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Winterizing fuel tank Tim22 at 7:41am 10.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/1882 The common practice seems to be to top up the fuel tank at the end of the year to prevent condensati
Dockside tv antenna chicagodave at 7:26am 10.22.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1152 Looking to add a rail mount TV antenna for use at the dock. Any suggestions for a reliable antenna (
Login "memory" Phil Herring at 7:26am 10.22.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 19/1057 Question: when you click "Remember Me" at login, does the forum software remember you, or do you hav
Yet another window replacement material debate? Apex at 6:58am 10.22.15 Ask All Sailors 4/2898 No Worries is tucked away for the winter, under cover and without any windows currently. We did inst
Potential problem with selden in mast furling artboas at 7:47pm 10.21.15 Big Boats 7/11396 Hi there. Haven't posted in awhile, but I have something important. Firstly, I have discussed this i
Portable mrducks at 7:22pm 10.21.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 21/2287 I have a 22 and am heading to the Keys in December. Although I'm going alone and only need to dump e
Help with hin decoding? rustyw007 at 5:34pm 10.21.15 Catalina 22 6/3393 i read the thread on HIN numbers but still a bit confused how to decode this: CTYH46150175 The reg
Water ballast drhbrody at 3:00pm 10.21.15 Ask All Sailors 8/558 What is the best product to use to clean out the bacteria and smells coming from the water ballast i
Raritan toilet install... Doug/Karen at 2:03pm 10.21.15 Big Boats 19/3565 Thinking about replacing my Jabsco manual toilet with a Raritan. What sort of issues will I be faci
Oldsalt147 oldsalt147 at 1:16pm 10.21.15 Smaller Boats 0/675 Talking about a Catalina 250: Need to clean the entire inside of the cabin area. Will the cleaner I
Interior wood (?) and storage cover refinishing mrudman850 at 12:12pm 10.21.15 Catalina 22 9/1879 Hi Pulled all the interior wood and wood-like pieces that cover the storage areas in my 77 C22. Som
Flag etiquette william24424 at 11:58am 10.21.15 Ask All Sailors 6/977 Thoughts on flying a flag from a military veterans funeral. My father loved the ocean and once a yea
What bored sailors do: part 2 (2) ShotgunSlim at 11:46am 10.21.15 Catalina 22 13/2015 115877 115879
Is this power outlet standard? (1) tredychris at 9:14am 10.21.15 Bigger Boats 8/1210 On my O'Day 28, I found what appears to be an electrical connector assembly which appears to be obvi
Our first-ever photo contest (1) Phil Herring at 8:28am 10.21.15 Ask All Sailors 535/36618 You know, it's about time we did this. Here's how it works: The winning entry will receive a $250
Javelin mast step John Stevens at 7:43am 10.21.15 Day Sailers 9/4229 Does anyone have a detailed picture of their Javelin mast step? John
Keel crank hypothetical question allen-deckard at 6:59am 10.21.15 Catalina 22 22/1646 Was thinking. (NO I don't have plans for this just thinking) But has anyone ever seen anyone use
Easy ipad mount for pedestal guard (4) Maine Sail at 6:03am 10.21.15 Ask All Sailors 8/5651 I am being asked more and more to integrate tablets into a boats existing nav set up. As always I tr
How do i determine what size rivets? weinie at 2:40am 10.21.15 Ask All Sailors 18/4436 Need to replace a mast cleat that was previously riveted into the mast. How do I determine what siz
Parts for yanmar blunt at 12:23am 10.21.15 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1218 Has anyone here had to use laboarde products for their yanmar? If so did they get you the right part

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Tornado hit solves my headsail dilemma sailliny at 2:54pm 08.05.23 Sorry to hear about the Tornado. My suggestion is to find a local sailmaker and have them spec out w
Zinc coating on a Max Prop Rjm st.petersburg at 2:52pm 08.05.23 PYI is now selling Crystal Prop. I haven't tried it, but probably will give it a shot on my next hau
Tiller tamer Hayden Watson at 2:36pm 08.05.23 When I had tiller boats. I used a dock line stretched straight across the cockpit with 3-wraps aroun
Volvo Shaft Coupling Removal thetone at 2:24pm 08.05.23 There's lots of work that needs to be done in that area. The coupling will probably have to be cut
Bomar hatch dog (6) BTC1984 at 2:23pm 08.05.23 Completed successfully. The pin is called a tension pin. I tried a nail, a screw, a bolt none of th
Volvo Shaft Coupling Removal thetone at 2:22pm 08.05.23 Thanks for all the great advice. I just replaced all of the rigging. I will try to tackle this on my
Tiller tamer stickinthemud57 at 2:04pm 08.05.23 On the bottom. To be clear, it is the Tiller Clutch, like this one: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files
To Rebuild or Replace, that is the question- Yanmar SB8 in 1979 Hunter 27 twalker H260 at 2:00pm 08.05.23
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery Richard19068 at 1:46pm 08.05.23 I don't refute any of these claims about battery cables. My experience is the polar opposite. My
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot Rick Webb at 1:38pm 08.05.23 I'm not suggesting that one in particular. There are different thread diameter and pitches also some
Tiller tamer WI Rigger at 1:11pm 08.05.23 Is your tamer on top or bottom of the tiller?
Zinc coating on a Max Prop fstbttms at 1:05pm 08.05.23 Nothing is better than Propspeed
New Campbell Sailer Prop fstbttms at 1:03pm 08.05.23 Maybe it's too late but French boats have a particular prop attachment system that you should be awa
Tiller tamer stickinthemud57 at 1:01pm 08.05.23 To be honest, I never disconnect mine, so it's not really an issue for me. Were I to do so, I would
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? dlochner at 12:16pm 08.05.23 Recently researched generators. All the brands are now using Kubota blocks. The most reasonable one
Looking for Catalina 28 Keel Sump Info thedepartedham at 11:48am 08.05.23
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 11:43am 08.05.23
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery Stu Jackson at 11:36am 08.05.23 I don't refute any of these claims about battery cables. My experience is the polar opposite. My b
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery jonelli at 11:27am 08.05.23 I might add that I had already replaced the trailer connectors, ignition switch, push button for st
Looking for Catalina 28 Keel Sump Info Stu Jackson at 10:56am 08.05.23 Ask here: Catalina28 groups.io Group I know you're new to Catalina, but it bears repeating: In ad

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