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Bringing Her Back faustkaren at 9:15am 09.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 15/3039 I am trying to fill a bunch of little screw holes. The previous owner put clamps and clips all over
Passage 450 bow thruster Dana and Luba at 9:07am 09.11.12 Big Boats 0/966 About a week ago, my thruster got fouled and when I hit it to dock, it spun, hesitated and then seem
Hunter 450 Galley Courtesy Light? Bowedtoothdoc at 8:48am 09.11.12 Big Boats 4/1222 I noticed that the galley courtesy light was not working on my boat and due to the drop of the floor
removing the headliner on my '91 hunter 28 ron mango at 8:14am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1068 does any one know if you can temporarily remove the head liner on a '91 Hunter 28 without causing pe
My TRUE story of a message in a bottle, 2 years afloat blowinganddrifting at 7:59am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2212 This is a true story of a message in a bottle I threw overboard ofshore of Atlantic City in Oct. of
Race Boats Named Murray & Djokovic Don Guillette at 7:27am 09.11.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/5994 In another thread, I stated if two matched Catalina's or two matched Hunters were racing that the bo
Video from this past weekend DannyS at 6:24am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1908 After a disappointing race cancellation this past weekend, my friend Tim and I took our boats out in
boat transport from Missouri to Ontario dziedzicmj at 6:17am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3189 I bought a boat in Missouri and need to transport it to Ottawa in Ontario (Canada). I am looking for
tribute in lights (3) dlewis812 at 6:01am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1787 much more impressive in person
Loose Screws on Ports Long Story at 3:47am 09.11.12 Catalina 310 3/1603 I see we were talking hatch leaks, and I just finished replacing all the gaskets on my (6) Six ports
Navigation Rules jibes138 at 12:50am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1821 In another thread there is a discussion about "right of way" and what are the proper actions in a na
replacing sanitation hoses sailor5017 at 9:14pm 09.10.12 Big Boats 5/2689 I am going to have to replace the sani hoses on my boat soon, boat is a 2006 model and the original
Battery Combiners SailMaster at 8:25pm 09.10.12 Ask All Sailors 1/972 Heelo all. I am looking to remove our battery switch and automate a bit. Any thoughts on the best
Transient slip? Bah! Give me an anchorage! (5) Erieau at 7:02pm 09.10.12 Day Sailers 2/1490 I've had up my sleeve for some time a cruise to Pelee Island from my home port of Erieau. It's a mi
Bulkhead/interior unit creak/squeek with hull flex Rich Stidger at 6:53pm 09.10.12 Big Boats 2/2517 I have a problem. My h40.5 is 15 years old and for the last couple of years (I'm not exactly sure wh
Water lift muffler Sanfelice at 6:16pm 09.10.12 Catalina 30 7/9572 My muffler has a leak from the pipe which goes to the exhaust manifold. After researching the issue,
Anyone rework their companion way hatch? SailH37 at 6:03pm 09.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2380 I have to trash it and rebuild it when I replaced the bulkheads because they wouldn't fit below othe
Winches/Lewmar 30-2 speed self tailing gholker at 5:40pm 09.10.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1760 im looking to replace my Lewmar standard 2 speed winches with self tailing winches. Any suggestions
Forward Hatch Leak rpwillia at 5:28pm 09.10.12 Catalina 310 4/1670 I have a very slight leak in my forward hatch that appears to be coming from the hinges. Has anyone
Exhaust Gremlins! (3) Scott T-Bird at 5:27pm 09.10.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1555 Earlier this season I posted about my engine woes. It seems I had two issues ... whitish gray smoke

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My Malware protection is blocking SBO Dave at 9:33am 03.11.23 For the geeks among us, the SSL (now deprecated, now a TSL) is a 10 step process that verifies the s
Galley fiddle touch up jssailem at 9:33am 03.11.23
Reinstalling Catalina 30 windows RitSim at 9:16am 03.11.23 Try lubricating the gaskets with soapy water
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Brian D at 9:10am 03.11.23 What you're seeing isn't the SBO cert at all. Sounds like you have AVG antivirus on your computer
Anchors HomeyD at 8:41am 03.11.23 Thanks for the pump tip. Sounds like the ideal since it is sel priming. I suspect because it is a di
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? ShawnL at 8:40am 03.11.23 I have the CD topping lift on my '72 Catalina 22. The PO installed it -- vinyl cable attached to t
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? Ralph Johnstone at 8:29am 03.11.23 But I was wonder what people thought if I made the topping lift myself using Dyneema. Where do th
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? Terry Cox at 7:50am 03.11.23 Perfectly happy with our 1991 double braid rope topping lift. Plenty strong, no/low stretch, cost ef
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? AaronD at 7:48am 03.11.23 I used tiny Dyneema "Lash-It" cord (1.75mm) on our C-22 - design similar to the CD kit and to Stingy
Anchors Davidasailor26 at 7:45am 03.11.23 Having spent a significant amount of time last weekend flushing mud out of my anchor locker that was
Anchors dlochner at 7:42am 03.11.23 Good Point. Hows this wash down pump work? It is simply a water pump that takes sea water pumps i
Anchors HomeyD at 7:38am 03.11.23 Good Point. Hows this wash down pump work?
Check valve in head plumbing? dlochner at 7:25am 03.11.23 And after looking at your photo I'm VERY glad to know you're replacing all the hoses! You WLL be us
Galley fiddle touch up (1) hvac&r tech at 7:18am 03.11.23
Check valve in head plumbing? kloudie1 at 7:13am 03.11.23 That check in the middle of the picture (with arrow pointing right) looks to be in a small diameter
Check valve in head plumbing? RoyS at 6:49am 03.11.23 I think the check valve he is referring to is the joker.
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? stickinthemud57 at 6:42am 03.11.23 Dyneema is overkill for a topping lift, IMO. My topping lift is permanently attached at the top of
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Davidasailor26 at 6:39am 03.11.23 After a series of late (for me) night emails and texts the issue was resolved. Darn certificates a
To lead lines aft or not? RoyS at 6:39am 03.11.23 You could do this expensive modification in stages over the next few years. If for some reason you u
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? JBP-PA at 6:31am 03.11.23 I would do dyneema, uncoated SS wire, VPC, or Sta-Set X for it's low stretch for the longest part a

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