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Microwave on Catalina NeilB at 5:14am 09.16.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/3121 My Catalina has a Samsung 650Watt Microwave that displays 7777 and beeps. This code doesn't appear
Jammed halyard Jake77 at 4:47am 09.16.15 Ask All Sailors 5/2706 My main halyard got jammed for the second time this season. This year I had put in a thinner rope an
79 venture 25 jonjbfx at 4:39am 09.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2162 I thought venture (name) production stopped in 77 ?
Apostle Islands 2015 (21) srust58 at 10:43pm 09.15.15 Destinations 6/2748 Late August we spent 5 days in the Apostle Islands launched in Red Cliff and made a run out to Rasp
Gearheads NSR sailaway78 at 7:45pm 09.15.15 Sails Call Lounge 1/901 Cruisin the Coast kicks off this year on Sat. Oct. 3, with a birthday party and concert by Chubby C
Cradle + flatbed = sailboat trailer ???? (2) SenecaDaze at 6:09pm 09.15.15 Ask All Sailors 26/10984 I am Planning on extra support front and rear. Is this a good idea?? Been done before? 10,000 lb tra
Unmast Luciole at 4:50pm 09.15.15 Big Boats 2/1586 This is the first we're gone unmast our Catalina 34 mkII, is there a place where I could fine a pict
Outhaul tension - how much? (1) Richandhelen at 3:56pm 09.15.15 Ask All Sailors 34/9345 Okay, what is the "proper" amount of tension to put on my outhaul? I've always assumed that the foot
Hunter 26 asymmetrical spinnaker rigging DocLex at 2:18pm 09.15.15 Smaller Boats 3/860 I have a 1995 Hunter 26. Have an A-spin with an I=29.4 feet. Wondering what distance up from the b
Yanmar decal jmkinsfbay at 1:45pm 09.15.15 Parts Search 0/1041 This is revisited I'm afraid, but over the years, maybe some real resolution has arrived. My Benetea
Shroud and Stay lengths krantala at 1:08pm 09.15.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1557 I have come across a posting that shows the lengths for the various running and standing rigging mea
Repairing LARGE blisters Nathan57 at 9:24am 09.15.15 Catalina 22 12/1812 I found some, what I consider, large blisters on the bottom of my Catalina 22. It was fabricated in
3GM30F problem tcbro at 9:19am 09.15.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2695 I have a problem with my 3GM30F. I'm loosing the fresh water. I can't figure out where it's going. T
Freshwater tank gauge? Cats_Paw1 at 9:05am 09.15.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/1703 New Cat 309 owner thread. Recently emptied out the freshwater tank and was refilling it. Fill por
Allgrip over the Hunter non-skid surface markwbird at 8:39am 09.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2351 So, I had this crazy idea. I have an H-34 which has the "built in" non skid surface that's not real
Catalina 30 plastic logo in original script style OS2Dude at 8:08am 09.15.15 Parts Search 35/9956 Anyone know where I can find a Catalina 30 logo in script, as is on our 1985 Catalina 30 now? The
Problem starting engine on "86" Cat 30 Dick1505 at 6:21am 09.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1081 Having trouble starting engine. Put in new batteries. Engine will start right up with a tiny shot of
North Channel/Georgian Bay 2015 (29) srust58 at 10:40pm 09.14.15 Destinations 12/3802 Launched in Little Current on Manitoulin Island. This single lane swing bridge is the only land con
Typical shore power wiring? Macboy at 9:21pm 09.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/714 Our boat came with an Origo 2 burner alcohol / AC stove. The alcohol canisters are there. As are the
Raising the Mast on a Hunter 23.5 - Looking for Advice evan709 at 7:59pm 09.14.15 Smaller Boats 62/12501 I'm a first time boat owner getting back into sailing. Bought a 1993 Hunter 23.5. Former owner too

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Tiller cover for clutch fred1diver at 2:12pm 10.13.23 You could always get your cover modified, just need to cut a slit where the clutch is, add some wing
Watches Rick486 at 2:02pm 10.13.23 Understated is my real-world mantra. Overstated is just my forum persona. And I don't even wear a
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 1:47pm 10.13.23 We are in a very secluded back bay wi4h little to no action. Now, we have had violent winds to the p
Best clear vinyl plastic window cleaner? thinwater at 1:43pm 10.13.23 I tested a bunch on my cruising cat. Also on test panels over a 4 year period. See Practical Sailor.
Best clear vinyl plastic window cleaner? Roland5048 at 1:42pm 10.13.23 why you need to read the product guidelines. In a past life I was a teacher. When we switched fro
Legal Question Rick Webb at 1:37pm 10.13.23 Absolutely, the US Coast Guard and other similar law enforcement organizations are empowered to enfo
Precision 23 dock size Crazy Dave Condon at 1:36pm 10.13.23
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try JBP-PA at 1:34pm 10.13.23 It looks like the Erie chart has at least one additional more detailed chart available, do you have
Legal Question Crazy Dave Condon at 1:10pm 10.13.23 I found it interesting that a person new to the forum asked about boarding by the Coast Guard in nat
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try SoSound at 12:50pm 10.13.23 Yeah... I would want a little more detail than the 10 NMi scaled chart. Interesting that most of ou
Man the Boats... kloudie1 at 12:41pm 10.13.23 Wishing yall the best! We'll have a partial eclipse here in Louisiana and the weather is forecast t
Man the Boats... kappykaplan at 12:08pm 10.13.23 It is time for that last cruise. Is Hadley ready to take you?
Columbia keel question Crazy Dave Condon at 11:23am 10.13.23
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 11:09am 10.13.23 Don, I looked at some of those earlier but couldn't find one written in Taterese. Thanks. Capta, I
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:50am 10.13.23 All right, all right, all right. So most of you are bragging that you're better than I am because y
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 10:49am 10.13.23 No. It works both ways either one can damage the other. Switching to silent mode only turns off the
Engineering Help Needed capta at 10:32am 10.13.23 The Polynesian pirogues usually use one "outrigger" made of regular old sticks. I don't think there
Engineering Help Needed Don S/V ILLusion at 10:27am 10.13.23
Water tank leak (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 10.13.23 Why do I remember that bit of trivia? I can't even remember what I'm supposed to get at the store w
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 9:57am 10.13.23 My friends on S/V Jibsea tell me there is a 1/2" bolt just beneath the companionway steps. I'll di

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