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C 30 Brochure sully22356 at 2:22am 02.12.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1075 Anyone know where I can locate a sales brochure for a Catalina 30. Mine is a 1990 model, but I woul
Catalina 30 brochure sully22356 at 2:36am 02.12.07 Catalina 30 1/1470 Anyone know where I might locate an original C30 sales brochure. Mine is a 1990 model but I would be
Stanchion Ed Carrillo at 3:55am 02.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1044 This chandlery site offers stanchions but I can't tell from the figures which stanchion and base to
Keep It Simple Don Guillette at 4:59am 02.12.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/2099 Today a new lister called me about a sail trim problem, which we handled. He then told me some of my
Wheelsteering Michel at 5:52am 02.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/935 Hi folk'sI am from Belgium, mostly sailing in the Netherlands and looking for an automatic wheel st
Shut off valves for scupper thru hulls? Roger 20226 at 6:04am 02.12.07 Hallberg-Rassy 1/2074 On a recent survey on my 1969 Mistal 33, the marine surveyor insist that shut off valves be installe
Speaking of warmer weather... Phil Herring at 6:55am 02.12.07 Ask All Sailors 28/1688 We were having a discussion here (read: argument) about when "commissioning" takes place in various
Downwind 360 penalty turn procedure Grizz at 5:27am 02.12.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/3259 Don, this question/situation surfaced as a group of the crew coped w/ 7 degrees ambient in the froze
Main Sheeting Car TomR11803 at 6:46am 02.12.07 Sabre Sailboats 3/1802 My 1980 main sheeting car on my Sabre 28 was furnished by an English company, EYE, and the plastic r
Mystery Leak Don at 7:13am 02.12.07 Smaller Boats 3/992 I have owned my 1997 H-26 for six years, and until last year had no leaks. Now I am dealing with a
Questions on Beneteau 265 Jason at 7:37am 02.12.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2685 There is a 1993 Beneteau 265 for sale locally, and I cannot seem to find any information about these
Lake Winnipesaukee in NH? SeacretSailor at 8:59am 02.12.07 Destinations 2/2188 Does anybody sail and overnight at Lake Winnipesaukee in NH? I'll put in at the southern part and s
Removing a Depth Sounder Thru Hull Transducer Chuck711 at 9:07am 02.12.07 Ask All Sailors 6/9119 What are some suggestions on removing a Depth Sounder Thru Hull Transducer? Its been in for 20 years
New Sailor (1) Joltnjoe at 10:47am 02.12.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1340 I just purchased a 76 22' Seafearer She seems to be in good condition. I have a break in the lower r
Roller Reefer for H212 and similar PalmVilla at 11:34am 02.12.07 Smaller Boats 1/819 Winds here tend often to be too high for the full sails on this over-power boat, and the original ji
Checking in with this forum... r.w.landau at 11:17am 02.12.07 Ask All Sailors 57/3324 There is alot of good advice here. One of the things that makes your advice real and believable is w
Is Your Boat Wintering on the Hard? (1) You Yours at 11:46am 02.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1071
Need Specs & Info on a 1999 Hunter 38 Bro Paul at 11:53am 02.12.07 Big Boats 3/1503 Just thinking about a change from a 31 to a 38. I found one that I like, but I need to get the full
Autohelm ST1000+ install picture (1) AZExpedition at 1:20pm 02.12.07 Smaller Boats 1/1011 I epoxied a block of varnished wood to the cockpit floor for the pin end and mounted the angle brack
Mainsail Traveller for 1994 h26 (1) AZExpedition at 12:59pm 02.12.07 Racing 1/1728 I don't know who else races thease dogs, but here is a picture of the traveller I installed trying t

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Hunter 356 cockpit cocktail table..HELP! danm1 at 8:00am 09.01.21 If the buyer is a friend, tell him what happened and that you will make it good with an option such
installing hatch vent w/out damaging acrylic tfox2069 at 7:01am 09.01.21 Following...have been putting this off for a year.
1999 H410 Forward Shower Sump Replacement Issues JamesG161 at 6:59am 09.01.21 When done with lavatory/shower use... Turn the DC panel breaker off. Jim...
Change or Replace Air Intake Filter flightlead404 at 6:39am 09.01.21 Is there a paper element in there? or foam? or nothing? If paper, K&N makes a "recharge" kit that i
installing hatch vent w/out damaging acrylic thinwater at 6:30am 09.01.21 I purchased this hole saw from ebay (~$13). Practiced on a spare piece of plexiglass. Took me 2 day
Hunter 356 cockpit cocktail table..HELP! (1) sail sfbay at 6:09am 09.01.21 I assume the cockpit table below is what you had. I had/have the same on my Hunter 386 / 46. Some op
NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 5:52am 09.01.21 I made them for my Oday 30 I can make them for this boat too thank you for the offer!
Norcold SCQT-6406 Refrigerant Charging Bolander at 5:33am 09.01.21 Since no one's replied here, I've come to the conclusion that this was an aftermarket item. I've pos
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant Bolander at 5:30am 09.01.21 Or if you really want to go old school, a heated dial-a-charge. (Guess how I payed my way through s
1999 H410 Forward Shower Sump Replacement Issues RoyS at 5:19am 09.01.21 Centrifugal pumps have great difficulty overcoming any check valves in the expel line. IMHO these sh
Help with a fresh water system issue RoyS at 5:15am 09.01.21 Not sure exactly what you have for a freshwater tank. On my forty year old boat I have an aluminum f
NOT buying H34 (1) Phil McCall at 5:13am 09.01.21 I made my own . I also made a second set that I would be willing to sell for $200. They are 1/4 acry
Tongue weight question. (1) rgranger at 5:06am 09.01.21 Guess there is no way around it, going to have to slide the tandem axle back a few inches, no room
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! RoyS at 4:56am 09.01.21 Remember to open that bleed device when you next drain your coolant. If you drain your coolant witho
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) RoyS at 4:49am 09.01.21 With regard to sealant: I recommend 3M 5200 Fast Cure for this project. Fast Cure will fully cure in
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power (1) TomY at 4:12am 09.01.21 Our boats awning gets increasing use every season. Even on the coast of Maine, many mid-days would b
Galveston Sailing? A6C5O7 at 4:08am 09.01.21 HMT2, Thank you for your response! I was going to head out of Freeport and get a taste of the l
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) Jim Legere at 4:06am 09.01.21 I removed and rebedded the strut on my H37C years ago. I think you might have success getting the nu
Galveston Sailing? HMT2 at 4:04am 09.01.21 This time of year we always have scattered storms. You pays your money and takes your chances. Keep
Tongue weight question. Hayden Watson at 1:09am 09.01.21 When I got my C25 it was also a bear to tow due to little tongue weight. I built a motor mount onto

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