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replace electrical systems natchezblue at 8:06am 05.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1066 I need to replace the electrical systems for a catalina 22 and 25. Some of the old wiring is still
Water Tanks replacement Jim22315 at 8:00am 05.09.05 Bigger Boats 1/1194 My cb 1980 28 has two 25 gal. water tanks, port and starboard. The port on I have tried to repair,Sp
Yacht Speciaties Binacles Phil DeGaa at 7:53am 05.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1169 I have a 1987 Hunter Legend 37.5 with a Yacht Specialties binnacle and wheel. The plastic top sectio
1995, 35.5 Standing rigging tune Ozana Halik at 7:51am 05.09.05 Big Boats 4/1026 I tuned the standing rigging, but I think I need to do further adjustments since the boat goes faste
Simrad WP30 started binding Seattle Scott at 7:08am 05.09.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1497 Unit is two years old and yesterday started binding or catching when disengaged, meaning difficult t
My 1980 Catalina 22 Tim Alexander at 6:55am 05.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1206 Loving my C-22! I've owned "Simpler Times" for six years....Getting ready to head to the San Juans t
Lowering the Salon table texastom at 6:35am 05.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2170 Learning more and more about our Hunter 375 thanks to this site. I have a question about how you low
Standing Rigging Art Femenella at 6:30am 05.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1076 I have a 1988 Mark II Catalina 30 TRBS. I think the standing rigging is original. I have the mast do
Mast Bend Craig at 6:28am 05.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/902 Can anyone give me the correct mast bend on a 34ft hunter....Its a 1987. I moved the boat to my new
Xantrext Truecharge 20 and fuses David W at 6:03am 05.09.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1762 I installed a Xantrex Truecharge 20+ on the weekend. I have a Trojan group 24 deep cycle and a start
Marina Gulf Coast So. Fla ian19147 at 5:46am 05.09.05 Ask All Sailors 0/925 Can anyone recommend a small quiet marina somewhere between Port Charlotte and Marco? We have a 42'
From the Same FineFolks Who Brought You Gatorade Rick Webb at 5:45am 05.09.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1087 Looks promising
Leaking inside rzxtc at 5:23am 05.09.05 Smaller Boats 5/1118 I discovered recently a leaking problem inside the bote, it is inside , on the port side, in the cab
Outboard mount block Adam18929 at 5:19am 05.09.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/969 In yet another case of "Shipwrites Disease," I have come to a standstill in getting my boat in the w
Drain cap stuck Harry at 5:17am 05.09.05 C&C 4/2060 Hi Peggie. Not sure this is your area, but may be. I cannot get the deck cap for the waste tank budg
H35.5 sail raising revisited T J Furstenau at 4:23am 05.09.05 Big Boats 0/765 Getting the main up can be difficult and I know that this has been hashed before, and rehashed just
Engine Panel Cover for 96 Hunter 280 Tim at 4:17am 05.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/994 Anyone know where I can get an Engine Panel Cover for a 96 Hunter 280. Spartech Marine no longer mak
THREE SAILORS RESCUED, SEARCH CONTINUES FOR TWO SA Tom at 3:55am 05.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/979 Been a very busy week for the Coast Guard...PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Three sailors were hoisted from a sa
Kiwi Prop Paul at 3:44am 05.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1008 I'm intrigued by the Kiwi Prop, just mentioned in another post, especially at the price quoted. Any
Main Sheet Cleat Rick at 3:41am 05.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1518 My C30 is set up with a self tailing #16 winch on the right and left cabin top to use on the main ha

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Re-powering! TimFromLI at 3:34pm 04.02.21 These folks did it : GoD-j9Dy6xQ
Question: Does anyone know how to match the 1984 light tan gelcoat on the decks? Steve_Catalina at 3:30pm 04.02.21 Spectrum says they don't carry 84 ODay anymore. My boat still has the original light tan and I can
Use of bimini SycloneDriver at 3:30pm 04.02.21 I wouldn't like that. I've only taken my bimini down to clean/service it. Oh, and once my guests as
1976 Santana 21ft (2) mhancock3123 at 3:11pm 04.02.21 Finally 3 coats of primer on it. I have a little work left to do where the keel attaches.
Question: Does anyone know how to match the 1984 light tan gelcoat on the decks? Davidasailor26 at 2:58pm 04.02.21
Use of bimini Justin_NSA at 2:56pm 04.02.21 So you have to dismantle the bimini to sail?
ODay 40 Keel bolt torque specs (1) sail sfbay at 2:55pm 04.02.21 The attached table will get you close. Also the thread post #8 below has a reference to stainless st
P 36-2 cb keel bolts. Jeff Miller at 2:53pm 04.02.21 After a long conversation with the yard where the boat is sitting, I began to wonder if in fact the
Re-powering! shemandr at 2:44pm 04.02.21 On my Ranger 29 the A-4 was so quiet (Compared to an outboard) I asked a friend who knows the engine
Re-powering! Alan Gomes at 2:27pm 04.02.21 I agree, I think gasoline engines are far more pleasant to operate. My tournament ski boat was a d
Re-powering! Scott T-Bird at 2:22pm 04.02.21 If your A4 has fumes, noise, and vibration, there is something seriously wrong with it. My friend h
Unknown email request Scott T-Bird at 2:08pm 04.02.21 Before anybody thinks that "Julie" was just a cover for somebody actually intending to reach Sue on
Use of bimini Ron20324 at 2:00pm 04.02.21 You might be able to shorten that forward bow, adjust the horizontal rods and lower the front of th
Re-powering! TomY at 1:33pm 04.02.21 Youtube probably has the most sailboat EP conversions documented. Real users and their experiences.
Anyone paint the acrylic walls? ggrizzard at 1:26pm 04.02.21 Before you prep and paint, try cleaning an inconspicuous area with some "Tidy Bowl", Star Bright "Hu
Use of bimini Justin_NSA at 1:09pm 04.02.21 You might be able to shorten that forward bow, adjust the horizontal rods and lower the front of the
Beneteau Spare Parts Website Mechone at 1:07pm 04.02.21 Understand what led up to the shutdown, but it would be nice if they had a human to answer the phon
Use of bimini CaptainRan at 12:57pm 04.02.21 I have a boomkicker wss hich supports the boom.
Use of bimini (1) CaptainRan at 12:55pm 04.02.21 I think this pic shows it pretty well.
Re-powering! Alan Gomes at 12:55pm 04.02.21 A small price to pay to be rid of the gas, oil, fumes, noise, vibration, etc. (Anyone need a 1968

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