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Cabin Teak Cleaning Gerard8532 at 7:52am 05.11.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1255 Any suggestions for products to use to clean and freshen up the interior teak of my 1984. C27 It is
Its 1045 EDT do you know where your fluxgate is on your H49??? Velero49 at 7:42am 05.11.09 Big Boats 4/1370 I need to find out where the factory installed the autopilot fluxgate on H49/50. I have talked to th
Fun dinghy races in Puget Sound (1) mellis at 7:33am 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 1/2023 For those of you in the Puget Sound region there are some opportunities to do some fun dinghy racing
Center Board Pennant (Line) Oday 25 Dwight Thomas at 7:27am 05.11.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2574 I am dropping my center board sometime in the next few weeks. I want to replace the wire/line with
Garhauer deck organizers kielboatsa at 6:49am 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 19/4852 Yesterday I tried to install my new deck organizers, but when I removed the nuts off of the back of
Fischer Panda Service Jeff20919 at 6:35am 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1035 I am looking for the name of a Fischer Panda factory authorized service center in the Long Beach Ca
laguna 24 info greensteel at 5:10am 05.11.09 Other Sailboats 2/2422 I just bought my first sailboat, a 86 laguna 24. unfortunately I can't find much info. does anyone
40.5 Vented Loop Michael G at 3:03am 05.11.09 Big Boats 23/3807 Does anyone know how to get to the vented loop in the Main head ? Mine must be bad as it continues t
buy alternator m1196 at 1:51am 05.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1488 Can anyone tell me the best place to buy an alternator for an 8hp yanmar. Would the local auto plac
Garfhauer sandpiper10471 at 8:16pm 05.10.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1264 Have any of you 37 Cutter addicts installed a Garhauer traveler with the Garhauer risers? If so, whi
All cleaned up...Check this out! kreed17er at 7:33pm 05.10.09 Ask All Sailors 22/3745 I read a thread on here a while back that talked about what to clean your boat with. It talked about
Y valve on my sailboat aceventura at 6:57pm 05.10.09 Grampian 5/4815 I've bought an Grampian 26 who is equiped with a Y valve for the toilet. I have to take it out becau
Cottage vs. Boat. Do you deal with both? Trillium73 at 6:46pm 05.10.09 Ask All Sailors 37/11151 After 10 years of owning a cottage in the upper thumb of Michigan , we went out and purchased a Good
Riding turns on jib furler Ken Honeycutt at 6:27pm 05.10.09 Big Boats 4/1733 Every so often I get a riding turn on the jib furler. Seems to happen at radom and at the worst time
Where to locate air conditioning unit 9.2C? Calypso at 6:08pm 05.10.09 S2 4/1866 I ordered a Webasto FCF 12,000 btu reverse cycle unit. The easiest place to mount would be in the a
Genoa sizes compatable with H 23.5 timothy_c at 5:46pm 05.10.09 Smaller Boats 1/1145 I'm interested in info on using different genoas on my H 23.5 I bought the boat 3 years ago and I'm
swamp coolers and boats tsmwebb at 5:36pm 05.10.09 Ask All Sailors 16/9117 This summer I've decided to cruise in the desert... Not my first choice to be sure, but family matt
Lose mast Step Plate gbrewer at 5:30pm 05.10.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1017 On my 87 C22 the plate that the mast attaches to, I think it's called the mast step. Well, the two b
rebed plexiglas on deck k green at 5:16pm 05.10.09 Big Boats 1/1318 The plexiglas on the deck on the starboard side of the mast is leaking. I have to pull up the glass
40.5 salon panelling larry baswick at 5:07pm 05.10.09 Big Boats 1/1205 I read a post that someone with a 40.5 panelled the foreward and aft cabins with the same panelling

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What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker? jeepbluetj at 10:52am 03.10.22 My C-30 had a roller that I plopped a Mantus on. 25lb IIRC, but may have been 30. That thing stuck l
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) jeepbluetj at 10:40am 03.10.22 It's a shame it doesn't have the original table. I'd make one with the white Formica when you do the
New Catalina 30 Owner Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:28am 03.10.22 Once you get all the hoses off the tank, how hard will it be to take it off the boat and pressure wa
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig dwcory at 10:25am 03.10.22 I have an '85 Catalina 30 Tall Rig with the fin keel. She sails really well. The tall rig is known
Sailboat donation Pirate Dave at 10:24am 03.10.22 However, for boats with lead keels (like Catalinas) there usually is somebody that will take a wreck
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Apex at 10:12am 03.10.22 Pay attention to @jssailem initial post on leading fair into the drum. Angle should be as close to
Sailboat donation lweeks at 10:10am 03.10.22 I am on Lake Lanier. what do you have?
Sailboat donation Leeward Rail at 10:03am 03.10.22 Our local club got a donation boat that we plan to use for training and other activities. ain. Jus
I got new crew Leeward Rail at 10:01am 03.10.22 13.5 years, it was a great run That's a good run for a good sized dog. I alway wish they would l
Sailboat donation jeepbluetj at 10:00am 03.10.22 I was going to say Sea Scout, but I was too late :) Boat Angel, Boat US, Kars4Kids, etc... all want
What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker? fox9988 at 9:52am 03.10.22 I do have a bow roller. I'll get pictures and dimensions of the anchor locker the next time I'm at t
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig jeepbluetj at 9:50am 03.10.22 I'd say of the available power in the early C-30's, the M25 is the winner over the A4 and the 11 hp
In hull transducer and wax BarryL at 9:43am 03.10.22 Hey, As others have written, the wax ring is very simple. Just make it into a small ball and then s
Hunter 26.5 JoeWhite at 9:23am 03.10.22 No
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig sail sfbay at 9:00am 03.10.22 You might find this thread on the same subject helpful: Tall Rig vs. Standard Rig \| Sailboat Owners
Cockpit Cushions Calif. Ted at 8:53am 03.10.22 Get them now, nothing will be cheaper next year, mine are about 10 years old, amortized that's $125/
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price vsfoster at 8:53am 03.10.22 Thank you for all of the input. Case closed, I bought the boat.
Cockpit Cushions sail sfbay at 8:50am 03.10.22 patbratton...........those cushions are about the best around. I installed them on my Hunter 386 and
Cockpit Cushions Phil Herring at 8:26am 03.10.22 Generalized inflation numbers don't capture what's happened to foam prices over the past two years.
Standing Rigging brockangelo at 8:25am 03.10.22 I haven't looked closely at the turnbuckles or jaw toggles yet, but how do you decide a left-hand th

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