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New Cal 29 Owner! (1) Sambo420 at 10:31pm 06.23.16 Ask All Sailors 12/8642 Hello I am new to this site and wanted to jump right in. I recently became the new owner of a Cal 29
calculater for degree/minutes/seconds to digital degrees tadd5181 at 9:33pm 06.23.16 Big Boats 23/3362 I found a calculator for changing degree/minutes/seconds to digital degrees , but I'd like a formula
Universal M35B Idle adustment fsarmast at 6:32pm 06.23.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/881 I was told by a mechanic that the idle RPM was too high when he did an engine test. It is currently
2005 h31 John11936 at 5:19pm 06.23.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/690 I'm looking at a 2005 h31 to buy and need to know any thing I need to pay special attention to?
Not Posting in Classifieds as it is 310 Specific and FREE (4) Long Story at 2:32pm 06.23.16 Catalina 310 9/190 All: I've had some good fortune with people helping me out on here, and now it is my turn. I have
2008 Oceanis 40 Windlass mswatsonmd at 1:42pm 06.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1454 I am trying to trouble shoot a non-working windlass(QUICK). Worked fine then letting out anchor. A
Hunter 41DS asymmetrical spinnaker sheet leads (2) MFD at 12:43pm 06.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 53/8554 Hi All, I am thinking about getting an asymmetrical chute - actually one of the Doyle 'Utility Power
Hunter 41DS boom preventer/brake leads (2) MFD at 12:37pm 06.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1109 Hi All, I have a 2009 Hunter 41DS and want to install a boom brake. There are these u-bolts between
teak oil fred1diver at 12:33pm 06.23.16 Ask All Sailors 1/319 hey everyone I'm redoing the side rails for my companionway, the rails that hold the crib boards, th
4200 shelf life fred1diver at 9:59am 06.23.16 Ask All Sailors 22/6964 hey everyone, I bought a tube of 4200 about 3 months ago but now it's all cured inside the tube, wha
170 battery box mounting Jiim at 9:33am 06.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/469 Anyone ever mount a battery box on a 170? How did you mount it? Can it be mounted to the motor brack
Trip planning, first three weeks of August forbin at 9:30am 06.23.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 36/4315 Hey all, Looking for some feedback or suggestions for the first three weeks of August out of Seattl
Old Isomat mast (2) RonniePH26 at 9:04am 06.23.16 Smaller Boats 5/867 I replaced the mast on my 1994 h26 this spring and wondered if there is any value in trying to sell
Remote helm switch for cabin top winch? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:33am 06.23.16 Big Boats 5/1891 I am thinking about installing a remote switch at the helm location to control my electric cabin top
Forward Hatch Prop Garymadhatter at 8:11am 06.23.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1175 Greetings, I have a 1980 O'Day 30 and the metal prop that holds open the forward hatch apparently ha
Not a Joke, er... ideas? jonelli at 7:47am 06.23.16 Catalina 30 7/1576 Sorry. that was really bad. lol So, my head pump seems to be acting up, and not sure what it is ju
High line electrical wires Texas Gun-Man at 7:47am 06.23.16 Catalina 22 18/1554 I've been trying to get info about some electric wires going over my lake. The look too close to go
Hot Water aw6686 at 7:41am 06.23.16 Mid-Size Boats 19/1400 2011 Hunter 33.5. The hot water pressure is low and the temperature only gets warm both with water
Manufacturing location trish b at 7:40am 06.23.16 Catalina 30 10/1362 Can anyone tell me how to find out where the boat we are buying was built? We have the hull number
Why this forum is so amazing.... (1) Steve L22188 at 7:34am 06.23.16 Ask All Sailors 8/707 A few weeks ago I asked for ideas and tips on the installation of teak plugs on a swim step I was re

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Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:18pm 04.08.24 Think straw.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Davidasailor26 at 5:16pm 04.08.24 I guess it varies from location to location. Where I am you always take all your lines with you. W
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 5:02pm 04.08.24 Was the rebuilt pump correctly aligned / timed with the engine??? Excellent point! Yes, the timin
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tally Ho at 4:30pm 04.08.24 If this is your regular dock (so you can set up a hook and a spring line, watch this video. i have
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Monheganlover at 4:20pm 04.08.24 Correction on title "Catalina 310"
Bilge water smells like gas Crazy Dave Condon at 4:05pm 04.08.24 First the owner was an idiot for storing gas inside the cabin. Clean the interior as best you can.
"No Step" decals Crazy Dave Condon at 2:56pm 04.08.24 There were long discussions about the wants of customers and one of them was tinted slider companion
Free chafe guard twodzusfittings at 1:42pm 04.08.24 Fire Hose is built with three parts, an inner hose, an outer hose and a waterproof membrane hose in
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much Crazy Dave Condon at 1:42pm 04.08.24 @CbKl your welcome but most importantly you shared the information with others here on this forum.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: kappykaplan at 1:27pm 04.08.24 The point that often gets over looked in these discussions is no one is born with any kind of boati
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: dlochner at 12:54pm 04.08.24 it's a strange world . in my area I have seen boat captains who were professionals jump off the bo
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 12:42pm 04.08.24 It's already been said here but cannot be stressed enough. DO NOT jump from the boat to the dock u
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Roland5048 at 12:19pm 04.08.24 It's already been said here but cannot be stressed enough. DO NOT jump from the boat to the dock un
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: kappykaplan at 11:49am 04.08.24 I can't see any good from jumping off the boat without at least one line attaching the boat to the
Lofrans Tigres Horizontal Windlass dLj at 11:47am 04.08.24 I have a Maxwell windlass and the clutch will work in both directions. Mine only works going down.
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? dlochner at 11:47am 04.08.24 My not a Hunter has a similar installation, the base and the stanchion are 2 pieces. I assume there
Lofrans Tigres Horizontal Windlass dlochner at 11:43am 04.08.24 This would then give a "safety feature the system does not currently have, which is an over-load sa
Lofrans Tigres Horizontal Windlass dLj at 10:33am 04.08.24 @dlochner All excellent points. lly in my case, I have the chain attached to the chain locker bot
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? AndyL at 10:30am 04.08.24 No. On the Hunter 36 the stanchions are in two completely separate pieces. The first piece is a ba
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 10:28am 04.08.24 I never jump off the boat during docking! The stern line is attached to a piling and I am merely ho

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