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Deck Moisture Danny at 2:49pm 04.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/895 I have been looking at Catalina 38's and was wondering if anyone has had problems with moisture or c
Drilling through the panel Oliverhg at 2:38pm 04.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 15/1328 I have a 2004 Hunter 33. My wife would like to hang some cup hooks or install other hanging hardwar
Looking for Genoa track sail slides Marty26d at 2:06pm 04.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1344 HelpHave been looking for a 7/8" Genoa sail silde to fit the Mac 26d.I found one on E-Bay but no l
Stancions Dale E. Baker at 1:02pm 04.12.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1169 My wife and I pulled the lifeline stancions off this weekend in order to straighten, and rebed them.
28.5 electrical box John at 1:00pm 04.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/968 Hello all, thanks for the input on my last post about sailing in neutral or fwd. Guess I must start
Edson steering cable Sonny at 12:45pm 04.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2639 Catalina 30 - 1991Was lubing the steering cable and found one broken wire. I'm debating whether I
CanAm 2005 Flotilla Terry at 12:19pm 04.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/916 Reminder update folks. We now have over 20 MacGregors registered for the first stop at Ganges Harbou
Condensation on a sailboat? Frank at 12:01pm 04.12.05 Ask All Sailors 12/4142 Living on a 28 foot Cal this winter we experienced much condensation due to exhalation and the by-pr
Solids buildup in discharge hose Randy Williams at 11:15am 04.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1281 Have solids buildup in my discharge hose from the head. Is there any way to treat/desolve this mater
Wheel Retrofit Bob at 10:55am 04.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1049 I have a 2001 Hunter 320. I love the new Six-Spoke Folding Wheel by Whitlock. Can I just switch th
water tank , batteries, feul tank Gibs Jib at 10:00am 04.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/930 I was wondering if anyone could tell me where the above items are installed and what size of ea. are
How to Rig a Oday 15 Trey Bradshaw at 9:51am 04.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2040 So, I'm sure I am really making myself look like quite the sailer, but I have no clue how to rig my
Has anyone had experience with Jeanneau? Donald6441 at 9:25am 04.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1244 I am considering the purchase of a new Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 DS. I looked at the ship last Miami B
Tacoma Area Marina's? RalphG at 9:16am 04.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1023 We've just discovered our son is being posted to McChord AFB. Can any locals to that area advise o
Reference Needed - American Marine Mr_Lucky at 8:52am 04.12.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1005 I'm a semi-tenderfoot who's crewed on a variety of 27' - 50' boats but have not owned one yet. I've
Cal 27 T2 - PHRF handicap adjustment Jose R. Villalon at 8:40am 04.12.05 C&C 0/3300 We have a Cal 27 T2 in our sailing club's PHRF racing fleet. The inboard engine as well as prop shaf
Gas tank in motor well? tgreen111 at 8:01am 04.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/895 I have a 1990 Mac 26S which came with 2 6-gal fuel tanks stored in the lazarette, along with the bat
New Subjects Don Guillette at 7:43am 04.12.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/1817 Ship mates: OK, we've beaten telltales to death - is there anything you'd like to discuss about sail
chainplates Pat17338 at 7:29am 04.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/932 I,m starting to notice a little corrosion around the port chainplate.I,m going to remove it and chec
Fiberglass soft spots Joe S at 6:56am 04.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/906

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Catalina MKI 42 1989 listing to starboard? Parsons at 7:11am 03.29.21 That's a common complaint with Catalinas, they list a little to the battery side. Typically, new ow
Painting around the trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 7:07am 03.29.21 To support the 23.5 on a few boards going across can damage the hull as the weight is carried by th
Cabinets/ Storage Timm R Oday25 at 7:07am 03.29.21 We've done a few . The first thing we did was make a template from card board about the size and sha
Moisture damage JRT at 7:03am 03.29.21 Wow great info, I don't have any changes 8n this area but will keep and eye on it.
VHF Range? rgranger at 7:02am 03.29.21 @SailorElliot, Don't ask for a comm check on channel 16, and never reply to a comm check on channel
Boat Transportation Service Recommendation JRT at 6:59am 03.29.21 Excellent news @Fleet we will have 3 310s, that seems like a class race in Lake Guntersville
Looking for Precision 23 trailer. Crazy Dave Condon at 6:51am 03.29.21 lltry Magic tilt trailers in florida as they may have the pattern for your boat
Sails - Open Discussion drewlamparello at 6:05am 03.29.21 I pulled the trigger and bought an Integrated Furling System code 0 - designed for upwind 40 -> 100
Beneteau Spare Parts Website DougM at 6:04am 03.29.21
PSS DRIPLESS question barnstormer at 5:58am 03.29.21 Thank you for all of the replies. I contacted catalina yachts and the engineer said that back then t
Bottom Paint on a Cradle (1) Parsons at 5:58am 03.29.21 First, why not ask the yard what they recommend - they've probably done one (or a hundred) of these
Cabin Windows (1) Good Vibes at 5:56am 03.29.21 Here are the instructions from Catalina for replacing the port lights. Good luck with it. BTW I wa
New chart plotter wrong size for hole DougM at 5:55am 03.29.21 I installed a new Raymarine plotter that was physically smaller than the original, issue. Instead of
New chart plotter wrong size for hole Alansails at 5:55am 03.29.21 Nice Job
Beneteau Spare Parts Website bmiley at 5:52am 03.29.21 Just tried again, 99th in line, not sure I am going to get through on the phone. t the cutlass is a
Cabin Windows Good Vibes at 5:50am 03.29.21 I've got a badly scratched cabin window on my Catalina 320 that I want to replace. There's no fram
Deck fitting (water fill) replacement cap? Terry Cox at 5:50am 03.29.21 No worries here. Except for the black cap on the waste tank fitting that has not changed in color, a
mast wiring q's RoyS at 5:44am 03.29.21 As these wires are likely in a conduit it is best to pull them all out at once while pulling a heavy
Issues removing cutless bearing. RoyS at 5:02am 03.29.21 Look at the shaft where it exits the stern tube. If the strut is bent the shaft will probably be rub
Might be buying a Catalina 36 dlochner at 4:47am 03.29.21 How are the tides and currents in the straits between islands ? Tides in the islands are pretty m

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