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West Marine winter hours Steve Dion at 3:23pm 10.19.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3397 I was a little surprised to find that our local West Marine store had "winter hours" that included t
broken stern pulpit dlewis812 at 2:54pm 10.19.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1968 stern pulpit port forward stanchion snapped at the top of the base; going to remove and have repaire
Loud, squeaky hatch when opening, C270 SailTahoe2010 at 1:47pm 10.19.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1692 Hey all, I have this Catalina 270 that no matter what I try, the hatch, when cold, screeches really
Unstepping Mast on 88' 272LE jfmid at 8:07am 10.19.10 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2192 Hello All, I will be pulling her out of the water next weekend and am having the mast unstepped to
Winterizing Procedures manuevers at 6:18am 10.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1484 Anyone have a great write-up for winterizing? I'm sure there is a post for this. Just couldn't find
Shaft Strut for 78 Hunter 30 mikestolarz at 6:03am 10.19.10 Ask All Sailors 7/3259 Good Day, Right on the inzone after repowering my Hunter 30 and prepping for sea trials. The engine
water in the bilge of a Hunter 22 hellerjo at 5:43am 10.19.10 Smaller Boats 3/1244 where do you place the bilge pump to empty the bilge? so far I pumped out 3 large 5 gallon buckets.
Spiders!!! KevinC_Mac26S at 5:39am 10.19.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1688 I was out cleaning my boat, and squishing spiders, and decided I needed to find out if you guys have
Where did the water go? Don Crowther at 3:38am 10.19.10 Big Boats 9/1977 Ok so I already know the answer to this question. But I need some advice again. I was going to dra
Advice on how to straighten a 23' mast ( pic included ) (1) Johan S. at 1:07am 10.19.10 Ask All Sailors 19/16112 A sidestay let go while the boat was on mooring.. The mast came down and now it has a crook about 3
Some things I want to know about my 1974 O'Day 20' Johan S. at 12:48am 10.19.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2304 I am going to go over the swing keel whereas I have the boat up on blocks at the present time.. I w
Ranger 22 mast/rig needed, new or used. mull nz45 KOLOLIA at 6:36pm 10.18.10 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/2062 Any ideas where I can find a mast or complete rig for a R22? I found a fix up project that needs a r
Where can I find parts for a Volvo 041-D? Poble at 5:43pm 10.18.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/44 Our forced air heater has a fuel pump that has decided to spit fuel, all over. Anyone know where I
Shore power cord maintenance Mike4116 at 5:22pm 10.18.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1128 General question: I just finished cleaning my grungy shore power cord with the Star Brite cleaner an
Fiberglass: Yes or No? MrMikey64 at 5:09pm 10.18.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2593 An issue with the iron keel on a 1981 Mac 25. I have the keel removed from the vessel, and I'm in th
Replacing windows (yeah, this old dead horse topic again)... MrMikey64 at 5:03pm 10.18.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/8535 I need your help again, fellow Mac experts. I'm in the process of replacing my "rosy" windows with b
Steering Box Drains To Bilge??? EdL at 4:01pm 10.18.10 Catalina 30 3/1631 My 1990 C-30 model has a hole in each back corner of the steering box which allows it to drain to th
AGM battery left idle 5 years: any hope? Tom Wootton at 3:48pm 10.18.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2834 I haven't touched my Lifeline AGM battery for 5 years. Is it likely to hold any kind of charge after
Looking at a s2 9.2a clearsailing at 2:39pm 10.18.10 S2 10/2483 Hi new to site. I currently own 27v c@c and I want a little bigger boat to do more cruising. Do you
Winterizing water system Richard Bryer at 2:17pm 10.18.10 Big Boats 6/1898 I would like to winterize my water system on our H34 without using any anti freeze this year. I am t

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Do you use checklists? dmdiehl64 at 6:47pm 06.28.22 For $28 USD, Sailing Britican sells a 123 page document with all sorts of checklists for every imagi
Rudder noise PaulK at 6:35pm 06.28.22 We had a similar problem on our J/36. The rudderstock may have a bearing or sleeve in the shaft that
Covers for Dock Pilings? dmdiehl64 at 6:32pm 06.28.22
Covers for Dock Pilings? jssailem at 6:30pm 06.28.22 Leather pathes for the section of line circling the pilings. Our you could break out a sander and g
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:06pm 06.28.22 If you are motoring rather than sailing it is a very easy day trip. I helped another C30 owner del
Catalina 30 alcohol stove and oven mikeracca at 6:05pm 06.28.22 If you use propane make sure to have all proper systems in place. My Cat 30 has a propane stove/oven
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 6:01pm 06.28.22 I got a haul out date! Woohoo. She is coming out of the water on August 22. Now I just need a crew
Hunter 26 taking on water Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00pm 06.28.22 At the base of the compression post is a two part beige cover plate held in place with silicon. C
Low oil indicator fading in and out mikeracca at 5:52pm 06.28.22 So far, I've tried replacing the oil pressure switch with a new one. No change. Went on a long mot
WERE TO INSTALL EXTERNAL ALTERNATOR REGULATOR H41 ? Valerio at 5:50pm 06.28.22 ANY OTHER IDEAS ?
1975 Cat 22 Chainplate Location Jacktar at 5:41pm 06.28.22 Contact catalina yachts technical section, may be able to help with template, wrong locations will m
2008 Oceanis 43 cabin eyebrow windows NYSail at 5:31pm 06.28.22 Love to see a picture of the windows you're speaking of. Greg
Invest 95L jssailem at 5:18pm 06.28.22 It looks to be bringing a bit of water. Landing somewhere between Brownsville and Houston. Moderate
Do you use checklists? odaydokay at 5:13pm 06.28.22 Yep, laminating is a must. Our is two sided, one for depart and one for arrive. We found a piece pf
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) jviss at 5:09pm 06.28.22
Low oil indicator fading in and out JoeWhite at 5:01pm 06.28.22 Janelle to confirm the problem is due to sensor circuit, disconnect the 2 wires from the sensor and
Invest 95L WayneH at 4:49pm 06.28.22 Bring it! My cactus is dying, here in Central Texas.
Air conditioning issue Capt Robbie at 4:48pm 06.28.22 1) possibly air locked on that unit only and no water flow through the coil? can you disconnect the
Not sailing but I thought interesting with Independence Day approaching Mikem at 4:42pm 06.28.22
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) Tally Ho at 4:17pm 06.28.22 just spoke to Grant Coney at Coney's Marine in Long Island, a long time Catalina dealer. He said t

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