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Wash Down Pump Installation Piratenorm at 4:12am 06.09.14 Catalina 30 4/1152 I have a Mk 1 30 Catalina and the usual small-ish anchor well. I have it pretty filled with deck-mou
H34 Fixed Ports Refurbishing (2) Dave19957 at 4:06am 06.09.14 Big Boats 2/974 I recently re-did all four of MILKY WAY's fixed ports. A few years ago I had a local glass company
Crib Boards samiamtx at 3:31am 06.09.14 Catalina 22 1/1028 i want to put weather stripping on my crib boards but cant see any products on Catalina direct anybo
Grunert fridge replacement rtmccue at 2:50am 06.09.14 Big Boats 1/822 Has anyone replaced the Grunert refrigeration system ? I think I will stay with the same system
38 engine noise norbszczurek at 12:23am 06.09.14 Big Boats 5/1576 While under sail we are experiencing noise that almost sounds like the engine is still running. Upo
Toilet installation trapoc at 10:57pm 06.08.14 Smaller Boats 7/1183 Can someone direct me to someone who has info on installing a permanent toilet in my H26. Thanks Cha
Let's talk Furling Jibs Admiral at 8:49pm 06.08.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/894 I have a Cat 30 with regular headsails. I am wanting to go with a furling jib and need an education
Report: Specialty Yachts Hunter Rendezvous in BC Phil Herring at 8:39pm 06.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1999 This past weekend was the Specialty Yachts Hunter Rendezvous in Telegraph Harbour, Thetis Island, BC
New Owner questions Admiral at 8:22pm 06.08.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1141 I have just purchased a Cat 30 and have some questions. First is how and what products do you guys
Binding halyards and furling lines jonelli at 7:49pm 06.08.14 Catalina 30 16/4332 Hi All, I just bought my first "big" boat, the Catalina 30 mkII. Moved up from a Cal20! Everythin
Cabin lights mmhamer at 7:37pm 06.08.14 Smaller Boats 10/4376 I'm a new 23.5 owner and am wanting to change out my cabin lights to LED. Does anyone know how the
Widgeon Storage jbsboat at 7:36pm 06.08.14 Day Sailers 4/2296 Hello everyone! New guy to the forum here with some questions regarding my Widgeon. Its a great boat
Installing the Garmin (1) DAVA390 at 6:16pm 06.08.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1119 So, I got to the boat yesterday to figure out installation of my garmin 441. I sat inside, looked at
Switch Panel - Back of Switch Broken (2) nola2172 at 6:08pm 06.08.14 Smaller Boats 20/1597 So in removing my switch panel from the wall to take a look at a different problem (no power to the
I'm keeping my boat! pacerpilot at 4:55pm 06.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2356 I had my boat up for sale but... I'm keeping my boat! After the fourth car load (yes CAR load) of ho
Trans Atlantic passage advice needed Old Sailor 2 at 4:44pm 06.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3217 My wife and I are considering taking our boat to Europe and spending 6 months there on the boat then
Thetford 37006 Pump gpd955 at 4:42pm 06.08.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/4600 Anyone have a good source for Thetford pumps? I'm replacing the pump on my WC Newport head and all
5 minutes of sailing Kh3412 at 4:41pm 06.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 10/1717 Boat went in a 12:30, hit something underwater going to my dock 12:35. Back on the cradle 4:00. On t
Mixing Elbow Gasket leahcime at 4:41pm 06.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1799 Hi all - I am replacing a mixing elbow and the U style part on my 2GM20F. I have removed the old
Diesel engine max RPM's? McIntoshUSA at 4:20pm 06.08.14 Newport 3/2886 I am a newbie to a sailboat with a diesel engine. I sailed as a child over 30 yrs ago. We just retir

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Emergency steering knocking dlochner at 6:42pm 07.06.23 Look at the photo. You can see the SS rudder post, then a dark brown band, and then the white gelcoa
Emergency steering knocking Voyager1 at 6:22pm 07.06.23 Thanks for the response, oday 302 does not have any bearings for the rudder. Just a fiberglass tube
Rebuild or repower dlochner at 6:14pm 07.06.23 Get estimates for both rebuilding and replacing. Beta engines are based on a Kubota block and are p
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Maine Sail at 6:12pm 07.06.23
Emergency steering knocking dlochner at 6:07pm 07.06.23 Looks like the upper rudder bearing is worn. I'll defer to those more familiar with the O'Day 302 on
Hammock install on a H26? Joe at 5:59pm 07.06.23 Unless you already own one, I would not spend all the money on the "tacker" just to hold up the hamm
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 4:24pm 07.06.23 Well I think I may be back. Kinda. I got to board Luna yesterday and she wasn't doing so good. He
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Don S/V ILLusion at 3:49pm 07.06.23 Radar is running. Got a suggestion as to how far out you'd set it? Mine can go 26 miles, but I cur
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS JamesG161 at 3:38pm 07.06.23 Got a suggestion as to how far out you'd set it? My Raymarine has a "Guard Zone" for Alerts. Depe
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Rick486 at 3:31pm 07.06.23 Actually, the range of your radar depends on the elevation of your antenna. Radar is a LOS (line of
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS dLj at 3:08pm 07.06.23 Done it a few times - rarely saw visibility beyond 200 yards. Warm up your radar. Radar is runnin
Rebuild or repower redlegmsg66 at 3:06pm 07.06.23
Rebuild or repower redlegmsg66 at 3:05pm 07.06.23 Thanks for the info. I am familiar with Sturgeon Bay and know Depere fairly well. My wife grew up t
Lake Champlain to the Thousand Islands Caboteur at 2:51pm 07.06.23 Ever thought of turning right after lake St-Louis and going up the Ottawa river and doing the Rideau
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS dLj at 2:20pm 07.06.23 Thanks for the posts. I can concur about the fog! Past two nights have had plenty! Last night partic
Rebuild or repower jon hansen at 2:19pm 07.06.23 Diesel Specialist 920-347-0880. 2264 mid valley drive, de pere, wis do not compare to john's nigh
Rebuild or repower Tally Ho at 1:39pm 07.06.23
2004 Hunter Passage 420 Questions Sailgunner at 1:16pm 07.06.23 If your pedestal is an Edson you may have TWO grease fittings on the pedestal. The bottom one is har
Waste tank plumbing idea... yarrumretep at 1:12pm 07.06.23 Hi Peggie - thanks for the welcome - and the really great responses throughout this forum! More gri
Install New Winches? Kevy at 12:28pm 07.06.23 Great points, thanks. I think I'll recruit some close-by expert help as well as I'm a bit of a novi

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