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water below diesel engine not draining shoemelbch at 4:53pm 03.29.11 Bigger Boats 8/3179 Greetings everyone. We are new to this owners group, and have a question. Lately there has been wa
Mooring equipment and pennant lengths Richie50 at 4:35pm 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 6/8753 I'm very excited to have received my first mooring permit today however I need some assistance. Base
why you should lock your keel and progress made on my boat (4) thomasgoodmaniii at 4:29pm 03.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3345 I dropped my keel today to prep for paint. i had known that the prior owner had had the bright idea
Navigation Software cscott at 3:56pm 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3520 I know that the Navigation SW SEACLEAR II is used by many of you, including me. I was in the proces
Navigation Software cscott at 3:53pm 03.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1489 I know that the Navigation SW SEACLEAR II is used by many of you, including me. I was in the proces
CNG refills California Delta tdrews s/v five oclock at 3:35pm 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2585 We recently moved our Hunter down from Portland, OR and now in Stockton. We have 2 empty CNG tanks
LED spreader replacements billscott at 2:59pm 03.29.11 Bigger Boats 1/1488 I'd like to keep the vintage look of my spreader lights. Is there an LED replacement bulb for the O
fiberglass cure time redhead78 at 2:36pm 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 25/27730 Hi all I have a ? on fiberglass cure time. I am going to use fiberglass cloth, and a resin and harde
Original 1980 C-30 sales sheet & siphon valve plumbing leak (5) jrowan at 2:36pm 03.29.11 Catalina 30 1/1986 I thought that anyone elso with a 1970's - 80's era C-30 might be interested to see the original sal
H37C aluminum tanks. (1) Ed Schenck at 2:21pm 03.29.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2030 I am starting to think about tank replacement/repair. In Owner's Mods we have one water tank projec
Stiff Shifter Rag Bagger at 2:03pm 03.29.11 Catalina 30 4/2627 I have a 1984 Catalina 30. I purchased the boat in April 2010 and it came with an Edson wheel. The
Where to buy a new swimming ladder? Dave555 at 1:24pm 03.29.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2074 Anyone who knows if and where i could find a new swimming ladder for my 40.7? I lost the one that i
centreboard not dropping Jonathan12951 at 12:59pm 03.29.11 Ask An Oday Owner 19/3921 how do i force down the centreboard from inside the cabin of my 1971 Oday 23 - wire pendant variety
macsrator pump fuse blowing kylewilliams at 12:30pm 03.29.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 20/13893 hello, I purchased an ericson 27 with a built in head, holding tank plumbed to an on- deck pump-out
Doors (2) CCHer at 11:33am 03.29.11 Catalina 310 5/2377 I completed one of my winter boat projects last week and wanted to share. My old boat had companionw
Blasting Bottom derfus at 11:24am 03.29.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1229 Have you ever had the bottom paint removed by soda blasting? If so how did it turn out and aprox. wh
Kevlar Sails IndyEd at 11:07am 03.29.11 Smaller Boats 4/2375 I really thought hard about ordering a set of Kevlar sails (listed on Craigslist) and even contacted
Rotating Gooseneck Modification Ideas? (1) Bud22569 at 11:02am 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3312 I have a 1979 Seafarer 30 with a boom that rotates for reefing. I do not use the rotating boom for
ParaSailor Spinnaker ? $$ Luxury or Hype ? Stretch at 10:56am 03.29.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/10981 Don, I searched on this but did not find any user feed back. Your previous post was a long time ago,
demasted in the sea of Cortez patman70 at 10:46am 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3522 Recently crossing to the Baja side in my 30' Catalina, a nite run with4-5 ft seas ' 18 knots when th

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2 boom vangs, no main sheet? Jamesiv1 at 10:50am 08.10.22 Awesome. Thanks guys; I appreciate the help. I just ordered the C22 Owner's Manual from CatalinaDire
Another quite AC question - Geothermal? (aquathermal) JamesG161 at 10:48am 08.10.22 a solar powered pump Now you are doing the Energy Balance. Solar Power is a INPUT of energy. Jim.
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? Stu Jackson at 10:37am 08.10.22 The longer one looks like the mainsheet and shorter one the boom vang. ^^^ is correct.
DIY TITANIUM HOSE FITTING FOR STERN TUBE IN BENETEAU (1) Alfa at 10:35am 08.10.22 Bob, answers to your questions: 1. I used hex nut on the fitting to increase bonding to the composit
Lewmar 25 winches rgranger at 10:29am 08.10.22 Here is an older thread on the same topic... looks like you may need a 5/8th socket https://forums
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl Hinckley or Die at 10:27am 08.10.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/members/tomy.102661 tom young is our alden moderator. tom knows
Stain on sails - How to remove ? (3) rgranger at 10:24am 08.10.22 On two occasions, I have taken an old sail and put it in a clean 30 gal trash can... filled it with
Lewmar 25 winches fred1diver at 10:23am 08.10.22 The boat is a 72, so that would explain it
ODay 34 refrigeratiom eherlihy at 10:23am 08.10.22 I have a 210AH wet cell bank, maintained by a 60 watt Solar Array that gives me < 10 AH/ per day. It
Stain on sails - How to remove ? dlochner at 10:22am 08.10.22 Do not use a chlorine bleach. Oxyclean will remove many stains after washing as @jssailem suggested.
Lewmar 25 winches rgranger at 10:15am 08.10.22 According to the Lewmar site, all winch handle sockets have been standardized since 1972. You eithe
How do I add a new turning block at base of mast? rgranger at 10:13am 08.10.22 You need to break up any mechanical bonding that has occured through the years. The day before yo
Lewmar 25 winches dlochner at 10:06am 08.10.22 Bo, I mean the hole in the winch is too small to accept the handle That is unusual. Winch handles
Catalina Fuse Box captcoho at 10:03am 08.10.22 If he tried to start the engine with the prop still wrapped up the inrush current to the starter cou
Lewmar 25 winches fred1diver at 9:59am 08.10.22 Bo, I mean the hole in the winch is too small to accept the handle
roller troubles Crazy Dave Condon at 9:58am 08.10.22 Alot depends on the sailboat trailer. Which boat and year? Side view of hull and trailer. Former
Lewmar 25 winches dlochner at 9:57am 08.10.22 Too big meaning too long? If so, there are shorter handles and they don't need be the expensive lewm
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? kappykaplan at 9:55am 08.10.22 It's possible the larger rig was intended to be a preventer or the mainsheet.
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? sail sfbay at 9:54am 08.10.22 The longer one looks like the mainsheet and shorter one the boom vang. Suggest getting the owners ma
Lewmar 25 winches markwbird at 9:27am 08.10.22 Get a smaller handle.

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