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Mid-80s 40 (2) Mr Mac at 2:55pm 07.14.15 Big Boats 17/4451 My wife and I are looking at a 40+ boat and one of the ones that like the best is the mid-1980s 40s
Day 1 : is it bad if the wheels fall off? (1) pclarksurf at 2:19pm 07.14.15 Catalina 22 22/2435 Picked up the '73 C-22 yesterday, did have some trailer follies along the short ride to the marina
Glasswork (2) Meriachee at 12:40pm 07.14.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1177 After installing the back winches on the 270, I find that the lines aft of the EZGlide cars touch on
hunter 18.5 CLSailor at 11:42am 07.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1041 I have been slowly restoring my 18.5 and would like to find the OEM or very similar water tank (flex
Morgan 40 1974 Masthead Ketch (1) albinfinity at 10:33am 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 10/6113 I am looking to buy a new boat and this cough my eye for two reasons. It is on my budget and it has
Hunter 280 Bow Roller epat at 9:49am 07.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/616 I just purchased a Hunter 280 and Bow Anchor Rolloer is bent. Has anyone removed the bow roller plat
Dock Steps chicagodave at 9:03am 07.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2500 Beneteau 423 When the boat is docked the following condition exits: The location of the life lin
My Galley Sink Drain geoffreykwright at 8:49am 07.14.15 Big Boats 4/2263 Hi. The water seems to be going down very slowly in my galley drain. (much slower than it used to)
Pearson 33 Halyards obdoor at 8:48am 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1103 I want to replace my wire/rope halyards with modern polyester halyards. What size thickness will go
Help with Seafurl drummer3278 at 6:39am 07.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/966 Hello, This is probably going to sound like a complete newbie question. I have a 94 Hunter 33.5
History being made (1) Kermit at 5:57am 07.14.15 Sails Call Lounge 41/5065 I almost posted this in "Destinations." NASA's New Horizons spacecraft just flew by Pluto this morni
Deack window leak littlewing at 5:54am 07.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/539 Deck window leak I have a leak in the window on deck just aft of the mast on my 2008 Benateau 31.
Boat Specs and Owner Reviews? Parsons at 5:27am 07.14.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/907 Don't laugh if it's really obvious, but I can't find the Owners Reviews, Upgrades, and Boat Specs pa
5 year old Dolphin Charger Issue Snotter at 5:11am 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 0/547 I am seeking advice on what to do about an issue that recently cropped up with my Dolphin 60 amp, 12
Installing vhf antenna thru deck and connectors? jmczzz at 4:11am 07.14.15 Catalina 22 47/9989 What is the best way to get the coax thru the cabin top? I am using rg8x coax. I need to go from m
Bulkhead Door? rritter2000 at 9:11pm 07.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1089 I have a 1989 Hunter 33.5 sailboat. There is a curved entrance-way in the bulkhead between the salon
Trailerable Catalina Richie50 at 6:40pm 07.13.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/4358 What is the largest Catalina that is able to be towed short distances for launching once a year and
should there be water coming in the boat? jefbme at 5:10pm 07.13.15 Smaller Boats 4/687 1983 hunter 20 / water coming in where keel lock slot
What? Another engine smoke question? Skipper at 4:21pm 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 7/929 Yep. But I've never seen this one asked before. Universal M18. When I'm motoring during the day, n
replace foam in engine compartment Dream Weaver at 3:04pm 07.13.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1139 I have a 1987 272LE with a Westerbeke 10/2 diesel. There is a lot of foam insulation attached to th

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Vent Hose jssailem at 6:33am 07.17.23 Looking at the SaniPottie 970 Series by Dometic they state... "The MSD models shown here feature a 1
Clean main sail cover Project_Mayhem at 6:14am 07.17.23 I'm not sure if that's sunbrella, or if that stain will come out but I take my canvas to the cleaner
Catalina 27 shore power vs battery dlochner at 6:10am 07.17.23 My boat does not have a charger that charges the batteries while on shore power. I have a portable
Clean main sail cover Crusty Ol Salt at 6:07am 07.17.23 I was looking at your pictures. It almost appears to be a chemical spell that has leached into the
Catalina 27 shore power vs battery BTC1984 at 6:02am 07.17.23 My boat does not have a charger that charges the batteries while on shore power. I have a portable
Hunter 30 Cheurbini - Rigging and Mods PCannonSr1 at 5:03am 07.17.23 Thank you, that looks "beefy" and a solid solution. Thank you!
Reef points dlochner at 4:53am 07.17.23 Hi, Has anyone figured out how far back from the tacks are the reef points for a furling main and j
Marine aire 16 k btu unit will make loud buzzing sound after shut down Davidasailor26 at 4:50am 07.17.23 Is the buzz from the unit itself or a condensate pump? We have a Pacific condensate pump with an in-
I have an 21' American Fiberglass (1) Will Gilmore at 2:57am 07.17.23 Photos of your boat will help. How old is the boat? Do you have the HIN (Hull Identification Numbe
Genoa? Gennaker? Other? jssailem at 9:33pm 07.16.23 down wind I'll use the gennaker only How big is the gennaker? Is it furled?
Genoa? Gennaker? Other? leo310 at 9:15pm 07.16.23 On my 310 I use the 135 more than the main with winds from 13-20kts and get speeds anywhere from 5.5
Why is there not a specific forum for Catalina 27 ? Stu Jackson at 8:55pm 07.16.23 there is an association the catalina 27-270 association waho! This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Almost ev
Genoa? Gennaker? Other? jssailem at 8:38pm 07.16.23
Why is there not a specific forum for Catalina 27 ? Dave at 7:58pm 07.16.23 Good question. When the forums were originally set up many years ago, it was necessary balance the
There is lust in my heart rgranger at 7:52pm 07.16.23
Catalina 27 shore power vs battery dlochner at 7:48pm 07.16.23 Typically AC only powers the charger or inverter and the Hot water tank. Some older boats might have
Catalina 27 shore power vs battery (1) Tally Ho at 7:14pm 07.16.23
Catalina 27 shore power vs battery Ward H at 6:36pm 07.16.23 Shore power most likely only powers your on board battery charger and a few AC outlets. The rest of
Why is there not a specific forum for Catalina 27 ? jon hansen at 6:26pm 07.16.23 there is an association the catalina 27-270 association waho!
There is lust in my heart john6206 at 6:22pm 07.16.23 Well, I let it go. It's officially the one that got away. I may regret that. Wife was on board, pri

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