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Looking to buy a Catalina 27 or 30 Mike Madeira Beach at 7:52am 03.14.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 28/4563 Would really appreciate any advice from current or past owners of either the 27 or 30. What to look
Kenyon shroud tang suppliers? kito at 6:47am 03.14.16 Ask All Sailors 4/624 Other than Rig-Rite? I need 4 lower shroud tangs. I got a nice quote for a set of swaged shrouds fro
ALUMINUM PORTLIGHT RESEAL AXEL at 6:45am 03.14.16 Ask All Sailors 6/570 I did this job once but it was a while ago. I bought the kit from Catalina Direct. I had to be a whi
Locating a Fuel Bladder on OC 41 Aitheria at 6:40am 03.14.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/456 I'm considering adding an ATL 25 gallon, above-deck fuel bladder to my OC 41. Anybody have experien
OOPS! (1) DannyS at 4:44am 03.14.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1024 10207434972739398 Well, fixing this mess is on my to-do list this spring. This happened last summer
Bigger water tank Matpearce at 10:39pm 03.13.16 Catalina 310 7/845 Hi has anyone put another water tank in the bow of a Catalinas 310 I was thinking about a triangle s
320 Fin vs Wing Keel Fiddler's Green at 6:33pm 03.13.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/3145 My wife and I are looking for a new boat and the Catalina 320 is on the short list. We looked at tw
Found the leak--Hole in hull polarbrer at 5:31pm 03.13.16 Catalina 22 11/1187 Summer of '14 I posted here that my new to me '74 Catalina 22 seemed to have too much water in the b
Beneteau barrier coating Faster Double at 4:30pm 03.13.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1922 We bought our 2008 B 323 last June and the survey uncovered an adherence problem with the bottom pai
Transiting Deception Pass Terry Cox at 4:08pm 03.13.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/7113 Some harbor a fear of transiting Deception Pass in a displacement hull boat. Much of this fear comes
309 Deck Light Crystal_RPAYC at 3:21pm 03.13.16 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/1346 The Deck Light on my 2007 309 has failed. Does anyone know what the lamp is and if a LED version is
mounting vane to mast macrigger at 2:21pm 03.13.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/693 I have an aluminum weather vane that I was hoping to mount to the fiberglass mast cap. Upon removin
bimini for a 1981catalina 22 woosailormate at 11:06am 03.13.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/625 I bought a 1981 catalina 22 that needs restoration and I am in that process. I would like to find
new owners and deck maintenance macwho at 10:04am 03.13.16 Catalina 30 4/1337 My wife and I purchased hull 6152, Moon Shadow, 30 TRBSWK walk thru last July. We spent most of last
Replacement Portals Choirbuoy at 8:46am 03.13.16 Catalina 30 2/627 Hi, I have an older ( 1977 ) Catalina 30 and I am looking to replace the original portals with ones
O'Day 23 core ClintonLakeSailor at 7:43am 03.13.16 Day Sailers 4/1389 Hi all, I have a 1978 O'Day 23 that has some decomposing core under the mast. Befor I cut in, would
Installing rub rail on Beneteau 361 suttonski at 5:22am 03.13.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3518 Hi I have a Beneteau 361 year 2000 and would like to install a rub rail. I have checked on Beneteau
The Mysterious Balboa 24 Jerry Zitterkopf at 7:24pm 03.12.16 Balboa 16/8012 A local gentleman has a Balboa 24 for sale (well, actually his wife is demanding he sell it as it ha
New sheaves for continuous furling line guide on Hood 705, Catalina 27 (1) gavinbailey at 6:58pm 03.12.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/1454 Hi, I'm trying to find new sheaves to replace those in the attached pic which guide the continuous
Code XX sail (1) Jackdaw at 6:57pm 03.12.16 Ask All Sailors 19/1378 Like a Code 0, but more refreshing. https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t1.0-9/1280

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2008 Beneteau in mast furling ? BlindCat at 9:30am 04.18.23 I have IMF on my 2002 393. It did take a little getting used to, but its great never having to leave
Folding Prop Rick D at 9:15am 04.18.23 2005 H36 with Yanmar 3YM30. I am considering a folding prop and have a fact question and an opinio
Folding Prop Hollyberry at 9:01am 04.18.23 I would not say that a FOLDING prop gives you better reverse thrust - it depends on the model and de
Rust color in Antifreeze buddybear at 8:55am 04.18.23 I hate to say this but any chance you've got a leak from the raw water cooling into the AF system ?
New Mac 25 owner Serendipity202 at 8:52am 04.18.23 Congrats! It's so nice to be able to sail or toodle around with a room cabin!
Buying new sails Salty Jack at 8:26am 04.18.23 Wow what great advice. Would you be willing to email me so I can correspond with a few other questio
Rust color in Antifreeze capta at 8:25am 04.18.23 I rarely use chemicals to clean my fresh water side of the cooling system. It can cause scale to fal
Perkins M60 timing belt replacement kloudie1 at 8:06am 04.18.23 Since that tensioner does not have a spring load, the belt tension gauge is pretty much necessary to
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? dlochner at 7:59am 04.18.23 We have a PLB, which is a smaller version of an EPIRB - unlike an EPIRB, a PLB won't auto-deploy, a
Newbie Fresh and Green dlochner at 7:48am 04.18.23 Thank you dlochner for your sharing of knowledge. Dave here's another question then. Do certain din
Newbie Fresh and Green dLj at 7:47am 04.18.23 Thank you dlochner for your sharing of knowledge. Dave here's another question then. Do certain din
Folding Prop George Braun at 7:38am 04.18.23 2005 H36 with Yanmar 3YM30. I am considering a folding prop and have a fact question and an opinio
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? AaronD at 7:38am 04.18.23 We have a PLB, which is a smaller version of an EPIRB - unlike an EPIRB, a PLB won't auto-deploy, an
Emgine replacement jssailem at 7:14am 04.18.23 Brad.... Perhaps clarity. Engine replacement... can mean I want a brand new engine installed - sh
Newbie Fresh and Green Clay Smith at 7:07am 04.18.23 Thank you dlochner for your sharing of knowledge. Dave here's another question then. Do certain ding
Rust color in Antifreeze Don S/V ILLusion at 6:58am 04.18.23
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? kappykaplan at 6:57am 04.18.23 With devices like these, are you able to test them? It varies by device, but they do have a test f
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:56am 04.18.23 So I'm curious... With devices like these, are you able to test them? Like, could you call the sear
Seaward 25 mast raising system catalanc at 6:54am 04.18.23 That would be fantastic! Thanks, Gmeyer. cec
Newbie Fresh and Green dlochner at 6:50am 04.18.23 For Lake Ontario, dinghy davits are not necessary. I've always towed the dinghy. On ocean crossings

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