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Bigger water tank Matpearce at 10:39pm 03.13.16 Catalina 310 7/1078 Hi has anyone put another water tank in the bow of a Catalinas 310 I was thinking about a triangle s
320 Fin vs Wing Keel Fiddler's Green at 6:33pm 03.13.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/3765 My wife and I are looking for a new boat and the Catalina 320 is on the short list. We looked at tw
Found the leak--Hole in hull polarbrer at 5:31pm 03.13.16 Catalina 22 11/1540 Summer of '14 I posted here that my new to me '74 Catalina 22 seemed to have too much water in the b
Beneteau barrier coating Faster Double at 4:30pm 03.13.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2438 We bought our 2008 B 323 last June and the survey uncovered an adherence problem with the bottom pai
Transiting Deception Pass Terry Cox at 4:08pm 03.13.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/7915 Some harbor a fear of transiting Deception Pass in a displacement hull boat. Much of this fear comes
309 Deck Light Crystal_RPAYC at 3:21pm 03.13.16 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/1509 The Deck Light on my 2007 309 has failed. Does anyone know what the lamp is and if a LED version is
mounting vane to mast macrigger at 2:21pm 03.13.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/794 I have an aluminum weather vane that I was hoping to mount to the fiberglass mast cap. Upon removin
bimini for a 1981catalina 22 woosailormate at 11:06am 03.13.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/701 I bought a 1981 catalina 22 that needs restoration and I am in that process. I would like to find
new owners and deck maintenance macwho at 10:04am 03.13.16 Catalina 30 4/1568 My wife and I purchased hull 6152, Moon Shadow, 30 TRBSWK walk thru last July. We spent most of last
Replacement Portals Choirbuoy at 8:46am 03.13.16 Catalina 30 2/886 Hi, I have an older ( 1977 ) Catalina 30 and I am looking to replace the original portals with ones
O'Day 23 core ClintonLakeSailor at 7:43am 03.13.16 Day Sailers 4/1680 Hi all, I have a 1978 O'Day 23 that has some decomposing core under the mast. Befor I cut in, would
Installing rub rail on Beneteau 361 suttonski at 5:22am 03.13.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/4157 Hi I have a Beneteau 361 year 2000 and would like to install a rub rail. I have checked on Beneteau
The Mysterious Balboa 24 Jerry Zitterkopf at 7:24pm 03.12.16 Balboa 16/9713 A local gentleman has a Balboa 24 for sale (well, actually his wife is demanding he sell it as it ha
New sheaves for continuous furling line guide on Hood 705, Catalina 27 (1) gavinbailey at 6:58pm 03.12.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/1593 Hi, I'm trying to find new sheaves to replace those in the attached pic which guide the continuous
Code XX sail (1) Jackdaw at 6:57pm 03.12.16 Ask All Sailors 19/1456 Like a Code 0, but more refreshing. https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t1.0-9/1280
Deka Marine batt vs Costco / results Skipper at 6:53pm 03.12.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1027 2 group 27 batts. Maintained. switch 1,2,both. Charles 20 amp dual bank. The 5 year old (June 2011,
Hood Furler Jdaniel343 at 6:36pm 03.12.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/741 I have an old Hood furler and need some parts. Problem is I am not sure which furler I have. Its on
Do I need an adjustable outboard bracket Aladave at 6:35pm 03.12.16 Mid-Size Boats 9/3640 On my 1976 Catalina 27, the Atomic 4 needs a lot of work and time, so I've decided to go ahead and b
Docking Technique wufibugs at 5:46pm 03.12.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1130 I was looking at an article on docking and it suggested that on boats with separate controls for gea
God I'm an Idiot! topcat0399 at 3:53pm 03.12.16 Ask All Sailors 57/7947 I'm sure some here may have suspected this already but today I confirm it! Got the boat unlimbered

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Suddenly needing some brake work justsomeguy at 6:36am 11.15.23 I bought this trailer new in '05. 18 years later...who needs brakes? ;)
End of Season Storms justsomeguy at 6:31am 11.15.23 last Gasp You needn't capitalize "gasp".
End of Season Storms shemandr at 6:26am 11.15.23 I had stopped checking the NHC map every AM. Imagine my surprise this AM when I saw a yellow X basi
End of Season Storms (3) JamesG161 at 5:20am 11.15.23 My Gulf area this Morning. Holding my breath this morning that it will not be Named.
Keel seam location on a full fin keel? dlochner at 5:08am 11.15.23 A very common sighting on external keel boats. There are several causes, the number one cause is the
Grounding wires Maine Sail at 2:01am 11.15.23
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 Ralph Johnstone at 9:39pm 11.14.23 Just a shot in the dark but IF you ever do find it, maybe unscrew and lift it up and slip a soft rub
Suddenly needing some brake work Gene Neill at 8:03pm 11.14.23 I bought this trailer new in 2015. This is the first time I've done anything more than change tires
Captiva 240 Sam20896 at 7:55pm 11.14.23 @bbriley Thanks for responding, I haven't checked on here for a while and am glad to have found a
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hello Below at 7:18pm 11.14.23
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 dlochner at 7:17pm 11.14.23 There should only be one transformer. It should be located near the shore power inlet, it will be a
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 6:47pm 11.14.23 :wow3::worthless: Oh please No! I love John as much as the next guy, but he looks best in full fo
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hello Below at 6:06pm 11.14.23 Well, Len, it might help us all if John were to post a provocative pic or two of him in a skimpy ba
Choosing White topside Paint for an '83 Hunter 34 - Interlux Brightside is much too white SabreToothedEngineer at 5:58pm 11.14.23 If you've decided to paint (I had to, PO painted some areas, didn't paint others), I'd suggest Jame
Grounding wires bob45 at 5:24pm 11.14.23 Those are way too small to be lightning. I'd remove them and
Suddenly needing some brake work jaysweet at 5:13pm 11.14.23 So is it just me ... or do most people spend about as much time trailering as they do trouble shoot
Square top main on water ballast? pgandw at 4:45pm 11.14.23
Suddenly needing some brake work rgranger at 4:32pm 11.14.23 So is it just me ... or do most people spend about as much time trailering as they do trouble shooti
Grounding wires (1) rgranger at 4:24pm 11.14.23 Those are way too small to be lightning. I'd remove them and
Electrics simplified ... Hayden Watson at 3:23pm 11.14.23 That pretty much covers it. Volt is the "push", Ohm is the "restrictor" trying to counter volts pus

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