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Catalina 30 survey question AADIVER at 4:26pm 11.25.08 Catalina 30 11/8173 What are the top three survey items most important in surveying a mid '80's 30? My guess: the engi
PM'ing me? Phil Herring at 4:08pm 11.25.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1770 For some reason I no doubt caused myself, I am not receiving PM's. If you sent me a PM best resend
Splaaaaaaaaaash (2) sailaway78 at 3:33pm 11.25.08 Ask All Sailors 27/3306 While many on this board are pulling and winterizing their boats, I have just completed a bottom job
Pensacola Sailing over the Winter....? dvideohd at 3:31pm 11.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1195 Any opinions about sailing in Pensacola over the winter....? I might have a chance to spend some w
Cubby Repair Andreas at 2:58pm 11.25.08 Ericson 0/1695 I have a 1979 Ericson 35 which I dearly love. Not sure how to describe this. In the cockpit on port
shroud size jeff K at 2:20pm 11.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1318 I'm replacing some old shrouds and need to know what size they are. I checked the archives without
Requesting a 1973 Ranger 26 Owners Manual (Gary Mull design) Ranger26Honolulu at 2:13pm 11.25.08 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 3/3915 I've owned this boat for one month. Hull # 285. Great condition and I've already been out 5 times. I
Centerboard/Keel Elcappyton at 2:08pm 11.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1311 My centerboard is corroded beyond repair. Anyone know where another keel can be manufactured or purc
Holiday Gift Cards Beware mckee1952 at 12:04pm 11.25.08 Sails Call Lounge 6/2765 FYI - I came across this yesterday evening.... Wanted to give everyone a heads up that if you te
Tracing Parasitic Loads (Battery Leaks/Gremlins) (1) Maine Sail at 12:00pm 11.25.08 Musings With Maine Sail 8/4110 I have seen a lot of questions over the years about parasitic battery loads (current draw on your ba
Bottom Job msturner at 11:22am 11.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1130 I had a bottom job on my 27' hunter and when I went to pick it up; the tech told me he had put some
Heaving to with Hunter 36 Ken Honeycutt at 11:10am 11.25.08 Big Boats 8/2006 Now that the boat is tucked in for the winter with nothing but cold days and long nights to look for
Polars (Charts not Bears) Journey6534 at 9:44am 11.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1163 Has anyone ever come across polar charts for an O'Day 22?
Tips for through-hull mountings ? tasdevil at 9:30am 11.25.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1379 As I sail in shallow water I wish to mount a depth sounder through the hull below the bow I'm very
Raymarine speed paddlewheel question Napa Ed at 9:07am 11.25.08 Ask All Sailors 14/2861 Is there a manufactured plug for an ST60 unit? I looked at the raymarine site but nothing popped out
Thanks to a fellow forum member ! (3) Maine Sail at 5:14am 11.25.08 Musings With Maine Sail 16/3768 I wanted to take a moment to thank Tim R. for graciously putting up with my sorry butt all summer lo
Fix a leaking water tank. ggrizzard at 8:44pm 11.24.08 Ask All Sailors 11/5023 My 1979 Hunter 30 has developed a leak in the 30 gal., aluminum water tank. It appears to be in an i
through hulls again Mike8193 at 8:25pm 11.24.08 Ask All Sailors 29/6777 I hope I don't seem fixated on through hulls. One question is bugging me. I see adds for wooden pl
Trailer for a Cat 25 Bedorec at 8:19pm 11.24.08 Smaller Boats 0/1466 I'm in the market for a 1980's Catalina 25 - seems like a good combination of size and trailerabilit
Hunter 212 bent turnbuckle (1) vines at 8:04pm 11.24.08 Smaller Boats 6/2705 I just purchased a 2001 Hunter 212. It was used only one time by the original owner back in 2002 and

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Adding a solar panel MikeHoncho at 2:57pm 06.06.21 Getting your agms charged back to 100% on return to your moorage will be your big challenge with the
Catalina 30 exact dimensions for boat slip jssailem at 2:52pm 06.06.21 Michigan Sailor asking a question like this can fail. Even if the boat was designed to meet these ex
Reverse Cycle difficulties MitchM at 2:30pm 06.06.21 i fried my march pump, the rebuild kit was $$$ and i got a new march from Depco f
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right MitchM at 2:21pm 06.06.21 on my old 1980 boat i had the omnipresent parjabsco manual head w hand pump and w a
Catalina 275 Rudder float or sink? Cycleox at 2:00pm 06.06.21 Oh yes I have had that happen without the nasty lesson. There is a straight stainless tube that run
Replace Wind Transducer JoeWhite at 1:59pm 06.06.21 No tools are needed to exchange the anomemeter. Simply unscrew the existing one and install the new
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right sail sfbay at 1:04pm 06.06.21 Thanks for the switch recommendation!!
Marinebeam SFS at 12:51pm 06.06.21 Or someone could call the screen printing business that apparently rents them space and ask what's u
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right sesmith at 12:39pm 06.06.21 Yes you can and I'm sure it's more "elegant" than my solution. Elegance comes with a price, though.
Head problem Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:35pm 06.06.21 Aha! That's good news! --Peggie
Wilcox Crittenden Type 51 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:33pm 06.06.21 I just posted a reply to your same question on cruisers.com I'm afraid it wasn't very helpful. --P
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:30pm 06.06.21 You can actually buy what Raritan calls their "Momentary Control," which is a 3 option switch that a
Small Sailboat Trailer Rental Advice Please DaySailer65 at 12:11pm 06.06.21 Thanks again for the Harbor Freight info. That's one of my favorite stores and I do use their coupo
Progressive insurance Rich Stidger at 12:08pm 06.06.21 After talking to my USPS insurance agent I called Progressive directly and got the same story. I th
kea to main door Udi at 11:56am 06.06.21 Right Jim ! I believe that will be the ultimate solution in order not to make any critical changes t
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 11:49am 06.06.21 Not a cheap fix but did see a strange outboard for cat 22 on back of one of the boats in the nationa
H260 Rudder pivot hole not straight Butcher at 11:41am 06.06.21 Well the two halves are as straight as the day they were put together. Even if the hole is not suppo
Sea Pearl 21 Sails (1) IndyEd at 11:32am 06.06.21 Hello Vivian, Try the Sea Pearl Yahoo Group at seapearl groups.io Group with your questions, if
kea to main door (1) JamesG161 at 11:25am 06.06.21 but won't help us while cruising the med. Thanks Do the reverse then. Pre-Tie your Stern cleat an
2005 Hunter 36 Bilge Secret sail at 11:24am 06.06.21 Water from the fridge goes into the shower sump pump ! When its full it overflows.

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