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Solar Plan for a C310 JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 2:34pm 01.04.15 Catalina 310 0/882 Hello all and Happy New Year! I posted a proposed solar plan for our boat on Maine Sail's portion
Thoughts on my Solar Plan (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 2:30pm 01.04.15 Musings With Maine Sail 12/5139 Hello Maine Sail and others, Happy New Year! 2015 is setup to be exciting for us as we plan to hea
New iPhone - App Advice rgranger at 2:17pm 01.04.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2195 Hey All I got my wife an iPhone 6 for the holidays.... so I'll be soon inheriting her older iPhone 5
Harmonic prop puller? Tally Ho at 2:13pm 01.04.15 Ask All Sailors 27/5817 Saw this harmonic prop puller video.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXcmT_ftlSM I always thought hitti
PHRF data Jwhy at 1:35pm 01.04.15 Catalina 30 1/1246 I'm filling out the form for the first time to get the PHRF rating for my 1985 Catalina 30, standard
Replacing winches on 23-2 (1) Ziradog at 12:17pm 01.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1072 I need to replace the sheet winches on my 23-2. The old winched are through-bolted to the deck, wit
185 Spinnaker? Cowichan at 12:09pm 01.04.15 Smaller Boats 0/803 As anyone tried a spinnaker on a 185 (centreboard)? I don't think Catalina makes one. I would get
raymarine ? redhead78 at 8:55am 01.04.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1094 Happy new year all.....I am lookin at a boat that in the stats it has a Raymarine R170C- color rada
Identify rusty bits under fore shower- zincs? (1) flipcorp at 8:54am 01.04.15 Bigger Boats 10/1153 Hi - new owner, very new to the experience.. Underneath the fore cabin "shower" hatch there are t
Volvo reverse bow: coming to a boat near you? (1) Jackdaw at 5:41am 01.04.15 Ask All Sailors 69/14480 Unlike the very useful plumb bow that now widely seen on production boats, the reverse bow of the ne
zinc "fish" hotrodderjim at 5:15am 01.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1985 I have my boat in the water for the winter ' I want to put a zinc on it(clip on fish). The batteries
broken window chart012 at 12:40am 01.04.15 Mid-Size Boats 13/2224 I am getting a 1996 Hunter 280. The long starboard window is broken. Has anyone replaced this wind
Quickie wax or do nothing - short on time scherzoja at 8:07pm 01.03.15 Ask All Sailors 24/4421 My boat is ready to go back in the water after thru hull R ' R and bottom paint. I have one day le
yanmar swank at 6:59pm 01.03.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/759 My universal diesel in a Catalina 30 is shot. I have an opportunity to get a Yanmar 2GM20F. Is this
Lancer 25 MK IV or MK V Charlie Dee at 2:27pm 01.03.15 Lancer 1/2061 Hello. I have purchased a 1981 Lancer 25 . It is a Mark IV or Mark V. It has no mast support pole in
Android GPS app? Sandy Stone at 1:51pm 01.03.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2393 This spring we are planning on a several-week cruise, and I'd like to be able to use my Android tabl
H34 jib furling line size. a65sailor at 1:46pm 01.03.15 Big Boats 7/2043 I was hoping someone could tell me what size rope I need to replace what is only Harken jib furler.
Odor from cockpit lazarette Leprecaun at 1:36pm 01.03.15 Ask All Sailors 29/4096 Hello, I thought my odor problem was coming only from beneath the V Berth. However, when i open t
Dinghy for Catalina 34. How big is too big? Dave2424 at 1:22pm 01.03.15 Big Boats 3/3076 Hey Folks My 8.5' dinghy finally died this year. Boat show's coming up and I'm trying to decide wh
Water in the cabin Frednick at 11:50am 01.03.15 Catalina 22 9/1879 Hello Friends, We just bought the boat (year 1976) a few days ago, and we now have it in the back y

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Boat yard suggestion smokey73 at 4:46am 12.06.22 I also recall there may be a boat yard in Charleston on the old Charleston Naval Shipyard. I went u
Buying an overseas vessel...Registration Questions Mifeo at 4:43am 12.06.22 Now it's coming back to me why I considered it a pain to buy a boat in Spain back when I lived ther
Buying an overseas vessel...Registration Questions dLj at 4:00am 12.06.22 The advantages I see are no periodic inspections, no licensing/certification requirements for the
It's never easy. Autopilot install. danstanford at 2:11am 12.06.22
Hunter 49 Ceiling lighting artboas at 1:59am 12.06.22 Thank you Art and Zencra for the quick replies, I'm glad to see that the memory has not gone yet.
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit artboas at 1:56am 12.06.22
Buying an overseas vessel...Registration Questions Mifeo at 12:17am 12.06.22 They are probably pushing you to register the boat in your country of residence. UK registered boat
It's never easy. Autopilot install. jssailem at 9:38pm 12.05.22 do not believe you can put a wheel pilot drive on it I believe that to be true. The Raymarine Whee
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Leeward Rail at 8:44pm 12.05.22 Why would any sane person willingly go into weather conditions like that when we have places like H
Replace Lifelines mermike at 8:29pm 12.05.22 Good point about the learning curve. So many variables - material properties, corrosion, swaging...a
It's never easy. Autopilot install. (1) Tally Ho at 7:51pm 12.05.22
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear (1) jssailem at 7:05pm 12.05.22 That is possible. It may also be that when the boat was launched the rigging was at the end of the b
Sarasota Bay Returning stickinthemud57 at 7:01pm 12.05.22 Now that is a lovely post! I think I would enjoy sailing the Gulf Coast in my 26S. We camp out on t
Buying an overseas vessel...Registration Questions dlochner at 6:47pm 12.05.22 If you really want to hear a lot of divergent opinions on this topic head over to CruisersForum.com.
House battery recommendations berner73 at 6:44pm 12.05.22 Dlocner's comments are all spot on. Curious - where do you keep the boat - meaning are you at a s
Barient drum oxidation (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:36pm 12.05.22 At the risk of plagiarizing @dLj , pictures please to give us a better idea of what might work. Onc
Barient drum oxidation dLj at 6:16pm 12.05.22 Pictures please... dj
It's never easy. Autopilot install. Ralph Johnstone at 6:04pm 12.05.22 Here is my pedestal installation Nice installation. What's the backing material if it's not "clas
Ignition key will not insert into the ignition. MitchM at 5:51pm 12.05.22 in the meantime just bypass the key and hot wire it. . .
Can anyone identify this pump? MitchM at 5:48pm 12.05.22 I have an old fynspray (australian or British make I think . ) it is the best h

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