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309, Would You Buy It Again Or Something Else? sigbear at 11:08am 06.20.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 12/6317 If you had it to do over again would you buy the Catalina 309 again? What have you experienced wit
The 4 Elements Of Sail Trim Don Guillette at 9:10am 06.20.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/3974 The great golfer Bobby Jones said" There are any number of people who have devoted enough thought, t
Scaredy Cats timebandit at 8:43am 06.20.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1149 I ran across this movie I thought some might be interested in. It shows that a sailboat with a lit
back pressure Berndahle at 8:19am 06.20.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/8344 I feel a lot of back pressure when pumping out the head and get a really bad wiff of air on deck whe
The restoration of Lady J, the beginning... (6) CharlieCobra at 8:00am 06.20.10 Ask All Sailors 23/3843 I took the train down and rode with the new owner to inspect a Kettenburg 40 rumored to be hull numb
Sad End kloudie1 at 7:43am 06.20.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1729 Saw this in the paper.. a kind of a sad end for a grand old boat.. Not a sailor, but a piece of hist
RIB tear repair. Help!! (2) flopster12000 at 7:13am 06.20.10 Ask All Sailors 22/6479 Hello everyone, I have a problem with my AB Dinghy that I am frustrated with. Since buying my boat
Water cooling Davidylas at 7:04am 06.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1023 I have an Oday 28' with an OMC Zephyr Sail drive. The cooling system is internal and is pumping the
wester centaur power jryan39@gmail.com at 6:20am 06.20.10 Smaller Boats 1/2117 repower Westerly Centaur w/10HP OB - Eastern Caribbean - pros and cons
tuning a 1981 27' tall rig hunter dciprios at 5:41am 06.20.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1838 Can anyone furnish me tuning specifications for a 1981 hunter tall rig?
1979 L25 Interior (12) Steve22116 at 5:39am 06.20.10 Lancer 12/3420 Good morning all. Here's a summary of what's taken place over the past three months. Removed he
Longitudinal Stringer repair Vision36 at 5:32am 06.20.10 Ask All Sailors 9/4795 I have a Hunter 36 Vision that was neglected by the PO. When I bought it I knew I had a problem wit
the bounty bad_com_pany at 5:01am 06.20.10 Smaller Boats 0/916 we have the "bounty" here this weekend and made port just down the road from us , to far to sail upw
jib sheet routing - roller furler-O'Day 25 revir92 at 11:15pm 06.19.10 Day Sailers 13/8037 I recently installed a roller CDI F-4 Roller Furler on my O'day 25 (fixed keel). I am interested in
Installing roller furling for jib on my 25.5 longshot at 9:26pm 06.19.10 Smaller Boats 3/6712 I need a roller furling system on my Hunter 25.5. Is this difficult to install or could even I do i
refinish teak or go plastic???? piedpiperIII at 8:15pm 06.19.10 Catalina 22 3/1828 Has anyone changed teak to the plastic that CD offers???? And why ? It is time to refinish my teak
What Model is this? (1) Jfelkins at 7:18pm 06.19.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1234 This boat hasn't moved in a fwe years. I don't have the money to by a boat but thought I'd approach
Surprising Leak source H27 '84 amcmahon at 6:25pm 06.19.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1472 Ever since I purchased my 1984 h27 six years ago I have experienced more water accumulating in the b
Outboard mount on transom josegatos at 6:00pm 06.19.10 Ask All Sailors 12/8576 When installing a motor mount on the transom, does it have to be mounted on the beam which goes acro
Bilge pump alarms Ross at 5:43pm 06.19.10 Ask All Sailors 8/1966 Automatic sprinkler systems in commercial buildings have alarms that are driven by the water flow fo

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Vented Hatch Covers patagoniadave at 7:56am 06.18.22 Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see anyone talk to the Max Air vent aspect. I've also got those ven
Knotmeter David in Sandusky at 7:52am 06.18.22 We dismounted our paddle wheel speed meter because our handheld GPS (and backup) are so much more ac
Selling a Boat Without a Broker Sailor Sue at 7:50am 06.18.22 We sold our last two boats without a broker. A Frers 33 15 years ago, and a Tartan 372 10 years ago
Looking for tubing bender dLj at 7:48am 06.18.22 Do you have a router? I've had success making bending dies in wood with a half-round bit run two wa
Looking for tubing bender kappykaplan at 7:47am 06.18.22 fill the tubing with sand, cork the ends and then bend. Helps to not kink the tubing. I've heard/r
Looking for tubing bender Tedd at 7:41am 06.18.22 Do you have a router? I've had success making bending dies in wood with a half-round bit run two way
Vented Hatch Covers dLj at 7:20am 06.18.22 During my RV life, we installed Max Air vent covers on the roof hatches. These allowed the hatches
Looking for tubing bender dLj at 7:12am 06.18.22 Interesting thread - I'm actually in the process of rebuilding my old tube bender - it's probably 50
Wooden sliding hatch door MikeHoncho at 7:07am 06.18.22
Yamaha Outboard Cooling Problem dmax at 7:07am 06.18.22 I also have a Honda 2.3, nice to not have to worry about salt - my previous Nissan 3.5 clogged up to
Looking for tubing bender MikeHoncho at 7:04am 06.18.22 Assuming you are using stainless, the right radius is going to be a issue with the cheaper tradition
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:38am 06.18.22 Get Popeye to sail her back. He only needs spinach
C30 MKiii spreader & end caps Ward H at 5:55am 06.18.22 As Stu said, Catalina Yachts would be my first call. Their customer service guy is great to work wit
Looking for tubing bender Ward H at 5:49am 06.18.22 What bend radius do you need for bimini work?
Yamaha Outboard Cooling Problem Rjm st.petersburg at 5:30am 06.18.22 I have a 2.3hp air cooled Honda 4 stroke outboard for my dinghy. It's very light, no fresh water flu
C30 MKiii spreader & end caps jssailem at 5:11am 06.18.22 Call or send a message to the folks here at the SBO store. They just acquired a warehouse full of Ca
Laminate sole in cabin - Whitish haze water mark jssailem at 4:59am 06.18.22
Yamaha Outboard Cooling Problem RoyS at 4:48am 06.18.22 Thank you, Brian. I was afraid that suggestion might be the answer. It is totally impractical for me
Said goodbye to an old friend Joe at 1:50am 06.18.22 I remember well the discussions about your boat over the years and always thought it was one of the
Knotmeter Skipper John at 12:23am 06.18.22 AIRMAR has the specifications, but I don't know anyone who has one. I was concerned about fouling si

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