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Deck repair (1) Rob Archer at 5:50pm 11.26.21 Catalina 30 0/591 Currently repairing wet decks on 1978 Catalina 30. Started on side decks. How far under the toe rai
boat steers backwards??? SailingFree44 at 4:06pm 11.26.21 Catalina 30 22/3416 Evening y'all, So long story short, had my transmission cable swapped out and now the boat steers
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S (1) stickinthemud57 at 12:50pm 11.26.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2515 For a long time I have disliked the way the lifelines on my 26S have interfered with getting in and
H36 Boom Vang Attachment to Boom (4) chichiflys at 12:04pm 11.26.21 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2581 Happy Thanksgiving, So last summer I "built" a soft boom vang for our '82 H36. I attached it to th
Porta Pot on 23.5 waterman30 at 11:49am 11.26.21 Smaller Boats 5/920 I am thinking of buying one of these boats. Looks from pics like there is a hinged cover in vberth a
C-36 salon table Mscheurich at 9:17am 11.26.21 Ask All Sailors 3/727 Hey folks, Looking for replacement salon table for my 1993 C-36. Any thoughts on vendors or other so
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... (2) Rich Stidger at 8:25am 11.26.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1708 Around the year 1990 I was at work and I received a call from the New London, Connecticut Coast Guar
Touchless Sailing Don Guillette at 6:23am 11.26.21 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/3335 First, I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving and I hope you have a merry Xmas!! After all we've gon
Prop and cutlass bearing removal bradm at 5:33am 11.26.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1084 Much has been written about this, but here are a couple of additional notes from my recent experienc
Tipping angles All U Get at 10:19pm 11.25.21 Ask All Sailors 20/2937
Y33 sling placement? mermike at 10:11am 11.25.21 Yamaha 2/1205 Does anyone have an idea where to place the slings on the Y33? I've not seen anything in the manual.
H386 water leak above main table in cabin. ComoxSweetCaroline at 9:04am 11.25.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/752 Hello, I'm trying to chase down a leak on my boat that sees water accumulate in the light fixture ab
CNG to propane NCBrew at 4:51pm 11.24.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1779 I know this must have been discussed many times. I need the complete instructions fo converting CNG
Lewmar old standard lens replacement. Ted Hartman at 2:10pm 11.24.21 Big Boats 4/1430 I have a 1994 42 Hunter Passage. Any tips on removing and replacing the old standard lens? I have
Custom seadek (1) Flying Jay at 12:29pm 11.24.21 Catalina 310 11/2578
Earn money from your boat Daria Skormina at 11:19am 11.24.21 Ask All Sailors 1/18 Hi, everybody! I hasten to please you Today the mobile application (for owners of water vehicles) o
Dingy Davits Capt Andy at 8:58am 11.24.21 Ask All Sailors 2/2589 Hunter offered dinghy davits as an option, at least in their 41-45 foot boats. Does anyone know if t
Is it possible to add another wiring bundle tube? Diablito at 12:20pm 11.23.21 Big Boats 12/1526 Hello captains. I have a 1997 Hunter 376, Mer-Sea Beaucoup. I need to run BlueTooth and a WiFi ant
Suggestions For Finishing Raw Fibreglass Around Port-lights (3) wbarrie at 11:24am 11.23.21 Newport 3/1101 Hello! I recently purchased a 73 Newport 27 that underwent a pretty extensive refit about 10 years a
H23 Anchor Locker (1) pale519 at 11:19am 11.23.21 Smaller Boats 11/1519

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Keel holes dmax at 2:24pm 03.20.25 I wouldn't sail that boat without dropping the keel and fully fixing the problem.
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 2:23pm 03.20.25 ... in fact, I would also look at buying a trailer for her. If you had your own trailer, you could m
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 2:19pm 03.20.25 It might not be cost-prohibitive to have her trucked down. I actually have no idea, but I would look
7 Years no haul out Captain Larry-DH at 2:16pm 03.20.25
Keel holes Foswick at 2:11pm 03.20.25 Here's the thing: Holes in the hull - not a problem. Those can be fixed, relatively easily. Damage
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Stu Jackson at 1:38pm 03.20.25 A great resource for you would be the Catalina 25 User Group. A Google search of Catalina 25 Nation
P42 engine sump Boog at 1:30pm 03.20.25 My P42 has the same holes Jim_H42 described. Looks like they were sloppily drilled or punched. I d
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Indysailor at 1:30pm 03.20.25 I've helped people launch with a chain rather than an extension, which works just as well. The thing
Keel holes PaulK at 12:39pm 03.20.25 Tell him your online friends have warned you about polyestermites. They obviously made those holes
7 Years no haul out Bob1992 at 12:36pm 03.20.25 Others have offered good advice. The part of your plan I copied in red is something that should als
7 Years no haul out Bob1992 at 12:31pm 03.20.25 I apricate all the advice. I will definitely post some pics when I get there and send updates
O'Day 27 Prop Mark15231 at 11:44am 03.20.25 Hi RMintle, did you figure out your "idle" issue? Sorry just stumbled on this.
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Ben4195 at 11:18am 03.20.25 I owned a Catalina 25 WK for many years, loved that boat. Only sold it so I could get a bigger boat
Have others installed heat shield on Racor primary fuel filter? JRT at 10:31am 03.20.25 On my 310, the fuel filter was relocated below the aft bunk section next to the cooling water intake
Launching/Recovering Sailboat JBP-PA at 10:20am 03.20.25 How did the previous owner launch it? Yes, with that wing keel you will need an extension or a launc
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Project_Mayhem at 10:19am 03.20.25 My O'Day 25 was a struggle to launch without an extension. My Starwind 19 wasn't an issue except for
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Tedd at 9:44am 03.20.25 That's part of the biggest differance in sailing and powerboating. The setting up to launch a sailbo
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Timm R Oday25 at 9:33am 03.20.25 I've had to use a trailer extension on both of our sailboats . The extension for our 22' Catalina wo
7 Years no haul out Captain Larry-DH at 9:21am 03.20.25 If the boat appears to be in good condition, I will keep her on the hard and do whatever work needs
Ramps for Trailer Sailers Along Mississippi Gulf Coast? Rick Webb at 9:06am 03.20.25 If your trailer is not galvanized it is a real bad idea to put it into salt or brackish water. Unles

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