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New Canvas   (2)
rpwillia at 6:12am 05.10.14
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After listing to the chatter about wants and such on canvas and having a desire to learn new things
sailingbluewaters at 5:22am 05.10.14
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I am looking at buying a 1998 Benneteau Oceanis 461. I want to sail the Caribbean for the winter an
Logan808 at 2:16am 05.10.14
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Does anyone have experience in installing secondary winches on a Beneteau 393? I'd like to instal
Blue Buddha at 9:07pm 05.09.14
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Done.
Oliverhg at 8:46pm 05.09.14
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I am in Vancouver, Canada and find that the Yanmar part price here are double or more than in the US
Genesis V at 8:40pm 05.09.14
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Ok the job is done a Johnson 5.2 washdown pump is in and 3/4" hose run starboard side from under g
gregorybross at 8:27pm 05.09.14
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Hello Boating Friends- I have a 1996 Catalina 30 with a universal 25XP that has just started to hav
rpwillia at 8:20pm 05.09.14
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We had a marine safety guy come in and talk to my YC about safety equipment. One thing he mentioned
kpgraci at 8:00pm 05.09.14
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Thomasjbrothersjr at 7:58pm 05.09.14
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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
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I've been ready for a month. The marina finally gave me the green light so I dropped her in today. I
janiceandcraig at 7:07pm 05.09.14
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I am trying to find out what a piece of material is on the used 2003 hunter we purchased. It is a p
luv2sail67 at 6:04pm 05.09.14
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I'm hoping the forum can help. This is a pic of our keel. The keelbolts have no sign of rust. So
holdech at 5:07pm 05.09.14
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Rick D at 4:44pm 05.09.14
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Here's an article concerning this year's race which is a SoCal tradition and once attracted over 600
Bill1565 at 4:44pm 05.09.14
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25? 27? Been here ( Marathon) more than a week. Just noticed this boat.
Brentpd at 4:22pm 05.09.14
Cal
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I just bought a '73 2-29 about a month ago with the standard 12 hp farymann. It's a wonderful boat
Roadking Larry at 4:05pm 05.09.14
Cal
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I've decided that I need to replace the spreaders on my 2-27. The PO had redone them using some kind
CharlzO at 3:39pm 05.09.14
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Well, with any luck, she'll be floating ON the water when I get to the yard tomorrow, and not UNDER
2mirage8 at 2:33pm 05.09.14
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Are there any good hurricane safe(?) haulout facilities in the Mobile Bay area? Need to haul out sa

Recent Replies

Catalina Stickers
pclarksurf at 3:19pm 08.16.23
Does anyone know what or if there were stickers or ? on the 1973 models? Have a relatively stock '
Galley foot pump leaking   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 3:18pm 08.16.23
The gusher of course is beneath the galley sink, port. But this the exact opposite of what the in
Dry bilge in H49/50
Don S/V ILLusion at 3:13pm 08.16.23
There is no consistency in how A/C was installed on your boat - it was done during commissioning and
pros and cons of adjusting valves...
Hayden Watson at 2:53pm 08.16.23
Okay okay the current heat wave is getting to me. Post corrected to read what you said. PS For thos
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment
Chase Hartzell at 2:44pm 08.16.23
I also had enough left over to do the top of my Yeti cooler which did a really nice job of classing
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment
Chase Hartzell at 2:42pm 08.16.23
I did SeaDek on all the non-skid areas in the cockpit and on the winch rails. It took two sheets tha
Venting a Dryer on a Catamaran
geoffschultz at 2:33pm 08.16.23
Same way you do on a house or RV??? I have never seen a catamaran with an externally vented dr
New owner
Idahosteve at 2:32pm 08.16.23
It runs fine, but belongs to a friends boat. We have installed a Nissan 4 hp in its place.
Catalina Stickers
Idahosteve at 2:31pm 08.16.23
Does anyone know what or if there were stickers or ? on the 1973 models?
New holding tank   (3)
DinghySailor at 2:30pm 08.16.23
For gravity drain to work, the entire tank must be above the boat's waterline...if not, it'll take
New owner
Gene Neill at 2:27pm 08.16.23
What a score! Nothing like a "barn find" for practically nothing! :thumbup: Does the ol' Evinrude s
Venting a Dryer on a Catamaran   (2)
rgranger at 2:08pm 08.16.23
Same way you do on a house or RV??? You will want a more robust vent cover. Maybe something like
pros and cons of adjusting valves...
rgranger at 2:03pm 08.16.23
Okay okay the current heat wave is getting to me. Post corrected to read what you said. PS For thos
New owner
JRacer at 1:38pm 08.16.23
Unbelievable. What a catch. have lots of fun!
Pressure Cooker   (1)
Allan12210 at 1:37pm 08.16.23
Yup. Learned from my mom.... Me too. We have several pressure cooker recipe books and mom passed
pros and cons of adjusting valves...
Hello Below at 1:22pm 08.16.23
I know what he meant to say was rocker arm cover. Okay okay the current heat wave is getting to me
TO H41 OWNERS, GALLEY LIGHT
twalker H260 at 1:15pm 08.16.23
Here are the schematics for the wiring harness for your boat. You can disregard my last suggestion.
Vessel Weather Radar Question
bxdobs at 1:02pm 08.16.23
thanks that suggests that there would be no way to see something like this coming, even with marine
New owner
jviss at 12:45pm 08.16.23
The best footnote to the story is that we only paid 500$ for her. Wow! Score!

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