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Starting a 1999 28' Catalina breton at 3:00pm 06.29.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/830
Inspecting keel bolt (2) newsailor72 at 1:13pm 06.29.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/584 Wanted to inspect keel pivot bolt, got the keel supported in front and back by bottle jack and a flo
Below Waterline Hull Work - Cracks & Barrier Coat (4) TrapperJohn at 12:32pm 06.29.25 Ask All Sailors 2/368 As I continue on my thru-hull and electrical journey and waiting for parts, I'd thought I'd start sa
RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out (1) skunther at 11:29am 06.29.25 Ask All Sailors 10/1017 The display mostly shows the correct information, but will occasionally lose all info and just show
Cover for cubbyholes (1) yelkenli at 11:21am 06.29.25 Ask All Sailors 8/725 Does anyone know of screened or other material covers are made for these cubbyholes? This one has a
New to me Precision 23 - rigging questions (1) ahoysailing at 10:58am 06.29.25 Precision 2/1895 I purchased a 2015 P23 this spring and worked on some upgrades over the past few months. It's offici
Terminal connectors (1) skunther at 9:48am 06.29.25 Ask All Sailors 28/1948
Keel stub damage leaking (4) BTC1984 at 6:05am 06.29.25 Mid-Size Boats 4/860 1984 Catalina 27. There was damage to the keel stub in the bilge area by the previous owner (PO) a
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 6:05am 06.29.25 Destinations 51/3920 My husband and I fulfilled our dream of purchasing a sailboat. We bought a Hunter 25.5 that we inten
Roller Furling Line Replacement and Reinstallation Kraffert at 6:00am 06.29.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/2237 Greetings Fellow Hunter Enthusiasts! We have an 1989 Hunter 35.5. It has the 'under deck' roller
Plugging Thru Hulls on the Hard testingthewaters91 at 3:45am 06.29.25 Ask All Sailors 6/512
Blessing or a Curse fredlan at 1:54pm 06.28.25 Ask An Oday Owner 2/559 I have recently inherited an O'Day Javelin. The hull is in good shape (as is the trailer) but it has
Invest 91L --> TD 2 --> Tropical Storm Barry (3) JamesG161 at 12:52pm 06.28.25 Weather and Forecasting 2/543 232519 Could be a Tropical Storm before coming ashore in Mexico. NOAA Air Craft investigating now.
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions (6) Clutch Cargo at 12:14pm 06.28.25 Bigger Boats 15/2000 This project has been a long time coming, not because of its complexity, but there had always seemed
Cabin Speakers Phil P at 11:57am 06.28.25 Big Boats 2/427 I have a '91 Hunter Legend 375. There are two rectangular speakers in the main cabin. I've tried pre
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) (3) Scott T-Bird at 11:24am 06.28.25 Ask All Sailors 19/1781 I was prepping our boat for a sail to Cape May next week and found this at the shaft seal. I don't
OpenCPN not opening shemandr at 10:58am 06.28.25 Ask All Sailors 9/950 I've had Open CPN on my MacBook Air for years. The IOS is Sequoia 15.5 currently. All of a sudden
90's Hunter .5 Series Dining Table Stuck neilleparkerjr at 9:38am 06.28.25 Big Boats 4/541 When I bought my 1995 Hunter 37.5 the counterweight in the compression post to "help" with lifting t
Wireless Conversion FlyorSail at 9:30am 06.28.25 Mid-Size Boats 2/390 Aloha. I'm planning on converting my wind, depth and speed instruments to a Wireless System on my
Boomkicker or rigid vang and pop-top Tmugs at 8:37am 06.28.25 Catalina 22 5/729 I'm curious about using a boomkicker instead of my topping lift. I imagine this would work great wh

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Boat Smell - Inner Hull VanIslandGuy at 7:19pm 12.15.25 If you can, get out sailing. Heel the boat over 15' on each tack. This will often unstick water
Catalina Yachts website is gone? Alan Gomes at 7:10pm 12.15.25 The ownership of Catalina Yachts, the brand and the assets was sold earlier this year. It is now a
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Oddvark at 7:04pm 12.15.25 I respectfully request you look through what's been provided, ignore what you want, take a deep bre
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Oddvark at 6:46pm 12.15.25 I'd say I did a pretty good job biting my tongue last night. I tried answering your concerns to the
Hunter 37c: Was foam behind hull fabric on hull original? dlochner at 6:15pm 12.15.25 The foam behind the vinyl covering is there to provide a smoother exterior surface. Without the foam
Catalina Yachts website is gone? dlochner at 6:10pm 12.15.25 "Suspended"? For non-payment? The ownership of Catalina Yachts, the brand and the assets was sold
Catalina Yachts website is gone? Alan Gomes at 5:26pm 12.15.25 "Suspended"? For non-payment?
387 mooring bridle set up Stu Jackson at 4:39pm 12.15.25 SS angles usually called rub strakes. this is also a good idea.
Holiday Greetings kappykaplan at 4:10pm 12.15.25 Merry Christmas, Peggie! And everyone!! Same back atcha! :beer:
Holiday Greetings Gene Neill at 4:06pm 12.15.25 Merry Christmas, Peggie! And everyone!!
Catalina Yachts website is gone? Gene Neill at 4:04pm 12.15.25 I was just looking at it yesterday! It's down now though.
Catalina Yachts website is gone? Project_Mayhem at 3:55pm 12.15.25 :banghead:
Catalina Yachts website is gone? Davidasailor26 at 3:33pm 12.15.25
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Richard19068 at 3:24pm 12.15.25 @Oddvark I empathize. I think you were clear and a lot of the responses were off on a tangent. I t
catalina 315 solar panels and suggested places for drilling deck for wiring? (3) VFR750 at 3:02pm 12.15.25 I carefully drilled though the aft side of the starboard locker with a 1" hole saw. I epoxied the i
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 jssailem at 2:13pm 12.15.25
Salon window crack...Repair dlochner at 2:09pm 12.15.25 Dave, You are correct that replacement IS the best solution. I looked on HSBO website but did not f
Lowering mast on a 240 caverun at 1:56pm 12.15.25 Don't forget the old potato masher trick: (1) Facebook
Salon window crack...Repair John Murphy at 1:29pm 12.15.25 Mark & Ralph, Thanx for Y'All's added info. I forgot about the basic physics, coefficient of thermal
387 mooring bridle set up Tally Ho at 1:07pm 12.15.25 I would be more concerned with damage to the fiberglass where the lines run on that raised edge. I

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