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C-25 Swing Keel- Broken input shaft on crank (1) DavidBuoy at 5:43am 10.08.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1237 Hi guys, Im fresh new to the world of Catalina ownership and excited. Purchased a great 1985 C-25
raising dagger board 26D karlos263 at 4:03am 10.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1002 Raising the dagger board is very difficult lately, I need to use a winch and handle to get it up. My
Is my Catalina 32 self righting AriesBrisbane at 11:33pm 10.07.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/2502 I live in an area where mud moves and sand slips. My question is if I go aground on a falling tide a
what is the best self furling jib for a Capri 22 Robert 999 at 11:06pm 10.07.13 Smaller Boats 2/1888 Does anyone have experience with the best self furling jib for my 1988 Capri 22?
Water under galley sole on Oc 351 sailrj at 9:07pm 10.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/780 Recently started having water accumulate under the removable galley sole on our 1996 Oc 351. The wa
Lewmar winch deal Joe at 9:05pm 10.07.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1645 I dropped by Minney's in Costa Mesa today, not having been in the area for quite some time. They hav
Lewmar winch deal Joe at 8:50pm 10.07.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1042 I dropped by Minney's in Costa Mesa today, not having been in the area for quite some time. They ha
A/P sprocket Lee Hadjiosif at 8:36pm 10.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/693 I have a below-deck A/P 6000plus with a rotary drive unit with a chain going up vertically behind th
Transmission stuck in Neutral Pat at 8:18pm 10.07.13 Bigger Boats 14/2047 Left the dock today; a beautiful day, then motored out, raised the sail and suddenly my transmission
Winterizing a seawater cooled motor Charles Erwin at 6:46pm 10.07.13 Musings With Maine Sail 1/2124 We have a lot of advice about how to winterize heat exchanger (fresh water cooled) motors. For examp
Davits Charlie L at 6:43pm 10.07.13 Big Boats 3/1251 What type of davits are recommended.
Anyone ever build a trailer for a C22? Gene Neill at 6:13pm 10.07.13 Catalina 22 8/1422 I need a trailer, and they seem non existent as far as buying one. I'm looking at the possibility of
hatch cover improvement Kenhup at 6:09pm 10.07.13 Catalina 22 9/1642 Is the wood trim at the cockpit end of the sliding hatch kept in place with only the small screws th
H340 additional aft cradle support fastback at 5:34pm 10.07.13 Big Boats 4/1347 Hi folks, I have a '99 Hunter 340. It sat for three seasons on its cradle before I took ownership. T
Storage Cradle Virtue at 5:30pm 10.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1038 Hello there! I'm looking for a plan to build a steel (or wood) boat cradle for our 1994 Beneteau 400
Catalina Cushions bebling at 1:40pm 10.07.13 Catalina 22 15/5207 Does anyone have a diagram or photo showing all the cushions in a 1988 C22? I have a few missing an
sad dat kgindling at 1:20pm 10.07.13 Catalina 22 4/1103 Sad day on Sat. end of season so had to pull cat 22 out. first time my wife and I dropped the mast.
no rpm bobtischler at 11:59am 10.07.13 Engines and Propulsion 8/2743 I have a M-25 universal engine,it idles fine,and starts fine ,when I accelerate in gear it hos no po
Portholes Mr Mac at 11:40am 10.07.13 Smaller Boats 12/1282 Saturday, while the wife and I were cleaning the boat, I reached in from the outside to grab my beer
Forward Holding Tank Troubles Tom Penrose at 11:39am 10.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/914 Has any owners of 450 Passage boats had problems with the forward holding tank? I am not sure if mi

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Radar Repair dlochner at 8:14am 08.21.22 Welcome to SBO. It may seem obvious, but have you checked all the connections and fuses? Are all th
Removing water tank Hunter 37 (1) senang at 8:14am 08.21.22 I would be very surprised if it is not secured. In attached photo you will see how the 130 liter fue
old boat needs metal holder to step mast into (1) rgranger at 8:13am 08.21.22 Is this what you are talking about? "tabernackle". Do a google on sailboat tabernackle.
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 8:10am 08.21.22 In the photo of your main hoisted, you can see scallops between the sail slugs at the mast which ind
DC electric panel troubleshooting rgranger at 8:09am 08.21.22 Thank you for the advice, gentlemen. It was either Socrates or Monty Python who said "I do not know
Refrigerator Conking Out senang at 7:48am 08.21.22 Most fridges installed in a boat have a safety device where they switch off when voltage gets to low
Clock and barometer installation advice senang at 7:43am 08.21.22 Mount on a piece of wood of your choice. Attach to the bulkhead with 3M Strong Dual Lock reclosable
Sulfur odor in boat hot water system dlochner at 6:59am 08.21.22 This due to not used water heater water. Drain about one gallon whenever you are on the boat allowi
Shrouds Crazy Dave Condon at 5:59am 08.21.22 Take a picture of the current shrouds near chain plate looking up. I saw it both ways. @Dave Gros
Shallow water sailboats lifting centerboards and lifting rudder videorov at 5:56am 08.21.22 I had a look at one in my local marina (near Vancouver, BC) and was quite impressed. There are only
Shrouds (1) Dave Groshong at 5:54am 08.21.22 The lower should go aft, looking at the attached image from the manual, the upper to the fwd chain
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat Crazy Dave Condon at 5:48am 08.21.22 @Frank Jung First, I do not know the set up of your boat lift as to straps, lengths, width of strap
New Catalina 30 Owner DArcy at 4:59am 08.21.22 It looks as if the main is too large for your setup. It looks to me like it was not fully hoisted.
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 4:45am 08.21.22 It looks as if the main is too large for your setup.
old boat needs metal holder to step mast into Crusty Ol Salt at 11:28pm 08.20.22 Don't have model or brand of boat so can't order the part. Boat is @17ft. Cand upload photos to h
Sulfur odor in boat hot water system Crusty Ol Salt at 11:25pm 08.20.22 Why bother draining it Just USE it.;) Just get in the habit of using the hot faucet all the time
C320 North Sails original spinnaker jon hansen at 11:12pm 08.20.22 you can change the shape of the sail as needed with the down haul. deep off the wind you'll ease th
DC electric panel troubleshooting (2) Crusty Ol Salt at 10:35pm 08.20.22 Ok, first thing I would check is if and how the fresh water pump switch is working. In the picture b
dock neighbour's shore power cord? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:18pm 08.20.22 Do I correctly understand you to say the marina removed the screwball homemade adapter ? plug it in
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Crusty Ol Salt at 10:09pm 08.20.22 You know, I didn't even notice that. I know my box doesn't have it. To my knowledge there are no 15

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