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boom vang setup Bob14122 at 11:20am 10.30.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2310 On the Mac 25 I have been restoring but as yet not masted,I have a stout looking block and tackle ty
leak in most forward compartment Rich L at 11:05am 10.30.05 Smaller Boats 2/905 1995 Hunter 26.There's a forward bulkhead under the v-berth that I noticed had a 4" crack from whic
Hauling out JayMow20723 at 11:04am 10.30.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/926 Hey gang,I'm getting ready to pull my 280 this coming weekend. This will be a first time I've haul
My horrible, embarrassing confession... HukilauMike at 10:54am 10.30.05 Ask All Sailors 17/1447 I spent two hours today taking down my sails, removing the battery and generally making my boat read
rebeding teak boards paphman at 10:49am 10.30.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1177 I removed the teak from around the hatch opening in order to refinish it. Do I have to put any seal
Seeing Is believing ex-admin at 10:45am 10.30.05 Ask All Sailors 30/2662 Unless the only kind of sailing you do is around-the-buoy races in your local waters, most sailors h
Volvo 2020 - Oil Check Sailor-man at 10:02am 10.30.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1057 Any one out there have experience checking the oil level on a volvo 2020 or 2030 ... How long should
C27 Battery Compartment size? dustoff obx at 9:28am 10.30.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1108 Will the battery compartment (Port side locker) hold Group 27 batteries? My Group 24s are toast and
MAST BROKE WHILE SAILING!!!!! David ONeill at 9:27am 10.30.05 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2365 My buddy and I were sailing on Lake Erie today (Oct 30th) and the day was going great. 15 knot wind
Water Tank Mike at 9:27am 10.30.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1069 Just got my Oday with no instructions. How do I drain and/or fill the water tank? Winter is coming
asd asdf at 9:22am 10.30.05 Other Sailboats 2/983
Stop the raddle S. Morrow at 9:18am 10.30.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1012 My new H33 has an in mast furling system. I took the sail off for Winter decommissioning. Now the fu
furler problem john Kivel at 8:43am 10.30.05 Day Sailers 8/1556 my roller furling worked great when I first got the boat, so I assume that this is somehow something
Helping a friend with Cat 30 Diesel issue Mark P. at 8:23am 10.30.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1862 He hasn't been able to use his boat much this year and I was helping him this weekend, trying to sta
Stop engine cable Mark E. Lessing at 8:20am 10.30.05 Catalina 30 0/1176 I have to replace a frozen stop engine cable and I understand there is a fiberglass replacement less
Cruising spinnaker for Mac 19' bill van at 8:02am 10.30.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/816 Does anyone know where to purchase the Cruising Spinnaker that is advertised in the Promotional vide
Replacing line on swing keel/centerboard Don at 7:20am 10.30.05 Smaller Boats 4/1313 Since my line for raising and lowering my swing keel had started to fray,I decided to replace it bef
Loose Shaft Strut Matt N at 6:00am 10.30.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1079 How do you repair a loose propeller shaft strut?
Winterizing Plumbing Jim Wallace at 5:49am 10.30.05 Big Boats 3/916 Looking for advise on winterizing my water system. I have a hot water tank that needs to be winteriz
LOOKING FOR HAULER / SOUTH JERSEY TO PHILA Howard at 5:26am 10.30.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1051 Looking to haul my Catalina 27 from Forked River, NJ to Bristol , PA . Does anyone know a hauler who

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MMSI and vessel name change Tom Graves at 8:49am 05.18.21 The Marine tracker database is probably infrequently updated. You might contact the company and ask
Beautiful work! Justin_NSA at 8:47am 05.18.21 Very nauti :thumbup: A labor of love
Beautiful work! kappykaplan at 8:45am 05.18.21 Very nice, Will. :beer:
MMSI and vessel name change dlochner at 8:41am 05.18.21 The Marine tracker database is probably infrequently updated. You might contact the company and ask
Beautiful work! (2) Will Gilmore at 8:40am 05.18.21 I just gave this oyster knife to my son for his 30th. Thought you all might like to see it. ill
Wiring bilge pumps chefmango at 8:32am 05.18.21 Redundant pumps at the same level - one centrifugal one diaphragm - overkill I guess - was trying t
Rig tensioning Jeffinjax at 8:29am 05.18.21 Thanks, Joe and Roy S. The boat is a masthead rig. If I tighten the backstays (it is a split back st
Maiden voyage Flying Jay at 8:28am 05.18.21 Looking good! She is a bit different then your 22! Oh order this and get a cover on that ignition
I would like to purchase a Catalina 270. Brian D at 8:26am 05.18.21
New sails for 1972 Widgeon? sail sfbay at 8:19am 05.18.21 You probably will not go wrong with any of these. However, before you purchase from DR Marine confir
Catalina 22? For Sale sail sfbay at 8:15am 05.18.21 Seller might consider listing it through Boats.com, Boattrader, Pop Yachts, Boatersnet, Craigslist o
Does your club have a designated drink? sail sfbay at 8:10am 05.18.21 ..........Does your yacht club have a designated drink? We are not listed.............. No.........
110 circuit problem kappykaplan at 8:06am 05.18.21 Should only trip the GFI not take out the main breaker.... When mine went bad, the main shore powe
Streaks on bottom paint capta at 7:42am 05.18.21 VC17 (and the cheaper West Marine equivalent) activates in water. What you are probably seeing clo
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? Stephen M at 7:38am 05.18.21 Clever set up. Did it work? Worked very well. I had used this method on a twin diesel engine power
110 circuit problem captcoho at 7:30am 05.18.21 Could be a bad GFCI plug. Had that happen to me a few years back. Should only trip the GFI not ta
Jones Beach Northwell Amphitheater Justin_NSA at 7:27am 05.18.21 Interesting idea. I'll bet a million powerboats will have the same idea :yikes: I once anchored out
110 circuit problem captcoho at 7:26am 05.18.21 Check that the terminations on the breaker and power cord inlet are properly torqued are free of cor
Using a trolling motor on small boat Philly2DC2LBI at 7:23am 05.18.21 New to the site, still a sailing newbie relatively as well, this is exactly the conversation I was l
New to Catalina 18 lestersails at 7:19am 05.18.21 @shemandr - thanks again. Very helpful info. Appreciate not being surprised by some of these things.

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