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Catalina 27 holding tank Gary8065 at 5:09am 09.18.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2344 I have a 1986 Catalina 27. I would like to remove the old holding tank which is under the v-berth an
Hull Specs Tide-N-Knots at 5:01am 09.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/794 I am making a trailer for a Hunter 30 1978 and was wondering if all the Hunter 30 1974-1984 have the
Zinc my swing keel? Monica at 6:03am 09.18.07 Catalina 22 3/2012 I keep my 25 swing keel Catalina in the marina year round, Do i need to zinc? I was chatting with so
Foam in mast Kevin at 8:08am 09.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/946 I have an Oday Mariner 2+2. My question is that everytime I step up and lower the mast there seems
should I upgrade to a macgregor? don at 8:29am 09.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1191 Ok heres the deal.... In the past I have had some sailing experiance, but mostly in small boats. We
Trailering and Roller Furling Aldo at 8:36am 09.18.07 Catalina 22 3/1453 What's the story on trailering and roller furling? I know that when I trailer my C-22 without rolle
Bypassing The Racor Joe Mullee at 8:40am 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1289 Thanks to everyone who has helped me with my engine problem. I have a new list of things I will chec
Hull Speed Mergatroid at 9:43am 09.18.07 Smaller Boats 8/1075 The specs show the hull speed of 6.4, is that knots? MPH would be aprox 7.36, sound about right?
Forestay Failure Yes Dear at 9:51am 09.18.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/910 My forestay was sheered off by the Jib Furler! The boat is only 5 months old.Luckily she was at po
Mounting transducer (1) Kevin C 26S at 8:34am 09.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1231 Hi,I got my new chartplotter/depth finder and it comes with a transom mount transducer. I know it
How difficult is it to pull injectors? Persy at 8:32am 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 5/955 My generator (Northern Lights) has black smoke coming out of the exhaust. I have had some problems
Where to buy a dodger for S299? Peter Reynolds at 11:16am 09.18.07 Seidelmann 1/1490 Hi,Still searching for information on upgrades to my new boat.I am looking to add a traditional
owners manual brian herr at 11:25am 09.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/762 I'm loking for an owners manual and a stern railing for my 1990 mac 26d. Any help would be appreci
Lectrasan Lid broken! Alan Pond at 10:23am 09.18.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1158 Had the boat since last Feb. Sailed her to NOLA and the Lectrasan in the aft head was new to me, so
ODay 27 Bathroom ports oday27jfc at 10:16am 09.18.07 Bigger Boats 4/1229 Anybody know the Original Manufacture and or who to use as a replacement?
Recent 10 Day Trip (1) Dick Dixon at 12:23pm 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1122 Just wanted to let my fellow sailors know that my sailing buddies and I just returned from a ten day
Mainsail cover zipper Paul356 at 1:23pm 09.18.07 Big Boats 4/1660 Our H356 is apparently one of the few with a "real" main, i.e., not the kind that rolls up in the ma
Upgrade of the engine 3GMF20 for a 3GMF30 Andr�L at 1:44pm 09.18.07 Big Boats 3/1094 I've owned a H34 1983 for 10 years, I've put a lot of money in it to improve the comfort and love th
the headmistress transient at 2:10pm 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1105 almost everytime i click on the headmistress topic, i get the following error:-"Sorry, we can't de
Catalina Mark II cushions specs windy24518 at 2:02pm 09.18.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1209 I want to get new cushions for my 1998 Catalina Mark II. I found a great upolsterer in my local area

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Starting Battery won't hold a charge Nichole340 at 3:35am 03.27.21 I don't know why I get so confused with the Wire size and fusing in this project. And it comes acro
Standing Rigging on Hunter 34 Whatfiero1 at 3:30am 03.27.21 Headstay B&R rigs put most stress on head so replace that first especially if roller furler that ad
need some assistance Will Gilmore at 10:56pm 03.26.21 Charlie, what kind of help are you looking for? I'm sure I won't be of any help, but maybe someone
fog scares me! Will Gilmore at 10:50pm 03.26.21 We could hear their engines - which is very scary :plus: Sounds travels exceptionally well in the
VHF Range? Richard19068 at 10:49pm 03.26.21
C22 Swing Keel/Fiberglass Repair? (4) C_Level at 9:43pm 03.26.21 The stingy sailor (The $tingy Sailor) has a detailed series on fairing the keel - including a templ
Engine panel cover. Worth it? JRacer at 8:45pm 03.26.21 Will Do. He made a nice bimini cover for us. Are you in the water yet? I hope to get my hull waxed
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' thinwater at 8:44pm 03.26.21 thanks to our government for publishing some confusing requirements. you have to laboriousl
1984 Hunter 37c conversion to sloop mermike at 8:39pm 03.26.21
fog scares me! All U Get at 8:38pm 03.26.21 Our success has been based on using radar, AIS, or the anchor. We never leave in thick fog and will
Insight Please - Beneteau 361 Windlass Install BigEasy at 8:24pm 03.26.21 I'm preparing to install a Lewmar V2 windlass on my 2000 Beneteau 361. My question is . . . to all
VHF Range? Kings Gambit at 8:24pm 03.26.21 Welllllllll, things happen. When I bought my current boat in 2018 the surveyor noted that the VHF
Cat 22 cabin cushions BOSSailor at 8:22pm 03.26.21 Check out the Stingy Sailor's page on cushions. He and his wife redid their entire set and they look
VHF Range? Rick Webb at 8:18pm 03.26.21 Not sure if anyone else covered this I did not read all the way to the end. A big advantage of the
New to me 2003 Hunter 386 JimP at 8:14pm 03.26.21 while you're at it, if you never go off shore think about removing all the hoses etc. for overboard
New to me 2003 Hunter 386 Mike Oldak at 8:03pm 03.26.21
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 03.26.21 Dock supplied, pressurized water is never a good idea in a boat. the result of the diaphragm ruptur
Gate Valve BigEasy at 7:56pm 03.26.21 Considering how the valve appears with salt / corrosion, should I try to close the gate valve or ju
Gate Valve (5) jssailem at 7:38pm 03.26.21 @Norway_31 Welcome and congrats on your boat. I can understand your concern. You identified a reall
PSS DRIPLESS question JamesG161 at 7:30pm 03.26.21 I posted the part number of the non-vented one. I just ordered and received it last week. Special

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