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bimin for c27 amber waves at 7:14am 05.31.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1649 Morning all, we just bought our first boat a 1987 c27 catalina. Lucky to buy it from an older gent w
Looking for a specific hull ismjim46 at 6:09am 05.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1020 A few years ago, I gave up sailing and sold my 27' O'Day. Big mistake. I am now retired. Ocasional
sail slides fireone at 6:09am 05.31.09 Day Sailers 1/1121 Looking for information on what size main sail slides i would need so i can replace mine...any info
Looking for a specific O'Day ismjim46 at 6:07am 05.31.09 Bigger Boats 1/1528 A few years ago, I gave up sailing and sold my 27' O'Day. Big mistake. I am now retired. Ocasional
Looking for specific boat ismjim46 at 6:06am 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1250 A few years ago, I gave up sailing and sold my 27' O'Day. Big mistake. I am now retired. Ocasional w
Link 2000 Installation questions karmaf16 at 5:01am 05.31.09 Big Boats 1/1083 Hi All, I am replacing the standard Xantrex Freedom 20 Remote with a Link 2000 unit on my Hunter.
Leakage nfitz at 9:32pm 05.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1548 The past two winters of storing my 1992 Mac 26 have been marred by a lot of water that somehow leake
Hatchboards (1) paulj at 8:29pm 05.30.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1448 Where do you store your hatchboards while sailing? paulj :troll:
Raymarine Auto Pilot Display Unit Not Displaying Joe Mullee at 7:58pm 05.30.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1539 Two weeks ago I installed a Raymarine X5 AP. Got everything hooked up and turned it on and off a few
Pop-up top Echo at 7:17pm 05.30.09 Sirius 21/22 4/3766 We tried to pop up the top over the companionway and we are puzzled because the supports to it do no
supplier for portlight gaskets Brian P at 6:58pm 05.30.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/2007 I have a 1981 Hunter 27 with leaky portlights. I had been looking over the last year for gasket mate
Big project SoSound at 6:23pm 05.30.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2122 The big project is redoing a soft (likely de-laminated) cockpit seat where there had been teak slats
H23.5 misc questions alikolbe at 6:17pm 05.30.09 Smaller Boats 6/1456 Anyone know where I can get a replacement rubber gasket for a 1994 H23.5 front hatch? Mine is ripped
Battery charge gary at 6:03pm 05.30.09 Smaller Boats 2/1166 I use a solar panel to keep the battery on our Hunter 22 topped up. So far this has worked great.
Wiring a Solar Panel to the Battery Banks Mickey G. at 5:10pm 05.30.09 Big Boats 3/2608 I just purchased a 20 amp solar panel with a charge controller to keep my two battery banks charged
Small projects SoSound at 4:30pm 05.30.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1315 Looking for advise and ideas on two small projects. Flag halyard and replacement sail slides and sh
Lake Sailing and Gusting Winds (1) r.oril at 3:49pm 05.30.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1447 :eek:The winds finally calmed down in Lancaster, Ca. and we headed for Pyramid Lake. We were in the
Opinion: C&C Boats? Specifically, 29 Mk 2? McMikeJr at 3:43pm 05.30.09 Ask All Sailors 4/16021 Wondering if anybody has any experience with C'C? How's the customer service? How solid is the manuf
Proper use of vinegar gkornreich at 3:22pm 05.30.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1979 Hi again Peggie. Is it OK to leave vinegar in the system (after flushing it out of the bowl) for
CDI FF2 equiped forestay length? Krantz at 2:56pm 05.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1827 Hello, I just joined this forum after buying a 92 Macgregor 26s a couple weeks ago. I have to replac

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Catalina 30 Table/hardware Hayden Watson at 11:26am 03.22.22 Wow... WM sure does enjoy a premium mark-up. Here is the same bracket for $50 less https://www.am
Catalina 30 Table/hardware rgranger at 11:06am 03.22.22 If you can't find used ones, they are available new (WM is probably not the cheapest): Chromed-Bras
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats rgranger at 11:04am 03.22.22 Or you could go PlasTeak: Home - PlasTEAK Inc. I was going to say.. "rip some trex" ... essentiall
Leave the refrigerator on or off? Hayden Watson at 10:53am 03.22.22 If you turn it off, leave the lid open to prevent warm fridge stank. I leave mine one with basics n
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) Ralph Johnstone at 10:48am 03.22.22 We average around 100 eng hours/season, and we change the impeller about every 2nd-3rd year-but hav
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 03.22.22 That looks great. Is that shiny stuff lacquer or varnish? Thanks. What you're seeing is three co
Leave the refrigerator on or off? Stu Jackson at 10:31am 03.22.22 This is a very recurring topic. It comes up regularly, like clockwork. :) The answer is: Your bo
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) dlochner at 10:21am 03.22.22 Sailcrazy1, you may want to relocate your water pump as per Art Boas post. I have done it and now t
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:09am 03.22.22 Sailcrazy1, you may want to relocate your water pump as per Art Boas post. I have done it and now th
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:03am 03.22.22 Yes, you have to remove the freezer. There should be a trim ring around it with screws. Once removed
Water Standing Under V Berth fox9988 at 9:31am 03.22.22 The pressure side is finished. I have one drain and the holding tank vent left to replace. The pre
Keel smile and 6 bolts Calif. Ted at 9:19am 03.22.22 I have never heard of a Catalina losing a keel, unless severely compromised the standard response is
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? flightlead404 at 8:50am 03.22.22 Cleaning the coils with a shop vac is an easy and inexpensive way to troubleshoot and maybe fix thi
Touch up interior wood BigEasy at 8:47am 03.22.22 @sf34dtw , Good morning! For interior use on my boat, I've just used Cetol, which is a marine sta
Build a Better Boat Hook? william24424 at 8:46am 03.22.22 I use a hockey stick, it's a light composite material, bends yet stiff, easy to swing, after years
Touch up interior wood BigEasy at 8:18am 03.22.22 That area will likely need to be refinished. Beneteau used a lacquer finish that also incorporated
Touch up interior wood (1) joker460 at 8:16am 03.22.22 Have you seen the attached PDF?
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? Justin_NSA at 8:00am 03.22.22 Could have a freon leak. Clean it first and see
Touch up interior wood Simon Sexton at 7:59am 03.22.22 @sf34dtw , Good morning! For interior use on my boat, I've just used Cetol, which is a marine sta
Leave the refrigerator on or off? Justin_NSA at 7:58am 03.22.22 Mine stays on also. Nice to have cold beer waiting onboard! It's older but it has logic to shut dow

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