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Need exact beam measure Catalina 22 Davidchile at 6:20pm 08.14.12 Catalina 22 10/1603 Please I am from Chile and bought a Catalina 22 1983 in Midleborough, at the moment is in Miami pri
Best way to remove the Main sail for trailering? mikekern at 5:56pm 08.14.12 Catalina 22 6/4377 I have a '74 Catalina 22 that I will be storing on the trailer most of the time. As a result I need
Air in the fuel system.. suggestions NYSail at 5:46pm 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 17/1984 Hello all, Last night while motoring in from a beautiful night sail with the wife, the engine stop
So we decided to go big... KingAirDriver at 5:19pm 08.14.12 Catalina 22 203/24722 We decided to go big and do a somewhat major re-fit of our 22, Mischief Managed. Placed a big order
Difficulty like never before Doc_holiday at 4:30pm 08.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1988 We went out monday and had fair winds with a few white caps but I couldn't get any speed. I hung on
Hunter 38 Porthole hardware broken dacarls at 2:58pm 08.14.12 Big Boats 2/969 Can anyone give me a heads-up on repair (vs replacement) of 1985 Hunter 38 rectangular ports? These
opening ports and hatches manufacturer redhead78 at 2:51pm 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1496 Hi all I seem to remember a post about hatches and replacement port windows, could not find it in th
Cockpit Drain Hose Size (2) BaltoPete at 2:25pm 08.14.12 Catalina 30 1/3609 Does anyone know what size hose is needed to connect the cockpit drains to the through hulls on the
Thinking of upgrading dph123 at 2:03pm 08.14.12 Catalina 30 16/2509 Hello all. I just sold my 1972 c22 which I had for about a year. A few weeks ago I had a catastrophi
Mast Raising System CzechMate at 1:40pm 08.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1145 I have a Macgregor 26D, and it came with a mast raising system. The previous owner never used it, an
Replace mid-ship toerail with sail track? OS2Dude at 1:37pm 08.14.12 Day Sailers 2/1095 I have an O'Day 23 and I'm toying with replacing the deck blocks with a sail track on the mid-ships
Tiller tamer worked great! (2) Hollyweirdos at 1:28pm 08.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1904 Happy to be able to get out today for a sail on the ocean. The new tiller tamer worked perfectly.
Looking for an Atomic 4 Bill Roughton at 12:55pm 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 17/2703 Would like to install it in my O'Day 27. The boat is in southern Maryland and I live in Northern Vi
Hello coach4111 at 12:24pm 08.14.12 Chrysler 0/4083 Would like to hear from someone ..that has a C-13 Chrysler sailboat.. I have an 1980..Thanks Don...
Difficulties tacking in high winds and waves Piotr at 12:17pm 08.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/4631 This is baffling, because in 30 years of sailing I've never had any problems tacking in any conditio
Are American Sailor More Over Cautious Then European Sailors (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 11:55am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 62/10001 I have recently made a new friend. He is a 25 year old sailor from Poland. He has been sailing for m
P 28 Outhaul JimLor at 11:54am 08.14.12 Pearson 4/1517 Ould like to know how much our puthaul should move - 1986 P 28. Right now it is almost nil, maybe an
Best Practices for Using 2 Water Tanks on 320 kwilson1033 at 10:48am 08.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/4520 I just bought a 1993 320 and have never had a boat with so many features. One of the more notable i
Hunter 170 Stemhead TLEEMING at 10:11am 08.14.12 Day Sailers 1/1476 I am a fairly recent owner of a Hunter 170 (my first sailboat purchased) and after a week of vacatio
Need feedback on replacing seacock (1) Igetit at 9:58am 08.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2917 This is a 2002 Hunter 270 (mostly identical to a 260) that I acquired two weeks ago. The boat had be

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Stagnant water in the lazarette CarlN at 3:18pm 10.25.22 It's very common for limber holes to get plugged with bilge trash. If you can find it, just poke the
Voltage Meter Issue marchem at 2:47pm 10.25.22 So, given a nav table and a laptop computer, you could estimate your SOC by plugging in all the var
Wing Keel repair dLj at 2:44pm 10.25.22 The bulb was clearly an after market addition. I'm not convinced that much if anything was cut off
Precision 185K Advice ifmdalvey at 2:40pm 10.25.22 I live just down the road from you and my first boat was a Catalina 22. its a great boat to start w
Wing Keel repair dlochner at 2:39pm 10.25.22 Maybe but I bet you wouldn't notice much of anything. Will be more tender. I'd be more inclined to
Wing Keel repair Tally Ho at 2:32pm 10.25.22 Maybe but I bet you wouldn't notice much of anything. Will be more tender. I'd be more inclined to
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? (1) Tally Ho at 2:30pm 10.25.22
Wing Keel repair dLj at 2:29pm 10.25.22
H33C prop walk sail sfbay at 2:17pm 10.25.22 A sketch of you docks with prevailing wind direction would help. What propeller, feather and folding
Wing Keel repair Tally Ho at 2:12pm 10.25.22
Buy now or wait for recession? Tally Ho at 2:08pm 10.25.22
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 1:57pm 10.25.22 Mine is definitely an encapsulated keel. I am still hoping to hear back from someone with a pre-198
CDI FF2 joel@CDI at 1:17pm 10.25.22 Looks great and thanks for the comments. However you'll want to rotate the cup so the opening for th
CDI FF2 (3) patbratton at 1:12pm 10.25.22 Hello, thanks for choosing CDI! We are referring to the luff extrusion requiring a 13" deduction, n
Insurance claim jssailem at 1:11pm 10.25.22 Law suit, or discuss the issue with your state Insurance Commission Office. They may be able to help
Pleasant Surprise/Docking kappykaplan at 1:07pm 10.25.22 Whether it is the spring line or the grappling hook both are dropped onto the dock. They catch the
Pleasant Surprise/Docking jssailem at 1:05pm 10.25.22 I like the idea. Afraid my aim may be off. No telling what damage may happen. Whether it is the spr
Recommendations on bottom paint requested Justin_NSA at 12:56pm 10.25.22 Hello all, I read your posts and the recommended articles. I was convinced by the article at Botto
Selden Furling Mast Maintenance kjretlaw at 12:38pm 10.25.22 I just pull it up about 1/4" and squirt the lube in as the sail is being unfurled in and out for one
Bad spider cracks ? xavpil at 12:24pm 10.25.22 Agree .....gelcoat crazing. Buy color-matched glecoat or color match the gelcoat. Grind cracks wit

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