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Catalina 22 Mast Head (5) Captain Wind Song at 7:43am 04.25.21 Parts Search 0/514 I am looking for a Mast Head for a 1975 Catalina 22 with an oval mast. I have checked the CatalinaDi
Broken Mast Head (4) Captain Wind Song at 7:35am 04.25.21 Catalina 22 5/1140 I was doing a final inspection of my mast in preparation for launch next week and discovered my mast
Boarding Ladder Failure (2) Ward H at 7:18am 04.25.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2965 My C30 is still on the hard while I prepare for launch, which will be May 6th if all goes well. Yes
Globe Run Dry Impellers dlochner at 6:57am 04.25.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1292 When I went to replace the impeller on my Yanmar 3JH2E I saw the recommended Globe Impeller had a di
Pacific Northwest Cruise 2020 and 2021 Terry Cox at 6:34am 04.25.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/1983 My latest DVD production has been published on YouTube for your enjoyment. n9gsK4SwCuM
Epoxy or grind and glass? (2) jdrutten at 6:27am 04.25.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1006
Question - H38 Dockside Water Supply - How to Use? flightlead404 at 5:57am 04.25.21 Big Boats 14/2484 I just picked up a 2007 H38. The manual says the dockside water supply is plumbed in after the ship
Dutchman System with Loose Footed Main johndlundiii at 5:40am 04.25.21 Catalina 30 9/2533 We cannot seem to get our dutchman system to work on a loose footed main, it never seems to fold rig
Catalina 30 Running Rigging Diagram johndlundiii at 5:35am 04.25.21 Catalina 30 6/5924 Despite a lot of google search, downloading the brief owners manual, and running through multiple pa
Accessing behind panel where radio and propane switch are located. (1) Unwinder at 5:09pm 04.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/399 On my H37.5, 1994, I need to access behind the wood panel where the radio and propane switch is loca
H26 Shore Power Adapter Wind Dreamer at 4:15pm 04.24.21 Smaller Boats 8/1089 Hey y'all, I'm gonna be working on my boat out of the water for the next two weeks before launch. I
Anti Fouling Paint Byron H at 4:11pm 04.24.21 Day Sailers 3/947
Stepping up! caverun at 1:17pm 04.24.21 Smaller Boats 4/609 Big news- after contracting a serious case of 2footitis, I purchased a '98 H260 about a month ago an
Newbie 35.5 owner...Checking water level? DLLawrence at 12:48pm 04.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1187 Hi All! A quick question...is there a way to determine how much water is in the freshwater tank und
COVID restriction violation (1) Brian D at 12:15pm 04.24.21 Sails Call Lounge 21/2317 Crew to be arrested for not social distancing and not wearing masks. Film at 11!
stanchions Mechone at 9:56am 04.24.21 Catalina 310 2/871 Anyone direct me in removal of stanchions ,forward and gate ,do cabinets have to be removed for acc
Best Lazy Cradle/Stack Pack System skunther at 1:48pm 04.23.21 Ask All Sailors 23/15753 I have a 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 that has a failing mainsail cover, as well as a stiff new sail that
Starboard Salon Table (2) Deleted member 117556 at 12:47pm 04.23.21 Catalina 310 8/1606 For years I have been thinking about making a table for my wife who sits in the small settee on the
Keel Winch mll at 11:20am 04.23.21 Catalina 22 0/569 Dutton Lainson Co. Has the keel winch braking 800 lb. Order from them in a long backorder, ordered s
Hunter 260 "Wide Load" Permit requirement John Marrone at 10:43am 04.23.21 Smaller Boats 17/1952 Ready to ship 260 from GA to FL. I understand the boat and trailer were designed to be tailorable an

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Runaway diesel Davidasailor26 at 5:00pm 01.28.25
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue jssailem at 4:26pm 01.28.25 Karsten. Welcome to SBO. I would use a tape measure to identify the distance from the boat bottom (
Help with Catalina 25 Rudder Repair (1) jssailem at 4:19pm 01.28.25 My plan is to drill out, fill with epoxy, and re-drill hole For holes larger than a 3/16th, I pref
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail kappykaplan at 3:49pm 01.28.25 what are all those lines and hardware under the boom for? Recommend you find another Mac 26D nearb
Help with Catalina 25 Rudder Repair Stu Jackson at 2:47pm 01.28.25 You should also get to know these skippers: https://catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Von Clipper at 2:35pm 01.28.25 what are all those lines and hardware under the boom for?
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail kappykaplan at 1:23pm 01.28.25 Sooo ya think I should have a shop sew in a cringle with reinforcement? Yep . . .
Engine anode missing on a Volvo Penta 2002? dlochner at 12:27pm 01.28.25 Zinc is ineffective in freshwater. In freshwater the zinc forms a hard shell that insulates it from
Help with Catalina 25 Rudder Repair dlochner at 12:22pm 01.28.25 You're pretty much on the right track. The tiller should have a bracket that sits on top of the rud
Runaway diesel degas at 12:11pm 01.28.25 My Yanmar did not have one, or not one that I could find. Huh. My 2GM20, circa mid-80s, has 2 lev
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Von Clipper at 12:07pm 01.28.25 Sooo ya think I should have a shop sew in a cringle with reinforcement?
Engine anode missing on a Volvo Penta 2002? jssailem at 11:05am 01.28.25 Hi John. I could have said: "No, the surveyor is correct." But that would have generated another
Home Pumpout System Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:20am 01.28.25 I missed that your pump is MANUAL, not electric. --Peggie
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:17am 01.28.25 Peggie, thank you for your detailed reply.Water tank is at the bow under the birth and I believe it
I'll never see this again capta at 9:36am 01.28.25 The longtails. They look very well balanced, but I haven't tried them. I would call them an outbo
Engine anode missing on a Volvo Penta 2002? JRacer at 9:06am 01.28.25 My First 310, also a 92 with a VP 2002 engine does not have one. I also looked to inspect/replace an
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 HermanHunter at 8:41am 01.28.25 Thank you All for your help! Great forum here.
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 HermanHunter at 8:40am 01.28.25 I had the same style and what appears to be the same size hose connected to a manual bilge pump In
Lithium Battery upgrade installation james2034 at 8:38am 01.28.25
Lithium Battery upgrade installation (1) james2034 at 8:36am 01.28.25 On our Hunter Legend 35. 5, separating the start bank was easy. Just take the battery cable that'

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