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Paws Aboard Ramp on a sailboat nmdesertsailor at 10:55am 04.11.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3637 Does anyone have experience using the Paws Aboard pet ramp? I have two golden retrievers that I hope
Aft engine mount lag screws unable to be tightened down Medicpilot at 10:17am 04.11.09 Catalina 30 1/2105 30' Cat Aft engine mount lag screws unable to be tightened down The stringers that my engine sits o
Advice Needed: New Owner of 1975 C27 - Tiller or Wheel? - Have both. sikest at 10:05am 04.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1655 Hello to all I recently traded my C22 for a C27 in much better condition. When the previous ow
Cleaning up the fiberglass TOMV at 9:19am 04.11.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1732 Getting some new experience in an old boat. What's the best way of cleaning up the fiberglass? Any
Yanmar spares KD3PC at 9:01am 04.11.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1485 I have some Yanmar filter spares yours for the shipping from 24015..about 2 pounds each 124770-125
Loose Strut for shaft vidaken at 7:44am 04.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1247 The prop shaft strut on 28' Catalina is loose. Have cut out a 3"x 3" hole in hump in bilge. Uncovere
Riggin' Info - Lancer 25 dscribner at 7:08am 04.11.09 Lancer 5/2753 Hi Guys and Girls, I bought a Lancer 25 last fall and didn't really check out the rigging, assuming
12volt cooking - best choice? PureFolly at 6:45am 04.11.09 Smaller Boats 7/2296 What is the best way to go for 12 volt cooking on a 20' Hunter. I will be using a Sears Rechargabl
Flare letter types? - Canadian Roger Long at 6:24am 04.11.09 Ask All Sailors 4/6851 Does anyone here know what Type A, B,C, and D flares are? I'd like to comply with Canadian requirem
Owners manual skal2373 at 6:07am 04.11.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/2992 I recently purchased a very nice 1980 Hunter 27. The owner said that the engine was a renault diese
Yanmar SD50 Oil Seal DesOwen at 4:08am 04.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1835 Hi, I'm hoping someone can help with some advice. My SD50 sail drive on my Hunter / Legend 38 in the
Using an extension on the trailer James19955 at 8:12pm 04.10.09 Trailer Sailors 13/10878 I have read some of the posts on trailers and the extension bars. I purchased a Triad trailer for m
Questions? andy k at 8:04pm 04.10.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2071 Hi, I am new to this forum. I also have never sailed other then a little sunfish a few times a summe
Does Anyone Have a .pdf of the Manual for a 22'? Lil Emerald at 8:00pm 04.10.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1498 Hello out there! I'm wondering if anyone has a pdf copy of the rigging and/or operating manual for
Cubbyhole (1) paulj at 7:59pm 04.10.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1658 Catalina designed this little cubbyhole for something...... paulj :troll:
Removing stenciled logo on a sail. Cappep at 7:53pm 04.10.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2214 I am using a mainsail from another class of boat and want to remove the stenciled logo that is on th
K&N air filter (1) paulj at 7:15pm 04.10.09 Catalina 310 6/2145 Mainsail's filter 2 step......:theman: paulj :troll:
Refilling hardware holes kreed17er at 6:55pm 04.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1291 I have a venture 17 that I am currently restoring and was wondering since I have all of the hardware
Vented loop Catalina 27 exhaust jlenox at 6:38pm 04.10.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1613 I just picked up my replacement HX to install. My 1984 Catalina 27 did not previously have a vented
Restoring My Tiller (4) fastrax59 at 5:24pm 04.10.09 Smaller Boats 0/4150 I started restoring my tiller off my 1984 Catalina 25, March 17th, 2009. As you can see from the fi

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Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab RoyS at 6:52am 03.12.22 Interesting. There must be two layers of film over the screen. The one I removed was very thin and p
H30 cutlass O.D Cocoa Beach Sailor at 6:51am 03.12.22 If you buy a new one you will have the exact measurement. Smashing! That never would have occurred
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Maine Sail at 6:36am 03.12.22 I looked at the Xantrex site, and I can't find an alternator regulator designed or programmable for
What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker? RoyS at 6:07am 03.12.22 Rocna recommendations use 50 mph winds so their sizing is very conservative.
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 6:04am 03.12.22 They must have listened. Too long of a story, but they helped me, by phone, with my new one. Their
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer JamesG161 at 5:50am 03.12.22 We had stopped installing Xantrex years ago due to on-going reliability and customer support issues
Shackleton's Endurance Found kappykaplan at 5:46am 03.12.22 Saw this a couple of times on the news. Great historical find! :beer:
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? Rick Webb at 5:38am 03.12.22 Yes, and you'll be amazed at what a difference it makes. Lots of info in the archives here on how t
New Catalina 30 Owner BigEasy at 5:21am 03.12.22 [QUOTE="mikeracca, post: 1736620, member: 159338 this is the back of my propane solenoid, any though
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? Daveinet at 5:16am 03.12.22 The first thing you need to do is load the boat and then measure your tongue weight. It should be ar
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Maine Sail at 5:13am 03.12.22 I wrote my account of the "fire" incident in post #4 from memory of a post read 6-months ago becaus
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Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:04am 03.12.22 When you put the boat on the trailer, get it as close you can to the roller. You will not be able
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. BigEasy at 5:00am 03.12.22 Welcome aboard! Congratulations on taking the next step in purchasing your new boat & learning to
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. shemandr at 4:31am 03.12.22 Congrats for the new to you boat. You'll do fine.... First you hoist the sails and then see what ha
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Sail5 at 3:22am 03.12.22 It is good to welcome you aboard. What are your plans for learning to sail? Yacht club, racing cre
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Sail5 at 3:09am 03.12.22 Thank you. Yes, atomic 4 rebuilt with 500 hours. She purrs. I'm excited to learn the ropes
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. nightowle at 1:20am 03.12.22 Congrats. She looks nice. I had a 1975 O'Day 27 as my first owned boat. She was an excellent boat
hunter 49 steering quadrant artboas at 12:54am 03.12.22 Is there any type of grease on the ball joints your showing? I had a friend who never thought to a
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Mark Maulden at 10:45pm 03.11.22 Thank you to Maine for writing/finishing this article. I initially read it on his FB site as I am d

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