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No problem registering mike and kathie at 5:54am 04.21.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1937 Registering is easy enough. Anxious to see how many 309 owners register and participate. John:
Jib first Quoddy at 5:02am 04.21.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/3158 Trim the jib first. Does this apply to masthead only and not fractional because the jib has the powe
Fresh to salt water move robertguck at 4:18am 04.21.09 Catalina 22 0/1096 I am trailering my 1967 Catalina 22 from Minnesota to Florida and have antifouling bottom paint now.
h40.5 rudder play - How much is too much? Rich Stidger at 8:03pm 04.20.09 Big Boats 3/1974 I first noticed play in the rudder when the boat was about five years old. At that time I talked to
Tranny reversing gear problem RFerraro1 at 6:05pm 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2517 On a 1984 Beneteau First 32 with Renault engine. Forward gear runs fine but in reverse the propsha
Welcome jsalley at 5:44pm 04.20.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1712 Welcome to the new home for the Catalina 309 Owners Forum. Feel free to ask or answer any questions
maststep/wiring detail 1979 H27 fnuttersny at 5:23pm 04.20.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1672 Following mast step thread promted nosing around my compression post area and found water drops comi
Keel Hauled BARRY3684 at 4:00pm 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2411 What is the best way of repairing rust pockets that have developed on the keel of my boat? It's a Ca
non-slip/skid on deck Novelman at 3:50pm 04.20.09 Lancer 2/1747 I put my 25' Lancer in the water yesterday and found that the "non-slip" surface on the fore deck is
What is this thing? (1) enovillo at 3:49pm 04.20.09 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2128 Hi all, I recently became the proud owner of a 1982 Hunter 33. While going through the boat, my wif
electrical issues hfmckevitt at 2:27pm 04.20.09 S2 2/1444 I am having problems with gages on the deck at the wheel, the wind and depth gage have stopped worki
Mothers Powerball - Anyone have experience? (1) Rich Stidger at 2:20pm 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2156 I picked up a red Mothers Powerball and it appears to be the same as the "Marine" version. In fact
Thru hull replacement ranchu56 at 1:41pm 04.20.09 Big Boats 1/1188 Replacing gate valve(last one) with ball valve and removed the lav sink drain thru-hull on my 1984 H
Looking for "upper cover" for Yanmar 1 cyl (1) Kevin3447 at 1:22pm 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2118 Hi, I'm looking for an "upper cover" for a Yanmar 1 cyl - YSM8 - although I think the YSM12 might be
Shaft packing on a 375 therapy at 1:17pm 04.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1001 Question - Any 375 owners out there who have the nylon packing gland ?? What size of replacement pac
Beneteau First 36.7 Doors (1) Bigwater Bob at 12:14pm 04.20.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1281 Just wanted to send a kudo to the guys at sailboatowner.com (Cruising Concepts) for the new companio
O'Day 26 Shoaldrafter at 12:04pm 04.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2480 Folks, The O'Day 26 is reviewed in the May/June 2009 Good Old Boats. Ed K 26
Vibration On a 1999 Hunter 380 - 3JH2E Bro Paul at 11:14am 04.20.09 Big Boats 11/2127 Well I picked up a crab trap line, that wasn't attached to a crab trap. Just floating a few inches
Looking for the Wiring Diagram for a 1982/3 H 30 Nelsonhow at 11:13am 04.20.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/4002 Well, I did it. I just took possession of an older H-30. It needs work but the boat is sound and w
How fast can a 26M go under sail? moctoc at 10:48am 04.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/9319 I know that answers to this question will say it depends, but in general how fast can a 26M go under

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1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig shanker at 10:00am 03.11.22 OK I see that in some online pics. the one I'm looking at does not have that t shape. the port and S
Here's something you don't see every day jeepbluetj at 9:59am 03.11.22 A slightly more indepth video of the incident. The sailboat that was crushed was occupied at the tim
3m 4000 Hayden Watson at 9:46am 03.11.22 The problem seems to be related to moisture more than UV... so I would check on them. And use Sika
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post chichiflys at 9:45am 03.11.22 Thanks Roy. Ideally I can bond the joist to the hull sides and leave a space at the bottom so that
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig mikeracca at 9:36am 03.11.22 OK, dumb question...what would a T cockpit look like...is the top of the T a seat across theength o
LiFePo4 Refresh (1) Hayden Watson at 9:36am 03.11.22 Good luck with that with LFP.. The PM is built to the same standard as the old Ample alt...We built
Macgregor V25 keel cable connection mikeracca at 9:33am 03.11.22 @Tsatzsue your Mac looks just like mine! Great little boat.
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig shanker at 9:32am 03.11.22 OK, dumb question...what would a T cockpit look like...is the top of the T a seat across theength of
Here's something you don't see every day Phil Herring at 9:21am 03.11.22 That's what I was thinking, too... I suppose the engine could be disabled but that's a tricky one gi
3m 4000 Bob J. at 9:20am 03.11.22 Glazing or bedding frames? What is the failure? The fixed frames. Started weeping a couple years a
Here's something you don't see every day Don S/V ILLusion at 9:19am 03.11.22
Here's something you don't see every day jviss at 9:19am 03.11.22 Is a boat a motor vehicle?
Here's something you don't see every day Davidasailor26 at 9:18am 03.11.22
trucking a boat... Md80max at 9:09am 03.11.22 I saw this mover unload and step its mast single handed on a Catalina 30. Those who saw him works w
trucking a boat... Md80max at 9:09am 03.11.22 Have never heard of them so thank you very much!
Here's something you don't see every day tfox2069 at 9:08am 03.11.22 If you're wondering about the "keys left in the ignition" liability in your state (at least with reg
refrigeration for a s2 11a jeepbluetj at 9:08am 03.11.22 As mentioned, an compressor-based Engel or similar unit is by far the easiest. Pays your $$ and plug
Here's something you don't see every day jviss at 9:06am 03.11.22 Well obviously I can't speak for all states, but that is the case in New York State. dj p.s. I wa
Here's something you don't see every day kloudie1 at 9:04am 03.11.22 A few years back, we had a boat yard worker (there may have been drugs involved) take a sailboat fro
Here's something you don't see every day kappykaplan at 9:02am 03.11.22 Saw this on the news this morning. They said the suspect is in custody.

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