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Catalina 25 swing keel trailer specs BIOMED BOB at 11:29am 05.10.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/6587 I recently purchased a 1978 catalina 25, it is in the water and I am trying to get / rebuild a trail
DIY Cabin Cushion Covers (1) $tingy Sailor at 9:21am 05.10.14 Catalina 22 10/4228 I'm very happy to announce today that my cabin cushion project is finished. They turned out great :d
Clean Bilge 7sailing7 at 9:13am 05.10.14 Big Boats 4/1247 What should you put in the bilge to keep it clean and smelling good ? I always have 1/2 inch of wate
White Board at Nav Station sd1953 at 8:37am 05.10.14 Ask All Sailors 18/4966 I am working on the nav station area of my boat. I am painting a wall (bulkhead) on the aft side of
Life Lines Rxman47 at 8:36am 05.10.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1365 I know this has been posted before, however, I have not been able to find the information. What is
M25XPB fuel filters Richard19084 at 8:35am 05.10.14 Catalina 310 4/1986 The Westerbeke spares kit for the M25XPB includes 2 fuel filters. One I recognize as the normal spin
MacGregor identification rettop at 7:51am 05.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3266 I have a MacGregor 26 built in 1990. I don't have the original invoince but do have serial number a
Y25 Mk2 jazzyjd09 at 7:43am 05.10.14 Yamaha 7/2690 What a fun boat! Im two years in, and loving it. Everything except the engine. Looking for advice. I
Sail miss formed when reefed YVRguy at 7:09am 05.10.14 Ask All Sailors 21/2664 On a recent trip we had some bigger winds and we decided to deep reef the main. The reef looked per
New Canvas (2) rpwillia at 6:12am 05.10.14 Catalina 310 4/1057 After listing to the chatter about wants and such on canvas and having a desire to learn new things
Sailing the Atlantic, yes or no? sailingbluewaters at 5:22am 05.10.14 Ask All Sailors 26/5545 I am looking at buying a 1998 Benneteau Oceanis 461. I want to sail the Caribbean for the winter an
Secondary Winches on an Oceanis 393 Logan808 at 2:16am 05.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1060 Does anyone have experience in installing secondary winches on a Beneteau 393? I'd like to instal
Cheap way to lack of bathroom problem on small boats. (1) Blue Buddha at 9:07pm 05.09.14 Smaller Boats 2/1496 Done.
Yanmar parts policy Oliverhg at 8:46pm 05.09.14 Yamaha 3/1736 I am in Vancouver, Canada and find that the Yanmar part price here are double or more than in the US
Johnson washdown pump to Jabsco fitting issue Genesis V at 8:40pm 05.09.14 Big Boats 1/1029 Ok the job is done a Johnson 5.2 washdown pump is in and 3/4" hose run starboard side from under g
Universal 25XP with water in the oil gregorybross at 8:27pm 05.09.14 Catalina 30 3/1093 Hello Boating Friends- I have a 1996 Catalina 30 with a universal 25XP that has just started to hav
Where is your radar reflector? rpwillia at 8:20pm 05.09.14 Ask All Sailors 87/15997 We had a marine safety guy come in and talk to my YC about safety equipment. One thing he mentioned
can someone explain what is going on here? (1) kpgraci at 8:00pm 05.09.14 Ask All Sailors 21/3610
Keel cable attachment Thomasjbrothersjr at 7:58pm 05.09.14 Catalina 22 1/588 Am I missing something... There seems to be no way to get to the attachment point on the keel while
Finally In (1) Hydro Therapy at 7:09pm 05.09.14 Day Sailers 9/1521 I've been ready for a month. The marina finally gave me the green light so I dropped her in today. I

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Reinstalling Catalina 30 windows xavpil at 4:44am 04.20.23 Catalina 30 windows? I've removed and refurbished all of mine but reinstalling the C30 window kit
C22 sliding hatch danooxnard at 3:53am 04.20.23 Nice work it looks great! Thanks for sharing. Dano
Hunter 326 Compression post finish stuendan at 10:50pm 04.19.23 Thanks for the suggestions, I especially liked the pole dancing idea but I need to polish the pole f
Rust color in Antifreeze Ralph Johnstone at 9:45pm 04.19.23 That was one of the first things you would do with an old car take it out and see what happens .
Hunter 326 Compression post finish Ken13559 at 9:14pm 04.19.23 You know, if you clean up and polish your h326 compression post nicely, you could lift the table all
Rust color in Antifreeze buddybear at 9:13pm 04.19.23 The thermostat my be stuck in closed position. Remove and see what happens to the engine temp. I w
Rust color in Antifreeze JoeWhite at 9:09pm 04.19.23 The thermostat my be stuck in closed position. Remove and see what happens to the engine temp.
What is this plug on the transom? stickinthemud57 at 9:01pm 04.19.23 Any reference to it at the circuit board? This is a socket, or in other words a female connection.
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand Ken13559 at 8:51pm 04.19.23 When will we know your findings? We await with bated breath :)
Yanmar 2GM20F Fuel Lines, High or Low pressure? (5) Ralph Johnstone at 8:37pm 04.19.23 The question is, do I need HIGH pressure 1/4" lines, or will LOW pressure hose work OK? Certified
Rust color in Antifreeze buddybear at 8:37pm 04.19.23 JoeWhite described the process very well. Just draining the heat exchanger would remove very littl
2022 Lake Michigan Sailing Trip - St. Joseph, Holland, Chicago, Michigan City dLj at 8:30pm 04.19.23 Nice video. Lake Michigan can be quite a tough lake to sail. Brings back memories from my college da
What is this plug on the transom? dLj at 8:12pm 04.19.23 I had that same plug for an old autohelm autopilot I had on a previous boat. I actually still have
New 170 sailor stickinthemud57 at 8:08pm 04.19.23 stickinthemud57, was the 170 extra tippy? Im a novice and plan on putting a 3.5hp motor on that I c
Bottom paints dlochner at 8:01pm 04.19.23 2nd question would be then is there a bottom paint that will works in salt water and fresh or shoul
Canadian buying USCG cruiser in another country dLj at 8:01pm 04.19.23 Gotcha.. and that's my understanding of it as well. But...and it's a big BUT lol.. that was 20 year
Bottom paints dLj at 7:51pm 04.19.23 2nd question would be then is there a bottom paint that will works in salt water and fresh or shou
New 170 sailor stickinthemud57 at 7:45pm 04.19.23 For the product I used (which I can't recall the name of, sorry) there were less issues with the cle
C22 sliding hatch (2) pcharn01 at 7:37pm 04.19.23 7 layers of glass on each side. A little primer to protect from UV, ready for action! Flanges are
Yanmar 2GM20F Fuel Lines, High or Low pressure? SirMichael at 7:35pm 04.19.23 Thanks guys, I've found some Marine grade (USCG approved) line. I'll just go with the 1/4". Sir Mi

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