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Batteries!! Sailinnsc at 4:52am 04.12.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2184 Hello all...... Let me preface this with an admission of ignorance....so you will be able to get pa
Volvo Saildrive Zincs Removal + Replacement Ducati at 4:44am 04.12.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3019 There are 2 sets of zincs on our Volvo saildrive. One set (smaller ones) when removed looked to have
Installing A/C on 42 Mk II pullman MSOUZA2 at 3:57am 04.12.11 Big Boats 0/1415 Anyone out there ever installed A/C on A Catalina 42 Pullman. I know it will fit in the forwar state
Got a better solar charger than this? Stephen Trapani at 9:30pm 04.11.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2594 For this money and watts, anyone used this one or got a better one? This one looks pretty good. $134
Anchor chain size curlew at 9:29pm 04.11.11 Catalina 310 9/6936 Have a Maxwell 500 windlass on our Catalina 310 that has a 1/4 inch chain gypsy and a rope capstan a
Raritan PHC toilet in a H34? Noel Hasty at 9:00pm 04.11.11 Big Boats 3/1835 After reading lots of threads and spec sheets, I have decided that from a reliability standpoint the
Fresh Water Bottom Paint in Western PA joatmon67 at 8:01pm 04.11.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2113 Any recommendations for the best bottom paint? Got a dock at Lake Arthur, and previous trailer sail
Largest size tire/rim that fits Hunter 23 Trailer? Fly_H23 at 7:58pm 04.11.11 Smaller Boats 10/2799 Anyone upsized their rims and tires on a stock H23 trailer?
O'day 22 with roller furler? joatmon67 at 7:54pm 04.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1341 Did this come with the boat or is it an after market improvement? Also, is it an improvement?
SAE or Metric Tally Ho at 7:50pm 04.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3217 I am taking delivery of a 1996 Hunter 280, with a Yanmar 2GM diesel. I will be sailing her about 85
Recommendation for mid-Chessy charter co. CalebD at 7:29pm 04.11.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2143 I hope to be joining some friends on a long weekend cruise in May/June that we have been doing for a
Trip Update...4-11-11 Sumner at 7:03pm 04.11.11 Destinations 4/3634 We stayed in the 10,000 Islands for some days and then wanted to go into Everglades City for some it
Trip Update...4-11-11 Sumner at 6:55pm 04.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2359 We stayed in the 10,000 Islands for some days and then wanted to go into Everglades City for some it
New Pearson 23 Owner with questions tschraeder at 6:44pm 04.11.11 Pearson 4/6670 Hello All, I'm completeing the purchase of a 1979 Pearson 23 - sail #41. I've owned several boats be
Adding slides to a main sail Larry D West at 6:41pm 04.11.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2543 Is it possible to add slides to a bolt rope foot? Will this change the shape of the sail or performa
Mac 26D - Daggerboard Trunk Leaks (2) Chris Blubaugh at 5:57pm 04.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3962 Hi - the cap that covers the above-board daggerboard trunk opening has split and leaks - it's fallin
Hunter 260 trailer John Stevens at 5:50pm 04.11.11 Smaller Boats 1/1410 I have a H260 Magic Tilt trailer in very nice shape that I'm thinking of selling. I'm located in
Replacing Battery ChuckH at 5:40pm 04.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1893 When I purchased my boat last fall it came with 2 deep cycle batteries. When I replace one of the ba
Barn Fresh Windrose 22 Mick at 4:52pm 04.11.11 Trailer Sailors 3/7689 As of today I have a new project to keep from under foot ( The Wife's) . It is a very rough looking
Poptop support Sailinnsc at 4:26pm 04.11.11 Catalina 22 5/2016 Hello again, I thought i read on some thread about a factory replacement locking device for the pop

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1986 Mac 25 Grumps at 7:27pm 08.25.22 Will it return to its normal shape once the boat is off the trailer or is the hull ruined? Why no
Catalina 310 Shaft Removal Tally Ho at 7:27pm 08.25.22
1986 Mac 25 Leeward Rail at 7:20pm 08.25.22 Will it return to its normal shape once the boat is off the trailer or is the hull ruined? Why no
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 7:12pm 08.25.22 I know all that is left really is the plumbing and that's not essential for sailing. Everything el
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks (4) robm at 7:11pm 08.25.22 Hi @Crazy Dave Condon and @Ralph Johnstone. Sorry for the delay in getting the photos ready to post
Seawater pump for A/C DeniseO30 at 7:00pm 08.25.22 EDIT! I wasn't planning on going back to refrigerant School on the eve of selling my boat but I do
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:55pm 08.25.22 So sad! Someone is going to get a very nicely started refit. I know all that is left really is th
Convert Ice to Fridge Hayden Watson at 6:48pm 08.25.22 I have gotten mine down to less than 50 Ah per day without changing the factory insulation on my 198
Convert Ice to Fridge SycloneDriver at 6:06pm 08.25.22 I converted my old Beneteau 285. It wasn't that difficult and I loved having cold beverages waiting
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 6:06pm 08.25.22 I am very proud of the work I have done, but life has a bad habit of kicking me when things start g
Seawater pump for A/C SycloneDriver at 6:00pm 08.25.22
Convert Ice to Fridge Stu Jackson at 5:48pm 08.25.22 60+/- amps per day 60 AMP HOURS per day is what Don meant. Better insulation can reduce it. A fr
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 5:36pm 08.25.22 Mike, you must be very proud of your work. She will be a shiny new penny when done. Cheers, Mike
Hunter 466 - Floor layout Mikem at 5:07pm 08.25.22 Why does the deck need replacing. I have a 2003 H466 and the deck is perfect.
New Catalina 30 Owner Mikem at 5:05pm 08.25.22 Mike, you must be very proud of your work. She will be a shiny new penny when done. Cheers, Mike
Convert Ice to Fridge Don S/V ILLusion at 4:36pm 08.25.22 60+/- amps per day is the conventional wisdom depending on efficacy of insulation. Add cost of addit
Convert Ice to Fridge sail sfbay at 4:34pm 08.25.22 Do an internet search on "converting a sailboat icebox to refrigerator" like this one: Conversion Ki
What bimini top works with a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222? sail sfbay at 3:51pm 08.25.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Simple......take measurementsjust m
Sail modifications Siamese at 3:08pm 08.25.22 Does this client have an aversion to sail makers?
OMG I may have bought a piece of junk :( :( brockangelo at 2:47pm 08.25.22

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