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What size Ac unit do I need C Pate at 1:17pm 10.29.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2083 I just purchased 36 catalina and I would like to install an ac unit. What size do I need? One dealer
Kudos to Dometic ggrizzard at 1:17pm 10.29.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2055 More than a month ago I noticed a small leak coming from my Dometic MSD. As It was 'charged' but no
Question on interior wood species philwsailz at 1:17pm 10.29.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2035 Okay, maybe a silly question, but I am curious. On the real wood parts on the interior of a Catalin
Question on interior wood species philwsailz at 1:14pm 10.29.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/3 Okay,
Want a new poptop. Want a Sirius at 12:54pm 10.29.10 Sirius 21/22 0/2853 I am considering a Sirius 21. However, the boat in question does not have the poptop canvas. There i
What in the world are these? Davits or something? (2) Sailor Scotty at 12:35pm 10.29.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1898 I work at a marine consignment store in Portland Oregon and recently pulled two of these from the de
What in the world are these? Davits or something? (2) Sailor Scotty at 12:35pm 10.29.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2330 I work at a marine consignment store in Portland Oregon and recently pulled two of these from the de
What Type of Engine Sensors for Aftermarket Guages? rardiH36 at 10:33am 10.29.10 Ask All Sailors 7/3216 Finally getting around to a "to-do" list item three years after purchasing my boat. The PO did a v
Stackpack/sailpack (2) med2463 at 8:49am 10.29.10 Ask All Sailors 3/327 Finished sailpack, was kit from Sailrite with minor changes. Added pulley at top of both ends with c
good old boat swapping (2) emergpa1 at 8:33am 10.29.10 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2423 I want sailing yesterday morning, then later in the afternoon I went mountain biking near my home.
CB vs keel Quoddy at 5:42am 10.29.10 Ask All Sailors 8/4474 I have heard it said in many places that a centerboard will never go to weather as well as a keel.
Water ElJuMar at 5:13am 10.29.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1610 What is the best method to clean an O'Day 23 water tank? Eljumar O'Day23
Bow Thruster for passage 42 new install--? freedom at 4:05am 10.29.10 Big Boats 2/1767 Got lewmar 5 1/2" tube and all hardware now what? Mike at factory tells me it was not an option on t
Fuel tank replacement prdewolf at 3:29am 10.29.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1490 Has anyone had to replace their fuel tank on the 310? If so what was the way the tank was extracted
Gas Tank... (5) Sumner at 8:57pm 10.28.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/4431 I finished putting in a .... http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor2/10-14-10-21-Fuel%2
Florida help needed by landlocked sailor Catnip at 8:18pm 10.28.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2526 I live in Iowa. Have a boat here. I have sailed back and forth across the same little lake a thousan
Cq Cq Cq sullyj020 at 5:54pm 10.28.10 SSB and Ham Operators 1/3520 Wow, nothing here since May. Hey, do all 30 members here talk this much on their radios?? QRZ
Low Moaning Noise - Wind Transducer steve stark at 4:57pm 10.28.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3029 On our H340, over the last couple of months, we have noticed a low, moaning acoustical noise that co
CDI roller furler Freebird at 4:54pm 10.28.10 Smaller Boats 12/2699 I'm planning on installing a cdi furler on a Hunter 23. I would like to install it high enought to c
Towing hitch KJH at 3:19pm 10.28.10 Catalina 22 12/2973 I have currently been towing my 1983 Swing-keel C-22 on a 4WD Grand Cherokee with a class III towing

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Hunter 49 Instrument / Engine panel tkwhalen at 11:30am 08.04.22 I think if I commissioned a new one I would some how like to integrate a built in cover and maybe re
Carbon Fiber Mast Upgrade Don S/V ILLusion at 11:22am 08.04.22
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 SailorDaveO at 11:21am 08.04.22 How did you remove the pivot pit with the bracket still up in the keel trunk? I am unable to imag
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising odaydokay at 11:08am 08.04.22 Did he say if the mill is running within the specified temperature range? If he has not looked, he
Carbon Fiber Mast Upgrade dlochner at 10:52am 08.04.22 Are you interested in a CF mast for a particular size or kind of boat? Or just general information?
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 rgranger at 10:42am 08.04.22
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 SailorDaveO at 10:32am 08.04.22 I think you will have to remove these nuts from the "hinge" bolts (what I was calling a bracket) an
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 SailorDaveO at 10:28am 08.04.22 ...Take a piece of rebar and place it on the top lip of the keel and whack the rebar with a sledge
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 rgranger at 10:27am 08.04.22 I think you will have to remove these nuts from the "hinge" bolts (what I was calling a bracket) and
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 SailorDaveO at 10:15am 08.04.22 Your keel setup is not altogether unlike the one on my Sirius 21, and I'm having the exact same iss
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 dsims at 10:15am 08.04.22
Transport or delivery question (Seattle to Portland, 24-27') Qorgyle at 10:08am 08.04.22 If that is the case you might find the your best option is to look at boats with A 1/3 higher price
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 (2) SailorDaveO at 10:07am 08.04.22 I looked at your pic some more and I have another thought.. What the heck are these bolts holding?
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 (1) SailorDaveO at 9:59am 08.04.22
Transport or delivery question (Seattle to Portland, 24-27') LloydB at 9:53am 08.04.22 If transporting your boat is going to cost you 1/3 of your used boat budget I am wondering if you pl
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising Alan Gomes at 9:38am 08.04.22 Good idea. A stuck ring(s) was another idea which didn't quite make it to the surface when I was r
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 (1) rgranger at 9:36am 08.04.22 I looked at your pic some more and I have another thought.. What the heck are these bolts holding??
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 (1) rgranger at 9:31am 08.04.22 I think we got this... Un screw this hose clamp... You should then be able to see the top of the
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising Ralph Johnstone at 9:27am 08.04.22 By "run the heck out of," I mean 3400 RPM Good idea. A stuck ring(s) was another idea which didn
Main Engine Vented Loop Terry Cox at 9:18am 08.04.22 I just added pictures of the vented loop and vacuum breaker to my article above.

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