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Water Leak (8) Regular Guy at 1:33pm 02.19.14 Smaller Boats 8/1933 I have been discussing a water leak with the fellow sailor LarryH and thought it might be from gener
Daysailer Centerboard assembly ddodgen at 12:05pm 02.19.14 Ask An Oday Owner 13/10302 will begin working on my new/old 1994 Sunfish Daysailer soon and need to know how the centerboard wo
"New" old boat, got a few questions (1) Roadking Larry at 8:36am 02.19.14 Ask All Sailors 17/3053 Wrote the check yesterday for my 1976 Cal 2-27 and will be getting it ready to go back in the water
What EPIRB etc do you have on your boat? redunculous at 8:14am 02.19.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1317 Looking at EPIRBS and just wondering who has what and where do you keep it. Or what else do you h
27 Thru-hulls IStream at 6:54am 02.19.14 Big Boats 1/977 I just counted 27 thru-hulls on my new-to-me Catalina 50. Four of them are unused and were capped by
FT-817 cjm1 at 8:29pm 02.18.14 SSB and Ham Operators 3/3631 Waiting for spring in the Great lakes and thinking it's time to put SSB on the boat. I was thinking
Tool set Richandhelen at 4:43am 02.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1309 We're about to close on a Hunter 44. Dual a/c's, bow thruster, 56 hp Yanmar. Can someone suggest a f
Free boat Eric Swanson at 11:38pm 02.18.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1655 My neighbor has a catalina 22 that he is willing to give to me. I thought this would be a great pro
Standing rigging help (3) meeeowlet at 11:00pm 02.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/5152 Hi, I'm sure this has been covered a billion times, and I have tried searches through the forums fo
How to put Catalina 22 on trailer? GeoffB at 10:00pm 02.18.14 Catalina 22 10/4232 Hello! I just recently purchased a catalina 22 swing keel. I am looking to take it out of the water
Anchor Roller and Nav Lights geehaw at 9:58pm 02.18.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2668 I have an Oday 25 and have no anchor roller. I want to add one, right now I am looking at buying thi
Cleaning non-skid... rap11 at 9:07pm 02.18.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/4090 Are there any tricks to cleaning some neglected non-skid surfaces?...I have tried several things try
C-22's vs Dennis Conner CaptDon01 at 9:02pm 02.18.14 Catalina 22 0/733 This is pretty neat. We have four C-22's entered in the "Border Run VI" this weekend out here in Ca
Help from h40 ('84-'89) past and present owners Bimmerpilot at 8:36pm 02.18.14 Big Boats 3/779 My wife and I are planning to purchase a h40 within the next 2-years for the purpose of living aboar
Constructive Loss Lighting Hit Trekfxrider at 8:33pm 02.18.14 Ask All Sailors 19/3866 FOlks, After chasing a series of electrical issues by myself, battery charger, power switches, goofy
Foam Luff DannyS at 8:20pm 02.18.14 Ask All Sailors 35/9530 We're in major need of a new headsail and I'm looking at a couple of online sail lofts for an idea o
Flying a Code 0 Spinnaker Sailavie1 at 6:46pm 02.18.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/2141 Does anyone have experience flying a Code 0 on a 25 foot or similar sized Hunter equipped with a B'R
Someting To Keep You Warm gpd955 at 6:32pm 02.18.14 Ask All Sailors 2/982 I know all of you have been waiting for the Summer 2013 Video..... http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NC7
Securing hand rail on top of cabin billpaul at 5:34pm 02.18.14 The Cherubini Hunters 2/763 My handrail on the port side is loose - looks like the front 2-3 screws aren't holding. Can't seem
Changing the Shaft Coupler and Going With a PSS Elysium_Van_Isl at 3:53pm 02.18.14 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5883 Hey all, I have an '82 Catalina 30 that I am about to haul and tackle changing the shaft coupler.

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Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing Kings Gambit at 9:17am 07.02.23
VHF Antenna installation 2 OLD PIRATES at 8:53am 07.02.23 Lost radio connection ........ aerial hub was totally empty when I opened it up. Just a pile of dust
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing Kings Gambit at 8:51am 07.02.23 Does anyone have experience with modifying a Catalina 320 for easier solo sailing? At minimum, I t
Blown exhast odaydokay at 8:43am 07.02.23 Thanks to this terrific site I did some reseaarch to see what others did. I learned that Westerbeke
Sails and Stack Packs kappykaplan at 8:39am 07.02.23 Loosen the jacks on one side while hoisting - should give you a wider slot to get the battens throug
Sails and Stack Packs Mike C275 33 at 8:34am 07.02.23 Hey folks. I'm new to the forum. Bought hull 33 last year. I love it. Easy to single hand, with a re
Blown exhast odaydokay at 8:33am 07.02.23 Just out of curiosity, is this engine gas or diesel? Was seawater pouring into the boat anywhere? W
Blown exhast Ralph Johnstone at 8:23am 07.02.23 Apologies for the lack of info. It has happened only an hour before and I was on a hand held device
Blown exhast dlochner at 8:16am 07.02.23 Diesels need three things to run well, clean fuel, air, and compression. The clogged filter certainl
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery JBP-PA at 8:13am 07.02.23 The silly way is only silly if you use your high output alternator as your main source for rechargin
Blown exhast (2) odaydokay at 8:06am 07.02.23 Apologies for the lack of info. It has happened only an hour before and I was on a hand held devic
ampacity of disconnects dlochner at 7:47am 07.02.23 And this also makes the point. if you are only going to disconnect it every 5 years for replacement
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? Marty Gingras at 7:44am 07.02.23
ampacity of disconnects thinwater at 7:35am 07.02.23 That sort of defeats the purpose of the disconnects. You will end up off the connectors because the
In-mast furling nitrogenase at 7:29am 07.02.23 Our 323 manual specifies 10 mm for both inhaul and outhaul but, when replacing, I used 10 mm for out
Shooting some video in the harbor kappykaplan at 7:17am 07.02.23 I like the oars without the gunwale. :plus:
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. dlochner at 7:07am 07.02.23 I was not. I've just been hanging the test cell over the side near the prop and about the same dep
Shooting some video in the harbor jssailem at 7:05am 07.02.23 Enjoyable. The video was much improved. I liked the position of the camera with the oar dipping. The
Shooting some video in the harbor dlochner at 7:03am 07.02.23 Nice. I like the oars without the gunwale. Helps to tell the story of a row around the harbor and s
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 7:00am 07.02.23 Bob Olsen recommends hanging the reference electrode within 1 foot of the prop or shaft in freshwat

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