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Has anyone managed to setup a single point lifting system on Catalina 22??? Jason Vaughan at 7:33am 05.10.16 Catalina 22 2/638 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 3/828 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 9/1294 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 10/854 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 6/1084 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 45/3128 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 4/888 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 24/2510 wxg30c6z00E
Shower sump pump filter location kimelmore at 6:18pm 05.09.16 Big Boats 8/3473 :(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 9/3956 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 6/1077 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 2/834 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 1/686 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 48/8529 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 1/519 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 2/612 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 5/1216 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 1/527 I just purchased a Catalina Capri 16.5 and would love to find an owner's manual for it.
New trailer recomendation for Macgregor 26D Michel G at 12:31pm 05.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1469 Wondering if anyone has recommendations for a replacement trailer for the 26D for salt water use? M
One keel hanger bolt is bigger than the rest... Minnesail at 12:16pm 05.09.16 Catalina 22 3/995 Hi, This will be my third year with my 1974 Catalina 22, and I decided to drop the keel and inspect

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Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 12:34pm 12.01.23 Ralph, no. The main battery wires are all new in the last couple of years since an upgrade after I b
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 12:25pm 12.01.23 Thanks. Stupid question. Were you fishing something up through the same small opening I have? If so,
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Ralph Johnstone at 12:23pm 12.01.23 I hate to bring this up but are the old wires still in place ? Not too clear what stage you are at
Catalina 310 battery wiring question dlochner at 12:21pm 12.01.23 Very helpful. Thanks. Regardless of the wire size, however, how have others fished the budget wires
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 12:16pm 12.01.23 Maybe the gauge range is, and has been, wrong. What range is one your H410? (only those with a H410
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 12:15pm 12.01.23 meant "smaller main battery wires"
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 12:14pm 12.01.23 Very helpful. Thanks. Regardless of the wire size, however, how have others fished the budget wires
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 12:14pm 12.01.23 I ran a brand new wire from the panel to the engine, nothing changed
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High JoeWhite at 11:49am 12.01.23 What happens if you wire the gauge near the engine with new wiring for testing only
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High Ralph Johnstone at 11:36am 12.01.23 Yanmar water temperature sensors are most often a thermistor with the resistance inversely proportio
Catalina 310 battery wiring question (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:26am 12.01.23 221683 The only way I can see to get your wire through the 5X5 port is to purchase the correctly si
Catalina 310 battery wiring question dlochner at 11:09am 12.01.23 Could you provide a few hi res photos? Cable size should be printed on the cable. What size fuse is
Hull ID Location Hunter 38 2007 Scott B at 11:02am 12.01.23 Starboard side at the stern just below rub rail.
Re-anodising boom and holes RitSim at 10:50am 12.01.23 There is probably also a weakening in the heat affected zone which will be larger than the holes. W
Hunter 285 aft berth redesign. LaDonaMina at 9:45am 12.01.23 I used sports foam which has antimicrobial and was fairly inexpensive, you get it in different dens
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 Salty Jack at 9:43am 12.01.23 Thank you to all who have responded. Your information/advice will be so helpful for my decision. Be
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 9:39am 12.01.23 They are definitely not 2 AWG. I have some of that lying around from an RV I just upgraded to lithiu
Catalina 310 battery wiring question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:25am 12.01.23 should I ever need to replace one of the 4/0 cables? Are you sure you are installing AWG 4/0 cabl
Hunter 285 aft berth redesign. Jkutyna at 9:20am 12.01.23 I hope you used a proper insulating foam such as Armacell marine grade which has microban and not so
Electric Motors Johann at 9:12am 12.01.23 I thought it was funny while Kika was smirking as the guy from EP Tech was telling her that regener

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