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Tiller pilot recommendations MaryEllaRose at 5:36pm 08.05.15 Catalina 22 18/4337 I'm looking for recommendations on a low cost tiller pilot, particularly the Raymarine ST1000 or the
chainplates ronper at 4:39pm 08.05.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/772 Recently, I replaced bulkheads on my O'day 26 and to be sure I have the correct height of the chain
Catalina helm seat 2000+ vintage 28, 309, etc rbergman at 2:21pm 08.05.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1357 The removable helm seat in several models is clever, inasmuch as there is great access to the large
hot water tank rbergman at 2:13pm 08.05.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1491 We have the standard Seaward 6 gal. HW tank on a 2000 Catalina 28II which heats well but smells bad
Bottomsiders windward54 at 12:33pm 08.05.15 Ask All Sailors 4/4760 Just a head's up to all those needing cockpit cushions. I just heard that Bottomsiders is closing d
Dead Solenoid? FourPoints at 11:00am 08.05.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1567 went down to the boat a few days ago for the first time in just shy of 2 week2 (too much time racing
26d fwd halyard Helen B at 10:25am 08.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/526 Rigging a 26 d for the first time, also plan to use the mast raising system. There is no forward hal
trailering ferryman at 9:30am 08.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/555 Can I drive through Italy ' France with my MacGregor 26x on the supplied trailer ?
Refinish Exterior Teak S2 11a kperks at 9:04am 08.05.15 S2 6/1500 My big project for the fall (or maybe spring) will be to refinish the exterior teak on my 1985 S2 1
Broken Swing Keel '75 Oday 20 repair? Fatal flaw? (5) chipleak at 8:30am 08.05.15 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5663 Loading onto the trailer in rough sea conditions the boat was bouncing in 1+ foot seas hitting the
Stepping/raising the mast on a H23 SDLars at 8:15am 08.05.15 Smaller Boats 10/1879 http://www.mrunix.net/h23/resources.html Very close to having my son's 1984 H23 ready for the water
Anyone have dimensions of Catalina 27 head sink/cabinet? badgrafxghost at 7:45am 08.05.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/2702 Hi everyone! My 1976 Catalina 27 was part of a racing fleet for many years and as such was stripped
auto pilot 26M Buffett1 at 7:44am 08.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2769 I am thinking about an autopilot for 26M. any suggestions/experience?
2000 381 Cmp1110 at 7:42am 08.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1266 I'm looking at a 2000 381 and it is listed with a single 11000 btu ac have other people found that t
MAGIC OF 3D PRINTING if you have an (old) yacht (3) batami at 7:32am 08.05.15 Ask All Sailors 28/3321 Some time ago, being a newbie, I posted on Sailboat Owners a problem that I had - a traveller on th
Swing Keel Assistance Please (1) Kper at 7:24am 08.05.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/712 After removing the cabin steps I discovered I have dislodged the upper portion of the keel cable tub
cost fiberglass repair LordNelson at 6:03am 08.05.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1718 my mast step is sagging on my 1974 oday 20. I wanted to see if anyone knew what it should cost to ha
Water leak update (1) bugsboat at 5:11am 08.05.15 Big Boats 1/689 we re-sealed the water fill fitting and sealed the screws to furling line fitting, then tested four
Throttle problem, H280 matts997 at 10:12pm 08.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1061 I have an H280 and a Yanmar 2GM20F with a throttle problem. The throttle won't hold its position bet
Trolling motor for outboard Daveinet at 9:59pm 08.04.15 Engines and Propulsion 12/3194 Just thought I would report back on one of the successes of my vacation. About a month ago, I was ha

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Chainplates kclancy at 12:57pm 03.07.23 Hey LakeShark - that is some great info. I have been reading where this is something that needs to b
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico Brian D at 12:51pm 03.07.23 If he is keeping it in Texas then a transfer of the title is all you need. If it is documented then
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico shemandr at 12:35pm 03.07.23 How did you find this buyer? Being hung ho with a lack of interest in the details - like import fe
Ice Box Lid Hold Open DaveJ at 12:30pm 03.07.23 I have wanted these supports for a long time, could never find them or saw them and had no way of kn
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico Crusty Ol Salt at 12:26pm 03.07.23 Cash only. No checks. Sounds like a scam. First thing I thought of too. Cash, in hand to the ba
Ice Box Lid Hold Open buddybear at 12:23pm 03.07.23 I purchased these on Catalina direct and installed them on the fridge and dry storage lid. They wor
Wind instruments Siamese at 12:23pm 03.07.23 Silly me. I saw the title and was thinking trombones and such.
Solar q's SycloneDriver at 12:16pm 03.07.23 Typically, on a 12 volt system, every 100 watts of panel gets roughly 10 amps of controller. You c
Ice Box Lid Hold Open (1) Cat 310 #1 in GA at 11:56am 03.07.23 I purchased these on Catalina direct and installed them on the fridge and dry storage lid. They work
Engine control panel modification twalker H260 at 11:48am 03.07.23 How is clearance from front of pod without trim to the wheel?is there sufficient clearance behind pa
Anchors AaronD at 11:46am 03.07.23 Asking about anchors is brave. You might set off a theological war. :yikes: Here's what I settled o
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico dlochner at 11:45am 03.07.23 Cash only. No checks. Sounds like a scam.
Engine control panel modification Scott T-Bird at 11:03am 03.07.23 It looks like you might be able to take a few inches off the bottom of the tube, and maybe a bit o
Drinking water filter esedenka at 11:00am 03.07.23 I use a filter from the dock supply, mostly for sediment. Under the galley sink I have a General Eco
Engine control panel modification twalker H260 at 10:35am 03.07.23
Engine control panel modification BigEasy at 10:20am 03.07.23 I would avoid attempting to relocate the components; you will undoubtedly run into unforeseen issue
Wind instruments Dalliance at 10:11am 03.07.23 Real time wind readings from the masthead are nice to have, but not critical. I sailed my boat for
Engine control panel modification Scott T-Bird at 9:27am 03.07.23 For the trim ring, I would see if you can modify what you got as replicating that shape would be di
Engine control panel modification dmax at 9:11am 03.07.23 Tough problem - I think your best bet is to modify what you have. For the stress cracks I would buil
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 03.07.23

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