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Catalina 27 Outboard - 6 or 8 HP? ScottGrosenick at 10:34pm 01.29.13 Mid-Size Boats 16/16106 I have a 1975 C27 whose outboard bit the dust. I'm trying to decide between the Tohatsu 6HP SailPro
battery placement Boatsail1 at 7:24pm 01.29.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1343 Wanting to move one bank of batteries into cabin area. Any one done this in their Oday? Especially
Water in my bilge -- should it be? Stan Breaux at 7:07pm 01.29.13 Big Boats 1/1396 I have a 1996 Catalina 36 MKII. I always have about 1.5 inches of water standing in my bilge (wh
G26 Restoration Starting - looking for advice clmartin0721 at 7:01pm 01.29.13 Grampian 4/13377 Hello everyone, I am a new G26 owner (hull 422), and I am starting the renovation work on this boa
4TH Annual San Diego Big Bay Weekend (4) CaptDon01 at 6:37pm 01.29.13 Catalina 22 0/729 OK, we're going to try this again this year. I know there are a bunch of C-22's out there in the Sou
Volume control ttac at 6:27pm 01.29.13 Big Boats 10/1621 Hello all, I have been looking for the volume control that is in our 1991 42 passage. I need to repl
harken furler system (3) trainmanjess at 5:23pm 01.29.13 Ask All Sailors 9/5712 hello all i recently purchased my 1st sailboat. proud owner here... i am refitting it now, it was
Adding new deck hardware Hunter 33.5 Goldenage at 3:58pm 01.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1772 Hi Guys, Thinking of rerouting the main sheet on my 1989 Hunter 33.5 to the cockpit. The dodger is i
Shut the front door (1) paulj at 3:48pm 01.29.13 Catalina 310 13/2988 I'm in the middle of three projects and someone from a magazine would like to see the inside of a Ca
Leaving boat in water. Dogleg at 2:57pm 01.29.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2801 I have had a M26S Since I bought it new in 1991. I have never left it in the water. My wife has be
Oars for widgeon jespo463 at 12:54pm 01.29.13 Day Sailers 3/2983 Hi - need to replace the oars that came with my newly purchased Widgeon (one has dried and splintere
Repairing lightning damage to Water Ballast Hunter 23.5 mrmike at 12:40pm 01.29.13 Smaller Boats 3/1632 Hello All! My Hunter 23.5 was hit by lightning causing about 6-7 small holes along water line on bot
Newbie Introduction bigmc83 at 12:08pm 01.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1315 Hi everyone! After lurking on here on and off for about a year, I'm finally going to introduce myse
Can you hear ir? Your hull speed? Brian D at 11:36am 01.29.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2673 In the thread about a trip to Catalina Is., and on the Trailerable Sailboats, there is a discussions
Cold starting 2gm20f doesnt start as easy Jared1048 at 11:21am 01.29.13 Mid-Size Boats 17/2483 Hi, This will be my 2nd winter with the boat and its taking 5-10 seconds to start this winter when
Ladder Suggestions OS2Dude at 9:44am 01.29.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1043 I have an O'Day 23 with a short 3 step transom boarding ladder. I was thinking of replacing it with
Modification for adjustable genoa cars patrscoe at 8:30am 01.29.13 S2 0/831 One of my projects this winter was to research into modifying my Schaefer twin sheet geona cars so t
tv show" Shipwreck Men" redhead78 at 7:23am 01.29.13 Ask All Sailors 19/4383 Anybody catch a new show Shipwreck men, It looks like all these other wannabe reality shows like car
info x 2 bryan crites at 7:20am 01.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1061 own my second hunter 1984 34. where are your batterys located, and also the location of your air co
Vision 32 owners manual mikewhite7314 at 7:03am 01.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1311 Ok, so I got the mixing elbow fixed and she's running like a dream. (thanks for all your posts on th

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Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic artboas at 7:30pm 12.04.22 Artboas I've pulled all the stuff online for the 49. Maybe I need to check out the documentation f
It's never easy. Autopilot install. SycloneDriver at 7:00pm 12.04.22 You paid a lot for it.I hope Raymarine will offer support for there product. Good point. I'll ema
It's never easy. Autopilot install. SycloneDriver at 6:59pm 12.04.22 Beneteau did indeed use a custom plate on 343 models instead of the bracket supplied by Raymarine,
It's never easy. Autopilot install. (1) SycloneDriver at 6:57pm 12.04.22 Holy caramba ! That is one mighty meaty wheel, matey. Sure you didn't just borrow that off a D-12
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Leeward Rail at 6:45pm 12.04.22 There was a beautiful big, well equipped schooner with a good crew, SSB radio, life raft and EPERB
It's never easy. Autopilot install. SycloneDriver at 6:44pm 12.04.22 Just a thought. If you have access to a 3d printer, you could make up a spacer to fill the gap. I
It's never easy. Autopilot install. SycloneDriver at 6:41pm 12.04.22 Nope - sure am glad I switched to a type 1 linear drive (below deck) auto pilot a while back. I co
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? capta at 6:34pm 12.04.22 That sound like what happens on a submarine when the Skipper shouts Dive Dive Dive... If you're at
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 6:05pm 12.04.22 211353
It's never easy. Autopilot install. MikeHoncho at 5:13pm 12.04.22 You paid a lot for it.I hope Raymarine will offer support for there product.
It's never easy. Autopilot install. BigEasy at 4:50pm 12.04.22 Next I found that the pedestal diameter is larger than the torque restraint is designed for and the
It's never easy. Autopilot install. (3) Ralph Johnstone at 4:34pm 12.04.22 Holy caramba ! That is one mighty meaty wheel, matey. Sure you didn't just borrow that off a D-12
It's never easy. Autopilot install. joker460 at 4:22pm 12.04.22 Just a thought. If you have access to a 3d printer, you could make up a spacer to fill the gap.
It's never easy. Autopilot install. kappykaplan at 3:56pm 12.04.22 Anyone have a better idea? Nope - sure am glad I switched to a type 1 linear drive (below deck) au
Hunter 386 freshwater tank sending unit help (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:25pm 12.04.22 Pretty difficult to tell what level sensor you have as this is an after market installation. Always
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Ralph Johnstone at 2:40pm 12.04.22
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? jssailem at 2:12pm 12.04.22 If you are on the helm, I imagine the boat just sliding under the waves ahead and ending up in the
ODay 40 Windlass Setup nramsey at 1:35pm 12.04.22 Looking at that windlass' specs you are a little heavier than they recommend. I'd upsize it. The 40
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? capta at 1:31pm 12.04.22 One night, I was at the helm of "Alert" (a wooden 65' ketch), alone on a four hour watch, when flame
Anyone have the Brass Scupper Flaring Tool from Catalina Direct danooxnard at 12:37pm 12.04.22 Hopefully someone will have the original one from CD.

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