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oil and transmission fluid check joe at 10:39am 06.05.06 Big Boats 9/3408 I recently bought a 2000 36 Catalina. Has anyone ever figured a way to check the oil without having
San Diego to Avalon at nite, 1st time Bob F at 9:37am 06.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/806 I'm headed up to Catalina island for the weekend wine fest and I've decided to leave SD Wed about 10
Autohelm 3000 hightower at 1:27pm 06.05.06 Big Boats 5/978 I just bought a H34 last weekend. When it was tested during the survey 2 months ago it was working.
Phil, help !! JC on Bainbridge at 1:40pm 06.05.06 Ask All Sailors 8/966 I created a thread earlier called "Garmin GPS 76CSX's marine basemap". I have just noticed that I h
Fuel burn H34 hightower at 1:36pm 06.05.06 Big Boats 15/1078 I have a 3GMF in my H34. I'm going basically motoring it west on the ocean side of Long Island. My
Leaking window JayMow20723 at 1:53pm 06.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/872 We have a Hunter 280. This past weekend, we spent the night on the boat during a rain storm, and not
on a 77' catalina 22-should I buy single line reef mike masserant at 5:14pm 06.05.06 Smaller Boats 4/1211 trying to figure some elses old sails; a main w/ battens sewed-up, 3 feef points, 2 grommets w/ no l
skylights in deck charliehall1@verizon.net at 10:16pm 06.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1063 I have a 30 foot Oday CB. There are two 4 1/4" diameter clear plastic skylights flush mounted in th
FRESH WATER SYSTEM dlewis812 at 9:25pm 06.03.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/908 first time using (old) boat. have filled up the water tank, but how does the water system work. mea
Roller reefer/furlers polackrm at 11:45pm 06.03.06 Other Sailboats 1/727 I am going to put a new roller reefer/furler system on my e29 and have been on the internet checking
charging a 23.5 cest ah at 11:25pm 06.03.06 Smaller Boats 5/794 I am putting on a new 4 cycle engine that incidentally has charging capability, is it much of a task
Main Sheet RJMartin at 2:24am 06.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/836 I am a novice trying to figure out the rigging on my V224 for the first time. I understand the orig
Topping Lift RJMartin at 2:30am 06.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1205 I'm a novice rigging my V224 for the first time. It appears that the topping lift is just rope, and
Lower Spreader???? Neal at 6:17am 06.04.06 Islander 5/1846 Was trying to find a replacement lower spreader for my Islander 30 Bahama. One reply I recieved was
Outboard Motor Choice Cruisin30MKIII at 6:14am 06.04.06 Smaller Boats 5/1097 I have a 1971 9.9 hp Evinrude motor that is giving me a fit. Boat is a 1977 Cat. 22 swing keel. Look
Single-Handed First Time JerryA at 10:54pm 06.03.06 Day Sailers 13/1332 I single-handed my 170 for the first time yesterday. I also reefed the main for the first time yest
Sailing instruction software Zee Brown at 5:58am 06.04.06 Ask All Sailors 15/1149 I'm looking to pick up sailing again..been a while and am looking for Sailing instruction on a CDrom
Building a Pedestal Rack Chris W. at 5:56am 06.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/938 I am attempting to build a pedestal rack for My Hunter 31, I have looked out there at the $300+ ones
AC electrics....fuses? Fred Bear at 6:35am 06.04.06 Other Sailboats 1/968 Elec. problem-mystery:P28...had many owners...me for last two yearsHas AC power cord from dock..
Hunter 36 Listing to Port John at 6:49am 06.04.06 Big Boats 11/1006 Our Hunter 36 is listing to the port side. In the port locker, we have three batteries and a Fisher

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Installing Spinlock Rope Clutches smo10018 at 5:38pm 04.15.21 Was wondering what do you think a safe thickness would be for a backing plate for the clutches? Wou
Installing Spinlock Rope Clutches smo10018 at 5:27pm 04.15.21 Yep good points will use all six holes. Thanks for the advice. Sean
Installing Spinlock Rope Clutches Ward H at 5:13pm 04.15.21 I just replaced an original triple rope clutch (Garhauer) on my C30. It was mounted with 6 bolts an
Installing Spinlock Rope Clutches FastOlson at 5:06pm 04.15.21 Please do use all the mounting holes. These parts are engineered for XX pounds of stress, and their
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM tylcole at 4:54pm 04.15.21 I found a video online, you might look on YouTube. I suggest setting pulse to 12 and then go from t
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM tylcole at 4:49pm 04.15.21 Also make sure your ground is still grounded while the engine is running. It probably is but I wou
Beneteau 311 Twin Rudder TIe-Rod ends question, (Tie bar), why plastic? dlochner at 4:37pm 04.15.21 Hello , Question to this group please...re: twin rudder 311 tie bar (tie rod) ends are currently pl
Catalina 30 Mk II engine dying in rough seas Franzcat at 4:37pm 04.15.21 Thanks for the great input. I change my filters regularly and keep the tank full or near full. I tre
Installing Spinlock Rope Clutches kappykaplan at 4:35pm 04.15.21 With the appropriate backing plate, I would think 4 bolt holes would be fine. What's the pattern fo
Beneteau 311 Twin Rudder TIe-Rod ends question, (Tie bar), why plastic? dLj at 4:29pm 04.15.21 Hello , Question to this group please...re: twin rudder 311 tie bar (tie rod) ends are currently pl
rudder rigging question chip veres at 4:16pm 04.15.21 If you encounter the bottom as much as I do, you can make the downhaul of bungee cord. Chip V.
Swing keel vs Dagger ? chip veres at 4:14pm 04.15.21 We love our Mac 22 with a 500 pound swing keel. One of the "tricks" is to put in the lock bolt BEFO
Twin rudder problem CaymanMom at 4:08pm 04.15.21 Hello , Question to this group please, twin rudder 311 tie bar (tie rod) ends are plastic, one of mi
6-pack Charter Looking for More Capacity (Catalina 30) - USCG Inspected Vessel Requirements dlochner at 3:34pm 04.15.21 I run a 6-pack sailing charter on a Catalina 30. For a 6-pack, the CG doesn't require any inspectio
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 sail sfbay at 3:08pm 04.15.21 If you want to remove the floor, make a template and fabricate a new piece from teak and holly from
Prevent engine starting in reverse Sail Savannah at 3:07pm 04.15.21 Thanks for the input everybody! I've decided for the moment to just leave it in neutral
CHRISTMAS is 60 years old this season. Will Gilmore at 3:06pm 04.15.21 If ya don't like ta weathah, Wait a minute. -Will (Dragonfly)
Zeppelin RIBS sail sfbay at 2:58pm 04.15.21 Zeppelin Technologies, Inc. located in Quebec, Canada Company is reportedly out of business Boat Hi
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:54pm 04.15.21 Yes sir. Ask marinas or repair yards if the have any big scrap. Just be careful about sanding. I
Beneteau First 38 Polar Plot mdibella at 2:49pm 04.15.21 I looked for the VPP run from the 1985 First 38 I owned some years ago. I can't find the full repo

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