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Batteries in Catalina 30 Edward 14244 at 10:44am 09.05.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/8444 I recently purchased a 1988 Cat30 and am trying to understand the electrical bits. She has two batt
New headsail for my H23.5 Captain Bob at 10:42am 09.05.05 Smaller Boats 4/1053 Thanks for the great help in the past from other contributors!My headsail needs to be replaced and
ICW OR OUTSIDE ? irwin43 at 10:32am 09.05.05 Ask All Sailors 8/3785 New owner to irwin43 ,so whats the best overall trip from south florida to marylandconsidering its
Retro fitting stern rail seats? Phil Beard at 10:15am 09.05.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/3623 I am looking at a 1987 Catalina 30. Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a stern rail seat k
hand cranking an engine need help!! Tom at 9:19am 09.05.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1733 My Batts died due to ba faulty alternator so I was trying to gett he boat going with the hand crank.
Pedestal-outboard cables Mike Davis at 8:26am 09.05.05 Smaller Boats 2/828 I've been given a bit of a chore by one of my fellow boaters. Apparently, he/she needed a new outbo
AMF Puffer Rear Drain oyster point at 8:24am 09.05.05 AMF 2/7405 We just obtained a 1988 AMF Alcort Puffer Sailboat with a drain in the middle-bottom of the boat tha
Top Climber johnboat at 8:24am 09.05.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1024 Has anybody had experience using the ATN Top Climber? If you are affileated with the company in any
HEAD Upgrades / Avoiding HEADaches b393capt at 8:22am 09.05.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1168 I am purchasing a new Beneteau 393.1) What are the typical upgrades people on this site have made
Electrical draw Ron at 8:03am 09.05.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1057 My new to me Catalina 30 with a Universal 21HP has a constant draw on the start battery even when th
Shorepower/hose reels Harry Greenspun at 7:25am 09.05.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1103 At last year's Annapolis Boat Show, a vendor was selling yellow plastic discs that allowed you to ne
Mast Replacement Thats All Folks at 7:02am 09.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1023 I need to replace my mast. I have a 1979 ODay 25. She's in great shape except the mast is now shap
Bay Marine/Rebel Marina Ed Drury at 6:15am 09.05.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1097 Looking for information on the Bay Marine Boatworks or Rebel Marine in Biloxi. Damage or photos or o
Water in the bilge jboat at 6:09am 09.05.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1024 HelloI am interested in buying this 1974 catalina 27. Everything on the boat is in good condition
sailing under jib alone jgutman at 5:15am 09.05.05 Ask All Sailors 8/2828 How unsafe is it to sail upwind on jib alone--what part of the rig is stressed the most? Is there a
steering cables steve at 5:11am 09.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1078 does anybody have the model number for steering cables?i'm not with boat so i can't pull them out n
Starter issues ina H380 with a Yanmar 35hp Gus at 4:11am 09.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/985 Hi there,My engine doesn;t start anymore.Whren I swithc the key, the solenoid cranks and..tath's
Oday DaySailer drain plug breakwater at 3:37am 09.05.05 Day Sailers 1/4536 Hey guys and gals,Just bought an 1985 25th adniversary DaySailer. On the bottom of the tramson, o
Seacock water intake to cool engine , broken lever Rigoletito at 2:40am 09.05.05 Big Boats 6/1145 The lever broke of my seacock valve (Marelon Type)for water intake to cool the engine, I need to rep
Seacock water intake to cool engine , broken lever Rigoletito at 2:23am 09.05.05 Other Sailboats 0/882 The lever broke of my seacock valve (Marelon Type)for water intake to cool the engine, I need to rep

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1989 Hunter 30 skylight glass pattern? rgranger at 3:43pm 04.25.21 I am betting the guys here at SBO store have it.
The fit of my stem fitting ... rgranger at 3:42pm 04.25.21 That looks like a hefty piece of metal. How much strain will you have to induce on that weld to be
Stringer issue under compression post rgranger at 3:35pm 04.25.21 Not good! You will need to take the compression post out, chisel all of the rotten wood out. Then c
Epoxy or grind and glass? dlochner at 3:33pm 04.25.21 I'm relieved that it might be relatively minor as opposed to incurable boat cancer. I'm hoping to p
Length of halyards dlochner at 3:32pm 04.25.21 @Ron20324 has a good way to measure the length. Remember there are many rope shortening devices, ho
Cutting portlight spigot capta at 3:02pm 04.25.21 We've been using Seaworthy Goods eyebrows on all our opening ports for years and haven't had to clos
Length of halyards kappykaplan at 2:56pm 04.25.21 My first thought is 6 feet after 4 wraps on the winch. Sounds reasonable. I just replaced my topp
Length of halyards Ron20324 at 2:56pm 04.25.21 Use a heavy string or 1/8 rope in place of the halyard. Mark it where you want the lenth as needed,
Which impeller for 2GM20F? Davidasailor26 at 2:55pm 04.25.21 Don't mean to hijack your thread, but seemed like a good place to ask about impeller replacement. O
26 classic tow vehicle sail sfbay at 2:55pm 04.25.21
Epoxy or grind and glass? jdrutten at 2:54pm 04.25.21 I'm relieved that it might be relatively minor as opposed to incurable boat cancer. I'm hoping to po
Window films (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:52pm 04.25.21 The one thing I don't have in my grab bag of photos is a picture of the white panels I made for the
Huner Vision Refrigeration Came Loose Undersail Tally Ho at 2:45pm 04.25.21 Thank God the beer will still cold... Looks more like the cabinet came loose. Not the actual refrig
26 classic tow vehicle FuzzyBadger at 2:37pm 04.25.21 If your Toyota Tacoma 4 cyl is rated for 3500 lbs towing capacity and you have a 2" class 3 with a
H26 Shore Power Adapter Ron20324 at 2:34pm 04.25.21 You can buy the 30 amp plug at Lowes and cut the end off an extension cord.... or buy the adapter.
Question about installing high water alarm on 2004 Hunter 36 Dan_Y at 2:25pm 04.25.21 Glad I took these photos...reminded me I still needed to secure my house bank cables where they cros
Boarding Ladder Failure Ron20324 at 2:20pm 04.25.21 ... the PO who didn't have rubber feet on the ends when I bought the boat. I have spares to put on
Motorized ball valves (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:20pm 04.25.21 I do not understand how that helps with the opening and closing of the motorized or manual valve in
Question about installing high water alarm on 2004 Hunter 36 (2) Dan_Y at 2:10pm 04.25.21 193177193178
Mast light B37 Davidasailor26 at 2:09pm 04.25.21 Sorry, no insight on what was used on our 37. I do know ours failed after only a few months. The dea

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