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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 4/6850 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 1/2991 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 0/1834 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
lifting my Mac 25 off the trailer Mac at 4:39pm 04.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2294 I've seen where the Mac 25 is lifted off the trailer for bottom painting, is there any specific dist
Jabsco Toilet Rebuild Neil McDonald at 4:25pm 04.10.09 Ask All Sailors 40/10075 I have just installed a rebuild kit on my Jabsco model 29120-2000 toilet. The kit (29045-2000) made
anode protection Roy10289 at 3:28pm 04.10.09 Ask All Sailors 15/6875 I sail on a freshwater lake, for a second year now. My boat has a zinc anode on the shaft that was t
Moorings som1335 at 2:57pm 04.10.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1178 Just curious, how far is the next mooring to your boat. Only 45 to 50 feet for me and I ave a 33'.
Garmin radar question Roger Long at 1:23pm 04.10.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1905 Am I correct that the Garmin 3205 I'm getting will be the switch for the GMR 18 radom and turn it on

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Mods to our 35s5 Hollyberry at 11:45am 03.11.22 Thanks JR and Kappy. Feels good to get it done.
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 11:44am 03.11.22 Thank you!
Here's something you don't see every day jviss at 11:43am 03.11.22 Holy Cow!
Mods to our 35s5 JRacer at 10:53am 03.11.22 Awesome job!
What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker? fox9988 at 10:46am 03.11.22 Point taken on 5/16" chain (edited). I'm going to start out in the Caribbean, up the east coast for
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Hayden Watson at 10:14am 03.11.22 One thing to keep in mind is that any block must have the support in the correct orientation to the
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig (2) jeepbluetj at 10:07am 03.11.22 Pic of a C-30 T cockpit stolen from the internet: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/c30c
Here's something you don't see every day jeepbluetj at 10:04am 03.11.22 The Correct link
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig shanker at 10:04am 03.11.22 I have a '84 MK I Cat 30 tall rig/ bow sprit/ fin keel with the M25 and run a R/F 135 Genoa on a lak
3m 4000 Hayden Watson at 10:01am 03.11.22 No, it is not a reprint. The article is current. The materials did take several years to fail. I h
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

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