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Hull number vs. sail number
GeeDee at 10:31am 07.28.25
If you anticipate having dockside chats with other Catalina 25 owners the hull number, and hence th
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sailcapt340 at 10:11am 07.28.25
I use moth balls (not the flake style) in small bags I make from cheesecloth. A few in each bag, h
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Tim Murphy at 9:54am 07.28.25
if I go near the stanchions at the companionway the wire would run across the deck?
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Tim Murphy at 9:53am 07.28.25
thanks good suggestions I agree that for 100 W 12 AWG will work. I could drill at site 2 near the
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Justin_NSA at 9:44am 07.28.25
Spitballing. I wonder if there is something you could apply to the halyard when the sail is up, whi
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thinwater at 9:38am 07.28.25
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nightek at 8:30am 07.28.25
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Project_Mayhem at 8:24am 07.28.25
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Rake or bend? They are different.
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shemandr at 7:57am 07.28.25
If you anticipate having dockside chats with other Catalina 25 owners the hull number, and hence the
Hull number vs. sail number
stickinthemud57 at 7:51am 07.28.25
I picked up a 1985 Catalina 22 a few weeks ago and I'm sure this must have been asked before, but I

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