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Captainfrankii at 4:50pm 05.02.22
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What size head sale for 37C in 10 to 15 not winds? How hard is tacking a 150 Genoa when tacking and
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I need a 7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard but cannot find anywhere to buy a piece smaller than 24"x29
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Hello, my name is Christian and I'm new to the group. I recently purchased a 2001 Beneteau 311 and
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The background information: We have a Catalina 30 Mk I and recently converted it to an electric driv
Hayden Watson at 2:12pm 05.02.22
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AH 3000 (yes, the old external belt drive unit.) Anyone happen to know the diameter and tooth pitch
youngkevin89 at 12:17pm 05.02.22
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I am in the process of buying a larger boat (have small deposit down but have not yet committed). Ev
Jack Lott at 11:34am 05.02.22
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I have a 2006 CatalinaMorgan 440, purchased new. The last in water hull cleaning discovered rust on
wdonovan at 11:25am 05.02.22
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Yeah... so I probably should have repacked the stuffing box off season but I didn't, owing to the fa
ldalmonte at 11:07am 05.02.22
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Beneteau 373 2005 - i need to replace the engine compartment access door gas strut. Does someone ha
jviss at 7:58am 05.02.22
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Greetings, I can't find the information that I know exists somewhere. I know I've programmed my L
waterman30 at 7:53am 05.02.22
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Hi - I found an old closed thread on this but just wondered if any consensus on cb up or down for tr
DRhoads at 6:12am 05.02.22
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I am trying to replace the old faucet with a newer one. the problem I ran into was going from the 1
CYQK at 4:36am 05.02.22
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Bought one of these cordless pressure sprayers...WOW what an idea Check it out just drop the intake
SolentHunter at 3:05am 05.02.22
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I have a bent pulpit and it needs to be replaced. Does anyone have a scale drawing which I can give
Hayden Watson at 12:05am 05.02.22
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I will be heading down to Olympia later this week and the current through the Tacoma Narrows will be
BKParks at 6:55pm 05.01.22
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Hello, my original fiberglass boxes that hold my tach and auto-pilot, etc. are pitted from all the y
SabreToothedEngineer at 6:17pm 05.01.22
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I have a Simrad WP30 on my 1983 Hunter 34. I believe it's original, but I'm not sure. There was an
DanMaine at 6:07pm 05.01.22
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I found s 15" 3 blade MaxiProp on Ebay. Has anyone used one like this on a 37C? with a 1" shaft? I
Monheganlover at 3:00pm 05.01.22
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I am looking at doing some single handing of my 2002 Catalina 310 this summer. I have an auto-pilot
flightlead404 at 2:24pm 05.01.22
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I have two areas on the boat where it appears poor manufacturing processes left a void behind the ge

Recent Replies

Waste valve state position?
SheetHappens at 1:42pm 05.31.25
Finally got down to the boat this week - amazing how life gets in the way. But... this is the go
Replacing V-berth platform
jaysweet at 1:37pm 05.31.25
Jay did you find a similar top laminate to the original? I'm in the same boat as you with a leaky
Goosneck to Boom
pgandw at 12:44pm 05.31.25
More than likely the spring assembly is to allow you to pull the gooseneck partially out of the boom
Head not drawing water
PNWE36 at 12:36pm 05.31.25
I guess I should have stated if a plugged intake was ruled out.
Sunken Treasure
Grumps at 12:10pm 05.31.25
@Grumps - Here's a great deal... Free boat, ready to sail.... https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help!
Davidasailor26 at 12:03pm 05.31.25
If your impeller was okay it might not be now. That bottom spline is backwards. Always rotate your
Connecting
jssailem at 12:00pm 05.31.25
Looks like a USB connection and a serial connection to connect NMEA 0183 data.
Connecting
jssailem at 11:58am 05.31.25
Never. But Garmin says you have some functionality. check out Garmin Express. https://www.garmin.com
Has anyone installed and configured a Victon energy multiplus inverter charger ?
PickledHerrings at 11:52am 05.31.25
I know it's been two weeks but I keep seeing Victron gear questions as I scroll. Victron has a bas
Sunken Treasure
dLj at 11:48am 05.31.25
@Grumps - Here's a great deal... Free boat, ready to sail.... https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums
Solar cable gland on curved coaming?
PickledHerrings at 11:40am 05.31.25
They make RV ones that will work better and you could shave off some in the middle of the curve w sa
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help!
PickledHerrings at 11:36am 05.31.25
If your impeller was okay it might not be now. That bottom spline is backwards. Always rotate your
No in-water hull scrubbers available?
patrickkidd at 10:59am 05.31.25
Is it hard to ship from Japan? This company is based in the UK, but they advertise a new USA divis
Replacing V-berth platform
niceshoes6 at 10:42am 05.31.25
Jay did you find a similar top laminate to the original? I'm in the same boat as you with a leaky a
No in-water hull scrubbers available?
Will Gilmore at 10:14am 05.31.25
Is it hard to ship from Japan? This company is based in the UK, but they advertise a new USA divis
Head not drawing water
Foswick at 9:48am 05.31.25
I'm not sure why people are advising a pump replace/rebuild when a simple blockage is not ruled out?
Velcro tape for attaching solar panels to bimini
Hello Below at 9:48am 05.31.25
I have used Velcro Extreme Outdoor hook and loop on both top and bottom sides of my 175W flexible bi
Goosneck to Boom   (2)
Keith Hoovler at 9:39am 05.31.25
I have an 86' O'Day Daysailer 3. I'm in the midst, installing a new boom extrusion. My old one sn
Velcro tape for attaching solar panels to bimini
Foswick at 9:33am 05.31.25
Well, I used 2" wide industrial vecro to attach my panels to the deck of my first boat. I did it thi
Head not drawing water   (1)
PNWE36 at 9:26am 05.31.25
I have experienced this with Jabsco manual pumps. As Peggie suggested the easiest and I will add mo

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