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Roller Furler Modification regor-123 at 5:50am 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2401 I was given a Harken roler furler for my jib. It is too long for my Cat 22, does anyone know if it c
Show me the AC . Lee and Karen at 4:10am 12.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1388 Have any of you installed AC in your small boats for off the dock use ? I am looking into the Cool M
Way down south Phil Herring at 12:47am 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 3/2211 Those of you who've been around here for a while will remember Trevor MacLachlan, who moderated Cata
Idylle 11.5 Questions Popeye1 at 12:31am 12.08.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1778 Hi. I'm new to the forum, and I'm not a sailing enthusiast. I'm posting for my friend. My frien
Yellow Diesel Fuel Cans greg w at 8:55pm 12.07.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1651 Dear Fellow Sailors: I am looking for a smaller (2-4 gallon) lower profile yellow poly diesel fue
Termites... Oh Crap!!!! nebula5 at 7:19pm 12.07.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2010 Well its positive my boat has drywood termites.. Got the little coffee ground looking fecal matter a
Termites... Oh Crap! nebula5 at 7:16pm 12.07.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1277 Well its positive my 27 Catalina has drywood termites.. Got the little coffee ground looking fecal m
Mexico & The Sea Of Cortez Fairwind at 7:01pm 12.07.08 Destinations 6/5837 There are three ways to get a sailboat into The Sea Of Cortez. Sail one down the west coast and arou
Standard Stock Sails CaptainJB at 6:39pm 12.07.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1111 I have a 2002 Hunter 356, which I have had in Florida for the last 4 years, which allows me to oppor
Lancer 25 Owner's Manual dscribner at 5:41pm 12.07.08 Lancer 5/8951 Hi Guys, I just bought a Lancer 25 for the family and we're pretty excited. We got it home a few
cosmetic Bulkhead repair (1) Snotter at 5:27pm 12.07.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2480 Now that I have got most of the major issues under control on my boat it is now time to address some
Why boats not motorhomes? rwblocker at 4:56pm 12.07.08 Ask All Sailors 41/6596 My family and I take our hunter 430 down to Newport Harbor, California, 4-5 times a year. For those
Soda blasting Roy10289 at 2:26pm 12.07.08 Ask All Sailors 6/3035 I sail on Lake Champlain and keep my boat in Plattsburgh,NY. Does anyone have a contact number or we
I, P, E, J Dimensions joefusa at 12:17pm 12.07.08 Catalina 30 5/1829 looking to find the dimensions (especially of the forestay) for my '77 standard rig with bowsprit. j
SBO for cruisers Roger Long at 11:23am 12.07.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/2356 Is there any way that someone who is cruising full time and limited to text only can follow the disc
Washdown Pump Installation airnsail at 11:11am 12.07.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1099 I am going to be installing a washdown pump before commissioning this spring. I am looking for good
Prop shaft seal upgrade Starfish at 10:24am 12.07.08 Ask All Sailors 4/2345 Hi, I am tired of dealing with my continuous drip from the packing gland on my Seidelmann S299 and
Fort Pierce down to the Keys and Punta Gorda seadaddler at 10:22am 12.07.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1333 I am planning to sail down to Marathon or maybe to Channel 5 and up the west coast over to Bunt Stor
Replacing leaking plexiglass portlights Starfish at 10:06am 12.07.08 Ask All Sailors 7/4535 Hi, I am looking to replace the portlights on my S299 (Seidelmann). The current ones are screwed on
ODay 23 Rudder Replacement ojh at 9:07am 12.07.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1600 Seeking affordable replacement rudder for my 1974 ODay 23 Sloop. Used, in sound condition, would be

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1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket LakeShark at 8:00am 02.04.22 They use plates, but not threaded: Interesting. There must have been a design change somewhere a
Shower drain Growl at 7:59am 02.04.22 It was made on a Monday or Friday? It very may well have been, I worked for Bangor Punta Marin in C
EasyLock Midi Rebuilds? rgranger at 7:53am 02.04.22 Are you sure it is the clutch? How old are your lines?
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? rgranger at 7:51am 02.04.22 auto word replace got you.... ! But don't 'Fret' ! :) That is funny.... and now I get to use m
Some Help for An Italian Owner 40.5 sailcapt340 at 7:22am 02.04.22
Swim ladder FlimFlamII at 7:10am 02.04.22 just ahead of the engine. it's a bit hard to see
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? FastOlson at 7:06am 02.04.22 Something along this line of thinking... GO CHORDLESS auto word replace got you.... ! But don't
M-25 engine issues RoyS at 7:05am 02.04.22 Some of those parts should not be disturbed. They control critical settings. Be careful.
Shower drain RoyS at 6:57am 02.04.22 Could be a mistake. My 1980 H33 fuel tank was installed backwards at the factory. There was a float
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? (1) rgranger at 6:57am 02.04.22 Maybe an oscillating multi tool to clean out the old material? Probably safer and more controllabl
Question about water in forward bilge rgranger at 6:52am 02.04.22 Well since it is in a garage and on a trailer, we can rule out rain and probably condensation. You
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket Leeward Rail at 6:49am 02.04.22 AFTER cutting the holes, I realized there were no nuts to deal with. Oh well. Now the boat is much
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. RoyS at 6:48am 02.04.22 You must also keep the shaft centered in the stern tube while realigning the strut. IMHO the stern t
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Pirate Dave at 6:22am 02.04.22 Don't go in through the bilge if the boat is on the hard. The fix isn't really bad on the hard. Ge
Question about water in forward bilge Will Gilmore at 6:17am 02.04.22 Is there any old foam that may have water still in it? Could be still leaking from trapped areas.
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket kappykaplan at 5:58am 02.04.22 AFTER cutting the holes, I realized there were no nuts to deal with. Oh well. Now the boat is much
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. RitSim at 5:49am 02.04.22 On my C30 I had to remove the water heater and the fuel tank. The fuel tank was held down at 4 tab
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket (1) Gene Neill at 5:39am 02.04.22 Good point about the spinning nuts! Especially because the only way to access the nuts would be to c
Help with halyards at mast head sailme88 at 5:34am 02.04.22 Upon further review the answer could be this: It appears the forward halyard with the red tracer i
Hunter 216 Centerboard sailtec hydraulic ram Crazy Dave Condon at 5:25am 02.04.22 There is one person who is knowledgeable on it but cannot remember his name. Anyone can remember hi

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