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New Autopilot (2) YVRguy at 7:24am 04.06.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2356 So in preparation for our 2nd year of sailing my buddy and I had a new Raymarine Autopilot installed
Installing CD internal 8:1 outhaul question(s) (1) HillbillyWanderer at 6:48am 04.06.14 Catalina 22 19/2355 Ok, I got out the internal outhaul 8:1 purchase I bought from Catalina Direct this morning, read di
C28MKII Pre-Rigging Maintenance ? jeanjunker at 5:32am 04.06.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/586 I am soon purchasing a (1997-2004) Catalina 28MKII and will have it transported to my local lake. I
Oceanis 45 Sewage Holding Tank Questions LordByron at 4:52am 04.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/5203 Can someone please answer a couple of basic questions re the holding tank on my Oceanis 45? (and yes
Need to contact admin? sknrzgirl at 9:28pm 04.05.14 S2 7/1421 Ahoy...we have just purchased an S2 7.3 meter that is listed here in the owners group. How can
cabin window shades Bill Greenberg at 9:26pm 04.05.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/2357 I'm looking for cabin window shades for my 1991 Catalina 28. Any suggestions where I can purchase a
37c Prop and shaft for 2qm20 kwaai at 8:44pm 04.05.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1158 Advice please, I had my shaft snap, so I am looking to replace the shaft and have a 2nd as a spare.
garmin 740s and airmar transducer have different connectors Jared1048 at 7:11pm 04.05.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1464 Hello, I recently bought a garmin 740s chartplotter and a airmar in hull p79 transducer. Problem
New to me Catalina 30 TRBS burnswelds at 7:10pm 04.05.14 Catalina 30 2/1251 Hello all, I picked up a 1980 Catalina 30 this spring, the boat has been sitting on the hard for abo
anchor roller Mike4116 at 6:48pm 04.05.14 Bigger Boats 6/1364 Has anyone installed an anchor roller on an O'day 28? My boat is a 1980 model with bow nav. lights m
Replacing a Raymarine ST40 depth sounder with an wagemaker at 6:31pm 04.05.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5632 I40??? Does anyone have experience replacing a Raymarine ST40 depth sounder with an I40? The orig
Cal 25-2 for bluewater sailing? Veladora25 at 6:16pm 04.05.14 Cal 10/12911 Hey everyone, I'm leaving the army in a year or two, selling everything and sailing from CA to FL vi
drilling thrue deck chokrisandy at 5:48pm 04.05.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1347 Dear friends, i have a hunter 30 1981, i am going to install new deck organizer (2) and some rope cl
Dinghy races/regattas on Lake Michigan? Audrius at 5:29pm 04.05.14 Ask All Sailors 3/890 Races/regattas on Lake Michigan for a beginner ? I have the 26' Hunter 260 , dose anybody know any
1979 Newport MKII Cockpit drains Buzzlovelace at 4:49pm 04.05.14 Newport 4/2902 Hello All, Can anyone tell me why the forward cockpit drains go directly to through hulls below the
Looking for stereo wiring harness head (2) Nososcks at 3:54pm 04.05.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/905 In replacing the stereo on my Hunter 356 I found a pair of odd wiring harness connectors. I need to
Stereo wiring harness head (2) Nososcks at 3:45pm 04.05.14 Parts Search 2/1175 In replacing the stereo on my Hunter 356 I found a pair of odd wiring harness connectors. I need to
Anybody use plain teak oil on the exterior? weinie at 3:22pm 04.05.14 Ask All Sailors 19/6505 I just re-coated my cabin today with West Marine teak oil and it really looks beautiful. I kno
Cleaning Headliner seadaddler at 3:11pm 04.05.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/505 What do you use to clean the headliner on your 2007 H-36 Nick
Safety Checklist For Guests Cat36Amoore at 10:42am 04.05.14 Ask All Sailors 55/9465 Looking for a checklist or instructions to present to guests who will be sailing on our Catalina 27

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Catalina 320: Mystery Motor near Shower Sump Pump jviss at 2:35pm 05.11.23 The intake thru hull served 3 purposes ... 1) toilet intake (which we have eliminated by using fres
Catalina 350 extended range fuel Cmp1110 at 1:54pm 05.11.23 JSSailem, no disrespect intended but if I enter that performance chart at 2500 rpm then follow to t
O'Day 28'. Davidasailor26 at 1:51pm 05.11.23
When does a screw become a bolt? Kings Gambit at 1:46pm 05.11.23 Very cool... thnx So why do we call it tacking when we zig-zag into the wind? And what are we co
Spinnaker Hollyberry at 1:20pm 05.11.23 The block for your spinnaker should have a good swivel on it because the 'pull' of a spinnaker can g
Catalina 320: Mystery Motor near Shower Sump Pump DonScribner at 1:19pm 05.11.23 "What do you think it means, or what word would you use? " Paraphrasing from one of the best movie
Dinghy Power Johnb at 1:15pm 05.11.23 Sorry, this is barely believable that people could mix up RIB and RU and then blithely state about 2
Catalina 320: Mystery Motor near Shower Sump Pump dmax at 12:50pm 05.11.23 Accessible. You keep us'ing that word. I don't think it means what you think it means. "What do
When does a screw become a bolt? (2) rgranger at 12:22pm 05.11.23 Alright then... next question... are these screw drivers or wrenches.:biggrin:
Dinghy Power dlochner at 12:16pm 05.11.23 Sometimes easier to manage tied alongside than to handle as a tow. This is called a hip tow. htt
Dinghy Power twalker H260 at 12:09pm 05.11.23 I think the ambiguity is the model number - one is a rib-260 (10hp or 6.5?). The other is a ru-260
Machine screw for hand rails ggrizzard at 12:09pm 05.11.23 Go with the "skinny" ones. 1/4 is too big.
Dinghy Power rgranger at 12:08pm 05.11.23 I guess I would go with transom weight since there seems to be some abiguity on HP.
Dinghy Power rgranger at 12:07pm 05.11.23 and the WM page says 6.5hp https://www.westmarine.com/west-marine-rib-260-rigid-hull-inflatable-boa
Dinghy Power rgranger at 12:05pm 05.11.23 From the specs page... 10 hp Manufacturer's number : NZ11450C Dimension : 2,60m (8,5') More Infor
Dinghy Power (1) twalker H260 at 12:05pm 05.11.23 Based on the capacity plate you can have a max 4hp motor on that dinghy. Sometimes easier to manage
how do you remove minor barnicals on gel coat rgranger at 12:00pm 05.11.23 Scrape with putty knife and then buy some Lime-Away at Home Depot and wash. That should also work,
When does a screw become a bolt? kappykaplan at 11:52am 05.11.23 I assume "hard-a-lee" comes from the fact that you throw the tiller to the leeward side of the boat
Catalina 320: Mystery Motor near Shower Sump Pump Scott T-Bird at 11:29am 05.11.23 The whole assembly under the vanity sink is rather confusing. My model is 1999 so there are probabl
Port light - how do i get this glass out? 73Oday20 at 11:14am 05.11.23 Kent from Catalinadirect suggested "Catalina owners have twisted the frame to get the lens out and b

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