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1988 Catalina 30 forward hatch replacement/repair jwadd at 9:00am 03.10.14 Catalina 30 4/4803 My 1988 Catalina 30 forward hatch glass has cracks where the handles go through the glass. The decal
Any marine store in Cologne, Germany Ken13559 at 8:50am 03.10.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1195 Got a business trip next week to France and Germany. Looking to do some shopping at Marine stores
vehicle choice fred1diver at 8:33am 03.10.14 Trailer Sailors 18/5865 hey everyone, I'm about to change my vehicle, what do you use to tow your boat around, so far I'm l
Beneteau 42 cc Vitor souto at 8:30am 03.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/987 Going to put an offer on beneteau 42cc ,can I have some comments regarding these boats,sailing,perfo
BVIs vs. USVIs Winkfish at 7:53am 03.10.14 Ask All Sailors 4/816 Just got back from a fantastic week in the BVIs. This was the 2nd bareboat charter there for me and
Acetone as a Dewaxer? ChattOday at 7:37am 03.10.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1557 Will acetone act as a dewaxer for fiberglass? 1977 Oday 22. Want to re-paint the hull, change th
First cruise of the season SoCal Brian D at 7:20am 03.10.14 Destinations 5/2227 Well the season is all year long in SoCal, but the first cruise for me is this coming weekend. Headi
B411 T-Track end stop (1) RCK at 7:15am 03.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1247 I need to replace the end stops on the head sail sheet track on my US-made, 2001 Beneteau 411. Does
Salon Bulkhead Replacement. jamesstpierremb at 7:15am 03.10.14 Catalina 30 1/1042 Water damaged old bulkhead now removed and new 4 foot 6 inch by 5 foot 8 inch high one half inch thi
legend 25 EZ Steer rod hopkinsflyer at 7:06am 03.10.14 Smaller Boats 2/873 Hello Can anyone tell me if they have ever used EZ-STEER rod for there boat i have a 2008 leg
Tackle storage (1) Snowman80 at 6:57am 03.10.14 Catalina 22 6/1168 So im not sure how many of you fish or not. While talking with my father we were discussing places t
Running pump stanleyi at 6:01am 03.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/781 I have a 1989 Hunter Cheribinei 33. Lately I've noticed that the pump supplying water to sinks runs
Pool of water under engine Hunter 450 Bowedtoothdoc at 5:22am 03.10.14 Big Boats 2/752 Hello all...I recently had a freeze up of my freezer holding plate and after defrosting the freezer
Seawater system carlager at 2:31am 03.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2037 The seawater intake and output works fine on the the engine -abYanmar 3GM30F - in our Oceanis 36cc
Fuel guage stuck on " full" Sailorlass at 2:28am 03.10.14 Catalina 310 8/2118 Greeting from the south Pacific. Our 2005 310, hull number 326, has decided to run incredibly econo
Advice on hauling out. atpjim at 9:00pm 03.09.14 Catalina 30 21/2719 I had a diver look at the bottom and he said that barnacles are starting to eat into the gelcoat in
Catalina 30 measurements Lost Parent at 8:39pm 03.09.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1042 I have a 1982 and need some measurements as my boat us to far away First measurement is across the d
Old diesel fuel IH82BL8 at 7:05pm 03.09.14 Ask All Sailors 15/3617 How long can treated diesel fuel be trusted? Most of the 15 gallons in the tank is from 2012 and wa
Cup/bottle holders Okiesaylor at 7:04pm 03.09.14 Catalina 22 19/2514 Went to the marina today and made some measurements. I'm trying to come up with a good setup for dri
dive platform fred1diver at 6:32pm 03.09.14 Trailer Sailors 13/3934 I'm curious, has anyone installed a dive platform on a trailer sailer??? I love to go scuba dive bu

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Forestay size quarter in. vs 5/16 with CDI furler Joe at 10:57am 04.03.23 Why don't you consider 5/32? Cat 27's spec 3/16" for stays and cap shrouds, 5/32" for lowers (2 pai
Speed/temp sensor wire splice shemandr at 10:31am 04.03.23 ...Once I realized that the Allen key that came with the kit was an odd size, I ordered a bunch to h
Forestay size quarter in. vs 5/16 with CDI furler AaronD at 10:28am 04.03.23 The standard forestay from Catalina Direct is 1/8" 316 SS. My Schaefer SnapFurl CF-500 furler and th
1977 Pearson 27 keel bolts dressler17 at 10:12am 04.03.23 They look better than mine and our keel is solid. Did you buy the boat?
Bilge Pump breaker (1) twalker H260 at 10:05am 04.03.23
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) dlochner at 9:59am 04.03.23 The gelcoat I applied yesterday never cured. I'm guessing ambient temp was around 55F. The can was
Hunter 23 keel resting on trailer/other Hunter questions BobH57 at 9:30am 04.03.23 I've owned both Hunter 23 and Catalina 22 boats years ago, and preferred the Hunter. While the Cat 2
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 Johnb at 9:30am 04.03.23 Okay so I didn't have time to expand on this idea when I first posted. Ammonium nitrate (availabl
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 8:48am 04.03.23 When is it time get it to cure, spray some liquid car wax on it. It will set up in minutes. Sprayin
Holes in rudder? (1) stickinthemud57 at 8:23am 04.03.23 Here's a side view that will hopefully be helpful. Hold-down cable/rope assembly is in red. Rope goe
another keel lockdown bolt discussion.... Jacktar at 8:07am 04.03.23 Aint nuthin like the hum when you get going in fair winds, love the sound
Holes in rudder? jodyjuli at 7:59am 04.03.23 I see now what your talking about. leading it through the rudder, i didn't see it at first.
HBW50 Hurth jssailem at 7:59am 04.03.23 one of the things that makes no sense until it does and then it becomes crystal clear and you wonde
Stuck tell-tales stickinthemud57 at 7:34am 04.03.23 I sprayed water with a super soaker once on the lowest telltales, but once I furled the sail I forg
Holes in rudder? stickinthemud57 at 7:32am 04.03.23 You are welcome, and glad to be of help. If by "hook it to the boat" you mean attach it to the hull
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 rgranger at 7:30am 04.03.23 You could also add some ballast by dissolving salts into the ballast tank. Okay so I didn't have t
Bilge Pump breaker George Braun at 7:19am 04.03.23 I'm beginning to suspect that the switch is bad. Toggle should not be illuminated all the time I be
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please Sailfanatic at 7:07am 04.03.23 There's a discussion of various NER lines here PDAUozfyDsg
No bottom paint (1) rgranger at 6:37am 04.03.23 I have this pressure washer similar and if you ever leave the boat in the water for more than a day
Goosneck to Boom Joe at 6:34am 04.03.23 Okay, thank you all for your input. I think im going to drill a hole all the way through and place

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