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JOLISAILOR at 3:06am 11.18.13
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Hello, Is there someone who can give me the adress of CATALINA dealer in San Fransisco please . Fami
michaelw at 12:14am 11.18.13
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I recently bought a 1964 O'Day Mariner 19 swing keel. There is only one drain plug in the boat and
mikep22 at 11:14pm 11.17.13
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After lurking in the forums for a year or so, I finally found a boat to buy and join the ranks of th
alfreddiaz at 11:00pm 11.17.13
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I just bought a 1980 Catalina 25 Swing Keel. I see that with the fixed keels, owners strap down the
troutman at 8:34pm 11.17.13
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I have a V21 and I see that water can drain thru the keel cable hole but how does water drain from t
philwsailz at 6:41pm 11.17.13
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'Cut the lead keel off the parts boat today and loaded it onto a dump trailer to take to the landfil
BWagner at 6:36pm 11.17.13
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Hello, I have noticed recently that when under power we are operating at a net deficit with respe
Davefromoregon at 5:15pm 11.17.13
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I was sailing today on the river in 10-20kt wind. Both main and headsail were reefed while sailing c
seadaddler at 4:39pm 11.17.13
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Here in Florida I keep the dodger windshield panels zipped out for more air flow but last week was o
SailbadTheSinner at 3:03pm 11.17.13
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I thought I might share with you an experience which I would rather not have had. My wife and I w
weinie at 2:15pm 11.17.13
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Don, I enjoyed your video on single handed setting and dousing an assym spinnaker using a sock. I
dive7mmwet at 2:09pm 11.17.13
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Last winter we located and purchased a fresh water, 2 owner well loved Catalina 27 Tall Rig, She had
hawk232 at 12:33pm 11.17.13
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well the good news is that we made it out for the maiden voyage yesterday! sailed for a solid 45min
DanKo at 12:17pm 11.17.13
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I'm a midwestern sailer. I have a Catalina 22 and a 20 foot racing scow. I am competent on those boa
87roadracer at 11:16am 11.17.13
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So my new "old" 272 Oday needs a new tabernacle and I would like to have the ability to step the mas
nena at 9:20am 11.17.13
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I will be trailering my Oday 26 to Biscane Bay in February. Hope to spend about 6 weeks sailing the
C2L at 7:31am 11.17.13
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I have a 34 Hunter with steel keel that is rusting. I would like to 1) remove the rust and 2) refin
cherub78 at 7:24am 11.17.13
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Thanks David in Sandusky for the info,I will call them to see if ideally I can convert from my lower
troutman at 7:09am 11.17.13
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I see many people like to have carpet inside and outside their sailboats. How is this secured? I w
mystery117 at 3:13am 11.17.13
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When I bought this boat the main was missing and I had to set everything up myself. When I had to r

Recent Replies

Solar vent recommendations
jviss at 4:03am 06.15.23
I am not a fan. I had a couple of Nicros when I bought my boat. Someone had installed them right i
Rub Rail Adventure
kappykaplan at 3:58am 06.15.23
You're welcome, Crazy Dave Condon! :beer:
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M
jviss at 3:55am 06.15.23
If it's just a bolt on, you are lucky! If I have to replace mine it's a new bell housing for around
Rub Rail Adventure
Crazy Dave Condon at 3:52am 06.15.23
Include the rubrail too. You may have to tape off the forward hatch. Learned that trick and it wo
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M
SimiSAilor at 3:13am 06.15.23
The 12M bolts directly to your existing bell housing. No adapter or modification necessary. Jeff
Rub Rail Adventure
kappykaplan at 2:20am 06.15.23
Seal the companionway with a sheet of plastic. Make a hole in the plastic to insert a leaf blower.
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power.
artboas at 12:00am 06.15.23
so who at Hunter decided this was a good idea.... kill your battery plug into shore power and nothi
Hello to the community
Ralph Johnstone at 10:54pm 06.14.23
You can remember the 60's? I am the 60's. Not braggin', just an unfortunate fact of life.
Hello to the community
justsomeguy at 10:25pm 06.14.23
A little too 60ish. You can remember the 60's?
Hello to the community
Ralph Johnstone at 10:15pm 06.14.23
Very nice indeed. I like the pinstriping but please don't get into streaming flames coming from the
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25
Ralph Johnstone at 9:58pm 06.14.23
Learned a lot about my engine, and only missed a few days of sailing. C'mon .............. wher
Hello to the community   (1)
RSHunter27 at 9:09pm 06.14.23
Wow - that is one KAAAALEAN boat! Looks new! I designed some new graphics for the back of my boat
Screens for Windows
DaveJ at 8:28pm 06.14.23
New screens came yesterday, installed today just like mentioned above. Open window, remove gasket an
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25
Dave96734 at 8:07pm 06.14.23
Thanks for all the great comments and discussion! I tried starting with the raw water seacock close
Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod
Calif. Ted at 7:55pm 06.14.23
Just received it, it looks identical except it has the holes for the ignition and engine shut off o
Keel position from winch view
Mike25 at 7:50pm 06.14.23
The problem is I cannot see the cable either. The winch and cable are inside an enclosure with just
Solar vent recommendations
Steve L22188 at 7:22pm 06.14.23
Nicro vents were 15 years old and still working on my 1988 O'Day 302 )before I sold it last month af
Hello to the community
chichiflys at 6:20pm 06.14.23
Wow - that is one KAAAALEAN boat! Looks new!

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