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Cockpit drain hose Dick Smith at 1:57pm 06.06.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1754 Hi---I am new to this forum with an old question. My 1985 Catalina 27 has a leak in the cockpit drai
Coast Guard higgs at 8:58pm 06.04.07 Ask All Sailors 23/1473 Why was the discussion about the CG removed?
spare rudder system Graysailor at 10:05pm 06.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1242 Does anyone have any experience with Hunter's spare rudder system? Sounds like a good idea.
Water in Rudder - do I drill? Anthony Pogson at 12:06am 06.05.07 Smaller Boats 3/1089 My recently purchased 260's rudder seems to have some water inside - there is a sloshing noise from
Windlass install Rick LaFlamme at 12:04am 06.05.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1086 I recently purchased a Lewmar V2 windlass for our B361. I'm look for any picture that you may have o
lifting wire relacement Ed Kraft at 1:06am 06.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/867 The manual suggests swing keel work on trailered-boat - lowering th
stuffing box on Hunter Legend 355 Lambi at 1:17am 06.05.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1510 Help, I can omly get 1 piece of packing in my stern gland,there was only 1 piece in there that was w
MAC 26X aft cleat replacement jgillich at 12:25am 06.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/852 My aft rear cleet is broken and I would like any sugestions on how to replace it. I have looked unde
Kent Narrows Status Shippy at 1:41am 06.05.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1550 Anyone have first hand experience/update on the dredging in Kent Narrows. We have a trip later th
hairline cracks in a new boat which has not sailed zoulu at 1:41am 06.05.07 Big Boats 28/3249 Has anyone encountered the same problem. We just bought a new 2007 which has not seen the water yet
Boom Furling mechanism for Monsun 31 Blaise Warren at 2:13am 06.05.07 Hallberg-Rassy 2/3607 Has anyone else had recurring problems with their boom furling system on a Monsun? Ours frequently
pop top leaks bababouy at 2:38am 06.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/952 i have a pop top and it takes water when I have a driving rain. Also the forward hatch above the v-
mast lights KB Gale at 2:49am 06.05.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1083 Neither steaming or anchor light works on my 27' 1980 sloop. I believe they are on two separate fuse
RED FLAGS to look for before buying a Ranger 26 Trevor at 3:13am 06.05.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/2173 Hi there- Looking to seal a deal on a Ranger 26. Was wondering if I should take note of any Ranger
Mac 25: Are trailor brakes required in Canada? Michael at 3:40am 06.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/835 My wife and I are planning to tow our Mac 25 to Desolation Sound, on the B.C. coast. We've got every
Safety and rotted deck backing Biglake at 4:01am 06.05.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1088 I was just told that the backing is gone and that it can be a safety issue in a big wind, waht is th
Shift and throttle cable Richard Bryer at 4:12am 06.05.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/979 Does anyone know the Morse model number for the throttle and shift cables ( I believe they are the s
Bomar hatches vern23906 at 4:22am 06.05.07 Bigger Boats 0/1709 Last year I purchased a 1985 28' O'Day. The hinge on the forward Bomar hatch was broken so I tried
O'Day 22 rudder glopalm at 4:34am 06.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1167 I need to replace the rudder on my O'Day 22. The catalina 22 has what looks like a close fit. Are t
alternator richard at 4:54am 06.05.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1304 I replaces my alternator on my oday 272.I stupidly lost track as to where the wires attach. My alter

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Mercury / Tohatsu / Nissan small outboard carburetor clean up. ggrizzard at 1:58pm 07.02.21 Thanks for posting. Merc refused to honor their warranty on my (then) 3 month old engine.
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Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 dlochner at 1:32pm 07.02.21 Several years ago, I was informed by a local Tech that has his own repair business, never to splice
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Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Mack & Tire at 1:18pm 07.02.21 Thanks all for being so friendly and helpful! We have found a Catalina 275 nearby, on Lake Ontario,
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation Wm. Gill at 1:17pm 07.02.21 Don't know about the UDH 64 but I have a Garmin 741XL mounted about 10 inches away from the compass
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