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Thanks to all... SailFysh at 5:42am 11.22.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/764 Just a quick thank you to everyone who offered comments and advice when we purchased a 2003 Catalina
Holding tank replacement?? mytime at 7:29pm 11.21.14 Catalina 30 9/1727 We just purchased a 20 year old Catalina 30. Two issues regarding holding tank... 1) It seems to fi
H30 Rudder Rebuild (2) Famos_Amos at 6:10pm 11.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1566 Well, I started in on the list of winter projects today with what I hoped would be a small job dryin
40.7 cockpit floor yachtsman at 4:22pm 11.21.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1378 Does anyone know of a company that supplies grated (removable) teak floor for the 40.7 first.?
Reefing Methods; Pros and Cons (3) McIntoshUSA at 11:30am 11.21.14 Ask All Sailors 44/12738 We bought our boat in April 2014 and I have never reefed it yet. I have read how to reef the mainsai
2007 H-36 Cushions (2) seadaddler at 11:20am 11.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/907 Hi has any one up graded the cushions on a 2007 H-36,either looking for good place to repair or rec
Great sailing video YVRguy at 9:06am 11.21.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1856 Just came across a great mini documentary video on the New York Times focusing on two guys on in a r
Adding a lifeline gate (1) thaeni at 8:13am 11.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/10514 I need to add a stanchion for the gate. My stanchion mounts directly to the toe rail (see attached)
Hunter 36 Dinghy Options Panamax at 6:09am 11.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 39/5598 As wondering if anyone had any advice on mounting a dinghy on a 2006 H36. Previous owners mounted t
Deck Storage christod at 8:28pm 11.20.14 S2 0/807 with no seat lockers or lazerettes, where do you store dock lines, fenders or life jackets?
How is a S2 for a live aboard jleblanc31 at 8:01pm 11.20.14 S2 2/1603 So I saw a 26 ' S2 in a boat yard went in and asked if it was for sale the guy said yes around 3000
4200 or butyl tape e714753 at 5:57pm 11.20.14 Catalina 22 5/3506 Can someone tell me if I can rebed my cabin windows frames to the boat fiberglass with Butyl tape or
Early Catalina 30 Cushions LaDonna14021 at 5:41pm 11.20.14 Parts Search 4/2526 Looking for interior cushions for a 1975 Catalina 30 with an L-shaped dinette. Old is fine, as long
Early Catalina 30 Cushion Dimensions LaDonna14021 at 5:39pm 11.20.14 Catalina 30 14/10072 We just bought a 1975 Catalina 30 that has no interior cushions. Catalina wants more than $5000 for
Sailing a Hunter 28? JerryA at 5:03pm 11.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1421 Anyone sailing an early 90's Hunter 28? Looking at one, but I haven't seen any on the water. So I do
ProMariner GS30 Gulf Stream Marine 7 x 50 RC Binoculars pupluv at 4:23pm 11.20.14 Ask All Sailors 3/2371 Anyone tried these Binoculars ? On sale at Hamilton Marine for $120, which is an amazing price for c
410 heat Don Lucas at 4:20pm 11.20.14 Big Boats 7/1343 Whose has diesel forced air heat on their 410? Where did you install the heater and run the air duct
1973 newport 21 patom at 4:07pm 11.20.14 Newport 0/2039 anyone know where i can get a owners manual 21 Newport 1973
Took off my ports today (1) Brian D at 3:31pm 11.20.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1598 What a task. I still believe the previous owner used 5200 to attach the ports. Took well over two ho
Battery Wiring very CONFUSING (3) SeisNudos at 3:30pm 11.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/4889 I recently purchased a Ben First 38.5 - 1983 - The first owner purchased it and placed it with The M

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Catalina Capri Forum? Monsterfish at 2:02pm 09.22.23 In fact, we just returned from the trip on Lake Champlain. We did stay overnight and slept in a cabi
Catalina Capri Forum? Monsterfish at 1:54pm 09.22.23 Awesome! Thank you so much! I appreciate all the info and your time.
Deck paint recommendations jviss at 1:51pm 09.22.23 Well, Little Harbor, now owned by Hinckley, paints the decks on their very expensive yachts. I thin
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 1:50pm 09.22.23 Here's my post war Singer clone: That looks just like my mom's 1951 Singer 66-16. Great machine!
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 1:49pm 09.22.23 With this setup I can move the needle a quarter of a stitch at a time. Wow, that's awesome!
Universal M-18 not starting Better_Angel at 1:47pm 09.22.23 Not necessarily. Our M25 NEVER needs to crack an injector, there is a handy dandy separate fuel bl
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Ralph Johnstone at 1:42pm 09.22.23 D. Their recommendation was not to hook it to the engine, but to hook it to the engine's thru hull
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Blitz at 12:57pm 09.22.23 Interesting, I spoke to Tides Marine about their Sure Seal; my concern over cooling water, and my Ya
Deck paint recommendations shemandr at 12:36pm 09.22.23 I don't regard painting a deck as a regular maintenance item. If it's really bad ... then maybe. Y
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? shemandr at 12:19pm 09.22.23 Or get gel coat crack filtering eyeglasses...
Just a bit too much heel and helm shemandr at 12:15pm 09.22.23 Do you have crew hiking out? I don't know the J 88 but many of the J line are designed to be sailed
Just a bit too much heel and helm danstanford at 12:09pm 09.22.23 Or, keep the main sheeted in to your upwind setting and play the traveller. Ease it to leeward in t
Yanmar Diesel stalls when underway Ralph Johnstone at 12:07pm 09.22.23 I noticed that there is not a loop between my muffler and the transom My exhaust hose has a loop
In hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 11:55am 09.22.23 Thick. Real thick. Good to know. I think we can then toss the idea of using one form of slop or
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? ggrizzard at 11:43am 09.22.23 Look up "Repairing Spider Cracks" on Youtube. Boatworks Today's channel has the A to Z, step by ste
Just a bit too much heel and helm JRacer at 11:41am 09.22.23 Or, keep the main sheeted in to your upwind setting and play the traveller. Ease it to leeward in th
Universal M-18 not starting kloudie1 at 11:33am 09.22.23 The engine stop will stop the high pressure pump from pumping to the injectors.. Your injector pump
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? dlochner at 11:21am 09.22.23 Those are gelcoat cracks which are cosmetic and not structural. The cure is clean out the crack and
Sewing Cushions and Bimini (3) Ward H at 11:12am 09.22.23 I'm interested in speed control, a better foot pedal, and so forth for mine. I am seriously conside
Universal M-18 not starting Stu Jackson at 11:10am 09.22.23 Is this correct @Stu Jackson ? Works on a Yanmar. Not necessarily. Our M25 NEVER needs to crack a

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