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The shifter mount on my Merriman Pedestal (1) Sailor_Jeff at 7:18pm 04.11.15 Mid-Size Boats 9/3073 The shifter mount on my Merriman Pedestal broke on my Hunter 285. I think the ice from the winter o
Foldable Boats rsotomayor at 7:14pm 04.11.15 Ask All Sailors 34/7420 Good evening: I would like to ask about foldable boats. I sail a B 321, so I do not have much r
Installing my Cutlass (6) chrisings at 6:41pm 04.11.15 Catalina 30 1/896 Before I even start I would like to publicly thank Maine Sail for the excellent how to articles. Whi
Naples City seadaddler at 5:35pm 04.11.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/814 On a mooring ball NAples City and only $10 per night first come no reves nick
Project V21 (5) ShaggsV21 at 5:30pm 04.11.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/2581 Well, I've done it. Dropped the keel out and busted all the old glass off of it. Tomorrows plan is
Leaking Exhaust riser at flange......Advice needed (1) mytime at 4:51pm 04.11.15 Catalina 30 5/2337 I started the boat today on the hard and noticed a slow drip coming from the threaded area connectin
Water Filter Viktor Eysselein at 4:19pm 04.11.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1199 Hi All: I have a Hunter 45CC. It does not have a water filter - I would like to install one. Wh
Stern Ladder Question (2) pateco at 3:49pm 04.11.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/913 I posted this in another ladder thread, but then realized it was in the Catalina 22 Forum, so I am r
Prop Shaft Log clearance HELP! chrisings at 3:40pm 04.11.15 Catalina 30 4/1678
Radio Installation Cincy020 at 2:06pm 04.11.15 Catalina 22 6/1155 I have a marine radio that I am looking to put in my boat for the summer. The speakers I have are t
Boat Measurements for a Slip Coyote at 1:12pm 04.11.15 Ask All Sailors 33/17606 As a companion post, to me earlier query about St Petersburg area sailing and marinas, --- I was SU
Paint PVC? shemandr at 12:46pm 04.11.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1199 We've made some awning support poles from 1 1/4 inch pvc. We thought it might dress them up a bit i
Fuel filter/pump elevations? scherzoja at 11:38am 04.11.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/1383 What is the correct 'elevation sequence' for the fuel pump and racor filter relative to tank and eng
Is this normal? (2) T_Cat at 9:56am 04.11.15 Catalina 22 7/973 Admitting that I know very little about fiberglass, is it normal to have sections inside the hull gl
Acrylic Port Lights captcoho at 8:13am 04.11.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/2696 Can anyone please offer some advice to removing and re-installing Acrylic Dead Lights ? I have seen
Looking for "mast foot w/ sheaves" for Zspar mast oday192 gary meyer at 9:10pm 04.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/946 Hi Folks, I have an Oday 192 (1986) in sf bay area; as stated in title, Im looking for mast foot w
replacement furling MAINSAIL for H49 cooper at 8:59pm 04.10.15 Big Boats 2/769 Looking for H49 mainsail (new or used) anyone have a good condition one that they may have replaced
Looking for a Boat DavidGC at 7:55pm 04.10.15 Catalina 22 2/814 Hi all - I'm currently looking to a buy a C22. I had a 1985 several years ago and should never have
Standing Rigging Size Jdaniel343 at 4:53pm 04.10.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/700 Is there anything wrong with up sizing the forward and aft shrouds from 5/32" to 3/16" on a Catalina
repowering tgialdini at 4:53pm 04.10.15 Newport 5/2317 I will be pulling my Atomic in a few weeks. The replacement is a very low hour 2GM20F. My boat is a

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P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing Jim_H42 at 12:31pm 10.29.23 Jssailem - I bought my boat from the original owner who told my he got it at the Miami boat. So it
Bottom Paint Crazy Dave Condon at 12:22pm 10.29.23 @Richard19068 is correct assuming the keel is a swing keel. Was the swing keel cleaned to the g
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:15pm 10.29.23 Hang on to your suspender 'cause this is really going to give you a belly laugh but I always coat th
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose Sailm8 at 12:13pm 10.29.23 You might get a temp fix using muffler tape where the cracks are.
Bottom Paint Richard19068 at 11:23am 10.29.23 It has been a long time since I had a Catalina 22 but as I recall the keel needed to be worked on i
Bottom Paint HomeyD at 11:05am 10.29.23 Old paint removed. Thanks for the input, I feel better.
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 11:03am 10.29.23 We left the generator wiring as original. There is a transfer switch near the breaker panel , so it
H49 Selden Furling Mast Base Plate replacement artboas at 10:56am 10.29.23 Contact SBO, and pay for a consult with Mr. Kerr. He will have the answer. No need to guess
H49/50 battery replacement artboas at 10:52am 10.29.23
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? Crazy Dave Condon at 10:25am 10.29.23 @Rick Webb On the Roman galleys, it was called ramming speed!
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 10:12am 10.29.23 When I installed the sender for the Wema fuel gauge the cover seemed like a natural place to put it
Bottom Paint Rich Stidger at 10:04am 10.29.23 I have never heard of anyone removing the keel to refinish it. Question: By "wet blast" do you mean
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 8:23am 10.29.23 Boy, that car just got creamed. -Will
Its funny Friday! (1) JamesG161 at 8:09am 10.29.23 My Wife decided to paint the entire walls of our home. She went to buy the 10 gallons of paint.
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Claude L.-Auger at 7:28am 10.29.23 Ralph, I have just been in the dungeon to disconnect the batteries for the winter lay-up. I confirm
Trim and angle under assymetric. shemandr at 6:57am 10.29.23 You would do the same thing surfing down waves. As you go down the wave and your speed increases, y
Need help with a 1980 Snipe boat built by McGaughlin regarding rigging of traveler. shemandr at 6:51am 10.29.23 It's hard to imagine your setup from a narrative. Can you post some pictures? I think you will get
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? Rick Webb at 6:14am 10.29.23 Relying on the motor as a brake will bite you in the ass one day. Approach the dock at exactly the
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:21am 10.29.23 Dry weight of boat without water ballast is 3000 pounds with NO water, motor gear and people. If
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 10:53pm 10.28.23 Well, I got the new lithiums hooked up. I ended up with a new Victron inverter/charger. It runs sile

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