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Need Owners Manual for 1980 25ft Catalina Just Dreamin' at 3:41am 07.15.07 Smaller Boats 2/2115 Hello ... we just puchased a 1980 25ft Catalina and would love to get an owners manual...especially
Roller Furl Bob Fox at 6:52am 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 0/838 Has anyone had any experience with SuperFurl rollerfuriing jib gear made by a company in CA. What
New teak hand rails Jake Barnes at 9:44am 07.15.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1085 I have an 84 '31 and I want new teak hand rails. The standard 4 loop is too short for our boat. Anyb
URGENT NEED FOR RIGGING INSTRUCTIONS Billy Under at 7:18am 07.15.07 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1154
H23 bimini? SweetTrade at 7:13am 07.15.07 Smaller Boats 5/1132 Does anyone have a bimini or dodger on there H23? I want to get one made but dont know the functiona
Boat Insurance for Older Boat Brett at 10:57am 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 8/2106 I have a 1978 Catalina 30 which is currently ensured by State Farm. I am located in New Jersey and
Bilge Pump problem shemandr at 11:21am 07.15.07 Big Boats 11/1061 My 356 electric bilge pump has quit. The light is out on the panel. I doesn't operate on manuel ei
swing keel wedges Ken3389 at 12:00pm 07.15.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1336 i have made several posts refering to the swing keel bumping around while in the down position, i ju
Water under bilge and grid system Toronto at 11:55am 07.15.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1011 We've had a small leak around our holding tank and water has entered under the bilge area trough the
fuse in grounding system on beneteau ? svenusa at 11:53am 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 5/2283 Im trying to replace a grounding wire (braided copper) that grounds my keel bolts to the rest of the
Spinnaker Pole length Breakin Wind at 12:27pm 07.15.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/920 Can someone tell me the length of their spinnaker pole for a 27' O'day? I can't seem to find any inf
Bimini for Oday 22?????? jackhartjr at 12:42pm 07.15.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1375 Hi folks, has anyone with an Oday 22 built a bimini...or is that possible? And if possible is there
How close to top of mast should mainsail be? Second Wind21298 at 12:39pm 07.15.07 Big Boats 6/1115 I just received a new vertical batten furling mainsail and think it was made too short. How close t
I am looking for a bow pulpit Bill at 1:42pm 07.15.07 Other Sailboats 1/1217 I am looking for a bow plpit for my Pearson 26 one design.
Splicing in an extra battery heath at 2:22pm 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2500 Hey fellas. I help my buddy maintain his Hunter and we were wondering about giving ourselves more b
Sounds like trouble SailboatOwners.com at 2:19pm 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 59/3798 What's your least favorite sailing sound?Perhaps it's the annoying slap of halyards in an otherwis
Cooling System captain at 10:00am 07.15.07 Big Boats 7/1090 I have recently determined, at least in my mind that my boat is not pumping enough water out the exh
Rejuvenating Teak Handrails Steve L22188 at 9:45am 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 4/6438 I spent the afternoon in 96 degree weather removing the teak handrails from my O'Day 302. Fun job.
Adding a Swim Platform or steps. Malaga at 12:34am 07.13.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1554 I'm looking for a way for my elderly parents to get onto my Catalina 30. I was thinking that a swim
1985 Catalina diagrams of Hallyards and turnbuckle Nelson J. Flowers at 1:40am 07.13.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1168 Who do I contact to see a diagram of our boat. I kinda mixed some lines! I need a diagram concerni

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When is diesel fuel too old? smokey73 at 6:29pm 09.28.21 Pretty sure Dow is right. However, since you disagree, please explain the results of your experime
When is diesel fuel too old? (1) ontherocks83 at 6:29pm 09.28.21 I'm not saying I am a Maine Sail fan boy but he has not let me down yet. A lot of my refit was based
When is diesel fuel too old? smokey73 at 6:13pm 09.28.21 Give this a go. Does an Empty Marine Fuel Tank Condensate? - Marine How To That seals it for me!
When is diesel fuel too old? ontherocks83 at 6:04pm 09.28.21 Give this a go. Does an Empty Marine Fuel Tank Condensate? - Marine How To
2005 Hunter 36 Stainless Steel Arch Scott B at 6:00pm 09.28.21 Sounds like fun. Glad you got it worked out.
2005 Hunter 36 Stainless Steel Arch drm1 at 5:44pm 09.28.21 ok it's down, and the boat was transported yesterday to Bayport Yachting Centre in Midland. Unfortun
MODIFICATIONS TO MY B331 DUE TO HEALTH REASONS Mechone at 5:42pm 09.28.21 I have one electric winch , I do everything with one winch and just use the other winch to to guid
When is diesel fuel too old? ontherocks83 at 5:38pm 09.28.21 ontherocks approach is accurate. I have super clean tank following his views. But if you have 6
When is diesel fuel too old? (1) Charles Erwin at 5:35pm 09.28.21 ontherocks approach is accurate. I have super clean tank following his views. But if you have 60
Adding kayak to sailboat jssailem at 5:33pm 09.28.21 Left Port of Everett 09:27. Arrived Port Townsend 14:50. Once I got tied up in Point Hudson the rain
Got my Cat 30 5 weeks ago. ontherocks83 at 5:30pm 09.28.21 I did a full refit on my 1984 C30 just under 2 years ago. Made a lot of good decisions as well as a
When is diesel fuel too old? ontherocks83 at 5:20pm 09.28.21 not to start a side argument, but I am in the camp of pumping my fuel tanks dry every fall and leavi
Adding kayak to sailboat (1) jssailem at 5:08pm 09.28.21 Kayak worked fine in calm seas. Sailed in about 8 knots of wind off the aft beam. Genoa unfurled and
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? Davidasailor26 at 5:00pm 09.28.21 Giving thought to wiring, it should be easy to make the conversion from Euro-AC to US-AC power, bec
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Two Sails at 4:48pm 09.28.21 I have had Navionics in my iPhone cutout when I prop it on my navpod next to a plotter and near oth
MODIFICATIONS TO MY B331 DUE TO HEALTH REASONS shemandr at 4:44pm 09.28.21 I think if you have full length battens you need an electric halyard winch. Ball bearing carts notw
When is diesel fuel too old? jviss at 4:24pm 09.28.21 As long as you can keep the algae out, or whatever it is that grows in diesel tanks, and drain the w
When is diesel fuel too old? Davidasailor26 at 4:19pm 09.28.21 So, the exercise for the interested student is to determine how much original diesel remains in one
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? billder99 at 4:17pm 09.28.21 https://www.nauticed.org/sailing-blog/how-to-get-the-international-certificate-of-competence On ano
MODIFICATIONS TO MY B331 DUE TO HEALTH REASONS smokey73 at 4:17pm 09.28.21 Consider a kit to upgrade your main halyard winch to electric. I've had 3 heart attacks and 5-way b

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