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Advice on rewiring the mast HillbillyWanderer at 5:47am 05.27.14 Catalina 22 11/1639 PVC vs Wire Ties ? Installing a new running light and up grading the anchor light this evening. I ha
descissions, descissions, descissions trainmanjess at 5:38am 05.27.14 Ask All Sailors 32/4113 hello all I have never owned an electronic chart plotter for my boat... I have always sailed boat
Heading to NYC MLampner at 4:26am 05.27.14 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1057 Ell what seemed a long time off when I last wrote asking input about this trip is now less than a mo
Sealing new portlights on O'Day 25 Mad Dog at 3:19am 05.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2080 I posted this on the Ask All Sailors forum, but hoping I'll get more response from fellow O'Day owne
GPS Location Wedgie at 11:02pm 05.26.14 Big Boats 12/1390 Hi there, I own a 2008 Hunter 45cc monohull with an E120 Chart Plotter installed which is failing i
Even More California Non-sense caguy at 10:22pm 05.26.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2144 At MDR we have had a close to perfect launch ramp for years. . They made it even better by replaci
Furling Mainsail Halyards captmaddog at 9:43pm 05.26.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1248 I just purchased a Hunter 420 Passage with an in-mast furling system. The previous owner never ran
Tips on removing silicone caulking cluce at 8:54pm 05.26.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/6867 We are resealing the windows in our '79 Catalina 30. Previous owners have used a number of creative
90 degree propane fitting? sully75 at 8:43pm 05.26.14 Musings With Maine Sail 15/3328 I have a Dickinson 2 burner non-gimballed stove I'm installing. The propane fitting comes from the
ordered TRIDENT 102 and was sent SHEILDS sanitation hose centerline at 8:31pm 05.26.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2611 what I specifically ordered by name and what I actually received is two different things.... can som
H36 Faucet handle - bathroom zigracer at 7:41pm 05.26.14 Big Boats 1/683 Does anyone know what company made the faucet for the 2008 H36 bathroom sink? I know I can buy a wh
272 main sheet thepiratedoc at 7:14pm 05.26.14 Bigger Boats 2/791 Anyone else tired of fighting their mainsheet setup? When it is easier to pull the boom in by hand,
Swing keel on 1990 26S Justsailinghome at 6:42pm 05.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1041 The swing keel will not go down. Has anyone had this problem?
Pop Top Lift Kit bostonbob at 6:31pm 05.26.14 Catalina 22 10/3537 Just added the pop top lift kit ,works great . No need to drop the mast as stated in directions, aft
Blue Water Bridge Lake Huron colinhulse at 5:54pm 05.26.14 Ask All Sailors 3/886 I have been under the Blue Water Bridge in a power boat but never in a sail boat. I keep hearing tha
need trailer for Cat 22, mod or buy (1) jmczzz at 5:16pm 05.26.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/525 Just bought a 77 Catalina 22, without a trailer. Now I need to get it home. I have a usable Macgrego
O day 34 rig tuning pcjrusso at 4:54pm 05.26.14 Ask All Sailors 7/2059 Any input is greatly appreciated. I am not a racer I am cruiser. I borrowed a "LOOS" gauge this week
Lifelines Plane to sea at 4:50pm 05.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 12/2464 I have a 1994 hunter 33.5. Does any one know the proper diameter for the lifelines?
Jib not hoisting on StreamStay rollerfurler IH82BL8 at 4:50pm 05.26.14 Ask All Sailors 2/763 It should have been easy-peazy. But the halyard swivel seemed to keep binding on the foil. We fina
Mast lighting "wiring" for easiest mast lowering Bigjer40 at 4:38pm 05.26.14 Trailer Sailors 27/7134 I just downsized to a 20' boat to explore and need to figure out what I am going to do for a anchor

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hunter 49 washing machine retro fit lalbert at 6:45am 10.13.22 Thank you so much - this is helpful. I'll check it out this weekend.
Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! JamesG161 at 6:41am 10.13.22
Boat damaged by IAN Crazy Dave Condon at 6:31am 10.13.22 @dave_and_dd Catalina plant is located in the Tampa area which was spared. They extruded their ow
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? dlochner at 5:52am 10.13.22 The skeg is there to improve tracking.
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 5:46am 10.13.22 Congrats on the new boat. You'll spend thousands to gain a couple knots. Maintaining a clean bottom
Winter Cover RoyS at 5:42am 10.13.22 I have the marina shrink wrap my boat and have been doing that for decades. Wish I had bought a cust
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 fox9988 at 5:37am 10.13.22 replacing the 5411 Universal with a 25 Universal. Congrats on the new boat. You'll spend thousand
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Gene Neill at 5:05am 10.13.22 Of course that assumes you consider the sport and even the mark2 as "real" Catalina 22s. I defin
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Gene Neill at 4:45am 10.13.22 What was different about the "new design"? Prepare to be sorry you asked! :biggrin: The following
Winter Cover shemandr at 4:16am 10.13.22 I didn't cover my first two keel boats on LI. There was rain, snow and ice and sometimes all three.
Raymarine electronics hookup help (2) Frill at 2:55am 10.13.22 Thanks guys!! Scott, I understand that I need to build a NMEA 2000 network and everything gets conne
Advice on instruments (1) Ward H at 1:55am 10.13.22
Advice on instruments (1) Ward H at 1:40am 10.13.22 The difference is significant if your examine the charts. ENC. Shows depth and contours of the area
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit artboas at 12:35am 10.13.22
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? artboas at 12:30am 10.13.22 I always favor threaded inserts. You can get them in stainless, and I would epoxy them in. Then, use
Anyone have this drawer fridge? Captain Larry-DH at 11:22pm 10.12.22
ODay 322 or 302 - Replace wire in mast while standing? (6) AndreNJ11 at 10:01pm 10.12.22 I have not replaced the wiring in the mast. I did however take the mast down to replace all the lig
Issues Sailing Upwind MikeHoncho at 9:42pm 10.12.22
Gel Coat Spider. (1) Hello Below at 9:05pm 10.12.22 Gelcoat Putty - Repair Spider Cracks and Fill Gouges
Gel Coat Spider. sail sfbay at 8:19pm 10.12.22 No easy way. It is time consuming and expensive. Need to grind them out with a dremel tool, fill wit

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