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I am looking for a 2003 Catalina 320 winter cover(mast up)
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Has this website migrated somewhere else? It was a gold mine of information.
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I am looking for a winter sailboat cover for a 2003, 320 Catalina(mast up storage)
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Don What would it take to convert an existing bolt rope footed main sail to a loose footed mainsail?
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I had my boat hauled for a bottom paint job. There is a small "Catalina Smile" - a slight crack wher
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I have a CD 26. In 2005, my boat storage yard replaced my broken Groco head with a Jabsco Model 2909
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I have decided to repower my 78 hunter 30 with the original model motor. My only issue is the previo
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I have been talking to the local experts. Every marina has them. The consensus is that in lieu of
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I just read that O'day 25 keel boats have a taller mast than the centerboard (makes sense), but I ha
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Does anyone have any suugestings for my port a potty. I have a 1979 venture 25 and when sailing if t
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Hi, I have an access plate on the top of a diesel fuel tank. In the middle of the tank is the mecha
Stu Jackson at 1:48pm 10.05.09
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In one of the three ongoing ' concurrent anchor, anchoring and manual windlass/anchoring topics from
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I found a used foil rudder at Minney's in Costa Mesa to replace my broken, rotted, bottom half. I ha
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:confused:Toilet back up I have noticed this year that when I am on a starboard tack heeling over
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I Am Moving My 2000 Hunter 380 I Need To Know The Width Of My Winged Keel.
Lee Scott at 12:36pm 10.05.09
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We're in the process of buying a 1994 Legend 37.5, and one of the first improvements is going to be
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My Yanmar 3GM30F stopped running about two months ago. Central Marine in Deale, MD said there was wa
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Has anyone tried changing the h23 rudder from its traditional form to an inboard style. Would a 12"
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I'm looking for some chart plotting software for my laptop. is there anything free out there? What

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Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out
Growl at 8:36am 04.14.22
Ok! sounds good, I will take it apart! Stand by. G
A Technically Sophisticated Repair
Tater at 8:35am 04.14.22
Have you seen "No Time For Sergeants", with Andy Griffith? He used a similar repair for a radio. Th
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out   (1)
jssailem at 8:29am 04.14.22
I was the investigative type, so I did take mine apart. That is how I cleaned out the small amount
Seams A Problem?
Kings Gambit at 8:24am 04.14.22
If you are going to spend the trip worrying about the seam it might be worth moving on. Not on a t
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Scott B at 8:23am 04.14.22
Our dealer tells us that this is normal, and that using the winch is the standard operating procedu
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side
SeaRags at 7:39am 04.14.22
Thanks. I'm hearing that it's not likely a core intrusion issue. That's what I want to hear. Than
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side
jssailem at 7:31am 04.14.22
I am hearing you like the boat. That you are willing to put up with some issues. The deal feels fare
Burning insense on a boat
Terry Cox at 6:41am 04.14.22
We enjoy burning incense only while at anchor and with hatches open.
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side
SeaRags at 6:39am 04.14.22
I'm having the boat transported to a different lake within a month. The boat will be pulled out and
Vernazza, Italy
jssailem at 6:28am 04.14.22
Starting fluid
RoyS at 6:19am 04.14.22
How would you get mmo into the diesel cylinders?
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water?
jssailem at 6:08am 04.14.22
Welcome to SBO. Yes the bilge looks like it needs maintenance work by an owner that cares about his
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water?
Scott T-Bird at 5:00am 04.14.22
The bilge pump and the switch is manufactured to be underwater, so if both are working, you should b
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CYQK at 4:58am 04.14.22
Man that is a good tech explaination. Looks like mms is not a good starter fluid Thks
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side
Tally Ho at 4:56am 04.14.22
As @Ted said, be sure to inspect the boat carefully and get a pre-purchase survey. I would want to
Vernazza, Italy
TomY at 4:37am 04.14.22
You know it will be. We travel, the airlines get more expensive and more restricted in what we can
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water?
dlochner at 4:29am 04.14.22
Most bilge pumps can not completely dry out the bilge. It has to do with the type of pump typically
Vernazza, Italy
Will Gilmore at 4:27am 04.14.22
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines
Sailgunner at 4:24am 04.14.22
Did you install a second pump? Yes. Actually I installed the system so installed two pumps initial

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