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Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Scott T-Bird at 8:34am 03.29.21 Mid-Size Boats 29/5774 I am disappointed with water pressure in the water system. It seems very weak. I'm convinced that
Standard-sized toilet / Catalina 320 Scott T-Bird at 8:25am 03.29.21 Mid-Size Boats 24/4308 I measured the head compartment thoroughly and finally decided I could buy a standard-sized electric
Catalina MKI 42 1989 listing to starboard? John189 at 6:31am 03.29.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1580 I purchased a 1989 Catalina 42 MK I, with a shoal draft keel last year, after filling the fuel tank
New chart plotter wrong size for hole macdoug at 12:58am 03.29.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2356 I want to upgrade my chart plotter for the original Simrad NSS8 to a B'G Zeus 3s. Unfortunately the
Cockpit drain jksirius at 8:11pm 03.28.21 Sirius 21/22 5/2683 Just an FYI for other owners: On my Sirius, the hose from the cockpit drain runs through the starbo
Keel cable replacement jksirius at 8:04pm 03.28.21 Sirius 21/22 0/901 Hi everyone. I'm looking to replace my keel cable for the first time. Question 1) the cable still l
Deck fitting (water fill) replacement cap? (1) Orbweaver at 7:53pm 03.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/861 Hi all, I finally am getting some time to work on Serenade, going through all the systems looking fo
Shroud tension. Harvey Chichester at 6:08pm 03.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/686 For the Hunter 18 what shroud tension is recommended for top and side shrouds?
AC / Heat repair assistance Le Bon Temp 1 at 1:04pm 03.28.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/505 Hello, my ac/heater unit in my 350 started making noise only when the heater is put on and not the a
Covid 19 travel sailingsoon at 12:31pm 03.28.21 Ask All Sailors 2/819 Ok... So if you're in the Dominican Republic or are taking steps to travel there by sail let's say,
Hunter 456 and replacement compass (1) FBD at 11:15am 03.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/767 Hi My newly acquired Hunter needs a lot of work but she has good bones. The boat has the original
Anchor Deck pipe set-up (2) mtarcher1 at 11:06am 03.28.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/640 My Catalina 22 (1980 Jaguar) has an anchor locker with a deck pipe set-up as shown in the 2 pics. I
Cabinets/ Storage kensh1 at 10:54am 03.28.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/858
Bottom Paint on a Cradle (1) SirMichael at 10:52am 03.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/832
Catalina 385 / Golf Cart Batteries? Monterey385 at 9:41am 03.28.21 Big Boats 8/2631 Its time to upgrade my 4D batteries on my 2016 Catalina 385. I had really wanted to convert the 2 4
MAC26M. THE GOOD/BAD/ UGLY smjtvl at 9:21am 03.28.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1496 The good The bad The ugly What should we know about a 2008? Value - ? Offered at 23.5k, too hig
Tips on replacing rub rail - O'day 23 dexterbuell at 9:15am 03.28.21 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2496 I plan to replace the chipped and incomplete PVC rub rail on my 23-2 this Spring. Any tips on how to
Moisture damage (7) rukidn at 6:54am 03.28.21 Catalina 310 6/1944 Last summer we discovered the cabin top panel covering the companionway slide was wet. We found a c
Any suggestions on how to fix this? Seen a bunch of YouTube videos, a bit nervous as to specifics. Appreciate any specific advice. 1980 o'day 28. (2) 2weelz4me at 5:50am 03.28.21 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1601 192115
O'Day 26 Backstay length kensh1 at 12:17am 03.28.21 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1013

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fresh water flush Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 03.29.25 I never understood the fresh water flush thing... until. A question if I may .................
1990 Hunter 35.5 deck wiring pass through, has anyone made it larger? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:33am 03.29.25 On my 1999 H-310, this fitting was factory installed to pass multiple wires down through the deck us
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:16am 03.29.25 No psych exams needed. It was only a few decades ago that all marine toilets were manual toilets.
Emergency Manual Will Gilmore at 10:10am 03.29.25 I also have labels around on things, and probably could use a few more. Things like "Do not use key
Main Rigging Upgrades pgandw at 9:19am 03.29.25 Just a comment on the topping lift - take it FWIW. I had a fixed topping lift that ran from the mas
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack 4lane at 7:51am 03.29.25 Many of you are really reaching into your shadenfreude reserves. The strut is bronze, it has antifou
fresh water flush kloudie1 at 7:43am 03.29.25 I never understood the fresh water flush thing... until... I had to re-locate to a salt water marin
Refresh teak - exterior dmax at 7:06am 03.29.25 I'm with BigEasy - try to refinish without removing. If you do remove, I would replace it with synth
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack dLj at 6:55am 03.29.25 None of us can know what that strut is made from by looking at pictures. It is common to find these
Refresh teak - exterior Davidasailor26 at 6:54am 03.29.25 Be very careful when pressure washing teak. It tends to erode the softer fibers in the grain. Might
Towing through OR around Atlanta? patbratton at 6:15am 03.29.25 Mornings and late afternoon will be bad whether you go straight through or take I-285. The rest of t
Refresh teak - exterior jackhart at 5:52am 03.29.25 I am getting ready to sell our O'Day 22. I found that when I pressure washed the teak, it came back
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack colemj at 5:49am 03.29.25 That bronze is not looking in good shape...can you polish it a bit? From the photo, seeing a lot of
fresh water flush colemj at 5:40am 03.29.25 One final thought here, do you think the fresh water flushing crowd (FWFC) is in any way related to
fresh water flush Tally Ho at 5:39am 03.29.25
fresh water flush colemj at 5:34am 03.29.25
fresh water flush colemj at 5:32am 03.29.25 It sounds like the psychological problem is yours, not with people with fresh water flush heads. Yo
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? chipmonger at 4:53am 03.29.25 Hi George, I'm in the Atlantic City, NJ area. I just got the boat last fall and just really starti
Emergency Manual MFD at 3:47am 03.29.25 In the interests of ensuring and maintaining thread drift... :) For me, the big value on having the
fresh water flush Davidasailor26 at 3:11am 03.29.25

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