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Replacing the connection to Clutch Handle (1) Tenedos at 4:53pm 05.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2879 All, I am new to this forum. Last week, I bought my first boat ever (a Catalina 320). Over the week
1986 31 Exhaust gpd955 at 4:44pm 05.29.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/970 Was helping a friend diagnose the lack of flow from his exhaust today and found that everything work
Anyone with feedback on New Ray Marine C or E series? Solstice at 4:16pm 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1838 Just wondering if anyone has any real world feedback on either the C or the hybrid touch E series MF
Will Racing Make You A better Sailor? Don Guillette at 3:45pm 05.29.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 28/8130 Not exactly. In my case, I went about it the wrong way. When I realized I needed sailing lessons, wh
O'Day 19 - No boom vang Dede7157 at 2:20pm 05.29.13 Day Sailers 6/2413 Hello.. I just got my first sailboat, an O'Day 19 (1984), and I have no boom vang.. I've Googled for
Height measurement for bimini in I-30 nestorph at 1:21pm 05.29.13 Islander 8/3013 I'm looking to install a bimini on my I-30 Bahama that I just purchased. It's still on the hard and
Learned something new about our boat robertsapp at 12:45pm 05.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1738 Usually when reaching into winds above 20 knots, we sail with a double reefed main on our H336, and
need help with parts jweber1961 at 12:39pm 05.29.13 Smaller Boats 1/717 my 1995 got stripped and am looking for parts like the ladder ports and front hatch ,sail etc used
Catalina 27 but no trailer?? pjclmft at 12:05pm 05.29.13 Smaller Boats 2/1768 Wow. I'm excited about my new 1976 fixed keel sailboat. How do owners get their boats off the lake o
Day Sailing from Elliot Bay, Seattle Blake at 11:29am 05.29.13 Destinations 4/2734 We will be staying on our 26ft sailboat at Elliot Bay Marina in June. We have obligations in the ci
The Opposite of 2 Feet-itus. Anyone downsized? JoelHoover at 10:40am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 31/4169 Has anyone gone from big boat to small boat? Did you regret it in the long run? I'm on my 5th
Compliment captainpat at 9:10am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 1/909 I want to publicly acknowledge the tremendous customer service practiced by Attwood Marine Products.
Light electrical tingle when touching boom RS_Grampian at 8:51am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 17/5460 On a few occasions -- not always -- I've felt a slight electrical tingle when running my hand along
Oracle boat with foils Tim R. at 8:33am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 24/3067 Not sure if others have seen this yet. The Oracle AC boat has added foils. See the video below. h
Channel Fever (1) Roger Long at 8:31am 05.29.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 17/11192
how to reeve these blocks (1) Bob 04 H260 at 8:19am 05.29.13 Big Boats 2/979 I went out on a friends boat yesterday for his first sail of the year. He had just replaced his main
Halyard replacement, no halyard. Happy Daze at 8:08am 05.29.13 Smaller Boats 6/1824 Does anyone know if a 25.5 is stable enough to go up the mast in a sling? Lets say around 200lbs. pe
Termites! The Garbone at 7:09am 05.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/3231 Our somewhat new to us old boat has dry wood termites. We had found them in the plywood hatch cove
HOT New Alternator...... (3) Maine Sail at 6:41am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 16/6853 UPDATED: The Balmar At-165 has been replaced by the new Balmar XT-170. It runs cooler and performs e
Kick up rudder "lock" corbinstein at 6:21am 05.29.13 Catalina 22 4/3237 There's a handle at the pivot point on my kick-up rudder.... I'm assuming it's a locking device of s

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Fortress anchor Ralph Johnstone at 11:15pm 04.30.23 I am considering purchasing a Fortress FX-23 anchor for my Hunter 36. A Fortress is an aluminum a
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? (4) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05pm 04.30.23 Has anyone successfully lubricated their PHII pump piston cylinder from the top instead of removing
Will a Raritan fit? Hunter 31 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:33pm 04.30.23 Are you saying your PAR is the same height as the PH Superflush at 3.25" ? sh having a horizontal d
Sailing Movies? capta at 8:54pm 04.30.23 I think you'd do much better trying to find audio books. Very few really good sailing movies are on
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? capta at 8:50pm 04.30.23 Pouring a lubricant into the bowl is more effective than trying to do so from the top. I've had pret
Hunter vs. Catalina 22 rgranger at 8:42pm 04.30.23
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? Kings Gambit at 7:57pm 04.30.23
Hunter vs. Catalina 22 schog at 7:48pm 04.30.23 Either would be fine. If they're for sale in your area, then go for the one that's in the best sha
Refrigerator Insulation Upgrade? nramsey at 7:46pm 04.30.23 The front panel in the galley doesn't have the usual plugs covering screws so I assume it is screwed
Mcgregor 25 at sea vs lake Roland5048 at 7:45pm 04.30.23 Just happened on this site. https://www.yachtdatabase.com/en/review.jsp?id=MacGregor+25
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? Johann at 7:33pm 04.30.23 Something is missing here. I know OPE prefers external BMS's over internal BMS's because all BMS ar
How to drain hot water tank with anode installed Blitz at 7:28pm 04.30.23 I've done the same as skunther, but gravity drain to bilge.
Hunter vs. Catalina 22 Siamese at 7:18pm 04.30.23 Either would be fine. If they're for sale in your area, then go for the one that's in the best shap
How to drain hot water tank with anode installed dlochner at 7:14pm 04.30.23 I have a different HW tank, however it did not have a drain valve. I installed a T at the outlet, on
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? dlochner at 7:10pm 04.30.23 I lubricate the pump when I change the joker valve, which I do every spring. Lubricate once with the
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings (1) garymalmgren at 7:09pm 04.30.23 I have replaced standard fittings with Sta Loc because I was in a location with no swaging facilitie
Hunter vs. Catalina 22 Richard19068 at 7:04pm 04.30.23 Both are lake boats, not for ocean. I had 1984 H25.5 I was very happy with its strong constructio
Sailing Movies? Richard19068 at 6:57pm 04.30.23 I thought "True Spirit" based on Jessica Watson's nonstop unassisted circumnavigation was very good.
Refrigerator Insulation Upgrade? LouisMK at 6:44pm 04.30.23
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water skunther at 6:41pm 04.30.23 Unfortunately there is no zinc included by default for most marine water heaters. The manufacturer

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