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Overheating M-25 ? OH at 1:18am 07.19.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1078 We recently bought a 1984 Catalina 30, our first boat. It is a beautiful boat! In great shape, great
Sunbrella fabric mojo16700 at 12:39am 07.19.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1397 Last weekend during a typical summer afternoon shower I found that the Sunbrella fabric which my bim
G23 Knockdown Harvey at 11:54pm 07.18.05 Grampian 5/2020 I was sailing last evening on lake Ontario and I think that I narrowly escaped a knockdown. Winds we
Rudder and Wheel Alignment Nichole at 9:57pm 07.18.05 Big Boats 10/1848 I had my hull cleaned the other day, in the water. Just thought it was a good idea. A diver went d
Rudder mount failure Tina Nauman at 9:33pm 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/990 I have a 1994 MacGregor 26S. During a wonderful windy sail yesterday the rudder mount failed. Luck
Rudder Bearing Fabrication Paul at 5:58pm 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/915 Hi,I need to locate a shop that can fabricate new rudder bearings from UHMW-PE. Does anyone know o
Flag RAD18362 at 3:51pm 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1079 Has anyone ever seen an American flag that is sewn on a radar reflective liner? I saw one online som
Flag RAD18362 at 3:46pm 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1103 I have a few questions. How do you determine the size flag to fly? Is it about 10' of boat to
Rubber windlass button covers......... Bob F at 2:40pm 07.18.05 Big Boats 0/832 Dose anyone know where I can find replacement switch button covers for my windlass? Everyone in san
Depthsounder Jack Spencer at 1:57pm 07.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1096 I have an '79 O'day 23 and would like to install a depthsounder using a in hull puck, in lieu of a t
Attaching supports for water tank deeman7777 at 1:30pm 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 4/824 I purchased a 16 gallon water tank that will fit perfectly under the cockpit. I think it would be w
What is this hook for? deeman7777 at 1:22pm 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 2/791 I have seen this same type of hook in pictures of other boats, and mine has one as well. There is a
240 faucet bart5008 at 1:19pm 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/871 Does anyone know where you can parts for the Gemlux faucet that came on the boat? the o-ring in the
emily storm ruddyalb at 1:12pm 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1334
what kind of generator jey at 1:05pm 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/891 I just got a Hunter 54 and the generator is a 3.5kW "hunter" model. Obviously it is based on a diese
Mast Boot for 216 andrea14994 at 12:38pm 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 3/987 We have what seems to be a common problem, with rainwater running into the cabin while the mast is u
Non skid in the head Sherry at 11:55am 07.18.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/904 The black non-skid in the head of my new (1992 - new to me) H30 is peeling up. Any suggestions on t
buying a 28' calbill at 11:43am 07.18.05 Bigger Boats 0/942 I am interested in buying a 28 from my existing 22. Is it a mover in spite of the 10' beam? I am not
Maxwell Windless joe5921 at 11:14am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1104 We hsve purchased a 2000 Catalina with a maxwell Windless. Each time we have anchored (so far, three
Boom crutch MadisonSails at 11:12am 07.18.05 Day Sailers 1/1652 I am interested in acquiring a boom crutch for a Hunter 146. Does anyone use one in this size boat a

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Might be buying a Catalina 36 sailme88 at 3:20am 03.29.21 I have a home team advantage, I grew up on Oahu. The distance variations depend on the points you'
New chart plotter wrong size for hole danstanford at 3:00am 03.29.21 I had the same problem and used a panel of white Corian. I cut the correct size hole out of the midd
Ever Given jon hansen at 2:52am 03.29.21 5iyn2q6s1Sk
Standing Rigging on Hunter 34 Richard19068 at 9:59pm 03.28.21 T Did this happen on a Hunter 34? No. A Catalina 22 and then O'Day 31
Standing Rigging on Hunter 34 markwbird at 9:22pm 03.28.21 I wouldn't be so sure about that. 40 years or so ago I lost a cap shroud in not very much wind and
1997 Hunter 430 "Highlands" Texas japan sailing at 9:07pm 03.28.21 I do not know if it was vandalised or whether the person working on it just "gave up". The interior
fog scares me! All U Get at 9:03pm 03.28.21 Jon it's like driving in Boston, the light turns and everyone continues going through the intersecti
Ever Given All U Get at 8:46pm 03.28.21 I suppose using a teaspoon will work, that bow is really buried.
Issues removing cutless bearing. snoopy_ at 8:39pm 03.28.21 Bearing is replaced by professional. He did not indicate what he thought went wrong, but he had to
Deck fitting (water fill) replacement cap? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:19pm 03.28.21 If it's a standard 1.5" deck fill (which actually refers to the size of the hose that goes onto it.
MAC26M. THE GOOD/BAD/ UGLY rgranger at 7:54pm 03.28.21
Ever Given shemandr at 7:49pm 03.28.21 It's going to take a while with a bucket. But if they take out the 760,000 tons of sand I hope the
Ever Given shemandr at 7:45pm 03.28.21 It's going to take a while with a bucket. But if they take out the 760,000 tons of sand I hope the
Mystery Mastic (6) jdrutten at 7:45pm 03.28.21 I was able to get to the boat today to try to get a better look. Unfortunately, the v-berth is well
Thinking of using a Mercury 5hp Propane Outboard - Any Advice? chuckwayne at 7:34pm 03.28.21 Chuck, Can you send me a link to the combiner and hose you are using. I have been unable to find
O'Day 26 Backstay length jssailem at 7:29pm 03.28.21 When challenged with an exact length you need to understand the features of the back stay and how yo
Thinking of using a Mercury 5hp Propane Outboard - Any Advice? chuckwayne at 7:25pm 03.28.21 Most, if not all, low HP Mercs are rebranded Tohatsus. That's what I thought, too, Dave. I asked a
Cabin Windows mtarcher1 at 7:07pm 03.28.21 I've got a badly scratched cabin window on my Catalina 320 that I want to replace. There's no fram
Auto Pilot Waltsailor at 6:42pm 03.28.21 I have the ridiculously large tables on the console. The large console created some clearance issue
Ever Given dlochner at 6:15pm 03.28.21 A short video of the salvage effort. jMTsGWQ2voY

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