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Shower Drain Paul M at 10:32am 11.22.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/821 Any ideas on how to make the shower drain on catalina 34's work any better? The sump is about a 1/4
Removal of Main sliding hatch "Help" 28 Oday willy44 at 9:53am 11.22.05 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1391 I can't for the life of me figure out how to remove the main sliding hatch on my 1980 Oday 28. I wan
Shower drain - non drain Paul Mellen at 9:37am 11.22.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/949 Has anyone figured a way to make the shower drain work well? At best it drains marginally when the b
Unused thru hulls - knot meter sending unit Paul F at 9:15am 11.22.05 Ask All Sailors 20/3447 Like many sailors I have gone with a gps instead of the existing in water knot meter. This leaves t
info specs on a 1970 cal 29 mark3787 at 8:56am 11.22.05 Cal 0/560 I am currently looking at buying a 1970 cal 29 foot sal boat I would like to get specs and info on t
Battery charger adjustment... Jeff at 7:40am 11.22.05 The Cherubini Hunters 4/970 I have a 15 volt battery charger which runs of my 50 amp shore power. I have a switch on my master p
newport beach boat salvage Joe S at 7:34am 11.22.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2339 Someone on the forum gave me the name/webpage of a boat salvage shop in Newport Beach, I lost it and
30' 1969 Ericson for sale dblake05 at 7:14am 11.22.05 Other Sailboats 0/1511 I am selling my Ericson due to needing the money for my business. I am asking $11,000 obo for her. S
Sailboat Christmas Cards? uploadjoe at 6:02am 11.22.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1485 My wife and I are looking for some sailboat themed christmas/seasons greetings cards. I found some,
Looking for weekend crew Rick at 5:34am 11.22.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/819 I have a Catalina 30 and am looking for some weekend crew around Oriental NC. Does anyone know of a
Arial cable from top of mast mrmetaluk at 5:13am 11.22.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1137 How do I lay a vhf arial cable from the top of the mast. The mast has foam in it in several places.
Tiller Pilot Stephen at 5:10am 11.22.05 Ask All Sailors 10/2547 Any ideas on a good tiller pilot for a 26 foot Catalina Capri. I sail on a lake and about 50% of my
Pull a Perkins out of a Morgan 33' OI Daniel18837 at 5:02am 11.22.05 Morgan 8/2889 Is there anyone out there that has pulled a Perkins out of a 33' Morgan OI sailboat? It does not see
Wiring Help Levin at 3:45am 11.22.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1317 Hello everyone, So I'm attempting to install a new inverter in my boat and it requires that I hoo
Mast sail track plug removal Marty C. at 3:34am 11.22.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2258 Recently bought a 2001 Hunter 320. The mainsail is very hard going up and slowcoming down. the slid
Mainsheet Rigging Stef at 3:22am 11.22.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/911 I have an '79 V21 that I am trying to make seaworthy. Does anyone have a picture of how the mainshe
Electric Panel Meter kai13227 at 3:22am 11.22.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1034 On my electrical panel...ther is an ammeter. It never moves, and it seems too large a range for thi
Addig zinc to the keel. Viktor at 3:14am 11.22.05 Other Sailboats 2/1003 So the boat is out of the water and I found no zinc on the keel. Does anybody with P26 have Zinc on
lazy jacks, dutchman, stack-pack, which one?? Cathy at 3:13am 11.22.05 Ask All Sailors 26/9603 We need to buy a new mainsail for our new (to us) Pearson 31. I want something to make lowering ' st
Lazy Jacks, dutchman, stack-pack,??. Which one??? Cathy at 3:08am 11.22.05 Other Sailboats 4/1260 We need to buy a new mainsail for our new (to us) Pearson 31. I want something to make lowering ' st

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Anchoring System Sizing vs. Windlass Question thinwater at 9:18am 05.05.21 We are missing the point: The load with rope rode is MUCH lower than the worse case possible with c
Wanted Catalina 320 Stu Jackson at 9:16am 05.05.21 I admire the OP for being specific and choosing a very nice boat. ;) I don't admire him for asking
hunter 22 swing keel rgranger at 9:14am 05.05.21 bummer. I suspect that the only cost effective way would be to find a hunter 22 that is being part
H38 - Furling line - Replace cleat with cam cleat? Stu Jackson at 9:12am 05.05.21 I wonder whether winching the head sail furling line adds significant lateral stress to the furler
Window Caulking (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 05.05.21 Because the prior owner did something silly, doesn't mean you have to follow. ;) My thoughts exac
Anchoring System Sizing vs. Windlass Question Stu Jackson at 9:04am 05.05.21 I think I understand what the OP is asking here - and he's not suggesting he put the strain on his
eye candy jon hansen at 9:04am 05.05.21 gusto is way cool. i love this design big time!:cool:
hunter 22 swing keel jeffjk at 8:59am 05.05.21 the main part of the swing keel snapped off. what remained is the counterbalance weight and the swiv
H38 - Furling line - Replace cleat with cam cleat? kappykaplan at 8:48am 05.05.21 I wonder whether winching the head sail furling line adds significant lateral stress I'm with you!
STANDING RIGGING TUNING Calif. Ted at 8:47am 05.05.21 Usual is to do a static tune to 10% of breaking strength then dynamic tune under sail. Local conditi
COVID restriction violation Will Gilmore at 8:44am 05.05.21 wanna bet? In rereading back through the posts, I found my post to be the one that could possibly
Any problem with sanding antifouling paint to smooth it? RitSim at 8:42am 05.05.21 I used Dumond Peel-Away. Did my hull over two seasons. It worked well but was on the expensive sid
Anchoring System Sizing vs. Windlass Question tfox2069 at 8:42am 05.05.21 Windlass size should be determined by the weight it needs to lift. Some manufacturers, like Maxwell
Newbie questions #2 Stu Jackson at 8:35am 05.05.21 Has any 281 owner made a modification like this? You may receive an answer to this specific quest
Wanted Catalina 320 sail sfbay at 8:30am 05.05.21 One in Anacortes here: Catalina 320 boats for sale - YachtWorld Tons more 320's In California that
Thoughts on minor "spider cracks"? Stu Jackson at 8:27am 05.05.21 There's also Captain Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure. CAPTAIN TOLLEY'S 2 oz. Crack Cure Sealant \| West
STANDING RIGGING TUNING Davidasailor26 at 8:27am 05.05.21 Although not for your specific mast, the Seldon Rig Tuning Guide at https://support.seldenmast.com/
Any problem with sanding antifouling paint to smooth it? Davidasailor26 at 8:23am 05.05.21
Tohatsu 2.5 two stroke, not running PGR at 8:23am 05.05.21 If you still have it ... I can drive over to pick it up this weekend. I live over in Lake Wales. I
Anchoring System Sizing vs. Windlass Question shemandr at 8:19am 05.05.21 As usual I'm out of my element here but I think the term Safe Working Load Or Working Load are deriv

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