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CAT 310 OIL CHANGE john dewey at 7:42am 05.03.06 Catalina 310 5/2680 Here it is oil change time again. Does anyone have a quick and neat way to accomplish this oily ta
Steering Cables Fast Ed at 8:49am 05.03.06 Big Boats 5/1076 Does anyone know where I can get my steering cables replaced. I have a Hunter 34 with a Merriman pe
1986 Hunter Legend Flavio Patuelli at 10:14am 05.03.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1219 I need to replace the original traveler at the entrance of the companion-way.How are the screw att
Cutlass (propshaft) bearing Juniata at 10:20am 05.03.06 Hallberg-Rassy 0/1624 Hi all,I need to replace the cutlass (propshaft)bearing on my Rasmus 35. Presumably many of you ha
Facet Fuel Pump John12637 at 10:54am 05.03.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1376 On my Universal M25, 1983 Catalina 30, I took apart my Facet fuel pump and cleaned the screen inside
Grey Rub Rail Cleaning Neil Hodgson at 11:32am 05.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 7/1648 Hello there.Can any of you salty's help me please?I need to clean up the grey rub rail and would l
surveyor Chris at 11:18am 05.03.06 Catalina 30 2/1327 Can anyone give me the name of surveyors in SE Michigan that are very familiar with Catalina 30's Th
Gulfstar 44 Ron Dworski at 12:05pm 05.03.06 Other Sailboats 0/1516 My wife and I have purchased a Gulfstar 44 with a ketch-cutter rig. In a previous post, I asked for
Freebie, becomes official Tom at 11:52am 05.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1104 For those who offered their input, thank you (refer to achive "freebie") I took the advice of not do
Bimini Top... rlnye at 1:16pm 05.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1034 I just recently purchased a 27...it has the frame for bimini top but nothing to use as a pattern to
Travel To the BVI Michael Mangione at 1:43pm 05.03.06 Ask All Sailors 2/938 Enjoy.. here is my traveloge from a recent trip to the BVI. http://www.mangionefamily.com/BVI/Th
Raw water seacocks location on 326 hunter 2002 massimo orsini at 2:25pm 05.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1448 Please help...I just purchase a 2002 326 Hunter...I loooove the boat but my head does not work..The
Sailfish 565/18 Philip Swain at 5:48pm 05.03.06 Other Sailboats 1/2586 I aquired the moulds for the Sailfish 18 and built three boats. I am still able to supply parts for
Boats ready but the river leaked its water out. Ray at 6:54pm 05.03.06 Ask All Sailors 1/974 We sail on the upper Columbia River behind Grand Coolee Dam on Lake Roosevelt. As of today the riv
Bronze Scoop Strainer. Yes or No? Ken Palmer at 9:03pm 05.01.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1994 The weeds in Lake Ontario seem to be getting worse every year. Last year we sucked up weeds three ti
Interluxx Interprotect PrincessoftheLake at 10:58pm 05.01.06 Big Boats 2/902 I am considering the Interluxx Interprotect product for use on my 1985 Hunter 34 next year. I know i
Water is bad David ONeill at 11:23pm 05.01.06 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1069 So after my maiden voyage this weekend on my 22, I returned to the boat Monday after work to find th
Reinstalling rub rail question Chris & Lenore at 11:23pm 05.01.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1216 I pulled the rub rail on our M26S to retighten the deck/hull bolts. Most were barely "finger tight".
Chain plate sealing - 26S Chris & Lenore at 11:31pm 05.01.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1605 Hello again,I've searched the forum for advice on chain plate sealing and found lots of ideas.Ba
Bilge pump "backwash" Chris & Lenore at 11:13pm 05.01.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1125 The bilge pump on our M26S is plumbed to a thru-hull that's approximatley 2 inches above the bootstr

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Mast foot caulk type cb32863 at 6:32am 06.27.21 Butyl or maybe 4200
Soft floor/hull Michaelminer at 6:30am 06.27.21 Sherman- I don't think repairing from the bottom is something anyone would ever do. It would mean c
Mast Corrosion dLj at 6:29am 06.27.21 Looking at your photos, I'd be tempted to clean it thoroughly and then coat the base in gflex 655. U
Soft floor/hull shemandr at 6:09am 06.27.21 Before you go cutting anything you need to decide if you are going to repair it from the top or bott
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed DougM at 6:06am 06.27.21 You confused me with the belt slippage comment. What has that got to do with the fuel issue? The two
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Davidasailor26 at 5:54am 06.27.21 Excuse my ignorance on this subject. I have no knowledge or experience with marine GPS Guidance. I
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Chris Patterson at 5:54am 06.27.21 Yes.
New to sailing shemandr at 5:46am 06.27.21 Welcome to the forum and congrats for your acquiring the boat. Take lots of pics before you do very
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? BaC at 5:40am 06.27.21 Excuse my ignorance on this subject. I have no knowledge or experience with marine GPS Guidance. I a
Engine Stalling 3GM30F RoyS at 5:27am 06.27.21 Where on the tank is the fuel pickup located? Is it possible that it inhaled some air instead of fue
EV-100 auto helm issues RoyS at 5:18am 06.27.21 When disassembling the wheel drive assembly be gentle. It is easy to break the plastic parts inside.
New to sailing garymalmgren at 5:13am 06.27.21 Any thoughts?? Yeah, Check Stingy Sailor's site https://stingysailor.com Gary
UPS must hate sailors RoyS at 5:13am 06.27.21 You create an organization where the employees are virtually immune from being fired and the managem
to be or not to be Joe at 5:10am 06.27.21 My question is; should I? I figure it will cost me $2,500-$3,000 to get her right. My gut feeli
Engine Stalling 3GM30F nveater at 4:59am 06.27.21 I am going to clean the air filter, but I am curious to the primary cause of the engine shut down? D
New to sailing Joe at 4:48am 06.27.21 I am a new owner of a 1974 Catalina 22 sailboat I have been restoring her. Any thoughts?? Sabrina
Cat 22 Kick Up Rudder Joe at 4:42am 06.27.21 There is nothing to worry about in this regard. If it was an issue, after market rudder designs or
EV-100 auto helm issues sailermaned at 3:49am 06.27.21 I've had that same problem, it required me just to tighten set screw that holds lever on as it event
Soft floor/hull Ward H at 1:43am 06.27.21 Very basically, yes. a spongy floor is usually caused by soft wet wood between the fiberglass hull a
New to sailing Leeward Rail at 10:23pm 06.26.21 Welcome to the forums. It's a great group here. Just in case you didn't realize, we have a Catalina

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