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New Canvas (2) rpwillia at 6:12am 05.10.14 Catalina 310 4/1169 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 26/6799 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 2/1157 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 2/1583 Done.
Yanmar parts policy Oliverhg at 8:46pm 05.09.14 Yamaha 3/1879 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 1/1143 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 3/1231 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 87/19520 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 21/3950
Keel cable attachment Thomasjbrothersjr at 7:58pm 05.09.14 Catalina 22 1/650 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 9/1696 I've been ready for a month. The marina finally gave me the green light so I dropped her in today. I
Bedspread 456 janiceandcraig at 7:07pm 05.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/862 I am trying to find out what a piece of material is on the used 2003 hunter we purchased. It is a p
Keel crack opinion (1) luv2sail67 at 6:04pm 05.09.14 Big Boats 3/1005 I'm hoping the forum can help. This is a pic of our keel. The keelbolts have no sign of rust. So
Butyl tape at Princess Auto (3) holdech at 5:07pm 05.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/6169
Newport Beach to Ensenada 2014 Rick D at 4:44pm 05.09.14 Racing 3/26982 Here's an article concerning this year's race which is a SoCal tradition and once attracted over 600
What do you think (1) Bill1565 at 4:44pm 05.09.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/878 25? 27? Been here ( Marathon) more than a week. Just noticed this boat.
Cal 2-29 cylinder head Brentpd at 4:22pm 05.09.14 Cal 0/835 I just bought a '73 2-29 about a month ago with the standard 12 hp farymann. It's a wonderful boat
Replacing spreaders on a Cal 2-27 Roadking Larry at 4:05pm 05.09.14 Cal 3/2572 I've decided that I need to replace the spreaders on my 2-27. The PO had redone them using some kind
Finally splash time! CharlzO at 3:39pm 05.09.14 Islander 1/3081 Well, with any luck, she'll be floating ON the water when I get to the yard tomorrow, and not UNDER
Mobile Alabama Boatyards 2mirage8 at 2:33pm 05.09.14 Ask All Sailors 2/799 Are there any good hurricane safe(?) haulout facilities in the Mobile Bay area? Need to haul out sa

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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
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment Idahosteve at 2:38pm 08.16.23
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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