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Just got my first Catalina (1) cudamank at 1:36pm 06.09.15 Smaller Boats 3/1721 Hi All, new here, and just purchased a 1982 Catalina 25 fixed keel. Looking forward to getting some
varnish thinned with acetone? Richard19068 at 1:07pm 06.09.15 Ask All Sailors 13/4927 Good news bad news. The wife said she would put on the third coat of varnish Monday while I was a
A coupla questions about my Cat 22 MatagordaWind at 12:56pm 06.09.15 Catalina 22 11/1669 I have an 83 Catalina 22. When I went down to sail last weekend I noticed the tiller and rudder wer
Another ChartPlotter/Fishfinder Question Ward H at 11:36am 06.09.15 Ask All Sailors 5/883 Will a CP/Fish Finder read depths as shallow as 2 feet? All literature talks about max depth. I
Oday 26 BOOM ATTACHMENT mlindberg1 at 11:03am 06.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/487 Stepped the mast on my 26 and have a boom question. Sorry for all the questions but this is new to m
P303 Toilet fix/repair Don Guhr at 10:37am 06.09.15 Pearson 8/1554 What holds the 4 nuts that secure the toilet? How can I access those nuts? Has anyone replaced
Edson Capstan petersquared at 10:30am 06.09.15 Newport 4/1312 I am attempting to put a GPS on the cross bar of the Edson Capstan on my 1987 30 III and in order to
Painful First Sail of the Season entmejia at 10:28am 06.09.15 Smaller Boats 8/1053 So a painful first sail of the season. The weather seemed nice for a day sail, and the spouse was w
222 Table storage Jeff222 at 9:20am 06.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1099 The 222 that we just purchased came with a folding table like what is shown in the old brochures. I
Too Much Current Into Discharged Battery? rardiH36 at 8:16am 06.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/992 Just wondering about something and nothing readily comes up on a Google search. I have on my boat a
Parking Lot Sale in So Cal Freedom77 at 7:56am 06.09.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/593 Just got back from So Cal. Went to Minney's Surplus annual parking lot sale. Got losta kool stuff
Size of my prop shaft? flipcorp at 7:43am 06.09.15 Bigger Boats 2/901 Hi - I need to replace my prop - does anybody know the size of prop puller I need for this? that is
AC Ground Leak - Measuring walmsleyc at 7:04am 06.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/3641 Our Club has started testing members shore power cords, and have also done in water testing for AC l
Evaporator Coil Leak (1) DaveJ at 6:46am 06.09.15 Catalina 310 23/3229 I'm sure I'm not the only one to have ever done this, but I sure felt embarrassed to tell my wife th
Boat keeps going on port MORNING LIGHT at 6:37am 06.09.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1273 Hi Just bought a Catalina 28 MkII with a Universal xp 25 engine and when running on motor at 4- 5 k
Deck leak on 34 Mike Oldak at 6:29am 06.09.15 Big Boats 10/1046 I have an 84 Hunter 34 and have a leak which shows up inside over the forward sink. I've rebidded t
Jabsco 2620 (2) All U Get at 5:52am 06.09.15 Ask All Sailors 3/675 Hi all, I had replaced this raw water pump and set the old one on the shelf for repairs. When we
C&C 110 anchor and windex bulb replacement Oriondriver at 5:38am 06.09.15 C&C 2/1274 Need to replace bulbs...anyone know which kind,make and model?Thanks
Meet Dick, from the Internet (1) Phil Herring at 5:24am 06.09.15 Sails Call Lounge 5/1790 Relevant.
Spinnaker (asymmetrical) VS Whisker Pole Rleiby at 4:43am 06.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/3607 I'm interested in your experience on which option is the most effective way of sailing down wind on

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Coolant Recommendation? jviss at 8:21am 07.11.23 Diesel engines often require a additive that prevents cavitation pitting of the cylinder sleeves.
Creases in the mainsail - any suggestions? jssailem at 8:20am 07.11.23 Creases happen in sails based on how they are stored. Things to check Is the sail to the top of the
Electrical Gremlins Stu Jackson at 8:19am 07.11.23 I have been around for a long time and have seen all the questions that can be and have been asked.
Coolant Recommendation? SycloneDriver at 8:17am 07.11.23 Diesel engines often require an additive that prevents cavitation pitting of the cylinder sleeves.
Winch handle safe use jssailem at 8:08am 07.11.23 I am not seeing the downside to inserting it immediately before executing a tack. Some boat owners
Winch handle safe use Don S/V ILLusion at 8:04am 07.11.23 How much time does it take to insert the handle in a winch? A winch handle can interfere with quick
Creases in the mainsail - any suggestions? (1) AndyL at 7:54am 07.11.23 I'll try to get pictures but not sure when our next sail will be. Here is a diagram that shows wha
Rigging information (2) jssailem at 7:50am 07.11.23 217739 There are 95 images of the boat here. https://moreboats.com/boats-for-sale/bristol/19-corinth
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:43am 07.11.23 The top of the tank lid is laid onto marine putty with the exterior edges fiberglassed in using the
Winch handle safe use BigEasy at 7:41am 07.11.23 I am wondering if there is any reason to not go ahead and insert the handle in what will become the
Catalina Metal Plaque Jacktar at 7:33am 07.11.23 It is not a HUll ID #, only a model designator and note of hull serial number (which repeats in oth
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Scott T-Bird at 6:54am 07.11.23 Thanks for all the kind thoughts and advise! I'll be letting the dust settle for a while, but there
Coolant Recommendation? jviss at 6:54am 07.11.23 Shell Rotella Ultra ELC has become virtually unobtainable. I'm thinking it's out of production. NA
Rigging information NTLESQ at 6:46am 07.11.23 Thanks for your response. I've never seen the boat with the mast and sails on her. I've just had her
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:43am 07.11.23 It was not clearly stated where the dye was seen. I was trying to find out if it was around the air
Found On Deck rgranger at 6:00am 07.11.23 Ask around and See if someone has a drone they can fly up there and get some video of your mast head
Electrical Gremlins kloudie1 at 5:43am 07.11.23 I dunno, 50 amperes at 120V is 6000 watts which is 500 amps at 12 V way more than a charger would be
Perkins 20 Engine Elissatoo at 5:37am 07.11.23 Thanks for your advice.
What is this material? jssailem at 5:31am 07.11.23 It is not something I recognize. Twenty questions to get more information. Is it solid surface or
What is this material? dlochner at 5:31am 07.11.23 Looks like some kind of chip board that might be used for house sheathing. Sand off some finish on t

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