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Deck Sag at Mast Step Hale Meakipe at 2:30pm 11.07.13 Catalina 30 5/2507 Have a 85 Catalina 30 berthed in San Diego. While having rig work completed riggers noted that there
Zonder Zorg - Sequel to Sequitur (1) Sequitur at 12:43pm 11.07.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1322 For all those who followed our travels south from Vancouver to Cape Horn and up the east coasts, the
Sequitur to Cape Horn Presentation in Victoria Sequitur at 12:41pm 11.07.13 Ask All Sailors 0/903 On Tuesday the 19th of November we will be doing a presentation for the Victoria chapter of the Blue
Historic Star of India Sailing this weekend (2) CaptDon01 at 9:00am 11.07.13 Catalina 22 0/699 Calling out all C-22's in the San Diego area, this weekend the historic Star of India will sail on h
salon hatch (2) joul at 7:02am 11.07.13 S2 2/1058 my latest modification
Flexofold Prop ron.stubbs at 6:37am 11.07.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/5955 Hi, I'm contemplating replacing my fix three blade prop with flexofold 3 blade prop. Has any 309 ow
Engine Antifreeze stevec22206 at 6:33am 11.07.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1697 Is there a step by step procedure for draining and replacing the antifreeze on the closed system of
Cabintop Solar Replacement Jon4399 at 6:24am 11.07.13 Big Boats 5/1636 The cabintop mounted solar panel on my 37.5 Legend is toast, along with the fiberglass surround. Ha
Oday 1973 Purchased today! (5) banjoey at 1:00am 11.07.13 Day Sailers 6/1835 So today I purchased my first sail boat. An O'day 1973 22 foot. I got what I believe an incredible
Outboard and cold weather sailing russlmiller at 8:50pm 11.06.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1516 I am in east Tennessee so the winters are not to bad so I will be leaving my 1973 oday 22 in the wat
Rebuild idler? (4) Stephen Trapani at 8:40pm 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1555 As you can hopefully see from these pics, the plate on my Edson steering idler, under the base of th
85' 22 modifications Chasemixon at 8:20pm 11.06.13 Smaller Boats 15/1744 Here we go, at the end of this month, I plan to bring my boat home for the winter, not because it's
What Boat is This? (1) Phil K at 6:29pm 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2151 Saw this boat on a screen saver. Any idea of the manufacturer and possible model?
new to me (3) Snowman80 at 5:55pm 11.06.13 Catalina 22 28/2027 Well i finally got her home.needs a serious inside cleaning, scrubbing of the hull. Clean the keel a
Barrier coat on my project boat kito at 5:07pm 11.06.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1048 The Hunter 30 I bought has had a barrier coat applied over a year ago and hasn't been in the water s
Hunter 21.2 Stevext at 4:20pm 11.06.13 Smaller Boats 6/2422 Hello, I'm considering buying a Hunter 21.2. I'm going to have to trailer it about 400 miles to get
Forward looking depth sounder... rgarand at 2:29pm 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2059 Hi, Does anyone ever heard of a depth sounder used as a front viewing sonar ? I'm planning a cross a
Anchor locker latch handle (2) Blackacre at 12:18pm 11.06.13 Big Boats 0/1072 I have been looking for sometime now for a replacement latch handle for the anchor locker on my Hunt
how should i rig my mainsheet?? (3) hawk232 at 10:37am 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 24/15236 wow, been a long time since I was last here. what can I say, life happened!! anyhow, I finally bough
Trickle charger caprice at 9:49am 11.06.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2670 Anyone know a good way to store the house and engine batteries over the winter? Should I keep both

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cant identify my venture2? (8) micmacirq at 9:11pm 07.04.23 upon review i now realize these are terrrible photos. my appologies. as im refitting the interio
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Ralph Johnstone at 9:08pm 07.04.23 You'll only know if you try it. It all sounds good in theory. However, if I bugger up the taper
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Tedd at 8:44pm 07.04.23 My thinking regarding the slots is two-fold. Most importantly, extra slots will mean that the fing
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Ralph Johnstone at 8:36pm 07.04.23 I'd be tempted to try cutting more slots in the taper to help it release more easily. It's essentia
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 8:20pm 07.04.23 Possible pinhole leak on the fuel filter shown in the picture above?. Or one of the washers on the
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Tedd at 7:54pm 07.04.23 That's a very shallow cone angle on the taper. As you probably know, the shallower the cone angle th
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery (1) dlochner at 7:40pm 07.04.23 We should all carefully consider our choices about batteries. Simple is not a part of the LiFePO4 c
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem Ken13559 at 7:26pm 07.04.23 I bought my 2GM20F cheapo FCW Pump from AliExpress (3rd party). Fit it in and it works great. Tried
Install New Winches? Ken13559 at 7:19pm 07.04.23 I fitted 2 winches on the same location you shown. There should be backing plate within as its meant
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Davidasailor26 at 7:16pm 07.04.23 We should all carefully consider our choices about batteries. Simple is not a part of the LiFePO4 c
Where to put AIS antenna? Ken13559 at 7:12pm 07.04.23 I fitted my AIS gps mushroom antenna in cabin. No problem receiving GPS signal. The AIS TX/RX signal
Glue to attach handle to hatch BigEasy at 7:07pm 07.04.23 I stand corrected, the first handle that I reglued with Plexus MA310 lasted 6 1/2 years; debonded a
Electric Winch Ken13559 at 7:02pm 07.04.23 My 326 has a circuit breaker below nav table followed by a Windlass Switch on electrical panel.
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement BigEasy at 6:51pm 07.04.23 Confirmed today, that the OEM speakers were Poly-Planar MA 4054 (4"). It has been discontinued as w
Hunter 306 swim ladder Ken13559 at 6:49pm 07.04.23 You should be able to get it here on SBO. I found swim ladders of various steps online but the width
2008 H36 microwave replacement murrayabbott at 6:46pm 07.04.23 Any microwave could due, measure the old one and go to an appliance store. Mine is 5 years old with
Catalina 270 Rub Rail RandySmith at 6:42pm 07.04.23 I was curious as I paid less than that for my C30 so I looked it up. I paid $4.24/ft and I'm seeing
Catalina 270 Rub Rail RandySmith at 6:39pm 07.04.23 Have you contacted your local Catalina Yachts dealership, Or the Catalina Yachts factory. www.ca
Catalina 270 Rub Rail RandySmith at 6:33pm 07.04.23 Only two kinds of boat parts, available but expensive and unavailable at any price, after dealing w
Catalina 270 Rub Rail RandySmith at 6:17pm 07.04.23 Have you tried shopping here on this site? https://shop.catalinaowners.com/search.php I did try i

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