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Charleston Spar Furler gczenis at 3:08pm 05.21.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2289 I am having trouble with my Charleston Spar in mast furling system. When using the outhaul line it i
Red Bull increases boat speed (2) Tom Potter at 2:56pm 05.21.12 Bigger Boats 6/1866 Had a great weekend sailing the Pirates on the Pungo Regatta in Belhaven, NC this past weekend. The
Removing prop; job for professional? Jared1048 at 1:39pm 05.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1172 Boats still in water and I am a certified diver. I just had the prop shaft replaced last year so I d
HIN number Finally installed sunday redhead78 at 1:09pm 05.21.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1136 Hey all, some may have seen some past posts refering to registrationby me, and questions. I have bee
Tell me about the Catalina 36 NCmoonraker at 12:55pm 05.21.12 Big Boats 6/16990 My husband and I were the lucky owners of a Catalina 38, S'S design for 15 years. Unfortunately Hurr
Sailing in neutral or gear? Phil P at 12:33pm 05.21.12 Big Boats 16/11912 I've got a 91 Legend 375 with Yanmar. Two blade fixed prop. More or less new to sailing. Question: D
Oops...things you don't want to see on your boat! (2) BobM at 12:22pm 05.21.12 S2 9/2451 So I finally made it to Triple Play this weekend. It is an alternate year, so I just had to bottom
15A 115V/120V Cordset Hello Below at 11:55am 05.21.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3442 The slip I have recently been assigned has a standard 15A 115V receptacle at dockside. I am trying
Fuel tank & bilge pump (2) DarylA at 11:44am 05.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1011 On my Mac 26m the main fuel tank is in the starboard locker. Great providing you don't wish to use t
Windlass Lost Parent at 11:22am 05.21.12 Ask All Sailors 1/992 Has anybody installed a vertical windlass on a 1982 Catalina 30
Martec folding prop Jared1048 at 11:14am 05.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/2752 So I believe I hit something and bent my prop and need a new one (hopefully the shaft is strong enou
Mac 25 Charleston SC owners Mary02 at 10:55am 05.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/849 Hello: I'm a new, or will be, Macgregor 25, 1985 owner and am looking for local owners in my area,
Catalina Traveler Lost Parent at 10:33am 05.21.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1294 I have a 1982 Catalina 30 with a curved traveler over the cabin and like the look of it and would li
drain hole crb at 10:29am 05.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2401 have oday 25 centerboard that needs to be stored on jacks for storm season in florida. because no s
Pressure water Phyxius at 9:45am 05.21.12 Bavaria 3/1960 I just purchased a 2001 34" Bavaria. Love how it sails in light air. I am not able to talk to the
off a trailer and safely supported Tumbleweedtaylor at 9:10am 05.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1537 We have a newly purchased 1986 Macgregor 25. It currently sits on a tandem axle trailer. I need to d
I'd like to replace my V25 Pulput, (3) RonRock at 9:05am 05.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/952 I have seen a couple on the forum that look much better than the one that is on my 79 V25. Hard to
bimini top for '79 O'Day 23 Alex Sosangelis at 8:48am 05.21.12 Day Sailers 2/5286 Was wondering if anyone has had any luck installing a bimini on a 23. Does not appear to be enough
Simrad sonar transducer hunter 376 minnella at 8:32am 05.21.12 Big Boats 4/1606 I am about to install 3G radar and the sonar on my Hunter 376 but am wondering what the hull constru
O'Day 23 Owners Manual Jclark29 at 7:59am 05.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1642 Good Morning, I am curious if anyone has a copy of the O'Day 23 owners manual or knows where I can

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What is This, Anyone Need One? Alan K at 2:08pm 01.23.23 Looks like an old left-handed sail flaker to me.
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck Alan K at 2:01pm 01.23.23 I have a Hunter 380 and the arrangement for getting the cable bundle from the cockpit into the vesse
Hunter 280 mast Question Crusty Ol Salt at 1:40pm 01.23.23 Yes there was a rectangular exit block offered by Z Spar. Keep us posted on the exit block. As f
Water heater, electrical enigma Alan K at 1:40pm 01.23.23 That's a 240v male connector. This is a French-made vessel. In 240-volt countries, like France, th
Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 rgranger at 1:37pm 01.23.23
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable ggrizzard at 1:37pm 01.23.23 If a LEO see's 2 bright white lights on an anchored vessel they will likely not care if there are tw
Hunter 280 mast Question (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 1:32pm 01.23.23 Okay, sorry about posting later than I intended. I swear it is just an "exit block" (@Crazy Dave Con
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck dlochner at 1:15pm 01.23.23 Another cable sealing options is a cable gland like these from Amazon. This type of gland will requi
End Boom Sheeting Stu Jackson at 1:08pm 01.23.23 You might consider going to the Catalina Yachts website and looking through their archived borchures
Water heater, electrical enigma (1) BarryL at 1:00pm 01.23.23 Hi, Here is a picture of the water heater on my boat. It has a euro style plug that goes into the b
Slip n slide! BigEasy at 12:54pm 01.23.23 Have used Woody wax in past. Yes, it is expensive. Must clean deck thoroughly before application w
Fiberglass Hull Interior Issue Barnacle Bill at 12:49pm 01.23.23 Potters have good reputations and even some are ""offshore" built with extra fiberglass usage. I'd
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck Barnacle Bill at 12:44pm 01.23.23 How about getting creative and shielding that mess of cables with some sort of curved plastic or fib
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Barnacle Bill at 12:34pm 01.23.23 I'm not up to speed with the latest and greatest chart plotters of various brands, but I have always
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable Barnacle Bill at 12:30pm 01.23.23 It has to be visible 360 degrees for two miles.
Water heater, electrical enigma Barnacle Bill at 12:28pm 01.23.23 It sounds like your water heater has a plug in it? Am I reading that right? So you can plug it
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks Barnacle Bill at 12:26pm 01.23.23 Follow the ACP advice above,
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks Barnacle Bill at 12:26pm 01.23.23 Thanks for the response. Bad advice, because the Hunter 146 is not made of fiberglass with gelcoat
Slip n slide! Barnacle Bill at 12:24pm 01.23.23 I agree with the Starbright nonskid deck cleaner for cleaning nonskid. For some reason it works bet
Water heater, electrical enigma leo310 at 12:22pm 01.23.23 Check you wire from the breaker to the heater or just replace it as what you have stated so far is b

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