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Oil change advice needed augsbut at 5:11pm 01.12.11 Catalina 30 1/1438 I just bought a 1993 Cat 30 and am ready to change my oil for the first time. I have a Pella vacuum
Water ballast on H19 HernandoBeacher at 5:11pm 01.12.11 Day Sailers 2/1998 Were all H19's water ballast. I recall sailing an early 80's version and don't remember dealing wit
Bedding Deck Hardware question dtdsail at 4:31pm 01.12.11 Catalina 22 9/2951 Which would be better for bedding deck hardware: Life Seal sealant which is a polyurethane and silic
Size of engine raw water thru-hull on 1990 Hunter 30 alfthesailor at 1:28pm 01.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1582 Does anyone know what is the size of engine raw water intake thru-hull on 1990 Hunter 30? I'm planni
Hunter 23.5 boom 00Tony00 at 12:50pm 01.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1902 Hi people, I'm looking the boom for my Hunter 23.5 1994. Any have an idea where I can get one?
Do you know the original sailmaker? buck_br at 12:11pm 01.12.11 Irwin 0/2149 I bought my Irwin 23 new in 1973, and have been using the same set of sails since. They're pretty t
Docking Under Sail Don Guillette at 11:56am 01.12.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/7683 Since a lot of our East coast mates are snowned in (it is 70 degrees in Tucson) and dreaming about t
Furler Toggle (1) r.oril at 11:17am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2830 In talking to Rigging Only, I mention that I had a fuller and he asked if I had a toggle at the top.
bareboat in boca/ft lauderdale dlewis812 at 10:31am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2215 anyone know of bareboat charter offering daily/weekends in the palm beach/ft lauderdale area? h
Hunter 23.5 Water Ballast jaynsc at 9:39am 01.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/3079 Does anyone know where I can find information about my water ballast for a 23.5? I don't completely
Mounting a genset Snotter at 9:32am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3122 I managed to snag a 7.5 kw Onan diesel genset off of ebay. Installing it will take some time. The
exhaust in cabin, water in bilge far winds at 8:32am 01.12.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1706 Stepped up from a catalina 22 to a catalina 27 1985 with a universal m-18 diesal, took it out for my
Catalina 22 fixed keel Nautical1974 at 8:21am 01.12.11 Catalina 22 16/10177 I have owned a Macgregor 26 w/trailer and a Buccaneer 24 w/o trailer, never took a sailing lesson (p
Joe of the Trinka (1) Shoaldrafter at 8:17am 01.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3269 Joe, Do you still have internet? Or is it a complete whiteout? Ed K
Switching from wire to rope main halyard dsturdy at 8:17am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 9/9148 I want to replace my existing main halyard on my Catalina 30. It is a wire/rope halyard. The yacht y
Kenyon kiss stove on 260 Hunter earlkeim at 8:07am 01.12.11 Smaller Boats 3/3783 Hi, I have a Kenyon Kiss butane, original on a 260 Hunter. It will not stay lite. I read that it
Mast Up Winter Storage - Be Careful (2) Maine Sail at 6:17am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 19/9914 Came across this last week. I never feel good about mast up winter storage when the wind begins to b
Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 6:02am 01.12.11 Big Boats 2/1794 Closing on a 2001 410 deep draft this week. Read all the owner reviews her as part of my buying rese
34 bilge pump hot wire Neil D at 11:26pm 01.11.11 Big Boats 1/1269 has anybody re-wired the hot wire for the main bilge pump on a 34, without tearing up the cabin sole
Sailing From Tortola To St. Marteen sirocovzla at 10:58pm 01.11.11 Destinations 3/5079 I am planning to sail from Tortola, BVI to St. Marteen on february 2011.. Any advise. Tks.

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Universal M-25XPBC stalling jviss at 7:16am 05.09.22 Thanks for getting back with the update. Funny, my M25 in a Catalina 36 would happily run without
Pressure Cap for H33.5 with a Yanmar 3GM30 diesel (1) jrussnogle at 6:48am 05.09.22 205191
SWEET GALE has left a trail of broken dreams from Texas to Maine that has spanned more than 70 years. Scott T-Bird at 6:42am 05.09.22
SWEET GALE has left a trail of broken dreams from Texas to Maine that has spanned more than 70 years. Daddio417 at 6:23am 05.09.22
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains rgranger at 6:14am 05.09.22 If you purchase a couple of replacements, you will never lose your current ones.:) :plus:
Universal M-25XPBC stalling dhandzy at 6:00am 05.09.22 Thanks everyone for your help. Turns out it was a faulty power connection from the lift-pump solenoi
Topping lift setup, ODay 40 twodzusfittings at 4:46am 05.09.22 @LouisMK Does the solid boom vang interfere with the main cabin hatch? On my 30', the block and tack
Loose shrouds? sailme88 at 4:27am 05.09.22 Before you throw in the towel on new shrouds, check the compression post and cabin top....
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains jssailem at 4:07am 05.09.22 Sunlover, There is a corollary to your strategy... "If it is not broken, don't try to fix it."
Loose shrouds? jssailem at 4:02am 05.09.22 :plus: @Davidasailor26
Looking for artists for a logo Will Gilmore at 3:37am 05.09.22 Gorgeous. I like the pose. With her face turned away, it looks like she's dreaming of going sailin
Loose shrouds? shemandr at 3:01am 05.09.22 I had that problem on my first keelboat. An astute friend noticed that the shroud turnbuckles were
Loose shrouds? Davidasailor26 at 2:34am 05.09.22 I suspect these two issues are connected. :plus: A rotting compression post or any kind of hull c
Mariner 2=2 Will Gilmore at 1:32am 05.09.22 El Pinguino, I suggest you also post your questions on the MCA forum under Maintenence and Restorati
Loose shrouds? Will Gilmore at 1:24am 05.09.22 I understand from your thread There is water under the bed... that there's a crack under the compres
There is water under the bed... Will Gilmore at 1:13am 05.09.22 Since I do not plan to take the boat off water yet, The boat is afloat in saltwater? Is it saltwa
Looking for artists for a logo (1) mikeracca at 12:24am 05.09.22 Well guys I found an artist and I got the mermaid I have been looking for. She owns a small apparel
Single-handing a Catalina 310? MikeHoncho at 10:51pm 05.08.22 I single hand my 30 all the time with what sounds like the same set up. A bow thruster would be a an
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced Ralph Johnstone at 10:26pm 05.08.22
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Ralph Johnstone at 9:51pm 05.08.22 I've adopted the strategy that if I haven't checked it out, then assume it is broken. Good philos

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