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'82 27' catalina mast height Ron at 1:29am 05.28.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/8640 We are considering buying a 1982 27' Catalina. We need to know the height of the mast off the water
rubbing compound vs sandpaper vs??? butchrobbins at 1:47am 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 3/5897 Our boat has scuff marks on the hull from when it was hauled out prior to purchase. I tried using s
Reefing line question Chris & Lenore at 2:23am 05.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/956 I'm adding a front reefing line to Teliki and I'm curious what line size to use? It makes sense that
@##%$ Leak Bad Obsession at 12:01am 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1337 Last night was a heck of a night. I was up all night last night because of the weather that moved t
Cracked liner question skodafr at 11:56pm 05.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/775 I'm looking at 1990 26S. Inside the boat, the liner is cracked/ crushed right at the point where t
CLEANING HEAD LINER Asylum at 2:31am 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1043 Can water marks be removed from a headliner? Has anyone ever used a carpet cleaning machine, with s
keel-centerboard wobble Jerry Gabel at 2:50am 05.28.08 Smaller Boats 2/1235 Last fall I bought a 1996 Hunter, water ballast, 23.5. I noticed when I pulled it from the water th
Sea Crown bill@tahoe at 3:07am 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 0/3025 Has anyone heard of a Sea Crown day sailer?, 18.5' Built in 1985I saw one on E bay, looks cute, mis
newport 28 prop specs mickey at 3:05am 05.28.08 Newport 2/4974 anyone have the specs on a newport 28 prop? if not, do you know where i can find them?
Robert Gainer memorial John at 4:10am 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1380 Participants on this list will remember Robert Gainer, also a participant who died not so long ago.
Autohelm instrument cover cleaning - SOLVED!! Rich Stidger at 4:50am 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1593 For quite a few years now my white instrument covers have been gray and generally dingy.I've tried
Hunter 22 Engine Dave B at 5:03am 05.28.08 Smaller Boats 3/859 I have a '82 Hunter 22. She displaces 3400 lbs. Recently my 8HP Johnson Sailmaster longhaft was st
Went to the boat today.. (2) Maine Sail at 5:05am 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1092 To do a couple of projects. Mainly I was there to replace the battery in the Nicro Day ' Night which
New Javelin owner with a mast question Ian at 5:54am 05.28.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/920 Hi, Thanks for the look. I am hoping that someone could help me with a mast issue. I have
Catalina 30 Question? Darrelweb at 6:24am 05.28.08 Catalina 30 2/1347 I am currently planning to purchase a 30 footer after this years sailing season. For me it is the ne
1988 Catalina 34 ancor light bulb Bad Obsession at 6:42am 05.28.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1774 My uncle is in the same ancorage as I am and his ancor light is DOA. The bulb has been blown. What
Muffler, Primary Fuel Filter, M-18 Engine Part List & Service Manual Cate at 8:29am 05.28.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1232 Just bought the boat and I need some help finding the information in the topic.Thanks,Cate
Minney's Swap Meet ROE Steve22116 at 8:23am 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1193 Good afternoon all. I understand that Minney's is sponsoring their annual swap meet this Sunday from
fuel milage PatrickS at 7:42am 05.28.08 S2 2/1427 I have recently purchased a 1981 9.2a. what is the general fuel milage? I have the standard yanmar 2
Where do I put boom vang bracket on boom? Merlin at 8:55am 05.28.08 Catalina 22 2/1331 I bought a boom vang kit (among other things) from Catalina Direct but I gather you have to buy the

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Heat exchanger zinc anode. JRR at 10:11am 10.30.21 Thank you, the west system kit will be used, imagine i need lots of filler, think of using mini reb
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? jon hansen at 10:01am 10.30.21 it's interesting for me to read of ralph's inabilities with a danforth anchor. i have many boats and
Mercury 3.5 Hp Water in oil Crazy Dave Condon at 9:55am 10.30.21 Your Mercury 3.5 was built by Tohatsu who also builds the Nissan 3.5. It helps to know when looking
New Hunter 41DS Owner Terry Cox at 9:50am 10.30.21 Different model boat, but we had a fresh water leak some years ago. Did the repair and wrote an arti
New Hunter 41DS Owner Nodak7 at 9:45am 10.30.21 The boat is inland 50 miles in a river, so no salt water. It has no A/C so that can't be it. The bi
Mast track Car Hunter Passage Terry Cox at 9:41am 10.30.21 Yes, Rig Rite carries them. Do not have one here, but have considered it at one time or another. Che
New Hunter 41DS Owner Nodak7 at 9:38am 10.30.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Might be form the shower sump pump
Jabsco electric head vs Raritan, repair or replace? (Thank you Peggy for hte macerator recommendations) Terry Cox at 9:38am 10.30.21 No wet blanket here, but our 1991 P42 came with dual Jabsco sea water electric heads that still do t
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Terry Cox at 9:29am 10.30.21 I gotta stop this right now Ahh, you're no fun. Just when we're getting started. I could mount Joh
Battery Charging jssailem at 9:15am 10.30.21 Also my solar charger controller has a Flooded or Sealed setting which I thought they were the same
Sticky, no sticky. (1) jssailem at 8:52am 10.30.21 Here is a novel approach... Instead of removing the sticky... cover it. Duct tape is always an opti
Sticky, no sticky. sail sfbay at 8:41am 10.30.21
New Hunter 41DS Owner sail sfbay at 8:22am 10.30.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Might be form the shower sump pump
JIB SHEET QUESTION (1) sail sfbay at 8:00am 10.30.21 jssailem's proposal to use a soft shackle looks like a great idea. More on soft shackles in this ar
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends DeniseO30 at 7:57am 10.30.21 I think it was up until 1988 Catalina used plywood in the keel stubs which could turn into mush from
New Hunter 41DS Owner dkinzer at 7:40am 10.30.21 The boat is inland 50 miles in a river, so no salt water. It has no A/C so that can't be it. The bil
H50 chart table seat sail sfbay at 7:34am 10.30.21 Welcome to the forum!! May I suggest a custom furniture manufacturer in or around Naples, Italy? T
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends RoyS at 7:17am 10.30.21 I had one of those with the same problem. Catalina supplied a procedure for sistering up the keel bo
Engine Issue RoyS at 7:11am 10.30.21 Yes, I had nearly the same experience after leaving my engine idling for a few minutes at about 800
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience cymeyer at 7:10am 10.30.21 I don't question your experience with the company as I've heard similar accounts from others. We a

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