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Find Beautiful Womans from your town for night gino's at 12:00am 05.21.24 Alden General Chat 0/12 Pretty Womans from your town
Race Round Whidbey on Papillon (10) PepperW at 10:57pm 05.20.24 Racing 4/1451 POST 1/3 Hello to all, this is my first unprepared attempt to pull something together for the recap
Welcome, Harbor 20 Sailors GaryT at 5:43pm 05.20.24 Harbor 20 1/3292 Dear Harbor 20 Sailor, Welcome to our own forum where we can ask questions and share information wit
Anyone have winch handle pockets on their 315? VFR750 at 5:43pm 05.20.24 Catalina 310 10/1544 Simple C315 Question: Do you have pockets for your winch handles in the cockpit? Where are your wi
Rodeo anchoring (1) T-Schwan at 3:48pm 05.20.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1979 224860
Catalina 27 outboard hp question Catalina27 at 11:52am 05.20.24 Engines and Propulsion 8/1346 Hello, I have a Catalina 27 I've had on the lake for 4 years. I am about to move it into the bay (Co
Tinting windows: before or after sealing inside gasket? Not Too Shabby at 10:17am 05.20.24 Catalina 22 5/827 The 1976 windows are out and they are clean! The bead of silicone that a PO had applied around the i
Porta pottie leaks when flush valve is open Project_Mayhem at 10:03am 05.20.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1357 Whenever there's liquid in the bowl and the the flush handle is pulled, a small trickle shows up on
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? BAD ORCA at 9:50am 05.20.24 Ask All Sailors 17/2408 Anyone have any experience with this particular mast step ladder? I need to get up my mast soon and
Mooring ball pennant question carlc376 at 5:13am 05.20.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1693 I am new to sailing (and Mooring) and just purchased an o'Day23. I am a convert from the trailerabl
Need your help for 1987 C & C MKIII Jimongee at 9:12pm 05.19.24 C&C 0/888
Make the right choice - participate in the giveaway! Embolic2 at 8:46pm 05.19.24 Alden General Chat 0/28 Get your hands on the latest gadgets
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 7:19pm 05.19.24 Catalina 30 21/3081 I am new to the sailing scene and just recently (1 month ago) purchased a 1989 Catalina 30. I am hav
Fresh water pump Deleted member 117556 at 12:01pm 05.19.24 Catalina 310 7/1944 Has anyone found an alternative fresh water pump to the Shurflo Aqua-King II 3 gpm pump for their C-
inline blower question brad minda at 10:24pm 05.18.24 Catalina 30 4/812 I plan on replacing the inline blower for the engine compartment. As I live 2 hours from the marina
cost of 3YM30AE NCBrew at 8:51pm 05.18.24 Engines and Propulsion 1/29 Does any one know the cost of a new Yanmar 3YM30AE
Fabric search (1) BulldogTim62 at 1:37pm 05.18.24 Catalina 22 18/1973 I'm looking to buy some Navy blue with little gold dots fabric wholesale by the yard, anyone have a
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted danm1 at 7:21am 05.18.24 Big Boats 9/1553 I have a crack in the companionway hatch and the only way to remove the (plexiglass/lexan?) seems to
Oceanis 343 In Mast boom assembly (2) B343ME at 6:22am 05.18.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/729 Need help fixing a Beneteau Oceanis 343 In Mast furlinh boom assembly. Was not rigged properly at t
3YM39AE cost NCBrew at 2:59am 05.18.24 Ask All Sailors 7/3891 what is the cost of a new 3YM39AE

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Thank You! (Some thoughts on my 'rookie season') dlochner at 4:50am 11.01.25
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 ShawnL at 4:34am 11.01.25 @dlochner about covered it. But... I have been told that the early c22 mainsail didn't use slugs.
Raw water intake pump questions BigEasy at 10:46pm 10.31.25 The motor is a Yanmar 3YM30AE and the pump is by Johnson F4B-903. I found a video of rebuilding thi
Broken Mast block alternativez capta at 10:10pm 10.31.25
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 9:02pm 10.31.25 Welcome to the club, I just got a '87 35-3 this Summer and it is quite the learning curve coming fr
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 9:00pm 10.31.25 The conventional wisdom from years ago was if the entrance bar was breaking too heavily or had a "r
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 8:59pm 10.31.25 The design criteria for coastal cruising (offshore) are different than for ocean sailing - here's a
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 8:58pm 10.31.25 As others have said, get as much sailing experience as you can before trying such a thing. You have
1984 Newport Mk3 30-foot spreader boot (end cap) size? Project_Mayhem at 7:27pm 10.31.25 I found that silicone tape works better than rigging tape for spreader boots. Self amalgamating spli
Lifeline Stanchion Orientation Questions (Catalina 22) Davidasailor26 at 7:04pm 10.31.25 My preference would be vertical stanchions - no interference when walking the deck, and also no risk
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. Lazy1 at 5:26pm 10.31.25 Welcome to the club, I just got a '87 35-3 this Summer and it is quite the learning curve coming fro
Thank You! (Some thoughts on my 'rookie season') Ralph Johnstone at 4:09pm 10.31.25 and download the manual with parts diagram. You can probably find your engine maintenance manual
Thank You! (Some thoughts on my 'rookie season') Stu Jackson at 2:39pm 10.31.25 My winter goal is to take an online marine diesel maintenance course, then the ideal follow up woul
1984 Newport Mk3 30-foot spreader boot (end cap) size? (2) jssailem at 1:30pm 10.31.25
Lifeline Stanchion Orientation Questions (Catalina 22) (4) jssailem at 1:13pm 10.31.25 I believe after some research that these early C22 stanchions were bent in at this hard angle.. see
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. pgandw at 11:27am 10.31.25 I agree with this, however, the coastal cruiser definition seems to be strange to me. It would seem
Thank You! (Some thoughts on my 'rookie season') Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 10.31.25
Thank You! (Some thoughts on my 'rookie season') john6206 at 9:14am 10.31.25
Thank You! (Some thoughts on my 'rookie season') BarryL at 8:22am 10.31.25 Hi, Nice write up. As you wrote there are plusses and minuses for big boat / little boat. When sail
Lifeline Stanchion Orientation Questions (Catalina 22) JBP-PA at 7:22am 10.31.25 Can you recommend a specific epoxy for the job? Been trying to understand epoxy but still little

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