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A visit to the "Mothership" CaptDon01 at 5:45pm 05.28.15 Catalina 22 6/1150 Spent the afternoon on a tour of the Catalina Factory in Largo Florida. Very interesting, and took s
Wing Keel Soft Mud in Slip Monterey385 at 5:26pm 05.28.15 Big Boats 6/2212 Looking for thoughts regarding the impact of letting a 38-40 foot Catalina with a Wing Keel settle 1
24v bulb in a 12v system Skipper at 2:27pm 05.28.15 Ask All Sailors 10/8528 I have a 10w 24v bulb in inventory. Long story. If I install it in the 12v system, it will use 5watt
wire route from mast to console sailorstan at 12:22pm 05.28.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1130 Anyone know where wiring from mast base to steering pedestal is routed? Many Thanks.
Revisted: Anything Wrong With Used 30 Year Old Sail Cloth? (1) rardiH36 at 11:40am 05.28.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1048 To start, back October 2013, one or two of the thread participants of a thread with this title asked
Topside Floor repair around cockpit/helm .. k9walker at 11:05am 05.28.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/716 1980 - Hunter 27' .. I need to repair a soft spot/spongy floor around the cockpit/helm (steering ped
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter/radar Spellman66 at 10:33am 05.28.15 Catalina 310 9/1738 The bride and I took our new, to us, C310 on it's first sail up to our club. Halfway there black ve
Outboard capacity on a Mac 22 JoeSailer10 at 10:10am 05.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2078 I think my boat is a MAC 22, but I am not sure. I read or heard somewhere that the maximum capacity
Imperial 5100 Toilet JHoward at 10:03am 05.28.15 Big Boats 7/1236 Boy these neglected boats can eat up ones time. The pump handle on our head froze up. The unit is a
Fantasia 35's on East Coast Mystic59 at 9:56am 05.28.15 Fantasia 35 4/4013 Mystic, our 1979 Fantasia 35 (Hull #59) is based in Oriental, NC. We are trying to get an idea of ho
Does A Liferaft Still Make Sense? (or Cents?) robertsapp at 9:20am 05.28.15 Ask All Sailors 42/5873 I read an article recently in which a USCG rescue pilot stated that the average time worldwide from
Catalina 30 traveler rose8878 at 9:11am 05.28.15 Catalina 30 9/3759 I have a 1985 Catalina 30' and I need to replace the sheaves on the main sheet traveler. Just got of
Spinnaker Size for Hunter 19 gjvigliotti at 9:00am 05.28.15 Smaller Boats 2/881 Looking for info from anyone who has a spinnaker for their hunter 19 or know the specs. Any help wo
Anyone know what this tang would be used for? (1) mlindberg1 at 8:20am 05.28.15 Ask An Oday Owner 16/1739 Mast Oday 26
Oday javelin sails rdrake at 7:49am 05.28.15 Day Sailers 1/1387 Wanted to see if you or anyone you had contacts with has a set of javelin sails that may be from boa
C27 wire location Garrace at 7:32am 05.28.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1015 I want to install a extra hand hold on the inside cabin roof by the galley sink on a 1972 side dinet
how to replace gas cable in hunter 30T 1994? djekels at 7:06am 05.28.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1870 My gas cable broke in 2, I have no idea how this happened but here we are. Now I trace the damn t
Unkown MAC Model with Hull ID tj15830 at 6:50am 05.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/994 I ran across a guy parting out a Macgregor with the Hull ID of MACW0027A787. He doesn't know what
Oceanis 35 Msherman at 6:19am 05.28.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1837 Hi, I'm a new owner of a 98 Oceanis 35 and I have a question about rebedding the overhead salon dead
Inverter/Charger Options or Separate JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:11am 05.28.15 Musings With Maine Sail 11/2750 So my Xantrex TrueCharge 2 40A finally s#!t the bed. Not a big surprise based on the reputation of t

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310 questions from a potential buyer Calif. Ted at 11:41am 09.17.23 Mostly 310 "trivia" but might be helpful. The first 100 & something (123-125??) were built at the Ca
replacement of glue-in fixed ports Hayden Watson at 11:41am 09.17.23 I was concerned that the tape would not be strong enough to hold the new lenses on the curve of the
Universal 25xp. No start. Ralph Johnstone at 11:37am 09.17.23 Think this the problem? I wish I could say that will polish right out but I don't think that's th
Hunter 49 - Shower Seat (Guest Shower) Daze at 11:26am 09.17.23 I did the opposite sort of ... I put the forward one on hinges so I could get it out of the way by
Masthead sheave replacement M7e at 11:13am 09.17.23
Universal 25xp. No start. (1) charliec30 at 11:09am 09.17.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't baycloud at 11:03am 09.17.23 Just read this whole thread... boat projects man! Congrats, and good luck with the next steps. Crazy
23.5 unsinkable??? massnspace at 10:57am 09.17.23
Macerator "stalling out" jibes138 at 10:27am 09.17.23 What size wire is feeding the pump and how long is the run. These pumps pull a lot of amps and if th
23.5 unsinkable??? Crazy Dave Condon at 10:26am 09.17.23 The 23.5 was tested in the Hunter pond with me there @massnspace Just ask who I am Enough sa
23.5 unsinkable??? (2) massnspace at 10:19am 09.17.23 Again. I am asking if this has ever been verified in any way. Tested? Any link to a news story of
Masthead sheave replacement Crazy Dave Condon at 10:14am 09.17.23 You have several places to look Look up Catalina Direct which is unaffiliated from Catalina Sailbo
Macerator "stalling out" smokey73 at 10:08am 09.17.23 Seems it would be okay since the discharge valve is shut when not in use. Kind of like the clear vi
23.5 unsinkable??? Crazy Dave Condon at 10:06am 09.17.23 @massnspace I was a hunter dealer who gave the original plans for the 23.5 to Hunter and was invol
Macerator "stalling out" Ralph Johnstone at 9:59am 09.17.23 I put a short piece of clear vinyl tubing in the output of the macerator so that I can visually see
Macerator "stalling out" Ralph Johnstone at 9:52am 09.17.23 Yes ! Jog in place for 15 minutes. Yes, I guess a few deep knee bends wouldn't hurt either.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (5) Ralph Johnstone at 9:49am 09.17.23 219959 I think the fan location is a major obstacle to the volume of air moved. Here is a quicky
05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting (1) Rjm st.petersburg at 9:21am 09.17.23 219966219966 I have an 05 Hunter 41DS and these bulbs were a drop in replacement with no extra work
Color of your lines jssailem at 9:16am 09.17.23
Macerator "stalling out" JamesG161 at 9:13am 09.17.23 Can anyone think of any other exercises while he's out there ? Yes ! Jog in place for 15 minutes.

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