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Is it the trim, or is it the sails? sesmith at 6:23am 06.10.23 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1580 As a response to the screen saver post, here's a topic I'm not sure has really been covered in the p
Adding a 2nd Bilge Pump to a 310? Monheganlover at 7:12pm 06.09.23 Catalina 310 6/830 I had a scare at commissioning at the beginning of the season when I saw my boat right after the yar
SPLIT WATER TANK twodzusfittings at 2:30pm 06.09.23 Bigger Boats 10/1184 Hi guys, need some help. My Starboard side water tank seems to have developed a split in one of the
Leaking Lewmar Porthole mistermike55 at 2:26pm 06.09.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/541 Greetings fellow cruisers - we have a leaking Lewmar porthole and are wondering what troubleshooting
Home Built Stack Pack (2) Ward H at 10:46am 06.09.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1608
YSM12R Mixing Elbow neck (2) DerekV at 9:35am 06.09.23 Engines and Propulsion 8/1074 Hello everyone. First post here, by recommendation from a bud at the club I'm in. My boat has a Yan
Making curtains (1) zinahewitt at 6:50pm 06.08.23 Ask All Sailors 19/1458 Hi All, My 1975 Dufour 34 has a track for curtains. I think it was the original track but no curtai
Selden Rodkicker seems to have a lot of play at the mounting bracket - is this normal? (1) AndyL at 4:22pm 06.08.23 Big Boats 2/528 The mounting bracket where my Rodkicker attaches to the mast seems to allow a lot of movement becaus
Spinnaker Pole Jaw restringing KGarvey at 2:11pm 06.08.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/320 Hello, I'm looking for information on how to replace the string or twine that opens and closes the j
Kent Narrows Chesapeake Mclovin at 9:57am 06.08.23 Destinations 2/1116 Has anyone recently navigated Kent Narrows in Grasonville MD lately? What's entrance from the north
Hatch For Daysailer2 Fozzybond at 8:43am 06.08.23 Day Sailers 2/603 Has anyone put a roof hatch or portlights into their Daysailer 2? The cuddy is dark and airless and
Hunter 29.5 Table travorgeron at 6:09am 06.08.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/725 Can someone please explain to me how to raise and lower the table on the Hunter 29.5 with the weight
Lubricating the top bearing at the top of the in mast furling? BroncoJohn at 5:51am 06.08.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/358 I lubricated the lower in mast furler bearings, winch and the bearing at the top of the main sail wh
Best Chart Plotter Solution (1) Screen Saver at 4:14pm 06.07.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1513 I am looking at replacing my legacy Raymarine Plotter ( E180 Classic) The Plotter is shared/integrat
New Sailer - Mastjack Confusion TarBall at 2:28pm 06.07.23 Day Sailers 3/1341 I'm a new owner of an Oday Javelin looking to take it out for the first time this weekend. I have a
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) fconmass at 1:25pm 06.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/785 Does anyone know the part number to order a new raw water pump, rubber impeller and paper gasket. Al
fuel gauge Rick.johnson at 10:57am 06.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/981 Hi Guys i have a 1987 hunter legend 40 with a yanmar 4jh-e engine an the fuel gauge is mounted
What's next to be aware of ? Timm R Oday25 at 6:30am 06.07.23 Ask All Sailors 6/601 https://news.yahoo.com/orcas-threw-yacht-around-rag-105525147.html?guccounter=1'guce_referrer=aHR0cH
SS Rod popping sound mesmith1122 at 6:24am 06.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/1328
Adding soundproofing to companionway step (1) zinahewitt at 7:56pm 06.06.23 Ask All Sailors 4/635 Hi All, I hope your day is going well. I need a sanity check. I have the companionway step below I

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Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard kappykaplan at 4:57pm 09.18.24 Welcome to the forum! :beer: Sorry to hear of your woes with your new-to-you boat. Blisters are not
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Don S/V ILLusion at 4:56pm 09.18.24 Take it somewhere you/someone else can fix the blister and apply paint?
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable kappykaplan at 4:47pm 09.18.24 However, now the throttle creeps towards idle while motoring at speed. I didn't notice anything in
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable Schwarz633 at 4:43pm 09.18.24 My recently acquired Tartan 33R has a Yacht Specialties pedestal and Universal 5424 diesel. I just r
Cutter rig Willemvan at 4:30pm 09.18.24
Wheel to tiller Stu Jackson at 4:04pm 09.18.24 Not a good idea. You might find out more here: https://catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/forum.asp?FORU
Wheel to tiller kappykaplan at 3:54pm 09.18.24 Just don't do it. :plus:
Wheel to tiller Scott T-Bird at 3:50pm 09.18.24 Just don't do it.
I joined the club. NEW BOAT! Scott T-Bird at 3:49pm 09.18.24 You will never be sorry! She is an excellent boat for your location.
Cutter rig dlochner at 3:45pm 09.18.24 Some offshore sailors add a removable inner forestay in order to fly a smaller head sail and to have
H376 Mixing Elbow dlochner at 3:38pm 09.18.24 So what is the proper maintenance on an elbow? Is it run time related or just age? I imagine a prop
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner FasterHorses at 3:27pm 09.18.24 Success stories aside, these look like fancy wire nuts which are not NMMA approved. I don't see wh
H376 Mixing Elbow Justin_NSA at 3:16pm 09.18.24 So what is the proper maintenance on an elbow? Is it run time related or just age? I imagine a prope
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner dLj at 3:05pm 09.18.24 Success stories aside, these look like fancy wire nuts which are not NMMA approved. I don't see wh
Cutter rig Jim Legere at 2:35pm 09.18.24 Many people do not realize that a cutter is designed for that rig - the mast is further aft than on
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner Rich Stidger at 1:30pm 09.18.24 Success stories aside, these look like fancy wire nuts which are not NMMA approved. I don't see whe
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner Hello Below at 12:54pm 09.18.24 I've used the Wago connectors in several places on my boat - they have performed very well. :plus:
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner dLj at 12:16pm 09.18.24 I've used the Wago connectors in several places on my boat - they have performed very well. One thi
H376 Mixing Elbow (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:24am 09.18.24
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 09.18.24 Use 1/4" ball valves as they are a nice fit in a tight space. Make sure they are a good quality and

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