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Broken Outhaul ? pdxjohnny at 5:56pm 10.02.22 Catalina 22 4/1057 Hey all, while sailing today the clew of the mainsail came loose. There is a wire that runs inside t
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 5:41pm 10.02.22 Ask All Sailors 41/5916 Want to confirm / simplify my plan! I just purchased and installed a B'G Zeus 3S chartplotter and I
New Galley Faucet Water Connections (2) planoron at 9:47am 10.02.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1658 Wife wanted an updated faucet on our 380 so I started looking into it today I see the connections ar
Turn-Around Destinations in One Day's Travel Kings Gambit at 9:23am 10.02.22 Destinations 11/2718 Long Beach is a convenient location in California from which to depart for outbound destinations dep
Loos gauge questions (1) SailingLoto at 6:25am 10.02.22 Ask All Sailors 7/2464 I acquired this Loos gauge to help tune my catalina 25 awhile back. What am I looking for numberwise
Shaky Tiller (1) shank at 4:41pm 10.01.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1180 Hello, I took my 82 Catalina 27 out for her last sail of the season today and there was a very noti
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping John_F at 1:23pm 10.01.22 Ask All Sailors 38/7477 I tested my bilge pump today. I took off the hose and placed the pump in water. The pump works; howe
How well does a C-270 trailer? capt_paul at 10:15am 10.01.22 Trailer Sailors 4/1702 Hey friends! I wanted to know how folks are trailering their Catlina 270's? I read a forum back in 2
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? HeelBoy at 6:32am 10.01.22 Ask All Sailors 26/5276 Wondering if anyone has tried adding a few hundred pounds of hard stuff, low in the boat. The goal b
Where do you guys put your battery? Jamesiv1 at 5:39am 10.01.22 Catalina 22 16/2687 Where is the best place to put the battery? And how do you guys secure it? I accidentally drilled a
Cabin Woodwork in I36 (3) petecasey at 10:15pm 09.30.22 Islander 2/3500 Hi all, I looked at an Islander 36 today. It looks pretty good, except some known leaks, although h
Ian's third landfall rgranger at 6:49pm 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 4/918
It's groundhog day artboas at 6:44pm 09.30.22 Big Boats 15/2089 Bit of a weird title for a post, but very appropriate. Come aboard the boat. Take groceries out of m
helm wheel nut Rick.johnson at 10:48am 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1699 Hi Guys I have a 87 hunter 40 legend sailboat just purchased in June an am in the need to find the
Getting cold out here fred1diver at 10:33am 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 20/1969 Well, fall is almost here, the temps have dropped significantly around here, will probably be my las
Thoughts on Stepping the Mast ...3TacksontheWater at 8:53am 09.30.22 Catalina 22 7/1623 Hello All: It's getting closer to launch date. Now is the time for the "new me" to plan for steppin
Where and how do you store your inflatable dinghy Nichole340 at 5:01am 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 24/5264 I have an Achilles Haypalon dinghy. Every year, I take it home, wash and clean it, and store it, in
Finally did it Brian D at 8:22pm 09.29.22 Sails Call Lounge 14/2153 I ordered a chicken and an egg on Amazon. I'll let you know. ...
Sail cover identification help please (1) Timm R Oday25 at 3:37pm 09.29.22 Ask All Sailors 5/699 My neighbors bought out an old building . The previous owner also owned a marina in Door County . Sh
Wobbly Fixed Keel (2) Nunami at 2:02pm 09.29.22 Ask All Sailors 31/4166 I'm looking at a '83 Catalina 25. The boat is in excellent condition. I was ready to close the deal

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Picking up a mooring ball. DaveJ at 1:05pm 07.25.25 Thanks for all the input, I have a plan for next time. cheers
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (1) testingthewaters91 at 12:58pm 07.25.25 I'm not sure what you guys are talking about, tapping threads or whatever... The bolts already go on
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat colemj at 12:48pm 07.25.25 I don't think anyone said that. That would be me. I said that, and I stand by it. I have a lot
Companionway Doors jssailem at 12:17pm 07.25.25 Levin. You state you should have chosen Zarcor doors. Not sure why that would have been a better cho
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat neuneu at 12:13pm 07.25.25 Strange... all the arm chair sailors that make a final determination and say it's only cosmetic, wi
Electrical charging problem jssailem at 12:07pm 07.25.25 True @Scott T-Bird . That is why I introduced the image and other data to identify something we coul
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. mermike at 11:32am 07.25.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. BigEasy at 11:19am 07.25.25 Got excited and just started fabrication! Some time ago I was researching using Groco adapto
Electrical charging problem Scott T-Bird at 11:13am 07.25.25 We don't know anything about his charger or his inverter or if it's a combo unit because he doesn't
Help identifying this grease BigEasy at 10:52am 07.25.25 Yanmar impeller replacement kits include a small tube of glycerin (same as KY jelly) to initially lu
Propane System Leak in 2005 Beneteau Oceanis 323 dlochner at 10:41am 07.25.25
Propane System Leak in 2005 Beneteau Oceanis 323 BigEasy at 10:36am 07.25.25 . Depending on how old your boat is, the new systems are vastly safer and prevent catastrophic leaks
Raise the boom dlochner at 10:36am 07.25.25 I have extra space at the top of the mast. Probably not. Between the sheave exit and the top of t
Help identifying this grease dlochner at 10:30am 07.25.25 Interesting. Thats probably about how old this jar is. This is not water soluble but does leave
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 10:28am 07.25.25 Repressed quasi musical talent emerges like weeds in a field of wheat.
Lazy Bag for H260 SteveHughessails at 10:25am 07.25.25
Propane System Leak in 2005 Beneteau Oceanis 323 dlochner at 10:20am 07.25.25 The hose fittings are non-standard, so I cannot just replace the hose A proper gas fitting has be
Strange grumbling noise behind engine Leeward Rail at 10:04am 07.25.25 A long screwdriver works as well Stick the end of the screwdriver against an area the noise may be
Help identifying this grease BAD ORCA at 9:51am 07.25.25 I have a similar jar that is impellor lube I bought a couple decades ago at the auto/boat parts sto
Its funny Friday! WayneH at 9:49am 07.25.25 Remarkable how far this thread has drifted into song lyrics. How could we prevent a thread from dr

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