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Main Sheet Activity Long Story at 8:07am 04.21.11 Catalina 310 14/3800 Hi Just closed on my, new to me 2001 Catalina 310. I see a lot of good information out there, some
Had my first article published (1) DannyS at 7:32am 04.21.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2251 Check out Good Old Boat magazine this month... I had my first article published on how I built my ra
Lowrance HDS-5 owners? doehunter at 6:13am 04.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/4599 I started a new thread because I didn't get the other unit, and it doesn't need to be referred to.
Stepping the mast Saturday FourPoints at 6:05am 04.21.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1856 Boat is getting launched Tomorrow afternoon, planning to step the mast around lunch time Saturday.
Dumb question from new-to-outboards JMolare at 5:56am 04.21.11 Engines and Propulsion 6/3336 After many years on the water with diesels I downsized to a b27 and am coming up to speed on my 80's
Mainsail Cover Measurements? ChockFullOnuts222 at 5:00am 04.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1096 Hi guys, I'm hoping that a fellow MacGregor 25 owner can help me out here. My M25 didn't come wit
Sherwood Water Pump Replacement Bolts bobgelb@gmail.com at 4:07am 04.21.11 Catalina 310 6/3229 Taking out the three bolts on my Sherwood Water Pump was hell. In doing so, I stripped out the threa
Anybody ever use "Vertglas #1" for oxidation removal? Jared1048 at 12:06am 04.21.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1770 I'm working on restoring the shine on the fiberglass and am not sure the best way. This Vertglas stu
Standing rigging replacement, unstep or not Endurance2010 at 10:28pm 04.20.11 Big Boats 6/3039 Has anyone replaced their standing rigging on the mast, without unstepping the mast? I really don't
Stirring the anchor pot - 310 version rpwillia at 8:17pm 04.20.11 Catalina 310 2/1927 Has anyone mounted a Manson Supreme anchor on their 310 and how does it fit? I am referring to the S
recommendations on a dingy and Torqeedo electric motor luken7 at 8:06pm 04.20.11 Ask All Sailors 11/6290 I had posted this on other forums but want as much feedback as possible. We got our Bene 361 last su
Sealant for teak bowlinguy800 at 7:58pm 04.20.11 Catalina 22 4/1746 Hey everyone, After I have refinished the teak trim on my Catalina 22 I need a sealant around the e
Key West and Dry Tortugas seadaddler at 7:48pm 04.20.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2549 Well still cleaning all the salt from our trip to Tarpon Springs and getting her ready for our trip
Raising the mast Stepping Stone at 7:19pm 04.20.11 Day Sailers 15/7009 Can anyone give me the dimensions of the metal triangular plate that attaches to the sidestay for th
Strain relief for anchor light wire? (1) Cool Beans at 6:55pm 04.20.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2903 This is question. . .6? of 462 I think :dance: Thanks for your patience ;) See picture below. I
Bilge Wire installation FourPoints at 6:29pm 04.20.11 Musings With Maine Sail 15/7352 Maine, My boat didn't come with an electric bilge pump originally, so I'm in the process of instal
Oberdorfer seals/Air cleaner Mitch at 5:41pm 04.20.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1980 Hello all. Hope your all doing well. Boat was launched last Friday and burried with snow Monday. I l
Maritime Moblie sullyj020 at 5:34pm 04.20.11 SSB and Ham Operators 1/7634 Taking the new TS-590 and an Outbacker on the lake this weekend. Listen for me on 7.200.....73's K
Quiet Flush Toilets? Really...? av8tor1 at 5:31pm 04.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1866
Hello, any 8.2 owners out there? Beufford at 5:12pm 04.20.11 Balboa 0/2775 Been working on my 78 for a couple years. Needed some help, but going in the water in a few weeks.

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Going back to sailing 60 years later Ted Dorman at 7:09pm 09.13.22 Ted Congrats on getting the boat and yourself back out on the water. Better late than never. On t
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 6:50pm 09.13.22
Fischer panda generator Question Terry Cox at 6:46pm 09.13.22 If it worky fine, no fixy needed. The lift pump on our Genset (three cylinder Kubota) brings fuel fr
CNG Filling Station MikeO53 at 6:28pm 09.13.22 Buy one of the refill adaptors on ebay and refill yourself. The adaptor is about $200, but the cost
Clevis Pin Forestay Li_sound_cat at 6:18pm 09.13.22
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Caboteur at 6:17pm 09.13.22 From what you describe I would think a large piece of some sort of vegetation or you picked up a len
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll shemandr at 6:14pm 09.13.22 If the crack is on the port rail near the transom it may be the result of a Port/Starboard disagreem
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll Tally Ho at 6:09pm 09.13.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida shemandr at 6:04pm 09.13.22 forgot about provisioning further north Newport Northport port washington Add Mattituck, which als
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Tally Ho at 6:03pm 09.13.22 Are you looking for the shaft coupling? Or the transmission output flange. I replaced the shaft co
DC Circuit Breaker Failures quadrille38 at 6:00pm 09.13.22 Quadrille38, according to information from Eddie Breeden when he was still actif the panel on the H
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 5:25pm 09.13.22 One positive outcome of the pandemic for cruisers was the explosion of delivery services. We used In
Clevis Pin Forestay dLj at 5:25pm 09.13.22 Looks to me like the U connector has sprung out. In doing so, it is shearing off the cotter pin. The
Clevis Pin Forestay dlochner at 5:21pm 09.13.22 Welcome to SBO! Yep, you'll want a pin an ?" longer. To remove the pin you'll need to take the lo
Clevis Pin Forestay Justin_NSA at 5:20pm 09.13.22 You could add SS washers to center it if you like. The important thing is to be sure that cotter is
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida gettinthere at 5:15pm 09.13.22 forgot about provisioning further north Newport Northport port washington
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida gettinthere at 5:10pm 09.13.22 if Delaware bay is tough current then you aint seen nuthin yet. Pablo Creek at the st John's river i
Unknown part on my 18.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:07pm 09.13.22 The 18.5 did not come with a mast raise system. The very first mast raise system as factory standar
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida gettinthere at 5:04pm 09.13.22 do you have a dink to get ashore. A must if anchored out. Provisioning will be tough as many anchora
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dLj at 5:01pm 09.13.22 That's great! I'll message you. Just let me know. dj

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