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Integrated Stern Rail Seat for Catalina 30 OS2Dude at 3:01pm 07.13.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/808 On another site I saw an article about someone who had custom made stern rails for an older Catalina
Halyard lengths Crystal_RPAYC at 2:36pm 07.13.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/1933 Does anyone know the lengths of the halyards on a 309?
Tacho intermittent open circuit Crystal_RPAYC at 2:32pm 07.13.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 7/2162 The Tacho on my 2007 309 has just started to intermittently drop to zero whilst the motor is running
Editing Mod Articles heart of gold at 1:33pm 07.13.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/802 I would like to do some editing and add a few more pictures in the mods section of one of my article
No Upper End RPMs kenvail at 12:35pm 07.13.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/2185 I was on a two-week trip around Long Island recently and developed an engine problem with my Yanmar
Yanmar 4JH5E Impeller replacement Gerard Betsch at 12:29pm 07.13.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/6997 My Yanmar Series 4JH5E Engine has reached 900 operating hours. I feel it is overdue for a sea water
Stop Lever difficult odaydokay at 12:22pm 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1638 The engine is a Universal M12 in an O'Day 28. It almost takes two hands to pull the stop lever. Gre
What a GREAT six days on the boat (1) Jim Seamans at 12:21pm 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 3/934 First good sail since we got home from the Keys.. We are home... What a great six days on the boa
Stainless sink stain help (1) mtenzer at 11:31am 07.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/644 In a bozo move :doh: , I topped my batteries off and rested the turkey baster that I used in my sink
Yanmar ignition switch part jmkinsfbay at 11:03am 07.13.15 Parts Search 8/5086 I have a Yanmar ignition panel with ignition switch 127412-91250. The ignition switch got kicked whi
New Cabin Grab Rails (1) PGIJon at 10:48am 07.13.15 Big Boats 7/1070 The grab rails on my cabin top needed replacing. At first I purchased a pair of railing that didn'
Installed Bimini 272 (1) MaritimeTees at 9:21am 07.13.15 Bigger Boats 10/1942 Recently I got a quote for a custom bimini which would have cost me 1100. I thought to myself why do
Ice Box Drain 30Hunter 1980 wtaylor at 9:18am 07.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/761 Will not drain have looked for drain line in bilge but not see one. To get to box wood have to take
Precision15 marshsailer at 9:14am 07.13.15 Trailer Sailors 6/6582 Any experience with sailing and owning the Precision 15 CB ? Characteristics sailing into the wind
catalina direct suppliers Bracketboy at 9:06am 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 0/13 Anyone out there supply any products to Catalina Direct? please advise Thanks
Low to no raw water Black Pearl at 9:04am 07.13.15 Big Boats 14/2215 I am helping a friend with a Yanmar 3gmd raw water cooled engine. I stated that he would have to ge
Planning new "plastic" cabin sole for H37C. (2) Ed Schenck at 8:45am 07.13.15 The Cherubini Hunters 41/7120 I have pulled up part of the cabin sole, the rotten part in front of the stove and sink. There is a
Leaky sink Tim22 at 8:23am 07.13.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1407 I recently renovated the galley in my Hunter 310 and installed an Ambassador sink ' 2 inch drain. Si
Hunter 37.5 1993-95 vs 1992 shavdog at 8:14am 07.13.15 Big Boats 1/895 Are there differences in these yrs?...I know the catbird seats started in -93...how about the hull,
Cheap Electrical Tools = False Economy (3) Maine Sail at 7:28am 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1289 Many years ago I bought a "cheap" AC/DC clamp meter that was advertised as being able to measure in-

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Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Maine Sail at 4:36pm 11.26.23 My only recommendation would be against the Orion 12-12/30 in favor of the Orion XS 50A. Unfortun
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Tally Ho at 4:00pm 11.26.23 My pressure washer unfortunately is gas powered and has 3600 psi. And I still dont have the bilge p
ID this old boat please Joe at 3:18pm 11.26.23 Yikes, my kind of boat. Glad it's not in my neck of the woods or I'd be looking for crew and a trai
Just purchased C30 MKII! Alan Gomes at 2:07pm 11.26.23 I owned a 1987 C30 Mk-II for about 10 years. Nice boat with a cavernous interior for a 30 footer. Ve
Just purchased C30 MKII! jssailem at 1:35pm 11.26.23 Congrats on your finding your new dream boat. I send Happy Holidays wishes and hope your boyfriend i
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 (1) Kupe at 1:11pm 11.26.23 Kupe - If you end up having replace one or both of your Xfrmr's , on a Hunter 36 in US waters, no n
Hunter 140 frame Ayrehead at 12:39pm 11.26.23 The boat is not here with me so I can't take pictures. I left it at a repair shop and it's waiting a
Just purchased C30 MKII! kloudie1 at 11:43am 11.26.23 Congratulations ! Welcome to the group.. Lots of great information under "Owner Resources"
Which are the best good old daysailers? jimshipsky at 11:40am 11.26.23 Thanks Fred. Couldn't agree more. I've sailed my friends' Mariner and like it a lot. I have a hard t
2GM20F engine issue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:36am 11.26.23 Thereafter I have checked all the hoses from water inlet valve right through to U Mixing elbow and
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 11:13am 11.26.23 Be certain to measure the battery space to ensure you have enough room for everything. What will yo
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? (1) Johann at 11:03am 11.26.23
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ID this old boat please FastOlson at 10:53am 11.26.23 Damned good pedigree, tho! https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2017/06/27/eight-bells-doug-peterson
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 10:53am 11.26.23 This is exactly my goal, all of these are my priorities. Sorry about the detour on the Zeus. I ha
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Maine Sail at 10:52am 11.26.23 Those are all great features, however they introduce a whole new level of complexity to a system of
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 10:48am 11.26.23 Any update??? No, not really. The court appointed representative was supposed to call me and talk
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Maine Sail at 10:47am 11.26.23 Maine's "Critical Lifepo4 Data arcticle is why I am not a fan of Battle Born or Dakota. Neither of
Just purchased C30 MKII! Tally Ho at 10:36am 11.26.23 Congrats on your new boat! we are all expecting some photos. Good group of folks here to help if
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary pgandw at 10:17am 11.26.23 I am not ready to jump on the lithium boat just yet. This reminds me of an incident last year when

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