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Ben Albritton at 9:22am 05.24.13
8/2004
Does anyone sell a kit for the cunningham for the Catalina 30? It seems like the bottom block ha
Ben Albritton at 9:17am 05.24.13
6/1465
Catalina direct is sold out of the 10 loop teak rails. Where could i obtain this product? I know it
StanFM at 8:00am 05.24.13
8/1551
OK, this is probably nuts, but I've been mulling over the swinging keel thing for some time now. I'
Ken Secor at 7:37am 05.24.13
8/3010
The forward hatch and lazarette hatches have high density rubber-like gaskets. They appear to ser
Tim R. at 7:34am 05.24.13
4/1208
I have been searching the last couple of weeks for replacement bushings for my Air Marine wind tower
rusted truck at 7:11am 05.24.13
3/992
This is my first boat a 1984 30 ft O'Day, I'm new at this and trying to do everything myself. I have
Brian S at 7:00am 05.24.13
2/1030
My starboard side window. Needless to say, I am not in the mood to pull the boat, so I can remove
walt at 6:59am 05.24.13
3/1175
there are lots of good ways to deal with this issue, here is one way and what I did (including the n
gettinthere at 6:36am 05.24.13
24/5208
I have a Garmin 3210 chartplotter. It has only one input port, RJ 45 jack. I have my radar going int
Bob Poff at 5:31am 05.24.13
3/1016
For those of you who have a webpage for your boat, here's a little animiated GIF that I made from pu
Blue Eyes at 5:11am 05.24.13
14/1734
I am planning a visit to Rock Hall. The charts show sufficient depth within the Harbor, but the entr
Anchor Log   (1)
Roger Long at 4:25am 05.24.13
3/1838
dee.yeah at 2:06am 05.24.13
3/1907
It is more rigging/tuning issue. The sails are ooooold, and the stays/shrouds are of some age but
doctorsail at 8:20pm 05.23.13
16/8447
Catalina 310 to the Bahamas At the end of 2012, I embarked on my dream - to sail Still Crazy, my 2
bradleyheathhays at 8:04pm 05.23.13
10/1772
Hi everybody. I've got a leak along the green line I've added to this picture... http://i287.pho
lyleh at 8:01pm 05.23.13
0/1237
Mastervolt Whisper 3.5 generator Looking at installing a generator on my P42. I have a line on a ba
sailaway78 at 7:15pm 05.23.13
4/875
Planning on leaving Pensacola Sat. morning heading east for Carrabelle. A little over a 24 hour of
dlewis812 at 6:13pm 05.23.13
6/1343
recall a thread on this a couple of weeks ago.. guess this guy ended up doing ok! http://www.cnn.
Tony E at 6:02pm 05.23.13
12/3000
Hello. I am just setting up my MacGregor 26X and trying to figure out if I should put a VHF radio in
canuck at 5:50pm 05.23.13
1/1509
For those of you with a Yanmar saildrive or contemplating buying a boat with one of these units, I s

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Third summer, boat wont sail
dlochner at 7:33pm 05.02.23
The term weather helm comes from the position of the tiller, which will be to the windward side. The
3 Blade Prop Swap?
dlochner at 7:17pm 05.02.23
@dlochner - Thanks for the insights. One question - We plan to step the mast before departing in R
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top?
dlochner at 7:09pm 05.02.23
I have your book. I wonder what you think about @dlochner's technique for lubricating the PHII ment
Universal M25 Crankcase vent line?
CowboyWay at 7:05pm 05.02.23
Wow, that doesn't look like the M25 I remember in my 1984 Catalina 36! Mine had an intake manifold
Third summer, boat wont sail
High Current at 7:02pm 05.02.23
As others have noted, that fin is pretty gnarly!! e on the bow / not enough on the rudder. The fin
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings
dLj at 6:57pm 05.02.23
Not knowing any different, I'll go along with what you say about reliability ... except that I've n
Urgent warning to genset owners
artboas at 6:56pm 05.02.23
The nice thing about these is they have no expiry date. ard. The issue with the problem I found is
Urgent warning to genset owners
artboas at 6:50pm 05.02.23
Hi Art. A bit puzzled by the description of your generator setup. Hunter rigged our 1991 model with
Advice on interior paneling repair
rpwillia at 6:48pm 05.02.23
Catalina uses Target varnish and you can buy it online from them. It is a water based varnish (seems
Urgent warning to genset owners   (1)
Johnb at 6:41pm 05.02.23
The nice thing about these is they have no expiry date.
Fortress anchor
CJB220 at 6:39pm 05.02.23
This is a very good discussion. It all started when I reviewed the article in Practical Sailor "Anc
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings
Scott T-Bird at 6:38pm 05.02.23
The main reason in my mind is the higher reliability of these fasteners. These kinds of mechanical
Reattach wire to steering quadrant
Richard19068 at 6:38pm 05.02.23
This may or may not help but check regarding the take up eyes shown in illustration 11 on page 7 of
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month
Jamme at 6:36pm 05.02.23
Find someone whose surname is Beneteau and ask him to join the group as administrator!
Third summer, boat wont sail
stickinthemud57 at 6:16pm 05.02.23
Leeward describes it very well. Just as an airplane's wings (and a sailboat's sails) need to be reas
Fortress anchor
Sailgunner at 6:13pm 05.02.23
Guess you didn't ask for anchor advise but just how it would fit on your boat. LOL. Anyway, I agree
Third summer, boat wont sail
Leeward Rail at 6:09pm 05.02.23
That keel looks in horrible shape. Probably the worst I have seen on a c22 It should work as a
Urgent warning to genset owners
Terry Cox at 6:04pm 05.02.23
Hi Art. A bit puzzled by the description of your generator setup. Hunter rigged our 1991 model with
Third summer, boat wont sail
Leeward Rail at 5:57pm 05.02.23
Is it possible my bow has water in the fiberglass? No. The c22 hulls don't have coring. Fiberglass

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