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Hood Double Line Furler Terry Cox at 7:56pm 07.28.16 Big Boats 0/489 Two weeks ago something happened to the original 1991 150 genoa Hood furling system on our P42. At t
ICOM 718 and 120 Tuner Rick D at 7:25pm 07.28.16 SSB and Ham Operators 5/1709 Was at the boat the last couple of days and looked at the old 700 SSB I have. Thinking I should repl
Beneteau First 38.5 RA/CU Ropeburn at 7:14pm 07.28.16 Ask All Sailors 9/2345 Need help. Regaurding the Beneteau First 38.5 .....Is this a decent club racing boat or a true dog.
1993 macgregor 26X. Pam at 6:58pm 07.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2997 Looking for someone that owns a 1993 26 X. I just purchased this as my first sailboat. Please if any
Topclimber Ken13559 at 6:21pm 07.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 11/1064 I've bought a Topclimber several months back, now I'm going to use it for the first time on my H326.
Anti-Siphon for 5411 lpbosch at 2:19pm 07.28.16 Catalina 30 9/1167 Does anyone know where (or have a pic) of the location and configuration of the anti-siphon valve fo
Drilling into the deck at the mast John Rushing at 1:54pm 07.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/555 Has anyone put pad eyes at the base of the mast? What would I be drilling into on a Hunter 34 from
H34 Battery Bank Overhaul - tips and recommendations SV My Luv Too at 1:07pm 07.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1760 The battery bank on our 1985 H34 needs an overhaul. Current batteries work but look old, wires are a
Hunter 50 Impeller change SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:34pm 07.28.16 Ask All Sailors 7/588 I am in the middle of changing the impeller on my Yanmar JH4-HTE. It is a very tough job, as the pum
Main Sheet Tackle Block size question Ward H at 10:34am 07.28.16 Ask All Sailors 21/4976 I plan on upgrading the fiddle block on my main sheet tackle. Currently it is a Schaffer 4-1 system
Looking for plywood Sunfish plans kito at 9:54am 07.28.16 Ask All Sailors 9/5877 I know this is a long shot but back in 1976 when I was a senior in high school I built a Sunfish clo
Hunter 28 Rudder Bearing Replacement Beck at 9:40am 07.28.16 Ask All Sailors 8/2499 I have a 1990 Hunter 28, and am considering replacing the rudder bearings. The boat is on the hard,
H36 sea hood removal Ken Honeycutt at 7:18am 07.28.16 Big Boats 1/416 Has anyone removed the sea hood on an H36 (2008). I need to access the wiring for the speed and dept
Can Racing Improve Your Sail Trim Skills? Don Guillette at 7:01am 07.28.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 42/5785 Recently, I had a phone conversation with a Aussie Catalina 30 owner. He wanted to know if I thought
Balancing the boat with additional ballast trim Bfranchini at 6:15am 07.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 35/5646 In all my readings about sailing, most skippers seem to prefer a boat that is heavier in the stern,
Zero power on transmit PeterBld at 2:41am 07.28.16 SSB and Ham Operators 16/1399 We bought "Wild Turkey". She was renamed "Marionette" and was moored in Panama in Gatung Lake for ab
drinking water from holding tanks brad minda at 10:46pm 07.27.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 41/8375 I owned a Catalina 25 for 27 years and never once drank the water from the holding tanks. it was use
boat shakes in slip. brad minda at 10:23pm 07.27.16 Catalina 30 13/3906 I know this may sound strange but if any wind is blowing the boat will shake. This shaking sometime
Hunter 25.5 yes or no? (5) SeanTX at 6:29pm 07.27.16 Mid-Size Boats 28/3826 Looked at a Hunter 25.5 today. He is asking 3700. Most of the hatches leak. Also all cushions that n
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Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix LakeShark at 7:06am 09.20.23 Why not just sand off the gelcoat, prep the glass and reshoot the gelcoat? If you remove the gelc
Fuel Tank Replacement Scott T-Bird at 7:02am 09.20.23 On my Catalina, the fuel tank is aluminum and the 2 water tanks are poly. I wish they made the acce
RaceQs Question PaulK at 6:43am 09.20.23 We've been using ProRegatta to provide tracking. It's a bit clunky and involved to set up.
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker sorcererdog at 6:12am 09.20.23 Thanks, everyone.
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. danooxnard at 4:48am 09.20.23 Hi Mike, you might want to consider an ozone generator to get rid of smells and mold. I bought on on
RaceQs Question Ted at 4:28am 09.20.23 I believe the developer has ceased any activity on the software some time ago. Someone with skills
S 2, 6.9 model information needed dlochner at 4:19am 09.20.23 Your hull number is 86 made in 1984. Search for a HIN decoder on line, there are several.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Ward H at 4:18am 09.20.23 Hayden, is the digital temperature controller a plug and play type of install when replacing the me
Catalina Capri Forum? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:03am 09.20.23 @Monsterfish There are several places for information on the Capri/Catalina 18 to include Wikipedi
C&C 30' MK II - Do you have a cage over the forward halyards on your mast head? Apex at 3:24am 09.20.23 yes through the cage, no issues with jib or spin halyards.
RaceQs Question danstanford at 3:10am 09.20.23 I believe the developer has ceased any activity on the software some time ago. Someone with skills i
PNW Summer Cruise 2023 (3) jssailem at 12:54am 09.20.23 Great to see Stu again. The camera really ages you. Ha ha. This winter may be. Greetings from German
Fuel Tank Replacement jssailem at 12:30am 09.20.23 Poly is a viable answer. The tanks on my boat were installed 49 years ago. They appear still to be s
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. jssailem at 12:25am 09.20.23 Consider the Whale pump to expel black water if you are keeping the holding tank. They have a better
Fuel Tank Replacement mikeracca at 12:19am 09.20.23 Having been an auto mechanic for many years I have found the poly tanks on modern vehicles to simply
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 12:10am 09.20.23 Well, you've probably uncovered the worst of it by now! I suspect that none of the wood flooring i
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 12:04am 09.20.23 That's going to be a fun project! I just bought a project Catalina 38 myself, which I think is in t
2013+ MH-40 Discussion SeaDrive at 11:38pm 09.19.23 I have read that the wrong oil is recommended by Yanmar for the leg, the Quicksilver oil damages the
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 9:59pm 09.19.23 Do you have a recommendation? I replaced my mechanical thermostat which can only sample the temper
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Mark Maulden at 9:35pm 09.19.23 I sent you a PM Those mechanical thermostates are pretty much junk. The only thing that they can m

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