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Winter Store the Dutchman Long Story at 5:21am 08.08.11 Catalina 310 3/1633 How do most owners store their main when they have the Dutchman system? Do you pull the lines out
Tangier Island Deadline at 4:17am 08.08.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1575 I'm planning to transit the canal that zig zags through Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay. I unde
260 Rudder yachtsman at 3:04am 08.08.11 Smaller Boats 4/1844 Has anyone built a rudder using carbon fibre for the 260? Any thoughts appreciated.
Anti foul/centre board removal. yachtsman at 3:01am 08.08.11 Smaller Boats 2/1241 Just put my 260 back in the water after anti fouling her. First time. Used International Interprot
Spinnaker Pole Kordie at 1:18am 08.08.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2739 Long time reader, first time poster :-) I have just bought a beaut 393 made in 2005. I need a
Rudder Bearings 1982 Hunter 33' (3) plan9 at 10:17pm 08.07.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1912 Greetings, We have a 1982 33' Hunter that was having some periodic vibration coming from the rudder
Drain plug on a 30/ cdhttlr at 9:47pm 08.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1840 Hello; I recently looked at a 84 O'day 30. It was a very nice boat but the one thing I noticed was
New to forum and sailing - hello! vizwhiz at 8:46pm 08.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1701 Just a quick hello on a new forum! I am a member of MacgregorSailors(dot)com, but decided to check o
Mysterious Bilge Water Dean Strong at 8:36pm 08.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/5177 I found water salt water in the bilge today for the second time in two weeks--about half an inch (a
Raw Water Intake 1987 S2 9.2c? engdude62 at 8:25pm 08.07.11 S2 4/1889 Can someone explain to me what I am looking at, at the raw water intake under my boat? While diving
1st Thunderstorm Today - Looking for Learnings lr172 at 8:00pm 08.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3316 This spring I bought an '85 H34 and I sail on Lake Michigan. My learning is coming along and due to
Replace/refit Yanmar YSM8 g5665 at 7:15pm 08.07.11 Yamaha 14/14370 I need the input from all of you fellow owners of Y25MKii or similar My boat need to repair the Y
But I had right of way!!! Tim R. at 6:35pm 08.07.11 Ask All Sailors 42/8806 http://yachtpals.com/yacht-crash-9423 http://yachtpals.com/files/news/sailboat-crash-tanker.jpg
Outboard engine problems rmilavsky at 6:13pm 08.07.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1953 I have a 1988 Oday 240. I believe the boat displaces 3600 pounds. My outboard is a mercury 6 with a
MayDay Call with Coast Guard audio Mitch at 6:10pm 08.07.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2387 A while ago there was a discussion about MayDay calls. I write my position down every 30 minutes so
How does water get into your fuel? Greg McKenzie at 5:43pm 08.07.11 Engines and Propulsion 5/3422 I have learned remedy is to pump out of bottom of fuel tank and change the fuel filters and bleed th
Does your boat shine like this? (1) Calypso at 5:40pm 08.07.11 S2 7/2526 1986 S2. Wet sanding and buffing followed by collonite 3 years ago. Collonite twice a year since. Wh
port replacement Mike4116 at 5:34pm 08.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1494 My old 1980 ports on my OD 28 need replacing. I have an unusual boat in that the boat has four openi
Westerbeke 27 HP stalling at 5.7 knots and 2500 rpm?? Greg McKenzie at 4:39pm 08.07.11 Engines and Propulsion 10/8528 Our Beneteau 331 (2001) has developed this annoying habit. Flat water, no breeze and surprise. It st
Living aboard in Florida? Casco bay at 4:29pm 08.07.11 Ask All Sailors 17/10496 Hi everyone, I am researching the possibilities of living aboard a sailboat in Florida for the wint

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Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! (2) jssailem at 7:32am 10.13.22
Anyone have this drawer fridge? jdrutten at 7:29am 10.13.22 ... So this past May, I replaced the gp. 27 with a pair of 230 Ah 6 volt batteries. They both fit i
Raymarine electronics hookup help BarryL at 7:25am 10.13.22 Hello, I believe you are correct. Use the power cable to provide power to the unit. You don't need
Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! (1) Brian D at 6:45am 10.13.22 US Navy, official transportation for the United States Marines for 247 years.
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 6:45am 10.13.22 Better to have the wing keel but more difficult to launch. Do you know anyone wk has experience
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit lalbert at 6:45am 10.13.22 Thank you so much - this is helpful. I'll check it out this weekend.
Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! JamesG161 at 6:41am 10.13.22
Boat damaged by IAN Crazy Dave Condon at 6:31am 10.13.22 @dave_and_dd Catalina plant is located in the Tampa area which was spared. They extruded their ow
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? dlochner at 5:52am 10.13.22 The skeg is there to improve tracking.
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 5:46am 10.13.22 Congrats on the new boat. You'll spend thousands to gain a couple knots. Maintaining a clean bottom
Winter Cover RoyS at 5:42am 10.13.22 I have the marina shrink wrap my boat and have been doing that for decades. Wish I had bought a cust
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 fox9988 at 5:37am 10.13.22 replacing the 5411 Universal with a 25 Universal. Congrats on the new boat. You'll spend thousand
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Gene Neill at 5:05am 10.13.22 Of course that assumes you consider the sport and even the mark2 as "real" Catalina 22s. I defin
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Gene Neill at 4:45am 10.13.22 What was different about the "new design"? Prepare to be sorry you asked! :biggrin: The following
Winter Cover shemandr at 4:16am 10.13.22 I didn't cover my first two keel boats on LI. There was rain, snow and ice and sometimes all three.
Raymarine electronics hookup help (2) Frill at 2:55am 10.13.22 Thanks guys!! Scott, I understand that I need to build a NMEA 2000 network and everything gets conne
Advice on instruments (1) Ward H at 1:55am 10.13.22
Advice on instruments (1) Ward H at 1:40am 10.13.22 The difference is significant if your examine the charts. ENC. Shows depth and contours of the area
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit artboas at 12:35am 10.13.22
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? artboas at 12:30am 10.13.22 I always favor threaded inserts. You can get them in stainless, and I would epoxy them in. Then, use

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