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Relocating the Valves for the Water Holding Tanks (1) ProfDruhot at 6:21pm 11.26.09 Big Boats 0/1714 Has anyone relocated the valves on their Catalina 36. I find it incomprehensible that Catalina posit
Water Pump ChrisNJ at 5:04pm 11.26.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1388 Hi, I just moved on to my Oceanis 400. Tonight is my first night on the boat. I notice the water pum
Bomar Hatch Hardware wufibugs at 4:57pm 11.26.09 Ask All Sailors 9/4943 My 86 Hunter 31' came with Bomar hatches. The forward hatch has supports on each side. They consis
Galvanic Isolator Plans wufibugs at 3:53pm 11.26.09 Ask All Sailors 20/9772 I understand David Berry recently provided plans for a simple inexpensive galvanic isolator in a sho
Cushion replacement Macgregor 26x George Bahr at 2:42pm 11.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/7464 Where is the best deal to replace my berth and seating cushions in my 1997 Macgregor 26x.
adding window bad co. at 1:59pm 11.26.09 Smaller Boats 2/1317 have a 1993 23.5 and wondering if any of you have installed the window under cockpit seat area to al
Turkey Day jack boats at 11:50am 11.26.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1631 I got to the boat today for a Thanksgiving sail and noticed that my AC outlets would not power up ev
How to pump out when there isn't a station? Rick Macdonald at 11:22am 11.26.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/27788 I'm looking at a boat (2000 Hunter 270) that as far as we can tell has only a deck cap access for pu
Happy Turkey Day sailaway78 at 9:02am 11.26.09 Ask All Sailors 19/2891 I would like to take this opportunity to wish each and every one on this board a very happy Thanksgi
Help 1980 H37C Broken Waste Cap svmakai at 8:12am 11.26.09 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1315 Does anyone have a spare waste cap that will fit a 1980 H37C deck fill that I can purchase? I broke
Backstay Problems? (1) timebandit at 7:34am 11.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3388 Just hate that backstay? check out what this owner did-- simple and elegant http://forums.macg
Hunter 31 Sail Replacement stephen Penny at 7:22am 11.26.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2556 I just purchased my first sailboat, a 1987 hunter 31 with new standing rigging. It is in great cond
Swing Keel help red240z at 6:14am 11.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1417 Hello, I have a 1978 O'Day 25. The problem is that the steel cable that raises and lowers the swin
Happy Thanks Giving Patrick S/V Shangra-La at 4:59am 11.26.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1284 With all that seems to be going wrong in the world. I have so much to be thankful for. I have a g
Tiller pilot on a wheel steering boat converted from a tiller (1) Hermit Scott at 1:49am 11.26.09 Ask All Sailors 22/13554 Wheel steering was added to this boat after production. The head of the rudder post is visible in th
Our first destination (4) Hermit Scott at 1:33am 11.26.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2521 We took a day cruise to a small island called Shamrock Island in the South Corpus Christi Bay. This
Hull blister repairs Marquesas at 10:40pm 11.25.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3214 I have a "95 Catalina 320 wing keel. After my haul-out I had noticed about five gelcoat blisters. I
O'Day 272 engine control removal Mikewhittaker at 7:08pm 11.25.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1252 My engine throttle and gearshift control is jamming so I need to clean and lubricate it. Does anyon
Port hole dogs jorgefife at 7:03pm 11.25.09 The Cherubini Hunters 5/4702 Do the dogs screw off from the portholes? I want to replace a few, but just before they come out, th
Which way to go sailaway78 at 6:46pm 11.25.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2368 Planning a trip to the US Virgins in Jan. Leaving from the New Orleans area. From the Fl. keys it

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1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket Leeward Rail at 6:49am 02.04.22 AFTER cutting the holes, I realized there were no nuts to deal with. Oh well. Now the boat is much
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. RoyS at 6:48am 02.04.22 You must also keep the shaft centered in the stern tube while realigning the strut. IMHO the stern t
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Pirate Dave at 6:22am 02.04.22 Don't go in through the bilge if the boat is on the hard. The fix isn't really bad on the hard. Ge
Question about water in forward bilge Will Gilmore at 6:17am 02.04.22 Is there any old foam that may have water still in it? Could be still leaking from trapped areas.
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket kappykaplan at 5:58am 02.04.22 AFTER cutting the holes, I realized there were no nuts to deal with. Oh well. Now the boat is much
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. RitSim at 5:49am 02.04.22 On my C30 I had to remove the water heater and the fuel tank. The fuel tank was held down at 4 tab
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket (1) Gene Neill at 5:39am 02.04.22 Good point about the spinning nuts! Especially because the only way to access the nuts would be to c
Help with halyards at mast head sailme88 at 5:34am 02.04.22 Upon further review the answer could be this: It appears the forward halyard with the red tracer i
Hunter 216 Centerboard sailtec hydraulic ram Crazy Dave Condon at 5:25am 02.04.22 There is one person who is knowledgeable on it but cannot remember his name. Anyone can remember hi
Haul out the water sailme88 at 5:23am 02.04.22 I've read and re-read the post. Unless something is posted own a previous post that I'm not seeing,
Help with halyards at mast head Parsons at 5:03am 02.04.22 i just flick the spinnaker halyard behind the spreaders and tie off to the shroud attachments when n
ZF 12m 2:1 Question dlochner at 4:31am 02.04.22 Surprise....... Called all over north america yesterday and majically 2:1 appeared. Same places i p
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. hollyclouse at 4:24am 02.04.22 Hi Everyone Thanks so much for your feedback. It's been a tremendous help. How much of the things
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement kloudie1 at 3:49am 02.04.22 The original bolts are threaded into the aluminum plate imbedded in the fiberglass. There are washer
ZF 12m 2:1 Question CYQK at 3:34am 02.04.22 Surprise....... Called all over north america yesterday and majically 2:1 appeared. Same places i ph
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Davidasailor26 at 2:30am 02.04.22 Maybe an oscillating multi tool to clean out the old material? Probably safer and more controllable
Magazine subscription renewal alert Ward H at 11:34pm 02.03.22 Bottom line, check your credit cards to minimize unintended consequences from third party subscript
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Ward H at 10:47pm 02.03.22
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Tally Ho at 10:19pm 02.03.22
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Joe at 9:45pm 02.03.22 Honestly, if you're having a diver clean the bottom monthly, it really doesn't matter too much about

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