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Looking for Catalina to charter Catalyst at 3:49pm 01.18.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1608 We would be interested in knowing if there are any Catalina 34-36 available for bareboat charter for
sky light John11936 at 3:41pm 01.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1849 I have broken (cracked) the plexaglass that pulls over the companion way on my 28.5. Anybody repaire
Finding Fuel Tank Pinholes robertsapp at 3:01pm 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 16/8452 I pulled my aluminum fuel tank to clean it, and discovered a small amount of diesel fuel sitting und
New Boat & Bottom Paint, How Often? sigbear at 2:49pm 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 7/14111 I bought a 2009 catalina 309 (demo) and had the hull painted with 2 coats of Trinidad Black in Aug.
Multiple Through-Deck Fittings, Power, Ethernet, VHF estopa at 2:21pm 01.18.11 Day Sailers 5/3238 Hi folks, hope the winter is keeping you guys busy. I wanted to begin some research on putting a
island trader 41 capt B. at 2:19pm 01.18.11 Big Boats 1/3951 I own a 41' center cockpit Island trader 1984. I was looking for more specs or info.(heigh of masts,
What Solar Panels Are You Using? JoeD at 1:19pm 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3251 Looking to add solar panels to the hard Bimini I am building. Looking for some input on what you are
More Compression Post Questions (4) RTB at 1:11pm 01.18.11 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2490 I have searched what is available here (100+threads), but can't find the answers I need. It was disc
Single 12VDC Marine Battery Chargers carboman at 1:05pm 01.18.11 Smaller Boats 6/2142 Just a quick note to see what people are using on DC only systems. I take my battery off the boat a
More rigging horror. (3) Roger Long at 10:57am 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 36/7366 I decided that I'd better take a look at my lower tangs as well since I'm going to all this trouble
Macgregor 22' 1981 Manual? saileclipse at 10:29am 01.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/11743 We are looking at buying a 1981 Macgregor 22 swing keel. What do you think of this model? Does an
Adding pumpout and Uniseal port (1) mike75bug at 10:10am 01.18.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/5194 I am working on getting my boat ready for this summer and need to update my sanitation system. Curr
Best Handheld GPS? r.oril at 9:18am 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3231 Searching the site, I see the Garmin GPSMAP 76 (CSX) as the choice of many. I would like to buy a u
winter cover rich5665 at 9:00am 01.18.11 Pearson 1/1769 Hi I am a new pearson owner, 7-10, and was wondering if there is anyone who knows about a winter cov
272LE Running Rigging Captn Mapache at 8:34am 01.18.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1685 Does anyone know the length of the original furler line on a 1987 O Day 272LE with the original furl
Using Garmin Forerunner for boatspeed mark_swart at 8:21am 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1820 I live in salt water and my knotmeter transducer fouls due to growth. Cleaning it is a pain and I'm
Winter on the middle Cheasapeake Bay (10) Ian McGain at 7:43am 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2042 couple of pictures at Tolchester Marina Eastern shore Maryland
Sumners Anchor sail walt at 7:11am 01.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 36/5263
Mac 26M CDI furler bottom clevis pin size Billiam at 6:49am 01.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1609 I lost the clevis pin that attached my CDI flexible furler to my boat. When I went to my supply box,
Google Earth Fun - Too Cool. Roger Long at 6:37am 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1985 As we learned in the SPOT thread (after a little thread drift), it's possible to have Google Earth f

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Paddle wheel thru hull dripping Rich Stidger at 6:27am 07.12.22 Take out the plug and clean the hole with a bottle brush. Examine the o-ring to check for cracks or
Whisker pole on jib - sheet or clew ring? Joe at 6:19am 07.12.22 Capta - Thanks for the advice. I Googled foreguy and found some photos that illustrate its use. I c
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options jssailem at 6:18am 07.12.22 Finding a DIY boat yard is tough for the work you are considering. Only grid I know about is the on
Cape may 663 bridge clearance Cmp1110 at 6:17am 07.12.22 Pic was Saturday 7/9 at 3:45
Cape may 663 bridge clearance (1) Cmp1110 at 6:16am 07.12.22 Went thru Saturday a little tight. 55 is not at high tide per the charts
Boom Mishap CurtisC at 6:06am 07.12.22 Short of a temporary keeper line from boom to mast side gooseneck ftg, you'll need to remove or dril
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options Joe at 6:00am 07.12.22 Putting a few coats of bottom paint over the old paint is pretty easy. Hire the diver to come out a
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options ricksoth at 5:52am 07.12.22 I'm just around the corner from Port Orchard, at Brownsville or during the summer on the mooring alo
Beneteau Oceanis - tips for draining bilge? svadagiomaine at 5:50am 07.12.22
Replacing a WC Headmate Joe at 5:21am 07.12.22 Thank you, Peggy. I'm certainly open to the idea of a MSD. I really like the idea of low maintenanc
What size headsail do I have? Joe at 5:13am 07.12.22 Also, I think some of my main sail furling issues are to to that problem. Furling mainsails do not
how to remove boat decals (registration certificates,etc) All U Get at 5:10am 07.12.22 They make a rubber eraser that fits into a drill, I used them with great results.
Adding an engine monitor for a Universal M-25XPBC? jviss at 4:09am 07.12.22 I did a quick search for this device and while I get hits on eBay, etc., I can't find a manual. Do
solution for rigid solar panels on hunter 45 ds 2010 (1) senang at 3:55am 07.12.22 This my way for 2 Sunpower 328W panels in 2016. Tubes extension used as dinghy hoists.
how to remove boat decals (registration certificates,etc) jviss at 3:30am 07.12.22 Acetone will harm gel coat. Best thing I've found for removing the glue once a sticker has been rem
throttle brake kappykaplan at 2:46am 07.12.22 You could try adding a cable clamp to the throttle cable to add some friction.
A tale of Engine Harness Maintenance - 87 mkII mikeracca at 12:19am 07.12.22 I think I'm going to go back over all the connections on everything and spray it all with a can of
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options mikeracca at 12:16am 07.12.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 11:39pm 07.11.22 During this weeks cruise The Galley Wench told me to start looking for a new galley faucet that has
Good exercise of older boaters Terry Cox at 11:14pm 07.11.22 I think Terry was the only person who may have missed it..... :beer: I can be pretty dense at time

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