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Catalina 22 swing keel Petes Cat at 11:33am 10.21.25 Smaller Boats 5/278 I have recently acquired a 95 Cat 22 swing keel version. I have it docked at my house on a lake and
Last hurrah for 2025 but what a great season it's been!! RussC at 9:35am 10.21.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 2/239 https://youtube.com/shorts/NkBpXBz7vM4?feature=share
What Whisker Pole are you using on a 315 or 310? VFR750 at 11:27am 10.20.25 Catalina 310 4/285 What size and brand of whisker pole are you using on a 315, or 310? Looking for your experience an
Soft Cabin Top H30refit at 11:21am 10.20.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/268 Hello, I recently purchased a 1978 hunter 30'. I have a moisture reader and pretty much the entire c
Engine shut off on Yanmar 3QM30F (1) eelwik at 9:58am 10.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 6/249 Hello! I'm reinstalling cables on my Yanmar and currently troubleshooting my engine shutoff lever.
Replacing single rusty keelboat (1) dirigible at 8:28am 10.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/739 Hi, all. I'm the new owner of a 1991 Oceanis 370. One of the keelboats--an easily accessible one, wi
Axle fell out (1) Dr. D at 7:48am 10.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/335 My anchor locker has two hinges. The axle in one of them (lower one in picture) fell out. Anyone kno
Parts found under Yanmar 3YM30 (1) Hunter 36 Dave at 6:47am 10.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 9/467 I have been having some exhaust leakage problems (possible cracked exhaust elbow) after an engine ba
Genset capacitor NYSail at 1:15pm 10.19.25 Ask All Sailors 4/211
Catalina ceases production. dlochner at 11:18am 10.19.25 Sails Call Lounge 0/178 https://open.substack.com/pub/loosecannon/p/hmmm-catalina-shuts-down-factory?r=ca4tx'utm_campaign=po
Hunter Owners Store Response tfatland at 11:05am 10.19.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/301 Good morning. I am wondering if anyone else has had problems with the Hunter owners store respondin
Best way to fill small wood rudder crack? (2) JBP-PA at 9:21am 10.19.25 Damage Repair 6/329 I'm starting on a project to restore a Trinka 10 I bought. The rudder blade had a small Crack that g
Considering buying a Beneteau Oceanis 37 (or 373) shday8 at 9:20am 10.19.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/157 Hello, I'm planning to visit a few 3 cabin versions and was wondering if there are any potential pr
FRESH WATER FLUSH (1) Doug on Long Island Sound at 9:03am 10.19.25 Catalina 275 0/142 Here's an easy mod to eliminate salt water in the holding tank. It only takes one 'T', one straight
TRAVELER UPGRADE (2) Doug on Long Island Sound at 8:44am 10.19.25 Catalina 275 4/155 I wanted to eliminate the friction that was being caused by the part of the cam cleat that captures
Beneteau Oceanis 46 2007 - lines Kawanager at 2:39am 10.19.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/332 Hello, could anyone help me with the lines. My boat has a Selden 304S Furler and in mast main shee
Hull preparation (4) unclejack3 at 10:21pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 19/733 Hi. Need to repaint hull so am sanding it down with 40 grit,,quite hard to get paint off, is the bla
Sleeping offshore capta at 6:27pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 23/1390 It is very difficult to say this nicely to cruisers and other distance sailors. Why in the fracking
Keel repair (2) unclejack3 at 2:38pm 10.18.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/18 Have a boomaroo 22 (Catalina) and the swing keel pivot hole is completely rusted. There seems to be
Keel repair (2) unclejack3 at 2:26pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 6/379 Have a boomaroo 22 Australia (Catalina) and the swing keel pivot hole is completely rusted. There se

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Broken Mast block alternativez LLoyd B at 8:07am 10.30.25 If it were mine I think I would want to replace the wooden block with 1/4 inch stainless steel plate
Broken Mast block alternativez rgranger at 7:46am 10.30.25 I am guessing the wood was only there to space the block a bit off of the mast's surface. Otherwis
H260 and tide goes far out grounding it, mud squirts up bottom hole into ballast tank? (1) rgranger at 7:42am 10.30.25 Why is your ballast tank valve partly unsealed? If you are losing water at low tide.... then you ar
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 Leeward Rail at 7:30am 10.30.25 @Crazy Dave Condon was a Catalina dealer, but I don't know when that was. He may be able to eyeball
Invest 98L (1) JamesG161 at 7:26am 10.30.25 Great pilots with big cajonas. Well not so fast, John, She and even @Kermit tries to scare Meliss
gelcoat (1) rgranger at 7:05am 10.30.25 So we're both right, maybe, assuming AI is right which is always a question. Then maybe all three o
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 Leeward Rail at 7:05am 10.30.25 @dlochner about covered it. But... The "Wonky" slot looks like it is bent wider than original. The
Lightning strike kappykaplan at 6:57am 10.30.25
Lightning strike dlochner at 6:56am 10.30.25 You guys realize that AI is sweeping all of our comments up and the next time......... Go to any
Lightning strike garymalmgren at 6:36am 10.30.25 You guys realize that AI is sweeping all of our comments up and the next time.........
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 dlochner at 6:12am 10.30.25 . How does the mast look? Seems a little odd with the opening wonky... but not sure. Some people in
Lifeline Stanchion Orientation Questions (Catalina 22) dlochner at 6:03am 10.30.25 Photos of the stanchion bases would be helpful. It is unusual for the stanchions to be angled towar
Lightning strike Davidasailor26 at 5:58am 10.30.25
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 (2) ...3TacksontheWater at 5:57am 10.30.25 To understand what's going on it would be helpful to see more than 6" of boom and mast track at a ti
Lightning strike Will Gilmore at 5:06am 10.30.25
Lightning strike kappykaplan at 4:44am 10.30.25 The fire on deck after the strike looks pretty hinky.
Lifeline Stanchion Orientation Questions (Catalina 22) (1) jssailem at 4:40am 10.30.25 Watch boats as they approach the dock, and see how folks wanting to help the boat skipper grab for t
Timing for the perfect tack Indysailor at 4:23am 10.30.25 I think first, rather than getting hung up on 90 or 100 degrees, the advice of going close hauled to
Lightning strike dlochner at 4:13am 10.30.25 AI, the spreaders and the guy being blown overboard.
Lifeline Stanchion Orientation Questions (Catalina 22) Apex at 2:57am 10.30.25 The mounting feet are likely a trapezoid, so not easy to turn around. Could they be bent due to lif

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