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I love my drifter!!!! gjordan at 8:42am 05.10.16 Catalina 22 26/5432 Yesterday I finally got to sail my new (to me) Catalina. Other than still needing to sort out some r
Lewmar hatches on a 376 JohnandJane at 8:00am 05.10.16 Big Boats 2/555 I have a cracked galley hatch, Lewmar Coastline model, on my Hunter 376. Has anyone changed out the
Has anyone managed to setup a single point lifting system on Catalina 22??? Jason Vaughan at 7:33am 05.10.16 Catalina 22 2/627 Hi, I want to keep my boat at a location that requires the use of a jib, and they require a single p
Trailer sailor shroud attachments (1) Dennis Kitchen at 6:48am 05.10.16 Smaller Boats 3/808 Here is my latest solution for attaching shrouds on my Hunter 23.5. As discussed in another thread,
Preparing for haul out emergpa1 at 4:49am 05.10.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1220 We are going to haul Otter out of the water later this week. The marina we will use is Green Cove S
Virtual Moral Support with my rigging chrisings at 4:35am 05.10.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/799 The yard stepped our Cat 30 mast early and we did not have our bimini frame mounted. Of course the b
Standing Rigging burnswelds at 2:30am 05.10.16 Catalina 30 6/1024 Good Morning , I have a 1980 Catalina 30TR, with all original standing rigging. I bought the boat
Do we really need more boaters? Daveinet at 7:18pm 05.09.16 Ask All Sailors 45/2861 I started to respond to Don's post about youth sailing, and stopped, as I did not want to hijack tha
Need a sail gbrian at 7:16pm 05.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/845 I am looking for a gently used genoa for my '94 mac 26.
Captain "Crash"... Still funny watching for the third time.. mz4wheeler at 6:26pm 05.09.16 Ask All Sailors 24/2371 wxg30c6z00E
Shower sump pump filter location kimelmore at 6:18pm 05.09.16 Big Boats 8/3162 :(I'm hoping for some help here. My admiral took a shower on the new to us 1996 Catalina 380 Saturda
Eye Splice or Halyard Knot for Class II Core Dependent Line? Ward H at 6:02pm 05.09.16 Ask All Sailors 9/3747 I bought some Samson Warpspeed II 5/16" for use as a main halyard. I had planned to use a halyard kn
Polish Deck? (1) Capri at 5:57pm 05.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/952 Hi everyone. My 1981 22 has areas on the deck, aside from the nonskid, that lol like they have had b
Can bottom paint wait? shank at 5:22pm 05.09.16 Catalina 22 2/820 Hello, I'm taking ownership of an 87 C22 this weekend and the owner is nice enough to deliver it to
baby stays sailnewbie at 4:19pm 05.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/664 I have a venture 224 and need to attach some baby stays, where is the best place to attach them? pic
Oday 28 Holding Tank Replacement (1) DYFLWD at 2:39pm 05.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 48/7562 I will be replacing my Holding Tank on my 1983 Oday 28. It is yellowed and "crusty" and I cannot see
ZAP restoration product. JHoward at 2:35pm 05.09.16 Ask All Sailors 1/503 Has anyone had experience with this as a gel coat cleaner?
Sheaves for slab reefing - Hunter 376 DSqr at 2:33pm 05.09.16 Big Boats 2/594 I'm trying to install the reefing line through the Z Spar boom and have found that there is only one
Should I recess my bilge pump? OS2Dude at 2:15pm 05.09.16 Catalina 30 5/1176 Our 1985 Catalina 30 mk I SR Fin Keel has a large bilge pump with a float switch that leaves about 2
Capri 16.5 Ron P at 2:12pm 05.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/507 I just purchased a Catalina Capri 16.5 and would love to find an owner's manual for it.

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Blown exhaust not enough I guess jssailem at 6:29am 09.04.23 Guess which one failed last week. :banghead::facepalm::biggrin:
raising and lowering mast shemandr at 6:25am 09.04.23 I've participated in using a gin pole. It was fine for the 23 to 25 foot boats. But for the larger
Car Accident RoyS at 6:20am 09.04.23 The older drivers have dementia, the younger drivers are stoned, the police have given up, you basic
New to the forum Sunbird22358 at 6:16am 09.04.23
Blown exhaust not enough I guess RoyS at 6:12am 09.04.23 It is a good practice to carry a replacement for every belt and pump on board. All pumps fail eventu
Yanmar 2YM15 Oil leak Pattern- Need advice please RoyS at 6:00am 09.04.23 Square oil stain is usually caused by water mixed with oil. Water spreads the oil to the edge of the
Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 5:56am 09.04.23 Thanks to all. Back on it later today. Like an idiot, I did not look at the coolant level last nig
Invest 95L shemandr at 5:55am 09.04.23 Damnit Jim!
Winterization of hot water tank Jimongee at 5:38am 09.04.23 Thank you Jssailem and dlochner. I actually now live in Nashville, tn but will keep our C & C a Ma
Invest 95L (2) JamesG161 at 5:35am 09.04.23 This is the reason it will be a Major Storm. Hurricane Fuel or Stored Solar HEAT. Normally we sho
Blown exhast (1) twodzusfittings at 5:32am 09.04.23 Here is one unfinished. Looks like it's casted. Maybe a mix of iron and some other metals. I can't s
Invest 95L jssailem at 5:30am 09.04.23
Winterization of hot water tank dlochner at 5:09am 09.04.23 Drain the tank into the bilge and pump it out. If there is not a dedicated drain on the tank, pull t
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement Terry Cox at 5:08am 09.04.23 just placed my order for 15 ft of the Saniflex from Defender and plan on doing the work this weeken
Invest 95L (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:03am 09.04.23 This is GFS model forecast for 10 day from today. And an even more concerning picture from the GFS
lines Evan656 at 5:03am 09.04.23
Winterization of hot water tank jssailem at 4:55am 09.04.23
Vagabond 17ft. jssailem at 4:30am 09.04.23 Your Vagabond 17 sounds like a sweet boat. Clearly you understand the first rule of a boat. Water m
Yanmar 2YM15 Oil leak Pattern- Need advice please BigEasy at 3:33am 09.04.23 Possibly leaking from valve cover gasket. Another thing to possibly check (if present) is an additi
Sister ship! -- lame start to my own boating season miketcook at 1:12am 09.04.23 Fresh water and cooler temperatures! Am jealous! From St. Petersburg, FL where we luckily dodged an

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