnson (2) Texseean at 8:07pm 09.29.17 Ask All Sailors 9/390 I got this for salvage and need some help identifing what it is. Im thinking Palmer Johnson pilot ho
I need a key blank for my Catalina 350 companionway lock. gvidor at 7:07pm 09.29.17 Parts Search 2/674 It appears to come from Italy. Any info?
N28-2 Keel Differences MitchK at 6:33pm 09.29.17 Newport 1/558 Anyone know the physical differences (other than length) of the two keel versions on the N28-2. I'm
P42 port / starboard - rear storage hatches - why designed this ways Puesta del sol at 2:24pm 09.29.17 Big Boats 4/645 Any idea why these houses were designed to drain into the bottom of the boat under the aft state roo
Boat signage (1) justsomeguy at 10:07am 09.29.17 Sails Call Lounge 8/727 Git them Duke boys! this stuff? Or more importantly, proofreads it? :laugh:
Reverse cycle heater NYSail at 6:42am 09.29.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1000
H34 transmission hunter healer at 4:49am 09.29.17 Big Boats 18/1092 I have a H 34 model year 1983 and I'm getting conflicting answers to how much transmission oil to p
Pearson 39-2 Deck moisture and owners manual andyschoenb@gmail.com at 2:30am 09.29.17 Pearson 7/1704 Hello I am in the final stages of deciding whether to purchase a 1987 Pearson 39-2. It appears that

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Help with a new sail sailme88 at 6:11pm 01.06.24 that looks like a 180 degrees twist lock. The other end should have an ear on it that make contact w
Beneteau 373 rebedding toe rail and stanchion behind power panel dlochner at 6:09pm 01.06.24 Sealing leaks from outside never work for very long. Any deck fitting that leaks needs to be removed
Help with a new sail jssailem at 5:50pm 01.06.24 It may be that the pin goes thru the tack cringle and has an ear that only allows the pin to be rel
Classic wooden boat owners jssailem at 5:35pm 01.06.24 You have been slammed north of the 50th parallel. With a serious Yukon High forming. I see you and C
Help with a new sail rgranger at 5:34pm 01.06.24 Rubber mallet?:oops:
Mast tabernacle rgranger at 5:31pm 01.06.24
Help with a new sail shemandr at 5:29pm 01.06.24 It may be that the pin goes thru the tack cringle and has an ear that only allows the pin to be rele
Classic wooden boat owners S/V Valiant at 4:49pm 01.06.24 Will who made the three master schooner? Is that a Hershcoff design Marco Polo by chance?
Help with a new sail (1) Tally Ho at 4:47pm 01.06.24
Classic wooden boat owners S/V Valiant at 4:47pm 01.06.24
Classic wooden boat owners S/V Valiant at 4:46pm 01.06.24
Help with a new sail lacoursmarc at 4:13pm 01.06.24 I've never seen that setup. It looks like the metal it is up against is heavily corroded causing it
Tabernacle design CaptainStan at 2:33pm 01.06.24 Why would adding a tabernacle require a compression post? The boat was designed with a beam across t
Mast tabernacle CaptainStan at 2:05pm 01.06.24 I leave the mast in the tabernacle and put a red flag on the end of the mast sticking out past the b
Mast tabernacle Tedd at 1:57pm 01.06.24 I haven't made a tabernacle but I think one could speed the rigging process of some trailerables. I
Furling Line Rigging tailboom at 1:20pm 01.06.24 just use your stern cleat. no reason for additional hardware. Otherwise you can add a cleat to th
Furling Line Rigging LakeShark at 12:48pm 01.06.24 Thanks. I would like to eliminate the line going through the turning block and run the line along t
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Mikem at 12:04pm 01.06.24 I hope that 2024 reveals another saved Catalina. You do such nice work.
Polycarbonate Bimini Window Nodak7 at 11:55am 01.06.24 We have Makralon AR2 which has anti-scratch anti-UV coating on both sides. After five seasons still
Polycarbonate Bimini Window Dr. D at 11:48am 01.06.24 We have Makralon AR2 which has anti-scratch anti-UV coating on both sides. After five seasons still

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