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309 Ultra Leather? sigbear at 6:02am 08.06.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2555 Is the ultra leather interior on the 309 real leather, or ultra not really leather? Sigbear
Catalina props jm555 at 5:47am 08.06.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1958 I recently purchased a catalina MK II 42 and have a great deal of difficulty backing up. I have a 3
DC Outlet Albanach at 3:01am 08.06.10 Catalina 310 6/2574 My 310 has several AC outlets, but none for DC. Noticed that some (older?) control panels incorporat
LED Light Conversion bob98008 at 10:27pm 08.05.10 Yamaha 10/4608 I just converted all the lights on BOB with warm white LED lights. I didn't find festoon-style LED'
Cleaning Rigging? dstaylor95 at 8:31pm 08.05.10 Catalina 30 2/2394 What is the preferred method to clean the rigging (turnbuckles, etc). Thanks.
Standing a Catalina 27 on its keel? pmeyers at 8:08pm 08.05.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/2771 I am in small town on Vancouver Island. My friend is cosidering the purchase of a 1976 Catalina 27 t
Furling in mast gingerpenny at 7:52pm 08.05.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/4810 In our search for a bigger, better boat, I am really attracted to the furling mainsail. Reasons ar
River Sailing Mark H at 7:50pm 08.05.10 Trailer Sailors 5/3502 I am kicking around the idea of sailing a part of Missouri River this fall...has anyone here have an
Rudder "travel" KJH at 7:08pm 08.05.10 Catalina 22 5/1788 Long story short. The rudder on our 83 C22 has a tendancy to "drift" from a vertical line to "angle
solar ????? piedpiperIII at 7:07pm 08.05.10 Catalina 22 22/4972 I know this has probably been covered before but here goes. I want to charge my battery without brin
Missouri River Sailing Mark H at 7:01pm 08.05.10 Ask All Sailors 4/7862 I am kicking around the idea of "sailing a part of Missouri River" this fall...has anyone here have
Topping Lift Cable Crimping Neil McDonald at 6:49pm 08.05.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2139 The topping lift on my H35 consists of a SS cable fixed at the mast head, with a short section of co
Waxing a dry boat (1) Jfelkins at 6:45pm 08.05.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1993 We worked on the boat this last weekend. I cleaned the hull and tried to use rubbing compound on it.
provisions (1) Ross at 6:20pm 08.05.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2265 Canned chicken soup. Three parts chicken One part each celery, onion and carrots Mushrooms optiona
reattaching jib St.Croixsailor at 5:48pm 08.05.10 Catalina 22 1/1376 I've sailed my Catalina 22 the last two summers. The first winter, I left the jib furled but decided
Hall number Mikepelland at 3:46pm 08.05.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1688 Hello all, I am a proud owner of a 1970 Pearson 26. I am moving her into a marina, and the only pro
Generator for C320 JBerger at 2:30pm 08.05.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2462 I have seen some discussion about placing a generator in the Catalina 309, behind the aft bulkhead.
Snapped mast Steve Musica at 1:57pm 08.05.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/3405 I broke the mast of my early 1960's 16 ft. Osprey. I either need a used replacement (can't find) or
Advice on a bearing where shaft and prop meet Jim meehan at 1:44pm 08.05.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1302 I started to feel vibration in the wheel and a strange sound coming from the back of my boat while u
Looking for parts searching 4 paradise at 12:49pm 08.05.10 Ask All Sailors 24/4866 Could anyone advise me on where to search for door latches for a built in refrigerator? The company

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315 Winds & Sails & Heel Angles danstanford at 4:09am 07.01.22 If the heel was more than you wanted in the gusts you can feather the main sheet or traveller when t
Fridge/freezer use jviss at 3:24am 07.01.22 To the OP's original question, what you propose makes sense to me. I don't have experience with tha
Fridge/freezer use jviss at 3:15am 07.01.22 O.K., gotcha, refrigerator only. Mine's quite large, and on trips I always start it off with a coup
MacGregor 25 Decks rgranger at 10:47pm 06.30.22 I am pleased to find that most everyone concurs that the decks are fiberglass without wood core. Fr
Alberg Daystar 22' rgranger at 10:44pm 06.30.22 Beautiful they also made a 37 Those are even more rare
Push button switch for starter (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:39pm 06.30.22 Just too many things to add a little resistance here and a little more over there. I achieved a few
Push button switch for starter Ken13559 at 10:26pm 06.30.22 For Yanmar 2GM20F engine. Don't forget to check & clean the wire connection at the Solenoid side. Mi
MacGregor 25 Decks mikeracca at 9:44pm 06.30.22 I am pleased to find that most everyone concurs that the decks are fiberglass without wood core. Fr
Fridge/freezer use Stu Jackson at 9:11pm 06.30.22 Uh, ice melts. If there wasn't water in the fridge, why would there be a drain? Suggesting so indic
MacGregor 25 Decks Giro at 8:42pm 06.30.22 My '82 Mac 25 had some thin plywood under the mast tabernacle. I am pleased to find that most ever
Old bronze brass sailors bell? edw_kym at 7:56pm 06.30.22 Looks much like this "spinning doorbell" on Ebay. Vintage Unique Hand Crafted Metal Bell Spinning D
What's this called? twalker H260 at 7:39pm 06.30.22 Looks like it had a ubolt welded to the plate? You could remove the plate and take to a machine sh
Old bronze brass sailors bell? Calif. Ted at 7:38pm 06.30.22 Looks much like this "spinning doorbell" on Ebay. Vintage Unique Hand Crafted Metal Bell Spinning Do
G10 Material for Mast Step boonefamily91 at 7:16pm 06.30.22 Thank you very much ery much for your response! I appreciate it.
Fridge/freezer use Windpilot at 7:07pm 06.30.22 I don't think Dan's original question wanted this in depth drain discussion. It's at the bottom, unl
Mystery beneath my prop strut dlochner at 7:04pm 06.30.22 How are you going to replicate the position of the strut? I once pooched a strut re bedding becaus
What's this called? Tally Ho at 7:03pm 06.30.22
DOWNWIND Tedd at 7:00pm 06.30.22 Thanks, @Davidasailor26 , I didn't know about that. I'm not planning to race my next boat but I'd li
Need advice on paint dlochner at 6:51pm 06.30.22 Thanks RGRANGER, Yea I am looking for bottom paint. Thanks for the info. All the best Generally w
Fridge/freezer use jviss at 6:50pm 06.30.22 That would work, but it might be difficult to know that the "trap" had water in it, unless it was t

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