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New T-track paphman at 8:03am 10.04.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/709 I want to replace the 4 foot t-track with a 6 foot piece on both sides of the boat. The starboard
traveler benefits for 26 ' and under boats...? richard at 9:01am 10.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1395 I posted this in a reply to another post...thought it might get overlooked there.I have always tho
Hunter Marine takes top honors Phil Herring at 9:25am 10.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/708 Some nice pub for Hunter..."Organizers of the Newport International Boat Show recognized companie
Catalina Island... woo hoo Rick9619 at 11:59am 10.04.06 Ask All Sailors 6/950 Way Cool I am totally glad that the word is out... (sounds very valley.. and im old) but look forwa
Fuel Tank Gauge Joe at 11:38am 10.04.06 Big Boats 2/890 Has anyone have a problem with the fuel gauge reading correctly? My tank gauge reads water and waste
Stern light WillC at 12:05pm 10.04.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1160 Just bought a '84 Catalina 27 and the stern light doesn't work. Tried changing the bulb. Any suggest
raising the mast allen puchaty at 12:25pm 10.04.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/950 i was just wondering but i just go this boat a week ago and i raised the mast what is the easy way t
sailing with empty ballast? gary nelms at 12:33pm 10.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2711 Owning the Mac 26X for 9 months now and sailing it a lot, I am getting daring, but don't want to get
Easy Block Failure Alert (1) Grizz at 12:59pm 10.04.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1400 Today Ma Nature was blowin' 35+ out of the north, pushin' 10-12+ footers on Lake Michigan onto the s
Need some dimensions on H23 Trailer Bill Leathen at 1:36pm 10.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/878 Can someone advise the distance between the wheels on a Hunter 23 trailer. Also the distance from t
True motorboater stories Andy at 1:43pm 10.04.06 Other Sailboats 2/808 In response to the urban myth about motorboating with a trailer (Why I am a sailor, not a motorboate
Help if you can Mark at 2:43pm 10.04.06 Smaller Boats 2/884 I'm stuck in my office with my 260 manual a number of miles away.Should anyone have one next to the
Need lift strap locations on H30 R. Bounds at 6:50pm 10.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/960 I need to know the measurment between lift points ( front and rear ) on a 79' H-30 shoal draft. Sett
Looking for Aerogen Wind Distributor in the USA. Chuck711 at 9:14pm 10.02.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1267 Looking for Aerogen Wind Distributor in the USA.Also any suggestions in wiring wind Generator......
Winter storage in MA Tony Z at 9:43pm 10.02.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/807 We are looking for a good deal on winter storage. Our usual haunt went up to $45.00/ foot this year
New mainsale for a 94 26s richard at 1:15am 10.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1163 I am thinking of buying a new mainsail. I did an archive search and it sems like sail warehouse com
San Francisco Fleet Wekk Steve at 2:00am 10.03.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1739 I'm planning to take my boat to fleet week in San Fransicso this coming week. My plan was just to s
Suggestions on PFD's TimHayes at 2:04am 10.03.06 Day Sailers 3/1099 All,I am looking to purchase new PFD's to use on my 170. Since we will be wearing them all the tim
Boat Photos Pooka 3 at 2:51am 10.03.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1331 What do you think is a reasonalbe price to pay for an action, on the water, color photograph of your
Mark II Rudder Post Packing....How To? Bob at 2:08am 10.03.06 Catalina 30 5/2478 I know that their have been threads posted in the past about the procedure for removing and replacin

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Replacing reefing lines on H34 Kenyon boom (2) Claude L.-Auger at 6:19am 05.13.21 Claud L - Thank you for sharing your photos and how you have laid everything out. In my case aboard
HOW MUCH HP DO I NEED FOR MY 50 YEAR OLD O'DAY 22? jssailem at 6:05am 05.13.21 I WANT TO PASS HELLS GATE TO Long Island, AND PERHAPS DO THE CAPE COD CANAL. Congrats on reaching
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal Art12050 at 5:58am 05.13.21
Mast light - LED Replacement AwwShucks at 5:51am 05.13.21 Thanks Justin - what make / model did you purchase for replacement? I have a feeling that after 20
Mooring - Boat to Bouy jssailem at 5:43am 05.13.21 Think of it as the Ghosts of Sailors past rising up from Davy Jones locker and having a bit of fun.
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. DougM at 5:30am 05.13.21 There's a shadow line left behind by the old tape, by following it and applying the tape in longish
Mast light - LED Replacement Justin_NSA at 5:21am 05.13.21 It should be easy to find a replacement LED for your housing once you find out what type it takes. E
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. petrenyc at 4:57am 05.13.21 The best stripe / lettering remover I've ever found is CrystalTek Vinyl-Off. Well worth the price.
Mast light - LED Replacement Captain Larry-DH at 4:50am 05.13.21 Nice photo :thumbup:
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal RoyS at 4:41am 05.13.21 Trucking is the right choice here, IMHO. It seems that you are unfamiliar with this boat. I would re
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal Bob J. at 4:13am 05.13.21 Sounds like an great adventure! Scott-T mentioned Buzzards Bay. Be watchfull of the tides & wind dir
Freshwater Plumbing System kloudie1 at 4:00am 05.13.21 Here is the link: Hunter_34_70579809.pdf (sailboatowners.com)
Mooring - Boat to Bouy Will Gilmore at 3:59am 05.13.21 Is your exprience with anchoring not the same? I've never heard that the mooring was to blame for s
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut dLj at 3:57am 05.13.21 There used to be a shop in Maine that would resurface a shaft. The price of new replacement vs res
HOW MUCH HP DO I NEED FOR MY 50 YEAR OLD O'DAY 22? Will Gilmore at 3:47am 05.13.21 I think sail sfbay has given good advice. I'm not familiar with the rule of thumb, but most owners
Raw Water Inlet Hose Souellette at 3:46am 05.13.21 Winterizing an Engine on the Hard (Thanks to Maine Sail) - NEVER connect a hose to your raw water p
Mooring - Boat to Bouy Captain Larry-DH at 3:42am 05.13.21 Normal. Agree with @TomY about windage forward as a contributing factor, but many boats are designe
Mooring - Boat to Bouy TomY at 3:25am 05.13.21 The windage on the bow, perhaps? Boats with high freeboard tend to sail around more than low freeboa
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. kappykaplan at 3:02am 05.13.21 what is this sensor? From the location, looks like a temperature sensor.
2001 Catalina 250 Bottom Paint Barrier Coat Question Joe at 2:30am 05.13.21 Apply the barrier to Interlux specs, which is about thickness rather than number of coats. Here in

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