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C30 MKII main shaft pulley and v belt clearance with the M25XP (3) Captain.Olives at 3:18pm 11.16.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/907 Before I go and start cutting out a notch into the lip of the cabin sole/cabin settee, thought it pr
Surfing Cat DayDreamer41 at 11:51am 11.16.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1024 ETir8OEdDrc
Winter Season & Project Plans (1) DayDreamer41 at 11:22am 11.16.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1017 So the off season for many of us is here, :wahwah: and we see our vessels sitting in cradles or on s
Blister on Rudder (1) WasabiRush at 10:47am 11.16.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1080 My boat was hauled out last week for the winter. Upon inspection, I detected a blister about 3/4 up
Looking at a c30 this weekend SailingLoto at 4:11am 11.16.21 Catalina 30 5/1259 I am driving to Stockton Mo to view a 1983 C30 this Saturday. Anything in particular I should look
Water Heater temp setting ricksoth at 6:50pm 11.15.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1852 I have an ancient square box type water heater (Seward, Atwood, etc) on my Cal 2-27 that I have been
Windlass for Hunter 340. mromanow at 5:48pm 11.15.21 Ask All Sailors 1/611 Has anyone tried to install a windlass on a Hunter 340? if so how do you get the anchor rode into t
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Capt Robbie at 2:58pm 11.15.21 Big Boats 56/6972 have been looking into this issue for two seasons and still have not been able to resolved it. A lit
oil pressure sensor quandry patfarrell1949 at 2:52pm 11.15.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1839 My 50CC has a Yanmar 4JH4-HTE with Teleflex i5501 engine monitoring. After erratic oil pressure read
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? Capt Robbie at 2:13pm 11.15.21 Engines and Propulsion 15/1720 l have been looking into this issue for two seasons and still have not been able to resolved it. A l
PacificNW Weather Wet with intermittent Rain followed by damp drizzle (1) jssailem at 11:39am 11.15.21 Weather and Forecasting 12/1081
Swinomish Channel Closure (3) jssailem at 11:05am 11.15.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 4/1545 This just learned. https://waggonerguide.com/swinomish-channel-temporary-restriction The swinging br
Masthead main halyard sheave? PlaneTom at 10:34am 11.15.21 Catalina 310 14/3029 Catalina 310, hull #73, built Dec 2000. I'd like to replace the sheave at the masthead, the main hal
Maryland Macgregor 26 trial? Steuart Pittman at 10:01am 11.15.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1383 I've been yearning for a Macgregor 26 but have never actually sailed one. Anyone here on the western
Worth the Cutter Rig? SailorElliot at 7:56am 11.15.21 Ask All Sailors 30/3260 Hello, I was wondering if it is worth paying a grand or so to install an inner forestay and system
prop shaft flange bolt size Shaw_2112 at 4:54pm 11.14.21 Mid-Size Boats 7/1124 Does anyone know what the correct size socket/wrench for the prop shaft flange for my 86 28.5 is? 5/
Any P39-1 owners out there? Abaco Joe at 4:51pm 11.14.21 Pearson 1/690 Hi All, Sorry for the repeat, apparently I didn't refresh. Joe
pss dry shaft and vent line on H 41? Valerio at 2:08pm 11.14.21 Big Boats 18/1527 just installed a pss dry shaft and the vent line is just looking tru the floor, what did you do with
Missing macerator pump?? sailingdeac at 1:42pm 11.14.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 9/1712 Just bought a 2006 Catalina 309. Electrical panel indicates a macerator pump with wiring at the pa
Water in Engine Pan? AwwShucks at 11:17am 11.14.21 Catalina 310 30/3810 I just took the boat to a local marina to fuel up and noticed two things - some white smoke from exh

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My Water Pump Impeller "Adventure" StanleyJ at 1:29pm 10.30.24 This turned out to be a bit of a a struggle, when in fact it should be easy. When I bought this (O
Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle kappykaplan at 1:19pm 10.30.24 Amazing what a small amount of water can do. Indeed! :beer:
Water based Spar Eurethane FastOlson at 11:12am 10.30.24 If you are not wedded to the idea of seeing the wood beneath the "clear" finish on those toe rails,
Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle sailcapt340 at 10:57am 10.30.24 I have a new one on the way, as we speak. Thank you for your condolences. Amazing what a small amo
Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 10.30.24 What a miserable, rotten, SOB to have that happen. I doubt that it's even worth trying to get some
What is this doohickey in the cockpit? kloudie1 at 10:11am 10.30.24 Definitely a single handle throttle and gear control.. A PO may have wisely put the new controls on/
What is this doohickey in the cockpit? Apex at 10:06am 10.30.24 do you have hydraulic backstay or vang added? Overkill for a C30 perhaps, but it is there.....
Hole for gin pole in the mast CrispyCringle at 7:58am 10.30.24 The pole is pretty floppy on a 23.5, and the 26 has a similar system. I think the pole may fit onto
Hunter 27-2 Salon Wood Species DHembree at 7:55am 10.30.24 @DHembree They have the build list of parts for your boat What do you mean by this? I believe they
Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle kappykaplan at 7:08am 10.30.24 Looks like a new pump is in your future!
Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle (3) sailcapt340 at 6:53am 10.30.24
Buying 423? Davidasailor26 at 6:46am 10.30.24 Do u think the epoxy will eliminate the rust problem. I think it manages it. Over time there may
Capri 22 jib sail question. shemandr at 6:30am 10.30.24 Downwind fractional rigs suffer over masthead rigs. For some sailers the spinnaker is the answer.
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling Kazdude at 6:26am 10.30.24 Thank you! Appreciate the advice. I recently did the same thing - and resealed the area between th
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling (1) SeaWiki at 6:14am 10.30.24 Noticed same problem on my 2006 Catalina 309. First I tried to eliminate possibility of water leakin
Black tank overboard discharge.... Mika1 at 6:10am 10.30.24 There is nothing to attach a zip tie to either.... I used 5200 to glue a small padeye to the hull
Buying 423? ldd at 6:07am 10.30.24 Do u think the epoxy will eliminate the rust problem.
Is your boat haunted? jssailem at 5:32am 10.30.24 Leave port on a Friday? Only if it is the 13th of the month.
Capri 22 jib sail question. Spar Trek at 5:17am 10.30.24 I assume you are talking in True Wind. 18 True would look something like 22 Apparent going upwind.
Hunter 27-2 Salon Wood Species Crazy Dave Condon at 5:17am 10.30.24 @DHembree They have the build list of parts for your boat

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