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New fiddle block (1) JohnVTX at 7:53am 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 32/12253 I have never liked the setup Catalina used for mid boom sheeting. Trimming it was not easy or conven
should I unclip line from mast to end of boom? jyjohnson at 7:12am 09.05.16 Smaller Boats 12/2547 Took our 25.5 yesterday in light air yesterday. There is a wire cable with a simple spring loaded sh
Assym hardware. Clydo at 7:07pm 09.04.16 Catalina 310 3/1097 Wonder if snap shackles are strong enough to use on Tack and for sheets on clew? I usually use cow
Access stanchion nuts behind cabinets 86 C36 kloewit at 4:48pm 09.04.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/638 need to replace stanchions midship on my C 39 1989. Does anyone know how to get to the nuts behind t
Things to look out for when buying a 2006 36 Mk II sashaproctor at 4:44pm 09.04.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1010 I recently sold my 1976 Catalina 27 and have put an offer in on a 2006 36 MK II. I have a survey/se
Yanmar leaking seawater pump; metric not SAE/inch kip at 4:34pm 09.04.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/1137 I was getting a Yanmar 3HMF started after not running for several years. One of the things I was tol
Shakey Perkins Diesel Marc Robic at 3:20pm 09.04.16 Mid-Size Boats 10/3727 (I have a Perkins 18HP, 3 cylinder) Sometimes, at idle, the engine will shack a lot. But I give it
23.5 attaching topping lift to masthead travelingjerryb at 3:13pm 09.04.16 Smaller Boats 18/2548 OK, one more stupid question. Replacing all my running rigging. What knot (or other attachment metho
shift cable removal blunt at 2:40pm 09.04.16 The Cherubini Hunters 2/652 any suggestions on removing the shift cable?i have detached it from the motor and have opened up the
C30 MKII Docking Challenge Finn1 at 2:09pm 09.04.16 Catalina 30 7/1613 Hi All...I've got a challenge I'm hoping you can help me with. I recently moved to a new slip whe
This will make you want to sail the Chesapeake! Bad Obsession at 1:33pm 09.04.16 Ask All Sailors 26/3145 I bought this on Blueray a while back and it is breathtaking to watch. Here is a preview of it. It
Moorage Rates druid at 1:02pm 09.04.16 Ask All Sailors 41/4042 I wonder what everyone is paying for moorage rates here. After taxes, electricity, surcharges, etc.
New boater Hunter 27 William1989 at 10:15am 09.04.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/3543 Hello all, My name is William and I am new to this site but have found it helpful thus far. Wonder
41DS fuel guage gfrazzle at 9:57am 09.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/396 Installed rebuilt Balmar 100 amp alternator and new ARS-5 voltage regulator. Works great but now fue
Fresh Water tank leak NiceBeny at 9:53am 09.04.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/901 Hi everyone, I found a almost pin hole leak near the top of one of my plastic fresh water tanks, i n
Y-25 PARTS gobluemich290 at 8:50am 09.04.16 Yamaha 11/3202 Hi All, I have a Y-25 and am need of a few parts. I emailed Mr. Suzuki per the YamahaSailboats.org
No vhf fred1diver at 6:11am 09.04.16 Ask All Sailors 8/756 hey everyone, I Was has having problem with my vhf, no reception no transmition, I found the problem
Original Sales Brochure for MacGregor 21/22/23/25/36 (2) jmce1587 at 12:53am 09.04.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1714 Came across the original sales brochure for the older Macgregors from a former crew. Wanted to shar
Removing Washer/Dryer from 426DS Airborneheel at 10:44pm 09.03.16 Big Boats 3/765 I'd like to free up that space. I'm wondering if anyone here has done the same thing. It appears I'l
1984 Hunter 31 - Persistent leak near fuel tank (1) Glenn2002 at 9:56pm 09.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 59/11498 Just bought a 1984 Hunter 31. Spent a week now throwing 8 garbage bags of junk from the boat, two da

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Finding cabin leaks with pressure? kappykaplan at 6:01am 05.11.24 Any specific methods you used, or pics of the process? I really want to do this, but not sure how t
Whale Manual Bilge Pump sailcapt340 at 5:50am 05.11.24
Whale Manual Bilge Pump dlochner at 5:41am 05.11.24 John Thank you for the help. Went to my boat last night and my Manual Pump is the Whale Gusher MK3.
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? Ben16737 at 5:39am 05.11.24 This worked Awesome!!!!!!!!! I pressure up'd the cabin with my leaf blower and washed the boat dow
Whale Manual Bilge Pump (4) sailcapt340 at 5:31am 05.11.24 John Thank you for the help. Went to my boat last night and my Manual Pump is the Whale Gusher MK3.
Winch placement dmax at 5:10am 05.11.24 Check/ask here, if it's been done, they will know: Catalina 34 International Association
Northern Light Show - Possible JBP-PA at 4:47am 05.11.24 I checked about 10 last night in Northern Ohio. Nothing. (Though we have a lot of light pollution
Refrigerator/Solar JBP-PA at 4:45am 05.11.24 You can buy a decent portable DC fridge for about $200-$250. You can get a mini fridge big enough f
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker? cymeyer at 4:33am 05.11.24 yes, for sure. our code 0 is on a furler while our Spinnaker was on a sock.
Winch placement (1) Guystapo at 4:29am 05.11.24 I can always set the auto pilot and jump up front ..I was just thinking of how this could be way eas
Masthead sheaves east coaster at 4:15am 05.11.24 In my case the mast was made by spar craft and I got the drawings for same from the Catalina 320 web
Hap[py 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery CYQK at 3:42am 05.11.24 You are a "ROCKSTAR" in my books always have been!!!
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker? danstanford at 3:35am 05.11.24 We use our code 0 far more than we ever did with the spinnaker. Love the code 0. Just easier t
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. ggrizzard at 3:28am 05.11.24 Thanks guys. I'm off to HD when the sun comes up.
Refrigerator/Solar sailme88 at 3:21am 05.11.24 ALL solar is DC. ALL shore power is AC. Shore side solar requires AC to power the inverter that crea
Refrigerator/Solar kappykaplan at 2:43am 05.11.24
Major Sun Storm Alert ! (1) JamesG161 at 9:21pm 05.10.24 Update G5 Maximum Another Flare just occurred Jim...
Northern Light Show - Possible (1) JamesG161 at 9:08pm 05.10.24 may extend South to the Gulf Coast too
Northern Light Show - Possible Leeward Rail at 8:14pm 05.10.24 so I would like to see them, and this has to be easier than getting to Alaska :cool: Nowhere near
Masthead sheaves PlaneTom at 8:03pm 05.10.24 We had good luck with lubricating the sheave in place. It does require a trip to the top of the ma

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