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mounting to the inside hull liner joshc at 9:18am 03.07.13 Catalina 22 3/1188 Quick question on mounting to the inside of a Catalina 22.... I am mounting a few items to the insid
Handheld Wind Indicators? RonRock at 8:38am 03.07.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2779 I am sure this has been beaten to death, so I start by begging forgiveness for the question. I would
Quick release pins Harleyreef at 8:24am 03.07.13 Catalina 22 17/5101 Hi all, I was wondering if anyone uses quick release pins on the forward lines to make raising and l
Rudder Bearing Epoxy Repair Kit Piratenorm at 6:32am 03.07.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1048 Has anyone tried this new Rudder Bearing Epoxy repair kit Catalina Direct is marketing to tighten up
320/326 Owners Batteries/ Solor what's your setup kjretlaw at 5:25am 03.07.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/2135 I purchased my 326 #339 last year and besides enjoying sailing it in Charleston Harbor and short tri
Innovative solution to bugs in cockpit on H42 (2) eianm at 11:15pm 03.06.13 Big Boats 5/1474 My wife came up with a really very clever and very cost effective solution to the annoying problem o
1991 H42 water leak into front cabin cupboard (2) eianm at 11:04pm 03.06.13 Big Boats 7/1633 Spent a few days on our boat after a terribly wet period and found an unwelcome problem- water leak!
old lewmar port parts?? (1) eianm at 10:58pm 03.06.13 Big Boats 4/946 I have a 1991 H42 and broke a port window parts today- see picture attached. I have searched high an
Catalina Windlass Lost Parent at 7:59pm 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2468 I have access to a Lewmar V7oo windlass with a gypsy that takes 1/4 in chain and rope what are the o
22 Venture merlinuxo at 7:25pm 03.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1075 Great price on 22, Treasure Coast CL. Not mine.
Genset for Hunter 386 kpittman at 6:46pm 03.06.13 Big Boats 11/2864 I am planning to install a genset on a 2004 Hunter 386. Can anyone recommend a dependable unit that
Weaver Davits kingsailor at 5:57pm 03.06.13 Big Boats 2/1440 Has any 456 owner installed the Weaver Industries davits on their boat? If so what feedback do you h
Electrical needs question kingsailor at 5:05pm 03.06.13 Big Boats 9/1184 Here is my situation. I have 2 AGM 8D batteries rated at 200 AH per battery. They are wired together
Havasu Convention Photo Link CaptDon01 at 4:24pm 03.06.13 Catalina 22 2/846 Here is a link to the Flickr site for the 2013 Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention. At last check, the
Starter Issues Seabrink2006 at 4:08pm 03.06.13 Catalina 30 3/1255 Greetings All, I have an '84 Cat with the 23HP three cyl diesel, and have been having some issues wi
New pedastal / helm for Hunter 290 (5) cnardell at 3:07pm 03.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1050 I bought my 290 new in 2002, and have always thought that Hunter did an extremely good job of giving
Likes/dislikes of '83-'90 H40 McZube at 2:42pm 03.06.13 Big Boats 2/1249 I have a H31. The H40 is our 10-yr-plan. For those who own these boats, what are your likes and di
Handheld VHF Bad Obsession at 2:23pm 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 19/2598 I already have a VHF on my boat. I am thinking that in the future I would like to get a handheld VH
Re-Rigging Recommendation, Chesapeake Western Shore RS_Grampian at 2:17pm 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1214 I need to find an honest, reliable and reasonable person/company to evaluate and likely replace the
Lock Down Bolt Position (8) rgranger at 1:57pm 03.06.13 Balboa 3/3637 Hello All I posted this on the Yahoo site also but all I heard back was empty wind. I'm doing ma

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Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help jon hansen at 4:57pm 06.27.22 He is off and running. was up in detroit last evening. today, 15-18 winds from the w n/w. that's abe
Do you use checklists? Tally Ho at 4:54pm 06.27.22 Based on the need to go back to the boat to close something too many times, I have a brief checklist
Replacing shower drain hose? SJN at 4:46pm 06.27.22 Hello! My shower drain would not drain. As you say accessing the hose under the shower pan is very
Do you use checklists? odaydokay at 4:42pm 06.27.22 Even with a check list we make mistakes. Tonight I found we did not plug in the battery tender corre
Piling Extensions Simon Sexton at 4:32pm 06.27.22 Much thanks to everyone for your replies! I've spoken with several boat owners at the marina, and t
Not sailing but I thought interesting with Independence Day approaching CavuDave at 4:20pm 06.27.22 My next door neighbor passes away this year at 99. Flew the Hump in C46s and then flew alot of stuff
P26 Rudder Repair Question afirefighter1 at 4:07pm 06.27.22
Water heater blows feed line off. (1) wyctoronto at 4:01pm 06.27.22 Thanks. Figured it out with a shark bite and whale type adapter. Cheers
Hunter 26 taking on water American Girl at 3:53pm 06.27.22 That's good information. Thank you! On the day that we took on water, we did have 6 adults on boar
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 ChrisHunter at 3:52pm 06.27.22 Thanks for all the comments. I will need to review the tank, once I get to it. As temperatures dow
Hunter 26 taking on water (3) twalker H260 at 3:48pm 06.27.22 Unlikely to be a crack in the centreboard housing causing the issue as this is surrounded by the wat
1975 Cat 22 Chainplate Location pclarksurf at 3:36pm 06.27.22 Your photos appear spot on -- sadly I've never seen a schematic, but that doesn't mean it doesn't ex
New to me 2003 Hunter 386 dmax at 3:34pm 06.27.22 I'd say that's a pretty full refit :) Congrats, time to enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Spinaker sock berner73 at 3:33pm 06.27.22 Congrats on the new boat - and that's quite a windfall to find it came with a sail the PO didn't kno
Invest 94L (2) JamesG161 at 3:19pm 06.27.22 NOAA just flew their exploratory mission into... Potential Tropical Cyclone Two206707 It is moving
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) jviss at 3:15pm 06.27.22 Does the outside look like it is missing a piece? Not to me. Note the through hull is "open."
Hunter 26 taking on water American Girl at 3:13pm 06.27.22 Thank you for all of the suggestions. It has come to our attention that there may be a crack in the
W21 NO POWER Boatkeep at 3:05pm 06.27.22 Hello, For anyone reading this is the future here is an article I wrote with a few simple diagnost
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission Boatkeep at 3:04pm 06.27.22 Hello, For anyone reading this is the future here is an article I wrote with a few simple diagnost
Sensors Needed for obtaining TWD so I can display wind shifts on B&G Vulcan 9. (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:37pm 06.27.22 ...which you can get from the compass. :) My TWD shows true wind relative to my heading. B&G diff

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