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rpwillia at 11:23am 10.11.10
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North Sails has what they call NorthU where they have CD (I guess you can watch) as well as book in
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I want to have roller guides installed on my Catalina MkII's Trail Rite trailer. Any suggestions fo
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Time to replace the sliding hatch on my H37.5. Cannot find a supplier for the thickness and shade I
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From the US Sailboat show in Annapolis this weekend, a Catalina owner commented that the 309 @ the s
sloopdonb at 9:43am 10.11.10
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:eek: I'm looking for a aluminum toe rail Goiot 811 for my O'Day 322, about 36". Rig Rite sells it i
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1986Mac25: In order to see under my 130 Genoa I plan to raise the top of the forstay 12 inches on my
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I have to replace the 18 gal. fuel tank on my 1992 Catalina MK II. Any suggestions as to where to
geoffschultz at 7:50am 10.11.10
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During our trip through the Great Lakes I could feel a thump when the boat was rolled. It felt lik
GWG at 7:40am 10.11.10
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The wood cockpit table on my 361 is showing lots of wear so it's time to renew the original finish.
Marc Bergmueller at 7:11am 10.11.10
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I'm looking for another sailboat and am wondering if it would be appropriate to post some sale listi
Ducati at 5:15am 10.11.10
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For the life of me I don't know why they manufactured my mast with black paint. I'm guessing that th
Ducati at 4:25am 10.11.10
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Are there any suggested brands of sunscreen that won't stain clothing? The stuff ruined all of o
I williamson at 8:54pm 10.10.10
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I am looking for a computer style fan to replace the one onboard my 1998 Catalina. Could someone giv
jimmyb at 8:03pm 10.10.10
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Took a nice drive through NY state to a Precision dealer to look at boats today with my better half.
avoisine at 6:46pm 10.10.10
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I was recently given an ODay 27. Love the boat! However the Galley is in desperate need of upgradi
avoisine at 6:43pm 10.10.10
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I was recently given a ODay 27. Galley is in desperate need of attention. Has anyone upgraded thei
JonnyQuest at 6:33pm 10.10.10
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I just finished replacing the carburetor, fuel pump, and adding a Racor water filter, replacing the
spunky13 at 6:20pm 10.10.10
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Lately any time the head is flushed we get a terrible smell. I figured it was due to the raw water
Salty at 6:17pm 10.10.10
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I attended the show on Saturday. I think this is the most crowded show I have seen over the years.
Tim R. at 5:53pm 10.10.10
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We went out sailing this weekend. Headed to one of our local spots on Saturday sailing in a steady

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Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36
drm1 at 9:05am 06.26.22
Great news! First, the chart plotter seems to have come back alive after i did a factory reset. Th
USCG Documentation Renewal Trap
Don S/V ILLusion at 8:57am 06.26.22
Barnum was right. Good job recognizing it.
"Powersport" and Lawn and Garden Tractor Batteries as Starting Batteries
jviss at 8:54am 06.26.22
As far as I can tell, from internet research, the vast majority of flooded lead acid battery failure
Water pump on a 2002 Beneteau 331
Ralph Johnstone at 8:49am 06.26.22
My vote is also air ingress in any fittings on the SUCTION side of the water pump.
Emerald Bay, Catalina Island
Rick D at 8:44am 06.26.22
Didnt mean to imply that Emerald is bad all the time, cuz as you said its not. Thats the love part
Good places in BC to buy Catalina Mast?
jssailem at 8:39am 06.26.22
You could try to match the extrusion design to one provided by Dwyer... https://www.dwyermast.com/fa
Hypalon vs pvc
gettinthere at 8:37am 06.26.22
Yep. The old stuff was good stuff.
Hunter 376 Anchor Rode to Locker Routing   (1)
jssailem at 8:28am 06.26.22
it doesn't feel like the system would work just "free standing." Hi Doug, Some thoughts, though I
Emerald Bay, Catalina Island
Rick at 8:13am 06.26.22
Didnt mean to imply that Emerald is bad all the time, cuz as you said its not. Thats the love part!
Hunter 26.5 owners.   (1)
jssailem at 8:10am 06.26.22
With this image of the 26.5 you can see there is some space between the mast head and the top of the
Schaefer 2100 furler bearings
jssailem at 8:02am 06.26.22
Very nice. With the two side by side it is easy to decide which on you want on the forestay adjustin
Water pump on a 2002 Beneteau 331
jssailem at 7:57am 06.26.22
Hi Arthur. The 331 is a very nice boat. The water appears to be surging (spurting in the video). The
Water pump on a 2002 Beneteau 331
kappykaplan at 7:51am 06.26.22
Air leaks could be one of several problems. Do the faucets have aerator screens? They could have j
Looking at a 1987 MacGregor 26D
JBP-PA at 7:48am 06.26.22
In addition to the usual sail, motor, trailer, etc. condition, you want to check out the ballast tan
Good exercise of older boaters
jssailem at 7:45am 06.26.22
Water balloons and water cannons Less damage than a spud wacking you.
Hypalon vs pvc
dmax at 7:32am 06.26.22
As a point of reference, I have had my hypalon inflatable (made by Zeppelin) for 28 years, still loo
little egg inlet nj
Dil at 7:12am 06.26.22
we came in the little egg Saturday and are staying at beach haven we had no issues coming in, howeve
Schaefer 2100 furler bearings   (1)
PlaneTom at 6:50am 06.26.22
I received the new drum from Schaefer and finally found time to do the swap. Easier than I expected,
Good exercise of older boaters
Leeward Rail at 6:50am 06.26.22
Man... you guys know how to kill a joke. That is SOOOOOOO Depressing. I might just get a potato lau
Hunter 376 Anchor Rode to Locker Routing   (1)
duck21 at 6:43am 06.26.22
Attached is a picture of how the line currently drops through the deck on my boat. Here is one of t

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