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newbie recommended reading/study... rpludwig at 7:04am 08.16.16 Catalina 22 10/1469 As a newbie to the Cat22, and preparing to refit #12502 this winter, I've been spending some time tr
NMEA 2000 - Follow The Instructions Maine Sail at 5:01am 08.16.16 Ask All Sailors 18/1117 I hear it said all the time that N2K is "easy" and it is much easier than the older 0183 standard bu
Aft Shower Sump on MH-40 zigracer at 9:31pm 08.15.16 Big Boats 1/424 Anyone know where it's located and how to access it? Thanks
C30 chain plate surprise.... (3) Diybrad at 7:37pm 08.15.16 Catalina 30 23/7098 I know this is a big topic among any older boats but it never hurts to talk about it again. I have
Automatic Fire Extinguisher Issue Dan_Y at 6:45pm 08.15.16 Ask All Sailors 12/894 Our h36 has a factory-installed Sea Fire FG 50A extinguisher in the engine compartment. Noticed this
A holding tank sensor lesson for Hunter 36 owners and maybe others Dan_Y at 6:27pm 08.15.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/3803 I thought the wema holding tank sensor had failed when we bought our used h36 because we had used th
Teak Black Spots pchrisler at 5:49pm 08.15.16 Ask All Sailors 2/403 I recently had the teak toe rails cleaned and new teak oil applied. I've noticed some black spots th
Radar Installation kimelmore at 5:04pm 08.15.16 Ask All Sailors 19/5211 I'm waiting for a quote back from the Raymarine dealer on installing a Radar and C70 Chartplotter on
1985 Hunter 23, removing iron keel, repairing, and reattaching to hull Digger at 4:43pm 08.15.16 Smaller Boats 14/2087 I just acquired a 1985 Hunter 23, with a rusty, 31 year old iron keel. I am considering removing,
Water in the bilge Soldier at 4:42pm 08.15.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1644 I have a 343, 2005. If I close all through hulls then no water. If I leave open the air conditioner
Looking for a Berkely hull diver markwbird at 4:19pm 08.15.16 Ask All Sailors 5/362 Do any of you SF Bay sailors have a good hull cleaner that you could recommend? Preferably someone
Holding tank of Catalina 400 1995 Mike White at 3:58pm 08.15.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 18/3573 We purchased a Catalina 400 from the states, and the holding tank for the main head had been remove
Mid-West Thunder Storms BudGates at 3:29pm 08.15.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1389
Hunter38 tachometer/hour meter problem Toothrx at 2:34pm 08.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1111 This is my first post ' I hope I'm doing it correctly. I own a 2006 Hunter 38 with an hour meter on
Propeller sizing question (diameter/pitch tradeoffs) for upgrade to folding RichW9603 at 2:18pm 08.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3753 Hi all, I have a 1989 Hunter 33.5. From what I have been able to research, the OEM propeller is a 1
Barlow Model 19 Winch Replacement? (1) Euphoria2011 at 2:15pm 08.15.16 Bigger Boats 0/858 Hello, My 83 Oday 28 has a Barlow 19 winch for the main sail and I was thinking of replacing it wit
What's up with this scupper drain? (3) SFS at 1:24pm 08.15.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1666 I need to replace, or at least rebed, the port cockpit scupper drain on my 1983 H31. It is leaking,
Politics Jim Hawkins at 1:03pm 08.15.16 Sails Call Lounge 36/2444 At the risk of being Keelhauled is it OK to talk politics in this forum?
C30 Mark II windlass Diybrad at 12:14pm 08.15.16 Catalina 30 2/990 I keep reading posts and seeing 1986+ C30s posted for sale that state they have electric windlass bu
Replacement of soles in a 1983 H31 (4) SFS at 11:00am 08.15.16 Mid-Size Boats 52/7890 126859 (Exactly! There wasn't one.) Here is the new one, installed: 126860 Material was 3/4" exter

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Demasted jssailem at 11:08am 01.09.24
So long 2023... Deparlocean at 11:03am 01.09.24 We should all be grateful for the year we passed even if it was a bad one, because if we still stand
Demasted (1) Scott T-Bird at 10:06am 01.09.24 Never take that stem fitting for granted! The first season we owned our Catalina, I was concerned a
Demasted Ralph Johnstone at 9:50am 01.09.24 Thanks so much for more sleepless nights and something else to worry about. I'm so very sorry to he
Help with a new sail LakeShark at 9:41am 01.09.24 Update - after brushing, application of PB blaster and a few whacks with the rubber mallet, we did
Hunter 34 Stern railing height ? LloydB at 9:32am 01.09.24 my guess 30 inches won't be as good as the measurement.
Shore Power Roland5048 at 9:10am 01.09.24 On some of the earlier h30s, the ac/dc breaker panel was located in the forward part of the q-berth
Help with a new sail Scott T-Bird at 9:04am 01.09.24 My '83 cat22 has that setup. A clevis pin will hold the sail in place but the long "tang" is to hoo
Help with a new sail ambler at 7:54am 01.09.24 My '83 cat22 has that setup. A clevis pin will hold the sail in place but the long "tang" is to hook
1995 35.5 Legend overall depth dlochner at 7:31am 01.09.24 The overall depth is required to calculate the net tonnage. The Form specifically asks for the depth
Weather patterns for the PacificNW shemandr at 7:19am 01.09.24 At least I now know where the Fraser River is...
1995 35.5 Legend overall depth JamesG161 at 7:13am 01.09.24 It is not the draft, it is the distance between the railing and the bottom of the hull, where the k
Weather patterns for the PacificNW JamesG161 at 7:05am 01.09.24 a MAJOR BLIZZARD situation across the WA & OR Cascades I love that Science works about Snow and th
1995 35.5 Legend overall depth dlochner at 6:31am 01.09.24 If you know the draft, measure from the waterline to the deck amidships, add the two measurements.
Shore Power dlochner at 6:28am 01.09.24 There should be a circuit breaker panel and its location should be pretty obvious if shore power was
Hunter 34 Stern railing height ? Claude L.-Auger at 5:46am 01.09.24 Thanks Kloudie. Do you have davits ? And if so what brand ?
Hunter 34 Stern railing height ? kloudie1 at 5:42am 01.09.24 I am probably going to drive to the boat tomorrow.. I will get your measurements if still needed..
Prop rotation question dLj at 5:00am 01.09.24 Nope! It's Autostream. I'm packaging it up tonight to send to Martec in Arizona. Hopefully, it w
Help with a new sail NOLA at 4:46am 01.09.24 Thanks for the advice - and i thought I was done!! I found the correct sized clevis pin at West Ma
Help with a new sail Crazy Dave Condon at 4:07am 01.09.24 Former Catalina dealer. Just saw this. In the past the stainless steel tack pin was screwed into a

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