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1988 Mark ii Catalina 30 Owners Manual islandjewel at 2:51pm 06.22.13 Catalina 30 20/10367 Looking for an owners manual for my 1988 Mark ii Catalina 30. By chance, would anyone have a copy? I
pattern for pop-top cover for 26s pugetsoundsailer at 12:40pm 06.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2678 I have a pattern for the pop top cover for the 25 anyone have a pattern for the 26? I'd love to find
Finding Draft Position and Twist geehaw at 11:59am 06.22.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/3349 Well I have Dons book and Charts and they have helped me but still some things confuse me and I have
Don't Come Knocking Roger Long at 11:42am 06.22.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/2256 This may be a pointless post in the age of nearly universal inflatables and stern davits but perhaps
lewmar hatch parts for 386 Floyd at 11:11am 06.22.13 Big Boats 1/745 looking to identify the hatch type(Ocean, etc) for the 386 hunters. also looking for information to
New sail cover (1) Ross at 11:04am 06.22.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1294 My old sail cover was completely beyond repair. The fabric was starting to fail like the knees in an
S2 27 transom gudgeons msnomer at 10:35am 06.22.13 S2 4/1322 Does anyone know who manufactured the transom gudgeons for S2 27s? Are any available?
wing-on-wing sailorstan at 10:14am 06.22.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2390 Does anyone use a whisker pole when sailing w-o-w? Even with a 135 headsail, it looks like the forw
hydo lock 1985 model 25 contagious85 at 9:27am 06.22.13 Catalina 30 0/776 Last fall we had a hydro lock after a beam reach in and out, my engine would not start. Managed to
New dodger (1) hvbaker at 7:53am 06.22.13 Catalina 30 18/3521 New equipment on the Fantasea getting her fitted out for a Gulf Stream passage to the Bahamas.
HELP! My Boat is too long! So Cal Cat at 7:53am 06.22.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/4881 I just purchased a 1980 Catalina "27" that had been stored in a 26 ft. slip. I moved to another 26
VHF/AIS antennas gettinthere at 6:30am 06.22.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1905 successfully installed the Standard Horizon 2150 VHF/AIS radio. Looking to upgrade the whip antenna
Get back to work. Chris Patterson at 5:54am 06.22.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/1260 OK Roger, just because you got back home is no excuse for laying down on the job. I keep looking her
Mysterious Bilge Mess jhurite at 4:53am 06.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1137 Last week we had a storm out here on the lake. Friends of mine said the winds were pretty severe but
Why not racing sails? Chris Patterson at 4:09am 06.22.13 Ask All Sailors 16/3146 I've heard this before, and it came to my attention again yesterday while ordering a new sail, that
Anchor setting technique for small boat. Ray Bowles at 10:11pm 06.21.13 Trailer Sailors 12/6034 Recently I anchored my San Juan 23 trying a new method. This was done in freshwater with a clay/silt
Problem with my slip?? Roadking Larry at 9:14pm 06.21.13 Ask All Sailors 18/2234 I've got a Macgregor 26S. I've recenty discovered a problem at my slip. While backing out I seem to
best way to store anchor line a pulpit pugetsoundsailer at 7:26pm 06.21.13 Ask All Sailors 19/9471 Just got a new boat and getting it setup, I like to hang my anchor on the pulpit and I guess I'm goi
cutlass bearing jaraman at 6:48pm 06.21.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/844 What are the dimensions of the cutlass bearing for my 393 with 30mmOD shaft
Need Help with HIN# for S28.0A timtim at 6:48pm 06.21.13 S2 4/1538 I'm looking to buy a S2 8.0A and need help reading the HIN#. #SSU26104M76D I thought they made this

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What is This, Anyone Need One? thinwater at 9:46am 01.25.23 I believe you could attach the main sheet to the old boom furling system. Close. It is a sail gu
Does anyone have on knownof a Boom for sale? AaronD at 9:39am 01.25.23 You could probably adapt a spar that doesn't match the original extrusion with a little work on the
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Terry Cox at 9:37am 01.25.23 Here is a used Garmin 178C sounder that is worth considering. GARMIN GPSMAP 178C SOUNDER MARINE GPS
LPG tank Hunter 39 jon hansen at 9:36am 01.25.23 2 weeks ish. maybe a little more
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat DArcy at 9:35am 01.25.23 @PGIJon That is really sad to hear about the loss of your boat. What electronics do you have that mi
LPG tank Hunter 39 Ralph Johnstone at 9:31am 01.25.23 We tried to ship the boat from Saugatuck to Bayfield Wi its new home. If shipping the boat was yo
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 gouldx at 9:22am 01.25.23 Can anybody comment on the history of the Yamaha 30? Particularly about the differences between the
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS (4) dkinzer at 9:07am 01.25.23 The hardest job is getting access from below. That was certainly true. I had to remove the entire
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat PGIJon at 9:03am 01.25.23 It never ceases to amaze me how folks I have met from the forum are such good people! It was really
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? (1) jssailem at 8:54am 01.25.23 On your size of boat, I would look at the designed (purchased unit). Either will work. I looked ha
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 8:52am 01.25.23 That might work... but spreaders often have a bushing that runs through the mast and the two spread
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat kloudie1 at 8:37am 01.25.23 It never ceases to amaze me how folks I have met from the forum are such good people! It was really
Bermuda jssailem at 8:37am 01.25.23 Didn't you nearly break this one????? :banghead::laugh::yikes:
Barton Removable Travelers (1) rgranger at 8:17am 01.25.23 I put a traveler on my H26 and it was a GREAT improvement when going to weather. But I did not use
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:13am 01.25.23 Thanks Peggie! Did some more digging: - the toilet sits on a holding tank and is not connected to th
Chart plotter choice overwhelm jssailem at 8:12am 01.25.23 OpenCPN ( https://opencpn.org/index.html ) lists the following info on Canadian Charts that can be p
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 JBP-PA at 8:09am 01.25.23
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 (7) rgranger at 8:05am 01.25.23 ...so I have a room to add strength with some steel plate screwed into the mast to support the new
Diesel fuel cap 2004 Hunter 36 dlochner at 8:05am 01.25.23 Did you check the store here? https://shop.sailboatowners.com/index.php
45' mast for Buchan 37 Sailing_Victoria at 8:01am 01.25.23 Have you tried reaching out to local fabricators? I know it's a stretch but it might be doable, esp

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