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Swim ladder step mounting bracket Belle at 12:24pm 04.04.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/789 We are looking to replace the top mounting bracket of the swim ladder step. This metal flat piece a
Clarification Please Peggy GailForce at 12:05pm 04.04.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1183 Peggy, I purchased your book a few weeks ago with my spring project in mind. I noticed last year an
Solar Panel Bill at 11:50am 04.04.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1018 Has anyone used the West Marine 5W/350mA Solar Panel? Do You need the battery charge controller? T
Need Cal 25 MkII Sails MysticBob at 11:49am 04.04.05 Cal 0/527 I just purchased a 78 Cal 25MkII and am trying to find a used but good main sail.I am also looking
Trading sailing bobmethven@aol.com at 11:35am 04.04.05 Trailer Sailors 1/1437 TRADING SAILING WITH OTHER BOATS.Is anyone tired of trailering their boat around the country like I
Water proof / Stainless cigar lighter fitting Mark at 11:33am 04.04.05 Smaller Boats 3/973 Noticed several yachts on this site with cigar lighter socket fitted externaly. They all appear to
What the hell were they thinking? Nicholas at 11:22am 04.04.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1059 Can someone please explain just what is the advantage, if any, of building a sailboat with a steel k
Spring Lines.... Help Kenneth Seace at 10:51am 04.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/923 I have an O-Day 34 and would like some advice on where you guys tie your spring lines. My boat does
boom vang for Mac 26S Bob at 10:16am 04.04.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1716 I am going to add a boom vang. West Marine lists several models with 3:1 and 4:1 ratios and varying
Air Conditioning drain leak MikeWilkinson at 10:11am 04.04.05 Big Boats 8/1127 Has anyone had any air conditioning pan drain lines leak or not drain to into the bilge? It has bee
Keel and Hull Joint Bill McIntyre at 9:53am 04.04.05 Bigger Boats 1/1210 I would like to buy this O'Day 35 and I will get a survey, but I'd just like to get a handle on this
C-22 MkII Mast Tuning Mike4049 at 8:32am 04.04.05 Smaller Boats 3/1104 Does anyone have directions (or a web site) that explains how best to tune a C-22 mkII? Thanks.
Original interior of a 1974 - 21 feet MCG Remote316 at 8:01am 04.04.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/840 Hi guys,I'm a new owner of a 1974 MCG 21 and I would like to se a picture of an original interior
what sealant should I use with plexiglass? bleathen at 7:47am 04.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/4302 I am replacing the plexiglass part of the hatch on my H23. What advise is there on what I should us
Summer Sailstice yks Rick at 7:35am 04.04.05 Pearson 2/1544 All right all you big kahunas let's get this thing organized. First off, who is interested in doi*
That time of year again ! Glenn17427 at 7:07am 04.04.05 Trailer Sailors 4/1401 Were all anxious to get our boats back on the water again, but have you looked over your trailer lat
Catalina 27 fixed port dimensions David at 6:56am 04.04.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1433 Hi all, I am looking for fixed port to replace those on our Crown 34. After walking the docks I thin
sandblast the hull billA at 5:00am 04.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1082 I have a 1979 Oday 23 I the bottom paint is flaking and I asked my boat yard to sand blast clean the
Have you seen this!!? Jack W at 5:00am 04.04.05 Big Boats 8/1216 This is amazing footage!!Does anyone know the story behind this?
Northern Light generator sound insulation Stan Ralph at 4:53am 04.04.05 Big Boats 2/915 I'm in the midst of buying a new 420. It comes with a Northern Light generator. Does anyone know i

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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
Ever Given kappykaplan at 4:46am 03.29.21 Slowly they are getting there. The stern was refloated last night. :plus:
Ever Given dlochner at 4:40am 03.29.21 Slowly they are getting there. The stern was reflected last night. https://www.nytimes.com/live/202
Thinking of using a Mercury 5hp Propane Outboard - Any Advice? dlochner at 4:27am 03.29.21 That's what I thought, too, Dave. I asked a Merc dealer where it came from and he said it wasn't ma
Hunter 456 and replacement compass FBD at 4:23am 03.29.21 Thank you!
Ever Given Davidasailor26 at 3:55am 03.29.21 5iyn2q6s1Sk Great explanation of the various considerations.
New chart plotter wrong size for hole (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:32am 03.29.21 Welcome to the forum! We did exactly that a couple years ago after lightning damaged our NSS 8. Our
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

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