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I need a 4 legged boat buddy pkdailey4 at 5:18pm 04.14.10 Ask All Sailors 16/2480 He needs to be smallish, house broke, not too much of a shedder, mellow and friendly. I drive betwee
diesel leak under injection pump RussT1950 at 4:39pm 04.14.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1239 Hello all, I have a Universal M25xp with a diesel leak under the number 2 injector line. I t
pre EMERGENCY TILLER Capt_Hook at 4:32pm 04.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1281 Fellow Captains- I have a 1977 33. No emergency tiller came with the boat. All the ones discussed
Lake Chickamauga Tn. info needed Bonzai at 3:09pm 04.14.10 Trailer Sailors 3/2818 Looking for info related to taking a trailerable 25 fter to the Lake Chickamauga res and hoping to b
Lake Chickamauga Tn. info needed Bonzai at 3:04pm 04.14.10 Destinations 0/2239 Looking for info related to taking a trailerable 25 fter to the Lake Chickamauga res and hoping to b
S2 9.2A on ebay BobM at 2:06pm 04.14.10 S2 2/1626 There is an 9.2A from Falmouth MA on ebay right now called 2nd Fiddle. It is the boat I looked at t
Rubrail woes (1) druid at 2:02pm 04.14.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2684 Hi Folks My port rubrail was damaged when I bought the boat, now it has been severely damaged in th
Keel pivot bolt hole repair Edlk at 1:54pm 04.14.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/8714 I have removed the keel from my 82 M25 Have it sand blasted and have begun the rust preventative an
NPR Here and now talks to the survivors of the Almesian BobM at 1:48pm 04.14.10 Sails Call Lounge 2/6444 http://www.hereandnow.org/2010/04/rundown-414-3 NPR interviewed three of the four survivors of the
When to buy new sails? nbarnes333 at 1:38pm 04.14.10 Catalina 22 4/1867 So what are the clues for when your sails need replacing? I have no idea how old mine are. I've ha
Cracked rudder solution? DIY Kickup rudder? nbarnes333 at 1:09pm 04.14.10 Catalina 22 1/1838 My 1978 C22 rudder has a crack that needs repairing from a close encounter with a tall rock. Or mayb
Seacock replacement KandD at 12:28pm 04.14.10 Big Boats 5/1832 We're on an '85 H40. The PO put in central plumbing for the raw water and we're down to 2 through-h
Bimini 31-2 LaPoloma at 11:46am 04.14.10 Pearson 0/1646 Looking to purchase bimini for Pearson 31-2. Any suggestions and or comments, particularly height di
Cherubini H36 Definitely Faster Than 10 Days Ago rardiH36 at 10:50am 04.14.10 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2239 Just re-launched my 1980 Cherubini H36 after about a week on the hard for a bottom sanding/repaint,
Hunter 27 - 1981 srokos at 9:23am 04.14.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4028 Hi everybody! I took over this lady from marina for outstanding unpaid amount. After going over
Replacement Bunk Boards Qoheleth at 9:15am 04.14.10 Trailer Sailors 17/6226 This week I managed to get my Venture 25 off of the trailer and sent it off to be sandblasted and re
Must Haves (3) rlwhiddon at 8:43am 04.14.10 Big Boats 1/2140 New Hunter Legend 35 owner here. She is the 1988 model. We are pretty much revamping the complete in
Can't get it up paddler79 at 8:39am 04.14.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2912 Have a Captiva 240..swing keel operated by a rope. It goes down o.k. but is impossible to pull back
Question about deck leak Chuck1ley at 8:36am 04.14.10 Day Sailers 9/2985 Hi everyone! This is my first post here. Just discovered this website, and what a great site it is
PCOC paulj at 7:49am 04.14.10 Catalina 310 3/3167 Going to Canada? http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/debs-obs-paperwork-paperwork_operatorfaq-2233

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Electric swing keel winch - Chrysler 26 Erbardy at 6:06am 05.11.22 I can see why you would want that. When you kiss the bottom and the wind is blowing hard, you don'
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening Scott T-Bird at 5:59am 05.11.22 Given their starting position, Bermuda, their course, mostly N, and the lack of good weather inform
Electric swing keel winch - Chrysler 26 rgranger at 5:52am 05.11.22 I can see why you would want that. When you kiss the bottom and the wind is blowing hard, you don't
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad rgranger at 5:46am 05.11.22 I agree with what @Tater said. If it were me, I'd go with a 3hp equivalent Torqeedo... no gas can,
rigging help in Florida sunlover at 5:25am 05.11.22 Are you interested in any particular area of the state? Florida or Gulf States
Winch maintenance - how often do you? dlochner at 5:22am 05.11.22 Do most of you do this while in or out of the water? And what do you use to keep the parts from goi
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad Tater at 5:04am 05.11.22 The photo appears to show a mount that I don't see in some other photos of the boat. Is there someth
Winch maintenance - how often do you? sailcapt340 at 5:01am 05.11.22 I had to link this question in with a posting in this section, a few days back, when it was asked ab
Winch maintenance - how often do you? Joe at 4:41am 05.11.22 I inspect mine yearly. The drums on my four new Lewmar ST's that replaced the 40 year old Barlow St
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 3:06am 05.11.22 Looks great, @mikeracca ! :beer:
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains BigEasy at 3:02am 05.11.22 Attwood 66061-3 Replacement Stainless Steel Deck Fill Cap with Chain Beware, deck fills on a
2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season Rick486 at 2:38am 05.11.22 Since we parted with our beloved "Maxine" last year, this is the first summer in 47 years that I am
Trailer specs for c22 swing keel (1) Captain Grey Beard at 2:03am 05.11.22 I found it! It's an article in the 2019 volume of the tech manual. Page 96 Writen by the editor Rich
Trailer specs for c22 swing keel (1) Captain Grey Beard at 1:27am 05.11.22 https://catalina22.org/index.php Do yourself a HUGE favor. Join the Catalina 22 Association. There
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening NYSail at 11:56pm 05.10.22 I've been watching this system on Windyty since Friday, the day after I put my boat in her slip. I
Remove insulator from injector mixing chamber NYSail at 11:48pm 05.10.22 First I filled the hole with a paper towel to keep debris from dropping down the injector housing. T
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced Mark Maulden at 10:44pm 05.10.22
Trailer specs for c22 swing keel Captain Grey Beard at 10:32pm 05.10.22 Yes, :) Stand by, I just went through this. Gotta dig it up again. Several guys posted measurements
Spinning Prop While Under Sail Stu Jackson at 8:45pm 05.10.22 What is reccomended for a Perkins Prima 50 Benny?? Perhaps you "didn't get the memo." It depends
Fuel Limiter Screw Adjustment? jlb071sail at 8:34pm 05.10.22 Conclusion. Thanks to all who helped me with this. The final problem was a defective fuel injecti

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