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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 2/653 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 3/861 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 9/1346 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 10/925 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 6/1123 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 45/3232 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 4/912 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 24/2588 wxg30c6z00E
Shower sump pump filter location kimelmore at 6:18pm 05.09.16 Big Boats 8/3642 :(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 9/4087 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 6/1155 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 2/870 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 1/701 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 48/9022 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 1/532 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 2/648 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 5/1247 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 1/545 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 1/1526 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 3/1031 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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Lewmar V700 windlass (1) jssailem at 3:56pm 02.24.24 Comparing the V3 and the V700. Ignoring the price difference. I liked the specs on the V3. Quick ret
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dLj at 3:25pm 02.24.24
Gloucester 22 LesCayere at 2:17pm 02.24.24
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification chuckwayne at 1:54pm 02.24.24 Boulter is fantastic! I've used them for a number of projects over the years and they are old school
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest captain69 at 12:17pm 02.24.24
Keel Rodsails at 11:01am 02.24.24 My bolts are 1-1/4" x 1-7/8" Just can't imagine crushing lead & fiberglass that tight to that spec.
Keel Rodsails at 10:27am 02.24.24 If you are paying the yard to do the work, I'd love to know what they estimate the cost to be? I am
Cockpit table - how to secure it Good Vibes at 10:15am 02.24.24 Sorry to say we use a bungee that looks word than yours Worse
Cockpit table - how to secure it Good Vibes at 10:12am 02.24.24 Sorry to say we use a bungee that looks word than yours!
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest LloydB at 9:50am 02.24.24 Popular Science said that you could use a laser and bounce those signals off of Echo 2 and was incl
Cockpit table - how to secure it DaveJ at 9:03am 02.24.24
Paddlewheel suggestions? Sutric at 8:03am 02.24.24 Thanks for all the suggestions! I'm going to try the transductor paint and see how that goes for the
Bilge Paint that doesn't stink dlochner at 7:47am 02.24.24 You're correct, temperature will make a big difference in curing time for epoxy and polyurethane bas
Bilge Paint that doesn't stink PK123 at 7:21am 02.24.24 Thanks @dlochner! I used Total Bilge Paint on the internal lockers and it goes on much thicker than
CDI Reefer II head fitting Patience4489 at 6:10am 02.24.24 I assume you contacted CDI to see if they have NOS parts for it ? CDI could not help.
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue kloudie1 at 6:04am 02.24.24 I had a problem with the seawater strainer gasket leaking air into the pump intake line at higher rp
Bilge Paint that doesn't stink dlochner at 4:52am 02.24.24 I have used TotalBoat Bilge Paint, it is an epoxy based paint that leaves a hard shiny finish. After
B331 switchboard rail terminal block Allanco at 11:39pm 02.23.24 Thanks for all suggestions. I haven't found an identical Wago block, but it might be because mine ar
How Many Legend 37s? Ringydingydo at 8:30pm 02.23.24
How Many Legend 37s? Tally Ho at 8:08pm 02.23.24 Does anyone have educated guess (or facts :) how many Legend 37s were built? My HIN is HUN37711B98

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