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help on motor mount installation kb3pgo at 10:57am 03.19.14 Catalina 22 4/773 I am trying to replace my motor mount. My question is, how do you Mount it. From pictures I have se
Height of spreaders for H31 - 1984 Mark Nooney at 10:15am 03.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/819 Does anyone know the height of the spreaders off the cabin top on a 1984 H31? I am curious if I ca
Seattle marinas Giddyupgo at 9:48am 03.19.14 Trailer Sailors 0/1261 I am looking for recommendations for a marina on lake Washington or Union for 3 weeks in July. Must
Restoring 1974 C-22 starrynights at 8:49am 03.19.14 Catalina 22 23/2968 I am restoring a C-22 vintage 1974 Hull number 4504 that clearly has seen better days. The previous
Atlantic Towers Arch for H450 or H456? Bowedtoothdoc at 8:21am 03.19.14 Big Boats 3/817 Hello all, At some point I am interested in installing a rear arch on my boat. I discovered and s
Replace HVAC unit now or wait? Bowedtoothdoc at 7:22am 03.19.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1012 Hello all, Just looking for opinions on replacing my original 2000 model MarineAir 1600 BTU rever
Installed a fuel polisher (1) bugbitten at 5:25am 03.19.14 S2 8/967 When I first changed the Racor's filter on my 2GM20F, it was so loaded with sediment, I couldn't und
Hunter 41DS dfast7181 at 5:09am 03.19.14 Big Boats 2/1010 I'm looking to upgrade to a 2009 Hunter 41DS and am looking for comments about the boat. Things peop
Two years in the making (5) Fore Sail at 9:27pm 03.18.14 Ask All Sailors 21/2344 Well guys, after two years of working on getting a boat back into the water, I finally did it. When
Mast weight for Venture 21 centralva at 8:01pm 03.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1827 Does anyone know what the approximate (or exact) weight of the mast is for a MacGregor 21? I'm selli
Lazarette Latches John Murphy at 7:51pm 03.18.14 Big Boats 3/1085 Please, My rubber latches for my lazarettes are degrading. Where can I get replacements? At what cos
ST2000 Autopilot Lost Parent at 7:12pm 03.18.14 Ask All Sailors 1/865 Have access to a brand new ST2000 wheel pilot Will this work on my Catalina 30
My First 35s5 markmpl at 7:03pm 03.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1141 Hi Guys I'm looking for any info about maintenance of this boat from owners. This is just beginning.
O'Day 28 Tiller Post Repair Apex at 6:38pm 03.18.14 Bigger Boats 3/1022 ....so at the end of last year I noted some movement of the tiller head at the top of the tiller tub
Battery Wire Imbalance (1) Genesis V at 6:21pm 03.18.14 Big Boats 7/1274 Last season I installed 4 new Trojan T105 6v/225amp batteries in the configuration shown in the atta
Smile rseaves at 5:51pm 03.18.14 Catalina 30 1/801 Is a catalina 30 1985 subject to the smile syndrom
H-356 transducer routing help sailmaster39 at 4:53pm 03.18.14 Big Boats 6/1067 Any 356 or H36 owner know how the original transducers cables are routed to the binnacle. I was at t
Autopilot? slowdog at 4:36pm 03.18.14 Ask All Sailors 4/783 What is a good low cost autopilot for a 22ft boat I only use it on lake Texoma , I have been looki
Rudder Repair h27 1982 wesleysherman at 3:37pm 03.18.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/787 I have recently put my boat on the hard and done an inspection of the below water line. 4 days aft
Butyl Tape for C-310 Chainplates? Dreaming at 3:25pm 03.18.14 Catalina 310 6/1880 I believe I read somewhere that Butyl tape can not be used to rebed the chainplates on the C-310. Is

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MK1 interior rearrangment. fox9988 at 7:46pm 09.22.22 I recently did a king size bed in the saloon conversion. Love it.
H34 Companionway Doors Phil Herring at 6:58pm 09.22.22 Nice job Andy!
where to add a second halyard ingramsail at 6:55pm 09.22.22 Haven't try the main but I was afraid it would try to twist the Mast to one side . Still need to rem
H49 Deck Dorade / Cowl vents joshw5144 at 6:02pm 09.22.22 Thanks, 4 inch fit perfectly in the existing hole. Just needed to drill slightly different hole pa
Help Me Choose A Boat !! Will Gilmore at 5:58pm 09.22.22 With regard to headroom I think it's true that most live boards spend a lot of time in the cockpit
Persistent Fresh Water Leak dmdiehl64 at 5:14pm 09.22.22 Do you have a heat / AC system installed? Our bilge pump would cycle a few times a day and it had me
H49 Deck Dorade / Cowl vents Daze at 4:54pm 09.22.22
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Davidasailor26 at 4:51pm 09.22.22 I would think your water tank would be empty pretty quickly if the bilge pump is cycling 6 times a
H49 Deck Dorade / Cowl vents sail sfbay at 4:37pm 09.22.22 I aslo replaced my tired PVC cowls with large stainless steel ones from Shop \| Buchan Marine. Same s
Invest 98L Tally Ho at 4:31pm 09.22.22 So to be clear, it is going to rain? Just kidding, our weather forecasters never get it right:huh
MK1 interior rearrangment. Tally Ho at 4:27pm 09.22.22
H49 Deck Dorade / Cowl vents joshw5144 at 4:21pm 09.22.22
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Tally Ho at 4:11pm 09.22.22
Help Me Choose A Boat !! Tally Ho at 4:03pm 09.22.22 I think you really need to ask yourself whether or not you will be sailing to Tahiti in the near fut
where to add a second halyard sail sfbay at 3:56pm 09.22.22 If you want to install a dedicated halyard consider a block near the top of the mast. Can you use th
Catalina 30 Needing Dinette Table or Dimensions Hayden Watson at 3:49pm 09.22.22 It's for-sure nice to have the extra bunk area, but be aware that the sleeping person is 98% likely
H49/H50 main sheet input joshw5144 at 3:45pm 09.22.22
MK1 interior rearrangment. Stu Jackson at 3:18pm 09.22.22 Pete, your ideas are not consistent with how boats are built. I've owned Catalinas since 1983. The
MK1 interior rearrangment. dlochner at 2:51pm 09.22.22 Boats are a compromise. Part of that compromise is the cost. If you like more modern boats, then you
H49/H50 main sheet input Daze at 2:26pm 09.22.22 I replaced mine as the original parted after the outhaul parted....long story - 35 knot sustaining w

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