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standing rigging for 8.5 bikelessman at 3:49pm 02.08.15 S2 6/2034 I was looking over the wire standing rigging on my recently purchased 8.5. I believe the rigging is
Bilge Pump (1) KZW at 2:43pm 02.08.15 Catalina 310 8/2543 The Sahara S500 bilge pump in my boat died last week. I cleaned it a month ago as the float had been
Racor rsotomayor at 1:21pm 02.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 9/2280 Hello. What would be the right size Racor for a Yanmar 3G . My used B 321 has a 60GPH Racor . I bel
Lifelines Rick D at 12:12pm 02.08.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2292 Well, it looks like US Sailing will adopt the ISAF ban on high-tech rope lifelines next year. Sorry
Bulkhead Mounted Compass (1) mmhamer at 11:54am 02.08.15 Smaller Boats 8/1276
A/C water line stopcock... Doug/Karen at 11:09am 02.08.15 Big Boats 14/2605 After years of having to reprime the A/C water pump every spring, I have finally decided to install
hot water tank overflowing gettinthere at 10:46am 02.08.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1514 I've had the boat for 6 years and never had this problem until now. We're on a mooring and go to th
How do you know when to replace winch? Monheganlover at 10:09am 02.08.15 Catalina 22 11/2493 I have a '77 C-22 swing keel that I am slowly restoring as I can afford to. I am going to be replac
Securing Batteries in H26 Dfisher at 7:08am 02.08.15 Smaller Boats 7/1170 Does anyone have a picture or description for how their batteries are held down in their H26?. I s
Miami Show CYQK at 6:04am 02.08.15 Ask All Sailors 3/890 Anyone goin this year?? If so a meet up at the crusiers party sat night would be in order!!!!! C
Biggest Waves, Highest Wind Kestle at 5:59am 02.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/3134 OK, this is not a bragging thread...it is a question of either big waves or high wind, and what you
Prices in Florida Vronsky at 1:18am 02.08.15 Catalina 30 19/3780 Dear All, I'm from Europe. Am thinking of buying a 30 in Florida, and take it to the Caribbean for
Pump for alcohol stove? (1) rkuris at 12:00am 02.08.15 Catalina 30 4/4482 I'm now the proud owner of a 1982 Catalina 30. She still has the original alcohol stove. There is a
Marlow Hunter 37 Juice6576 at 10:54pm 02.07.15 Big Boats 9/1996 How many MH 37 owners out there? We need to get our boat added to the Hunter boat models list.
Insurance Help 1981ZigZag at 5:31pm 02.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2083 Who know a good place to get a 40 ft hunter legend insured
First sail of 2015 (1) CCrane2299 at 4:31pm 02.07.15 Catalina 22 3/735 Just 22 seconds, but it looks fast! Sails aren't set properly, I was underway by the time I noticed
Projects and solutions for your Siruis21/22 (2) srust58 at 4:19pm 02.07.15 Sirius 21/22 4/3129 How about a thread where we can post ideas, projects and solutions for our boats. This is one
Garboard plug installation pamacm at 3:44pm 02.07.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1628 where do you put a garboard plug in an oday 25
Draft question Yellowjeepman at 2:50pm 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 57/8322 Just a newbee question. I have an O'Day 34 listed as having a 4'3" draft. I assume this is dry weigh
25XP Fuel Priming Conundrum Anonymous 121765 at 2:47pm 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 44/5231

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Cooling water temperatture gauges on Yanmar 3YM20 kloudie1 at 6:33am 09.09.23 Most likely not a Catalina item, probably added by previous owner .. The gauge itself should have ma
Spontaneous combustion Bob S at 6:32am 09.09.23 This happed to a neighbor from fresh bark mulch. It was caught in time to prevent a disaster. Not ju
Spontaneous combustion dlochner at 6:10am 09.09.23 Another storage option is a covered metal garbage can filled with water.
How do I sail from one point to the other? dlochner at 6:08am 09.09.23 The wind is not your only concern and it is the easiest to manage. In coastal and ocean sailing tide
Spontaneous combustion thinwater at 6:06am 09.09.23 Electrical - more specifically, unfused battery cables, IMHO The one fire I actually saw start wa
I have an 1985 Hunter 40 Legend, Aft Built-in Holding Tank Information tkwhalen at 6:06am 09.09.23 I don't have any pictures but I repaired mine twice back when I had an 85 "40". It is no fun. As you
How do I sail from one point to the other? Tally Ho at 5:56am 09.09.23
H49/50 battery replacement tkwhalen at 5:53am 09.09.23 Like Nate I would be happy to discuss with you what I did. One difference is I decided to use a lith
Spontaneous combustion RoyS at 5:43am 09.09.23 Electrical - more specifically, unfused battery cables, IMHO
Florida Marina reconciliation? dlochner at 5:20am 09.09.23 Try searching with Dockwa.com or Snagaslip.com. The 2 months probably won't be an issue, the $600 a
How do I sail from one point to the other? (1) garymalmgren at 5:05am 09.09.23
How do I sail from one point to the other? (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:58am 09.09.23
Winter Cover - Midwest LakeOntario270 at 4:54am 09.09.23 I use two 18' x 24' heavy duty tarps mounted over a home built frame. https://www.tarpsupply.com/pro
Adding second reef to main sail? Ward H at 4:42am 09.09.23 Back to the use of a Cunningham for a minute. I thought the Cunningham was used to add luff tensio
Hunter 320 Steering Issue (4) sailcapt340 at 4:19am 09.09.23
Hunter 320 Steering Issue sailcapt340 at 3:56am 09.09.23 Are you sure you need to remove the bolt? A few years back my friend had his 340 ball joint linkage
Used sail? morbidfollower at 10:57pm 09.08.23 Above 20kts, I'd be flying a 75 jib if I had a choice. Dang sure not a 135. I like it when the stic
School's back in session cruise! (1) Hayden Watson at 10:35pm 09.08.23 Sitting on ?? with a dozen "friends".
Spontaneous combustion MikeHoncho at 9:51pm 09.08.23 Electrical
Rudder counterbalance? stickinthemud57 at 8:51pm 09.08.23 I really appreciate the input, everyone. I especially like being instructed to do more sailing. We

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