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Engine Intake thru hull size ChrisCall at 10:04am 05.24.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/691 what size should the thru hull be to engine intake on catalina 30 with a universal m25xp engine?
Intake thru hull size ChrisCall at 10:03am 05.24.16 Catalina 30 4/810 what size should the thru hull be to engine intake on catalina 30 with a universal m25xp engine?
Intake thru hull size ChrisCall at 10:02am 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 2/444 what size should the thru hull be to engine intake on catalina 30 with a universal m25xp engine
Inboard on a Hunter Cherubini 25 1976. Plymouth Sailor at 10:00am 05.24.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/901 Does anyone have an idea who may have been modifying these boats out of the factory? I've been told
San Juan 30 any owners here S/V UsCa at 9:44am 05.24.16 San Juan Sailboats 0/1733 I have a Beauty and would love to talk to any other 30 owners get some insight on thing you have don
Leading Halyards back to cockpit Aladave at 8:27am 05.24.16 Mid-Size Boats 16/5275 On my 1976 Catalina 27, I want to be able to raise the mainsail from the safety of the cockpit. From
What in the photo is unusal? (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 8:06am 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 21/2146 In the mid 90's, a Catalina Capri 26 was transported in late March from Smith Mt. Lake, VA to Ithaca
Practical Sailor Cherubini H30 Review John T1594 at 7:53am 05.24.16 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1202 A few weeks ago Practical Sailor magazine asked for photos of 1980's era H30s for a review article.
Hunter 30T Interior Size Lone Star Ag at 6:28am 05.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/5513 I am currently looking to move up in boat size. Right now I have a Capri 22, which is great to get
Various idle on my m-25 Universal fastbreak30 at 6:28am 05.24.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/825 My m-25 diesel engine has an idle varies that I do not know why. The tachometer varies in step with
Transmission Shift cable length - 1990 catalina 30 Bonassola at 5:32am 05.24.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/701 My cable has broken at the transmission, and I would like to find out if anyone knows the cable leng
Bilge leak Hedonia at 5:28am 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 12/954 Hello all, Second Season with the boat, first time we launch it ourselves. Entered water on Saturda
Gasket for M-18 rocker arm cover Richard19068 at 10:26pm 05.23.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/808 I want to adjust the valves and torque the head on my Universal M-18 and was thinking I should have
Too many lugs (1) nautikaljeeper at 9:14pm 05.23.16 Ask All Sailors 16/3095 I am trying to avoid stacking too many lugs on one battery terminal. I am looking for assurance that
Chopping down a mast ddrewry at 8:55pm 05.23.16 Big Boats 44/6115 Ok, not literally, but well sort of... I recently purchased a Hunter 37.5 and I'm seriously consider
Help removing waste pump-out tube (1) patrickkidd at 8:48pm 05.23.16 Ask All Sailors 16/5148 Hi there! My black water tank is full (and slightly filling into the toilet leaving a stink) on my
Anchor Chain size bertram at 8:19pm 05.23.16 Ask All Sailors 10/4564 We have a 2002 Catalina 350. Currently it has a 14 chain rode on it. To me it seems small and I b
Mercury 20 hp Texas Gun-Man at 7:54pm 05.23.16 Catalina 22 15/1371 Would this be too heavy for our Catalina 22's? Probably 130lbs since it's the long shaft. https://
h40.5 overhead salon window crack (3) Rich Stidger at 6:34pm 05.23.16 Big Boats 6/787 I just discovered that my 1997 h40.5 has developed a crack in the large overhead window. This was
Rudder friction on Bene 265 hard-a-ground at 5:09pm 05.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/681 Hi all, I love my boat. But. I wish the tiller had better feel. It is very hard to move the tiller

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How do you clean through hull while in water? Scott T-Bird at 1:13pm 03.14.24 Basically, the thermostat starts to open at 160 F & fully open at 185 F. You can test your t-stat i
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? tfox2069 at 1:02pm 03.14.24 What's your strategy for using both of these together? Cute. If you re-read my answer it's as bel
Simple Anchor rode markings dkinzer at 12:59pm 03.14.24 We chartered in the BVI and told me their windless pays out a foot per second . About a year ago, I
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 11:52am 03.14.24 It sounds like you verified everything is good on the raw water side, except I'm not sure how you v
What winches are best for Grampian 34 ketch? dlochner at 11:04am 03.14.24
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 11:00am 03.14.24 Looking at cost now, I think I'm just going to go with 2 group 31 AGM instead of 5 batteries I have
Simple Anchor rode markings Bob S at 10:55am 03.14.24 I have 100' of chain and 200' of nylon. We usually anchor in 15' plus 5' of freeboard so it's pretty
Aftermarket arches for sailboats for mainsheet traveler NYSail at 10:54am 03.14.24 I am assuming this is for the cabin top as I would think an aft arch typically used for solar panels
Descaling Yanmar 2GM Roland5048 at 10:52am 03.14.24 I once used muriatic acid to descale my old YSB-12. Don't leave it in very long, less than five min
How do you clean through hull while in water? Scott T-Bird at 9:57am 03.14.24 if it seems to be overheating despite normal water volume throughput what would I investigate as po
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Project_Mayhem at 9:43am 03.14.24 I'll take the jib with an anchor as a backup any day What's your strategy for using both of these
Battens or no battens? DRhoads at 9:41am 03.14.24 I have had one for two seasons and the only issue I have is the first pocket catches when coming out
What winches are best for Grampian 34 ketch? captain69 at 9:03am 03.14.24 heh. I found a bunch of links when searching on a big computer. Dunno why nothing came up on the i
Simple Anchor rode markings JBP-PA at 8:30am 03.14.24 I use scrap bits of brightly colored ployester knitting yarn because it's free. I don't have a windl
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? captain69 at 8:20am 03.14.24
House Battery Upgrade Help JBP-PA at 6:26am 03.14.24 @gouldx , that is close to what I would think would work. Everyone's needs are different though. I w
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? THECUSCUS at 5:31am 03.14.24 You do not say what month you plan to go. From my experience (4 trailer trips to the Keys), it is w
Found a 2003 C310 Hayden Watson at 4:07am 03.14.24 I'm thinking AGM, do you have some info on that build? Saving weight on the port side would help w
Descaling Yanmar 2GM shemandr at 3:49am 03.14.24 The de-scaler that is most popular is Barnacle Buster. It is caustic. I assume it's an acid. I
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? Will Gilmore at 3:10am 03.14.24 The Florida Keys is an ideal area in which to cut your teeth on ocean sailing. Study your charts, w

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