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The Neglected Steering System (6) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:24pm 08.10.15 Catalina 310 3/3428 The poor steering system on Smitty had been neglected. According to the manual from the manufacture
Adding engine ventilation njlarry at 11:57am 08.10.15 Bigger Boats 17/5175 I would like to add ventilation to my engine compartment for better air flow to the engine and the r
Removal of a toe rail screw (1) FlimFlamII at 11:27am 08.10.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1178 Does anyone have an idea on how to remove the forward screw in the attached photo? The screws are n
There is a hole in my boat! repawn at 11:25am 08.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1386 Hi all, I removed my outboard mount from my Oday 22 to replace the backer -the old one was rotting.
Engine space ventilation Graycruiser at 11:14am 08.10.15 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1203 On our 1994 Catalina 320, the blower is on the output side of the air flow. Originally, it was wired
Watermaker pmb at 11:04am 08.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/993 I am looking to buy and install a watermaker. The watermaker that I am currently looking at is an It
AC main breaker H34 a65sailor at 10:55am 08.10.15 Big Boats 1/624 I wondered if anyone knows the specs on the main AC breaker and where I can get a replacement. Than
H260 water holding tank ArcticFarx at 10:22am 08.10.15 Smaller Boats 12/1503 I have a H260 with a water issue. Last season we had quite a bit of water in the bilge after a road
Seaward Control Panel Parts jenunn01 at 9:49am 08.10.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/716 I need to replace the engine temperature gauge and the hours meter on the Seaward control panel from
Seaward Control Panel Parts jenunn01 at 9:33am 08.10.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/524 I need to replace the engine temperature gauge and the hours meter on the Seaward control panel from
H 356 Main sail trimming jeff356 at 9:26am 08.10.15 Big Boats 12/2066 Have a rigid boom vang an am curious how to adjust it to better trim the main sail. Currently the
Sea hood removal Tim22 at 9:17am 08.10.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/880 i seem to have a leak originating from under the sea hood so am working up to removing it this weeke
Help?? I am in need of a sailboat repair place Charitybull at 8:14am 08.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/610 Hi, Fellow sailors. So, after finding out what happens when a 25 foot high branch hits a much ta
Catalina 27 Files (10) philwsailz at 7:16am 08.10.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/2097 I worked early on with Kent Nelson at the California Catalina plant to get as much information as po
best llube lydiao at 7:12am 08.10.15 Catalina 30 7/1522 best lube My poor Cat 30 has been sitting at the dock neglected for about 4 years. Trying to bring
New throttle cable too good. geek_guy at 6:21am 08.10.15 Big Boats 3/1084 Sometimes you have to wonder....... I replaced the throttle and shift cables. They are really ni
Bottom Stains (1) SqPeg at 6:18am 08.10.15 Ask All Sailors 18/2412 What causes stains like these on a freshly waxed boat? We paid to have it waxed on the hard last spr
Battery isolation/combinations geek_guy at 6:15am 08.10.15 Big Boats 5/1352 I have read and think I understand the basics of battery combining. However the previous owner of m
Motor mount bushing rebuild kit ? Leeward Rail at 5:26am 08.10.15 Catalina 22 2/949 I remember seeing a DIY thread or blog post or something, about a rebuild kit for the outboard motor
What do they say about no dumb questions,.. (1) scottmellloyditude at 4:36am 08.10.15 Mid-Size Boats 11/1949 So.. I'm new to all this but I just want to make sure I am assuming correctly. In this photos I'm l

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What's the cabin roof made of? Ranzo at 4:24pm 11.08.23 Beautiful, thank you so much! I have already ordered some of the parts. :biggrin:Also did some read
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed jon hansen at 3:21pm 11.08.23 https://sailboat.guide/kirie/elite-32 here are the numbers, i did not lie
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed jon hansen at 3:15pm 11.08.23 so let's step back and look at what we're talking about here. a short, fat, early eighties, french,
Alden Challenger Chain plate/Hatframe/Backing plate repair. Capricornus at 2:45pm 11.08.23 Thanks for the followup, Tom. Really glad to hear this repair has been solid! For the ones where
does h260 have steam light? rgranger at 2:38pm 11.08.23 Total risk involves many varialbles. What are the risks you have already accepted? That power boat
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 rgranger at 2:21pm 11.08.23 But like it is said about opinions, just like ...... , everybody has one! ;) Catalina has a lon
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 Scott T-Bird at 2:09pm 11.08.23 sslailem has some pertinent questions that you should be thinking about for liveaboard cruising. A
Alden Challenger Chain plate/Hatframe/Backing plate repair. (1) TomY at 1:56pm 11.08.23 Tom, this is an amazing documentation of your repair, thank your for recording it so well! Four ye
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 Barnacle Bill at 1:44pm 11.08.23 sslailem has some pertinent questions that you should be thinking about for liveaboard cruising. An
Hunter 40.5 fero at 1:41pm 11.08.23
Hunter 40.5 Don S/V ILLusion at 1:38pm 11.08.23 I am looking at a Hunter 40.5 is there a moister drain on the refrigeration or freezer? Is it not
Hunter 40.5 bi.moller1 at 1:01pm 11.08.23 1996 hunter 40.5
What's the cabin roof made of? (3) pclarksurf at 12:51pm 11.08.23 @pclarksurf: what's your preferred method for sealing the cut back up? Do you scarf and glass it ov
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 dlochner at 12:40pm 11.08.23 Thank you all for the great responses. I looked at both boats today and I have decided to wait a wh
Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 12:03pm 11.08.23 On my 1997 h40.5, there is a freezer drain that empties to the bottom of the refrigerator and a drai
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 Scott T-Bird at 11:31am 11.08.23 Well, you are certainly entitled to your opinion. The owners that I know that race and cruise the E
Hunter 40.5 Ralph Johnstone at 11:10am 11.08.23 C'mon @bi.moller1 . Just a little bit of help here. How about the year of the Hunter 40.5 ?
macerator doesn't have enough oumph sabbatical88 at 10:47am 11.08.23 I was pretty easily able to lower it about 1" and I did that and I think it helped (along with the n
Replacing standing rigging dlochner at 10:44am 11.08.23 The cheap part of re-rigging is the cost of the wire and fittings. The expensive part is paying for
Replacing standing rigging JBP-PA at 9:59am 11.08.23 You can replace the forestay yourself if you use swageless fittings such as Sta-Lok for one or both

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