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Squamish, BC, Canada Harbour Update (5) Stretch at 9:50am 06.16.13 Destinations 1/1876 A 50 foot channel has been dredged this spring, to a depth of 6 ft below zero tide. A green channel
Galley Stove Operation cymeyer at 9:47am 06.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2909 Have not used our stove in about 5 years and thought it was time. I tried opening the propane valve
Tall Ships 1812 Tour (4) Bob 04 H260 at 9:18am 06.16.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1000 We spent yesterday at the Brockville Tall Ship 1812 Tour (http://www.tallshipsbrockville.com). I
plastic port refurb Mark Maulden at 9:07am 06.16.13 Ask All Sailors 2/796 I have four opening Beckson ports that cannot be see through. They are 34 yrs old and are really ba
Bowsprit hvbaker at 7:37am 06.16.13 Catalina 30 2/1328 Has anyone installed a Selden bowsprit on a C30 standard rig. If so what kind of ring did you use at
What size pvc ? nosnebjim at 7:32am 06.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1418 I added a 150 Genoa this year to my 86 M25 and have discovered that I should cover the side stays wi
Anchor Locker Hatch Robspratt at 6:58am 06.16.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3735 I have an O'Day 34 with a cracked anchor locker hatch. The boat yard said they could make it almost
Replacing stove on Catalina 30 Kbennett at 6:46am 06.16.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/6683 Hello, all, We live aboard our boat in the summers, so it's not a fulltime thing for us. I just s
cockpit leak jcwlbw at 4:33am 06.16.13 Smaller Boats 1/711 There is a leak in my cockpit over the access panel in the middle of the cockpit where the table hol
System down again ggrizzard at 3:45am 06.16.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/3424 Phil, Here we go again: I have my morning Email that contains updates to the forums to which I subs
Making sails Hamsandwich at 11:35pm 06.15.13 Catalina 22 7/1289 Any sail makers here? Just wondering if anyone has the dimensions or schematics of the panels for a
Cockpit Velcro Recommendation Browndog68 at 9:19pm 06.15.13 Smaller Boats 4/1151 Anyone have a rec for marine grade Velcro for my cockpit cushions?
Interprotect 2000E Hamsandwich at 9:08pm 06.15.13 Catalina 22 9/5350 I am going to get a gallon of white interprotect 2002e epoxy to redo the bottom of my boat, I'm sur
New Autopilot Lost Parent at 8:55pm 06.15.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1921 Anybody know the best prices for a new Raymarine SP X5 autopilot
how is air getting into my fuel system? iSailor at 6:03pm 06.15.13 Catalina 310 4/1227 I have been dealing with this engine studded problem that only happens after we are done with the da
Water Tank and Sink Questions for Oday26 DeepCalling at 6:00pm 06.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 23/3050 Hi, I'v been getting a second hand Oday ready for a maiden voyage for a while now and I have some q
P31-2 Sails and gear for sale ddoles at 5:58pm 06.15.13 Pearson 12/8922 My 1990 P31-2 was a casualty of Sandy. The boat is gone but I have a number of items, untouched by
Trailer sailer looking for summer spots to spend a week teebutch at 5:55pm 06.15.13 Destinations 20/9245 I am looking for lakes to go to to get away from the summer heat. I live in south Louisiana and wou
P26 combination light (3) bblument at 4:30pm 06.15.13 Pearson 1/1971 Hello again, everyone.... Thanks for you help in the past w/ my new-to-me Pearson 26. She's float
What does the 110v power outlet on my H26 lead to? abk at 3:41pm 06.15.13 Smaller Boats 3/1265 I am a new owner and there is a 110 volt inlet port receptacle already on the boat... It is set up s

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What sealant to use? Leeward Rail at 9:26am 05.05.23 what the forum administration does by tacitly approving advice. Forums all over. Many hosted in th
Life's Most Infuriating Moments jssailem at 9:17am 05.05.23 Depends....
Life's Most Infuriating Moments (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 05.05.23 if you want, try a bicycle pump, to inflate your good diaphragm or bladder. That will verify no lea
Old bilge: water in keel Ward H at 8:55am 05.05.23 Hey friends. the Surveyor mentioned traces of water in the keel. Not enough to justify the cost of
Beneteau Questions Davidasailor26 at 8:53am 05.05.23 Just an update for everyone who's interested. I installed an electronic switch in the strum box rig
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour Rick486 at 8:49am 05.05.23 My oil pressure alarm went off and I instantly shut the engine off. After anchoring and subsequent
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? Mark15231 at 8:49am 05.05.23 "Now that the mystery has unfolded, I think it's a big plus to be able to lower the mast of a 30 foo
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 8:45am 05.05.23 If you really feels that way please elaborate. What @capta is referring to: The concern with a boa
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 8:28am 05.05.23 The company is still in business... https://www.catalinayachts.com Contact them about your model an
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 8:15am 05.05.23 But regular bricks makes no sense. Agreed. Apparently it was to reduce the weight of the keel whil
Old bilge: water in keel rgranger at 8:09am 05.05.23 https://forums.sailinganarchy.com/threads/catalina-27-keel.167932 Post #7 okay now... that is wei
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour JoeWhite at 8:03am 05.05.23 Yes, mine failed with oil everywhere. The pressure switch requires a special deep socket to be inst
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 8:01am 05.05.23 .... and when you have Iron-Male (i.e FeMale)
What sealant to use? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:59am 05.05.23 Yeah. If that is the risk..then all forums should close. Have you seen the ignorance of some p
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 7:58am 05.05.23 Edit: Here's the links to the Sailing Anarchy thread and Catalina 27 Owners thread: https://forums
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 7:53am 05.05.23 Do a web search for Catalina owners' groups, too. I linked one in my comment about bricks. The inf
Old bilge: water in keel FastOlson at 7:47am 05.05.23 The company is still in business... https://www.catalinayachts.com Contact them about your model an
What sealant to use? Leeward Rail at 7:45am 05.05.23 My advice was to seal the leak from the outside, and not re-bed. And someone else then posts some
Its funny Friday! (1) jssailem at 7:43am 05.05.23
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 7:31am 05.05.23 Bricks? Exactly ! Wth. Catalina contracted out their keels. I know that the C22 keel was cast iro

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