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Winter cover for Catalina 28 keysefred at 11:41am 08.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1655 Hi- I was wondering if anyone has had experience with winter covers for a Catalina 28? I am interes
Back problems while sleeping on boat Jared1048 at 11:39am 08.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 12/3798 On land I used to have back problems from my days as a night stocker at Costco that have followed me
Compass bearing mismatch DougM at 10:36am 08.06.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1548 Here is an interesting phenomenon: I have a Raymarine autopilot, RS125 GPS, and a C70 display. If I
Shower drain below water line scott754 at 10:34am 08.06.13 Big Boats 6/3448 On my Catalina 350 I discovered my shower drain is pumped to a through hull below the water line whi
Raymarine speed instrument loses data when engine restarts Sailorgal49 at 9:26am 08.06.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1595 After a sail, when we restart the engine, sometimes (but not all the time) the Raymarine speed instr
Condensate Filter replacement & LED Light parts (1) bigmc83 at 8:25am 08.06.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1465 Does anyone know where I can obtain this part. It is a condensate filter for the AC system on a Ben
Gunwale surface crack repair..need advice Jimongee at 8:11am 08.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2909 Our Hunter 2002 356 has a few surface cracks in the gel on the starboard gunwale (basically the are
Valve on the cooling line, what is it? Dima at 5:55am 08.06.13 Engines and Propulsion 12/2266 I have something looking as a valve on the cooling line on the top of the engine on the hose going f
Catalina 445 Owners group MsEmee at 5:26am 08.06.13 Big Boats 1/2514 I am starting a Catalina 445 owners group on yahoo. All owners are invited. http://groups.yahoo.com
Close Hauled Steering Roger Long at 4:52am 08.06.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/5249
Air Conditioning Pump Woes capta at 11:33pm 08.05.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3869 Refrigeration (not A/C) Pump Woes It seems when we're beating on a port tack the refer s/w cooling
Diesel exhaust Fumes in the cockpit Brad on Vashon at 10:17pm 08.05.13 Catalina 30 2/1574 When motoring with the wind coming aft( light or strong makes no matter) I get strong diesel fumes i
Pearson 34 1983 RIGEL KENT at 9:21pm 08.05.13 Pearson 2/2739 Someone could help me to get some technical documentation and details specifications to my Pearson 3
iPad Navigation Apps and Cell service rfrye1 at 7:49pm 08.05.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1858 Just got my new iPad and downloaded a great Navigation app. Looks almost as good as my Garmin. My qu
1976 Hunter 25 Shroud Tension KenMu at 7:30pm 08.05.13 Smaller Boats 8/1729 Can anyone tell me the proper tension for my shrouds using a tension gauge. A guy at the dock who b
Leak from deck in area of the hanging locker. MLampner at 6:52pm 08.05.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1164 We took part in the Sippy Cup this weekend, sort of an in Gov cup for the rest of us. In any case to
Correct Prop size for 28.5 Jim L at 6:46pm 08.05.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1539 Actually as I read further posts I am wondering what the correct prop size should be for my H 28.5.
Hunter Vision 32 Holding Tank Install (2) wickedwahine at 6:25pm 08.05.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/1849 Just getting to posting some pictures of the holding tank install on my 89 Vision 32. It is an 18 g
Speedy Rigger Video's Tntimbo at 6:00pm 08.05.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1218 I ordered the two video's on 7-22 and have yet to receive them. I sent the web site an e-Mail on Fri
Life of a diesel stevestk at 5:36pm 08.05.13 Big Boats 6/2179 I've been shopping for a boat. Assuming proper maintenance, how long would you expect a diesel to la

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2023 Catalina Rendezvous at Telegraph Harbour Marina - July 7-9 Hollyberry at 6:02pm 06.05.23 Cool.... we'll probably drop by too!
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing drgbanks at 5:47pm 06.05.23 I'm definitely listening. This is why I came to SBO. I really appreciate all of the advice. Thank
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing drgbanks at 5:45pm 06.05.23 May I suggest the local lakes near you to include Lake Anna, Smith Smith Mountain Lake and Claytor
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Crusty Ol Salt at 5:40pm 06.05.23 please learn your boat and how to sail first before you go out on the James River in Tidewater and
2004 Raymarine C80 Display artboas at 5:33pm 06.05.23 Anyone have experience with an intermittant display on their Raymarine c80 chartplotter? I have th
Tropical Depression 2 Screen Saver at 5:28pm 06.05.23 Perhaps someone can point me in a better direction in regards to Planning, APPs and safety. I do bet
Failed hour meter on Bavaria 41,2004 Jeff Tirey at 5:18pm 06.05.23 When I first reassembled the tach with the new engine hour lcd display, I messed up the tach needle
2004 Raymarine C80 Display MichaelStacy at 5:12pm 06.05.23 Thank you for additional inpit.. Michael
Used mast for a Hunter 23 wing keel Babbo66 at 5:05pm 06.05.23 I live in Boston and have an aluminum mast (I=21'), deck mounted, from a 20' Universal montego, boom
Tropical Depression 2 JamesG161 at 4:21pm 06.05.23 Tropical Storm Arlene died in the Atlantic. After a brief whimper.:clap: Jim...
2004 Raymarine C80 Display jaysweet at 4:18pm 06.05.23 Sorry: no. I don't know much of anything about radar and Raymarine gear. A little more detail about
Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod Shagdance at 4:09pm 06.05.23 I ordered the EP162, I'll let you know if size is right next week. The gentleman at Nav Pod was very
Santana 21 design info needed Yokohama Skinny at 3:19pm 06.05.23 Thanks for the attachment. I don't know about the keel yet. The boat might turn into a winter proj
Xanbus System Control Panel Freezing JamesG161 at 2:38pm 06.05.23 You can call Tech support. When I did, they told me about a Factory Rest. That did the trick. Nev
LED lighting. LaDonaMina at 2:06pm 06.05.23 I really like the first one, but don't have any use for multi colored lights. I'm too old for those
LED lighting. LaDonaMina at 2:01pm 06.05.23
Anchor light..... (1) RitSim at 1:58pm 06.05.23 my B411 mast head looks like this. My former bulb was an Aqua Signal 12V 10W with an "S" shaped fil
Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod Calif. Ted at 1:56pm 06.05.23 Hard to find on their website but may still be available, it's an EP162, I have a spare front, unfor
Santana 21 design info needed (1) CurtPollard at 1:41pm 06.05.23 Thanks for all your input. I contacted the W. D. Schock co. and they were no help. No one there long
Failed hour meter on Bavaria 41,2004 SycloneDriver at 12:44pm 06.05.23 I've definitely got to do this!

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