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Catalina Cushions bebling at 1:40pm 10.07.13 Catalina 22 15/6072 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 4/1139 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 8/3010 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 12/1364 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 3/978 Has any owners of 450 Passage boats had problems with the forward holding tank? I am not sure if mi
Dimensions for Aft Cabin on 1990 35.5 Steverhnm at 11:17am 10.07.13 Big Boats 5/1535 So my new boat is in Mexico and I took measurements when I bought it but I have concerns that I may
information needed new323owner at 10:58am 10.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1462 Recently purchased Beneteau 323. Need information on two topics that I could not find in the owner's
Here's a test for all (1) Snowman80 at 10:57am 10.07.13 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2034 I have no idea what make model anything on this boat. Current owner has no info. only thing he knows
Removing Companionway Cover and Hatch (1) Dreaming at 10:56am 10.07.13 Catalina 310 2/1684 Hello again everyone, Yep, me again. I do search this and other forums for answers to my probl
In Need of Emergency Tiller - O'Day 30' astaser at 10:55am 10.07.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1178 I recently purchased a 1982 O'Day 30' but it does not have an emergency tiller on board. I am looki
Rigging a Preventer (4) rpwillia at 10:45am 10.07.13 Catalina 310 12/4524 I recently had a serious encounter with my boom during an accidental gybe. It turned out OK, but got
Engine stop cable danfeld at 9:47am 10.07.13 Big Boats 2/1087 I need to replace my engine stop cable. Anyone know what length - model?
Ebay ad shenanigans zjtr10 at 9:27am 10.07.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1649 I ran across this ad on Ebay for a Mac 26M and the price is only 5.1 Million USD. There have been
Fuel Tank Replacement BobM at 9:05am 10.07.13 S2 20/2969 Well...I am all packed up and off to the boat to replace the fuel tank. Of course what was supposed
Hunter 23' Folding Ladder carboman at 8:44am 10.07.13 Smaller Boats 6/1749 Looking to see what others have done for folding ladders that mount on the transom. I was using one
Diesel engine kesniffen at 8:38am 10.07.13 Catalina 30 8/1557 Hi, this is my first posting. I recently acquired a Catalina 30 and had an issue with shifting into
Compac16 motor bracket dnkohler at 8:13am 10.07.13 Trailer Sailors 2/1584 Am currently using a short shaft motor on my compac16. The problem is that in the down position of t
Air Heater jeanharvey at 8:01am 10.07.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1295 I would like to put a heater in my 32 foot sail boat. I'm thinking to put an Espar heater. It burn D
AC Outlets don't work bobjames at 7:45am 10.07.13 Catalina 310 3/1878 I've been married (to the same Admiral) for 36 years and still don't understand her some of the time
Buying boat from a charity auction Picflight at 7:37am 10.07.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3754 Is a charity auction a reliable place to purchase a boat that has been donated to charities? Any pe

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Tachometer needle broken - help dlochner at 11:55am 04.06.23 Most Yanmar's have a tach sensor on the fly wheel housing. Here's a link to the shop manual which c
Lee cloths FastOlson at 11:52am 04.06.23 Our boat came with "phifertex" mesh fabric for both settee lee cloth's. Wonderful stuff, and the mes
Tachometer needle broken - help Rich Stidger at 11:49am 04.06.23 Dan, Here is a link to your Yanmar Service manual. On page 2-28 it states that the ring gear has 12
Tachometer needle broken - help (1) smokey73 at 11:26am 04.06.23 @Ralph Johnstone Here is a link to a copy of the installation instructions. It is directly from th
Potential first boat for me? Hollyberry at 11:00am 04.06.23 A traveler forward of the helmsperson, while often a cockpit obstruction, is much more ergonomic tha
Runaway Diesel! Universal M25 Michael Davis at 10:51am 04.06.23 I had a similar problem with a Perkins 4-108. Turned out to be fuel from the injector pump making it
buzzer alarm upgrade JoeWhite at 10:44am 04.06.23 In most cases a 12 volt relay can be used that is energize by the temp or pressure switch, and it's
Potential first boat for me? LakeShark at 10:36am 04.06.23 It also looks like the sliding galley is missing from the starboard Lazerette. I suppose it had to
Potential first boat for me? LakeShark at 10:34am 04.06.23 Is the backstay a questionable mod? Or something closer to the newer design? (Catalina revised it
Long distance boat ownership Don S/V ILLusion at 10:29am 04.06.23
Potential first boat for me? LakeShark at 10:26am 04.06.23
Potential first boat for me? Project_Mayhem at 10:24am 04.06.23 I've launched a C22 without a tongue extension so depending on the ramp, its not a must but it's def
Maxwell 24 Winch handle Andiamo 34 at 10:13am 04.06.23 Thank you for the help, I'll look into it Bob
Potential first boat for me? pinchecharlie at 10:12am 04.06.23
Potential first boat for me? AaronD at 10:06am 04.06.23 @pinchecharlie I see some red flags with the boat that would cause me to walk away. The travel has
Potential first boat for me? AaronD at 9:56am 04.06.23 ...The money adds up fast. My $4200 boat had an additional $10k of expenses in just a year. Again,
Potential first boat for me? LakeShark at 9:55am 04.06.23 @pinchecharlie I see some red flags with the boat that would cause me to walk away. The travel has
Long distance boat ownership dlochner at 9:54am 04.06.23 Additionally would need to have someone clean the bottom monthly (?) I think that would depend on
buzzer alarm upgrade Ward H at 9:53am 04.06.23 @dmax Is the Cole Hersee Dual Alarm a two tone alarm or alarm and LED? From the description it soun
buzzer alarm upgrade (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:52am 04.06.23 Here's what I used when I re-did my instrument panel, a bit shy of $300.00: Cole Hersee Dual Alarm

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