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Identifying generations MrMikey64 at 4:02pm 12.16.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1582 I just spoke to a guy sellling a Mac in San Bernardino, CA. I believe he's looking for $1500 for boa
Sailing across southern florida Chuck Creel at 3:32pm 12.16.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3212 Can you get across the lake anymore from say daytona to Tampa or do you have to go around the keys.
Weight questions wufibugs at 3:15pm 12.16.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3523 Being a newbie, I was wondering about bosun chairs and other things we abuse our masts with, such as
companionway hatch keys (1) shoeless at 2:29pm 12.16.09 Big Boats 5/4985 I need to get copies of the only key that came with a 2004 H386. The keys lock/unlock the companionw
Central Ground wufibugs at 2:07pm 12.16.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1369 Does anyone know where I can find the main ground on an 86 Hunter 31?
Hey,it's still small boats and water! (9) Bonzai at 11:45am 12.16.09 Trailer Sailors 10/4941 Something slightly off normal topics but it's wintertime .......
Keel bolt issues? Poble at 10:28am 12.16.09 Big Boats 3/3563 I'm looking at purchasing a Catalina 36 I was told by a boat surveyor that the Catalina's are know
Do You Replace/Exchange Fire Extinguishers Joe Mullee at 10:01am 12.16.09 Ask All Sailors 13/7094 I'm wondering how often I should be replacing the fire extinguishers aboard my boat. I have five of
Lazy Jacks on a 22 Miss Kayla at 7:52am 12.16.09 Catalina 22 31/6638 Miss Kayla is on the hard for the winter, she is calloing and asking for attention as always during
Hunter 320 Head Replacement hramblerman at 7:45am 12.16.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/3016 I am a fairly recent owner of a '01 Hunter 320. Even before finding this forum, have noticed poor pe
Santa Barbara Harbor - My Bar Buddy (5) jibes138 at 7:23am 12.16.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2003 I.ve been visiting Santa Barbara for the last two weeks and had a chance to check out the harbor and
RV - trailer Head Shooter II at 6:51am 12.16.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2158 Hi Peggy, My daughter recently bought a 27' trailer and is new to RVing. She says that the toilet
Stack Pack or Behind the mast furler Shooter II at 6:38am 12.16.09 Ask All Sailors 13/5351 I'm old, short, fat and ugly. Christmas coming and I always start dreaming. Santa can't help with
car stereo power requirement - data point (4) walt at 5:33am 12.16.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1870 I recently added some front bookshelf speakers to the car stereo system in the boat (stereo is about
Universal 25 - Installation -Burning rear bulkhead - 07-01-2009 (6) Albanach at 2:26am 12.16.09 Catalina 310 6/2574 It may be of interest to some other Catalina owners to see the end story to the captioned threat.
trailer for oday 23? curtisac at 1:49am 12.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2230 I need a new trailer for my oday 23. any suggestions for brand and info ?
Legend 40.5 Inside Speakers Bitofbrit at 9:55pm 12.15.09 Big Boats 5/1420 Can somebody help with replacing inside speakers? As an Xmas gift I plan to surprise the skipper wi
Ports Manny at 8:12pm 12.15.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2273 Why is it that all the opening ports i've seen on boats open inward (except for sliding ports)? Is i
Leaking Windows Causing Electrical Shorts ProjMan at 8:06pm 12.15.09 Catalina 30 2/1466 I am new to sailing and new to 120V power on the water. I have traced down some problems that all p
Blue Water bottom paint $149 gal. pkdailey4 at 5:39pm 12.15.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1222 I got some Blue Water Copper Pro SCX 67 hard bottom paint on sale at KKMI in Point Richmond Ca. $149

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Li-Ion Booster Packs - Will I Ever Learn...... jviss at 10:17am 02.08.22 Hey, Rod, glad to see you online. I'm not here often, and last I knew you were "down" with medical
Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke Benny17441 at 10:13am 02.08.22 Overfueling. The governor is unable to handle certain load conditions. Fouled bottom or prop or re
Li-Ion Booster Packs - Will I Ever Learn...... Maine Sail at 9:56am 02.08.22 UPDATE... These things still fail to work.. In the last two weeks we have needed to jump-start our
Winter Cruising Question (2) colb218 at 9:38am 02.08.22 It sounds like your head sail had previously been a hanked on sail or possibly on a racing foil. I
Raw water pump. (1) PlaneTom at 9:30am 02.08.22 Yeah. That's had it. Appears to have seized and sheared off the pulley that the belt goes on. So
Adding 115 AC (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:22am 02.08.22 I may buy a 3000 watt generator. And that's how the battle started:
Adding 115 AC NCBrew at 9:16am 02.08.22 Thanks to everyone for replies. :) I am going to the boat this afternoon to test it.
Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:06am 02.08.22 With the right prop, cruise at 5 kts at 2800 RPM. Don't buy a new mixing elbow until you inspect th
Teak grate for bathroom shower sail sfbay at 8:55am 02.08.22 Rather than build one yourself, suggest doing an internet search for one of the size you need. Below
Adding 115 AC Hello Below at 8:52am 02.08.22 The water heater requires 1500Watts. It is unlikely that you need 500Watts for additional devices.
Winter Cruising Question Hayden Watson at 8:51am 02.08.22 ...I had to pull my headsail back off and take it back to the sail loft. For some reason whoever a
Raw water pump. markwbird at 8:51am 02.08.22 Yeah. That's had it. Appears to have seized and sheared off the pulley that the belt goes on. So,
Raw water pump. sail sfbay at 8:45am 02.08.22 You can always "edit" you post after you send it.
Raw water pump. PlaneTom at 8:43am 02.08.22 Time to replace? You bet! I messed up the first post, meant to include the text but hit a wrong ke
Raw water pump. PlaneTom at 8:42am 02.08.22 2001 Catalina 310, Universal M-25 XPB Last week, letting the diesel warm up while I removed covers,
Raw water pump. sail sfbay at 8:38am 02.08.22 Time to replace?
C&C 30 Mk II rudder Hayden Watson at 8:36am 02.08.22 Andy at BoatWorks Today did a full series on rebuilding a foam core rudder Part 2 is the one where h
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change jeepbluetj at 8:27am 02.08.22 I would think that you would want not only "fresh" fuel but filtered fuel as well. The fuel that co
Adding 115 AC JoeWhite at 8:24am 02.08.22 The water heater requires 1500Watts. It is unlikely that you need 500Watts for additional devices. I
Pop top trouble AaronD at 8:04am 02.08.22 The weight is definitely significant. You can add gas pistons to help with the lift. CatalinaDirect

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