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I just purchased a Catalina 30 Tall Rig 1980 and considering adding a Windlass. Lewmar has a Low Profile model that it seems would fit. Thoughts? Bill Martin PEI at 1:12pm 11.13.21 Ask All Sailors 3/652 I just purchased a Catalina 30 Tall Rig 1980 and considering adding a Windlass. Lewmar has a Low Pr
Lifting Sling Points for Hunter 40.5 - Help smokey73 at 11:54am 11.13.21 Big Boats 5/1257 1994 Hunter 40.5 My hull was repainted and the sling points are no longer marked on the hull. I"l
Painting water ballast lifting Dennis1390 at 9:47am 11.13.21 Ask All Sailors 1/436 how to lift a Catalina 250 wb for painting? concerned about damage to water ballast system. thx
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild (2) sf34dtw at 9:34am 11.13.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/3805
Need an oil pan for a Perkins LD 20663 (Marine 4.263 diesel) Billy_Pilgrim at 8:49am 11.13.21 Parts Search 1/668 cracked the oil pan in my s/v and having trouble sourcing a new one for the swap. i understand the 4
Anchor 150 miles offshore ? Calif. Ted at 7:22am 11.13.21 Sails Call Lounge 11/1918 I'm 60 miles downcoast from Los Angeles and it looks like a floating village of container ships all
Replace Traveler on 35S5 KGarvey at 4:07am 11.13.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/714 I'm looking for information on removing a Amiot traveler on a 35S5 and replacing it with a Harken. I
Wiring Raymarine Digital Radar with new and old cable smokey73 at 8:01pm 11.12.21 Ask All Sailors 2/797 I had damage to my radar cable from a Raymarine Digital radar and had to cut it. I bought a new Ray
Stray Induced Current (2) smokey73 at 4:43pm 11.12.21 Ask All Sailors 21/2411 When my Generator is running and I measure the current on the Green Wire shows 0.33 A with the readi
Tips on Finding a Deck Leak - 2007 Hunter 41DS (1) dkinzer at 1:16pm 11.12.21 Big Boats 11/1723 It has been raining very heavily for several days now in the Portland area. I was at the boat this m
Keel to hull joint Arrgh at 11:20am 11.12.21 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3275 What does everybody think about fiberglassing the keel to hull joint. Is this an area best left alo
Slips in Tampa area JohnnyMac at 6:56am 11.12.21 Ask All Sailors 12/1500 I am looking to relocate my boat to the Tampa Bay area and having difficulties finding a marina. I a
Oceanis 41/45 - has anyone replaced the discharge pipe from main head? (3) braddexter at 5:13am 11.12.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1771 Has anyone replaced the discharge pipe from main head? This looks a nightmare! It's now full of calc
Replacing a thru hull on a Newport 30 mk 3 (1) bil1215 at 2:28am 11.12.21 Ask All Sailors 12/1340 Hello, I am currently attempting to replace a thru hull on my Newport 30 it was damaged while remov
They made the cover of People Magazine (1) Kermit at 5:13pm 11.11.21 Sails Call Lounge 29/2599
H41 prop, please tel me with prop do you have Valerio at 4:32pm 11.11.21 Big Boats 21/2404 I have a 45 hp yanmar with 3 fixed blade prop 18 x12 Today i have installed a used Max Prop and i p
Plastimo Olympic 135 Compass replacement RitSim at 4:29pm 11.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/959 My current compass leaks over a season. Tired of trying to refill. Has anyone swapped out this comp
Which LED bulbs for masthead, stern, and bow lights on H240? chriscampbell at 3:45pm 11.11.21 Smaller Boats 3/1002 Got my cabin bulbs replaced! Thanks to everyone for your help. :) Now I'm on to the nav lights. I'm
2004 41 AC Hex key size for Tiller lever (1) ice breaker at 12:09pm 11.11.21 Big Boats 3/527 I was wondering if anyone knew the size of the hex key to remove the tiller lever? The tiller lever
Replace or Repair Amiot traveler car on a Beneteau 35S5. KGarvey at 12:02pm 11.11.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1551 I need to replace or repair the Amiot traveler car on a Beneteau 35S5. Any recommendations on where

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JVC Stereo Upgrade Johann at 2:09pm 05.07.25 Well since you have CDs, a simple Pioneer CD receiver, single din with BT and USB. I like being able
JVC Stereo Upgrade dLj at 2:04pm 05.07.25 I have a similar stereo system on my boat. It has an AUX input. I bought about a $20 bluetooth puck
Replacing Whale foot pump in awkward location jssailem at 2:03pm 05.07.25 Oh, the fun of resolving issues on a mature boat. Many times, either the builder or a previous owner
JVC Stereo Upgrade jssailem at 1:56pm 05.07.25 There are so many choices for radios. I found Fusion a good option for my boat. They can range from
12 Volt power panel dlochner at 1:50pm 05.07.25 There are a limited number of reasons why the voltage is so low. The battery is weak to begin with
JVC Stereo Upgrade dlochner at 1:41pm 05.07.25 We have kept it very simple, a JBL Flip 6 waterproof blue tooth speaker and an iPhone streaming Pand
12 Volt power panel Don S/V ILLusion at 1:37pm 05.07.25
Identification labels clutches /line stoppers C310 jssailem at 1:35pm 05.07.25 Thanks HB. I have the label maker. I need to keep adding batteries. The tape looks good. I'll get a
Tight furler jssailem at 1:30pm 05.07.25 I was thinking a belt and suspenders approach. You go to release the furler, and something hidden le
Hatch covers for hunter 34 Dzzz at 12:18pm 05.07.25 What size of screw on the male snap did you use? Thanks Kevin
Coaming Compartment Covers Dzzz at 12:17pm 05.07.25 What size of screw on the male snap did you use? Thanks Kevin
Tight furler Project_Mayhem at 11:22am 05.07.25 @Project_Mayhem, where did you source part #3: 1/4-20x3/8 screw in SS from? My local, and very wel
12 Volt power panel Davidasailor26 at 11:22am 05.07.25
12 Volt power panel NCBrew at 10:41am 05.07.25 Like my stereo is slow coming on out works after a slight delay
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long marcham at 9:40am 05.07.25
T-track / Jib rails Foswick at 9:38am 05.07.25 I've reached out to Catalina.com but nobody seems to answer the phone or respond to voice mails...
Merit 22 owners Los at 9:12am 05.07.25 3. No bilge I'm aware of, but access port forward of the keel. Good answers from Digger1. I would
Merit 22 owners Los at 9:03am 05.07.25 I just make a large loop under the lower shrouds. As soon as the mast is up and forestay connected
Merit 22 owners Los at 8:58am 05.07.25 Here is my A-Frame set-up for stepping the mast. I also use the main sheets vs a winch. Also made u
New owner of a Chrysler 22 sandpiper SteveHughessails at 8:10am 05.07.25 Very wise advise re the shrouds and their hardware. I have bent 2 to date as I thought I stopped so

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