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New Owner 1985 Catalina 30 JohnVTX at 3:20pm 12.15.15 Catalina 30 1/610 Well today I moved up from my Sirius 21 to a Catalina 30 tall rig. Biggest boat I have owned is a Ca
DST800 mounting issues/options indimini at 12:30pm 12.15.15 S2 1/690 Now that the boat's out of the water I am trying to figure out where to mount my new DST800 transduc
My next boat sailaway78 at 11:07am 12.15.15 Ask All Sailors 8/633 Soon as I win the powerball, and it's at least 150 mil. :) http://www.shuttleworthdesign.com/adastr
Questions on a Hunter Legend 35 AllBetsGo at 10:34am 12.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/7190 Hi! In the process of purchasing a 1987 Hunter Legend 35. I have read all the owner reviews and thos
NMEA 0183 incompatibility \ any experts? Skipper at 9:57am 12.15.15 Ask All Sailors 14/1571 Standard Horizon GX2150 wAIS. Raymarine SPX-5. New Garmin 44DV chartplotter, replacing 76CSX. The 4
Merry Christmas, y'all (1) Kermit at 9:10am 12.15.15 Ask All Sailors 16/867 Merry Christmas!
Leak around top of compression post (1) tjar at 9:06am 12.15.15 Big Boats 4/1564 With the recent heavy rains in the northwest, I discovered that my new to me 1993 Legend 35.5 has a
Opinions on sail materials dehler25 at 7:07am 12.15.15 Ask All Sailors 6/805 I am looking for opinions regarding sail material preferences. Dacron has led the charge for a long
O'Day 23 Sink Pump Earendil at 6:06am 12.15.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1367 Anyone have experience repairing the (manual) faucet on the galley sink? On my O'Day 23, the sink p
Dismasted c. t.'s at 5:03pm 12.14.15 Ask All Sailors 31/3406 Fellow Sailors~ We lost the mast and standing rigging off of our 1995 Hunter 430. Need a replaceme
Paradise Cove at Malibu, California (1) Kings Gambit at 4:27pm 12.14.15 Destinations 3/757 So, have any of our Southern California sailors anchored overnight recently in Paradise Cove behind
Battery Conditioning Question GonzoF1 at 3:50pm 12.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 19/5143 Ok, so I have the new Sterling 60A charger installed. We put the boat back in the water after doing
Cal 2-25 mast compression (2) rayras at 3:35pm 12.14.15 Cal 14/5424 My 1979 Cal 2-25 is showing signs of mast compression in the form of a sagging bulkhead that separat
Leaking galley window Clydo at 3:27pm 12.14.15 Catalina 310 3/918 Searched archives but couldn't come up with answer. Window over microwave leaking badly. This wind
Newbie went to contract for 2006 Catalina 22 Capri (hull # 1139) Slartibartfass at 2:05pm 12.14.15 Catalina 22 42/7503 My wife gets the kitchen redo..... Survey on Friday and closing in early January. Tall rig, fin ke
Identifying wires @ batteries marchem at 1:33pm 12.14.15 Catalina 310 7/1285 Doing some detective work on the electrical system of our C310 (2000), tracking down what goes where
Curious Bottom (4) Scott T-Bird at 1:25pm 12.14.15 Ask All Sailors 33/4613 118078 118079 118080 118081 After 11 years owning this boat, this is my first opportunity to actuall
Fair price? jfurlong at 1:02pm 12.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1030 Thinking about getting out of sailing (after almost 50 years). I may post more on the reasons why a
Securing lines rlrobian at 10:01am 12.14.15 Catalina 22 22/2063 I have all lines run back to the cockpit in my 81 C22 swing. I am looking for something to help me
Weekly polls now online and searchable Phil Herring at 9:28am 12.14.15 Ask All Sailors 2/297 I'm not sure I ever posted anything about this, but all of the weekly quiz results (polls) are onlin

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Bene First 42 open sea? (1) TimFromLI at 6:20pm 03.06.23 Here's some info a dealer gave me a couple of years ago. They don't make the bolts anymore, the use
bottom paint higgs at 6:18pm 03.06.23 I have been able to cover my 34 ft full keel with 2 quarts every other year. My bottom coms out in
Knock off that racket! jssailem at 6:12pm 03.06.23 Inside the mast. Should be no staining. UV protected safe space. With the mast down run the lines sh
Knock off that racket! Don S/V ILLusion at 6:05pm 03.06.23 I know I've bought schedule 40 gray conduit in the past. I'll see if they have any schedule 80. D
Knock off that racket! Project_Mayhem at 5:45pm 03.06.23 Is it necessary to sand/camfer the edges of cut PVC to prevent it from cutting through insulation? D
Engine control panel modification (3) Scott T-Bird at 5:43pm 03.06.23 Here's a few more views of the pod itself.joint that joins the rim to the pod. It's in ok shape and
Bene First 42 open sea? Tally Ho at 4:29pm 03.06.23 Yes, best to tighten keel bolts while on the hard and weight on the keel. worst issue with those Be
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? Tally Ho at 3:56pm 03.06.23 I thought OP wanted choices or options about buying an Oday 40;) I still use the old plow-style anc
Ice Box Lid Hold Open Tally Ho at 3:53pm 03.06.23 I recently purchased a ice box hold open from Catalina Direct prt# Z4237 it had been used on the Ca
Cleats?????? AaronD at 3:34pm 03.06.23 Good question. My experience with nylon cleats has been fine; no problems with strength or with UV (
Chainplates ShawnL at 3:29pm 03.06.23 I just learned today (on Sail Life on YouTube) that diesel works well to remove the remnants of buty
Knock off that racket! rgranger at 3:29pm 03.06.23
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question rgranger at 3:26pm 03.06.23
Chainplates kclancy at 3:14pm 03.06.23 Hey George - thanks for the insight. I have read that it wasn't all that simple and that is not a ta
Knock off that racket! thinwater at 2:58pm 03.06.23 Ytube conduit install video. Seems like a good one. Watching it made me think of a few variations. i
Factory Head discharge plumbing diagram. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:49pm 03.06.23 My geriatric memory lost that you have a VacuFlush...it doesn't work like any other toilet. I've b
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 AaronD at 2:29pm 03.06.23 I've done a fair bit (OK, an unreasonable amount) of thinking about this; considering synthetic for
Drinking water filter jssailem at 2:10pm 03.06.23 Thanks.
Knock off that racket! jssailem at 2:07pm 03.06.23
Leroy Somer windlas repair WanderIVth at 1:44pm 03.06.23 I'm trying to get access to the motor on a Leroy Somer S801 windlass. After much work I've removed

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