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For sale (10) OfflineTN at 8:46am 07.13.16 Catalina 22 0/19 I am selling my 1971 Catalina 22. I have fully restored the boat and rigged it for cruising and raci
Evidently I'm not prepared for heavy weather.. Chris Patterson at 8:35am 07.13.16 Ask All Sailors 29/3061 I'm talking heavy weather in access of 50 knots of wind. Friday night at about 1:30 am I took anothe
1981 Hunter 30 Fuel Tank Clogged mbirk81 at 6:56am 07.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1149 I found my Yanmar 15 will only run about 15 minutes until she shuts down. After replacing all filter
Need help with my Oday 302 Rudder ivanovidio at 9:43pm 07.12.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/547 Hello I have an oday 302 sailboat. my rudder was bent and no longer turns the wheel . I have no exp
Need help with my Oday 302 Rudder ivanovidio at 9:40pm 07.12.16 Other Sailboats 0/824 Hello I have an oday 302 sailboat. my rudder was bent and no longer turns the wheel . I have no exp
Water Pump Chatter plenny7 at 8:49pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 2/2182 I've seen a couple of recent threads about water pumps recycling, and pumps coming on intermittently
Vertical or Sensor based Bilge Pump Switches Ed M. at 7:28pm 07.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/607 I find the the newer non-Mercury float switches don't seem to hold up with my 2000 Hunter 460. Has a
Swing keel help (2) Warax at 7:25pm 07.12.16 Catalina 22 43/5553 Hi guys, today i got my old Cat 22 a much needed repair : her swing keel was full of rust and in poo
Stanchion Water Tanks Vents -Hunter Ed M. at 7:22pm 07.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/762 Can anyone suggest how to check the connection between the water tank vent hose and the stanchion ve
Hunter 310 Traveller Tim22 at 6:40pm 07.12.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/1453 I have a 1997 Hunter 310 with the main sheet traveller on top of the arch. The traveller cleats are
looking at batteries fred1diver at 5:32pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 11/874 hey everyone, I'm looking at buying a new battery for my boat. It is confusing, there are so many di
A small tale of woe kpgraci at 5:03pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 1/396 After a few month hiatus from sailing I visited the boat a few week back and found the batteries DOA
A Cautionary Tale... with four lessons! Catmando at 3:32pm 07.12.16 Catalina 22 11/990 If you have adult children who, in all their strength and wisdom, consider sailing with the old man
Anyone Have NFM's Ports On a Cherubini 37C ? Patrick17430 at 3:14pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 1/411 Wanting to order and install some new Found Metals Ports and was needing the measurements for the th
How large MOTOR CAN I USE ON A 1994S? gbrian at 2:59pm 07.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/1590 whay is the largest motor I can use on my 1994 26s Macgregor?
Sail Slug/Slider Question NewbieAdmiral at 1:09pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1184 We bought a used US Yacht 22 and need to replace a couple of the sail slugs. We found four differen
Successfully avoided my boat for 10 days. AWalker at 12:33pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 0/225 This has been a mean feat. Since returning from the San Juan islands I have been itching to get my O
Bilge Pump in Winter lehighsail at 12:15pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2672 While reading the current thread on bilge pumps I thought of my bilge pump. During the winter, on t
Bilge Pump useless in Emergency markwbird at 9:59am 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 34/3066 It recently occurred to me that my everyday bilge pump would not work in an emergency flooding situa
Coating parts (1) Meriachee at 9:12am 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 8/444 I've been making small parts forever, and this year we got a new wheel for the little Catalina. Ther

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310 questions from a potential buyer jssailem at 8:44am 09.17.23 310 vs 34 could be a toss up or decided by what the wallet can bear. Just because you had a bike a
Macerator "stalling out" JamesG161 at 8:44am 09.17.23 it would be trying to pump against shut off head and would be drawing more amps. so you point is p
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. (2) jssailem at 8:39am 09.17.23 Smokey, you idea of a wire clamp on the cable, and then a tie off to th boom will be a simple fix ti
310 questions from a potential buyer matts997 at 8:34am 09.17.23
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? jssailem at 8:21am 09.17.23 I am with Tedd and Ralph on this issue. Outside air directly to Alternator would be far better than
Roll your own! stickinthemud57 at 7:50am 09.17.23 Once you have rolled your own, you will need a cover, right? I can't seem to find anyone who makes t
Trailer plans needed Crazy Dave Condon at 7:17am 09.17.23 I have been out of the industry since 2012 as a sailboat dealer but I have some recommendations.
Where are these blocks used shemandr at 6:33am 09.17.23
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Terry Cox at 5:46am 09.17.23 Good morning, Dan. Our boat came with a 1/2" double braid topping lift halyard. Originally, the work
New to me genoa kappykaplan at 5:36am 09.17.23 Looks great, SailingLoto! :beer:
310 questions from a potential buyer jssailem at 12:14am 09.17.23
310 questions from a potential buyer matts997 at 10:27pm 09.16.23 Interesting--thanks everyone for the input.
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold Ralph Johnstone at 10:00pm 09.16.23 I want to thank you again for being willing to listen and trying to help. Let me tell you, it was
310 questions from a potential buyer leo310 at 9:48pm 09.16.23 Mine is a 2000 hull #44 with a 3GM30. I think that Catalina put in engines that they had on hand at
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. smokey73 at 9:26pm 09.16.23 .in the meantime, I put a little pigtail of paracord on the backstay with a Klemheist knot. I put
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. smokey73 at 9:11pm 09.16.23 @Terry Cox thanks for the insight. My main halyard works fine. I was able to easily fully drop the
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Terry Cox at 9:03pm 09.16.23 It is stuck and will not go up or down Different model boat, but that happened to me a few years a
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold DennisL at 8:53pm 09.16.23 First off I want to thank you again for being willing to listen and trying to help. I'm not the mos
Roll your own! (1) DArcy at 8:02pm 09.16.23 I like the pool noodle rollers, great idea. I made a sail tube out of PVC pipe to transport my daug
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (3) Hayden Watson at 7:14pm 09.16.23 It would likely be easier to keep my cool if I had not done such a good job with my insulation but n

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